Healthcare It News

JUNE 10, 2025

Dr. Robert W. Warren is an Epic Emeritus CMIO and holds a doctorate in cellular immunology. Among other positions, he previously was chief medical information officer at Charleston, South Carolina-based MUSC Health. The key focus of Epic's emeritus program is working with healthcare organizations to use informatics to improve care. While some activities are Epic-specific – like at-the-elbow support for providers and leaders during their Epic go-lives – other activities are more g

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 10, 2025

The abrupt termination of the 17 panelists guiding the CDC’s vaccine recommendations could yield a new committee more aligned with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s skeptical views, analysts warned.

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JUNE 10, 2025

Small and rural healthcare organizations have to grapple seriously with many challenges that their larger counterparts are often better able to navigate. Not to do so could risk closure. Uncompensated care is a big one, of course. Combined with ever-higher operational costs, declining reimbursements mean many rural health systems and hospitals skate on thin financial ice and fear finding themselves at the brink of closure.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 10, 2025

Medical groups, public health leaders and lawmakers were quick to condemn Monday's announcement that all 17 sitting members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices are being removed.

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Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 10, 2025

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association is following in the footsteps of two of its largest members — Cigna’s Express Scripts and CVS’ Caremark — that have also sued Arkansas over its controversial law.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 10, 2025

The Department of Health and Human Services has removed all 17 sitting members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 10, 2025

Nurses flagged staffing, clinician biases, technologies addressing language barriers and more as key factors affecting hospital care for socially disadvantaged patients.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 10, 2025

Most reductions took place on Friday, while the remaining cuts will take place through July, a spokesperson said. The cuts come three months after Prime acquired the facilities from Ascension.

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Healthcare Success

JUNE 10, 2025

How can an established healthcare leader harness AI to drive innovation, growth, and lasting competitive advantage? In this episode, Stewart Gandolf sits down with Michael Krachon , President of Theragenics , to discuss how Theragenics is transforming its operations through enterprise-wide AI adoption. This includes everything from enhancing marketing and customer service operations to streamlining clinical and regulatory functions.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 10, 2025

At-home care providers are looking to the future. This means seriously investing in alternative home-based care models, such as hospital-at-home and Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). DispatchHealth, Contessa Health and Alivia Care are some of the organizations that have jumped headfirst into alternative home-based care models, enabling the creation of more comprehensive care delivery models.

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Speaker: Brian Richardson, Brian Richardson, Founder and CEO of Richardson Consulting Group

Let’s face it—most ethics and compliance training programs aren’t winning awards for engagement. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective, captivating, and maybe even enjoyable! Join learning design expert Brian Richardson for a dynamic session on how to breathe new life into your ethics and compliance training. We'll explore innovative strategies to bring traditionally dry topics to life, making them resonate with learners and drive tangible change.

HIT Consultant

JUNE 10, 2025

What You Should Know: – Ensemble, a leading provider of end-to-end revenue cycle management (RCM), has partnered with Cohere, a security-first enterprise AI company, to introduce the first fully integrated agentic AI platform for revenue cycle orchestration in healthcare. – This collaboration merges Ensemble’s decade-long RCM expertise with Cohere’s enterprise-grade AI infrastructure to deliver faster, smarter, and more secure financial operations for hospitals and health systems.

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HIStalk

JUNE 10, 2025

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 10, 2025

Somnee, a neuroscience-based sleep tech company, picked up $10 million in a seed extension round as the company preps to launch the second generation of its sleep tech wearable device.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 10, 2025

What You Should Know: – Guidehealth , an AI-driven healthcare technology and services company, today announced a $10M strategic investment from Emory Healthcare. – The funding is aimed at accelerating Guidehealth’s next phase of growth and strengthens both organizations’ commitment to transforming patient care, advancing disease prevention, and expanding access to high-quality, value-based healthcare.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Advanced Data Systems

JUNE 10, 2025

Claim denials are more than just an administrative hassle for psychiatrists—they impact cash flow, patient care continuity, and your ability to sustainably grow your practice. With insurance payers becoming increasingly complex and regulatory requirements tightening, it's never been more important to approach psychiatric medical billing with a strategic, streamlined mindset.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 10, 2025

Viraj Narayanan, CEO at Cornerstone AI D aniel Lane, Head of RWD Strategy & Operations at Bristol Myers Squibb Real-world data (RWD) has become the pharmaceutical industry’s most promising yet challenging frontier. While companies have long recognized its potential to complement clinical trials and deepen patient outcome insights, many still struggle to fully realize its value.

