Health Care Dive
AUGUST 1, 2023
Amazon Clinic — now available to consumers in all 50 states — launched shortly after the company announced plans to shutter a separate enterprise virtual care offering.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor is alleging UnitedHealth Group Inc. denied thousands of patients' payments for emergency room services and urinary drug screenings. | A third-party administrator of UnitedHealth Group denied thousands of emergency department and urinary drug screening claims without proper review, the U.S. Labor Department alleges in a lawsuit.
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Health Care Dive
AUGUST 1, 2023
The layoffs come as CVS faces significant integration costs from recent M&A activity, including its $10.6 billion buy of Oak Street and $8 billion acquisition of Signify.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
Amazon Clinic is expanding to all 50 states, including nationwide telehealth services to offer access to clinicians through its website and mobile app. | Amazon Clinic is expanding to all 50 states, including nationwide telehealth services to offer access to clinicians through its website and mobile app.
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Healthcare It News
AUGUST 1, 2023
Whether at home, on vacation or in the hospital, patients and care providers want access to innovative technologies that can expedite the delivery of medical advice, prescriptions, referrals and action when it is needed most. Virtual care technologies and artificial intelligence are helping health systems and healthcare retailers to improve care delivery.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
Black parents and their children are at greater risk of experiencing unfair treatment in healthcare settings than those of other races and ethnicities, according to survey results collected in
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
Healthmap Solutions, a kidney population health management company, has raised $100 million to expand its business. | Healthmap, founded in 2016, serves payers and at-risk providers seeking value-based solutions for the high-risk, high-cost chronic kidney disease population.
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 1, 2023
The return of the Wellpoint brand for Amerigroup, which covers Medicaid and Medicare members, is the payer's latest corporate reinvention.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
Experts believe recent price transparency initiatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are a step in the right direction but ultimately fall short of making the impact al | Price transparency initiatives could help consumers make better decisions with their wallets, but experts have tempered expectations of the real-world benefits for a recent CMS OPPS proposal.
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 1, 2023
Most hospitals underperformed in June, which the consultancy attributes to a growing gap between affluent and poor hospitals.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
CVS Health is cutting approximately 5,000 jobs to save on costs amid its ongoing push into healthcare delivery. | Those affected will reportedly receive severance pay, benefits and help with landing a new job elsewhere. CVS Health does not expect customer-facing roles in stores, pharmacies and clinics to be affected in the layoff plan.
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 1, 2023
Tenet is the third for-profit hospital to raise its revenue forecast for the year following its second quarter performance.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
Healthcare is driving toward greater value, but there are potential downsides in the move toward value-based care. | This week on "Podnosis," we take a critical look at value-based care. Also under discussion is the top nonprofit health systems of 2022.
The Rand Blog
AUGUST 1, 2023
Even if the U.S. national security apparatus can operate entirely outside of politics, it remains exposed to the effects of Truth Decay—the diminishing role of facts and analysis in American public life. Little work is being done to understand how severe the impact of Truth Decay is on national security and, more importantly, how to mitigate it.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
As Friday Health Plans dies in each of the seven states in which i | The 39,000 members in North Carolina of the troubled and dying insurtech Friday Health Plans have been offered new coverage by AmeriHealth Caritas Next that will honor any deductibles and out-of-pocket costs paid so far this year.
The Rand Blog
AUGUST 1, 2023
The recent NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, left the world asking a hard question: “Are we in a new Cold War with Russia?” Our answer is to a different, and harder, and more important question: Is Russia already at war with the West?
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 1, 2023
U.S. | Changes to the scoring of this year's highly watched ranking include a greater focus on outpatient care and objective quality measures over expert opinion. The annual list has recently come under fire from individuals and organizations concerned that the rankings incentivize harmful behavior.
Healthcare Associates
AUGUST 1, 2023
Wheezing on Exhale When Lying Down Wheezing at night can be an alarming situation. You may find that you are struggling to breathe normally while lying down. Wheezing can interrupt sleep, which leads to feeling tired during the day. Long-term lack of sleep can have negative effects on your mood, health, or quality of life. Wheezing is a whistling sound made while breathing.
