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Teladoc reports historic net loss of $13.7B in 2022

Health Care Dive

The loss was mainly due to an impairment charge from the shrinking value of an earlier acquisition, but analysts said that the earnings provide a reset for Teladoc's financial expectations heading into 2023.

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Google, Microsoft execs share how racial bias can hinder expansion of health AI

Fierce Healthcare

Google, Microsoft execs share how racial bias can hinder expansion of health AI rking Thu, 02/23/2023 - 12:36

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60% of patients uncomfortable with AI in healthcare settings, survey finds

Health Care Dive

One key concern is that the technology will diminish personal connections between patients and providers, a survey from the Pew Research Center found.

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DaVita's kidney care charity connections trigger another investigation

Fierce Healthcare

DaVita's kidney care charity connections trigger another investigation dmuoio Thu, 02/23/2023 - 16:23

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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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Amwell fueled R&D expenses as it focused on Converge platform

Health Care Dive

Annual R&D costs were the highest since Amwell went public in 2020, but costs are expected to decline this year, according to company leadership.

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Humana to shed employer group commercial business

Fierce Healthcare

Humana to shed employer group commercial business pminemyer Thu, 02/23/2023 - 11:23

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CMS says it needs to see more data before rethinking Alzheimer's drug coverage

Fierce Healthcare

CMS says it needs to see more data before rethinking Alzheimer's drug coverage pminemyer Thu, 02/23/2023 - 15:17

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BCBS Exec: ‘I Need Partners Who Are Willing To Go At Risk’

Home Health Care

Despite the high demand for it, home-based care isn’t always well managed or coordinated. Consequently, this can lead to increased costs and lower-quality outcomes for health plans. As such, health plans and other stakeholders are increasingly considering what it takes to make the home a more effective site of care. Many are finding that home care benefits management is key.

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VisualDx's diagnostic support tool to be available to all AMWA members

Fierce Healthcare

VisualDx's diagnostic support tool to be available to all AMWA members agliadkovskaya Thu, 02/23/2023 - 16:25

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How to create real-time Driver Diagrams using Life QI (with examples)

Life Qi

A driver diagram is a simple, but very efficient tool that can assist you to systematically plan and structure your improvement project. It’s a fantastic way to illustrate - and understand - the logic behind your project, where you are going, and what you want to achieve with your improvement initiative. A driver diagram is not a static tool which you create at the beginning of the project and never changes during the project lifetime.

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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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Rural hospitals' uphill financial battle is even steeper in Medicaid non-expansion states, KFF finds

Fierce Healthcare

Rural hospitals' uphill financial battle is even steeper in Medicaid non-expansion states, KFF finds dmuoio Thu, 02/23/2023 - 12:20

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Apixio Launches EHR-Integrated Post-Visit Solution

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Apixio , a leading AI platform that powers value-based care launches its new Apicare Post-Visit™ offering, an EHR-integrated intelligent workflow solution for health plans and providers. With the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recent Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Data Validation Final Rule, healthcare organizations need to have complete diagnosis capture and accurate documentation for reimbursement to ensure compliance. – The new Post

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Optum exec: Medicare Advantage advance notice rule will hurt care for dual eligibles

Fierce Healthcare

Optum exec: Medicare Advantage advance notice rule will hurt care for dual eligibles rking Thu, 02/23/2023 - 17:20

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Vytalize Health Closes $100M to Support Value-Based Care Transformation

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Vytalize Health , a leading risk-bearing provider enablement platform, announced it has closed $100 million in funding led by Enhanced Healthcare Partners and Monroe Capital, with participation from North Coast Ventures. – Vytalize Health partners with primary care practices for more than 250,000 patients and offers evidence-based recommendations at the point of care.

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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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Teladoc sinks $13.7B loss in 2022 tied to plummeting value of Livongo acquisition

Fierce Healthcare

Teladoc sinks $13.

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Modivcare CEO: Our Main Goal Is To Grow In Personal Care

Home Health Care

Modivcare Inc. (Nasdaq: MODV) is committed to investing more time and resources into value-based care models, and eventually plans to move into more shared-risk arrangements across its entire platform. Modivcare CEO L. Heath Sampson explained the company’s growth goals in a fourth-quarter earnings call Thursday. “To scale, we will strive for operational excellence, integrate as one Modivcare and use technology to enable our solutions,” Sampson said.

