Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Hospitals across multiple states have reopened their emergency rooms but continue to face disruptions after parent company Ardent Health Services was hit by a ransomware attack a week ago. | Hospitals across multiple states have reopened their emergency rooms but continue to face disruptions after parent company Ardent Health Services was hit by a ransomware attack a week ago.

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Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

UnitedHealth’s MA growth could be depressed next year thanks to a rate notice from the CMS that’s deeply unpopular with insurers, management said during their investor day.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Walgreens launched a new digital marketplace designed to help customers save money on prescription medications. | Walgreens launched a new digital marketplace designed to help customers save money on prescription medications. The move from Walgreens comes as brick-and-mortar retail pharmacies are feeling the heat from new online pharmacies that focus on lowering drug costs.

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Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Legislators expressed concern over patient data not protected under federal privacy law and said that Congress should take steps to regulate artificial intelligence in healthcare.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group hosted its annual investor conference this week, where it detailed key strategic initiatives ranging from value-based care to consumerism. | Healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group hosted its annual investor conference this week, where it detailed major strategic initiatives ranging from value-based care to consumerism.

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p3care

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Following the systematic plan of QPP reporting, we are now at the end of the MIPS 2023 performance year. We already know the MIPS has strict timelines and deadlines that more or less remain the same. A MIPS participant moves from one benchmark to another throughout their participation. And CMS releases news updates regarding every stage. These updates are available on the QPP’s official website.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Prior to the growth, adoption and use of its patient portal, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago had only two entry points for patients looking to receive care – calling the centralized access center or walking into the emergency room. THE PROBLEM There were multiple phone numbers that linked to each of the separate specialties with complex phone trees that sometimes rerouted to the centralized access center or sometimes would land with the specialty that a patient

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

By Marcus Perez, President, Altera Digital Health | Elevating healthcare for all starts with your EHR. With better usability, interoperability and infrastructure, next-level healthcare is within reach.

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Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Washington-based nonprofit battled rising expenses despite having targeted recovery plans in place.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Wellvolution, a digital health platform by Blue Shield of California, will now be more inclusive and accessible for Spanish speakers. | Blue Shield of California is aiming to make its Wellvolution offerings available to more members by including Spanish language capabilities and access to Dario.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Three California-based providers — By the Bay Health, Mission Hospice & Home Care and Hope Hospice — announced they will merge, creating the largest nonprofit hospice network in northern California. Leaders of all three agencies said the merger will make them stronger competitors in the marketplace, and also improve access to care in the communities they serve.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Highmark Health brought in $20.3 billion in revenue and $431 million in net income for the first three quarters of 2023, the company said this week. | Highmark Health brought in $20.3 billion in revenue and $431 million in net income for the first three quarters of 2023, the company said this week.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Over the last week, a potential Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) and Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) combination has gone from a rumor to a real possibility. After I reported on the topic for Home Health Care News on Tuesday , Reuters and The Wall Street Journal confirmed that the two companies were in talks, on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Artificial intelligence is everywhere now, from automated chatbots on customer service websites to novelty computer-generated images meant mostly for their entertainment value. | AI and the machine learning technologies behind it are starting to find their way into healthcare, taking some of the drudgery out of producing clinical notes and billing claims, as well as helping researchers unlock some of their data.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ibex Logo What You Should Know: – Dedalus Group , an anatomic pathology information systems provider in Europe, and Ibex Medical Analytics , a market leader in AI-powered cancer diagnostics, have jointly launched an integrated End-to-End AI-powered Digital Pathology Solution for cancer diagnosis. A New Standard for Anatomic Pathology Lab Digitization The new solution is now commercially available in major European markets and sets a new standard for anatomic pathology lab digitization by s

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Renton, Washington-based Providence’s operations tallied $310 million of net losses (-4.3% operating margin) during the third quarter and now sit $857.3 million in the hole (-4% operating margin) t | The western U.S. Catholic health system has launched a flurry of strategic initiatives that leadership says is helping right the course after a disastrous $1.7 billion operating loss across 2022.

