Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 10, 2024

Most physicians felt the disruption caused by the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, and many were still seeing the effects in early April, more than a month after the hacking was revealed, accordin | Most physicians felt the disruption caused by the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, and many were still seeing the effects in early April, more than a month after the hacking was revealed, according to a new survey from the American Medical Association.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 10, 2024

Uber Health, a healthcare-focused subsidiary of the ride-sharing platform, is collaborating with the Georgia Primary Care Association and Amerigroup Georgia, a managed care plan and subsidiary of Elevance Health, in an effort to strengthen maternal health in the state.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 10, 2024

Instead of enacting public option plans, states should target reinsurance programs, a new report from the Partnership for America's Health Care Future argues. | Public option plans may not be reducing premiums and expanding coverage as previously thought they would, a new study shows.

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APRIL 10, 2024

Measuring the impact of the Colombian Civil Air Patrol's volunteer healthcare mission is helping it to increase and sustain services in the most remote areas, says Manish Kohli, founder and president of the Pul Alliance for Digital Health and Equity.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 10, 2024

Almost all community health centers (95%) are reporting Medicaid disenrollment, influencing the level of care provided to individuals that rely on these locations. | States have handled the Medicaid redetermination process with varying degrees of success. A new study looks at how community health centers have been impacted.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 10, 2024

Antitrust agencies could be sympathetic toward the deal, given Steward’s financial distress and important hospital portfolio. But sympathy won’t shield the deal from scrutiny, an expert told Healthcare Dive.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 10, 2024

The number of people enrolled in Medicaid soared over the pandemic, but many enrollees may not have known their coverage had continued, new research suggests.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 10, 2024

UMass Chan Medical School and MITRE announced plans to open an assurance lab to test healthcare artificial intelligence technologies. | The AI assurance lab at UMass Chan Medical School will be the first step in creating what MITRE and many other healthcare stakeholders envision as a "national network of AI assurance labs," said Doug Robbins, vice president at MITRE.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 10, 2024

The health system's expanded app, Cedars-Sinai Connect, will allow parents and Spanish-speaking adults to access 24/7 on-demand care.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 10, 2024

For-profit system Prime Healthcare has bought the real estate of five hospitals it runs from healthcare Medical Properties Trust for $350 million, the real estate firm announced Tuesday. | The real estate deal for facilities in California and New Jersey came alongside a new lease agreement and purchase option for the remaining four hospitals owned by Medical Properties Trust.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 10, 2024

Amy Perry, the current president, will take the reins from longtime chief executive Peter Fine beginning June 30.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 10, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is reportedly monitoring the possibility of running for governor of California in two years, leaving his role in President Biden's C | HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra is reportedly eyeing the possibility of running for governor of California.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 10, 2024

Shameem C Hameed, Founder and CEO of blueBriX The digital market is flooded with health apps. Over 90,000 offers were introduced to patients and healthcare providers alike in 2020 alone , with this number continuing to rise in response to mounting healthcare system pressures. It therefore comes as little surprise to learn that 53% of all digital health apps are uninstalled within 30 days of download.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 10, 2024

The hospital lobby is pushing the Department of Labor to “immediately open an investigation” into data company MultiPlan and others like it that contract with payers to reprice out-of-network servi | The hospital lobby pointed to a recent New York Times report as evidence that MultiPlan's business helping commercial insurers underpay in exchange for processing fees harms employees, employers and healthcare providers.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 10, 2024

What You Should Know: Cedars-Sinai is expanding virtual healthcare for children and Spanish speakers in California through its mobile app Cedars-Sinai Connect, a fast-growing online option that allows patients to quickly access top healthcare professionals for acute, chronic and preventive care. Innovative Healthcare Solutions: Expanded Access for Children and Spanish Speakers at Cedars-Sinai Children aged 3-17 can now conveniently access urgent healthcare services from Cedars-Sinai providers fo

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The Rand Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Growing military and economic ties between Russia and Iran pose a threat to U.S. and Western interests. But their relationship remains largely transactional. The Ukraine war has incentivized them to paper over their disputes for now, but has not erased significant differences which make it more difficult for Moscow and Tehran to forge a true strategic partnership.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 10, 2024

