Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The virtual-first approach to healthcare that some hospitals and health systems are taking is helping to reshape how patients receive care. And virtual care providers – online companies that specialize in telemedicine, sometimes known as "payviders" – are offering a virtual-first approach to healthcare directly to consumers. (Payvider in this context not to be confused with payvider meaning large health systems that handle both care delivery and claims processing, such as U

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Primary care player Forward is abruptly shutting down its operations, closing its locations and canceling scheduled visits, the company publicly announced Wednesday. | Primary care player Forward is abruptly shutting down its operations, closing its locations and canceling scheduled visits, the company publicly announced Wednesday.

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Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Regulators’ assessment of customer support centers has spurred recent lawsuits from UnitedHealthcare, Centene and Humana. But the metric “is going to have a smaller weighting on star ratings moving forward,” the director of Medicare said.

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Healthcare Success

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Could direct-to-consumer (DTC) healthcare marketing be the key to building deeper patient connections and driving growth in your organization? Find out in our latest podcast featuring Breanna Hunt, Founder Partner at HealthReach, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in healthcare patient activation strategies for medical devices. Together, we explore how medical device and other healthcare organizations can leverage DTC healthcare marketing to connect with patients, overcome challenges, and harne

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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 It News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Morgan L. Waller, RN, says she and her team were well invested in telemedicine way before COVID-19 – and have not yet paused their journey to improve access to highly sought-after medical professionals via virtual care technology. Waller is director of telemedicine and regional multispecialty clinics at Children's Mercy Kansas City, where the telehealth program is mature and advanced, staffed with clinicians who have deep and hard-won expertise.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Amazon One Medical is rolling out a new service to provide Prime members access to clinical treatments for common health and lifestyle conditions like men's hair loss and anti-aging skin care. | Amazon One Medical is rolling out a new service to provide Prime members access to clinical treatments for common health and lifestyle conditions like men's hair loss and anti-aging skin care.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

What You Should Know: – A new report from Soliant Health reveals a concerning trend: healthcare professionals across all age groups are leaving the industry due to job stress, poor work-life balance, and unhealthy workplace cultures. – Surprisingly, Gen Z (ages 18-27) is leading the exodus, with over 22% planning to leave their healthcare jobs within the next 1-3 years.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Monash to tap Apollo Hospitals DB for clinical AI projects Monash University's Faculty of Information Technology has tied up with one of India's biggest hospital groups, Apollo Hospitals, to test and validate clinical AI. They signed a memorandum of understanding to share data and technology to advance research in digital health. As part of this, Monash will be testing and cross-validating the clinical AI work done at Apollo Hospitals, according to Monash Faculty of IT's Digital Heal

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Though hospital performance has remained relatively stable, high labor costs continue to challenge hospitals’ bottom line, according to September figures from Kaufman Hall. | Labor expenses from providers accounted for 84% of medical groups’ total expenses. The median subsidy per employed physician was $304,312, rising above $300,000 for the first time.

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Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In a sample of 100 hospitals, 34 didn’t meet requirements for publishing machine-readable files of their charges while 14 didn’t follow rules to post shoppable services.

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Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) is backing home care-focused legislation introduced by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH). The Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act (S.4122) was introduced back in April, and would redefine “private duty nursing services” as “continuous skilled nursing services.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced a proposal to eliminate telehealth copayments for veterans and establish a grant program to fund designated VA telehealth access points in non-VA facilities. WHY IT MATTERS This week the VA announced that it is proposing to amend a regulation – the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Healthcare Improvement Act of 2019 – to exempt all telehealth services from the law's copayment requirements.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Lyra Health, a provider of mental health benefits for employees, laid off 2% of its total workforce last Monday, Fierce Healthcare has learned. | The layoffs affected 77 people, according to a former employee who was part of the cuts and spoke on the condition of anonymity. At least some of the employees received severance for 12 weeks with health benefits.

