Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
SCAN Group is refreshing its visual identity, building its new look around honoring the "rebels with a cause" that founded the company and who continue to inspire its work. | SCAN Group is refreshing its visual identity, building its new look around honoring the "rebels with a cause" that founded the company and who continue to inspire its work.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Certain states and specialties will face acute shortages, while others will see a surplus of workers, according to a new study from Mercer.
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Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
BOSTON – The ability to change how healthcare providers communicate with patients with artificial intelligence isn't just about accuracy, transparency, fairness and data model maintenance, it's figuring out how to meet personalization challenges. What patients want to know and when adds a larger degree of complexity – one that challenges the healthcare AI industry to consider both expected and unexpected patient points of view, according to panelists Thursday at the HIMSS AI
Healthcare Success
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
On August 14, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) introduced a rule banning fake reviews and misleading testimonials to improve marketing transparency and authenticity. As a healthcare organization, you already prioritize ethical practices and HIPAA compliance due to the nature of your business. It’s important to adapt to these new changes to maintain patient trust and remain competitive.
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
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
In its comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the draft CY2025 Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS), the American Medical Association badgered CMS on its pro | The American Medical Association submitted its comment letter to CMS on its draft CY2025 Medicare physician fee schedule. At issue was the 2.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The settlement adds to the billions of dollars that McKesson, Cencora and Cardinal have already agreed to pay in restitution for flooding the U.S. with highly addictive painkillers.
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Pro CRNA
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
By Thomas Davis, DNAP, MAE, CRNA Do you have difficulty saying no when someone imposes on you? Do you feel responsible for how others feel, and do you say that you agree when you don’t? Do you avoid conflict and accept fault when you aren’t to blame? If so, you are not alone. According to a 2020 survey by YouGov, 49% of US adults classify themselves as people pleasers so you are in good company.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
BOSTON—There’s no shortage of providers and vendors working to develop and deploy artificial intelligence in healthcare—but not all who are delivering care are in a position to make use of these no | Healthcare AI has a tough battle on adoption, trust and responsible use, particularly among organizations lacking in-house tech expertise. Whether it's a vendor or another health system, stakeholders must be prepared to help their peers along the way, experts say.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
One in five survey respondents reported that their household had received a bill they disagreed with or couldn’t afford in the past year, but only 62% reached out to a billing office, according to a new study published in JAMA.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Patient engagement that doesn't require manual outreach can promote staff efficiency and could improve clinical outcomes at safety-net organizations nationwide, according to CareMessage, which has announced the initial release of a new mobile messaging tool designed toward those aims. WHY IT MATTERS The non-profit says the integration feature of its Health Equity Engine patient activation platform is meant to target a critical Uniform Data System reporting measure for Federally Qualified Com
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
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
There are many areas that top home care leaders believe are untapped wells of business opportunities for the industry at large. As such, leaders at companies like Home Helpers, HCR Home Care and Help at Home are leaning in. For Home Helpers, this means creating longer-term relationships with health care networks. “While the businesses are very different, from a billing, staffing and support model [standpoint], they are highly dependent on each other,” Home Helpers President and CEO Emma Dickison
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Thatch wants to turn the traditional approach to health insurance on its head. | Thatch wants to turn the traditional approach to health insurance on its head. The company secured $38 million, backed by a16z and General Catalyst, to scale up its technology and fuel its growth.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Wednesday was a rocky day for bankrupt Steward Health Care as the system finalized unprofitable deals and CEO Ralph de la Torre landed in the spotlight once again for rebuffing a Senate subpoena.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
The Department of Health and Aged Care and the Australian Digital Health Agency have released a set of minimum software requirement standards for clinical information systems and electronic medication management systems used in residential aged care. The Aged Care Clinical Information System (ACCIS) Standards set the foundation for information sharing and interoperability in residential aged care.
