Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Blue Shield of California and Google Cloud announced this week that they are collaborating to launch a new approach to paying providers, aimed at processing members' claims in real time. The companies say they will use automated processing, artificial intelligence and machine learning software on a cloud platform to digitize healthcare claims and improve the accuracy and timeliness of billing information.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Seven months after announcing plans to merge, virtual care company Doctor on Demand and clinical navigator Grand Rounds are launching a new brand for their combined company.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Microsoft integrates healthcare cloud service with Cerner EHR for smoother telehealth visits. rtorrence. Thu, 10/21/2021 - 16:10.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 22, 2021

In the U.S., “Health care is complicated because complexity is profitable.” So explain Bob Kocher, MD, and Anuraag Chigurupati, in a viewpoint on Economic Incentives for Administrative Simplification, published this week in JAMA. Dr. Kocher, a physician who is a venture capitalist, and Chigurupati, head of member experience at Devoted Health, explain the misaligned incentives that impede progress in reducing administrative spending.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

A survey published by the Larry A. Green Center and the Primary Care Collective found that telemedicine has been vital to maintaining patient access to services for almost two-thirds of primary care clinicians – and many providers worry what will happen if pre-pandemic regulations are restored. According to the survey, which drew on answers from 1,263 respondents from nearly every state, the pressures of providing care amidst COVID-19 have continued to weigh heavily on primary care clinici

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 18, 2021

With the launch, the concierge medical provider enters a crowded market, as a number of programs are already looking to lower costs and improve outcomes for the high-need chronic disease population.

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The Rand Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Today's children are growing up amid extraordinary challenges that could shape their health, development, and well-being for years to come. Investing in a new approach to measure their potential to flourish could promote national well-being in the long term.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In the past five to 10 years, there has been an explosion in digital solutions in maternal health. And it's not by coincidence. This is a space in desperate need of innovation to help providers turn the tide of worsening outcomes. Since the 1980s, maternal mortality has more than doubled in the U.S. , at-risk pregnancies have reached nearly ~30% , and costs have exploded to more than $118 billion.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The retail giant will make its low-cost prescription drugs, along with its optical, telehealth and other services available to self-insured employers while leveraging Transcarent’s digital platform.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 22, 2021

23andMe jumps into telehealth, prescription drug delivery with $400M buyout of Lemonaid Health. hlandi. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 10:44.

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Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

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The Rand Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Ten months into the Biden administration, it is abundantly clear that the United States will continue to strengthen ties with Taiwan and defend the island if ever attacked by China. Through both word and deed, the United States has continued to demonstrate that Taipei should have no worries about Washington's commitment to the island.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

French president Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to follow in Germany’s footsteps by making digital therapeutics available on prescription through the statutory health system. In 2019 Germany introduced its DiGA Fast Track process for rapid approval, testing, piloting and evaluation of health apps, which is open to all companies in the European Union (EU).

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Amazon Care is currently live in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore area, and will be rolled out in Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Los Angeles this year, the unit's director told the HLTH conference Tuesday.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Volumes for these elective procedures are closest to rebounding from COVID declines, Epic finds. agliadkovskaya. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 16:43.

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Bill Of Health

OCTOBER 18, 2021

By Sridhar Venkatapuram . As we amplify, further develop, and advise in the realizing of health justice, there would be much benefit in clarifying the basic units of moral concern. This call for more specificity relates to both who is the primary unit of moral concern (individuals, communities, nation-states, etc.) as well as what it is that we care about in relation to them (i.e., liberties, resources including health care, basic needs, respect, opportunities, capabilities, relationships, etc.)

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 22, 2021

As communities across the nation seek new ways to bring COVID-19 vaccination rates up to levels that can more effectively mitigate the spread of variants, they are looking for new and better ways to reach those who are just hesitant, undecided or unaware of how to get vaccinated. A study of one regional health system's digital campaign found that sending interactive text messages increased vaccinations rates by more than 4%, in this case by using "psychological ownership" technique

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Larger academic medical centers received a significantly larger proportion of federal coronavirus relief funds than smaller and more rural hospitals, a study of more than 950 facilities concluded.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 18, 2021

HLTH21: Grand Rounds Health, Doctor on Demand rebrand combined company as Included Health. pminemyer. Mon, 10/18/2021 - 07:30.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

Meditech

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Recognize National Healthcare Quality Week 2021 by learning more about how technology is helping healthcare professionals to make a positive impact on their communities. Here are five blogs highlighting customers who are going the extra mile while getting the most from their EHR.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If patients are encouraged to become more active participants in their own healthcare, they can make better decisions about their lifestyle and behaviours, which can lead to improved outcomes. Precision healthcare can also provide more information about the patient journey, ensuring that clinicians provide the right levels of care. This and more were discussed during the "Getting Personal with Emerging Tech" keynote session at the HIMSS21 APAC Conference yesterday.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The chain more than tripled its profit in the third quarter. The company turned to overtime, bonuses and "whatever it took to staff to the patient load that we had," CFO Bill Rutherford said.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2021

HLTH21: Traditional healthcare is missing younger consumers. How can providers win them back? dmuoio. Wed, 10/20/2021 - 17:11.

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The Rand Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

There's little reason for the United States to worry much about whatever the Chinese military is building in hundreds of new missile silos in China. America and its allies have ways to counter any threats these silo fields pose.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Sydney Local Health District will continue using a remote patient monitoring platform by ASX-listed healthcare IT company Alcidion after extending their contract. In July last year, Alcidion signed an initial 12-month contract with the LHD to deploy its Miya Precision system to support the virtual care delivery of Sydney's RPA Virtual Hospital (rpavirtual) for COVID-19 patients in home isolation.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The deal comes as major U.S. clinical networks increasingly build out their suite of services to jockey for employer and payer clients in the increasingly competitive space.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 18, 2021

HLTH21: DeSalvo says baking health into all Google's efforts opens the door to 'billions' of healthy consumers. dmuoio. Mon, 10/18/2021 - 00:59.

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NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2021

While Congress continues to consider significant reforms for drug pricing, states have taken bold steps to control drug prices across payers. This legislative session, Colorado followed Maryland’s lead and established a prescription drug affordability board (PDAB) to address high drug prices. PDAB legislation, such as Maryland’s and Colorado’s, that includes authority for a board to set upper payment limits (UPLs) within a state for high cost drugs, represents some of the strongest state efforts

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

More than 591 million EU Digital COVID Certificates (EUDCC) have now been generated, according to a European Commission report published today. The certificate, which covers COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery, aims to facilitate safe travel for citizens in Europe. According to the report , the EUDCC has set a “global standard” and is currently the only system in operation at international level.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The ride-hailing giant wants to continue capitalizing on non-emergency medical transportation, and said the transition will be instrumental in that expansion, along with finding new use cases in the sector.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Report: Most Medicare beneficiaries receive telehealth services from providers they know. pminemyer. Thu, 10/21/2021 - 15:43.

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