Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 11, 2024

The decadelong decline of independent physicians rolled on in 2022 and 2023 with a new high of 77.6% doctors employed by hospitals or other corporate entities as of the new year, according to a new | Nearly 4 in 5 physicians are employed by a hospital, payer, pharmacy chain or other corporate entity as of Jan. 1, a 5.1% increase over early 2022 and a continuation of a decadelong trend, according to a new report.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 11, 2024

Congress has until year-end to take action before some pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities expire, which could create new challenges for patients and providers used to virtual care, witnesses at House hearing said.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 11, 2024

Health systems urge Congress to lay down a 'permanent roadmap' for telehealth services as clock ticks on December deadline hlandi Thu, 04/11/2024 - 11:23

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 11, 2024

Regulators said payments to hospitals would increase $3.2 billion in 2025 under the proposed rule. However, the American Hospital Association called the hike “woefully inadequate.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 11, 2024

Hospitals and health systems have kicked off the calendar year with a flurry of merger and acquisition deals reflecting several different strategic trends driving providers in 2024. | A flurry of merger and acquisition deals unveiled during Q1 2024 reflect a blend of novel and continuing strategic trends within the hospital sector, writes Kaufman Hall.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 11, 2024

A Thursday board meeting among Massachusetts regulators shed more light on UnitedHealth’s proposed buy of Stewardship Health.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 11, 2024

The Department of Justice accused Regeneron of defrauding Medicare by knowingly inflating the average sales price for its top-selling eye drug.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 11, 2024

Approximately 40,000 women die of breast cancer in the U.S. each year. | Breast cancer deaths can be avoided through mammograms, but many women find it hard to access such screening programs for a variety of reasons.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 11, 2024

Former Centene executive Jim Murray will lead operations at the Walgreens-backed primary care chain, which has shut down 140 clinics in recent months.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 11, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expecting outlays on Alzheimer's disease drug Leqembi that far outpace the drugmaker's estimates next year. | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is expecting outlays on Alzheimer's drug Leqembi that far outpace the drugmaker's estimates next year.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 11, 2024

One of the nation’s largest hospital landlords will pay down its debt load with the proceeds, executives said.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 11, 2024

Just days after issuing executive bonuses for hitting performance measures, NeueHealth increased its loan commitment on its amended credit facility by $30 million. | NeueHealth relinquished control of 10% of its company to raise up to $30 million from investment partner New Enterprise Associates.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 11, 2024

What You Should Know: – VieCure , a leading cancer care company, announced today that it’s integrating DrFirst’s e-prescribing and medication management solutions into its clinical decision support system. – VieCure is a well-established point-of-care intelligence system specifically designed for community oncologists. Utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) , patient data, and a comprehensive oncology knowledge base, VieCure generates personalized treatment plans for canc

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 11, 2024

Payer Roundup—UHG exec stock sell-off after DOJ probe; Michigan awards Medicaid contracts; Cigna announce innovation hub home ntong Thu, 04/11/2024 - 15:39

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 11, 2024

What You Should Know: – CipherHealth , a leader in patient engagement technology, announced a new Medication Affordability & Adherence Program that aims to increase access to life-saving medications and improve medication adherence for patients by addressing a major barrier: cost. – With this latest program, CipherHealth continues to pave the way in digital healthcare by including access to medication affordability options as a seamless part of outreach to patients.

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The Rand Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

The recent opening of China's Qinling base, its third permanent Antarctic station, has worried some Australian and American observers. What are China's long-term ambitions? And how should Australia and its allies and partners respond?

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 11, 2024

What You Should Know: – DeepScribe , a leading company in ambient AI for clinical documentation, announced today the general availability of its platform on AWS Marketplace. – By offering their platform on the AWS Marketplace, DeepScribe simplifies adoption for healthcare organizations seeking to leverage the power of AI for more efficient and accurate clinical documentation.

