Thu.Sep 28, 2023

article thumbnail

Conversational AI—fad or the future of patient access?

Fierce Healthcare

Despite large financial investments, digital front door solutions still fall short, leading to patient leakage and additional work for already overburdened staff. | From appointment scheduling to real-time analytics – discover how conversational AI is setting a new standard for patient access.

297
297
article thumbnail

CVS hit with lawsuit from independent pharmacy over fees

Health Care Dive

A small Iowa pharmacy is accusing CVS Caremark of forcing independent pharmacies to sign one-sided contracts in order to stay in its network and continue dispensing drugs for its millions of covered lives.

293
293
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Viome Life Sciences unveils at-home oral, throat cancer detection test

Fierce Healthcare

At-home diagnostics startup Viome Life Sciences has launched a new test to help detect oral and throat cancers. | The test relies on Viome’s proprietary RNA sequencing technology and AI to measure gene expression of the oral microbiome and human cells in each patient’s saliva, which are used to identify early biomarkers associated with oral and throat cancers.

article thumbnail

Telehealth satisfaction higher among younger patients, survey finds

Health Care Dive

Older generations may struggle to easily access and use telehealth providers’ digital interfaces, a JD Power survey suggests.

292
292
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

There's a generational gap in satisfaction with telehealth, J.D. Power finds

Fierce Healthcare

Telehealth continues to enjoy elevated popularity thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but significant generational gaps persist in satisfaction, according to a

307
307
article thumbnail

Judge greenlights LCMC Health’s $150M hospital buy

Health Care Dive

A district court judge on Wednesday ruled LCMC Health did not need to undergo federal review for its purchase of several HCA facilities.

Hospitals 273

More Trending

article thumbnail

Harbinger Health raises $140M to study blood-based cancer screening test

Health Care Dive

The test developer will use the Series B funding to complete a 10,000-subject clinical trial ahead of a planned launch in 2025.

157
157
article thumbnail

Komodo Health unveils new full-stack tool to help clients streamline data analysis

Fierce Healthcare

Komodo Health, a health data company, has announced a new all-in-one offering for healthcare and life sciences companies to generate analytical insights. | MapLab includes robust data science tooling, customizable analytics dashboards and a generative AI analytic assistant.

article thumbnail

On Siri and Recognitive Violence

Bill Of Health

By Joshua A. Halstead As a disabled person who relies on speech recognition software to complete a range of daily writing tasks (from emails to book chapters), I am no stranger to the universe of voice assistants, having cut my teeth on Dragon Dictate in the ’90s. Though I’m used to the software knowing my voice, that it now knows my location is uncanny.

article thumbnail

Getting active on passive immunization: it's time to protect everyone against infectious diseases

Fierce Healthcare

Sponsored by AstraZeneca Authored by Iskra Reic, Executive Vice President, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, AstraZeneca | While the majority of us benefit from the protection of vaccinations, some of the most vulnerable such as the immunocompromised need more options.

246
246
article thumbnail

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

article thumbnail

Why There’s Now A ‘Good Expectation’ That Home Health Medicare Cuts Will Be Mitigated

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Home health providers have been hearing about the bipartisan support they have in Washington, D.C., for a long time. But last week, they were able to see it in a way that they hadn’t been able to before. That’s at least the case for those that live streamed – or attended in person – the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care’s Sept. 19 hearing on home health care.

Medicare 104
article thumbnail

Healthcare hiring during the summer was the industry's strongest 2-month stretch since 2020

Fierce Healthcare

July and August job numbers combined to give the healthcare industry its best two-month employment increase since 2020, and total employment now sits 3.

article thumbnail

10 Secular Trends That Will Define the U.S. Healthcare System

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Trilliant Health , a healthcare industry’s analytics and market research firm announced it has published its 2023 Trends Shaping the Health Economy Report. The 147-page report is a fact-based national analysis of 10 data-driven trends that will define the landscape, and subsequent challenges, for all players in the health economy. – Previous editions of the Trends Shaping the Health Economy Report concluded that healthcare is a negative-sum game and that every

article thumbnail

Lark Health expands digital coaching platform for obesity care amid soaring demand for GLP-1 drugs

Fierce Healthcare

Lark Health, a digital chronic condition management platform, is expanding its weight management solution for health plans and employers to help manage the surging consumer demand for pricey obesit | Lark Health is leveraging its capabilities in managing chronic conditions to offer clinical screening and prescribing of newer weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy as well as ongoing clinical management and behavior change coaching.

184
184
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

For Home Care Providers, HCBS Operating Environments Still Vary Greatly From State To State

Home Health Care

More than three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. is still seeing major gaps in long-term care for seniors, according to a new AARP report. “We know that some states are taking steps to innovate or put new policies in place, such as paid leave for family caregivers, or a payroll tax credit for family caregivers, but state action is generally falling short of what the aging populations in these states need, so that people can live their final years or even decades in dignit

Home Care 102
article thumbnail

Fitbit rolls out latest fitness tracker with enhanced heart rate tracking, Google features

Fierce Healthcare

Fitbit is refreshing its most popular fitness tracker device with enhanced heart rate monitoring while tapping into Google's tech muscle for other smartwatch features. | Fitbit is refreshing its most popular fitness tracker device with enhanced heart rate monitoring while tapping into Google's tech muscle for other smartwatch features.

