Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
President Joe Biden's sweeping Executive Order on art | President Joe Biden's sweeping Executive Order on artificial intelligence marks a significant move to set ground rules for safety, security and privacy. But, many industry experts are skeptical about how AI can be effectively regulated given the fast pace of innovation.
Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
The technology could reduce clinicians’ administrative work or speed drug discovery, but the rapidly evolving field may need more human oversight to prevent harm, lawmakers and witnesses said.
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Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Optum Rx is shifting eight different insulin products to its preferred formulary in a bid to address affordability, the company said Thursday. | Optum Rx is shifting eight different insulin products to its preferred formulary in a bid to address affordability, the company said Thursday.
Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
With the exception of HCA, the biggest U.S. health systems all reported lower year-over-year profits in the third quarter.
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Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Financial struggles at Bright Health Group and Friday Health Plans have raised concerns about how well the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) risk adjustment program is working, especially whether it's | Financial struggles at Bright Health Group and Friday Health Plans have raised concerns about how well the Affordable Care Act's risk adjustment program is working, especially whether it's unfairly harming smaller insurers.
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
To help conquer the digital divide preventing rural veterans from accessing the range of health and wellness benefits they are eligible for, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is offering new access to telehealth and virtual care options. Working with the Veterans Health Administration's National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation, the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System and Verizon Public Sector, the VA will be providing broadband connectivity directly to veterans living in remo
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Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Lunit deploys AI CXR solution to military units in South Korea, Phillippines Lunit, a provider of AI diagnostic supp ort solutions, continues to supply its AI-powered chest x-ray screening solution to military health institutions across Asia-Pacific. Recently, the Lunit INSIGHT CXR was deployed at the Victoriano Luna Medical Center in Manila, Phillippines.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Sutter Health ended its third quarter with a $37 million operating loss (-0.1% operating margin) and $98 million net loss, though those totals don’t include millions of potential revenue the organi | The Sacramento nonprofit reported a dip in revenues and a bump in expenses, though the system is still waiting on potential millions from a state program.
Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
New research from Harvard and Inovalon found MA beneficiaries had fewer hospital readmissions, fewer preventable hospitalizations and lower rates of high-risk medication use than those in traditional Medicare.
Home Health Care
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (Nasdaq: AVAH) is still facing headwinds brought on by a difficult labor environment. Its leaders said that has been one of the key challenges the company has faced on its road to growth. “Our business model offers a preferred work setting that is mission driven, providing a deep sense of purpose for our teammates,” Aveanna CEO Jeff Shaner said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call Thursday.
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Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
The credit ratings agency expects nonprofit hospitals to start financially recovering next year on improving patient volumes, reimbursement rates and cash flows.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Dr. Stephen L. Ondra, Chief Medical Adviser at MITRE Dr. Brian Anderson, Chief Digital Health Physician at MITRE As ChatGPT and similar Large Language Model (LLM) tools gather and organize data in responses, it’s important to understand how the data they use has been curated. Medical science is constantly evolving, with previously accepted conclusions and standards being supplanted by newer information.
Home Health Care
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
To thrive and survive in a value-based care world, post-acute care providers need to be able to partner – and pivot – on the fly. Convincing payers of their worth is undoubtedly the first step, however. Quality home-based care providers have significant worth, they just need to be able to show it. But where providers do have leverage is demographics.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
What You Should Know: – Cone Health , a non-profit healthcare network in North Carolina, and Helix , a population genomics company, have partnered to launch a five-year research study that will enroll and track 100,000 healthy people. – The study will use Helix’s population genomics platform to provide medical insights for Cone Health patients and help identify people at risk for certain diseases and conditions.
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Home Health Care
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Funding for fee-for-service home health care and home- and community-based services ebbs and flows. But the payer source most likely to dictate the future of home-based care providers – across the board – is Medicare Advantage (MA). MA plans aren’t immune to tough rate environments, either. In fact, they’re in one right now.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
What You Should Know: – RapidAI has received FDA clearance for Rapid SDH, its AI-powered module for the detection and notification of suspected hemispheric acute and chronic subdural hematoma. – The need for the RapidAI solution is urgent, with SDH cases in US patients expected to increase by nearly 80% before 2040. AI Module for Detection of Hemispheric Subdural Hematomas Rapid SDH leverages AI to help neurocritical care teams identify suspected hemispheric subdural hemorrhage faste
PDC Healthcare
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Uses Time-Expiring Visitor Badges to Improve Safety and Peace of Mind for Patients, Parents and Employees Visitor identification is vital to the security of all healthcare facilities, but perhaps the most important within children’s hospitals, where vulnerable, young patients are being cared for around the clock. We chatted with Candice Tate, […] The post How Visitor Identification Plays a Vital Role in Security at Children’s Hospitals appeared first on
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
What You Should Know: New survey findings released today by Kinnos show that the risk of becoming infected by visiting or staying in a hospital weighs heavily on the minds of Americans. The findings, which arrive on the heels of the pandemic and amidst an escalating infectious disease crisis, reflect consumer sentiment and concerns when seeking medical care.