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Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The plan requires only copays for medical services and prescription drugs up to the plan member’s out-of-pocket maximum, with no deductibles or coinsurance costs.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Juan Jose (JJ) Lopez Murphy, Head of AI and Data Science at Globant As the AI market in healthcare soars to a projected $187.95 billion by 2030, the transformative impact of technology on patient care becomes increasingly evident. AI is at the forefront of revolutionizing healthcare, blending data analytics, user-centric innovations, and advanced technology to reshape traditional health management and personalize the patient experience.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

As telehealth becomes a more popular and accepted option for patients and clinicians, health systems can deploy it to realize cost savings across care settings. In particular, bedside telehealth can reinforce the efforts of on-site care teams, increase patient engagement and drive efficiencies for hospitals. Mike Brandofino, Caregility’s President and COO, talks about the benefits of bedside telehealth technology and how health systems can scale telehealth at the point of care.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Johnson & Johnson is escalating its fight with the federal government over its controversial plan to change how it doles out drug discounts to hospitals. | Johnson & Johnson is escalating its fight with the federal government over its controversial plan to change how it doles out drug discounts to hospitals. J&J is suing the Health Resources and Services Administration for blocking the implementation of its new 340B rebate model.

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Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The flat-out denial comes after Cigna CEO David Cordani tried to throw cold water on persistent speculation of a Humana merger earlier this fall.

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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.

Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Coming off the acquisition of Intrepid USA’s hospice operations in Missouri and Texas, M&A will continue to be a major growth driver for New Day Healthcare. For New Day, the most recent acquisition will allow the company to have the full care continuum in both markets. This is imperative to the company’s ability to be a one-stop-shop for care delivery.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The companies developed a five-episode video series to give guests and members tips on enhancing sleep quality when they're on the go.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The third quarter of 2023 was another mixed bag for major insurers as they continue to grapple with significant headwinds. | The third quarter of 2023 was another mixed bag for major insurers as they continue to grapple with significant headwinds.

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Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Kaiser said it would institute cost-cutting measures in response to the lackluster financial results, but didn’t detail specifics.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Altaris — a New York-based, health care-focused investment firm — recently acquired Sharecare, the owner of the home-based care company CareLinx. Atlanta-based Sharecare is a digital health company that leverages a data-driven virtual health platform to manage patients’ health. It works with employers, health plans and government programs. CareLinx, meanwhile, coordinates personal care services and offers home-based clinical care services.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

What You Should Know: – Ransomware attacks are a growing threat across all industries, but the healthcare sector is facing a particularly alarming surge in these incidents, according to new data from SafetyDevices. – New data reveals a concerning trend of increased attacks on healthcare providers, raising concerns about patient safety, data security, and the financial stability of healthcare organizations.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Rula Health has teamed up with Amazon Health Services to expand access to mental healthcare. | Amazon customers can search for mental health support using keywords like “stress relief” or “anxiety relief” to find providers who take their insurance and meet their needs. Rula is available via search, product detail pages or navigating the discovery bar.

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Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The deal, along with the Ohio-based health system’s current cash, would eliminate nearly all of Summa’s debt.

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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.

Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As people age, they face various challenges, including a strong desire to maintain their independence, growing feelings of loneliness, and the reality that family members who wish to help are often busy with their own work and home responsibilities. ClearWellness aims to address these issues by using the smallest amount of technology possible to connect seniors with their families and support them in achieving their wellness goals.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

What You Should Know: – Medable Inc., a leader in clinical development technology, has announced Medable AI, a suite of generative AI capabilities designed to revolutionize the clinical trial startup process. Medable AI empowers sponsors and clinical research organizations (CROs) to build digital and decentralized trials faster, with greater efficiency and control. – The launch of Medable AI is part of a broader AI strategy for Medable, with plans to expand AI capabilities across its

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Cardinal Health plans to buy two companies that will expand its diabetes and gastroenterology businesses as part of an overall strategy to grow its footprint in specialty medicine. | Cardinal Health plans to buy two companies that will expand its diabetes and gastroenterology businesses as part of an overall strategy to grow its footprint in specialty medicine.

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Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

However, CEO Joe Almeida stressed that the earliest that new products could start to ship from the plant is late November.

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