Fierce Healthcare

JULY 11, 2023

Hospitals told a major Senate panel that a $385 million bucket of annual emergency preparedness funding up for reauthorization should “be at least doubled” if the country’s healthcare system is to | A flat reauthorization of the money spent preparing hospitals for public health emergencies is insufficient "to help rebuild the program after years of underfunding," the hospital lobby told lawmakers Monday.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 11, 2023

Dr. Adrienne Boissy, Qualtrics' chief medical officer and staff neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic, explains that, because consumers are making value-based decisions and care about privacy, they should be codesigning healthcare AI.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 11, 2023

Mental health conditions are the leading cause of maternal mortality, and most pregnancy-related deaths are | Mental health conditions are the leading cause of maternal mortality. Yet despite national guidance, addressing them remains complicated.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 11, 2023

Rock Health’s latest report found U.S. startups raised $6.1 billion across 244 deals in the first half of 2023. If investment stays at the same pace, the sector is facing its lowest funding year since 2019.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 11, 2023

Price transparency has been a key focus for policymakers looking to address rising health costs, but experts say breaking through that black box won't solve the problem wholesale. | Price transparency has been a key focus for policymakers looking to address rising health costs, but experts say breaking through that black box won't solve the problem wholesale.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 11, 2023

Two years after an overhaul designed to decrease documentation burden, clinicians are writing even longer notes, according to Epic Research.

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The Rand Blog

JULY 11, 2023

Ukraine faces new perils. Not because of anything happening on the battlefield, but because Western impatience could force Ukraine into the spot it least wants to be in: at the negotiating table with Russia. Or, worse, not at the table where its future may be decided.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 11, 2023

SimpliFed, a national provider of lactation and baby feeding support, is now in network with Optum’s VA Community Care Network. | The new deal grants female veterans in the eastern half of the U.S. access to virtual baby feeding support, available seven days a week, at no cost to the patient and no limits on number of appointments.

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The Rand Blog

JULY 11, 2023

Addressing potential risks posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) could begin with simple steps like finding appropriate risk-management approaches, conducting research to determine how AI can better meet designers' intent, and devising responses to issues related to racism, sexism, and other biases within AI systems.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 11, 2023

After a wild ride in 2020 and 2021, the digital health funding market is entering a new reality with fewer deals and smaller average check sizes. | After a wild ride in 2020 and 2021, the digital health funding market is entering a new reality with fewer deals and smaller average check sizes.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 11, 2023

Product leaders ensure the integrity and usability of data for care, patient engagement and analytics.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 11, 2023

Virgina providers Riverside Health System and UVA Health have cut a strategic partnership deal that expands complex care access and coordination for patients in the eastern part of the state. | The new strategic agreement gives the academic health system a 5% ownership stake in nonprofit Riverside Health System. With that, UVA Health has committed to expanding care in Riverside's markets as well as to a bidirectional sharing of expertise on clinical program development, medical research and

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Home Health Care

JULY 11, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Given all of the provisions and changes included in the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2024 proposed rules, the 36-month rule being applied in hospice went a bit overlooked. Home health and hospice M&A experts see it as a significant development that could affect both subsectors.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 11, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is launching an inquiry into a practice used to coax patients into paying for routine care with medical credit cards and installment loans. | A new probe will look at predatory practices urging patients to use medical credit cards or installment loans rather than more affordable alternatives to pay for routine medical care.

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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.

Healthcare ECONOMIST

JULY 11, 2023

One piece of good news for consumers is that generic prices are falling. However, generic prices may be falling so much that drug shortages are occurring (which is not a good thing). Data from a working paper by Sardella (2023) finds a dramatic drop in generic prices in recent years. The authors claim that shortages in generic drugs are caused by three primary reasons: (i) low profitability, (ii) low value for quality, and (iii) complex, global supply chains.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 11, 2023

Provider enablement company Vytalize Health has added an insurance industry heavy hitter to its board. | Provider enablement company Vytalize Health has added an insurance industry heavy hitter to its board.

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Home Health Care

JULY 11, 2023

The home-based care provider PurposeCare is expanding again. This time, it’s doing so through the acquisitions of three Midwestern home-based care agencies. Specifically, the Chicago-based PurposeCare is acquiring Scott’s Home Healthcare and Attentive Personal Care, both of which are located in Indiana. The company is additionally acquiring the Ohio-based Choice Nursing Care & Home Health.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 11, 2023

Verily builds on precision health ambitions, rolls out multi-year skin and hair health study with cosmetic giant L'Oreal hlandi Tue, 07/11/2023 - 07:32

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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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The Rand Blog

JULY 11, 2023

Repelling Russia's invasion will be top of mind at the NATO summit in Vilnius. But longer-term security decisions may be even more important to Ukraine's future, after the fighting stops.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 11, 2023

Sarah Reilly, SVP, Product and Strategy, Lucet The growing demand for behavioral healthcare in America is putting a serious strain on both payers and providers with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. A report from Mental Health America found that one in five U.S. adults has a mental illness. Furthermore, concerns around the state of youth mental health, which exploded during the pandemic, continue to grow at an alarming rate.

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HIStalk

JULY 11, 2023

Top News HCA Healthcare announces that hackers have stolen patient.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 11, 2023

What You Should Know: The Sequoia Project and AHIMA , today announced the launch of a new initiative called Data Usability Taking Root to make health data more useful. 11 organizations have already committed to participating in the group and implementing and improving the best practices for data usability created over three years by 260+ Sequoia members.

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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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Medi Leadership

JULY 11, 2023

As a healthcare leader, you’ll encounter plenty of situations that require you to build or repair trust quickly. That’s particularly true if you’re new to a role or organization, if you need to address a (real or perceived) faux pas , or if you seek to introduce changes that are likely to encounter resistance. In my work as an executive coach to healthcare leaders, I have to move from “nice to meet you” to “trusted thought partner” very rapidly.

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Meditech

JULY 11, 2023

Stillwater Medical Center saw increased clinical satisfaction and technical confidence during their role as an Expanse Home Care early adopter.

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Health IT Analytics

JULY 11, 2023

Harvard Medical School researchers developed an AI tool that can analyze brain tumor DNA during surgery and guide treatment in real time.

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Etactics

JULY 11, 2023

There are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the United States annually according to the American Heart Association. That means there are thousands of people every year who need emergency lifesaving services. It also means thousands of people rely on bystanders to call 911, get them an ambulance, and help them stay alive until medical professionals arrive.

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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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Nordic

JULY 11, 2023

Generative AI has been all over the news in recent months and is already making waves in the world of healthcare, especially when it comes to data analysis and clinical diagnosis. But how helpful AI actually is and how quickly it’s adopted depends greatly on its transparency, usability, and the specificity with which it’s deployed. Without clear explanation of its process, clinicians will (understandably) be hesitant to lean on any AI, let alone act on its diagnoses.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 11, 2023

What You Should Know: Sonio , a French medtech specializing in pregnant people and children’s health raises $14M following the initial commitment of the EIC Fund (European Innovation Council) last December. This round is led by Cross Border Impact Venture s, a North American impact fund dedicated to the health of women and children, and t he Elaia funds, French Tech Seed managed on behalf of the State by Bpifrance in the framework of France 2030, OneRagtime , as well as business ange

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Nordic

JULY 11, 2023

Strengthening financial sustainability and enhancing business operations is key to delivering high-quality care. Learn more in our latest infographic.

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HIStalk

JULY 11, 2023

Hello Pediatrics Completes Series B Funding Round Supporting Product Development.

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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.