Tue.May 02, 2023

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Lower patient acuity, expenses drove CHS to $51M loss in Q1

Health Care Dive

CHS continued to grapple with heightened expenses in the quarter, including a sequential increase in salary and benefit expenses and supply costs, executives said on a Tuesday call.

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Hey Jane gets covered: Telemedicine abortion provider inks contracts with Blues plans

Fierce Healthcare

Hey Jane gets covered: Telemedicine abortion provider inks contracts with Blues plans aburky Tue, 05/02/2023 - 15:53

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CMS launches investigations into denied emergency abortion care

Health Care Dive

The agency alleges that hospitals in Missouri and Kansas violated EMTALA by failing to provide needed care to a woman whose pregnancy became nonviable at 18 weeks.

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Industry Voices—Adding context to the 'weight-loss drug' debate

Fierce Healthcare

Industry Voices—Adding context to the 'weight-loss drug' debate hlandi Tue, 05/02/2023 - 12:39

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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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Virtual care company eVisit acquires Bluestream Health

Health Care Dive

EVisit aims to offer a streamlined interface by integrating its automated care navigation platform with Bluestream’s digital front door platform.

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Women's health company Tia expands mental health services integrated into primary, reproductive care

Fierce Healthcare

Women's health company Tia expands mental health services integrated into primary, reproductive care hlandi Tue, 05/02/2023 - 07:39

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Senate panel delays drug pricing bill markup until after blockbuster hearing with big PBM, pharma execs

Fierce Healthcare

Senate panel delays drug pricing bill markup until after blockbuster hearing with big PBM, pharma execs pminemyer Tue, 05/02/2023 - 12:26

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No Health Justice without Language Justice

Center for Health Progress

Ever since I can remember, I have been providing English interpretation and translation for my parents, who are monolingual Spanish speakers. Without other options, my parents were forced to rely on me to help them communicate, not just at grocery stores or school functions, but also as they tried to navigate more serious things like doctors appointments.

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CVS closes $10.6B acquisition of Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint

Fierce Healthcare

CVS closes $10.

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Hybrid Work Is Here to Stay. It's Time for Security to Catch Up to Our New Normal

The Rand Blog

As hybrid work becomes the new normal, workplace practices—security-focused and otherwise—may need to reconsider whether physical presence necessarily improves either security or work outcomes.

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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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Arbitration panel hands Envision a victory over UnitedHealth, awards $91.3M judgment

Fierce Healthcare

Arbitration panel hands Envision a victory over UnitedHealth, awards $91.

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45% of U.S. Adults Say AI In Healthcare Is Trustworthy, 20% Note Privacy Of Health Data Violated

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Healthcare.com polled over 1,000 U.S. adults in a healthcare tech survey and found: 20% of Americans say the privacy of their health data has been violated 45% say AI in Healthcare is Trustworthy Among 8 possible AI uses in healthcare, the top three reported by pollees are : Virtual health assistants (33%), targeted treatments (30%), and diagnosis of blood diseases (21%) Among 12 possible promising future uses for AI, Americans look first to: The management of medical recor

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Indigenous tribe becomes first in Michigan to tap state HIE for data sharing between tribal, non-tribal providers

Fierce Healthcare

Indigenous tribe becomes first in Michigan to tap state HIE for data sharing between tribal, non-tribal providers agliadkovskaya Tue, 05/02/2023 - 17:24

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Emcara Health Taps Innovaccer to Accelerate Scale in Value-Based Care

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Innovaccer Inc. announced that Emcara Health , PopHealthCare’s national value-based medical group that delivers advanced in-home primary care for seniors and vulnerable populations, has selected Innovaccer’s Best in KLAS data platform to accelerate its ability to drive growth and rapidly scale Emcara Health’s integrated care solution to more communities nationwide.

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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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What state regulators can learn from Bright Health's financial woes

Fierce Healthcare

What state regulators can learn from Bright Health's financial woes fdiamond Tue, 05/02/2023 - 16:02

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Kinnos Secures $15M to Expand Colorizing Disinfection Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Kinnos , the maker of Highlight®, a novel technology that colorizes disinfectants raises $15M led by a group of current and former industry leaders. The company also named healthcare veteran Steve Fanning as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. Founded during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Kinnos is pioneering ways to more optimally employ proven disinfectants for a safer healing environment amidst a rising tide of infections globally.

