Health Care Dive
JULY 2, 2025
The HHS wants to move oversight of the controversial drug discount program to the CMS, which has a more aggressive history with 340B than its covered providers would prefer. “It could be truly devastating,” one expert said.
HIT Consultant
JULY 2, 2025
What You Should Know: – CareQuest Innovation Partners, a company dedicated to improving overall health through oral health, in partnership with MATTER , a premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub announced the eight emerging startups selected for the fourth annual SMILE Health program. This marks the largest cohort to date, reflecting a growing urgency to support innovation in oral health, particularly given recent concerns around fluoride policies and persistent underfunding in the
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Health Care Dive
JULY 2, 2025
The pharmacy benefit manager has removed reauthorization requirements for more than 140 drugs so far this year amid what Optum Rx says is a push to improve patient access to critical medications.
HIT Consultant
JULY 2, 2025
Image Credit: KLAS Asia/Ocenia EHR 2025 What You Should Know: – The healthcare technology landscape in Asia and Oceania is experiencing significant growth, driven by increasing digital maturity and a strong desire for enhanced interoperability, according to a new KLAS Research report. The report, “ Asia/Oceania EHR 2025 ,” reveals key trends in vendor performance and market share, highlighting a maturing market with evolving customer demands for value and up-to-date technology.
Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN
The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.
Health Care Dive
JULY 2, 2025
Experts speaking at the American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions supported making continuous glucose monitors more accessible, but debated their usefulness for adults without diabetes.
HIStalk
JULY 2, 2025
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HIT Consultant
JULY 2, 2025
What You Should Know: – Nutanix , a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, today announced the findings of its seventh annual global Healthcare Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) survey and research report. – The report reveals that an astonishing 99% of healthcare organizations surveyed are currently leveraging Generative AI (GenAI) applications or workloads, surpassing adoption rates in every other industry.
NCQA
JULY 2, 2025
The demand for virtual care is growing: Post-pandemic, 10% of outpatient visits are conducted virtually—pre-pandemic, only 1% were. Patients are drawn to the convenience of accessing care virtually, and health care organizations recognize its potential to expand access. “Virtual care is a rapidly evolving care delivery model that lacks standardization,” says NCQA’s Claire Mendelson, Product Manager.
HIT Consultant
JULY 2, 2025
What You Should Know: – VisiQuate , a leader in AI-powered revenue cycle management (RCM) , announced its acquisition of Etyon , a healthcare technology company recognized for its deep RCM machine learning, domain-specific algorithms, and advanced data tokenization capabilities. This strategic acquisition will significantly enhance VisiQuate’s ability to provide augmented intelligence and real-time operational guidance to healthcare revenue cycle teams. – The integration of Ety
Home Health Care
JULY 2, 2025
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed reinstating the companionship exemption, which covers certain home care workers under specific parts of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If finalized, workers who provide companionship services would be exempt from federal minimum wage and overtime rules. Live-in domestic service employees would also be exempt from overtime requirements, according to a draft of the rule.
Speaker: Brian Richardson, Brian Richardson, Founder and CEO of Richardson Consulting Group
Let’s face it—most ethics and compliance training programs aren’t winning awards for engagement. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective, captivating, and maybe even enjoyable! Join learning design expert Brian Richardson for a dynamic session on how to breathe new life into your ethics and compliance training. We'll explore innovative strategies to bring traditionally dry topics to life, making them resonate with learners and drive tangible change.
HIT Consultant
JULY 2, 2025
What You Should Know: – Lunit , a provider of AI for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate the delivery of AI-powered healthcare solutions globally. – The partnership, coupled with Lunit’s recent acquisition of Volpara (a Microsoft Industry Health Certified Partner), aims to provide health professionals worldwide with advanced tools for cancer detection.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 2, 2025
Mandolin raised $40 million for its AI automation platform for specialty drug access, Arine pocketed $30 million for AI-powered medication management, EnsoData nabbed $20 million for AI-powered sleep medicine solutions and Tombot fetched $6.1 million to ship out its robotic animal companions for seniors with dementia.
HIT Consultant
JULY 2, 2025
What You Should Know: – symplr® , a provider of enterprise healthcare operations software announced its acquisition of the Smart Square® scheduling software from AMN Healthcare. This strategic move, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC , significantly strengthens symplr’s position in healthcare workforce and operations management, enhancing its symplr Operations Platform. – The acquisition reinforces symplr’s commitment to providing intelligent
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 2, 2025
In this episode of "Podnosis," we explore how mental healthcare can evolve into a more connected, whole-person model.
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!
HIT Consultant
JULY 2, 2025
Narinder Singh, Co- Founder and CEO LookDeep Healthcare providers often worry that new technology will alienate patients—that it will feel impersonal, experimental, or even intrusive. But when it comes to AI in hospitals, the story is surprisingly different. Research shows that patients don’t fear being observed—what they fear is being ignored. Rather than resisting oversight, many welcome it if it means they’re being actively cared for.
HIStalk
JULY 2, 2025
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Healthcare ECONOMIST
JULY 2, 2025
Catastrophic healthcare expenditures (CHE) are highly problematic for families are are unequally distributed throughout society. However, how can we quantify the incidence, intensity and inequality of CHE in a society? A paper by Ogwang and Mwabu (2025) provide one methodology by using the Watts poverty measure and adapting it to measure CHE. We first describe what the Watts poverty measure is.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 2, 2025
The deal provides Beacon a concrete expansion into Michigan, where it did not previously run any hospitals, and boosts its footprint to a total of 11 hospitals, roughly 190 care sites and nearly 11,000 workers.
Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk
In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?
Home Health Care
JULY 2, 2025
Two U.S. senators have proposed a bill to support home- and community-based services. As Congress reduces Medicaid payments, Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Relief Act on June 25. This bill would allocate dedicated Medicaid funds for HCBS services for older adults, children and adults with disabilities for two years.
Home Health Care
JULY 2, 2025
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership As the second Trump administration begins to reshape federal health care priorities, home-based care leaders are cautiously optimistic but sounding the alarm on certain key areas such as reimbursement and labor stability. Budget neutrality adjustments have been a “tragedy,” Medicaid budget cuts still loom large for patients and caregivers, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans require accountability and audits and surveys are set to only increase.
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