Wed.Feb 07, 2024

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Amazon cuts hundreds of jobs in One Medical, Pharmacy units

Fierce Healthcare

Amazon is eliminating a "few hundred roles" across One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, the company confirmed Tuesday. | Amazon is eliminating a "few hundred roles" across One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, the company confirmed Tuesday.

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CVS cuts 2024 outlook on Medicare Advantage caution

Health Care Dive

The insurer on Wednesday joined its peers in slamming proposed MA payment rates as insufficient given the dogged increase in medical costs.

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Virgin Pulse, HealthComp unveil rebrand as employer health company eyes accelerated growth

Fierce Healthcare

Three months following the merger of Virgin Pulse and benefits administrator HealthComp, the combined company has rebranded as Personify Health with its sights set on revamping the patient experien | Personify Health introduced what it calls a personalized health platform that combines HealthComp's health plan administration capabilities with Virgin Pulse's holistic wellbeing solutions and comprehensive health navigation.

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Amazon cuts hundreds of One Medical, Amazon Pharmacy jobs

Health Care Dive

The layoffs come after the CEO praised the divisions’ “momentum” on a fourth-quarter earnings call.

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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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Montefiore Medical Center pays $4.8M after OIG investigation of insider data breach

Fierce Healthcare

Montefiore Medical Center has agreed to a $4.75 million settlement over data security failures federal officials uncovered when investigating an employee who had sold patient information to crimina | Federal officials investigated the New York City-based health system after an incident in which an employee's inappropriate access and sale of patient data wasn't detected for more than a year.

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Chicago children’s hospital network still offline following ‘cybersecurity matter’

Health Care Dive

Lurie Children’s Hospital first reported the outage last week. Phone, email and electronic systems are still down.

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HHS settles cybersecurity investigation with Montefiore Medical Center

Health Care Dive

The nonprofit will pay $4.75 million to settle allegations that data security failures allowed an employee to steal and sell the protected health information of thousands of patients, according to the HHS.

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Industry Voices—Why is it so hard to measure the impact of primary care?

Fierce Healthcare

Remember when the Camden Coalition’s hotspotting approach was the new kid on the block? | As accountable and full-risk payment structures grow in market share and popularity, there is a pressing need to redefine how success in primary care is measured.

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AHA calls for more payer oversight in No Surprises dispute resolution

Health Care Dive

In comments on a proposed rule, the American Hospital Association argued regulators haven’t fully addressed how they’ll handle oversight for some situations, like when an insurer fails to pay after a dispute determination.

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Papa’s New Impact Programs Add Value for Health Plans

Fierce Healthcare

Papa’s New Impact Programs Add Value for Health Plans jpiatt Wed, 02/07/2024 - 12:00

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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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In-Depth: 2024 Best in KLAS Overall and Category Awards

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – KLAS Research , a leading healthcare IT research and consulting firm, has announced the winners of its 2024 Best in KLAS Awards , recognizing the top vendors and service providers in the healthcare technology and services industry. – Best in KLAS is awarded only in those software and services market segments that have the broadest operational and clinical impact on healthcare organizations.

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CVS cuts 2024 outlook amid rise in medical costs in Q4

Fierce Healthcare

CVS Health cut its outlook for 2024 on the back of higher medical costs in the fourth quarter, according to its earnings report released Wednesday. | The healthcare giant expects at least $8.30 in earnings per share for this year, down from its previous projections of at least $8.50.

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CVS Health Puts Signify’s In-Home Capabilities On Display

Home Health Care

Signify Health continues to showcase the effectiveness of CVS Health’s (NYSE: CVS) in-home capabilities. Signify — CVS Health’s acquired value-based care platform — conducted 649,000 in-home evaluations for multi-payer Medicare Advantage partners in the fourth quarter of 2023, marking a 20% increase from the previous year. “Among our Aetna customers, we are broadening our addressable market, utilizing Signify’s strong capabilities and other products — including individual exchange and Medicaid,”

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Fitch: Spike in MA utilization, rate cuts for 2025 likely credit-neutral for industry

Fierce Healthcare

A spike in care utilization among seniors and proposed Medicare Advantage rates that payers find less than satisfactory have dominated the conversation during the current run of industry earnings c | A spike in care utilization among seniors and proposed Medicare Advantage rates that payers find less than satisfactory have dominated the conversation during the current run of industry earnings calls.

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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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Verily Appoints Myoung Cha as Chief Product Officer

HIT Consultant

Myoung Cha, Chief Product Officer at Verily What You Should Know: – Verily , an Alphabet precision health technology company appoints Myoung Cha as Chief Product Officer. – As Chief Product Officer at Verily, Cha will lead strategy and development across the company’s care (Verily Onduo), research (Verily Viewpoint), and products (Verily Numetric) portfolio.

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States Struggle With Assessing Outcomes Of ARPA-Funded HCBS Programs, New Brief Finds

Home Health Care

States with home- and community-based services (HCBS) providers are facing an uphill battle when it comes to implementing service offerings and evaluating the success of their programs linked to the federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). That’s according to a new brief that explores how states are assessing the outcomes of their HCBS projects, many of which were and are bolstered by significant federal investments under the ARPA.

