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6 megadeals made up 40% of digital health funding in Q1 as smaller startups face rough waters: Rock Health

Fierce Healthcare

6 megadeals made up 40% of digital health funding in Q1 as smaller startups face rough waters: Rock Health hlandi Tue, 04/04/2023 - 14:40

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Study finds ‘ubiquitous’ third-party tracking on hospital websites, compromising user data

Health Care Dive

Almost 99% of hospital websites include tracking software that transfer data to third parties, including technology and social media companies, data brokers, advertisers and even private equity firms, a new study found.

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From 'transformative' to 'tremendous fear': Takes on ChatGPT in healthcare at ViVE 2023

Fierce Healthcare

From 'transformative' to 'tremendous fear': Takes on ChatGPT in healthcare at ViVE 2023 hlandi Tue, 04/04/2023 - 06:25

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Provider groups push back on planned nursing home staff mandates

Health Care Dive

Two hospital groups are arguing that federal staffing mandates are a “one-size-fits-all” approach to the labor crisis and that issuing mandates could reduce capacity by forcing nursing homes to shut their doors.

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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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Providers, payers press CMS to get rid of Medicare Advantage risk adjustment changes entirely

Fierce Healthcare

Providers, payers press CMS to get rid of Medicare Advantage risk adjustment changes entirely rking Tue, 04/04/2023 - 15:08

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Sanford, Fairview delay merger indefinitely; Minnesota AG continues review of deal

Health Care Dive

The state attorney general’s office has cautioned against a quick merger since the deal was first announced in November.

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Automation is enabling big changes in care delivery and access

Healthcare It News

Dr. Anobel Odisho will offer more detail in the HIMSS23 session "The Power of Automated Care Programs in Improving Outcomes." It scheduled for Tuesday, April 18 at noon – 1 p.m. CT at the South Building, Level 1, room S105 C.

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Improving Patient Outcomes: Collaborative Care in Primary Care Settings

Fierce Healthcare

Improving Patient Outcomes: Collaborative Care in Primary Care Settings mteefey Tue, 04/04/2023 - 14:43

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Alcidion's Miya Precision goes live at Alfred Health

Healthcare It News

Alfred Health, the main healthcare provider in the inner southeast of Melbourne, is now live with Alcidion's Miya Precision modules for improving patient flow and bed management. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Alcidion was initially contracted to implement electronic patient journey boards at Alfred Health in May 2022. Its Miya Flow solution, which is integrated with Alfred's EMR, consolidates and presents an intuitive view of real-time data from various systems, enabling proactive referral managem

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Medicaid enrollment in 28 states will revert to pre-pandemic levels, or higher: Moody’s

Fierce Healthcare

Medicaid enrollment in 28 states will revert to pre-pandemic levels, or higher: Moody’s fdiamond Tue, 04/04/2023 - 16:44

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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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Finland Joins NATO, Sweden's Accession Remains Uncertain

The Rand Blog

Finland is at long last joining NATO, having applied together with Sweden last year in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Finland's accession represents a boon to NATO, a radical change in Finnish foreign and security policy, and another unplanned setback for Russia.

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Zócalo Health teams up with Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs to expand access to affordable medications for its users

Fierce Healthcare

Zócalo Health teams up with Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs to expand access to affordable medications for its users agliadkovskaya Tue, 04/04/2023 - 11:11

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Common Causes and Ways to Treat Insomnia for Older Adults

Healthcare Associates

Common Causes and Ways to Treat Insomnia for Older Adults Many people find that, as they grow older, sleep becomes a challenge. The Sleep Foundation estimates that 10 to 30% of adults struggle with insomnia, and people over 60 may be more prone to sleep problems. According to a 2018 study, as many as 50% of older adults report problems sleeping. Insomnia can take several forms, such as difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, and difficulty going back to sleep after waking up at nig

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'Podnosis': Tackling adolescent mental health, and how inflation and labor shortages will play out in Medicare Advantage

Fierce Healthcare

'Podnosis': Tackling adolescent mental health, and how inflation and labor shortages will play out in Medicare Advantage tcarey Tue, 04/04/2023 - 16:27

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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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Starting Your Medical Practice – Avoid These 5 Branding Mistakes

Best Medical Billing Company | Physicians Revenue Group, Inc.

PRGMD April 4, 2023 Starting Your Medical Practice – Avoid These 5 Branding Mistakes Your practice can stay in touch with its patients by incorporating seamless business strategies. Healthcare branding services alginate maximum people and inform them about important updates regarding your benefits. Improve your practice’s reputation and acquire maximum revenue stability by involving strong branding strategies in your healthcare system.

