Health Care Dive

MARCH 11, 2025

The continuing resolution left in place a physician pay cut from Jan. 1, despite lobbyists’ hopes lawmakers would reverse it.

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Healthcare Success

MARCH 10, 2025

How can multilocation specialty practices overcome the barriers to earning critical doctor referrals? With tighter alignments between doctors and health systems, increased consolidation, and pressure to stand out, physician liaisons must take a more strategic and data-driven approach than ever before. In this week's episode, Stewart Gandolf sits down with Susan Boydell , Principal at Barlow McCarthy , to discuss how multilocation specialty practices can empower their physician liaison teams to n

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 12, 2025

A long-term project from contractors to modernize a provider enrollment system for Medicare is the latest casualty of DOGE and will now be completed in-house, the agency recently announced. Whether that decision is a good or bad one is up for debate.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 13, 2025

Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-New York) has introduced the Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act, bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Congressman John Moolenaar (R-Michigan), to address America’s growing long-term care crisis. The WISH Act aims to create a federal long-term insurance program that provides financial support for disabled seniors while encouraging a more robust private-sector insurance market.

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Health Care Dive

MARCH 12, 2025

If states end their expansion programs in response to funding cuts, spending on healthcare services would fall by nearly $80 billion and uncompensated care costs would rise by nearly $19 billion in 2026.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 11, 2025

Image by freepik What You Should Know: – A new analysis by the Urban Institute, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation , reveals that healthcare providers in 41 states that expanded Medicaid eligibility would face significant financial losses if federal funding for Medicaid expansion programs is cut. – The potential drop in federal support could lead to nearly 11 million people losing health insurance coverage, triggering an $80B reduction in revenue for healthcare providers

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Home Health Care

MARCH 11, 2025

On Tuesday, post-acute care leaders and advocates testified before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means regarding the importance of home health care. During the health subcommittee hearing titled After the Hospital: Ensuring Access to Quality Post-Acute Care, Empath President and CEO Johnathan Fleece and Dr. Dana Madison, owner of Compassion Home Health, were among the speakers.

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Health Care Dive

MARCH 13, 2025

The CMS estimates terminating the models will save nearly $750 million. The agency will also no longer implement two demonstrations that aimed to improve prescription drug affordability and access.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 11, 2025

What You Should Know: – PointClickCare , a healthcare technology platform launches its Transitions of Care (TRC) solution at the RISE National Conference. – The solution aims to help Medicare Advantage plans improve their TRC Star measure performance by automating the access and delivery of critical admission and discharge information. Automating Data Exchange for Timely Interventions PointClickCare’s TRC solution is designed to streamline post-discharge coordination by automat

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 14, 2025

Amid a growing measles outbreak in west Texas and New Mexico, many doctors and nurses are fielding questions from patients about an infectious diseases they have never seen, until now.

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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

Patient Experience

Health Recovery

MARCH 10, 2025

The battle against cancer is a deeply personal and often arduous journey, demanding constant vigilance and support. Traditionally, this meant frequent, sometimes exhausting, trips to the clinic or hospital. But imagine a paradigm shift a way to extend the reach of expert care into the sanctuary of home. This is the promise of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), a transformative technology reshaping oncology by empowering patients and care teams with real-time insights and personalized support.

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Health Care Dive

MARCH 14, 2025

A new proposed rule aims to significantly amend the HIPAA security rule — these are the key updates to know.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 14, 2025

Kenneth Faltischek, CEO at Mobile Health What You Should Know: – Mobile Health, a national leader in occupational health, wellness, and compliance services, has announced the appointment of Kenneth Faltischek as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Faltischek, a seasoned healthcare executive and long-time advisor to Mobile Health, will steer the company through its next phase of innovation and expansion. – Todd Wolf, the current CEO, will transition to the role of strategic board a

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 10, 2025

American Medical Association President Bruce Scott, M.D., says increased reimbursement for doctors and prior authorization reform are needed to head off burnout and clinician shortages.

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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

Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2025

Each year, ECRI (the ECRI Institute) publishes an annual report on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for the year. The 2025 list was published today. My read of it is that most of these risks have to do with what I’ve been referring to as the Human OS, the Human Operating System, in my talks and teachings. In this post, I’ll focus on 2 of the 10 most top-of-mind in my current workflow with clients and speaking: #1 and #3.

