Poll: Majority of U.S. voters approve of giving Medicare drug price negotiation authority
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Poll: Majority of U.S. voters approve of giving Medicare drug price negotiation authority. rking. Wed, 09/29/2021 - 15:53.
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Walmart Health announces partnership with Epic
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Walmart announced this week that it would begin using Epic's electronic health record in its health centers, starting in Florida in early 2022. Eventually, all of Walmart's health and wellness lines of business will be supported by the Epic platform as it's rolled out. "The Epic system complements our omnichannel health care offerings – letting customers and healthcare professionals access care and health records to lead to more personalized care," said Dr.
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More than half of states will see nursing demand outstrip supply in the next 5 years, Mercer finds
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Other predictions include that primary care will increasingly be provided by non-physicians, like physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and demand for mental health providers will rise by more than 10%.
Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Anti-cancer Immunity
Health IT Analytics
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience
Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.
The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven
Amazon taps VR, voice assistant startups and 8 others for inaugural digital health accelerator
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Amazon taps VR, voice assistant startups and 8 others for inaugural digital health accelerator. hlandi. Tue, 09/28/2021 - 14:54.
The future of the waiting room, and how telemedicine and mobile health could change it
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, patients often had to wait for hours in hospital and doctor's office waiting rooms. After the pandemic quickly mainstreamed telehealth and prescheduling technologies, patient wait times were significantly reduced. So what does this mean for patients and providers moving forward? Dr. David Berg, cofounder and chairman of the board of Redirect Health, a primary care national healthcare organization featuring telemedicine and mobile health, believes the heal
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Seniors’ Desire to Age in Place Remains Overwhelmingly Popular
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The COVID-19 emergency has only strengthened the desire seniors have to age in place — an already favorable position among older adults. In fact, over 90% of seniors prefer to remain in their homes as opposed to moving into an assisted living facility, a new survey from American Advisors Group (AAG) found. “For seniors, the comfort, safety and independence of their home outweigh the desire to move,” Martin Lenoir, chief marketing officer at AAG, said in a press release.
Right-wing physicians profit off of fake COVID-19 treatments, report finds
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Right-wing physicians profit off of fake COVID-19 treatments, report finds. agliadkovskaya. Thu, 09/30/2021 - 16:03.
Virtual reality for pain management has potential, but hurdles remain
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
A study published this week in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that virtual reality can be a useful, scalable and appealing alternative to existing pain management approaches. At the same time, however, UC San Francisco researchers noted that challenges remain when it comes to adoption of the technology, especially for addressing the needs of diverse populations.
Over 2,000 workers at Catholic Health hospital in New York wage open-ended strike
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Negotiations ran through early Friday morning but key issues, including minimum staffing ratios, remain unresolved.
How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide
Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll
Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha
Improving Breast Cancer Imaging with Artificial Intelligence
Health IT Analytics
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
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VR can help underserved patients, but reimbursement challenges stymie broader adoption, study finds
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
VR can help underserved patients, but reimbursement challenges stymie broader adoption, study finds. hlandi. Thu, 09/30/2021 - 11:14.
How hospitals should engage in the 'information war'
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
A report out this week from Boston Digital examines the role that original digital libraries of health topics can play in hospitals' web-traffic performance. Among the top 20 U.S. hospitals, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report , 68% of all search traffic comes purely from health information content, said the report. "Hospital sites with comprehensive health content libraries are earning exponentially more traffic than those without them," wrote Philip Chevalier, director of s
Healthcare 2025: Health plans look ahead to emerging business opportunities
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Eager to learn how health plans view their role and other stakeholders in the overall healthcare ecosystem today?
Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide
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The Feminist Political Economy of Health Justice
Bill Of Health
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
By Jennifer Cohen. Profit-motivated economic activity conflicts with the realization of population health and health justice. To work toward health justice, we must recognize health as a function of (1) capitalist economic development processes, including (2) gendered and racialized divisions of labor. Together, these heighten the contradiction between the profit motive and the domestic and global requirements of public health.
