Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 10, 2024
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual care and digital health tools are more popular than ever. | Elevance Health is launching a new initiative that aims to put smartphones in the hands of Medicaid members who otherwise cannot connect to virtual services.
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 10, 2024
Kentucky-based Baptist Health has gone out of network with UnitedHealthcare and Centene’s WellCare Medicare Advantage plans after failing to agree to contract terms.
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Healthcare It News
JANUARY 10, 2024
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the department of psychiatry and behavioral health at Geisinger began experiencing a significant increase in demand for behavioral health services. THE PROBLEM The demand for services was most noticeable for adult psychotherapy services, with waits as long as several months and several thousand outstanding orders.
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 10, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission reached a first-of-its-kind settlement with a data broker that the regulator alleged sold data that could be used to track visits to medical or reproductive health clinics.
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Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 10, 2024
Even charging a dollar premium for healthcare benefits can discourage some low-income individuals from getting coverage, but price isn’t the only factor involved, according to a
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 10, 2024
While slim operating margins continue to challenge hospitals, experts predict providers will trim unnecessary expenses and focus on strategic labor investments.
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Health Care Dive
JANUARY 10, 2024
Virtual care visits in most specialties were more likely to have a follow-up within seven days, but the gap between telehealth and office appointments narrowed after 30 or 90 day intervals.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 10, 2024
A growing number of companies are introducing diverse voices to their virtual assistants or speech synthesis systems: Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Polly, Meta’s Voicebox. | A growing number of companies are introducing diverse voices to their virtual assistants or speech synthesis systems: Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Polly, Meta’s Voicebox. But what about diversity of voices in healthcare, where the stakes are higher?
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 10, 2024
Raju Iyer will be responsible for the California-based health system’s financial planning. He replaces Dominic Nakis, who served as interim CFO.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 10, 2024
Ahead of its fourth quarter earnings next month, Oscar Health CEO Mark Bertolini expects 2024 to be a profitable year. | Oscar Health CEO Mark Bertolini gave strategic insight to the company's path to profitability and its intentions for the ICHRA and Medicare Advantage markets at JPM24.
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Home Health Care
JANUARY 10, 2024
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Home care companies have always had to deal with a gray market in senior care, or an “underground” caregiver workforce. But as the cost of providing care continues to rise, providers may find themselves in more of a bind than before. Broadly, caregivers that are part of the underground workforce are individuals who are unaffiliated with a home care agency.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 10, 2024
Belong Health has formed a medical group to help payer and provider partners address gaps in care for dual-eligible patients. | The first clinical solution available through Belong Medical Group is Mental Health Connector, serving patients without a current mental health provider or worsening chronic mental illness.
HIT Consultant
JANUARY 10, 2024
What You Should Know: – Innovaccer , a healthcare data platform, unveils Sara Scribe , an AI assistant poised to revolutionize healthcare documentation. – Sara Scribe, also known as InScribe, transcends the limitations of standard dictation software. This innovative tool uses advanced AI to not only transcribe doctor-patient conversations in real-time but also analyze them and deliver actionable insights, streamlining workflows and freeing up valuable clinician time.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 10, 2024
It's officially a new year for the healthcare industry, as biopharma executives, investors, reporters and others make the annual trek to the Westin St. | Get the latest healthcare and health tech news from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.
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HIT Consultant
JANUARY 10, 2024
What You Should Know: – Commons Clinic, a leading value-based physician group transforming musculoskeletal (MSK) care, today announced the launch of the Center for Spine Economics, Outcomes & Research (SEOR). – This landmark initiative marks a $100M commitment over the next decade to revolutionize ambulatory spine care delivery, paving the way for more effective, affordable, and patient-centered treatment.
Health Populi
JANUARY 10, 2024
The heart is a major health-category at CES 2024, from wristband wearable tech to remote health monitoring devices enabling cardiovascular hospital-to-home care. Abbott, one of the first life science companies to exhibit at CES back in 2022, announced the HeartMates program here at #CES2024 today as part of a panel titled Ahead of the Game: Revolutionizing Athlete Safety with Emerging Health Tech.
HIT Consultant
JANUARY 10, 2024
What You Should Know: Vita Health, the first provider of clinically validated suicide prevention through innovative care management, announced today the close of a $22.5M Series A funding round. The funding will support the rapid expansion of life-saving services targeting youth and adults nationwide. The Vita behavioral health care pathways are based on the founding team’s successful clinical trials published in JAMA, The American Journal of Psychiatry and thousands of patient encounters demons
Home Health Care
JANUARY 10, 2024
Option Care Health (NYSE: OPCH), the home-based and alternate site infusion services provider, had one heck of a 2023. But, about six months removed from its failed attempt to acquire Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED), it still remains a home-based care provider worth paying attention to. On Tuesday at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, the company’s leaders laid out their strategy moving forward.
