Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Traditional Medicare paid out an estimated $31.2 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2023, according to new data from the federal government. | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its annual look at improper payments and found that the overall rate in Medicare was 7.38%, which sits below the 10% level mandated in statute.
Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Called Evinova, the unit will operate as a separate business within AstraZeneca, which sees digital health solutions as a market primed for growth.
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Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Digital staffing company Aya Healthcare acquired Winnow AI to bolster its physician recruitment capabilities as the industry grapples with a historic provider shortage. | It marks Aya Healthcare's third M&A deal in five months as the company works to build up its artificial intelligence capabilities for staffing, hiring and retention.
Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Salem Hospital is offering free testing to about 450 patients who may have been exposed. However, a lawsuit filed Thursday says the hospital acted negligently.
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Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Cedar announced earlier this year a collaboration using Google Cloud's generative AI tools to assist patients in understanding and resolving their healthcare bills. Cedar is preparing to deploy AI tools in the market by early next year. The aim is more than paying for healthcare, it's making it easier for consumers to pay for healthcare, according to Cedar president Seth Cohen.
Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Regulators allege the $142.5 million deal to buy the remaining stake in San Ramon Regional Medical Center would further reduce competition and drive up prices.
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HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
What You Should Know: A recent survey conducted by Deloitte’s Center for Health Solutions (Center) revealed a growing acceptance and optimism among consumers regarding the potential of Generative AI to revolutionize healthcare. Over half of the respondents (53%) believe that generative AI could improve access to healthcare, while 46% expressed confidence in its ability to make healthcare more affordable.
Healthy Debate
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
The federal government is about to embark on the largest investment in oral health in Canadian history. But critics say it may not reach the people who need it most.
Health IT Analytics
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics faculty received 16 grants to fund projects focused on advancing artificial intelligence in healthcare and medicine.
Home Health Care
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Over the next few months, home health M&A is expected to tick back up. Now that the final rule has been published, buyers and sellers have at least some certainty on reimbursement for the near-term future. Before sellers are approached, there’s a few things they need to know. Going in blind can lead to a deal where they’re shortchanged on what is likely one of the biggest decisions of their lives.
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NCQA
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Researchers eager to work and learn at the forefront of quality and health equity have until January 31, 2024, to apply for the Phyllis Torda Health Care Quality and Equity Fellowship. The NCQA Torda Fellowship trains the next generation of quality leaders. We seek candidates who want to grow by: Translating health care quality and equity research into practice Learning about national health care policy and quality measurement.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Cleerly, a leading innovator in the field of cardiovascular disease diagnosis, today announced the launch of the TRANSFORM trial at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 2023 Scientific Sessions. This groundbreaking trial aims to revolutionize the way heart disease is prevented by evaluating a personalized care strategy based on Cleerly’s AI-powered coronary artery disease (CAD) plaque staging system.
Home Health Care
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
The amount of high-quality Medicare-certified home health agencies has gone down slightly over the years, according to data from the recently released 2023 Home Care Chartbook from the Research Institute for Home Care (RIHC). The chartbook is an annual overview of the home health landscape. “A lot of what we know hasn’t really changed for 2023 with the 2022, and in some cases, the 2021 data,” Jennifer Schiller, executive director at RIHC, told Home Health Care News.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Inovalon , a provider of cloud-based software solutions for healthcare launches Converged Analytics Benchmarking , a revolutionary solution that empowers health plans to make data-driven decisions and improve their quality outcomes in real-time. This first-of-its-kind benchmarking solution provides health plans with current monthly insight into their relevant national and state quality measure performance while still within the respective measurement period.
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Home Health Care
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
For many in the home health industry, constant reimbursement hurdles can be overwhelming. But for small agencies, reimbursement challenges can also be a further push to evolve operations. “I love the care that we provide in our community, and I see it making a difference in the lives of our patients,” Tonya Gray, the director of home health and home care services at UW Health Northern Illinois, told Home Health Care News.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
What You Should Know: – Ayble Health , a digital health platform dedicated to empowering patients with chronic GI conditions, has joined forces with the Mayo Clinic Complex Care Program to create a groundbreaking hybrid care model for digestive health. – This innovative approach aims to address the unique needs of each patient, providing a combination of virtual and in-person care tailored to their individual acuity level.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Patients assigned to different primary care providers in the US have different levels of spending. This is not surprising, but to what degree is this result driven by variation in health care utilization compared to prices? A paper by Mehrotra et al. (2023) aims to answer this question using 2018 claims data from a large commercial insurer. They find that: Per-patient spending in the highest quartile of spending medical groups was $1813 higher than per-patient spending in the lowest spending qua
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Dr. Shelly Disser, Vice President of Innovation and Collaboration at MediQuant In the fast-paced world of healthcare, data archiving is often underestimated and misunderstood, leading to costly mistakes and challenges for hospitals and health systems. Imagine this common scenario: You’ve chosen an archiving vendor based on the lowest price and quickest timeline.
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HIStalk
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
What You Should Know: – Talkiatry , a provider of high-quality, in-network psychiatric care, has partnered with Quest Behavioral Health to expand access to virtual psychiatric care services for Quest Behavioral Health’s 125,000 members and their families. – This partnership comes at a time when mental health concerns are on the rise, particularly in Pennsylvania, where nearly 2 million people experience mental illness.
CDC
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
As part of Public Health Thank You Day, celebrated every year on the Monday before Thanksgiving, we’d like to honor Denise Cardo, MD, who recently retired from public service after 30 years dedicated to patient safety. Denise leaves a legacy of protecting the United States and the globe from some of our most challenging and urgent infectious disease threats.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
What You Should Know: – In a significant move to expand its presence in South Carolina, Novant Health has announced the acquisition of three Tenet Healthcare hospitals and affiliated operations for approximately $2.4B. The deal, which is expected to close early next year, will bring Hilton Head Hospital, Coastal Carolina Hospital, and East Cooper Medical Center under the Novant Health umbrella.
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HIStalk
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Medmo Raises $9M in Funding Medical imaging technology company Medmo,
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
What You Should Know: – Aya Healthcare , a large healthcare talent software and staffing company, has acquired Winnow AI, a data science-driven solution that helps organizations recruit and retain physicians. – Winnow AI uses artificial intelligence and business intelligence to identify passive physicians who are likely to relocate to a particular region.
Bill Of Health
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
By Joelle Boxer In November 2021, Tanzania’s Ministry of Education reversed a policy preventing adolescent mothers from attending public schools. Two years on, research shows the movement for #ArudiShuleni (“Back to School”) requires continued support. Prior to the policy change, an estimated 6,550 – 15,000 Tanzanian girls and adolescents were forced out of school each year due to pregnancy, while thousands more were subject to coercive pregnancy testing.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
What You Should Know: Pepper Bio , the “Google Maps for drug discovery,” today announced an oversubscribed $6.5 million seed round led by NFX with participation from Silverton Partners , Merck Digital Sciences Studio , Mana Venture s, T ensility Venture s, VSC Ventures, and more. Pepper Bio is the world’s first transomics company, which maps data across all the -omics layers and translates it into the fastest route for discovering new drugs, finding new uses for existing therapeutics, and res
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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.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Sabrina Steffen, Head of Data Strategy and Innovation for Data Management at IQVIA In drug development, there is a critical focus on protocol design, because it is a key component to running a successful clinical trial. And, in traditional trial design, developing a data management strategy often comes after the protocol is finalized. This can leave study teams juggling between operationalizing the protocol and mapping out optimal data collection and flow in parallel.
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