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Quest Diagnostics' new transplant support services aim to expedite test results, offer at-home lab draws

Fierce Healthcare

Quest Diagnostics' new transplant support services aim to expedite test results, offer at-home lab draws agliadkovskaya Tue, 04/04/2023 - 13:13

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Northwell Health Inks 7-Year Deal with Philips for Patient Monitoring

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today, Northwell Health announced the 7-year agreement with Philips , which will allow the healthcare system to standardize patient monitoring, enhance patient care and improve patient outcomes while driving interoperability and data innovation. This system will allow Northwell to make use of innovative technologies as they evolve and give them the flexibility to scale their patient monitoring seamlessly in tandem with those new systems. – This agreement comes

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Healthcare Dealmakers—UnityPoint, Presbyterian plan 40-hospital merger; CVS closes $8B Signify purchase and more

Fierce Healthcare

Healthcare Dealmakers—UnityPoint, Presbyterian plan 40-hospital merger; CVS closes $8B Signify purchase and more dmuoio Tue, 04/04/2023 - 10:03

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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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White Sage: A Closer Look

American College of Healthcare Sciences

By Dorene Petersen History of White Sage White sage has a long history of use as a healing herb. That is why interest in this shrub’s healing properties, botanically known as Salvia apiana has soared in recent years. There is even a historical reason for this trend. The Chumash, a Native American people living along […] The post White Sage: A Closer Look appeared first on American College of Healthcare Sciences.

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Sparrow Health System, University of Michigan Health close $7B merger

Fierce Healthcare

Sparrow Health System, University of Michigan Health close $7B merger dmuoio Tue, 04/04/2023 - 15:05

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HouseWorks Acquires Amedisys’ Personal Care Division

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – HouseWorks LLC, a provider of personal care services in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Maine has acquired Associated Home Care , the Personal Care division at Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), a leading provider of home health, hospice, and high-acuity care. – HouseWorks, in partnership with eCaring, joins the Amedisys personal care network and forms a care coordination partnership to deliver comprehensive, seamless care to the communities both o

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Team-based care key to alleviating primary-care crisis

Healthy Debate

The post Team-based care key to alleviating primary-care crisis appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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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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ChatGPT Has Potential to Help Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer Patients

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: A new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators describes how ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, may help improve health outcomes for patients with cirrhosis and liver cancer by providing easy-to-understand information about basic knowledge, lifestyle and treatments for these conditions. The findings , published in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical and Molecular Hepatology , highlights the AI system’s potential to play a role in clinical practice.

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Nearly 10% Of BrightStar Care’s Network Now Corporate Owned

Home Health Care

The national home care franchise BrightStar Care has once again expanded its corporate-owned footprint, this time with the acquisition of eight locations in Wisconsin. Based in Chicago, BrightStar Care has been significantly growing its corporate-owned footprint lately. With the most recent acquisition of BrightStar franchise locations, the company now fully owns close to 10% of its network, with franchisee ownership making up the rest.

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Med Device AVS Raises Additional $8.8M for $28.8M Series B

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – AVS , an early-stage medical device company focused on safely and effectively treating severely calcified arterial disease with its PIVL™ therapy, announced today that it closed an additional $8.8 million in new financing, bringing its Series B round to $28.8 million total. – The funding will continue to support clinical trials for the company’s device for pulsatile intravascular lithotripsy (PIVL) in peripheral cases, while advancing preclinical work for an e

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Embedding Health Equity into the Core of Healthcare

Healthcare Leadership Council

The Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health was released in 1985, serving as a catalyst for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to begin addressing health disparities, and Congress to form the Office of Minority Health within HHS the following year. Today, much of the progress in this arena is taking place in the private sector.

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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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ChatGPT Has Potential to Help Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer Patients, Cedars Sinai Study Reveals

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: A new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators describes how ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, may help improve health outcomes for patients with cirrhosis and liver cancer by providing easy-to-understand information about basic knowledge, lifestyle and treatments for these conditions. The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, highlight the AI system’s potential to play a role in clinical practice.

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Increased MA Penetration Associated With Lower Post-Acute Care Utilization

Home Health Care

A recent study found that in areas with a higher percentage of people enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, traditional Medicare beneficiaries use less post-acute care services. Additionally, those areas did not see an increase in hospital readmissions, despite the drop in post-acute care services. The study also found that hospital readmissions were lower in areas with a higher number of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

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How EHR vendors can reduce documentation burdens on clinicians

Meditech

As much as EHRs have evolved over the last few decades, providers still face the challenge of sifting through information to make the correct clinical decisions.

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Despite Headwinds, Home Health Care Remains ‘Linchpin’ Buyers Are Looking For

Home Health Care

Home-based care’s buyers and sellers aren’t dealing with a bad market. It’s just a different market compared to a short time ago. “All across the board, health care services are down from 2021, but pretty much slightly up from 2020,” Dexter Braff, president of the M&A advisory firm The Braff Group, said last week at Home Health Care News’ Capital + Strategy conference.

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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.