What You Should Know: – A recent American Medical Association (AMA) survey reveals the ongoing crippling effects of the Change Healthcare cyberattack on physician practices across the United States. – The survey was conducted after UnitedHealth Group (UHG) said that claims would be flowing by the weekend of March 23. Despite UHG’s assurances, the attack, which began in February 2024, has disrupted claim processing and caused significant financial strain, jeopardizing patient care and

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The Rand Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Moscow is signaling a renewed Russian lunge into northern Ukraine to create a buffer zone and seize Kharkiv. Any Russian escalation in northern Ukraine deserves to be met with the full force of Ukraine's own arms and those from the West.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 10, 2024

What You Should Know: athenahealth, a leading provider of network-enabled software and services for medical groups and health systems nationwide, today announced that ZoomCare, an innovative multi-specialty organization and pioneer of on-demand healthcare, selected athenaOne® as its platform of choice. The move aims to enhance operational efficiencies, better serve patients, and support the ongoing evolution of ZoomCare’s business model.

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The Rand Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Productivity improvement across the UK public sector has stalled in recent years. There are two main ways to address this productivity puzzle: Reducing costs, and innovative system change focussed on delivering more value with the same inputs.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 10, 2024

What You Should Know: – MD Revolution, known for its remote care management solutions, collaborates with Dexcom to integrate cutting-edge continuous glucose monitoring systems into its platform. – Dexcom, a global leader in real-time continuous glucose monitoring, serves over 537 million individuals worldwide living with diabetes. Through wearable devices synced with smartphones, patients’ glucose data becomes accessible to clinicians via MD Revolution’s care management p

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Home Health Care

APRIL 10, 2024

MedStar Health – a Washington, D.C.-based health system known to value home-based care – is teaming up with DispatchHealth. DispatchHealth originally made a name for itself as a provider of higher-acuity care services in the home. Over the last few years, however, it has dramatically expanded its offerings, and now the company delivers in-home care for everything from routine health conditions to post-hospital recovery.

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Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

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HIStalk

APRIL 10, 2024

Paula Scariati, DO, MPH, MS is a physician informaticist, EHR.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 10, 2024

What You Should Know: – A new study by J.D. Power reveals significant shortcomings in the digital experiences offered by health insurance providers in the United States. – The J.D. Power U.S. Healthcare Digital Experience Study found that a surprising 42% of insured adults have encountered problems using their health insurance company’s website or app in the past year.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

APRIL 10, 2024

While robust data is preferred when parameterizing economic models, this information is not always available. For instance, it may be unclear the degree to which clinical trial results would translate to the real world. Or, clinical trial results may need to be extrapolated beyond the time period of the trial. Or, there may simply be no data available for certain parameters of interest.

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Nordic

APRIL 10, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, technology is the driving force behind clinical and operational outcomes. However, without a strategic governance framework, any attempts at healthcare technology modernization are bound to come up short. You need a framework that coordinates with organizational goals, drives value, tackles risk head-on, and manages IT resources and performance.

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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

APRIL 10, 2024

News Google opens Gemini 1.5 Pro to developer preview via.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 10, 2024

Careforth names new chairman of the board Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) veteran Paul Kusserow is serving as Careforth’s chairman of the board. Boston-based Careforth is a family caregiver support platform. The company recently announced that it was able to lower adverse health event occurrences and keep seniors out of costlier settings. Currently, Kusserow also serves as Amedisys’ chairman of the board.

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Sequence Health

APRIL 10, 2024

In the digital age, it is important to have a well-optimized website, especially in the healthcare sector. A medical practice’s online presence can significantly influence patient engagement and clinic visibility. SEO plays a crucial role in ensuring that your website not only reaches a wider audience but also attracts the right kind of traffic—potential patients actively seeking healthcare solutions.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 10, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Thanks to impactful, large-scale transactions over the last decade, the collective face of home-based care has changed forever. Traditional providers in both home health care and personal home care have merged. Payers became involved in the home-based care space like never before. Of late, retailers have too.

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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.