Medicare Advantage premiums to decline slightly in 2022, Part D to rise by nearly 5%
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Medicare Advantage premiums to decline slightly in 2022, Part D to rise by nearly 5%. rking. Wed, 09/29/2021 - 14:49.
AWS pledges focus on underserved communities with new $40M initiative
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
On Monday, Amazon Web Services announced the launch of a new initiative to help organizations worldwide build IT-powered social and healthcare programs to help patients in underserved communities. WHY IT MATTERS. AWS is pledging $40 million over three years for the effort, which will offer company credits and technical expertise to help organizations around the world build and maintain programs aimed at underserved communities: increasing access to healthcare providers, tackling social determina
Broadband investments can improve health, as long as insurers don't roll back telehealth coverage
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Jason Resendez of Consumers for Quality Care argues it's time for insurers, policymakers and health systems to embrace telehealth as an integral part of the future of healthcare.
Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth
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.
Enhancing Cancer Diagnostic Tools with Deep Learning
Health IT Analytics
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
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CVS Caremark takes aim at health inequities, starting with sickle cell, HIV
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
CVS Caremark takes aim at health inequities, starting with sickle cell, HIV. pminemyer. Mon, 09/27/2021 - 15:55.
Epic's vaccine credential tech now available to 25M patients
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The electronic health record vendor Epic said its vaccine credential technology is now available to 25 million individuals through their MyChart account. "Once we got buy-in, we went up to 25 million over the course of four weeks," Nick Frenzer, implementation executive at Epic, told Healthcare IT News. "We're really excited about this project – we need all the tools we can get right now," said Frenzer.
Consumer satisfaction with telehealth fell from last year, J.D. Power finds
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Among direct-to-consumer brands, Teladoc ranked highest for consumer satisfaction, followed by MDLive. Among payer-sponsored services, UnitedHealthcare ranked the highest.
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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International Reference Pricing: Cross-country comparison
Healthcare ECONOMIST
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
The price of pharmaceuticals are much higher in the U.S. than in other countries. Some policymakers have claimed that international reference pricing could be used to lower the cost of drugs in the U.S. For instance, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act (HR 3) proposed setting the maximum negotiated price Medicare would pay at 120% of the basket average of other developed countries.
Labor shortages in healthcare expected to rise as demand grows, report finds
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Labor shortages in healthcare expected to rise as demand grows, report finds. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 09/29/2021 - 16:45.
GPW Health Center gains $30,000 with text-enabled automated waitlist
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
GPW Health Center, a federally qualified health center in Northern Virginia, faced many issues that are common in a community health center setting. Some of these issues include high no-show rates, low ratings and low patient engagement. THE PROBLEM. Low volume of confirmed appointments led to high no-show rates. A part of this issue was having to rely on phone calls and a voicemail system that patients did not listen to.
3 in 10 nurses want to leave their employers, survey shows
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Nurses younger than 35 said they were most likely to leave their current job, a particularly troubling trend for providers already under staffing strains.
How To Empower Your Workforce With Modern Fertility Benefits
Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski
In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.
Digital health in Europe: Before and after COVID
Healthcare ECONOMIST
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
An interesting report from the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies examined the “ Use of digital health tools in Europe: before, during and after COVID-19 “ Digital health is important not only because the technologies facilitate communication and disease monitoring, but also the technologies facilitate the creation of data that can be used to better improve health.
Humana launching 72 new Medicare plans for 2022
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Humana launching 72 new Medicare plans for 2022. pminemyer. Fri, 10/01/2021 - 11:09.
How minimally disruptive medicine improves care experience
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
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AMA calls out shrinking payer competition amid rising antitrust interest in Washington
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
The study by the medical group is the latest salvo in a messaging war between provider and payer lobbies as they work to shift the blame for rapidly rising medical costs.
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