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Silverchain pilots AI voice assistant for in-home aged care and more briefs

Healthcare It News

AI voice assistant pilot for aged care In-home aged care provider Silverchain is trying out an AI-powered virtual assistant that provides personalised support to clients. In a media release, it announced that it is piloting the CuriousThing AI voice virtual assistant by ASX-listed Talius with a select group of clients in Western Australia for three months from June.

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Lab Billing Solutions: How to Improve Accuracy & Maximize Reimbursements

Advanced Data Systems

For labs, the margin between profitability and loss often comes down to billing. Lab services are reimbursed at lower rates than ever, yet the cost of doing business keeps rising. Between complex payer rules, coding nuances, and frequent denials, it’s easy to lose thousands per month without realizing it.

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Fierce Healthcare

Private equity investor Nordic Capital has acquired healthcare data analytics company Arcadia. Nordic will become the company's majority owner, which marks an exit for former investor Peloton Equity.

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Athelas Launches EHR with Integrated Ambient Scribing, AI Agents, and Hands-Free RCM Automation

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Athelas , healthcare technology company powered by Commure, today announced the launch of Athelas AIR, its next-generation electronic health record (EHR) system designed to meet the needs of health systems and practices across the country. – With a full-featured platform that unifies billing, charting, and ambient AI, AIR enables providers to improve margins, reduce administrative burden, and focus more time on patient care.

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How to Start Virtual Care the Right Way: A Proven Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

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.

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Fierce Healthcare

A collection of cities and advocacy groups has found issue with ACA enrollment changes set to take effect in late August.

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NHS 10-Year Plan: Digital Transformation at the Heart of a Modern Health Service

CiscoHealth

The UK Government’s newly unveiled NHS 10-Year Plan is a bold and timely vision for the future of healthcare. Centred around three major “shifts”—from sickness to prevention, from hospital-centric to community-based care, and from analogue to digital—the Plan lays the groundwork for a more resilient and patient-focused NHS.

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Patient Access to Online Health Records Soars in 2024, Driven by Cures Act and Provider Encouragement

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – A new brief utilizing the latest 2024 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data reveals significant progress in patient and caregiver access to online medical records and patient portals. – Following the implementation of the Cures Act Final Rule provisions and increased demand for virtual care spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, national access rates have more than doubled in the past decade, with apps playing an increasingly vital role.

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Fierce Healthcare

The deal gives the integrated care delivery company control of a health plan, multiple medical groups, an acute care hospital and other assets it said will synergize with its business.

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OIG Audit Finds That HRS Home Health Received Over $100K In Medicare Overpayments

Home Health Care

HRS Home Health received overpayments of at least $100,696, according to a recent audit report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The results come from a series of home health audits that looked into how agencies complied with Medicare requirements. HRS Home Health is one of the agencies that was audited. Lombard, Illinois-based HRS Home Health is a for-profit home health agency.

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How to Prevent and Reduce Claim Denials in Your Revenue Cycle

Etactics

🚀 What’s This Blog About? This blog breaks down how claim denial prevention helps healthcare providers protect revenue and improve efficiency. It explores the biggest reasons claims get denied and shares smart, simple steps to fix and avoid them. Key Takeaways ✅ Denied claims cost healthcare providers over $262 billion annually in lost revenue ✅ Most denials are avoidable by fixing common issues like eligibility errors, coding mismatches, and missing documentation ✅ Using automation tools—like

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How to Turn “Check-the-Box” Compliance Trainings Into Real Learning

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.

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Global EHR Market in 2024: Record Contracts, Fewer Impacted Hospitals, and Regional Shifts

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – KLAS Research has released its annual “ Global Acute Care EHR Market Share 2025 ” report, providing a comprehensive look at EHR sales activity in 2024. The report highlights a dynamic global market where EHR projects remain a high priority for healthcare organizations worldwide, second only to AI initiatives.

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EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 7/3/25

HIStalk

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Dollar General Integrates with NationsBenefits to Tackle Food Deserts

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – NationsBenefits® , the leading supplemental benefits and healthcare fintech solutions provider is proud to announce a new partnership with Dollar General, the largest discount retailer in the United States by store count. – By integrating with Dollar General at more than 20,000 locations across the nation, the NationsBenefits’ proprietary Basket Analyzer Service (BAS) will provide millions of health plan members with increased access to affordable and nutriti

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Air Taxis Are Coming Soon to a City Near You. What Does That Mean for the Communities Below Them?

The Rand Blog

Electric air taxis are coming soon to a city near you. But city skies are already crowded. Whether adding air taxis to the mix will benefit more than wealthy jetsetters will depend heavily on whether the communities below help determine where and how they fly.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

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!

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New Android SONU App Turn Selfies into Drug-Free Sinus Relief

HIT Consultant

Image Credit SoundHealth What You Should Know: – SoundHealth , the medical technology company behind the SONU Band , has announced the launch of its pioneering medical-grade Android app. The new Android app transforms a simple selfie into CT-accurate skeletal data, enabling precise, drug-free treatment for rhinitis, nasal congestion, and allergy symptoms when used with the SONU Band.

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Fierce Healthcare

The so-called “big, beautiful bill” fulfills several of Trump’s campaign promises to cut taxes, but will add trillions to the national debt and is opposed by the healthcare industry for cuts to funding and coverage.

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Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Goes to White House; Home-Based Care Could Suffer

Home Health Care

Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate have passed the Republican-led “One Big Beautiful Bill” and sent it to the White House for signature. The bill contains Medicaid cuts totalling $1 trillion over the next 10 years. This amounts to 15% of total federal Medicaid spending during that time period, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Fierce Healthcare

A group of 53 biotech leaders is expressing support for mifepristone in a letter to the FDA, urging the agency not to impose new restrictions on its use as an abortion medication and slamming a "fatally flawed" report cited as reasoning for the potential limitations.

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

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?

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Surviving The Shift: Big Week In DC Shows Promise, Perils Facing At-Home Care Providers

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership On Monday, I moderated a HHCN+ TALKS episode – our exclusive opportunity for HHCN+ members to hear from and engage directly with leading experts in real time. The topic was on the policy and regulatory landscape affecting the home-based care industry under the second Trump administration. Needless to say, this was a timely discussion, given the way the week has unfolded.