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The Rand Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

As far-fetched as it may seem to those in the West, the Kremlin's claim that the recent terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall was orchestrated by Ukraine and Western powers may be convincing to many Russians. For the U.S. to address and combat these claims, it is important to understand how they are framed amid broadly propagated themes, and how these could influence their potential appeal to large swaths of the Russian public.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 11, 2024

What You Should Know: Xealth, a pioneer in facilitating digital health on a large scale, revealed today that Children’s Wisconsin , the sole independent healthcare system in Wisconsin focused solely on children’s health, has adopted Xealth’s digital health platform system wide. This integration allows care teams to virtually connect with pediatric patients’ post-hospital discharge through Locus Health’s remote patient monitoring (RPM) solution.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 11, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) announced combination plans last June, under which home health giant Amedisys would become part of Optum. Amedisys had previously entered into an agreement to merge with infusion therapy company Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH), but UnitedHealth Group’s offer, scale and complementary clinical capabilities were effectively too good to pass up.

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The Rand Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Australia's 2023 Defence Strategic Review is very clear: Australia must change the way it plans for and acquires defense capabilities. Doing so will require a net assessment to examine the various factors that may contribute to or detract from the country's military capabilities.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 11, 2024

What You Should Know: – Flatiron Health , a provider of real-world data (RWD) for cancer care, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) , an alliance of top cancer centers, have announced a renewal of their long-standing collaboration. – This decade-long partnership, dating back to 2014, focuses on leveraging RWD to improve cancer care and research.

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Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

Learn how to streamline productivity and efficiency across your organization with machine learning and artificial intelligence! No matter what industry you're in - healthcare, customer service, sales, and more - it’s easier than you think to reduce wait times, monitor sentiment, and provide enhanced self-service options for all of your users. This means that you can achieve a more consistent and engaging customer experience while reducing sources of friction.

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Etactics

APRIL 11, 2024

This blog discusses strategies for monitoring the effectiveness of security requirements. Control assessments are infrequent, often occurring only once per year. Continuous monitoring activities can provide better awareness of threats, vulnerabilities, and control effectiveness. NIST SP 800-137 defines the information security continuous monitoring (ISCM) process: Define an ISCM program Establish an ISCM program Implement an ISCM program Analyze data and Report findings Respond to findings; and

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 11, 2024

What You Should Know Practice technology leader and EHR pioneer ModMed® announced today that it will collaborate with Medtronic, the world’s largest medtech company, to enhance the documentation of polyp detection by utilizing the AI capabilities of the GI Genius system sold by Medtronic. Medtronic has publicly stated a goal of supporting gastroenterologists in detecting lesions in the colon that could lead to one of the deadliest and most preventable forms of cancer.

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Health Business Group

APRIL 11, 2024

One hundred fifty million Americans are overdue for an eye exam and 22 million adults have never even had one. Inconvenience and inaccessibility are the big drivers. But what if self-serve fully automated testing was available in retail stores -- offering reliable eye exams at the push of a button? Matthias Hoffman first became conscious of his vision as a teenager.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 11, 2024

What You Should Know: Tower Health and Ensemble Health Partners (Ensemble) , the market leader in end-to-end revenue cycle outsourcing for mid-sized to large healthcare organizations, announced today that they will enter into a strategic partnership for the management of all revenue cycle operations. This partnership will allow Tower Health’s hospitals and physician practices to focus on delivering exceptional care in their communities while Ensemble manages day-to-day revenue cycle operations t

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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 11, 2024

Top News Transcarent CEO Glen Tullman launches 62 Ventures, a.

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Spok Inc

APRIL 11, 2024

Learn from the operational challenges and robust solutions of contact center case studies that you can bring back to your own health organization. The post Optimize your contact center with guidance from real-life success stories appeared first on Spok Inc.

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HIStalk

APRIL 11, 2024

I recently saw an article talking about the creation of.

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The Rand Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Few aspects of warfare are as valuable as efforts to deceive adversaries. The U.S. military inevitably will face rivals who use deception to their advantage, so it should once again hone its own subterfuge skills—from the lowest levels, to gain a tactical edge, to the highest, to achieve strategic surprise.

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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.