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Workplace Shortages? Attract Top Talent With 5 Healthcare Recruitment Marketing Strategies

Healthcare Success

You know about competitive compensation, life-enhancing benefits, a supportive company culture, and a healthy work-life balance. But, how do you ensure that your marketing efforts truly differentiate your organization, giving you a competitive edge? We’ve gathered our top recruitment marketing strategies to help position your organization as an employer of choice and attract high-caliber professionals. 5 Healthcare Recruitment Marketing Strategies to Combat Workforce Shortages 1.

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Smart ring maker Oura picks up $75M series D, inks strategic partnership with Dexcom

Fierce Healthcare

Oura is partnering with medical device maker Dexcom to integrate data from glucose biosensors with the Oura Ring, which tracks sleep, heart rate and activity. | Oura is partnering with medical device maker Dexcom to integrate data from glucose biosensors with the Oura Ring.

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Hospital price transparency continues to drop: report

Health Care Dive

Just 21.1% of hospitals are in full compliance with federal price transparency rules, according to Patient Rights Advocate. Compliance has been backsliding since July 2023.

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DEA and HHS extend virtual prescribing for controlled substances through 2025

Healthcare It News

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and Health and Human Services announced the Third Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications, preventing some patients from losing access to their telehealth-prescribed medications. The agencies also said they would continue to develop the final rule governing the virtual prescribing of controlled substances in the post-pandemic era to be consistent with public health and safety and to mitigate drug diver

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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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PCI DSS 4.0: A Guide to API Security for Healthcare Organizations

HIT Consultant

Stas Neyman, Director of Product Marketing at Akamai In recent years, several major health information exchange platforms in the United States have fallen victim to ransomware attacks. These platforms play a crucial role in U.S. healthcare infrastructure, facilitating the flow of patient records and managing payments for extensive networks of providers, including hundreds of thousands of doctors, tens of thousands of pharmacies, thousands of hospitals, and hundreds of laboratories.

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Providers, payers focused on initial 'quick wins' for AI with plans to grow investment: survey

Fierce Healthcare

More than half of health system and health plan executives say AI is an immediate priority, and 73% are increasing their investments in the technology, a new C-suite survey finds. | More than half of health system and health plan executives say AI is an immediate priority, and 73% are increasing their investments in the technology, a new C-suite survey finds.

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Deep dive: A tour of all-digital Oklahoma Heart Hospital, where automation is the norm

Healthcare It News

Oklahoma Heart Hospital was founded in 2002 with the idea of being something truly different – an all-digital hospital with a heavy focus on the patient experience and the latest automation that would change the way healthcare is delivered. It has succeeded. Patients are happy. Patients' families are happy. Doctors and nurses are happy. And accolades and awards keep coming in.

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Why PE Firm Trive Capital Still Believes Home Health Is A Great Investment Area

Home Health Care

In recent years, Choice Health at Home has shaped up to be a company to watch in the home health space, and Trive Capital is one of its backers. Based in Dallas, Trive Capital is a private equity firm that has increasingly invested in the health care space. Brad Wiginton, managing director and head of business development at Trive Capital, recently connected with Home Health Care News at the FUTURE conference to dive deep on his company’s strategy.

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FDA advisory committee to roll up sleeves on generative AI

Fierce Healthcare

The FDA will hold its first Digital Health Advisory Committee (DHAC) meeting to discuss how the agency should review medical devices that rely on generative AI, like chatbots. | The FDA seeks advice on regulatory challenges it has identified for generative AI used in medical devices, which include uncertainty about the foundation model, hallucinations and the ability to define intended use.

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DEA, HHS issue another extension for telehealth controlled substance prescribing

Health Care Dive

The third temporary extension, which prolongs the pandemic-era flexibilities through the end of 2025, is a relief for telehealth groups who had raised concerns about access to medications.

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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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Blooms The Chemist integrates Healthengine and more briefs

Healthcare It News

Blooms The Chemist implements booking platform Pharmacy chain Blooms The Chemist has adopted Healthengine's booking platform to streamline appointment management and enhance scheduling. It now allows customers to book pharmacy services, including vaccinations, via Healthengine round the clock and with real-time availability. The booking platform also features voucher management and consult room service setups, which also integrate with the pharmacy chain's system.

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Report Highlights Decline In Home Health Nursing Turnover Rates, Sign-On Bonus Trend

Home Health Care

A recent national salary and benefits report highlighted an increase in turnover rates for home care aides in 2024 and a trend among home health agencies to offer sign-on bonuses to attract new employees. Turnover rates for home care aides (HCAs) rose to 35% in 2024, up from 31% in 2023, according to the 2024 – 2025 Home Care Salary & Benefits report released by the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service in Oakland, New Jersey.

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Expiration of hospital-at-home, telehealth policies threatens nonprofit hospitals' recovery: Fitch

Fierce Healthcare

Not-for-profit hospital and health systems are slowly recovering from their worst year financially in 2022. | If federal lawmakers don't act to extend the Acute Hospital Care at Home program, which expires at the end of this year, it could dampen not-for-profit hospitals' nascent financial recovery, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.

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Offering health insurance is becoming less lucrative

Health Care Dive

In the third quarter, the seven major publicly traded insurers’ medical loss ratios increased an average of 3.3 percentage points year over year — a major jump in medical costs.