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Health IT Analytics

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A Northwestern University artificial intelligence tool can combine cancerous and non-cancerous cell patterns to predict the course of invasive breast cancer.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Hospitals’ operating margins and volumes held steady in October and remain elevated over what the sector faced through much of the pandemic, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest monthly report. | Operating stability, particularly compared to 2022, is leading many hospitals to turn their efforts toward resilience investments.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Vivodyne started as an idea between Co-Founders Andrei Georgescu (left), now Vivodyne’s CEO, and UPenn Professor Dan Huh (right), now Vivodyne’s CSO, while Andrei performed his Ph.D. graduate studies in Huh’s bioengineering research lab. Photo credit: Penn Engineering What You Should Know: – Vivodyne , a biotech company that accelerates drug discovery by testing therapies on lab-grown human organs raises $38M in total seed financing, led by Khosla Ventures , with participation from Kairos

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Cleveland Clinic logged another negative operating margin and nine figures of net losses during the three months ended Sept. | The nonprofit health system credited "strong demand for services" for its incremental performance boost, though its bottom line for the quarter was dragged down to a $127.4 million net loss due to investment markets.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

What You Should Know: Culmination Bio, a company building the largest disease-agnostic patient data intelligence platform, today announced a $10 million investment from Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (Merck GHI) and Amgen Ventures. As a spinoff from Intermountain Health , Culmination Bio maintains exclusive rights to a physical library and cloud-based data lake covering over 40 years of de-identified patient electronic health records and biospecimen data.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

TytoCare, at at-home virtual care company, has joined forces with St. Luke’s Health System to give its employees and members of St. Luke’s Health Plan access to its Home Smart Clinic. | TytoCare's primary care offering includes an FDA-cleared hand-held solution for remote physical exams and diagnoses as well as AI-enabled diagnostic support and a suite of user engagement services.

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Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) has formed a partnership with CINQCARE, a health care company that delivers care in the home and community. “At Humana, our unwavering commitment has always been to provide high-quality care and improve health outcomes,” Julie Mascari, president of Humana Northeast regional Medicare, said in a press statement. “By combining our expertise and resources, Humana and CINQCARE hope to make significant strides in improving the health and well-being of the diverse population of

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Communication is critical to positive healthcare outcomes. | Jacobia Solomon sits down to talk about the importance of communication in delivering better outcomes, and how specialist services are helping to overcome language barriers and level up the delivery of care.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

What You Should Know: Avreo, a leading US healthcare workflow solution provider, announced an exciting integration partnership with Annalise.ai, a pioneer in artificial intelligence for medical imaging. This collaboration aims to revolutionize radiology triage for US healthcare centers through the distribution of Annalise.ai’s cutting-edge solution with a focus on teleradiology providers.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Dr. | Vice President and Medical Director Dr. Kathryn Kolonic gives her perspective on what makes for successful partnerships in the healthcare ecosystem.

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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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Healthcare ECONOMIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

How CADTH thinks about equity. FDA-approved pharmaceuticals for dogs. State Freedom Index. Ho-hum: another $10 billion deal in pharma. Sociopath or saint?

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Etactics

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

If you’re reading this blog, chances are that the company you work for works with HIPAA in some type of way. If not, while the content within this post might not apply to you, it’s still good information to know! HIPAA is short for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. It’s a federal law that protects sensitive patient information within the healthcare industry.

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Health Policy News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

CMS Releases Proposed Exchange Guidance for 2025 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its annual proposed guidance for Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) this month –.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

What You Should Know: – Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia and Aledade , the nation’s largest network of independent primary care, today announced an expansion of their collaboration to provide more Virginians with access to high-quality primary care. – The expanded strategic partnership will impact more than 80 practices, 15 health centers, and 25 rural health clinics across Virginia and covers Medicare Advantage, commercially insured, or Medicaid members. – Aledade

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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.