Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 29, 2024

With AI being all the buzz in healthcare today, many questions about the technology still remain. Do clinicians understand and trust AI tools? Are algorithms accurate and free from bias? | At the 2024 SXSW conference, a panel on the future of AI in healthcare moderated by AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, M.D., discussed what's still needed for safer, more integrated and more impactful systems.

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Health Care Dive

MARCH 29, 2024

The FTC filed for a preliminary injunction this week to block the deal, but an expert says the antitrust agency’s efforts to regulate such deals are akin to trying to stop a “ball that’s already rolling downhill.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 29, 2024

As public health officials nationwide sound the alarm on a “tripledemic”—the emergence of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the influenza virus and the COVID-19 virus simultaneously—pregnant w | Given that Medicaid and CHIP cover a significant portion of all pregnancies in America—especially for historically disadvantaged groups—policy actions could play a key role in supporting vaccine access and health equity.

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Health Care Dive

MARCH 29, 2024

McMahon announced earlier this year that he’d be retiring from the healthcare behemoth in April. Rex will be stepping up as president, though there’s no word on who will assume McMahon’s chief operating officer role.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 29, 2024

They may need help from AI tools or peer support groups to make knowledgeable decisions based on data from their medical records, says Grace Cordovano, cofounder of Unblock Health and a 2024 Changemaker Award recipient.

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Health Care Dive

MARCH 29, 2024

The transformation, led by Deloitte Digital, focused on increasing customer feedback to identify pervasive issues and closing the loop on customer inquiries.

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p3care

MARCH 29, 2024

Science and technology advancements have made their way long before in the healthcare industry and health IT is a fascinating product of that. So, when something becomes so prominent in a field, it’s inevitable to not have a collaboration opportunity. Such an opportunity and platform is the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition. HIMSS – A Platform for Health IT Collaboration Yes!

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 29, 2024

A new year brings a new approach to tracking health tech and digital health investments. | A roundup of health tech and digital health financing rounds in March. Check out who picked up new investments.

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NASHP

MARCH 29, 2024

Children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) require services beyond those needed by children generally, yet they often face difficulties accessing high-quality health care. Of the over 15 million CYSHCN in the U.S., only 12.8 percent receive care in a well-functioning system, 1 and 44.6 percent of families with CYSHCN report frustrations in accessing services. 2 As states adopt strategies to improve systems of care for CYSHCN, many are prioritizing equitable access across populati

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 29, 2024

Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry.

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The Rand Blog

MARCH 29, 2024

Detaining foreign nationals incurs little risk for the detaining state, and can bring a large return. Negotiating to bring them home is not easy, as humanitarian appeals seldom work and there is always a quid pro quo. But the situation is not hopeless.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 29, 2024

Payer Roundup—UnitedHealth clean energy plan will supply most of U.S.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 29, 2024

The insurance policy management company illumifin has released its 10th annual cost of care study , which saw the cost of home care increase more than other industries. illumifin’s study, which “gathers tens of thousands of data points from care providers nationwide,” found that the cost of a home care aide rose by more than 5% – on average – in 2023.

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The Rand Blog

MARCH 29, 2024

The Russian Aerospace Forces has fewer than 650 tactical aircraft when accounting for end-of-life aircraft; it has even less when accounting for accelerated usage. But these numbers are unlikely to change Russia's behavior, based on its exhibited willingness to accept high losses, even for trivial gains.

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NASHP

MARCH 29, 2024

Nearly all states are leveraging and implementing two key sets of national standards to improve systems of care and, ultimately, health outcomes for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). These standards include: The National Standards for Systems of Care for CYSHCN (NSSC), which define the core components of a comprehensive, coordinated, and family-centered system of care for CYSHCN.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

MARCH 29, 2024

HEOR and decentralized clinical trials. State to crack down on prior authorizations ? Memory formation and DNA. AI eye exams. Lessons on learning: Jason Kelce on band.

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Health Policy News

MARCH 29, 2024

Health Policy News March We start this month’s edition looking forward to Black Maternal Health Week – April 11th-17th. Our first article features this important health topic. We hope you.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 29, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership At a macro level, home health organizations are struggling with Medicare Advantage (MA) for two main reasons: benefit design and reimbursement. In order to build stronger relationships with MA plans, agencies are undergoing a strategic shift in their service offerings to meet the unique challenges posed by MA patients.

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Etactics

MARCH 29, 2024

To put it into simple terms, energy is the ability to do work. There are many different types of energy. Chemical, mechanical, nuclear, and gravitational are some forms of energy just to name a few. Throughout this blog we’re talking about electrical energy. In 2022 , electrical energy consumption in the United States added up to 4,050 terawatt hours.

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 29, 2024

Briggs Healthcare Clinical Consultant Late last week, CMS released QSO 24-08-NH Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes , effective April 1, 2024. While many LTC providers implemented some form of enhanced barrier precautions (EBP) in response to the CDC’s updated guidance – Implementation of PPE use in Nursing Homes to Prevent the Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) in July 2022, CMS is clarifying through this Memo how this applies to and is required in LTC settings.

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Sequence Health

MARCH 29, 2024

In the fast-paced world of healthcare, where every call could be critical, the efficiency and effectiveness of a call center can significantly impact patient satisfaction and care outcomes. Healthcare organizations are increasingly relying on call centers to manage patient inquiries, appointments, and emergencies. These centers use sophisticated monitoring software programs to ensure every call is handled with the utmost care and professionalism.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 29, 2024

Wendy McBride, Home Health RN Case Manager for Advocate Health/Aurora Health at Home, has been named a 2023 Frontline Honors honoree by Home Health Care News. To become a Frontline Honoree, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a dedicated, high-performing frontline worker who delivers exceptional experiences and outcomes; a passionate worker who knows how to put their vision into action for the good of older adults and aging industry professionals; and an advocate for

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 29, 2024

What You Should Know: Advocare LLC, a 750-provider multi-specialty group practice based in New Jersey with the largest number of pediatric providers in the state, today announced a partnership with Fort Health, a virtual pediatric behavioral healthcare company built with the Child Mind Institute, to expand services delivered through primary care. Advocare’s primary care facilities throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania will now have the option to leverage Fort Health’s services givin

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Home Health Care

MARCH 29, 2024

CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) recently announced that it would be awarding over $3 million in new grants to Phoenix organizations that are focused on addressing access to care, social determinants of health and more. Among the grant recipients is Phoenix-based Home Assist Health. The CVS Health Foundation has earmarked $2.1 million over three years between Home Assist Health, Valleywise Health and Advance.

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Health Care Dive

MARCH 29, 2024

Democrat lawmakers and patient advocacy groups cheered the final rule for protecting patients from the skimpy plans, while free-market advocates slammed it as limiting coverage options for consumers.

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