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HIStalk
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Top News Indian Health Service chooses General Dynamics Information Technology.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
What You Should Know: – Enterprise Health , a provider of occupational and employee health software solutions announced the launch of its new AI assistant, Wellby. The primary focus of Wellby is to improve the clinical user experience and complement clinical judgment. – Wellby uses GPT technology based on the OpenAI HIPAA-compliant platform to automate time-consuming clerical tasks and provide improved clinical decision support.
Healthy Debate
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Patients need to be at the centre of their own care, and they need to manage their pain for what it is, a chronic disease.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
What You Should Know: – Artera , a digital health leader in patient communications, has introduced Artera Care Assist, powered by Hyro , an AI-powered adaptive communications solution. – Artera Care Assist is a web-virtual assistant that can be deployed on a healthcare providers website, in as little as 48 hours, to answer common patient questions 24/7. – Patient inquiries including questions around locating providers with specific qualifications and language skills, or finding
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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Bill Of Health
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
By Brianna da Silva Bhatia, Michele Heisler, and Christian De Vos American health care too often fails to protect the right to health or promote health-related rights. Despite efforts to increase access to health care and to better incentivize high-quality, value-based care, the United States’ health care system remains fragmented, largely profit-based, and predominantly disease-focused rather than prevention-focused.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
What You Should Know: – A new critical vulnerability was discovered in NeuroWorks Natus Electroencephalogram (EEG) Software that could allow cybercriminals to take control of affected devices and steal medical data. NeuroWorks Natus Electroencephalogram (EEG) software solution is widely used across clinics, hospitals, large teaching facilities and medical device providers for EEG, LTM, ICU, sleep, and research studies. – Trustwave SpiderLabs discovered the vulnerability affects the s
NASHP
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
To apply to participate in the State Respite Summit, fill out this online application. The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), with support from the U.S. Administration for Community Living , The John A. Hartford Foundation, and the Ralph C Wilson, Jr. Foundation, will be convening state teams and federal agency officials for a two-day State Respite Summit.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
What You Should Know: – Artera , a digital health leader in patient communications, has introduced Artera Care Assist, powered by Hyro , an AI-powered adaptive communications solution. – Artera Care Assist is a web-virtual assistant that can be deployed on a healthcare providers website, in as little as 48 hours, to answer common patient questions 24/7. – Patient inquiries including questions around locating providers with specific qualifications and language skills, or finding
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.
Sheppard Health Law
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
In late April this year, the Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) announced that it would make changes to its existing body of healthcare compliance program guidance (CPGs) as part of its current Modernization Initiative. [1] These CPGs were directed at various segments of the health care industry and provided specific guidance on risks posed by industry practices.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Adam Rarick-Varner, Sr. Director of Healthcare Strategy, LexisNexis Risk Solutions During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, over 10 million Americans enrolled in Medicaid – nearly a 14% increase from the beginning of 2020. A month before the public health emergency ended on May 11, 2023, 87 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid. The increase was driven by multiple factors, including the pause of all periodic eligibility reviews during the public health emergency.
NCQA
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Digital diabetes technologies (DDT) offer new ways to monitor and manage diabetes. But there is no widely accepted system for quality standards and measures for DDT performance or effectiveness. We’re working with the American Diabetes Association and the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to change that. The stakes are high: Diabetes affects the lives of more than 537 million people worldwide and strains health care budgets everywhere.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Rajiv Kumar, MD, Co-Founder & CEO (Left) and Lee Pichette Co-Founder, President & COO (Right) What You Should Know: – Forum , a peer support group marketplace, has officially launched with $5.3M in funding from a seed round led by NextView Ventures and featuring participation from MBX Capital, Cue Ball Capital, Sahil Bloom of SRB Ventures, Romeen Sheth, Shaan Puri and City Light Capital. – Forum connects mission-driven facilitators with individuals seeking support for various
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.
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