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Texas women, denied medically necessary abortions, sue state to clarify exceptions to ban

Health Care Dive

The lawsuit highlights how abortion bans create a chilling effect for obstetric care, as physicians — worried about legal repercussions — can refuse or delay care to those with complications.

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Patients are likely to avoid preventive care should ACA coverage ruling stand, survey finds

Fierce Healthcare

Patients are likely to avoid preventive care should ACA coverage ruling stand, survey finds pminemyer Wed, 03/08/2023 - 14:10

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House committee latest to launch investigation into PBMs

Health Care Dive

It’s the most recent action targeting PBMs for allegedly using their market power to raise drug prices, and comes as the Federal Trade Commission also launched a similar investigation.

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SimplePractice launches therapist mentorship matchmaking pilot in California

Fierce Healthcare

SimplePractice launches therapist mentorship matchmaking pilot in California agliadkovskaya Wed, 03/08/2023 - 16:16

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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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Hacking incident at Michigan surgical group exposes information of 15K patients

Health Care Dive

It appears that patient information was uploaded to the dark web by ransomware group BianLian, Brett Callow, threat analyst for cybersecurity firm Emsisoft, confirmed to Healthcare Dive.

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A virtual speech therapy trailblazer offers a deep dive into this telehealth treatment

Healthcare It News

Approximately 46 million Americans – roughly 14% of the population – experience some form of communication disorder, according to "School Programs in Speech-Language Pathology." Speech language pathologists (SLPs) help address many types of speech and communication difficulties for people of all ages, as explained by Avivit Ben-Aharon, founder and clinical director at Great Speech: Speech sounds – How we say sounds and put sounds together into words.

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Zocdoc partners with Zaya Care on virtual maternity care access

Healthcare It News

Zaya Care, a network of pregnancy and postpartum care that takes insurance, will leverage Zocdoc to broaden access to maternity services. WHY IT MATTERS New parents can now find and book video as well as in-person appointments online with participating Zaya Care maternity providers, including pregnancy acupuncturists, maternal mental health therapists, dietitians, pelvic floor therapists and lactation consultants using Zocdoc.com or the free Zocdoc app.

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What’s holding back health IT interoperability in 2023? ONC has some thoughts

Fierce Healthcare

What’s holding back health IT interoperability in 2023?

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Spearheading remote patient monitoring in Saudi Arabia

Healthcare It News

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Elevance Health study links heart problems to long COVID

Fierce Healthcare

Elevance Health study links heart problems to long COVID fdiamond Wed, 03/08/2023 - 09:23

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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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Let’s honor the inclusive leadership of women in healthcare

Meditech

It’s hard to imagine what healthcare would look like without the contributions of women. In my career as a nurse leader, I’ve met so many amazing people who have brought their unique perspectives, intellect, and compassion to the work that we do. The impact of their diverse contributions to healthcare cannot be overstated. For this International Women’s Day , I wanted to recognize just a few of the women who inspire me to take on new challenges and keep moving forward toward a more inclusive, eq

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Are Medicare Advantage plans in trouble? Plan size and star ratings could matter a lot, experts say

Fierce Healthcare

Are Medicare Advantage plans in trouble?

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Responding to the Comeback of He Jiankui, ‘The CRISPR Baby Scientist’: Lessons from Criminal Justice Theory

Bill Of Health

By Matthew Chun He Jiankui — a high-profile Chinese scientist convicted for conducting unethical gene-editing experiments — has been released from prison and is currently fundraising for his new gene therapy endeavor. As the scientific community grapples with how to respond, theories of criminal justice can provide important perspectives to better inform the conversation surrounding Dr.

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Startup Curae Pharma360 partners with Direct Relief to distribute free contraceptives to safety-net clinics

Fierce Healthcare

Startup Curae Pharma360 partners with Direct Relief to distribute free contraceptives to safety-net clinics agliadkovskaya Wed, 03/08/2023 - 12:22

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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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Aiberry Secures $8M for AI-Powered Mental Health Screenings

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Aiberry (pronounced “I” + “berry”), an AI-powered mental health screening pioneer today announced that it has secured $8M in seed funding led by Confluence Capital Group, Inc. (CCG) with participation from the VC fund Ascension AI. This brings total funding to $10M – The company plans to use the latest round of funding to accelerate the adoption of the Aiberry platform, which uses an AI-powered therapeutic assistant to conduct a conversation to detect mental h

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Here's what HCA Healthcare says could make or break its 2023 projections

Fierce Healthcare

Here's what HCA Healthcare says could make or break its 2023 projections dmuoio Wed, 03/08/2023 - 13:46

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COTA and GTC Partner to Improve Precision Oncology

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – COTA, Inc., an oncology real-world data and analytics company, today announced a new partnership with Genomic Testing Cooperative (GTC), a molecular testing company. – GTC has a very innovative approach to genetic testing, providing molecular information which is critical to determining accurate diagnoses and determining the most appropriate treatment.

