Thu.Nov 10, 2022

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Bright Health ceases MA operations in Florida in latest business cut

Health Care Dive

The newest reduction for the insurtech comes less than a month after Bright announced it was leaving the Affordable Care Act exchanges and slashing its Medicare Advantage footprint to just Florida and California.

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Telehealth took off during COVID. Here's how companies like Sprinter Health and TytoCare are trying to close the loop on remote care

Fierce Healthcare

Telehealth took off during COVID. Here's how companies like Sprinter Health and TytoCare are trying to close the loop on remote care. agliadkovskaya. Thu, 11/10/2022 - 12:33.

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Health equity gets a boost from digital clinical communication tools

Healthcare It News

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CMS looking at quality metrics to get ACA exchange plans into value-based care

Fierce Healthcare

CMS looking at quality metrics to get ACA exchange plans into value-based care. rking. Thu, 11/10/2022 - 16:00.

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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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More than the main stage: 5 key panels at HLTH 2022

Health Care Dive

Major healthcare players will discuss private equity, value-based care, digital health funding and more at the fifth annual HLTH conference next week.

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New research from Twill uncovers how most pregnant Americans struggle with the Invisible Weight of mental health challenges.

Fierce Healthcare

New research from Twill uncovers how most pregnant Americans struggle with the Invisible Weight of mental health challenges. jpiatt. Thu, 11/10/2022 - 08:55.

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HLTH22: Nuance, Nvidia put AI tools in the hands of clinicians, opening pipeline 'from bench to bedside'

Fierce Healthcare

HLTH22: Nuance, Nvidia put AI tools in the hands of clinicians, opening pipeline 'from bench to bedside'. aburky. Thu, 11/10/2022 - 14:58.

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America May Not Be Ready for the Looming Tsunami of 'Deep Fakes'

The Rand Blog

Images and videos have been falsified since the first photographs were taken. But deep fakes are fundamentally different. Their realism, and the scale and ease with which they can be produced, make them incredibly potent disinformation tools.

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Crossover Health, Aetna pilot primary care service for Seattle employers with fixed-fee payment model

Fierce Healthcare

Crossover Health, Aetna pilot primary care service for Seattle employers with fixed-fee payment model. hlandi. Thu, 11/10/2022 - 10:58.

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17 HLTH 2022 Predictions from Digital Health Executives to Watch

HIT Consultant

Before HLTH 2022 kicks off next week in Las Vegas, we asked 17 digital health executives for their predictions and major themes to expect at HLTH. 1. Keith Reynolds, Chief Operating Officer at Welldoc. Access to care is a central focus for healthcare given several factors: a growing population being impacted with chronic conditions, increased resourcing constraints, and growing fatigue and workload among providers.

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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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Humana's CenterWell to open 3 clinics in Louisville next year

Fierce Healthcare

Humana's CenterWell to open 3 clinics in Louisville next year. pminemyer. Thu, 11/10/2022 - 13:12.

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Northwell Holdings & Aegis Ventures Form FemTech Company for Menopause Support

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Northwell Holdings and Aegis Ventures inked an agreement today for the formation of Upliv , a femtech-based women’s virtual care startup that aims to raise the bar for clinical menopause support. – Upliv is the joint creation of Aegis Ventures and Northwell Holdings, the for-profit investment arm of Northwell Health.

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KFF: Seniors have, on average, 43 Medicare Advantage plan options to choose from

Fierce Healthcare

KFF: Seniors have, on average, 43 Medicare Advantage plan options to choose from. rking. Thu, 11/10/2022 - 16:42.

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BioIntelliSense and Medically Home Partner to Enhance High Acuity Hospital Care at Home

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – BioIntelliSense, Inc., a continuous health monitoring and clinical intelligence company, today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Medically Home Group, Inc., a technology-enabled services company that is at the forefront of the movement to decentralize care for serious or complex illnesses. – The collaboration further expands the availability of continuous biometric data and insights to physicians and nurses caring for patients in the M

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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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More than 100 healthcare organizations have signed onto climate resilience pledge, HHS says

Fierce Healthcare

More than 100 healthcare organizations have signed onto climate resilience pledge, HHS says. dmuoio. Thu, 11/10/2022 - 13:23.

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CVS Health’s Former Chief Strategy Officer Joins VC Firm, LRVHealth

HIT Consultant

Josh Flum, Managing Director at LRV Health. What You Should Know: – LRVHealth , the inside healthcare venture capital platform, announced that Josh Flum joined the firm as a managing partner. Prior to joining LRV Health, Flum served as Chief Strategy Officer and Business Developer Officer at CVS Health. – Flum joins a diverse team of healthcare operators, entrepreneurs, investors and insiders leading healthcare innovation and transformation alongside a network of strategic limited pa

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Chutes & Ladders—Venture capital firm welcomes former CVS Health CSO; Centivo gets new CTO

Fierce Healthcare

Chutes & Ladders—Venture capital firm welcomes former CVS Health CSO; Centivo gets new CTO. aburky. Thu, 11/10/2022 - 17:53.