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HIT Consultant
AUGUST 1, 2023
Dr. Minh Huynh, Medical Director at NantHealth Eliminating healthcare inequities requires addressing the underlying social and economic factors that contribute to these disparities and ensuring that all individuals have equal access to high-quality healthcare services, regardless of their background or circumstances. This includes addressing issues such as poverty, discrimination, and unequal distribution of resources, as well as promoting health equity as a core value of healthcare systems.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 1, 2023
One of the most renowned hospitals in the U.S. recently celebrated the three-year anniversary of its hospital-at-home program. In 2019, Mayo Clinic CEO Gianrico Farrugia stated that high-acuity home care would be part of not only Mayo Clinic’s future, but the health care industry’s at large. With that declaration, Mayo Clinic launched the Advanced Care at Home model the following year, partnering with Medically Home.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 1, 2023
Peter Kearney, Chief Operating Officer of Virdis Group The UK life sciences industry is burgeoning and, thanks in part to the role played by Covid in supercharging a range of sectors, it is on a path toward further expansion. Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, recently stated his ambition for the country to become a life sciences ‘superpower’. However, at a time of unprecedented development, the industry also finds itself at the center of a skills shortage that threatens to stall, or even halt, it
Home Health Care
AUGUST 1, 2023
Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) is not as worried about the future of home health care. While home health providers across the country are scrambling to advocate against – and adjust to – payment rate cuts, Addus leaders are looking for more opportunities to broaden the company’s home health reach. They also believe the rate adjustment will normalize in the near-term future.
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HIT Consultant
AUGUST 1, 2023
Dr. Fateme Fayyazbakhsh, an assistant research professor of mechanical engineering at S&T What You Should Know: – Missouri University of Science and Technology researchers are developing new 3D-printed hydrogel dressings to speed up and improve the healing process for patients with second-degree burns. The research team published an article covering their latest findings in the International Journal of Bioprinting in July. – Hydrogels are typically part of the care regimen for pa
Home Health Care
AUGUST 1, 2023
The Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023 – which aims to block cuts to home health payments – has been introduced in the House of Representatives. In a significant step for the legislation, Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) introduced the bill in the House Tuesday. The bill was initially introduced in the Senate on June 22 by Sens.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 1, 2023
What You Should Know: Today, Amazon Clinic announced it is now available to customers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., offering more people easy access to licensed clinicians for virtual care. Amazon Clinic is a virtual health care marketplace available to adults 18-64, that connects customers to third-party, licensed clinicians to help manage common health conditions like urinary tract infections, pink eye, and erectile dysfunction.
Health IT Analytics
AUGUST 1, 2023
New research indicated that an AI algorithm could use body composition measurements to predict lung cancer, CVD, and all-cause mortality.
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.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 1, 2023
What You Should Know: – Today, Signify Health announced the addition of a new comprehensive in-home kidney health testing/evaluation as part of their diagnostic and preventive service offerings. – This is Signify’s latest diagnostic offering for IHEs since the addition of spirometry screenings for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) announced in the fall of 2022.
Healthy Debate
AUGUST 1, 2023
Policymakers have begun to address health disinformation and harmful products on social media. But more answers are still needed.
Bookzurman
AUGUST 1, 2023
Healthcare IT Standards refer to a set of guidelines and protocols that govern the way data is managed and exchanged within the healthcare industry. These standards ensure consistency, interoperability, and compatibility across different healthcare systems and technologies. By adopting and adhering to these standards, healthcare organizations can streamline their data management processes and improve overall operational efficiency.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 1, 2023
What You Should Know: Duke Health forms a strategic five-year, innovative partnership with Microsoft aimed at responsibly and ethically harnessing the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technology to transform the healthcare landscape. The strategic partnership will usher in a new era of innovation, including the creation of a Duke Health AI Innovation Lab and Center of Excellence.
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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