Thu.Mar 14, 2024

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Mayo Clinic launches digital health product pipeline

Health Care Dive

The program aims alleviate the cost and difficulty digital health companies face in selling to hospitals, while making it easier for hospitals to find and integrate useful tools.

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New Mayo Clinic program to qualify, integrate digital health offerings into clinical care

Fierce Healthcare

Mayo Clinic wants to help digital health more quickly—and more cost-effectively—bring its innovations into the hospital. | The Mayo Clinic Platform's Solutions Studio program will work with digital health companies "from idea to integration into clinical workflows." The system pitches it as a cost-effective way for innovators to bring their offerings to the point of care.

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HHS opens investigation into Change Healthcare cyberattack

Health Care Dive

The Office for Civil Rights will focus on whether protected health information was breached and if UnitedHealth complied with privacy and security requirements.

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Payers, providers continue to tussle over Change Healthcare cyberattack response

Fierce Healthcare

Providers are still feeling the pain brought on by the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, and they're continuing to push insurers and the feds to beef up their responses. | Providers are still feeling the pain brought on by the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, and they're continuing to push insurers and the feds to beef up their responses.

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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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HHS artificial intelligence task force takes shape

Health Care Dive

The new federal task force plans to stand up “some sort of assurance, monitoring, risk-management practices” around AI in healthcare, according to a top HHS official.

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Salesforce rolls out 'copilot' to automate tasks as tech giants ramp up focus on healthcare AI

Fierce Healthcare

Salesforce launched a new healthcare AI assistant within its customer relationship management system, marking the latest tech company trying to expand its reach in the healthcare market. | Salesforce launched a new healthcare AI assistant within its customer relationship management system, marking the latest tech company trying to expand its reach in the healthcare market.

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Nurses report wage, staffing dissatisfaction but most say they'll stick around until retirement, report finds

Fierce Healthcare

Despite challenges with compensation, staffing shortages, safety and more, most nurses want to remain in the field until retirement, a new report found. | The report, which also covered nurses' thoughts on healthcare AI, included Incredible Health’s proprietary data from the 1 million nurses using its platform and the findings of a survey that reached more than 3,300 nurses working in the hospital setting.

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Center for Connected Health Policy’s Mei Kwong on what to expect for telehealth regulations

Health Care Dive

Some telehealth provisions could expire by the end of the year unless Congress makes them permanent.

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Health spending spikes in Massachusetts amid high drug expenses, unprecedented patient cost sharing, regulator warns

Fierce Healthcare

Pharmaceutical costs, non-claims payments and outpatient care fueled “unchecked” healthcare spending in Massachusetts that's increasingly being felt by its residents, according to new findings from | The Bay State's healthcare cost growth benchmark program is calling for policy action after a report showed per-person health spending well above the national average.

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6 Tips for Patients to Avoid Healthcare-Associated Infections

CDC

When a loved one is hospitalized, the last thing anyone wants is for them to get an infection while receiving care. Yet, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on any given day, about 1 in 31 U.S. hospitalized patients has a healthcare-associated infection (HAI). An HAI is an infection that develops during or soon after receiving health care or being in a healthcare setting, such as a hospital, clinic, doctor’s office, surgery center, or nursing home.

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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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The U.S. Can't Guarantee Armenia's Security, Despite Azerbaijan's Threats, but It Can Help

The Rand Blog

The United States and its European allies cannot be everything Armenia wants and needs from a foreign partner. The West should recognize and accept Armenia's multi-alignment and focus on areas where it is comparatively able and willing to deepen ties and foster stability.

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Aveanna Makes Progress On Strategic Transformation, Preferred-Payers Strategy

Home Health Care

Enhancing partnerships with government and preferred payers to create additional caregiver capacity. Identifying cost efficiencies and synergies. Managing capital structure. Engaging company leaders and employees. As Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (Nasdaq: AVAH) enters the second year of its strategic transformation, these are the four primary strategies the company is focused on.

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Tempus Donates Over 3,000 Cancer Patient Profiles to Fuel National Cancer Institute Research

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Tempus , a leader in artificial intelligence and precision medicine, announced a groundbreaking data contribution to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) today. – The first-of-its-kind contribution will significantly enhance the NCI’s planned Data Enclave, a secure repository designed to accelerate cancer research.

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New Bill Seeks To Reduce Challenges For Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries, Expand PACE Model Across US

Home Health Care

Individuals who are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid make up a sizable portion of the overall home-based care population. Too often, though, this dual status comes with frustrating challenges around care plans and coordination. Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday hopes to reduce some of those frustrations while also creating new opportunities for the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) model.

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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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Assort Health Secures $3.5M for Generative AI Solution for Healthcare Call Centers

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Assort Health is introducing the first generative AI solution built specifically for healthcare call centers, promising to erase that dreaded hold music forever. The company is announcing $3.5 million in funding, which will be used to continue scaling the team to meet rapidly accelerating demand with large healthcare organizations.

