Healthcare It News

APRIL 16, 2025

Before the pandemic, the prominent Chicago-based health system Rush recognized that its physicians and advanced practice providers were burdened with tedious administrative tasks and understood it was time to provide its team with technology that would enable them to get back to what matters most: valuable, undistracted time with patients. THE CHALLENGE With less time spent charting and documenting, the premise was staff could better dedicate their time to further patient interactions, catch up

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Healthcare Success

APRIL 16, 2025

By the end of 2025, video content is expected to account for 82% of all internet traffic (bandwidth). Is your healthcare organization leading the way with this trend or is your content getting lost in the noise? Trust, clarity, and connection are essential in the healthcare industry, making video a strategic imperative. If your healthcare social media content strategy doesn't include video, you're missing out on brand visibility, patient engagement, and revenue growth.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 16, 2025

Headwinds facing the home-based care market have led a Minnesota agency to discontinue its home care operations. On Tuesday, Medicare-certified LB Homes announced it would cease providing home care services. Established in 1915, the organization offers a continuum of care focused on serving older adults, including residential nursing care, independent living and transitional care.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 16, 2025

The decision, which Humana disclosed in a Tuesday filing with the court overseeing its lawsuit against the HHS, will be reviewed by Dr. Mehmet Oz, the new CMS administrator.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 16, 2025

UC San Diego Health works with clinicians, patients, designers and IT teams to develop digital tools that improve patient experience, says Keisuke Nakagawa, director of strategic impact at UCSD and a HIMSS25 Changemaker.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 16, 2025

What You Should Know: – Eko Health , Eko Health, a global leader in AI-enabled cardiopulmonary care, today announced its launch in the United Kingdomone of the worlds largest healthcare markets. UK clinicians can now purchase Ekos CORE 500 Digital Stethoscope, Eko+ Membership, and accessories through EkoHealth.com and Amazon UK, expanding access to AI-powered tools designed to support earlier detection of cardiovascular and respiratory disease. –This expansion builds on Ekos internat

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 16, 2025

What You Should Know: – GeneDx , a company focused on improving health outcomes through genomic insights, has announced its plans to acquire Fabric Genomics , a pioneer in AI-powered genomic interpretation. – The acquisition aims to position GeneDx at the forefront of the next phase of genomic medicine, characterized by decentralized testing with centralized intelligence.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 16, 2025

Tony Esposito will step down Friday as the Pennsylvania-based health system contends with uncertainty about its future.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 16, 2025

Earlier this month, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (Nasdaq: AVAH) announced plans to acquire Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care for $75 million. This acquisition enhances Aveannas presence in several states where it operates and extends its footprint into two additional states. The Wakefield, Massachusetts-based Thrive operates 23 locations across Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, New Mexico, North Carolina, Virginia and Texas.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 16, 2025

As healthcare expenses grow, fintech startups look to boost the affordability — and profitability — of medical payments.

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 16, 2025

VC firm SignalFire closed on $1 billion in new capital to fund applied AI companies; a handful of health systems backed Hellocare.ai's funding round and Layer Health picked up $21 million in series A funding to scale its AI-powered platform.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 16, 2025

One attorney said the ruling “isn’t quite the stake in the heart.” The FDA is unlikely to challenge the court’s decision, but Congress could still take on the issue.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 16, 2025

The deal for Cedar Park Regional Medical Center and other ancillary businesses is expected to close this summer. Ascension Seton already held a minority interest in the hospital, and said that sole ownership will allow for service expansions.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 16, 2025

Executives at Community Health Systems first teased the deal during the company's fourth quarter earnings call in February.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 16, 2025

In a new report, the group says CMS should pay more for conditions that respond better to the technology, like hypertension. It cautions against broad use of the technology for diabetes.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 16, 2025

What You Should Know: – Zoom Communications has introduced Zoom Workplace for Frontline , a new mobile-first solution designed to enhance communication and workflow management for frontline workers. – This purpose-built platform aims to equip employees in various sectors, including retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and first response, with tools to improve productivity, performance, and workplace relationships.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 16, 2025

