HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Kayt Leonard, Global Health Care Strategic Advisor at SAS When you think about pharmacy, the first thing that comes to mind is data, right? Admittedly, it’s not my first thought either. But for organizations that are chasing after stronger, more integrated strategies to deliver care to patients, a pharmacy data strategy – and pharmacy partnership with analytics platforms – is often the first area of focus to drive change and deliver stronger outcomes.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Fierce Healthcare reporters returned from Las Vegas on Wednesday after four days packed with meetings, interviews and on-stage conversations all focused on healthcare innovation. | From AI (of course) to PBMs to women's health, here are some topics that got our attention at HLTH 2024.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 30, 2024

“This isn’t a refurbished Cerner EHR,” Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences, said during the company’s health summit.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Each week, more healthcare technology vendors add artificial intelligence enhancements to their products to optimize healthcare practice and provider efficiencies and personalize patient care. To that end, eClinicalWorks announced a series of artificial intelligence enhancements to its electronic health record products, including healow Genie – a fully integrated 24/7/365 contact center system while athenahealth launched Ambient Notes into the athenaOne platform.

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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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Healthcare Success

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Whenever we partner with multilocation healthcare providers, we know that some of their locations will need more marketing “nutrition" than others. Still, we often must persuade leadership that all their locations need at least some love—even those with a full census. How can you invest your marketing dollars and energy appropriately across your multilocation portfolio?

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The lawsuit argues Prospect broke the terms of its agreement to purchase Pennsylvania system Crozer Health and seeks to stop the hospital operator from closing more facilities.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 29, 2024

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Medical billing and coding are two aspects of the reimbursement cycle. It involves transcribing a patient’s diagnosis, medical tests, treatments, and clinical documentation into codes like CPT and ICD-10 for claim submission to insurance companies. Various government organizations like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) govern these processes to ensure smooth operations.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Employers are concerned that rising healthcare costs could force them to rethink salary or wage increases, according to a new study. | Employers are concerned that rising healthcare costs could force them to rethink salary or wage increases, according to a new study.

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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 Care Dive

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Google, Microsoft and GE Healthcare say they’ll power the next wave of AI advancement. But executives are split on how to offer the tools to providers responsibly — and whether all clinicians are equally ready for them.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Dugan Winkie, head of Commercial Strategy at Cedar, describes how virtual AI agent Anna offers consumers a safe space to ask questions and make payments.

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Healthcare Success

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Our Senior Marketing Strategist, Kathy Gaughran, recently shared invaluable insights at the 2024 Mental Health Marketing (MHM) conference about how to reach consumers during their healthcare journey. Since her session wasn’t recorded at the venue, I interviewed Kathy on our podcast so we could share her insights with our wider audience. Whether your healthcare business is mental health focused or not, I invite you to listen and discover: Key Takeaways The Consumer Journey Today’s healthcare cons

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Accountable care organizations saved Medicare $2.1 billion, the largest yearly savings in program history, in 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed on Tuesday. | Accountable care organizations (ACOs) saved Medicare $2.1 billion, the largest yearly savings in program history, in 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed Oct. 29.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Like other payers, Centene flagged a mismatch between patient acuity and payment rates in Medicaid. But the insurer said a diversified portfolio helped it navigate challenges in the third quarter.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 29, 2024

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Healthcare Success

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The stigma surrounding behavioral health is finally fading, consumers are seeking help, and all types of behavioral health businesses are booming. Our Senior Account Director Paul Knipe, Josh Weum, and I were among the presenters at this year’s INVEST Conference, where we shared pivotal strategies to reshape your marketing approach—emphasizing the critical role of authentic branding, effective SEO, and targeted advertising in building meaningful patient relationships.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The American Medical Association’s (AMA's) CPT Editorial Panel has removed the requirement for a patient to transmit 16 days’ worth of data for providers to bill remote physiologic monito | The American Medical Association's coding panel decided at its September meeting to eliminate the requirement for a provider to collect 16 days' worth of data from a connected device to bill the supply code.

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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 Care Dive

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Despite beating estimates for revenue, the health system lowered the upper end of its full year revenue outlook. Analysts said the revision was due in part to the sale of some hospitals.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its CY 2025 home health final payment rule Friday. It comes with an estimated aggregate increase to 2025 home health payments of 0.5%, or $85 million, compared to 2024 aggregate payments. But another permanent cut will be implemented in the new year. “CMS estimates that Medicare payments to HHAs in CY 2025 would increase in the aggregate by 0.5%, or $85 million, compared to CY 2024,” the agency wrote in its fact sheet.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Dmitry Sotnikov, Chief Product Officer at Cayosoft It’s well known that ransomware is on the rise across industries. Healthcare organizations experienced more ransomware attacks than any other critical infrastructure sector last year, according to the FBI’s 2023 Internet Crime Report. Given the wide-reaching consequences and direct patient impact of such attacks, it’s become clear that investing in cybersecurity is a critical priority.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Optum Rx is rolling out a slate of new programs that seek to support independent pharmacies in managing costs and more complex patient needs. | Optum Rx is rolling out a slate of new programs that seek to support independent pharmacies in managing costs and more complex patient needs.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Despite the stronger membership, Humana doesn’t expect earnings growth next year due to significant investments the insurer plans to make to boost MA stars.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Earlier this month, Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) CEO Tim Wentworth laid the groundwork for a company turnaround. Part of that included a shift away from certain health care services, which the company pivoted toward in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. After that, at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas, Mary Langowski – the president of Walgreens’ U.S.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Bruce Lieberthal, Chief Innovation Officer at Henry Schein Artificial Intelligence (AI) is continuing to gain traction in the realm of healthcare and medicine. According to a study by the American Medical Association , 41 percent of physicians said they are both equally excited, and concerned, about the potential uses of AI in healthcare. As AI capabilities continue to grow, there are a variety of ways AI can be used in a practice.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Navigating the healthcare system and understanding benefits are a major pain point for patients, especially as costs continue to rise. | Navigating the healthcare system and understanding benefits are a major pain point for patients, especially as costs continue to rise. With that backdrop, Aetna has rolled out SimplePay Health, a new alternative insurance plan that seeks to add simplicity and transparency to the member experience.

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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.

Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Despite reports this fall that the two payers had reopened merger talks, Cigna plans to use excess cash to buy back its shares, David Cordani told investors.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Home health care has some hardwired challenges. But there are also other challenges that can be overcome, that can be largely erased in the future. Artificial intelligence’s capabilities, for example, are cause for hope. The same goes for value-based care opportunities. Unlocking those opportunities is going to take time, effort and focus.

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HKLaw

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Holland & Knight alert provides a summary of efforts to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the healthcare setting, as well as recommendations to ensure key stakeholders remain compliant.

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