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Chutes & Ladders—Sequoia Project seats 4 board members; America's Blood Centers scores new CMO

Fierce Healthcare

Chutes & Ladders—Sequoia Project seats 4 board members; America's Blood Centers scores new CMO aburky Thu, 02/23/2023 - 13:34

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Are cash transfers a good strategy to improve child well-being?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

How can we help improve the lives of children? Does this mean giving money to their families or providing in kind good or services (e.g., frees schooling, health care, food stamps, housing)? Should any cash or in-kind transfers be made unconditionally or based on some conditions (e.g., require school attendance)? Many other countries use cash transfers to families with children as does the charity GiveDirectly , but this approach is less common in the U.S.

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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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Equiva Health teams with wireless provider to help bridge the digital divide

Fierce Healthcare

Equiva Health teams with wireless provider to help bridge the digital divide aburky Thu, 02/23/2023 - 17:01

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A New Way of Thinking About Interoperability in 2023

HIT Consultant

Stuart Hanson, CEO of Avaneer Health Interoperability in the U.S. healthcare system has been an ongoing challenge. While there are several industry initiatives that are going to advance the industry and make incremental progress toward interoperability, there remain several gaps that are unaddressed. Interoperability is a much broader concept that encompasses more than protocols, APIs, and limited networks.

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Dermatology RCM Trends for 2023

Advanced Data Systems

As we enter the new year, you and your staff must be feeling some excitement (and maybe a bit of trepidation) as you anticipate the achievements to come. Perhaps you have new goals to reach in terms of improving your bottom line, or adding additional services to attract more patients (and retain your current loyal patients).

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Strategic Maneuvers in Response to COVID-19 Denialist Laws and Policies

Bill Of Health

By James G. Hodge, Jr. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, now entering its fourth year in 2023, legislators, executives, and judges at every level of government have sought measures to derail efficacious public health interventions. Despite clear risks of excess morbidity and mortality, these law- and policy-makers, often in more conservative jurisdictions, intentionally chose to push laws, guidance, and decisions prioritizing rapid “returns to normalcy” over the health and lives of Ameri

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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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Russian Troops Know How Little They Mean to Putin

The Rand Blog

Over the past year, the Russian military has sustained staggering losses—over 100,000 casualties, thousands of pieces of armored equipment, and several squadrons of fighter jets and helicopters. But Russia isn't stopping. Newly mobilized Russian troops, knowing they are being used as cannon fodder, have made public appeals to be spared.

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GA Health System to Deploy AI-Based Alzheimer’s Detection Tool

Health IT Analytics

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Interview with OhMD CEO Ethan Bechtel

Health Business Group

Phone tag is brutal and no one reads their email, so it’s pretty hard for patients and physician practices to communicate. Almost everyone reads their text messages, but privacy is hard to preserve and workflows are difficult to manage. Thankfully, there's OhMD , a HIPAA compliant text messaging and patient engagement platform. My guest, Ethan Bechtel is co-founder and CEO.

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Bicycle Health, Wellpath to Provide Opioid Use Disorder Treatment to Federal Bureau of Prisons

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Bicycle Health , a telehealth provider of integrated medical and behavioral health treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) is teaming up with Wellpath , the premier provider of localized, compassionate care to vulnerable patients in challenging clinical environments, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP). – The collaboration will enable patients to access Bicycle Health’s evidence-based, life-saving clinical care model delivering virtual Medication for Opio

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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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Why External Medical Billing Audits Vital for Healthcare Providers?

Best Medical Billing Company | Physicians Revenue Group, Inc.

prgseo February 23, 2023 Why External Medical Billing Audits Vital for Healthcare Providers? If there is one thing every healthcare facility wants to sail through and simultaneously fear a lot, it is medical billing audit in compliance with legal healthcare authorities. No one can ever deny the importance of external medical billing audits because it brings improvement and adds competence to your medical practice, with an unseen list of challenges coming beside.

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Ambience Healthcare Launches Automated AI Medical Scribe Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Ambience Healthcare , an AI company developing technology to supercharge healthcare providers launches its fully automated AI medical scribe, Ambience AutoScribe. – Already in use by provider organizations across North America, AutoScribe is revolutionizing the way healthcare providers document patient visits. How AutoScribe Works AutoScribe comprehensively captures the nuances of each patient story, without the need for a virtual or in-person human scribe.

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Revenue Cycle Optimization Considerations for Gastroenterology Practices

Clearwave Inc

Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s undeniable that eating a well-balanced diet can create long-term health benefits for patients. Similarly, the right financial inputs on the front of your revenue cycle can create healthier practice growth. At the beginning of the patient journey, high-growth gastroenterology practices use digital solutions to improve eligibility verification, financial transparency and data capture.

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Enterprise Imaging, Informatics Strategy Needed for Digital Transformation

Health IT Analytics

A recent white paper… read more

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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.