Health Care Dive
APRIL 12, 2024
Rampant consolidation continues to threaten the existence of independent physicians, according to a new report from Avalere and the Physicians Advocacy Institute.
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 12, 2024
Physicians made steady pay gains last year, as total compensation grew by a modest 3%, increasing from an average of $352,000 to $363,000. | Any contentment about compensation gains was undercut by the effects of high inflation rates throughout 2023 and Medicare reimbursement cuts, according to Medscape's 2024 physician compensation report.
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Health Care Dive
APRIL 12, 2024
The class action alleges the Meta Pixel embedded on VillageMD’s website allowed the primary care provider to disclose personal and protected health information to third parties, including Facebook and Google.
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 12, 2024
A year ago, Blue Shield of California joined forces with Accolade and TeleMed2U to launch Virtual Blue, a new plan that centers on virtual care for members with the goal of boosting access. | A year ago, Blue Shield of California joined forces with Accolade and TeleMed2U to launch Virtual Blue, a new plan that centers on virtual care for members with the goal of boosting access.
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Healthcare It News
APRIL 12, 2024
ChatGPT has been making an impact on enduring healthcare challenges. Many providers and patients are reporting the artificial intelligence helping with preventative care and preventing non-emergent emergency department visits. Imran Qureshi is chief technology officer at b.well Connected Health, a FHIR-based interoperability platform vendor. He has expertise in AI and a lot of advice to share on the subject of health systems harnessing ChatGPT and other large language model-based technologies.
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 12, 2024
Nearly all hospitals’ websites collect and transmit user information to third parties, yet most do not have privacy policies that tell the visitors who exactly will be receiving those data, accordi | A recent study warns that many hospitals' user tracking and disclosure practices could open their organizations up to lawsuits.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 12, 2024
AI is riddled by bias, especially in healthcare. | Designing community-centric programs that bridge public health and healthcare can address the inequities AI in healthcare continues to perpetuate.
Home Health Care
APRIL 12, 2024
Payment denials can be costly and time consuming for home health providers, and they’re often self-inflicted. In order to avoid this all together, home health leaders should educate themselves on the common reasons behind denials, and also adopt documentation techniques that will help their organizations stay compliant with Medicare’s coverage criteria.
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 12, 2024
Walgreens-backed primary care clinic chain VillageMD has hired a former Centene executive to run its Village Medical, Summit Health and CityMD businesses. | Walgreens-backed primary care clinic chain VillageMD has hired a former Centene executive to run its Village Medical, Summit Health and CityMD businesses.
Home Health Care
APRIL 12, 2024
When it comes to expanding their business portfolios, home health leaders can continue to do what they know best, or they can decide to branch out. Leaders at companies like Choice Health at Home and The LTM Group have found themselves in this exact position. As a result, they have created a framework for determining when to diversify their business portfolios versus when to focus on developing their core care services.
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Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 12, 2024
Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry.
Home Health Care
APRIL 12, 2024
In past years, Medicare-certified home health agencies and Medicaid personal care services providers have been big focus areas for government watchdogs. While there’s still plenty of oversight, the spotlight on home health and personal care providers appears to have dimmed somewhat. Instead of focusing on home health and personal care, watchdogs are increasingly targeting hospices, nursing homes and other areas.
Health IT Analytics
APRIL 12, 2024
A deep learning model accurately identified false positive screening mammograms, significantly reducing diagnostic callbacks and unnecessary biopsies.
Health Populi
APRIL 12, 2024
Whether you’re a patient or a physician in the U.S., you’re burned out, tapped out, stressed out, timed out. While the 118 th U.S. Congress can’t agree on much before the 2024 summer recess, there’s one bipartisan stroke of political pens in Washington, DC, that could provide some satisfaction for both patients and doctors: bring telehealth back to patients and providers permanently.
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HIT Consultant
APRIL 12, 2024
What You Should Know: – A new study by Avalere commissioned by the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI) paints a clear picture: the landscape of US medical practice ownership is shifting dramatically. As of January 2024, a staggering 77.6% of US physicians are employed by hospitals, health systems, or corporate entities. – The trend has been steadily increasing over the past five years, with over 44,000 practices acquired by these entities since 2019.
Sequence Health
APRIL 12, 2024
Healthcare moves quickly these days, so clear communication between patients and providers is more important than ever. Call centers sometimes use a special tool called a predictive dialer to handle lots of outgoing calls. It tries to figure out the best time to call so someone actually answers, making the whole process more efficient. This kind of tech can streamline how a healthcare call center works, making sure patients get the timely attention they need.
HIT Consultant
APRIL 12, 2024
What You Should Know: – Philips Respironics , a subsidiary of Royal Philips, has finalized a consent decree with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to address issues raised during a 2021 inspection of a Philips facility in Pennsylvania. – The agreement focuses on Philips Respironics’ operations in the US, particularly regarding the recall of certain sleep and respiratory care devices. – The company’s focus will now be on comple
Etactics
APRIL 12, 2024
I recently entered a job that revolves around the healthcare industry. More specifically, medical billing. When I say recently…it’s been about 8 months. Depending on your outlook on life, whether you’re more of a glass-half-empty or glass-half-full kind of person, this can be a long time or a short time. My point in beginning with this is that I write weekly blogs about healthcare and human resources and I STILL find myself getting pretty confused on all the different components that come into p
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HIT Consultant
APRIL 12, 2024
What You Should Know: – Whistleblower Aid , a non-profit organization supporting whistleblowers, is urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take action against 22 additional digital health providers following the recent FTC case against Monument Inc. This action banned Monument Inc. from sharing user data with third-party advertisers, a violation of patient privacy. – This case highlights the importance of protecting patient data in the digital health industry.
The Rand Blog
APRIL 12, 2024
The road to thoughtful allied space power is steep and requires commitment to make progress. By being forthright about the prospects for cooperation, the United States will enable allies and partners to make choices about their own investments and operations that will strengthen future coalition capabilities.
HIT Consultant
APRIL 12, 2024
What You Should Know: – PerfectServe® , a leader in cloud-based clinical collaboration and provider scheduling, and TeamBuilder , a provider of innovative workforce management solutions, announced a strategic partnership. – The PerfectServe and TeamBuilder partnership offers a comprehensive solution for medical groups seeking to optimize scheduling.
Healthcare It News
APRIL 12, 2024
The surge in electronic health record adoption has led to a significant increase in patient-physician inbox messages, a trend further amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. This rise in digital communications has posed substantial challenges for health systems, prompting some to implement changes to manage the growing clinical burden. A recent study published in JAMA Network Open attempted to shed light on the complexity of patient-physician electronic communications within a large integrated healt
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HIT Consultant
APRIL 12, 2024
What You Should Know: – Elucent Medical , a leader in surgical navigation with its In-Site Spatial Intelligence (iSI) technology raises $42.5M in Series C funding, led by Vensana Capital and RC Capital with participation from existing investors. – This significant investment will fuel the development and commercialization of Elucent’s innovative EnVisio® and SmartClip® technologies, designed to improve precision and effectiveness in cancer surgery.
The Rand Blog
APRIL 12, 2024
Moscow stands to lose a great deal if the Israel-Hamas conflict escalates into a wider war. While Russia would prefer the West distracted, a direct Israel-Iran conflict would expose Russia's vulnerabilities in the Middle East.
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