Wed.Oct 04, 2023

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Medical AI scribe startup Nabla rolling out tool to Kaiser Permanente docs in Northern California

Fierce Healthcare

Nabla, maker of an autonomous clinical AI scribe, has joined forces with Kaiser Permanente to roll out its tool to 10,000 doctors in Northern California. | The AI tool will be available to 10,000 Kaiser Permanente doctors in Northern California across all care settings and specialties.

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Froedtert signs deal with Ascension Wisconsin to take full ownership of health plan

Health Care Dive

The Milwaukee-based health system plans to buy the remaining 50% stake in Network Health, which offers commercial and Medicare plans in 23 Wisconsin counties.

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Diana Health picks up $34M to expand network of modern women's health practices

Fierce Healthcare

Women's health needs more innovation and investment, particularly in maternal care. | Research shows that the U.S. is facing a maternal health crisis. Diana Health partners with hospital and health system leadership to restructure their women’s health programs with a clinical redesign of labor and delivery.

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Warren, Jayapal call for closer scrutiny of UnitedHealth-Amedisys deal

Health Care Dive

The progressive lawmakers sent a letter Tuesday to top antitrust regulators urging heightened attention to the $3.3 billion transaction, which is currently under investigation by the Department of Justice.

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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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WellTheory, a platform to help manage autoimmune disease, unveils enterprise offering

Fierce Healthcare

WellTheory, a platform focused on reducing autoimmune disease symptoms, has unveiled an enterprise product for employers and payers looking to offer autoimmune care. | The new offering aims to tackle the hidden costs and productivity impacts of untreated autoimmune diseases. It will include a community-based program that gives members access to events, tools, experts and peers for support.

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Top healthcare conferences in 2024

Health Care Dive

From digital health events to payer and provider summits, here are upcoming healthcare conferences for the organized executive to keep in mind.

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McLaren Health Care confirms ransomware attack

Health Care Dive

The Grand Blanc, Michigan-based health system is investigating whether some of its data is available on the dark web.

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More than half of therapists are burned out, SimplePractice survey finds

Fierce Healthcare

More than half of therapists report experiencing burnout this year, a new survey has found. | At a time when Americans are increasingly seeking mental health treatment and there is a behavioral health workforce shortage, three-quarters of respondents who have experienced burnout say they are hesitant to take on more acute patients.

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OCHIN partners with rural hospitals on connected care

Healthcare It News

Portland, Oregon-based OCHIN announced its entrance into acute care this week with a full-service inpatient electronic health record system that supports interdisciplinary care plans and clinical care coordination in an effort to focus on helping smaller hospitals nationwide. WHY IT MATTERS In its announcement Tuesday, the nonprofit, health equity-focused national provider network said it analyzed gaps in rural healthcare delivery and is launching OCHIN Epic for acute care to provide patients wi

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Minnesota AG announces review of 2 proposed nonprofit health system mergers

Fierce Healthcare

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Tuesday that he is reviewing two pending health system mergers under a recently passed state law that gave his office additional authority to dete | The Froedtert Health-ThedaCare and St. Luke's Duluth-Aspirus Health merger deals announced earlier this year will be subject to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's newly granted oversight authority.

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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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‘Labordemic’ to continue for nonprofit hospitals into next year, report finds

Health Care Dive

Expense management will be key for nonprofit hospitals as high labor costs are likely contribute to weaker margins in 2023 and 2024, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.

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Florida Blue donates $3.3M to community organizations battling food insecurity

Fierce Healthcare

The adage “you are what you eat” seems to be the operative mindset behind $3.3 million in grants being awarded to nine community organizations by Florida Blue through its Florida Blue Foundation.

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75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers begin striking as negotiations continue

Health Care Dive

Kaiser Permanente workers began striking at hundreds of locations this morning in the largest strike in the industry's history after contract negotiations failed to produce a new agreement.

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Health tech companies Commure, Athelas unveil merger plans to drive automation, LLM tech into health systems

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Healthcare technology company Commure plans to merge with Athelas, a provider of healthcare workflow automation software, to grab a bigger piece of the health system market. | Healthcare technology company Commure plans to merge with Athelas, a provider of healthcare workflow automation software, to grab a bigger piece of the health system market. The deal is backed by a $70 million investment from General Catalyst.

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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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Why We Still Need a Day for Global Action to Decriminalize Abortion in Latin America

Bill Of Health

By Alma Beltrán y Puga More than 30 years have passed since women gathered for the Fifth Feminist Latin American Meeting in Argentina and launched the September 28 th Campaign in favor of decriminalizing abortion in the region. The initiative, however, remains painfully relevant, as still today most countries in Central America and the Caribbean prohibit abortion even in cases of sexual violence and instances where the pregnant woman’s health (and, potentially, life) is at stake.

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Care coordination startup Ounce rolls out services to low-income residents in D.C. alongside partners

Fierce Healthcare

Ounce, a startup focused on bridging the gap between health and housing, has teamed up with two partners to bring care coordination and wraparound services to residents of Washington D.C. | Ounce, a startup focused on bridging the gap between health and housing, has teamed up with two partners to bring care coordination and wraparound services to residents of D.C.