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Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) have announced the launch of a new national organization with the unveiling of a name, logo and website. The two organizations had already merged – and named a new leader – but had not yet announced a new name or brand. The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) aims to provide resources, education and information to assist members in expanding their organizati
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Charles Jantzen, M.D., found himself swept up in the same current so many newly trained family physicians are in upon graduating from residency: employed by the health system where he previously tr | There is no single solution to this primary care shortage. Its complex drivers both shrink the entry pipeline and increase the terminal exodus.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
After years of struggles, Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy last October and in the ensuing months worked to close hundreds of stores.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Private providers in Thailand, Russia sign telehealth collab Two large private healthcare providers in Thailand and Russia have partnered to cooperate in such areas as telehealth and medical tourism. Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, a network of 58 hospitals in Thailand, and Medsi Group, which runs 148 medical clinics including a digital clinic in Russia, formalised cooperation in providing medical services to their patients in their respective countries.
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.
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) revealed last month that it had submitted a termination notice to UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) UnitedHealthcare. Now, members of Enhabit’s leadership team are divulging more details about how the company, ultimately, came to this strategic decision. “It’s important to remember that the reason we created are payer innovation strategy, about two years ago, was because at that time we had United as a large payer and then a few regional smaller contracts that had come
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Humana reaffirmed its full-year guidance but is leaving 13 Medicare Advantage (MA) markets next year, Chief Financial Officer Susan Diamond said during the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference on Wedn | Humana is pulling back from Medicare Advantage markets and cutting benefits next year. The insurer expects it will lose thousands of members and supplemental benefit utilization will be high toward the end of this year.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
The new company, which doesn’t yet have a formal name, will be led by David Pierre, previously the chief operating officer of home healthcare company Signify Health.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Kevin Landt, VP Product, Cybersecurity at Thrive The healthcare industry poses a unique set of challenges when it comes to its cybersecurity framework. Hospitals, doctors’ offices, and local clinics are all home to vast amounts of sensitive patient and employee data. Hospitals alone store about 50 petabytes of sensitive data every year. In order to operate seamlessly and provide the best care possible, these healthcare havens need to ensure that their IT stack is robust.
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Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
The direct care workforce, a crucial backbone of the health care industry, faces unprecedented challenges when it comes to overall wellbeing, as revealed in the newly released 2024-2025 State of the Direct Care Workforce Report by St. Petersburg, Florida-based MissionCare Collective. Based on MissionCare Collective’s comprehensive data, the report illuminates important issues related to caregivers’ emotional, physical and financial positions.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
There's no shortage of attention on rising pharmaceutical costs, but policymakers need to have the full picture of trends in this space to work off of, according to a new study. | There's no shortage of attention on rising pharmaceutical costs, but policymakers need to have the full picture of trends in this space to work off of, according to a new study.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Federal antitrust regulators are asking Indiana to block Union Hospital and HCA-owned Terre Haute Regional Hospital’s request for a certificate of public advantage, which allows states to greenlight potentially problematic mergers.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Mike White, Principal, Alexander Group The healthcare industry rose to the occasion at the outset of global healthcare challenges beginning in 2020. Around the world, hospitals, outpatient facilities, MedTech organizations, and research firms embraced digital tools and communication out of necessity. But once the worst was over, it became clear that this new, digital-first model of healthcare was here to stay.
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.
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Earlier this year, I had the chance to interview CenterWell President Sanjay Shetty on stage and off stage at the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit in La Jolla, California. Last month, at Home Health Care News’ FUTURE conference in Nashville, I did the same with Kirk Allen, the president of home solutions at Humana Inc.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Private equity firm New Mountain Capital merged three health tech companies in a multi-billion dollar deal to be a top player in the payment integrity market. | Private equity firm New Mountain Capital merged three health tech companies in a multi-billion dollar deal to be a top player in the payment integrity market.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
The findings offer insight into long-term telehealth utilization patterns as a deadline for extending pandemic-era Medicare flexibilities looms at the end of the year.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
On this Labor Day, how is healthcare evolving for workers and firms? First, healthcare spending is on the rise, with costs increasing more than inflation. Fox Business reports on a new Aon study which says that: …employer health care expenditures are projected to surge 9% in 2025 to more than $16,000 per employee, markedly higher than the 6.5% increase businesses saw in their health care budgets from 2023 to 2024.
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