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Health Care Dive

MARCH 12, 2025

Landmark, which operates six hospitals across three states, will kick off a marketing process for its facilities in the coming weeks as it seeks new capital or owners.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 13, 2025

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAH) is still working on executing its transformation strategy which focuses on preferred payers and obtaining adequate rates from its government partners while also navigating a tricky labor environment. For 2024, the companys goal was to increase the number of private-duty services preferred payer agreements from 14 to 22.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 10, 2025

House Speaker Mike Johnson and House appropriators released bill text for a continuing resolution that would fund the government for six months. The C.R., like the one Congress passed in December, extends certain healthcare programs, like Medicare telehealth but excludes reforms for Medicare physician pay and pharmacy benefit managers.

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Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2025

Most people in the U.S. use at least one medical device at home — likely a blood pressure monitor. used by nearly one-half of people based on a survey of 2,000 consumers conducted for Propel Software. The Propel study’s insights build on what we know is a growing ethos among health consumers seeking to take more control over their health care and the rising costs of medical bills and out-of-pocket expenses.

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Health Care Dive

MARCH 13, 2025

Aashima Gupta leads health tech projects for the massive cloud computing company. Here, she shares why she’s excited about advances in artificial intelligence and what’s coming down the pike for Google’s AI products.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 13, 2025

What You Should Know: – The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Layer Health, an innovator in AI-driven healthcare technology, have announced a multi-year collaboration aimed at accelerating cancer research. This partnership will leverage large language models (LLMs) to streamline the extraction of vital clinical data from patient medical records. – This collaboration builds upon a successful pilot program that focused on breast cancer patients.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 12, 2025

Notify.gov, a mass texting service created to better communicate renewal deadlines and eligibility for benefit programs like Medicaid, will not be operational.

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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.

Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2025

On March 11, 2020, The World Health Organization announced that the coronavirus was deemed a pandemic. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus asserted, “We have called every day for countries to take urgent and aggressive action.We have rung the alarm bell loud and clear.” Five years later, Edelman has fielded a survey to determine what some 4,000 health citizens living in 4 countries (Brazil, India, the UK, and the U.S.) are thinking and feeling about life after COVID-1

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Health Care Dive

MARCH 13, 2025

The senator said removing financial conflicts of interest would build confidence in Oz’s impartiality. His confirmation hearing is Friday.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 11, 2025

Joel Landau, founder and chairman of The Allure Group The advent of wearable technology has revolutionized healthcare, offering unprecedented opportunities for managing chronic conditions like Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s affects millions worldwide, manifesting in symptoms such as tremors, rigidity, and impaired balance. Traditional treatments primarily focus on managing symptoms through medication and physical therapy, which often requires regular doctor visits and constant adju

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 11, 2025

Hospitals would lead the way with $31.9 billion of lost revenue and a $6.3 billion increase in uncompensated care burden in a scenario where Congress' Medicaid cuts push all states to drop their expansions, Urban Institute analysts found.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 14, 2025

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for the second year in a row called on Congress to reduce Medicare fee-for-service home health payments by 7%. In addition, the commission reported that the number of home health care agencies (HHAs) participating in Medicare increased in 2023, even though the number of beneficiaries decreased. In regards to its recommended rate cuts, MedPAC cited high margins for HHAs, which it claims have experienced overpayments for more than 20 years.

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Health Care Dive

MARCH 14, 2025

The Silver State plans to award managed care contracts to newcomer CareSource and incumbents UnitedHealth, Elevance, Centene and Molina.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 13, 2025

What You Should Know: – GeneDx , a leader in delivering improved health outcomes through genomic insights launches Multiscore, an advanced AI-powered decision support tool. – Multiscore is designed to revolutionize genetic analysis by improving diagnostic efficiency, streamlining workflows, and enhancing clinical insights. Advanced Decision Support System Enhances Diagnostic Efficiency Embedded into GeneDxs interpretation platform, Multiscore acts as a decision support tool, helping

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 12, 2025

A recent analysis, which looked at ophthalmology practice acquisitions between 2014 and 2021, outlines movement among the clinical workforce and changes in its characteristics that stem from private equity's increasing role in care.

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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.