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H1 Unveils GenosAI Pro: Supercharging Clinical Trials with Conversational AI

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – H1 , the go-to resource for healthcare professionals, clinical trial information, and life sciences research, announced the launch of its conversational AI tool GenosAI Pro. – The conversational AI tool empowers pharmaceutical companies to streamline workflows, enhance data-driven decision-making, and optimize clinical trial processes within the Trial Landscape platform.

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CMS Previews Changes to Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates, Parts C and D Payment Policies

HKLaw

CMS released its Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2025 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies.

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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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Doxy.me Appoints Dr. Esteban López as Chief Medical Officer

HIT Consultant

Dr. Esteban López, Chief Medical Officer at Doxy.me What You Should Know: – Doxy.me , a telehealth platform dedicated to making telemedicine accessible to all, announced the appointment of Esteban López, MD, MBA, as its new Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective February 5, 2024. – As CMO, Dr. López will lead Doxy.me’s Growth Department, strategically expanding its reach in the US, particularly underserved communities, and growing its international presence.

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2024 Telehealth CPT Codes: Cheat Sheet

Health Recovery

Keeping track of telehealth reimbursements accurately directly impacts your healthcare organization’s bottom line. We’ve compiled a list of telehealth CPT codes to help you better navigate telehealth billing for your care program.

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Ambience Healthcare Secures $70M to Advance AI-Driven Healthcare Operating System

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Ambience Healthcare , the leading AI operating system for healthcare organizations, announced a $70M Series B funding round co-led by Kleiner Perkins and OpenAI Startup Fund. – This funding comes on the heels of Ambience’s rapid commercial success, with deployments at major healthcare systems like UCSF, Memorial Hermann, and John Muir Health.

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Uncovering the Link Between Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder in the Workplace

GoMoHealth

By Cassandra Cousineau Manager, Strategic Content and Engagement, GoMo Health Mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) are two major health concerns that individuals face in their daily lives. Unfortunately, they are often interwoven in a complex dance, forming an unhealthy cycle that can be detrimental to an individual’s well-being. This cycle can be particularly harmful in the workplace where employees are expected to function at an optimal level.

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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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Helio Genomics Appoints Gary Frazier as Chief Growth Officer

HIT Consultant

Gary Frazier, Chief Growth Officer at Helio Genomics What You Should Know: – Helio Genomics , an AI-driven healthcare company specializing in diagnostics technology for cancer detection, has appointed Gary Frazier as its Chief Growth Officer. – Frazier’s appointment at Helio Genomics underscores the company’s commitment to strategic growth and innovation.

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Mid-week Links

Healthcare ECONOMIST

ABIM on physician certification. 70.4% of physicians worked while on vacation on a typical vacation day Is Science a public good ? Healthcare job growth reached three-decade high. Is there a future for digital therapeutics ?

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Machine Learning Identifies Drug Candidates for Cardiac Fibrosis

Health IT Analytics

Mechanistic machine learning tools can provide insights into how different drug candidates could minimize harmful scarring following a heart attack.

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2024: The Year of Smarter Automation and AI in Healthcare Revenue Cycle

HIT Consultant

Matt Seefeld, EVP of MedEvolve Artificial intelligence (AI) dominated the headlines in 2023. It was the topic of countless articles, reports and even court cases. Some may be fatigued by it, or even afraid of it, but the reality is AI is here to stay in 2024. The best thing we can all do is learn how to leverage it to make our jobs easier. In fact, after decades of slogging through manual processes, healthcare organizations are joining the movement and implementing automation and AI solutions to

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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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HIStalk’s Guide to ViVE 2024

HIStalk

Care.ai Booth 1402 Contact: Lexi Lutz, marketing manager lexi.lutz@care.ai407.800.1937 Care.ai.

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ByteDance Employees Get VR Therapy Boost with XRHealth Partnership

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – ByteDance , the global tech giant, announced a new partnership with XRHealth , a leading healthcare platform leveraging spatial computing, to offer its employees access to VR therapy benefits. – By offering convenient, engaging, and effective VR therapy solutions, ByteDance prioritizes the well-being of its workforce, fostering a healthier and happier employee population.

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Does cold weather make arthritis worse?

Healthcare Associates

Have you ever heard someone predict the weather through an achy knee or shoulder? It’s true: some people can feel the weather ‘in their bones.’ Many people with arthritis experience more severe pain when it rains or snows. The winter season can be particularly difficult. Knowing the facts about arthritis can help. If chilly weather worsens your arthritis, there are ways to cope.

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Fidelis Care Taps Cityblock to Deliver Comprehensive Care to New Yorkers with Complex Needs

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Fidelis Care , a leading health plan serving over 2.5 million members in New York, announced a partnership with Cityblock , a value-based healthcare provider. – The strategic collaboration aims to provide comprehensive, community-based care to thousands of eligible Fidelis Care members in the New York City and Long Island areas who face complex medical and behavioral health conditions.

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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.