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Why You Need an ADA Compliant Healthcare Website—and How to Get One

Healthcare Success

Just like your brick-and-mortar business has to be ADA compliant, your healthcare website must also be accessible to people with disabilities. The problem? The ADA doesn’t offer clear regulations for a compliant website. The bigger problem? ADA accessibility lawsuits are on the rise. If your website isn’t accessible to people with disabilities, you could risk lawsuits, financial liabilities, and damage to your brand reputation.

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What is the Role of a Clearinghouse in Medical Billing?

p3care

Medical Billing and claim processing are very complicated for any healthcare facility. Different facilities utilize a variety of medical billing software to generate their claims. Then, they forward them to the insurance carriers for claim reimbursement. We know that every state and even every insurance carrier within a state has its own rules and regulations.

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4 ways Medicaid could manage high-price drugs

Fierce Healthcare

4 ways Medicaid could manage high-price drugs. fdiamond. Mon, 11/21/2022 - 15:09.

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State AGs urge Apple to protect consumers’ reproductive health data

Health Care Dive

Apps holding sensitive health data should be required to delete nonessential information and clearly inform consumers what information they share with parties such as law enforcement, the 10 state attorneys general said.

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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

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The ‘Res Nullius’ Construction of Human Genomic Data

Bill Of Health

By Donrich Thaldar. No one domain of the law holds exclusive sway over human genomic data. Instead, genomic data have a multidimensional legal nature , meaning that multiple legal domains — including property law, privacy law, contract law, and intellectual property law — are all applicable. This opens the door for different persons to have rights originating in different legal domains with respect to the same genomic data.

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What's the Harm in Talking to Russia? A Lot, Actually

The Rand Blog

Despite the way it is commonly portrayed, diplomacy is not intrinsically and always good, nor is it cost-free. In the Ukraine conflict, the problems with a push for diplomacy are especially apparent. The likely benefits of negotiations are minimal, and the prospective costs could be significant.

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UnitedHealth-Change deal approval faces appeal from DOJ, states

Health Care Dive

Antitrust experts said it’s surprising regulators took this long to file an appeal, while UnitedHealth slammed the move as “entirely without merit.

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What More PE Involvement Could Mean In Personal Home Care

Home Health Care

Home care executives are expecting a few separate things to shake up the market in the coming years. Among those are an increase in franchising, more private equity involvement and innovation to keep pace with higher costs. Consolidation in home care has lagged compared to home health care. One of the reasons why is that PE involvement in personal home care has also lagged.

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Russian Aircraft Keep Crashing. Could Sanctions Be the Cause?

The Rand Blog

At least six fixed-wing Russian aircraft have crashed over Russian-controlled airspace since September. Sanctions placed on Russia by the West could well be affecting Russia's ability to manufacture and maintain parts needed to keep aircraft safe.

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Walgreens plots 'aggressive' strategy to build out healthcare services, CEO Roz Brewer says

Fierce Healthcare

Walgreens plots 'aggressive' strategy to build out healthcare services, CEO Roz Brewer says. hlandi. Sun, 11/20/2022 - 18:20.

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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

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How digital and information officers are shaking up health systems

Health Care Dive

Healthcare Dive caught up with Providence’s Sara Vaezy and Intermountain’s Craig Richardville just months into their tenure to discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead as patients have come to expect more digital access.

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HLTH22: 6 Digital Health Executives Share Key Takeaways

HIT Consultant

We reached out to six digital health executives for their key takeaways and reflection from attending the recent HLTH22 conference. Sunny Kumar, MD, Partner at GSR Ventures , a $3B AUM venture firm investing in early-stage digital health companies. The most fascinating element of HLTH 2022 were the concurrent contrasts. Set against a challenging macroeconomic environment with decreases in venture funding and near-daily headlines of large layoffs cutting across the tech ecosystem, the energy and

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7 Reasons Your Knee Hurts When You Bend It

Healthcare Associates

7 Reasons Your Knee Hurts When You Bend It. The knee is a hinge joint responsible for your mobility and flexibility. Your knees are constantly moving from sitting, walking, bending, and high-impact physical activities such as running, sports, or work-related duties. It is the most common joint that can become inflamed. Your daily activities can be interrupted when it hurts when you bend your knee.

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House lawmakers press Biden admin to change latest surprise billing rule

Fierce Healthcare

House lawmakers press Biden admin to change latest surprise billing rule. rking. Mon, 11/21/2022 - 17:18.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Providence closes 27 retail clinics in Southern California

Health Care Dive

The healthcare system said the clinics were losing money as they attracted fewer patients. Labor shortages, inflation and an increasingly competitive retail health industry are also to blame.

