Fierce Healthcare

JULY 1, 2024

As its stack of unpaid vendor obligations climbed, now-bankrupt Steward Health Care paid private investigators millions of dollars to follow and uncover compromising information on individuals | An investigative report details a "spare no expenses mission" in which executives authorized intelligence firms to allegedly follow, data mine and disseminate damaging information about individuals viewed as opponents.

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JULY 1, 2024

Emory Healthcare constantly is evolving and innovating the care it provides. With regard to at-home physical therapy providers, the health system was intrigued to understand how it could expand its service offerings for outpatient care. THE PROBLEM Especially in the last few years, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the way Emory thinks about off-site care and forced the health system to reinvent not only how it diagnoses patients, but also how it treats them nonoperatively.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 2, 2024

The divestiture will only go through if UnitedHealth and Amedisys complete their merger, which was announced last summer but has been held up amid scrutiny from the Department of Justice.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 30, 2024

Dave Bennett, Executive Vice President – Healthcare, pCare by Uniguest In the dynamic and ever-changing landscape of the healthcare industry, patient engagement continues to emerge as a pivotal element of the value-based care (VBC) model. Value-based care seeks to improve health outcomes by leveraging the Quintuple Aim framework – focusing on the patient experience, population health success, cost reduction, team wellbeing, and health equity.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 30, 2024

As Walmart shutters its primary care clinics, the retail giant inked a deal to sell its MeMD telehealth business to healthcare technology startup Fabric. | The deal will significantly expand Fabric's reach in the employer market as MeMD provides virtual care services to 30,000 employers and 5 million employees.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 2, 2024

Virtual care is comparable to in-person substance use disorder treatment and lowers the cost of treatment for substance misuse, said Dr. Yusuf Sherwani, CEO and cofounder of Pelago.

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HKLaw

JUNE 30, 2024

A defendant's mens rea, or intent, is almost always a contested element in a criminal prosecution, particularly in criminal healthcare fraud cases that frequently arise out of complex legal and regulatory regimes.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 1, 2024

Digital primary care startup K Health raised $50 million in an equity funding round to build out its AI-powered medical services and fuel its growth, the company announced Monday. | Digital primary care startup K Health raised $50 million in an equity funding round to build out its AI-powered medical services and fuel its growth, the company announced Monday.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 1, 2024

What You Should Know: – A new report by Accenture , “ Reinventing R&D in the Age of AI ,” paints a clear picture: the biopharmaceutical industry stands at a critical juncture. Companies that embrace intelligent technologies like AI and machine learning are poised to become the future’s leaders, while those clinging to outdated methods risk falling behind. – Accenture’s report serves as a roadmap, offering valuable insights and practical steps for companies

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Health Care Dive

JULY 2, 2024

A former employee at vendor Nuance Communications accessed patient data two days after being terminated, according to the health system. The employee is facing federal charges.

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JULY 1, 2024

On late Friday, Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) announced that it had agreed to divest certain locations to VitalCaring , in a deal that would be a massive one for the home health industry. It could clear the way for UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to finalize its takeover of Amedisys, and also turn VitalCaring into one of the largest providers in the country overnight.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 1, 2024

OptumRx will pay $20 million to resolve claims the company violated the Controlled Substances Act by improperly filling certain opioid prescriptions, the Department of Justice recently announced.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 30, 2024

With the influx of technology , the healthcare industry has experienced tremendous change over the years. More and more healthcare facilities are investing in innovative tools that can help automate and significantly improve a patient’s diagnostic testing experience. In this article, let’s explore the myriad benefits of healthcare automation and how it has revolutionized the diagnostic testing process and made it a positive patient experience.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 1, 2024

Discover what AI technology is and how it’s used in medical coding operations.

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Etactics

JULY 1, 2024

The market for healthcare revenue cycle management in 2023 totaled almost 30 billion dollars. When we talk about healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) , we are referring to a few key aspects. For example, how this system helps with managing both the administrative and clinical functions of healthcare facilities. This process consists of three different parts.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 1, 2024

Leading telenutrition platform Foodsmart banked a $200 million investment from The Rise Fund, which backs entrepreneurs working to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 30, 2024

What You Should Know: – A new report from Strata Decision Technology reveals mixed signals for the financial health of US hospitals. While operating margins have improved significantly year-over-year, rising drug and supply costs threaten to undermine this progress. – The US hospital sector shows signs of financial recovery, with improved margins and revenue growth.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 2, 2024

