Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Nonprofit hospitals will continue to operate under a cloud of labor supply shortages and “pressured” margins into 2024, setting the coming 12 months up as another “make or break year” for the secto | Fitch Ratings' pessimistic 2024 outlook highlighted labor shortages, an uptick in union activity and potential second year of debt service covenant violations.
Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 5, 2023
The interim final rule, which is set to go into effect Wednesday, comes as nearly 11.8 million people have been removed from the safety-net insurance.
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Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Blue Shield of California members will no longer be covered across 17 Adventist Health hospitals, the hospital system recently announced. | Blue Shield of California and Adventist Health were unable to reach a new contract agreement, leaving members without coverage since Dec. 1. The hospital system says they remain open to future discussions.
Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Under the new model, CVS’ pharmacy network will price drugs based on the amount the company paid for them, plus a defined markup and additional pharmacist fee.
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Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 5, 2023
CVS Health is overhauling the way it reimburses its pharmacies for prescription medications as the healthcare industry faces increased scrutiny for high drug prices. | CVS Health is overhauling the way it reimburses its pharmacies for prescription medications as the healthcare industry faces increased scrutiny on high drug prices.
Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Next year will be another “make or break” year for the nonprofit sector, with success determined by hospitals' labor agenda.
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Healthcare It News
DECEMBER 5, 2023
To better support personalized care, Qualtrics patient experience data will be integrated with Epic to flag potential problems or concerns for patients. WHY IT MATTERS Qualtrics said in its announcement Tuesday that the new integration with Epic adds a layer of understanding about patient healthcare journeys to help create better patient experiences and provider relationships.
Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 5, 2023
The company plans to develop CAR-T cell therapies to treat pediatric brain tumors.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Higher volumes and cost-cutting programs allowed Livonia, Michigan-based Trinity Health to trim its operating losses in the first quarter of its 2024 fiscal year. | The large Catholic nonprofit continues to target labor cost drivers with investments in a virtual care model and internal staffing.
p3care
DECEMBER 5, 2023
The MIPS 2024 policy guide contains a detailed list of new reporting policies and measures. Overall, the rule addresses every medical practice and specialty in depth. With considerable insights, the new rule was finally released, with lots of surprises for healthcare providers. Here, let’s confine our focus of discussion to hospitalists, and more precisely, inpatient clinicians.
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Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Fierce Healthcare sits down with healthcare executives at Fierce Health Payer Summit 2023. | Fierce Healthcare sits down with healthcare executives at Fierce Health Payer Summit 2023. Payer leaders came together at the event to unpack the evolving landscape, providing a deep dive into the most important issues facing the industry. Watch these videos to gain insight on the key topics discussed.
KHN
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Bradley Little, a physical education teacher in Arizona, was leading his class through a school hallway in 2017 when he collapsed. Little feared he was having a stroke. Or, in a sign of the times, that he’d been shot. He tried to stand, but his leg wouldn’t move. A student ran for help. Firefighters arrived and hoisted Little onto a gurney.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Earlier this year, Fierce Healthcare, Fierce Pharma and Fierce Biotech recognized 50 individuals and companies that are pushing the industry forward. | Earlier this year, Fierce Healthcare, Fierce Pharma and Fierce Biotech recognized 50 individuals and companies that are pushing the industry forward. The Fierce 50 winners range from tech innovators to researchers developing novel therapies to providers on the frontlines of changing care.
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Charlie Lougheed, CEO of Axuall The future of healthcare innovation over the next decade will be shaped by insights from clinician big data and AI, otherwise known as workforce intelligence. While clinical discovery is often the first thing that comes to mind, workforce data and the intelligence derived from it represent a lesser-known but equally important place in the future of medicine.
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Home Health Care
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Though the vast majority of seniors are living in their communities, as opposed to assisted living or nursing homes, only a third of these individuals are receiving financial support or assistance from Medicaid to pay for home- and community-based services. That’s one takeaway from a recent Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) webinar. Seniors that aren’t getting financial support or assistance from Medicaid are either paying out of pocket or relying on support from informal or family caregivers, acco
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 5, 2023
What You Should Know: – Qualtrics , the pioneer of experience management, and Epic , the leader in comprehensive health record (CHR) technology, have joined forces to revolutionize patient experience. – The EHR integration will seamlessly weave patients’ experience data from Qualtrics into their health information in Epic, empowering providers to deliver a more personalized and empathetic healthcare journey.