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Advancing patient safety awareness by addressing ECRI’s top 10 patient safety concerns

Meditech

Patient safety has always been at the forefront of MEDITECH's mission. During this year’s Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 10-16), we are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of MEDITECH's internal Patient Safety/Priority Event (PS/PE) Management group. The PS/PE group coordinates initiatives that increase education on patient safety-related topics and workflows.

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Better Therapeutics Shutters Operations, Terminates Employees, NASDAQ Delisting

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Better Therapeutics (BTTX), a developer of prescription digital therapeutics (PDT), announced today it is shuttering operations and terminating its employees as they explore strategic alternatives. – The announcement follows a special meeting of the board of directors on March 13, 2024. Strategic Crossroads The company will explore strategic options, including: Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors (ABC): In an ABC, an independent trustee takes control of t

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Celebrating World Sleep Day 2024 – Sleep Equity for Global Health

Health Populi

On the long list of things people can do to bolster their well-being, sleep ranks third after eating well and being physically active. We are calling out sleep as a key ingredient for health today, World Sleep Day 2024. Yes, it’s a real thing, and this year speaks to the theme of Sleep Equity for Global Health. The data point here comes from Datassential ‘s latest consumer survey conducted across all adult age groups in the U.S.

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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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Predictive tool use has little effect on knee surgery decision-making

Health IT Analytics

The use of a predictive tool designed to forecast outcomes of total knee arthroplasty did not significantly alter patients’ willingness for surgery.

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Healthcare Economist among the top Public Health blogs

Healthcare ECONOMIST

That is according to Feedspot’s “ 70 Best Public Health Blogs and Websites ” ranking. Healthcare Economist came in at #15. Check out the other top-ranked blogs and websites here.

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Amazon, CVS, Google, Mayo Clinic, Stanford Others Join Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) as Founding Partners

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) announced today a significant milestone with the formation of its founding partner group. – The diverse group brings together leading non-profit research institutions, patient advocacy organizations, and healthcare providers alongside major technology companies. Shared Mission: Trustworthy AI for Better Healthcare CHAI’s core mission is to establish itself as the go-to resource for responsible AI in healthcare.

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From HIMSS with Dr. Jayne 3/13/24

HIStalk

It was nice enough for people to sit out.

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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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A Provider’s Perspective: Top Benefits of Patient Self-Service 

Clearwave Inc

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Blakely Roth | March 14, 2024 Patient expectations around self-service experiences have transformed from a new convenience to an absolute necessity. Nearly 79% of patients are more likely to choose a provider with online and self-service interactivity, while 60% say they are likely to select a provider based on their ability to make appointments online.

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Therabody Pours $10M into Scientific Research, Formalizes Advisory Board

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Therabody , an innovator in wellness technology is pledging over $10M to fund scientific and clinical research studies across beauty, wellness, and athletic performance. – The investment reflects their commitment to scientific validation in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape. Therabody will also launch its first grant program to support researchers globally who are merging wellness and technology in their work.

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Interview with Outcomes Rocket CEO Saul Marquez

Health Business Group

Explore the transformative art of storytelling in healthcare, featuring Outcomes Rocket founder Saul Marquez. Uncover the compelling journey from Saul's immigrant family roots to his rise as a healthcare influencer, where optimism and a robust work ethic forge a path that challenges the conventional. Our discussion brings to life the nuances of personal narratives in healthcare branding, and how these stories bridge the gap between industry professionals and the communities they serve.

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Northwell Forms 3-Year Partnership with Playbook Health for AI-Powered Clinical Documentation

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Playback Health , a healthcare technology company forms a three-year strategic integration partnership with Northwell Health , the largest health system in New York state. – The partnership focuses on integrating Playback Health’s innovative clinical communication platform with Northwell Health’s dedication to exceptional patient care.

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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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News 3/15/24

HIStalk

Top News HHS OCR launches an investigation of the Change.

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AKASA Unveils Gen AI Assistant, Cuts Prior Authorization Time by 50%

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – AKASA , a leader in generative AI ( GenAI ) solutions for the revenue cycle, today announced the launch of Authorization Advisor ™. – Authorization Advisor tackles the time-consuming and error-prone process of prior authorization, a major pain point for healthcare providers. Prior Authorization Made Easy with AI Prior authorization, a process requiring approval from insurers before delivering certain services, is a significant burden for healthcare providers.

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Dr. Eunice Brookman-Amissah: A Pioneer in Safe Abortion Law Reform

Bill Of Health

By Joelle Boxer Late last year, Dr. Eunice Brookman-Amissah won the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize,” for her pioneering efforts to improve safe abortion access in sub-Saharan Africa. According to Dr. Brookman-Amissah, of the 36,000 deaths that occur globally due to unsafe abortion, almost 24,000 are in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Nursing Report Reveals Generational Divide on Nursing’s Future, Amidst Staffing Shortages

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Incredible Health, the leading healthcare career marketplace, released its 5th Annual State of US Nursing Report today. The report, based on data from one million nurses and a survey of over 3,300, offers a comprehensive look at the state of nursing in the United States. – The report underscores the need for solutions to address staffing shortages, improve compensation, and enhance nurse safety and well-being.

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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.