HIT Consultant

AUGUST 13, 2023

Pat Hurley, VP and General Manager, Americas at Acronis The protected health information (PHI) entrusted to healthcare providers is more valuable than credit card numbers to cyber criminals. Why? Because medical records contain a cache of sensitive information. Healthcare attacks are a hot commodity for nefarious actors since that data can easily be monetized through fraudulent billing, blackmail, filing false tax returns for rebates, and ordering prescription medication and medical devices.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 14, 2023

Khue Tran, Chief Strategy Officer at Azalea Health One of the most pressing issues in healthcare today is the growing talent shortage of qualified medical professionals. These critical staffing talent shortages could jeopardize communities’ access to care and result in dire consequences. The staffing shortage existed before the pandemic , but it’s only worsened during the past few years.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2023

Rick Froehlich, President and Chief Executive Officer at ClearDATA It’s no secret that healthcare is a slow-moving industry. Its hesitancy to change has played out in a number of ways over the years — including its lingering resistance to cloud migration. Organizations holding out on migrating wonder: “Is it really secure? Why take the risk of shifting away from on-prem systems?

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 18, 2023

At-home diagnostics startup Viome Life Sciences snagged $86.5 million in an oversubscribed series C funding round and will roll out its gut microbiome testing kit into 200 CVS stores. | At-home diagnostics startup Viome Life Sciences snagged $86.5 million in an oversubscribed series C funding round and will roll out its gut microbiome testing kit into 200 CVS stores.

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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

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 17, 2023

BSCA has kicked CVS Caremark, the largest pharmacy benefit manager in the country, to the curb and is electing to carve out various pharmacy functions with companies like Amazon instead.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 16, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency prompted a rapid shift to telemedicine as both a replacement and adjunct to usual in-person care. However, based on the National Institute on Aging's National Health and Aging Trends Study , researchers estimated roughly one-third of older adults in the U.S. are not ready to participate in video visits. THE PROBLEM Inexperience with technology was the major barrier – those who were older, Black or Hispanic tended to have less education and lower inc

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 18, 2023

It's not a secret that Americans pay far more than people living in other countries for drugs, and those data hold for trendy weight loss and diabetes treatments as demand for these therapies grows | It's not a secret that Americans pay far more than people living in other countries for drugs, and those data hold for trendy weight loss and diabetes treatments like Ozempic and Wegovy.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 17, 2023

A key congressional advisory group met on Wednesday to deliberate preventing unexpected bills after medical transport, but said the status quo dispute resolution process isn’t the solution.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Cybersecurity challenges are often "really a matter of people taking it as seriously as we do," says Zina Kind, IT director at The Admiral at the Lake, which provides all levels of senior living, from independent to dementia care.

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Healthcare Success

AUGUST 14, 2023

Today’s trusted healthcare sites feature up-to-date, accurate information. They also boast SEO-optimized content. To stay ahead of your competitors in organic search results and reach the right target audience, you must regularly update your content for SEO. In this blog, I share how to do this in five steps. First, let’s define content optimization.

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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

Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2023

David Entwistle has a storied career as a healthcare executive leading new innovations and steering strategic growth at academic medical centers. | Stanford Health Care CEO David Entwistle joined the board of directors at New York City-based Redesign Health. Here are the areas of healthcare he thinks are ripe for innovation.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 14, 2023

The health system alleges providers have lost at least $19 billion per year as a direct result of MultiPlan’s anticompetitive agreements with major payers, including UnitedHealth, Aetna and Elevance.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 15, 2023

There is a lot of emphasis on how social determinants of health data – strongly linked to patient outcomes – are used in real-world healthcare scenarios with many researchers focusing on a lack of standardization and the roadblocks it presents to health equity. Because it was unclear if SDOH data are collected routinely and would facilitate exchange if captured in a structured format, the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare IT used nationally representative survey data

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Healthcare Associates

AUGUST 16, 2023

Why Does My Eye Feel Bruised When I Blink? Blinking is an involuntary and nearly constant activity. Most people blink 15 to 20 times per minute. This momentary closing and reopening of the eye is important for overall eye health. It ensures that your eyes stay oxygenated and well moisturized. It also helps remove any debris from the surface of the eye.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2023