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Survey: People Living with COPD Want Innovation in Care Delivery

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – People living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are enthusiastic about the promise of care innovation, according to a survey released by Wellinks , a digital healthcare company offering the first-ever integrated, virtual COPD management solution, in collaboration with the COPD Foundation. – The research assessed patient perspectives on COPD care in the United States and findings suggest the status quo is failing people living with the disease.

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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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Bright Health further slims MA footprint as it charts course for profitability

Fierce Healthcare

Bright Health further slims MA footprint as it charts course for profitability. pminemyer. Thu, 11/10/2022 - 15:45.

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Healthcare Industry Least Likely to Increase Funding for Supply Chain Defense

HIT Consultant

– While supply chain security impacts nearly every industry, new research from BlueVoyant hones in on the unique challenges impacting the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector. – BlueVoyant , the leader in supply chain defense, found that compared to other verticals like energy and manufacturing, the healthcare sector was least likely to increase budget for external resources to bolster supply chain cybersecurity.

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Here's how much more commercial insurers pay for the first year of dialysis than Medicare

Fierce Healthcare

Here's how much more commercial insurers pay for the first year of dialysis than Medicare. fdiamond. Thu, 11/10/2022 - 11:30.

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Companion Care Linked To Lower Health Care Costs, Positive Health Outcomes

Home Health Care

Companionship care can play a key role in improving the lives of seniors and addressing a number of challenges seen across health care, new studies suggest. No one understands this more than Papa, a “family-on-demand” startup. The company commissioned a series of studies that examined the impact of companion care on overall health. Founded in 2017, Miami-based Papa is a membership-based platform that mostly connects college students — or “Papa Pals” — and older adults.

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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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Providence, Premier invest in CommonSpirit's workforce development platform

Fierce Healthcare

Providence, Premier invest in CommonSpirit's workforce development platform. dmuoio. Thu, 11/10/2022 - 16:28.

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David E. Johnson: A Remembrance

The Rand Blog

On October 30th, Dr. David E. Johnson, Col U.S. Army (retired), a principal researcher at RAND and a leading intellectual in the field of national defense and military history, passed away following a long illness. His deep knowledge of military history provided a perspective to analyze problems and make sound policy recommendations that were valued by senior decisionmakers in the Army and elsewhere.

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Transactions: Pennant Group Acquires Home Health Agency; BrightStar Adds Corporate-Owned Locations

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership. The Pennant Group acquires the assets of Kenosha Visiting Nurse Association. The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) has purchased the assets of Kenosha Visiting Nurse Association Inc., a provider of home health, private-duty home care and community health services in Kenosha, Wisconsin. “We are pleased to expand our home health operations deeper into southern Wisconsin,” Pennant CEO Brent Guerisoli said in a press statement.

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AI in Digital Health: Autonomy, Governance, and Privacy

Bill Of Health

The following post is adapted from the edited volume AI in eHealth: Human Autonomy, Data Governance and Privacy in Healthcare. By Marcelo Corrales Compagnucci and Mark Fenwick. The emergence of digital platforms and related technologies are transforming healthcare and creating new opportunities and challenges for all stakeholders in the medical space.

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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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'Wonder Weapons' Will Not Win Russia's War

The Rand Blog

With its army increasingly in shambles, Russia has turned to attacking Ukraine's civilian infrastructure with Iranian-made drones in an effort to destroy Ukrainians' will to fight. These tactics will inflict pain on the Ukrainian population, but if history is any guide, they will not forestall a Russian defeat.

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Treating the Whole Family to Better Support Caregivers

GoMoHealth

A personal perspective on the importance of caring for caregivers and how digital therapeutics can provide psychosocial support to caregivers and families navigating an autism diagnosis. . By Rebecca Lyons . When my now 7-year-old son was born, I read an article about how overwhelming it can be as a new parent, advice (often conflicting) seems to come from every direction.

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Applaud Your NPs During National Nurse Practitioners Week

Solution Reach

For those primary care and specialty practices with nurse practitioners on staff, the week of Oct. 13-19 is a great opportunity to celebrate them for all they do as part of National Nurse Practitioners Week. And it couldn’t come at a more appropriate time than a month that we collectively express our gratitude.

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Komodo Health & Intercept Partner to Study Rare Liver Disease

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Komodo Health announced its collaboration with Intercept Pharmaceuticals to power clinical research and new real-world evidence (RWE) with Komodo’s platform. Leveraging Komodo’s tech platform and Healthcare Map, Intercept was able to conduct a retrospective real-world study on the long term outcomes for Ocaliva — a therapeutic for rare liver disease, primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).

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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.