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Ohio AG sues ‘modern gangsters’ Cigna, Humana for alleged PBM price fixing

Health Care Dive

Ohio Attorney General David Yost filed suit on Monday against the payers' PBMs, along with Prime Therapeutics, for allegedly sharing pricing information and driving up drug prices.

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ViVE 2023: Amazon Pharmacy integrates coupons in latest bid to target affordability of branded drugs

Fierce Healthcare

ViVE 2023: Amazon Pharmacy integrates coupons in latest bid to target affordability of branded drugs hlandi Tue, 03/28/2023 - 15:24

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How open-loop networks are changing health rewards as we know them

Health Care Dive

Health rewards have traditionally included limited offerings that not all members can access. Now, open-loop rewards offer more choices than ever.

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'Podnosis': Insight on the Ohio train derailment class-action lawsuit, and how data analytics can improve social risk factor identification

Fierce Healthcare

'Podnosis': Insight on the Ohio train derailment class-action lawsuit, and how data analytics can improve social risk factor identification tcarey Tue, 03/28/2023 - 14:07

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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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Oscar Health names former Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini as new chief executive

Health Care Dive

Bertolini brings decades of experience in the payer sector — including overseeing Aetna’s $70 billion sale to CVS in 2018 — to Oscar as the insurer works toward profitability.

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AWS announces healthcare workforce accelerator cohort

Healthcare It News

The companies selected for the newest AWS Healthcare Accelerator will focus on three critical needs in the healthcare space: retention, deployment and training, says Dr. Rowland Illing, chief medical officer and director of International Public Sector Health & the Global Healthcare Venture Capital and Startups team at AWS. WHY IT MATTERS AWS accelerators are technical, business and mentorship programs that help startups advance their digital solutions using the cloud, such as last year's

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Carrot Fertility expands benefits with hormone replacement therapy coverage

Fierce Healthcare

Carrot Fertility expands benefits with hormone replacement therapy coverage agliadkovskaya Tue, 03/28/2023 - 14:43

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How Much Does SEO Cost?

Healthcare Success

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a powerhouse for long-term revenue generation. It should never be an afterthought in your marketing strategy. Businesses across every industry must capture relevant, organic traffic opportunities to stay competitive and grow. Focusing on value over cost is crucial when researching the best SEO agency or consulting firm for your business, industry, and company stage.

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ViVe 2023: CancerX co-hosts Moffitt Cancer Center, Digital Medicine Society, unveil 'Moonshot' digital health effort

Fierce Healthcare

ViVe 2023: CancerX co-hosts Moffitt Cancer Center, Digital Medicine Society, unveil 'Moonshot' digital health effort hlandi Tue, 03/28/2023 - 07:36

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The New Deaths of Despair in America – Among U.S. Children

Health Populi

The phenomenon of Deaths of Despair is the short-hand name for rising mortality among certainly people living in the U.S. due to overdose, accidents, and suicide. Angus Deaton and Anne Case published their first of many research papers on Deaths of Despair in 2015. Their research uncovered the risks of dying a Death of Despair to be higher among men, especially those between the ages of 25 and 64.

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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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Hospitals feel congressional heat over compliance with price transparency rule

Fierce Healthcare

Hospitals feel congressional heat over compliance with price transparency rule rking Tue, 03/28/2023 - 17:11

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Can Stress Cause High Blood Pressure?

Healthcare Associates

Can Stress Cause High Blood Pressure? Stress is a normal part of life. Everyone experiences stress from time to time. However, experiencing stress for a long time can have serious negative consequences on your health—especially if you can’t control it. High blood pressure is one of the most serious health problems caused by stress. When not treated, high blood pressure can lead to heart attack, stroke, and dementia.

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ViVE 2023: Current and former CMMI chiefs reflect on past, future of agency

Fierce Healthcare

ViVE 2023: Current and former CMMI chiefs reflect on past, future of agency pminemyer Tue, 03/28/2023 - 18:58

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Rethinking Behavioral Health Support in the ED: 3 Keys for Innovation

HIT Consultant

Benjamin Zaniello, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, PointClickCare Dr. Enrique Enguidanos, Founder & CEO of CBC Solutions About one out of five Americans with serious illness struggled to access care during the pandemic, and rates were significantly higher among disadvantaged populations, a 2022 study found. Now, as mental health-related visits in emergency departments (EDs) continue to rise , healthcare professionals must consider: “How can we create better behavioral health supports for peo

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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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ViVE 2023: Cash-strapped health systems demanding clear financial returns from their digital investments

Fierce Healthcare

ViVE 2023: Cash-strapped health systems demanding clear financial returns from their digital investments dmuoio Wed, 03/29/2023 - 01:50

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DW Healthcare Partners Closes $210M Fund to Invest in Healthcare Companies

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – DW Healthcare Partners (“DWHP”), a healthcare-focused private equity firm, announced the closing of DW Healthcare Partners Small Cap, L.P. (“Founders Fund”), a $210M fund focused on lower middle market healthcare investments. This new fund brings DWHP’s total capital under management to USD $1.3 billion. – The Founders Fund will invest in companies that are $3M to 6M EBITDA.

