Wed.Mar 15, 2023

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Google plans to boost Medicaid information during redeterminations

Health Care Dive

Google also shared an a updated version of its medical artificial intelligence that can answer clinical questions at an “expert” level at its annual healthcare event on Tuesday.

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With lower Medicare drug copays slated for April, Biden says US has 'finally won' a battle against pharma's 'exorbitant profits'

Fierce Healthcare

With lower Medicare drug copays slated for April, Biden says US has 'finally won' a battle against pharma's 'exorbitant profits' dmuoio Wed, 03/15/2023 - 16:11

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Oscar Health names current physician leader new CMO

Health Care Dive

Sean Martin is stepping up as chief medical officer of the New York-based insurer, after Oscar’s old CMO left to become CMO of L.A. Care Health Plan in December.

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Biden's 'Cancer Moonshot' is already being fueled by tech addressing breast cancer

Fierce Healthcare

Biden's 'Cancer Moonshot' is already being fueled by tech addressing breast cancer aburky Wed, 03/15/2023 - 12:05

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Healthcare companies may turn to big banks after SVB collapse

Health Care Dive

The fall of SVB created a chasm in life sciences financing that could be filled by bigger banks, but might hamper access to quick, short-term cash for startups.

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ONC, CMS officials plot next reforms to entice adoption of electronic prior authorization

Fierce Healthcare

ONC, CMS officials plot next reforms to entice adoption of electronic prior authorization rking Wed, 03/15/2023 - 13:08

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Zipline's new drone brings Rx deliveries to Michigan Medicine, Intermountain and MultiCare patients

Fierce Healthcare

Zipline's new drone brings Rx deliveries to Michigan Medicine, Intermountain and MultiCare patients aburky Wed, 03/15/2023 - 16:04

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US names first drugs to face price hike penalty

Health Care Dive

Under the Inflation Reduction Act, pharma companies owe rebates to Medicare for price increases they take that exceed inflation. But they won’t need to pay until 2025.

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Clever Care nabs $41M to scale up Medicare Advantage plans integrating Eastern and Western medicine

Fierce Healthcare

Clever Care nabs $41M to scale up Medicare Advantage plans integrating Eastern and Western medicine hlandi Wed, 03/15/2023 - 07:57

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Should TikTok Doctors Owe Any Duty of Care Toward Their Followers?

Bill Of Health

By Sarah Gabriele Doctors are now using social media platforms to spread medical knowledge and to interact with the communities that they are actively building. This trend poses new ethical questions for physicians who want to create and engage with their communities on social media. A recent survey showed that almost 1 in 5 Americans now turn to TikTok before their doctor for health advice.

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5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist

Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs

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How states approach Medicaid eligibility redetermination will have big implications for enrollees: KFF analysis

Fierce Healthcare

How states approach Medicaid eligibility redetermination will have big implications for enrollees: KFF analysis hlandi Wed, 03/15/2023 - 18:07

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Cyber Attacks Hurt Home Health Operations – But Patient Outcomes Are Next

Home Health Care

For home-based care providers, cyber attacks are less likely to be an “if,” and more likely to be a “when.” And, as cyber attackers get more creative and persistent, it’s important for providers to understand the implications of attacks. “Over the last 18 months, we’re seeing massive impacts to patient care,” Fortified Health Security CEO Dan Dodson told Home Health Care News.

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CMS gives an early look at how it plans to negotiate Part D drug prices in 2026

Fierce Healthcare

CMS gives an early look at how it plans to negotiate Part D drug prices in 2026 dmuoio Wed, 03/15/2023 - 17:35

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Opioid Settlements are Making Headlines; Is Now The Time to Soften Guidelines?

HIT Consultant

Jeremy Bloom, CEO, NorthSight Recovery The United States only represents five percent of the world’s population; however, Americans consume 80 percent of the world’s opioids. 1 The U.S. is the world’s leader in the use of opioid medications to cope with physical and emotional difficulties. And the recent Walgreens and Wal-Mart multi-state opioid settlement agreement disclosures have only hammered home the point.

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Level up Culture & EQ | Sign up for the #CultureDrop

Once a week, culture & leadership expert Galen Emanuele gives free, actionable EQ training in 5 minutes or less. Subscribe to the #CultureDrop and access free resources & content.

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A look at how payer executives are thinking about novel, high-cost therapeutics

Fierce Healthcare

A look at how payer executives are thinking about novel, high-cost therapeutics pminemyer Wed, 03/15/2023 - 15:13

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Amboy Street Ventures Launches $20M Fund to Support Femtech Startups

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Amboy Street Ventures , the world’s first venture capital firm focused on women’s health and sexual health for all genders, closed its debut $20 million fund. – Amboy Street plans to invest in the Seed and Series A stages of women’s health and sexual health startups to both lift associated stigmas and usher forward a new world of inclusive health and wellbeing.