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Meditech

JUNE 10, 2025

Reducing claims denials is a top priority for healthcare providers across care settings. From a 10-bed skilled nursing facility to a multi-site hospital system, small and large providers alike are at risk of revenue loss, cash flow delays, and a negative resident/patient experience due to poor denial management.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 10, 2025

What You Should Know: – Komodo Health launches MapLab Enterprise , a powerful, full-stack analytics platform designed to transform how Healthcare and Life Sciences organizations generate and operationalize healthcare insights. – The new platform empowers diverse teams—from data scientists to business executives—to collaborate seamlessly, accelerate time to insight, and make faster, more confident decisions based on unified healthcare data.

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Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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Home Health Care

JUNE 10, 2025

Enhabit (NYSE: EHAB) is aiming to be a home health provider of scale in order to better negotiate with plans and forge relationships with referrers – but the path to this goal has been more time-consuming than the company’s leaders originally envisioned. To achieve more referral partners and increase patient volume, Barb Jacobsmeyer, president and CEO of Enhabit, seeks to become a “full-service” provider – a provider that has expansive payer relationships and can take care of a high volume of a

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 10, 2025

What You Should Know: – Nicoya Lifesciences, Inc., a leading provider of advanced biologics characterization tools for drug discovery and development, today announced its acquisition of Applied Photophysics, a UK-based provider of biophysical characterization instrumentation. – Applied Photophysics, bringing a 50-year history of delivering established analytical methods and reliable instrumentation, will now operate as part of Nicoya.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2025

“Can people afford to pay for health care?” a report from the World Health Organization asked and answered, with a focus on European health citizens. The same question underpins a new research paper published in Health Affairs Scholar, Insights from crowdfunding campaigns for medical hardship , Here, crowdfunding is a proxy for “can’t afford to pay for health care” in America.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 10, 2025

What You Should Know: – Wysa , the global leader in AI-guided mental health support, today announced the U.S. launch of Wysa Gateway, an AI-powered chatbot designed to streamline how therapy providers and health plans facilitate patient access to care. – The platform uses a conversational AI to automate clinical screenings, providing a faster, more accurate, and personalized pathway into therapy. – Developed to meet the rising demand for mental health services, Wysa Gateway off

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 10, 2025

Electronic health records company PointClickCare is asking a district court to throw out Real Time Medical Systems' lawsuit alleging information blocking and unfair competition.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 10, 2025

LIBD logo (PRNewsFoto/Lieber Institute for Brain Devel) What You Should Know: – The Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD) is expanding its technology capabilities on Amazon Web Services (AWS) , migrating its IT infrastructure to fully utilize AWS generative AI and compute services to advance its research. – A recipient of the 2024 AWS IMAGINE Grant, the Institute plans to develop a new tool called GRAPE that combines generative and predictive AI to find new, more effective tr

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 10, 2025

Employers are aiming to be more strategic in how they administer benefits as costs continue to rise, according to a new survey from consulting firm WTW.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 10, 2025

What You Should Know: – Progyny , a global leader in women’s health and family building solutions, today announced a new collaboration with Amazon’s Health Benefits Connector to expand access to its comprehensive women’s health services. Eligible individuals can now seamlessly discover and enroll in Progyny benefits available through their employer or health plan directly via Amazon. – The partnership aims to simplify how people connect with essential healthcare benefits, addressing

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 10, 2025

The presidency of the American Medical Association changed hands on Tuesday, as Michigan-based urologist Bobby Mukkamala, M.D., took the reins. William Underwood III, M.D., will succeed him next year, delegates decided.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 10, 2025

Source Credit: freepik Stage 4 lung cancer is often viewed as a final and untreatable diagnosis. However, thanks to medical progress and new technologies, patients today have far more treatment options than they did even a decade ago. While 4 stage lung cancer treatment is complex, modern approaches can significantly improve quality of life, help manage symptoms, and extend survival through advanced therapies and personalized care.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 10, 2025

As costs continue to rise, employers are looking to the levers they have available to get their arms around this challenge, and a new report examines some of the strategies they're considering.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 10, 2025

On Tuesday, BrightSpring Health Services (Nasdaq: BTSG) announced that its majority shareholder, the investment firm KKR & Co. (NYSE: KKR), plans to sell 14 million shares of BrightSpring stock through a secondary offering, with the option to sell up to an additional 2.1 million shares. KKR owns almost 93 million BrightSpring shares, representing 54.2% of the company’s outstanding stock, according to publicly available documents.

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Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha