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Increases in value-based payment adoption decreased family physician burnout, AAFP study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Family physicians utilizing value-based payment (VBP) models reported burnout relief in a new study from EHR com | The study found that higher capitation rates combined with greater overall percentage of revenue from capitation resulted in the biggest reduction in physician burnout.

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Cleveland Clinic Launches Quantum Innovation Catalyzer Program

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: The Cleveland Clinic announced the launch of its Quantum Innovation Catalyzer Program , a competitive program designed for startup companies aiming to explore quantum computing applications in healthcare and life sciences. – Cleveland Clinic plans to select up to four early- and growth-stage life sciences and healthcare technology companies through a competitive application process.

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Medical billing startup Cedar rolls out new features to connect patients with financial assistance options

Fierce Healthcare

Healthcare is becoming increasingly unaffordable for many consumers, and rising medical costs often limit patients' access to much-needed care. | The company launched a new software suite, called Affordability Navigator, to connect consumers with outside funding sources and self-service tools. It also integrates Medicaid enrollment into the billing experience.

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Survey Shows Burdens on Clinical Research Sites Sharply Increasing Since 2018

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Advarra , a prominent player in regulatory review solutions and clinical research technology has released findings from its 2023 Study Activation Survey. Since 2018, nearly 60% of clinical research sites have experienced an increase in study volume. The survey reveals sites are also managing more sponsor-provided technology, which is now perceived as a higher burden than contracting and budgeting. – The 2023 Study Activation Survey aimed to capture the perspec

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Walmart Health inks partnerships with Orlando Health, Florida insurer to streamline care coordination

Fierce Healthcare

Walmart Health is making a move to better coordinate patient care between its health centers in Florida and a major health system. | Walmart Health is making a move to better coordinate patient care between its health centers in Florida and a major health system.

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Prescribing Trends Surge: Wegovy & Ozempic Gain Popularity, Survey Shows

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Prescriptions for the popular weight loss drug Wegovy showed a six-fold increase between December 2022 and June 2023, according to a recent analysis of prescribing trends by DrFirst. – Prescriptions for Ozempic, the lower-dose version for treating diabetes, increased by 65% during the same period among doctors on the DrFirst prescribing network. – DrFirst’s network includes over 350,000 prescribers across the U.S., including 260,000 doctors, who us

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Empatica Awarded New FDA Clearance for Cardiac Digital Biomarkers

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Empatica receives US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for two new digital biomarkers for its Empatica Health Monitoring Platform What You Should Know: – Empatica , a digital health and AI company, has obtained FDA 510(k) clearance for two new digital biomarkers, pulse rate, and respiratory rate, on its Empatica Health Monitoring Platform. – This clearance expands the platform to include a total of six FDA-cleared digital biomarkers, out of the 128 digital measures

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Canada’s diverse caregiving community in dire need of federal strategy

Healthy Debate

Caregivers and care recipients alike are at risk for burnout. We need a concerted policy response that meets caregivers where they are.

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FCC Launches Inquiry into Broadband Connectivity for Maternal Health

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What You Should Know: – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to initiate an inquiry aimed at expanding and improving the Mapping Broadband Health in America platform to enhance the use of digital health tools for better maternal care. – The United States faces rising maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity rates, and research indicates that many of these issues are preventable.

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Monday Morning Update 11/6/23

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Top News Ransomware hackers claim to have taken Henry Schein.

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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 AI Can Reinvent Nurse Staffing

HIT Consultant

Danielle Bowie, Chief Nursing Officer, Trusted Health Artificial intelligence is transforming the way the healthcare industry operates, from clinical decision-making to front-office tasks to financial workflows. Perhaps one of the areas where AI has the most potential is nurse staffing, an issue that has reached crisis proportions as a result of COVID-19.

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Morning Headlines 11/6/23

HIStalk

Cyber gang threatens to release Henry Schein data in ransomware.

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New Artificial Intelligence Executive Order Contains Numerous Healthcare Implications

HKLaw

President Joe Biden signed a sweeping EO and invoked the Defense Production Act to establish the first set of standards for using AI in healthcare and other industries.

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1upHealth Announces Clinical Data Integration with Leading EHRs

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – 1upHealth , a FHIR platform for claims and clinical data, has announced its latest software release, which includes improvements to its 1up Population Connect offering. This enhancement enables customers to query Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) APIs from major Electronic Health Records (EHRs) , making data access easier and reducing administrative burdens related to clinical data acquisition. – 1up Population Connect streamlines the process o

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