Home Health Care
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Several of the biggest changes in the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) CY 2024 final home health rule deal with the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model. At face value, it may seem like the HHVBP process is being simplified in the way providers fill out OASIS forms. However, there’s more to it than just that. “What is true today is not what’s going to be true with the final rule,” Cindy Krafft, owner of K&K Health Care Solutions, said during a MedBri
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 5, 2023
What You Should Know: – Withings , the pioneer of hybrid smartwatches, unveils its latest innovation: ScanWatch Nova. – This timepiece seamlessly blends cutting-edge health-tracking technology with exquisite diver-style aesthetics, making it the perfect companion for health-conscious individuals who appreciate luxury. A Powerful Health Scan on Your Wrist ScanWatch Nova boasts an array of health-focused features, including: On-demand medical-grade ECG: Monitor your heart rhythm for po
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Home Health Care
DECEMBER 5, 2023
CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) held its investor day Tuesday, which included company leaders’ ambitious plan for the future. That plan includes a synchronization of its health care delivery arm with the rest of the enterprise, and that health care delivery arm, of course, includes home-based health care. “We said we wanted to be in primary care, we wanted to be in the home, we wanted to have provider enablement capabilities,” CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch said.
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 5, 2023
What You Should Know: – IBM and Meta announced the launch of the AI Alliance, a newly formed group of leading organizations dedicated to fostering open innovation and open science in artificial intelligence with Cleveland Clinic as one of the over 50 Founding Members and Collaborators. – Cleveland Clinic joins IBM, Meta, and other leading organizations in the Alliance’s mission to advance responsible AI development and ensure that the benefits of AI are accessible to all.
Health IT Analytics
DECEMBER 5, 2023
A new model has shown that among non-smokers, there is a 2.1 times greater risk of developing lung cancer for those in high-risk groups compared to their peers.
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 5, 2023
What You Should Know: – CVS Health today hosted its 2023 Investor Day, where the company outlined its strategy for driving reliable, diversified, and accelerating earnings growth while delivering superior care and value to millions of Americans. – The company emphasized its commitment to leveraging its unique combination of assets to enhance its pharmacy and health care benefits businesses, expand its integrated care delivery offerings, and achieve sustainable financial performance.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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Health Recovery
DECEMBER 5, 2023
How Evara Health, a Florida-based FQHC on a mission to provide quality healthcare for all, leveraged 3 different grants to fund and expand their remote patient monitoring (RPM) program.
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Jordan Messler, MD, SFHM, FACP, Chief Medical Officer at Glytec The modern-day hospital is grappling with an alarming trend. According to a new global study, the number of people with diabetes is growing at a troubling rate and is expected to double by 2050. This is generating a national conversation among health system leaders on inpatient glycemic management strategies, and whether their facilities are doing enough.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
DECEMBER 5, 2023
From a Lex Fridman interview with theoretical physicist Lisa Randall. “Stocks may not achieve a precise value until they’re traded, but that doesn’t mean we can’t approximate their worth until they change hands. Similarly, electrons might not have definite properties, but they do exist. It’s true that the electron doesn’t exist as a classical object with definite position until the position is measured.
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 5, 2023
What You Should Know: Laudio , an innovator in frontline leader solutions that drive efficiency and engagement for health systems, today announced the launch of Laudio Insights, a new source of data and perspectives uniquely focused on frontline dynamics at health systems. Laudio Insights provides evidence-based expertise on trends that directly affect frontline leaders, offering novel findings to help health systems better empower their leaders, improve system-wide operations, and retain their
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.
Bill Of Health
DECEMBER 5, 2023
By Silvia Serrano Guzmán On July 4, 2023 the Constitutional Court of Colombia handed down a landmark decision on one of the most difficult dilemmas faced during the COVID-19 pandemic: the rationing of intensive care in situations of scarcity. Although the need for prioritization was a reality almost globally, many countries had no such regulation in place, which frequently led to the adoption of fragmented and discriminatory triage protocols.
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 5, 2023
What You Should Know: – athenahealth , a leading provider of network-enabled software and services for medical groups and health systems nationwide, announced a range of new traditional and generative AI-driven capabilities across the company’s solutions. – These features, available through athenaOne®, athenahealth’s integrated, cloud-based suite of electronic health record (EHR), revenue cycle management , and patient engagement solutions, enable organizations to deliver
HKLaw
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.
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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