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How to execute and learn from your PDSA cycle using Life QI

Life Qi

We dedicated our previous article to the planning phase of the PDSA cycle. We talked about the different elements of the action plan and showed how to do it effectively in Life QI. In this article we’ll look at the other three phases of the PDSA cycle – Do, Study and Act. We’ll talk about how to execute the plan, evaluate the results of the test and build on them.

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Lunit, CARPL.ai Partner to Accelerate AI-Powered Medical Imaging

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Lunit signed a global distribution agreement to provide its AI-based radiology solutions for clinical use via CARPL.ai’s platform. Lunit is a South Korean-based AI software company devoted to developing AI solutions for precision diagnostics and treatment support, mainly focused on conquering cancer. – The partnership will deliver Lunit INSIGHT CXR and Lunit INSIGHT MMG for commercial use in the U.S., Australia, Brazil, India, and Singapore.

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How a new fertility business hopes to disrupt the traditional investor approach and preserve clinician decision-making

Fierce Healthcare

How a new fertility business hopes to disrupt the traditional investor approach and preserve clinician decision-making. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 11/23/2022 - 13:34.

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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.

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Mayo Clinic income slumps as expenses climb in Q3

Health Care Dive

Expenses outpaced revenue growth as the Minnesota-based health system became the latest provider to report a recent drop in operating income.

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Is Seabed Mining an Opportunity to Break China's Stranglehold on Critical Minerals Supply Chains?

The Rand Blog

China dominates global supply chains for nearly all critical mineral resources, including the rare earths that power decarbonization technologies. Seabed mining may be a way to diversify critical minerals supply chains and break China's stranglehold on supplies of some of the world's most important natural resources.

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Using Data Analytics to Address Social Determinants of Health

HIT Consultant

Amy Brown, Founder and CEO of Authenticx. Americans might run on Dunkin’ — but the healthcare industry runs on data, specifically structured and unstructured data. Easily aggregated and translated into numbers for analysis, structured data lives in databases and on spreadsheets. Unstructured data, on the other hand, is more complex. You can’t use conventional tools to process or analyze it.

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State attorneys general call on Apple to beef up privacy protections for reproductive health information

Fierce Healthcare

State attorneys general call on Apple to beef up privacy protections for reproductive health information. hlandi. Tue, 11/22/2022 - 12:32.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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MetroHealth fires CEO Akram Boutros over almost $2M in unreported bonuses

Health Care Dive

Boutros has denied all allegations of embezzlement. His lawyer said his firing was “the latest of a series of retaliatory acts” against Boutros after he raised concerns over the “unauthorized hiring of the new CEO.

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Future Leader: Nicholas D’Addabbo, Vice President of Strategy, Innovive Health

Home Health Care

The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with PointClickCare. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link]. Nicholas D’Addabbo, vice president of strategy at Innovive Health, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.

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3 Seismic Shifts Transforming Women’s Health – FemTech

HIT Consultant

Leah Sparks, CEO and Founder of Wildflower Health. My company recently celebrated its 10 th anniversary, which prompted me to reflect on the progress of the women’s health sector over the last decade. There has been so much change, so many technological innovations and clinical breakthroughs. And yet, two things haven’t changed all that much. Our outcomes in the U.S. have not improved; in fact they are in decline.

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MetroHealth System board ousts CEO after investigation reveals $1.9M in unapproved performance bonuses

Fierce Healthcare

MetroHealth System board ousts CEO after investigation reveals $1.9M in unapproved performance bonuses. dmuoio. Tue, 11/22/2022 - 11:29.

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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.

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Morgan Health nabs Walmart executive to accelerate strategy around population health

Health Care Dive

Cheryl Pegus is leaving Walmart’s health division to work as a managing director for JPMorgan’s venture attempting to lower employer health costs.

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Supreme Court Declines To Hear Case Against Home Health Certificate Of Need Laws

Home Health Care

A home health care company hoping to operate in Louisville, Kentucky has hit a road block in its fight against Certificate of Need (CON) laws. CON laws vary by state. Some have home health CON barriers, while others do not. That results in some states having far more home health agencies than others. Because Kentucky has CON laws in home health care, Dipendra Tiwari and Kishor Sapkota – two Nepalese immigrants – were met with resistance when they tried to open up an agency specifically tailored

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How Will New FDA Hearing Aid Regulations Impact Health Plans?

HIT Consultant

Thomas Tedeschi – Chief of Audiology, Amplifon Americas. The time has finally arrived. The Food & Drug Administration’s new over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid regulations are now in effect and health plans are starting to explore what it means for them. Among the many questions they may need to grapple with, a few are particularly salient: – How will the new rules impact their benefit offerings?

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Advocacy groups press FTC to probe GPOs' role in supply chain shortages

Fierce Healthcare

Advocacy groups press FTC to probe GPOs' role in supply chain shortages. rking. Tue, 11/22/2022 - 16:21.

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.