Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2024
UnitedHealth, CVS and Humana used technology to increase MA prior authorization denials for post-acute services, boosting profits, according to a report from a Senate subcommittee.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 20, 2024
LAS VEGAS—The Coalition for Health AI unveiled the first applied model card, completed by AI imaging company Aidoc. | The Coalition for Health AI released a draft of their AI model card, or “nutrition label” for AI, filled out with information from AI imaging company Aidoc. CHAI's work is part of ongoing efforts to ensure the responsible use of AI in healthcare.
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Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Sunway partners with Medtronic to test surgical robotics Sunway Healthcare Group in Malaysia recently announced its partnership with Medtronic. According to a social media announcement, they signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to improve the centres of excellence at its flagship hospital, Sunway Medical Centre, which specialises in spine, neuroscience, and cardiovascular medicine.
Healthcare Success
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Struggling with burnout while maintaining high-quality healthcare services that patients love? Tune in to our latest podcast as Lee Aase, founder of HELPCare, LLC, shares how he transitioned from his pioneering social media work at Mayo Clinic to lead an innovative membership-based direct-to-patient healthcare business. This podcast is a must-listen for healthcare leaders and primary care practitioners seeking innovative ways to enhance patient access, optimize care delivery, and address challen
Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll
Fertility benefits have become a crucial component of employee well-being and retention strategies. In today’s competitive landscape, creating a fertility benefits program that aligns with both employee needs and organizational goals can be more complex than it seems. From cycle-based to flat-dollar and telehealth models, each solution offers unique advantages and challenges that directly affect employee satisfaction and financial well-being.
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HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 16, 2024
As HLTH 2024 prepares to convene in Las Vegas, the anticipation for groundbreaking insights and transformative discussions is palpable. To get a glimpse into the key themes and predictions shaping this year’s event, we reached out to 21 digital health executives for their expert perspectives. From the rise of generative AI and the evolving role of virtual care to the increasing focus on health equity and value-based care, these industry leaders offer a diverse range of perspectives on the
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Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Vertex AI Search for Healthcare is designed to quickly query a patient’s medical record. Google says the tool will reduce the administrative burden for payers and providers.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 15, 2024
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Home Health Care
OCTOBER 17, 2024
As home health organizations fight for a margin in tough labor and payment environments, they are increasingly seeking ways to help employees practice at the top of their licenses. By applying top-of-license assignments in organizations, less complex work is handed off to the level below. This allows organizations to see more patients, bill for more services, reduce burnout and provide better care.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 18, 2024
What You Should Know: – A new research report from Google Cloud sheds light on the significant administrative burden faced by healthcare professionals and the potential for generative AI (gen AI) to alleviate these challenges. – The report, “ Measuring the administrative burden on U.S. healthcare workers—and how generative AI can help, ” reveals that clinicians spend a substantial amount of time on administrative tasks, contributing to burnout, staff shortages, and reduce
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Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 17, 2024
The country’s three largest Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers obstruct seniors’ ability to receive post-acute care, a scathing report from the U.S. | A report from Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, found that the country's biggest Medicare Advantage insurers use artificial intelligence to control costs and deny prior auth claims.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 16, 2024
It's the largest antitrust settlement to date in the healthcare industry, according to law firm Whatley Kallas, which represented the plaintiffs.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 17, 2024
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Home Health Care
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Just a few years after it decided to go all in on health care services, Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is largely returning to its roots. It also plans to close as many as 1,200 retail stores in the next three years amid a financial downturn. On a Tuesday earnings call, Walgreens CEO Tim Wenworth – who took over as the company’s chief leader in October of last year – said the company would be “reorienting” its business to focus on retail pharmacy.
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.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Natalie Schibell, MPH, our VP of Marketing, Strategy, Intelligence, and Insights at Zyter|TruCare In today’s intricate healthcare landscape, seamless data exchange across diverse systems has shifted from a convenience to a critical ethical and business imperative. Interoperability has become the foundational element that enables healthcare IT systems to communicate effectively and exchange real-time data across the continuum of care.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Microsoft recently unveiled several new artificial intelligence capabilities for healthcare organizations designed to help analyze diverse medical data, streamline nursing documentation and enable | Microsoft recently unveiled several new AI capabilities for healthcare organizations designed to help analyze diverse medical data, streamline nursing documentation and enable companies to build their own healthcare AI agents.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 17, 2024
The bill, announced last month by Sens. Ron Wyden and Mark Warner, is a good step forward, but hospitals may need more funds to boost their cybersecurity practices, experts say.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Western Australia Country Health Service board chair Dr Neale Fong shares how they are enabling telemedicine and remote patient monitoring.
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CDC
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The Journey to an Infection Prevention and Control Career In the complex world of health care, infection prevention and control (IPC) is crucial to keeping everyone safe. IPC helps protect healthcare professionals and reduces patients’ risk for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which they can get while or soon after receiving care. HAIs can lead to prolonged hospital stays, increased healthcare costs, and even death, but implementing effective IPC measures can significantly reduce these r
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 18, 2024
What You Should Know: – As more people search for solutions to help manage their mental health, the interest and usage of smartphone apps and digital tools continues to grow. But when it comes to starting a journey with a digital health app, it may be overwhelming when there are many to choose from. – That’s why UnitedHealthcare is bringing Calm Health to more than 13 million commercial members as part of its offerings.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The Drug Enforcement Administration is poised to extend pandemic-era telehealth prescribi | The third temporary extension is rumored to be for just one year, punting the deadline for the next administration to negotiate permanent rules to December 2025. Telemedicine companies, including those that prescribe Adderall, will be able to continue prescribing as they have since 2020.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The financially struggling healthcare and pharmacy giant also pulled its earnings guidance, citing increased medical cost pressures in its health benefits unit.
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Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 17, 2024
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Home Health Care
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The rise of in-home alternatives to traditional hospital care is raising concerns about the potential strain these models may place on family caregivers. Under the hospital-at-home (HaH) model, it is essential to ensure that caregivers are not inadvertently overwhelmed with additional tasks and responsibilities that exceed their capacity and resources.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 21, 2024
What You Should Know: – Gesund.ai , the clinical AI validation company, today announced the open sourcing of a comprehensive library of evaluation methodologies and frameworks to help developers and users address AI performance and potential bias across patient cohorts for the FDA-regulated AI solutions on the market. – As part of its mission to standardize AI validation, Gesund.ai is also announcing it has joined the Coalition for Health AI, after partnering with public and private
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Walgreens reported a loss of $3 billion in the fourth quarter and plans to close 1,200 stores over the next three years as part of the retail drugstore chain's ongoing turnaround strategy amid a ro | Walgreens reported a loss of $3 billion in the fourth quarter and plans to close 1,200 stores over the next three years as part of the retail drugstore chain's ongoing turnaround strategy amid a rocky fiscal 2024.
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.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 15, 2024
CVS Health will stop providing many infusion services and close or sell 29 pharmacies in the coming months, a spokesperson said.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
OCTOBER 20, 2024
That is the title of a KFF article published last week. The results are based on KFF’s 2024 Employer Health Benefits Survey. They write: For KFF’s survey of 2,142 randomly selected companies, officials from those with 500 or more employees were asked how much of the rebates negotiated by [pharmacy benefit managers] PBMs returned to the company as savings.
Home Health Care
OCTOBER 16, 2024
It wasn’t long ago that bringing up artificial intelligence in conversations about home health care was nearly taboo. An extremely personal and hands-on industry was largely skeptical of the emerging technology, concerned there would be a push for hands-on workers to be replaced. Since then, however, home health leaders have come around to AI, whether it be of the generative or machine learning variety.
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