More employers than ever are focusing on mental health benefits. Congress must invest more and act soon to reauthorize telehealth extensions before it’s too late, argues the director of health policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

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NASHP

JULY 1, 2024

The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is delighted to announce the selection of 11 states in two NASHP Policy Academies: the Behavioral Health Workforce Policy Academy and the Children’s Behavioral Health Policy Academy. These academies are designed to advance state behavioral health policies that increase access to high-quality behavioral health services and supports across the continuum of care.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 1, 2024

Accountable care organizations concerned they would be held responsible for bad actors exploiting the Medicare system can breathe a sigh of relief. | ACOs may soon be able to take a breath of fresh air, as CMS shared Friday that it has no intention of punishing them for a urinary catheter fraud scandal.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 30, 2024

What You Should Know: – UltraSight , a leader in AI-powered cardiac imaging, announced it has joined Butterfly Garden , an artificial intelligence (AI) Marketplace launched by Butterfly Network , a pioneer in portable ultrasound technology to improve access to cardiac care. – The collaboration empowers medical professionals and paves the way for a future of faster and more efficient cardiac diagnostics.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 2, 2024

The federal investigation follows multiple state inquiries into Prospect’s business practices last year.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

JULY 1, 2024

A paper by Drummond et al. (2023) examines how health technology assessment bodies deal with the challenge of value assessment for cell and gene therapies (also known as Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) in Europe). To do this the authors: …undertook i) a targeted review of the literature on the clinical and economic evidence needs for these therapies, and ii) an in-depth analysis of HTA reports from 8 major jurisdictions for 9 cell and gene therapies in 10 indications, together

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 1, 2024

In its assessment of first-quarter venture capital deals in digital health, PitchBook counted $1.1 billion in 77 total deals, a 6% quarter-over-quarter growth in the number of deals reached and a 2 | PitchBook released its analysis of digital health venture capital deals done in the first quarter. The first quarter saw downturns in telehealth and digital therapeutics.

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JULY 1, 2024

What You Should Know: – Alcon (SIX/NYSE: ALC), a company in eye care, announced today the completion of its acquisition of BELKIN Vision for a total of $81M. This strategic move strengthens Alcon’s position in the glaucoma treatment landscape. – By acquiring BELKIN Vision’s DSLT technology, Alcon expands its treatment options for glaucoma patients.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 2, 2024

The primary care chain is now focused on its Florida market, which includes 80 medical centers.

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Speaker: Dr. Ugo Uwaoma, MD, MBA

Due to the impact of COVID-19, integrating telehealth software into practices and organizations has become the new normal. In turn, this has increased the effectiveness of collaborative healthcare by strengthening communication amongst healthcare workers and helping combat the woes of burnout. Communication between patients and healthcare providers has also improved, allowing patients to reach their providers easily and decreasing turnaround time.

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HIStalk

JUNE 30, 2024

Top News Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago reports in a.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 2, 2024

Healthcare data company OMNY Health announced partnerships with two healthcare artificial intelligence companies, Aris Global and Quant Health on Tuesday. | OMNY Health announced it will supply its living data layer of over 70 million patients to power AI solutions from Aris Global and Quant Health. This is the first step the company is taking in the AI space, which is in desperate need of a scalable data solution, OMNY executives say.

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JULY 1, 2024

What You Should Know: – K Health , a leader in AI-driven primary care raises $50M in funding led by Claure Group with participation from investors including Pablo Legorreta (founder and CEO of Royalty Pharma), and existing investors Mangrove Capital Partners , Valor Equity Partners , and Atreides Management, LP. – With this new funding, K Health is poised to further scale its AI platform and expand its reach.

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Nordic

JULY 2, 2024

At first glance, many challenges in healthcare look like massive, complex, and sometimes unsolvable obstacles. But when human nature is taken into account, many of these foggy issues become clear. With a deeper understanding of behavioral economics, it becomes easier to discern why some problems in healthcare persist, and how they can be remedied. Pairing new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) with well-established findings of human psychology is a pathway to solving some of healthca

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Speaker: Matt McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Mend

Patient engagement happens before, during, and after interactions. Consumer research has found that in 2021, 64% of US households reported using Telehealth services. In addition 34% of patients would prefer Telehealth visits to in-office visits. Accessible patient engagement technology can help you improve your relationships with your patients while also improving your KPIs.