This week on "Podnosis," Fierce Healthcare Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya talks with Equips Jessie Menzel, Ph.D., about gaps in eating disorder care.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 16, 2025

What You Should Know: – Assort Health , a company specializing in AI solutions for managing patient phone calls in healthcare, has announced a new round of institutional financing co-led by First Round Capital and Chemistry , with continued support from existing investor Quiet Capital , bringing the company’s total funding to $26M. – The funding will be used to accelerate Assort Health’s mission of improving access to care by addressing the issues of long hold times and s

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Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 16, 2025

Investment returns are a key component of nonprofit hospitals' financial resiliency. Recent tariff-fueled shocks to the market may leave these hospitals less prepared to fend off higher supply costs and other operating headwinds, Fitch Ratings warned this week.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 16, 2025

What You Should Know: – Elumina Health Inc announces the launch of AI based patient risk triaging capability in Basis EHR. Basis EHR leverages AI to identify home healthcare patients who are at high risk for hospitalization on the basis of their demographic and medical data. –This enables clinicians to monitor the high risk patients more closely to reduce hospitalizations.

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Clearwave Inc

APRIL 16, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Blakely Roth | April 16, 2025 Stretched thin in the billing or administrative department and looking for a way out? With administrative costs rising and staffing challenges at an all-time high, its more important than ever to streamline operations without compromising care or billing accuracy. One way to do just that? Leverage medical insurance verification software that automates manual processes and drastically reduces staff workloads.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 16, 2025

What You Should Know: – SmarterDx, Inc. (SmarterDx or the Company), a leader in clinical AI for revenue integrity and care quality, today announced a strategic investment from New Mountain Capital, LLC (New Mountain Capital), a leading growth-oriented investment firm with more than $55 billion in assets under management. –This investment will support SmarterDxs next phase of growth and product innovation, focused on creating value for health systems and enabling them to deliver the b

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NCQA

APRIL 16, 2025

NCQAs Diabetes Recognition Program recognizes clinicians who use evidence-based measures to provide quality care to patients with diabetes. With support from the Helmsley Charitable Trust , weve recently refreshed the program to include an updated platform, an updated measure set and ongoing Recognition status. The refreshed program offers: Flexibility.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 16, 2025

Mandira Singh, President at Synapse Health What You Should Know: – Synapse Health , a company focused on advancing the durable medical equipment (DME) industry toward value-based care, has announced the appointment of Mandira Singh as its new president. – Singh initially joined Synapse Health in August as a senior advisor and is now becoming part of the company’s expanding executive team.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

APRIL 16, 2025

Everyone knows that eating healthy is good for your health. But should we think of food as a type of medicine? A paper by Ridberg et al. (2025) examines public perceptions of different interventions to get people to eat better to improve their health. Health systems are increasingly deploying Food Is Medicine interventions, which incorporate nutrition-related services into medical care, as part of a persons care plan to prevent or treat disease.

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HIStalk

APRIL 16, 2025

News Anthropic adds a research feature to Claude that searches.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

HKLaw

APRIL 16, 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) again has delayed the deadline for its mandatory provider revalidation program for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), this time to Aug. 1, 2025.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 16, 2025

What You Should Know: – Surescripts Health Information Network , a subsidiary of Surescripts, today announced its designation as a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN ) by the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE), The Sequoia Project, Inc. – The designation allows Surescripts Health Information Network to facilitate nationwide health data exchange under the governance of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) policies and technical requirements.

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HIStalk

APRIL 16, 2025

Amanda Sharp is CEO of AdvancedMD. Tell me about yourself.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 16, 2025

A new type of Urgent Care Life Mobile Care is proud to announce the launch of its innovative mobile healthcare services, bringing expert medical care directly to patients in the comfort of their own homes, assisted living facilities, hotels, nursing homes, schools, and offices. Life Mobile Care is redefining urgent care by dispatching a team of highly skilled clinicians, including Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses, X-ray Technicians, Physical Therapists, Oc

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Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski

In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.