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Aledade unveil value-based care partnership

Fierce Healthcare

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Aledade unveil value-based care partnership fdiamond Wed, 03/08/2023 - 14:09

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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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Opkit Launches First Insurance Verification Platform for Telehealth

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Y Combinator startup Opkit emerges from stealth with an automated health insurance verification platform that is purpose-built for the new telehealth companies and virtual medical clinics that are providing care for a wide range of patients across the United States. The startup has raised more than $1M from Global Founders Capital , Mischief (Plaid founder Zach Perret’s fund), Socially Financed , Y Combinator and Rex Salisbury, former partner at Andreessen Hor

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Home-Based Care Providers Still Hesitant On Idea Of ‘Workforce Sharing’

Home Health Care

On the surface, the idea of workforce sharing seems like a promising one for home-based care providers. There’s the flexibility and convenience it offers, coupled with staffing shortages felt across the space. But some provider leaders are hesitant – for a number of reasons. “For our patients, consistency is key,” Innovive Health COO Kristen Palumbo told Home Health Care News.

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A Smarter Approach to Commercial Ecosystems for Superior HCP Experiences

HIT Consultant

Susan Hill, VP & General Manager, Customer Engagement at IQVIA The commercial life science industry continues to undergo a radical shift in the way it interacts with healthcare providers (HCPs) and consumers. In today’s complex, fast-paced market, traditional life science commercial models no longer cut it. Fortunately, technology has advanced to enable the agile transition and optimization of customer engagement channels through automation and intelligence-driven workflows.

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Addus’ Turnover Rate Down To 55%, But Room For Further Improvement Is Limited

Home Health Care

Retention, rather than recruiting, has become the primary staffing focus for many home-based care organizations. And that’s for good reason. Retention leads to better outcomes, less costs associated with recruiting and positive feedback loops. Addus Homecare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) has its turnover rate all the way down to below 55%, a massive improvement from the days when the company had a turnover rate near 70%, for example.

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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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Model that predicts MS relapse highlights AI’s expanding role in health care

Healthy Debate

The post Model that predicts MS relapse highlights AI’s expanding role in health care appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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‘All Options Are On The Table’: NAHC, NHPCO Form Joint Exploratory Committee

Home Health Care

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) announced Wednesday that the two organizations have formed a joint exploratory committee. The aim of the committee is to determine how best to collaborate on some of the overlapping issues that are the focus of both organizations.

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The Patient Is Still the Payor – And May Skip Paying for Prevention (Eyes on the ACA & Texas)

Health Populi

Many health citizens in the U.S. would likely skip receiving preventive health care services if the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) coverage for them goes away, a Morning Consult survey found. The first chart illustrates the top-line of this research: that most U.S. adults would not pay out of pocket for several preventive services including tobacco cessation, drug use screening, weight loss measures to prevent obesity-related illnesses, as well as screening for depression or HIV.

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AI Shows Promise in Improving Orthopedic Surgery Documentation

Health IT Analytics

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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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Steps to Conduct a Successful Medical Billing Audit

Best Medical Billing Company | Physicians Revenue Group, Inc.

prgseo March 8, 2023 Steps to Conduct a Successful Medical Billing Audit An audit is a periodic assessment of your medical practice according to the current billing and documentation standards. The purpose behind performing a billing audit shows the depth it carries but a thorough approach for execution will produce actionable and better results. A comprehensive billing audit is the only way to navigate the billing errors and rectify documentation lags.

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AI in Healthcare: Implications at the Molecular, System, and Patient Level

Health Advances

By Ashley Peake, with Contributions from Greg Chittim and Shomik Datta This is the 2nd in a series of reports from the Wharton Healthcare Conference in February 2023. You can read the previous entry here: Is the Healthcare Industry Meeting the Rising Expectations of Consumers? Introduction Since its launch in November 2022, ChatGPT , the OpenAI and Microsoft-backed Large Language Generative AI model, has caused a lot of buzz about artificial intelligence technology.

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Children’s Wisconsin Using Xealth to Digitally Engage Patients and Families

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Xealth announced that Children’s Wisconsin , Wisconsin’s only independent healthcare system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children, is using Xealth’s digital health platform system-wide to integrate patient education and custom content into care team workflows. – The integration enables the faster and easier distribution of consistent communications across locations, providing patients and their families with timely access to reliable info

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iQIES Roles Matrix Job Aid Updated

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has provided another update to the iQIES Roles Matrix Job Aid as of February 28, 2023. This is now version 3.3. The previous update was February 9, 2023, version 3.2. Other than the version number and date changes at the bottom of each page, you’ll find this on page 15: The previous version did not contain the two (2) Notes.

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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.