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Lawmakers Elizabeth Warren, Pramila Jayapal Urge DOJ To Further Scrutinize Optum-Amedisys Deal

Home Health Care

Lawmakers are hoping to direct further scrutiny toward UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) pending deal of the home health giant Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED). Specifically, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) have asked antitrust regulators to take a closer look. “We urge DOJ and FTC to closely scrutinize UnitedHealth’s proposed acquisition of Amedisys and oppose the growing trend of insurers buying up health care providers to reduce competition and pad the

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Healthcare VC 7wireVentures closes $217M fund to 'double down' on digital health investments

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Healthcare venture capital firm 7wireVentures, led by Glen Tullman and Lee Shapiro, raised $217 million to "double down" on its digital health investments and place its next big bets on later-stage | Healthcare venture capital firm 7wireVentures, led by Glen Tullman and Lee Shapiro, raised $217 million to "double down" on its digital health investments and place its next big bets on later-stage startups.

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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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We cannot teach ourselves out of a failing system

Healthy Debate

The College of Family Physicians of Canada's expansion of training will demoralize and financially penalize early career physicians.

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Progessive legislators urge feds to take closer look at $3.3B UnitedHealth-Amedisys deal

Fierce Healthcare

Two key progressive legislators are urging federal officials to take a closer look at UnitedHealth's potential $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys, citing concerns about vertical integration. | Two key progressive legislators are urging federal officials to take a closer look at UnitedHealth's potential $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys, citing concerns about vertical integration.

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Gentiva Believes It Can Turn ‘Loss Leader’ Palliative Care Into ‘Game Changer’

Home Health Care

‘Gentiva’ is a familiar name in the home-based care space. The latest use of that name is through the newly established Gentiva, which is a home-based care provider formed out of the divested assets of what used to be Kindred at Home. When Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) completed its acquisition of Kindred at Home – now CenterWell Home Health – it divested the personal care and hospice assets to the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.

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Hispanic-focused health benefits company VITAL launches

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VITAL, a new health benefits company that will offer low deductible plans, will begin accepting applications in November to jumpstart efforts in providing | VITAL will offer no deductibles and low or no co-pays for most of its plans, designed to reach low-income, uninsured Hispanic patients.

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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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Alternative Home Care Employment Models: From Workforce Sharing to Self-Directing Strategies

Home Health Care

This article is sponsored by Axxess. This article is based on a Home Health Care News discussion with Lucas O’Connell, VP of Operations at AssuranceSD, Francesca Rinaldo, head of clinical strategy for home care at Sharecare, and Christina Andrews, senior director of professional services at Axxess. This discussion took place on August 30, 2023 during the HHCN FUTURE Conference.

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Healthcare Dealmakers—Elevance, BCBSL's $2.5B merger paused; NextGen's $18B PE buyout and more

Fierce Healthcare

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are in no short supply as providers, health tech companies, retailers and other industry players look to expand their businesses and gain a competitive edge. | Virgin Pulse and HealthComp's combination, UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys' shareholder signoff, merging Wisconsin health systems and more M&A news from the month of September.

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VA Awards Acentra Health $52.3M Contract for Claims Adjudication

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Acentra Health (formerly CNSI) a three-year, $52.3M contract to support claims adjudication, provider access, data analytics, and visualization for its Financial Services Center (FSC). – The FSC contract includes the implementation of healthcare claims adjudication software based on Acentra Health’s eCAMS HCE™ platform to adjudicate, process and prepare for payment healthcare claims submitted by provider

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ProHealth Care taps Optum for strategic technology partnership

Fierce Healthcare

Wisconsin-based health system ProHealth Care has signed on with Optum for a "strategic relationship" that aims to streamline its administrative needs to improve care for patients. | Wisconsin-based health system ProHealth Care has signed on with Optum for a "strategic relationship" that aims to streamline its administrative needs to improve care for patients.

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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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Elation Health Unveils Unified EHR and Billing Solution for Primary Care

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Elation Health , the clinical-first technology company powering innovation in primary care, today announced general availability of the industry’s first unified EHR and billing solution built to support high-value primary care. In an industry of overly complex software, Elation’s all-in-one technology is already delivering beyond the clinical experience to financial success in support of strengthening America’s fragile primary care system.

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How Choice Health at Home Plans To Build Out The Full Care-At-Home Continuum

Home Health Care

Already a successful home health provider, Choice Health at Home is focused on acquisitions that will cement it as a company that has the full care-at-home continuum under one roof. The company’s growth plans include launching multiple de novo sites throughout its southwestern footprint, as well as acquisitions, Choice Health at Home CEO David Jackson told Home Health Care News.

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H1 Launches Gen AI Tool to Accelerate Clinical Trials

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: H1 , the leading source of truth for global Healthcare Professional, clinical, scientific, and research information, today announced the launch of GenosAI, a new generative AI tool seamlessly embedded into its clinical trial intelligence platform, Trial Landscape, to analyze and respond to all types of complex inquiries. Trial Landscape allows sponsors to identify new sites, centers of excellence, and investigators with diverse patients; evaluate site and PI patient recruit

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Context Matters: Affirmative Action, Public Health, and the Use of Population-Level Data

Bill Of Health

By Wendy E. Parmet, Elaine Marshall & Alisa K. Lincoln* Last June, in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), the Supreme Court ruled that universities could not consider race in admitting students. In support of that decision, the Court dismissed the relevance of data about the varied experiences of racial groups, insisting that admissions decisions must be based solely on the experiences and merits of individual applicants.

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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.