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White House announces end to COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees, healthcare

Fierce Healthcare

White House announces end to COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees, healthcare dmuoio Tue, 05/02/2023 - 10:44

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CareSource Invests $1M in Virtual Rehab Augment Therapy

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: CareSource , a nonprofit managed care organization, today announced a $1M investment in Augment Therapy , a digital health company enhancing rehabilitative healthcare and exercise through immersive and gamified technology. The investment builds on CareSource and Augment Therapy’s pilot program at four locations in Ohio to research and showcase how access to Augment Therapy encourages children, and adults of all ages to exercise more and to get the most out of physical thera

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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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Medicaid formularies cover extended-release buprenorphine more than others, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Medicaid formularies cover extended-release buprenorphine more than others, study finds agliadkovskaya Tue, 05/02/2023 - 13:13

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Morgan Health Invests $25M in Fertility Network Kindbody

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Morgan Health , the JPMorgan Chase & Co. business unit announced a $25M investment in Kindbody , a fertility clinic network and global family-building benefits provider for employers offering the full-spectrum of reproductive care from preconception to postpartum through menopause. Kindbody is a technology-driven fertility clinic network and family-building benefits provider for employers offering virtual and in-person care supporting 112 leading employers, covering mor

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Community Care Home Health’s Effort To Stand Out In A Crowded Personal Care Market

Home Health Care

In order to stand out in a saturated home care market like New York, figuring out – and focusing on – what makes you different is a key to long-term success. The leaders at Community Care Home Health have been figuring out what makes their company unique over the last several years. “We’re in an industry that — especially in New York state — is so saturated,” Brett Gatien, director of talent acquisition for Community Care Home Health Services, told Home Health Care News.

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Improving Non-Emergency Medical Transportation: Driving Better Outcomes for Patients and Health Plans

HIT Consultant

Andy Auerbach, Chief Revenue Officer of SafeRide Health As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, there is a growing need for innovative solutions that not only improve the quality of care but also make care more accessible. Non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) plays a crucial role in helping patients get to where care is delivered. As healthcare reform efforts continue to gain momentum, transportation benefits have become an increasingly critical component of providing equitable ca

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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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Addus Pauses Personal Care Deals, But Believes ‘Larger’ Home Health Acquisitions Are Ahead

Home Health Care

Addus HomeCare Corporation’s (Nasdaq: ADUS) personal care segment is steadily growing, its labor situation is improving and its value-based care contracts are expanding. All of those realities were temporarily overshadowed during the last week, however, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule that would require at least 80% of Medicaid payments for personal care, homemaker and home health aide services be spent on compensation for direct care workers.

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A passion for patient data, rooted in personal experience [Podcast]

Meditech

Patient data has evolved from being static notes written on paper to a much more dynamic and fluid source of information for patients, providers, and health systems. Our guest on this week’s podcast, Jennifer Mueller, MBA, RHIA, SHIMSS, FACHE, FAHIMA, has seen that shift first-hand in her professional role as Vice President and Policy Officer at Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center and as President/Chair of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

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HHCN Capital + Strategy : Education’s Direct Impact on Home Health’s Sustainability

Home Health Care

This article is sponsored by CareAcademy. This article is based on a Home Health Care News discussion with Ginger Barrientez, Director of Enterprise Account Based Marketing at CareAcademy, Brandon Ballew, CEO at AccordCare, and Sheila Davis, Executive Senior Vice President of Area Operations at Always Best Care. The discussion took place on March 30, 2023 during HHCN Capital + Strategy.

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News 5/3/23

HIStalk

Top News The trade secrets lawsuit that medical technology vendor.

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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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Healthcare ECONOMIST

Workers Comp total drug spend: $2.9 billion. Will AI increase or decrease firm size ? Complex systems models for public health. For-profit hospice saves money. RCT: AI vs. human in and cardiac function assessment.

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No Health Justice without Language Justice

Center for Health Progress

Ever since I can remember, I have been providing English interpretation and translation for my parents, who are monolingual Spanish speakers. Without other options, my parents were forced to rely on me to help them communicate, not just at grocery stores or school functions, but also as they tried to navigate more serious things like doctors appointments.

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American Economic Journal: Best Paper Awards

Healthcare ECONOMIST

The American Economic Journal (AEJ) recently came out with its awards for best papers of the year. These are listed below along with their abstracts. AEJ: Applied Economics : “ The Evolution of Work in the United States ,” by Enghin Atalay, Phai Phongthiengtham, Sebastian Sotelo, and Daniel Tannenbaum 12(2), (pp. 1-34) April 2020 AEJ: Economic Policy : “ Technology, Taxation, and Corruption: Evidence from the Introduction of Electronic Tax Filing ,” by Oyebola Okunogbe an

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The Importance Of Cloud-Based Call Center Solutions

Sequence Health

Managing a healthcare call center can be a burden for medical programs. That’s why outsourcing it to a professional firm like Sequence Health is a great option. That being said, you might wonder how the cloud affects call centers today. Let’s talk about cloud-based call center technology versus traditional call centers. Then we’ll explore some of the exciting evolutions in this space.

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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.