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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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The CIO of an all-digital hospital walks readers through its successes

Healthcare It News

Oklahoma Heart Hospital's David Miles talks all-digital's impact on care delivery, patient experience and healthcare outcomes – and much more.

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Willow Introduces “Ema”: An AI-Powered Support System for Moms

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Willow , a FemTech company known for its innovative breast pumps, has launched a groundbreaking new feature in its app : Ema , a conversational AI tool designed to provide personalized support and guidance to mothers throughout their postpartum journey. – With the launch of Ema, Willow becomes the first breast pump company to integrate conversational AI into its app experience.

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Sweeping nonprofit House bill passes, healthcare groups turn attention to Senate

Fierce Healthcare

Legislation that gives a president wide-reaching power to financially harm any nonprofit an administration deems as terrorist supporting passed out of the House of Representatives Nov. 21. | H.R. 9495 passed in the House on Thursday. If signed into law, a president would be able to take a nonprofit's tax-exempt status away without due process, critics say.

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CareMax, dragged by Steward, files for bankruptcy

Health Care Dive

CareMax was the exclusive Medicare managed service organization to Stewardship Health. Steward’s bankruptcy posed an “existential threat” that CareMax said it couldn't overcome.

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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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Assisting the elderly in digital care

Healthcare It News

SMC Telogorejo Hospital has introduced a chatbot as part of its contact centre, which was found to be particularly helpful for its senior patients, notes president director Dr Alice Sutedjo Lisa.

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Improving Patient Engagement Through EHR-Driven Communication Tools

HIT Consultant

Kamal Sharma, Project Manager at OmniMD The integration of Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems within healthcare organizations has revolutionized patient engagement. With the rise of healthcare IT solutions, EHR-driven communication tools such as patient portals, telehealth apps, and patient engagement software have become pivotal in enhancing communication, reducing barriers, and improving patient involvement in their care.

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Payer Roundup—CVS insider trading scandal; DOJ closely examining PBMs

Fierce Healthcare

Below is a roundup of payer-centric news headlines you may have missed during the month of November 2024. | In this month's payer roundup, a man was charged with insider trading for purchasing Oak Street Health stock before CVS made public the acquisition, the DOJ is honing in on pharmacy benefit managers and OIG found Medicare improperly paid acute-care hospitals by $190 million.

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UnitedHealth, Cigna, CVS sue FTC over insulin litigation process

Health Care Dive

The three companies are claiming the FTC’s suit is unconstitutional because it was lodged in the agency’s administrative court, instead of a federal one.

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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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CMS Home Health Admission-To-Service Policy Misses The Heart Of Providers’ Capacity Issues

Home Health Care

With the 2025 home health final payment rule came the admission-to-service policy — an update to the Medicare Conditions of Participation. In many ways, experts consider it a formalization of measures home health providers are already taking. Broadly, the policy has two parts. The first part requires home health providers to develop, implement and maintain a consistent policy for how their organization accepts patients to service.

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Leveraging AI to Reach Occupancy Goals in Senior Living Communities: What You Should Know

HIT Consultant

Ryan Malone, Global CEO, SmartBug Media Artificial intelligence (AI) is seemingly proliferating everywhere, and so are discussions about its advantages and pitfalls. The senior living industry finds itself at this technology crossroads as it tries to figure out if—and how—to incorporate AI into its operations. Occupancy goals are one area that holds great potential for AI to give senior living communities a nice boost.

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PBMs strike back at FTC, claim administrative process is unconstitutional

Fierce Healthcare

The country’s largest pharmacy benefit managers and group purchasing organizations are going on offense against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). | Major PBMs are countersuing the Federal Trade Commission, claiming the agency is biased and has too much authority to upend the industry.

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Healthcare industry braces for RFK Jr.

Health Care Dive

Kennedy's views on vaccines in particular are causing alarm among some physicians and investors.

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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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Mass General Brigham Home Hospital Program Brings Acute Care To Homeless Veterans 

Home Health Care

Mass General Brigham’s Home Hospital, in collaboration with the New England Center and Home for Veterans (NECHV), has launched a groundbreaking home hospital program for veterans experiencing homelessness. This initiative is the first in the country, allowing veterans to receive acute medical treatment in the comfort of a housing partner’s residence instead of a traditional health care facility.

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Revitalizing Medicare Advantage: How The Push to Streamline Prior Authorization Will Impact Senior Care

HIT Consultant

Steve Kim, CEO of Valer As a physician, the odds that you’ve had a negative experience related to the prior authorization process are (unfortunately) highly likely. According to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) 2023 Prior Authorization Physician Survey , 1 in 4 physicians report that prior auths “have led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care.

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CVS, Glenview Capital reach deal that adds 4 board members

Fierce Healthcare

As CVS Health pushes to turn around its financial fortunes, it has entered into a deal with key investor Glenview Capital Management that will add four members to its board of directors. | As CVS Health pushes to turn around its financial fortunes, it has entered into a deal with key investor Glenview Capital Management that will add four members to its board of directors.

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Providers will need to boost cyber defenses amid AI adoption: Moody’s

Health Care Dive

AI could ease labor shortages, but health systems will need to increase cybersecurity spending to manage increased risks, according to the credit ratings agency.

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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.