Blue Shield of California today unveiled a new model for pharmacy care that it hopes will overhaul the “broken prescr | Blue Shield of California hopes to cut prescription drugs costs between 10% and 15%, or about $500 million a year, with an ambitious program that sidesteps the pharmacy benefit manager.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 15, 2023

Regulators lowered enrollment minimums for accountable care organizations in the program, which allows providers to form groups to manage care and costs for fee-for-service Medicare enrollees.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Appropriate use of provider scheduling tools yields dramatic results across a practice, including improved provider utilization, better patient access, reduction in administrative burden, and faster training and onboarding for new administrative staff, according to analysis of the healthcare organization client data of provider scheduling IT vendor Relatient.

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Meditech

AUGUST 17, 2023

When considering how AI can be used in healthcare, it’s not simply a matter of identifying processes that computers can do faster than humans. The highly specialized and specific tasks performed within the field of medicine demand a thoughtful approach. At MEDITECH, our view of AI is driven by an understanding that its use within the EHR should safely enhance the experience for patients, care teams, and health systems.

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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.

Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2023

A recent survey from eHealth, an independent Medicare insurance adviser, released new data that shows 84% of respondents believe Medicare needs reform, but just 12% think changes should impact thei | A new survey shows that while seniors acknowledge Medicare reform is critical to the program's future, they expect to receive benefits at the cost they were promised.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 14, 2023

The amount of private equity deals decreased 23.7% compared to the first quarter this year. However, Q2 deal volume was still 12.3% higher than the average quarterly deal count pre-pandemic, according to a report from PitchBook.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 15, 2023

According to E.U. project Label2Enable's Petra Hoogendoorn, there is demand from both patients and doctors for centrally filtered and recommended healthcare apps.

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CDC

AUGUST 15, 2023

CDC’s evidence-based guidelines for health care are designed to protect healthcare workers and patients, encourage safe practices, improve health outcomes, and save lives. They are not regulations, but many regulatory bodies consider this advice when they create the rules that lead to penalties and payments for healthcare facilities. We have learned a lot about how to improve CDC guidance, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2023

Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company, a national leader in musculoskeletal practice and clinical outcomes management solutions, has partnered with Provider Network Solutions to establish a joint | Under a new joint venture with Provider Network Solutions (PNS) in Florida, HOPCo Network Solutions will add 1,100 new orthopedic, pain management and podiatry partners.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 14, 2023

For the third year in a row, demand for nurses surpassed what’s been seen in other specialties, according to a report from staffing firm AMN Healthcare.

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HKLaw

AUGUST 15, 2023

Historically, a retail pharmacy unable to fill an initial electronic prescription for Schedule II-V controlled substances could not transfer it to another pharmacy – even if the two pharmacies were affiliated and part of a larger organization.

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The Rand Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

While AI will bring many benefits, it is also potentially dangerous. We would do well to establish a model of oversight that focuses on the three parts of the AI supply chain: hardware, the training of each model, and rigorous review before each model is released.

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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.

Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2023

Mayo Clinic built on its solid first quarter with an even stronger $300 million fro | The nonprofit's six-month revenues are up 9.8% year over year, outpacing an 8.2% rise in expenses. For the second quarter, management attributed its nearly $4.5 billion total revenue to “overperformance in core operations as well as positive investment returns.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings for two Babylon subsidiaries come as the digital health firm shuts down core operations after a take-private merger failed.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 17, 2023

As home-based care continues to be the preferred care delivery method, it follows that companies delivering these services, as well as vendors in the space, would see growth as a result. With this in mind, it’s no surprise a number of companies working in the home health, home care, senior care and health care technology industries earned a spot on the latest Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing companies.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

AUGUST 15, 2023

While the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) aims to lower the prices of pharmaceuticals, at the same time it exempts drugs treating rare diseases (i.e., orphan drugs) from drug price negotiation. However, this exemption is only valid if the orphan drugs has a single approved indication. Thus, a key question is how frequently orphan drugs are later developed for other indications.

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