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Hospital margins remain flat but stable, non-labor expenses rise, Kaufman Hall finds

Fierce Healthcare

Hospital margins remain flat but stable, non-labor expenses rise, Kaufman Hall finds agliadkovskaya Tue, 03/28/2023 - 16:21

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Exec Hires: AVIA Appoints Scott Cullen, M.D., as EVP of Strategic Innovation and Chief Clinical Officer

HIT Consultant

Scott Cullen, M.D., EVP of Strategic Innovation and Chief Clinical Officer at AVIA What You Should Know: – AVIA , the nation’s leading healthcare digital transformation partner, announced today that Scott Cullen, M.D., has been appointed Executive Vice President of Strategic Innovation and Chief Clinical Officer to lead the company’s strategic insights and advisory practice. – An experienced leader in both clinical care and driving strategic success, Dr.

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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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Hospital groups aim to blunt effort to reverse ACA ban on physician-owned hospitals

Fierce Healthcare

Hospital groups aim to blunt effort to reverse ACA ban on physician-owned hospitals rking Tue, 03/28/2023 - 16:21

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KLAS: Independent Ambulatory Patient Portals Performance 2023

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Patient portals (tools used by healthcare providers to engage with patients) can greatly influence a patient’s ability to seek and receive care. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, healthcare organizations have become keenly interested in technology that gives patients ownership of their health and enhances office efficiencies. Though KLAS has historically looked at how portals perform in the IDN setting, this report examines the experience of customers in the independent ambul

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ViVE 2023: For-profit, large-scale healthcare does not mean poor quality, HCA Healthcare CEO says

Fierce Healthcare

ViVE 2023: For-profit, large-scale healthcare does not mean poor quality, HCA Healthcare CEO says dmuoio Tue, 03/28/2023 - 15:20

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Health Recovery Solutions Announces New Client Advisory Board

Health Recovery

New Client Advisory Board at Health Recovery Solutions brings together healthcare leaders to discuss industry challenges and drive innovation in the digital health arena

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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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Oscar Health taps former Aetna chief Mark Bertolini as new CEO

Fierce Healthcare

Oscar Health taps former Aetna chief Mark Bertolini as new CEO fdiamond Tue, 03/28/2023 - 10:12

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Using SPC charts during the lifecycle of a QI project

Life Qi

In this series of articles, we’ve taken a look at the benefits of using SPC within Quality Improvement (QI) projects. We’ve also had a closer look at how to use SPC charts and what SPC charts can be used for. Now we’re going to drill down into how using SPC charts during the lifecycle of a QI project can help you to discover issues in processes and check in on your ongoing project success.

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Centene names new chief people officer

Fierce Healthcare

Centene names new chief people officer pminemyer Tue, 03/28/2023 - 14:38

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Can Grade Retention Help with COVID-19 Learning Recovery in Schools?

The Rand Blog

Early grade retention is getting more attention as a potential way to make up for missed learning during the pandemic. But retaining kids without providing the necessary supports or failing to identify the right kids using objective criteria will likely yield ineffective results or even lead to adverse effects.

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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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Walgreens Leaders Tout Strong Growth In Health Care Delivery Segment

Home Health Care

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) has been building out its health care delivery arm – which includes home-based care capabilities – for some time now, just like its retailer competitors. There’s good reason for that. Pairing primary care and home-based care capabilities is a way to drive value-based care moving forward. But, in Walgreens’ case, its also a way to make up for profit dipping over time due to less COVID-specific business, such as vaccine delivery and test sales.

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News 3/29/23

HIStalk

Top News HL7 publishes FHIR Release 5. I will break.

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How Staffing Shortages Are Affecting PE Dealmaking In Home Health Care

Home Health Care

The home health care workforce shortage is restricting PE dealmaking, experts suggest. That’s especially been the case over the last year and a half, as micro and macro economic headwinds have also affected both agencies and PE firms. “When you think about it, it takes the margin on a business that was already feeling some reimbursement pressure and just compresses that,” Rebecca Springer, senior health care analyst at Pitchbook, told Home Health Care News.

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Give me a primary-care provider who understands me

Healthy Debate

The post Give me a primary-care provider who understands me appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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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.