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Health IT Analytics
JANUARY 10, 2024
A population-level risk model may help researchers and clinicians better flag patients at risk of intensive care unit admission and adverse outcomes.
Healthy Debate
JANUARY 10, 2024
Medical resident Maria Raveendran writes on her experience working in the remote northern Ontario community of Moose Factory Island.
Nordic
JANUARY 10, 2024
As many readers know, I’ve recently co-written a book about applying the principles of human-centered design to healthcare writ large. Hence, it cannot be surprising that my interest was piqued when an article appeared last month in the British Medical Journal titled “Effect of chair placement on physicians’ behavior and patients’ satisfaction: randomized deception trial.
Home Health Care
JANUARY 10, 2024
Sharecare CEO Brent Layton took on his role at the company less than two weeks ago. He’s already touting the company’s post-acute care capabilities. “The assets that are at Sharecare today, like CareLinx, give us the ability to truly impact the post-acute care space,” Layton said at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Wednesday. “To work with an MCO, to work with the government in having people discharged out of the hospital and to make sure when they go home, there is a plan there; the techno
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HIT Consultant
JANUARY 10, 2024
AJ Rivosecchi, PharmD, Sr. Product Manager at Bluesight Modern medicine delivers miracles every day, but there are challenges, too. At any given time, 300 or more drugs bloat the FDA’s shortage list. Many of these medicines, including life-saving cancer drugs , don’t get to the patients who need them. Drug shortages have a variety of causes, including contamination at pharmaceutical plants, major storms, supply chain issues, or runs on important vaccines.
Sequence Health
JANUARY 10, 2024
Inbound call centers have become a mainstay feature of the modern healthcare industry. Their main role is to handle all inbound calls from patients in a timely and efficient way. As such, they ensure patients receive support and care when they need it. But beyond that, inbound call centers relieve medical staff of administrative duties so they can focus on delivering the best patient care.
HIT Consultant
JANUARY 10, 2024
What You Should Know: – Labcorp , a global leader in innovative laboratory services, and Hawthorne Effect, Inc., a pioneer in technology-driven clinical trial solutions, have announced a groundbreaking partnership to revolutionize clinical trials with a focus on decentralization. – This collaboration aims to unlock unprecedented levels of patient diversity, reduce site burden, and accelerate study timelines for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device sponsors.
Healthcare Associates
JANUARY 10, 2024
Have you noticed thinning hair or hair loss? It can be distressing and may mean your body lacks essential nutrients. Genetics, aging, and a lack of vitamins can cause hair loss. To address hair loss, it’s important to know how specific vitamin deficiencies affect hair health. If you don’t get enough of these important nutrients, your hair growth can be affected.
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.
Health Business Group
JANUARY 10, 2024
My healthcare predictions for 2023 were on the money: Medicare Advantage faced pushback, retailers struggled to deliver primary care, and AI started to realize its potential. Here’s how I’m seeing 2024. 1. Pharma companies bypass physicians and pharmacies to sell products directly to consumers FDA is preparing to approve a new framework called ACNU (additional condition for nonprescription use), which will allow patients to self-prescribe certain drugs.
Sheppard Health Law
JANUARY 10, 2024
Sustainability of our healthcare system was an interesting topic at Day 2 of the 42 nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Paul Markovich, CEO of Blue Shield of California, expressed the concern that “[T]he status quo is an existential threat to our healthcare system.” Markovich is worried that the healthcare system is losing the public’s trust – which will make it harder to effectively fix our system – while also not delivering the quality of care and accessibility needed by our populati
HIT Consultant
JANUARY 10, 2024
What You Should Know: – A glimmer of hope shines through for hospitals, according to November data from Kaufman Hall’s National Hospital Flash Report points to ongoing stabilization and even growth. – While the scars of the pandemic and economic challenges remain, key indicators suggest gradual recovery, with operating margins edging up and revenue streams climbing.
Etactics
JANUARY 10, 2024
During the 2022 holiday season , USPS processed more than 11.7 billion mail pieces and packages. The average delivery time was 2.5 days. Pretty impressive right? It makes you wonder how postal services are able to keep up. Well, the post office keeps quite busy throughout all times of the year. As of March 2023 , USPS processes and delivers 62.1 million pieces of First-Class Mail and 421.4 million mail pieces daily.
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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