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Patients turning to nurse practitioners, physician assistants for primary care services, analysis finds

Fierce Healthcare

Patients turning to nurse practitioners, physician assistants for primary care services, analysis finds dmuoio Wed, 03/15/2023 - 12:50

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TytoCare Receives FDA Clearance for AI-Powered Tyto Insights for Wheeze Detection

HIT Consultant

– TytoCare , a virtual care company enabling accessible, high-quality primary care from home, today announced that it received FDA clearance for its Tyto Insights for Wheeze Detection, paving the way for its rollout in the US. – The wheeze detection algorithm expands the company’s existing AI-powered Tyto Insights™ smart diagnostic capabilities, filling the quality gaps currently experienced with traditional telehealth and alleviating challenges imposed by the ongoing shortage of hea

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A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address

This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!

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Why Alignment Healthcare's CEO is not concerned about banking crisis

Fierce Healthcare

Why Alignment Healthcare's CEO is not concerned about banking crisis fdiamond Wed, 03/15/2023 - 14:41

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Patient Engagement in Infection Prevention

CDC

This blog is a part of a series that CDC launched to highlight the importance of patient safety by providing educational information and simple ways to help people stay informed on public safety topics. Read the blog below, authored by Lori Nerbonne and Marie K. Moss, to learn more about the importance of patient engagement in infection prevention. In 2004, my life changed dramatically when my mom was admitted to a hospital for lung surgery.

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CMS: 'Astronomical' volume of surprise billing dispute cases taking toll on agency

Fierce Healthcare

CMS: 'Astronomical' volume of surprise billing dispute cases taking toll on agency rking Wed, 03/15/2023 - 19:06

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MA Plans Continue To Expand Home Care-Friendly Supplemental Benefits

Home Health Care

Since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began allowing Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to offer supplemental benefits, those benefits’ popularity has skyrocketed. Those benefits, broadly, fall into two categories: Expanded Primarily-Health Related Benefits (EPHRB) and Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI). Their existence alone has changed how home care providers interact with MA plans.

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The New Tech Experience: Innovation, Optimization, and Collaboration

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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You Are Here: A Medicaid Unwinding Roadmap

Fierce Healthcare

You Are Here: A Medicaid Unwinding Roadmap mteefey Wed, 03/15/2023 - 13:17

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Maribel Health Raises $25M, Aims To Bring Higher-Acuity Care Into The Home

Home Health Care

Maribel Health — a company that helps health systems design and deliver advanced home-based care services — has completed a $25 million Series A. The funding round was led by General Catalyst. The big idea behind Maribel Health is that patients want to receive care in their homes, but hospitals and health systems don’t always have the tools to make this happen, according to Dr.

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MedPAC has released its latest report to Congress. Here are 4 things to know

Fierce Healthcare

MedPAC has released its latest report to Congress.

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HRS Partners with CommonWealth Purchasing Group to Make Healthcare More Accessible

Health Recovery

The partnership between Health Recovery Solutions (HRS) and CommonWealth Purchasing Group (CPG) will make healthcare more accessible to underserved communities while boosting cost savings to community-based, non-profit health clinics.

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Strategies to Deal with Collaborative Healthcare Communication

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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Ushering in the future of healthcare at ViVE 2023 and HIMSS 2023

Meditech

After a highly successful yea r, MEDITECH returns to the exhibit floors of ViVE and HIMSS, showcasing advancements that earned Expanse the title of “a pioneering technology” by Frost & Sullivan, when presented with the 2022 North America Enabling Technology Leadership Award. These events give us the opportunity to share how we are supporting clinicians with intuitive workflows and real-time data, and backing up that commitment with dependable results.

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‘A new way to move people’: Fewer back injuries for health-care workers, more comfort for patients

Healthy Debate

The post ‘A new way to move people’: Fewer back injuries for health-care workers, more comfort for patients appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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How Remote Patient Monitoring Apps Improve Patient Outcomes

Health Recovery

A rising number of healthcare providers are taking advantage of remote patient monitoring (RPM) applications to better monitor their patients and deliver healthcare outside the traditional brick-and-mortar clinical setting. The advancement of this industry-specific technology allows patients to share data such as heart rate and blood pressure readings with their healthcare providers from the comfort of their homes—or anywhere else.

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Aging Media Network Announces 2023 Aspect Awards Winners

Home Health Care

Aging Media Network (AMN) is proud to announce the 2023 Aspect Awards winners. With 53 submissions in the categories of Behavioral Health, Home Health & Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care, Senior Housing & Senior Living, and Skilled Nursing (SNF), the scope of creativity is broader than ever before. The program was judged by 10 individuals from across the care continuum, with expertise in sales, marketing, public relations, and more.

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Top 12 Telehealth KPIs Every Health Tech Leader Should Know

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.