176
176
article thumbnail

Veradigm, On Belay Health Solutions Expand Value-Based Care Solutions to More Primary Care Practices

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Veradigm Inc. , a provider of healthcare data and technology solutions and On Belay Health Solutions announced a strategic collaboration to support primary care providers in improving patients’ health outcomes while strengthening their practices’ financial foundation. – The shift from a fee-for-service healthcare delivery model to a value-based care model has significantly changed the way healthcare is delivered and reimbursed in the United States.

article thumbnail

Reveleer launches AI-powered insights for risk-bearing providers at point of care

Fierce Healthcare

Reveleer, a health tech company focused on value-based care, has unveiled two new suites of solutions for risk-bearing providers. | The Prospective Risk Adjustment and Quality Improvement product suites are designed to ease providers’ administrative burden and deliver timely clinical insights at the point of care.

article thumbnail

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!

article thumbnail

Will Value-Based Care Finally Fix EHRs Too?

HIT Consultant

Sam Gopal, President for Acumen Physicians Solutions In theory, electronic health records (EHRs) have the potential to transform the healthcare landscape. They were expected to provide a digital hub that would enable seamless communication and information sharing between providers, boost efficiency, improve the quality of care, and foster optimal patient and clinician experiences.

article thumbnail

Solera Health launches integrated platform for one-stop employer benefit management

Fierce Healthcare

Solera Health, a benefits network that connects patients, payers and physicians with a curated network of programs, has launched a new one-stop condition management platform. | The HALO platform is an omni-condition management product that allows payers and employers to manage all Solera and non-Solera point solutions in one user interface, simplifying management and reporting.

article thumbnail

Lark Health Expands Weight Management Offerings to Support GLP-1 Needs

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Lark Health , a conversational-AI health coaching platform for managing chronic conditions expands its weight management program to include the clinical management of GLP-1s – and taking a different approach. – These expanded offerings build upon Lark’s long and proven track record as one of the largest diabetes prevention programs (DPP) and weight loss providers for health plans, ensuring personalized support for every member, regardless of where they are in

article thumbnail

Femtech startup Evvy gains $14M for vaginal health, moves into STI care

Fierce Healthcare

Evvy, a female-founded startup focused on vaginal health, picked up $14 million to scale up its precision health platform for women. | Evvy, a female-founded startup focused on vaginal health, picked up $14 million to scale up its precision health platform for women.

130
130
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Nuance Launches AI Copilot for Automated Clinical Documentation

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Nuance Communications, Inc., a Microsoft Company, today announced the general availability of Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX™) Copilot, formerly known as DAX Express. Serving as an AI copilot for automated clinical documentation, the application uses conversational, ambient, and generative AI to enable more physicians to significantly streamline the creation of medical documentation, improving clinical efficiency, reducing burnout, and freeing their time to focus on deliver

Doctors 95
article thumbnail

Iowa pharmacy slaps Caremark with lawsuit over DIR fees

Fierce Healthcare

A newly filed lawsuit accuses pharmacy benefit management giant CVS Caremark of violating antitrust laws by charging huge fees to dispense prescriptions in Medicare Part D. | A newly filed lawsuit accuses pharmacy benefit management giant CVS Caremark of violating antitrust laws by charging huge fees to dispense prescriptions in Medicare Part D.

Medicare 130
article thumbnail

Komodo Health Launches MapLab For Enterprise Healthcare Insights

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Komodo Health today introduced MapLab™, the first all-in-one offering for healthcare and Life Sciences companies to generate insights into disease trends, treatment pathways, patient populations, and a host of other complex research questions. The technology ushers in a new, fully integrated insights workflow solution for the industry to more easily and rapidly unearth rich insights that will help reduce disease burden at scale.

article thumbnail

Report: Engaging Family Caregivers, Diversifying Referral Mix Are Keys To Sustainability

Home Health Care

Home-based care providers have an opportunity to differentiate themselves by honing in on what they’re great at. A number of factors are transforming the environment in which home-based care providers operate: the rise of value-based care, regulatory scrutiny, reimbursement falling behind rising costs and staffing shortages. Amid all of that, more than ever, providers need to sell their worth.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Wheel Launches Next-Gen Virtual Care Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Wheel , an Austin, TX-based virtual care platform empowering companies to deliver consumer-centric care, announced the next generation of its virtual care platform to help enterprise organizations build seamless care experiences. – Wheel enables enterprise organizations looking to grow their virtual care offering, drive engagement and loyalty, and deliver high-quality virtual care at scale.

article thumbnail

News 9/29/23

HIStalk

Top News Patient engagement software vendor Tendo will acquire healthcare.

article thumbnail

Midi Health Raises $25M for Virtual Menopause Care Clinic Led by Google Ventures

HIT Consultant

Dr. Mindy Goldman (Chief Clinical Officer, Midi Health), Cindy Gentry, Sharon Meers (Co-Founder, Midi Health), Dr. Kathleen Jordan (Chief Medical Officer, Midi Health), Frédérique Dame (General Partner, GV), Joanna Strober (Co-Founder and CEO, Midi Health), Cathy Friedman (Executive Venture Partner, GV) Midi Health , a national virtual clinic offering insurance-covered personalized, telehealth treatment for women navigating midlife hormonal change raises $25M in Series A funding led by GV (Googl

article thumbnail

Techniques pharmacy benefit managers use to lower cost

Healthcare ECONOMIST

How do pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) claim they can reduce cost? A Health Affairs Forefront article by Brennan and Shrank (2023) identify 6 key pathways: Mail order. Mail order alternative is often cheaper than dispensing at the retail pharmaciesdue to greater scale and automation Negotiating power. PBMs leverage purchasing power to lower dispensing fees.

article thumbnail

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.