Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 22, 2024
The digital health and health tech sectors had a tough year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, navigating through a turbulent hype cycle. | This week on "Podnosis," Sofia Guerra and Steve Kraus from Bessemer Venture Partners sat down with Fierce Healthcare's Heather Landi to discuss the health tech sector's performance, unraveling the factors that contributed to its current state.
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 22, 2024
The proposed settlement comes shortly after regulators settled separate allegations another company sold location data that could be used to track medical clinic visits.
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Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 22, 2024
The Biden administration’s healthcare regulators released new guidances, informational resources and other actions that reinforce payers and hospitals’ federal obligations surrounding reproductive | New letters and instructional materials out of HHS come amid reported contraception coverage barriers and escalating legal challenges over emergency abortion procedures.
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 22, 2024
The Idaho-based health group has until March 29 to find a buyer for its 11 locations, otherwise the facilities will shutter.
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Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 22, 2024
This startup is building a new model for primary and specialty care in Austin, Texas. It just secured $95.
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 22, 2024
Ian Miller, program lead at the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), highlights how digital health offerings can improve access to physical and mental healthcare for children.
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Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 22, 2024
Centene has named a new chief executive to lead its Wellcare arm. | Michael Carson will step into the role of president and CEO of Wellcare, reporting to Ken Fasola, president of Centene.
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 22, 2024
Generative AI gets the attention, but adaptive AI drives the value.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 22, 2024
Experts called for more research focused on ADHD in girls and women in a panel in New York City last Thursday. | Recent data suggest that ADHD diagnoses have risen dramatically among women. But experts are not sure on what is causing that and there needs to be more research to better understand ADHD in women and girls.
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 22, 2024
Michael Carson, a veteran of the insurance and value-based care industry, has been tapped to lead Centene’s Medicare business.
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Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 22, 2024
Bitewell, a food-as-medicine company, has launched a new digital food “farmacy” to encourage members to buy healthy groceries and pre-made meals. | The food "farmacy" aims to make food-as-medicine affordable and actionable. The online store personalizes the food shopping experience based on members’ health conditions and goals.
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 22, 2024
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Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 22, 2024
Truveta, the real-world data analysis company backed by dozens of health systems and other life sciences groups, won a multi-million-dollar contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent | The real-world data collective won a multi-million-dollar contract, which will give government researchers access to the deidentified patient records of Truveta's 30 health system members.
HIT Consultant
JANUARY 22, 2024
David Sides, CEO at NextGen Healthcare Doctors do so much to keep our communities thriving. Unfortunately, according to the American Medical Association, about 63 percent of physicians report experiencing emotional exhaustion at least once weekly. Exacerbated by the volume of clinical notes required at the end of the day, physician burnout can adversely affect patient care, leading to errors and reduced care quality.
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Home Health Care
JANUARY 22, 2024
Home health providers could be facing a “doomy, gloomy” landscape in 2024, fresh off of two years that could be characterized as, well, doomy and gloomy. On Monday at the Home Care 100 conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare CEO Joanne Cunningham tried to emphasize the positives, while also recognizing the realities.
HIT Consultant
JANUARY 22, 2024
Brian Montgomery, Senior Security Engineer, Altera Digital Health Research reveals that the total number of data breaches in healthcare has doubled over the last three years. If that doesn’t prompt you to reexamine your organization’s security posture, the financial toll of these incidents might be: The average cost of a healthcare data breach is now $11M.
Healthy Debate
JANUARY 22, 2024
Canadian post-secondary institutions need to step up to the plate to improve mental health services for student-athletes.
HIT Consultant
JANUARY 22, 2024
Navin Gupta, CEO at Viventium What You Should Know: – Viventium , a provider of SaaS-based human capital management (HCM) platforms for the post-acute care industry, has announced the appointment of Navin Gupta as its new CEO. – Gupta brings a wealth of experience in both healthcare and technology, which will be invaluable as Viventium looks to capitalize on the growing demand for its HCM solutions in the post-acute care space.
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Healthcare ECONOMIST
JANUARY 22, 2024
According to a recent paper by Lennon et al. (2023) , about half of the increase in health insurance exchange coverage due to ACA was from individuals who otherwise would have purchased private insurance. The study abstract is below. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provided funding to help states expand Medicaid eligibility to those earning up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level.
HIT Consultant
JANUARY 22, 2024
Dr. Ujjwal Ramtekkar, Chief Medical Officer at LifeStance Health What You Should Know: – LifeStance Health , a provider of virtual and in-person outpatient mental healthcare, announced today the appointment of Dr. Ujjwal Ramtekkar as its new Chief Medical Officer, effective January 22, 2024. – Dr. Ramtekkar succeeds Dr. Anisha Patel-Dunn, who is stepping down from the role to spend more time with her family.
Home Health Care
JANUARY 22, 2024
Home-based care M&A volume finished strong in 2023, with dealmaking led by over a dozen non-medical home care transactions. The strong finish sets up 2024 to potentially be a more active year for buyers and sellers, assuming an improved macro-level economic outlook. Overall, the fourth quarter saw at least 25 transactions across all home-based care sub-sectors, according to a recent report from M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart.
HIT Consultant
JANUARY 22, 2024
What You Should Know: – Thirona , a pioneer in AI-powered lung analysis, received a major boost for its cutting-edge technology LungQ™ with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its latest update, v3.0.0. – This FDA clearance paves the way for American hospitals to now harness the software’s advanced capabilities, marking a significant step forward in lung disease diagnosis and treatment.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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Home Health Care
JANUARY 22, 2024
Home health providers — and other long-term and post-acute care organizations — haven’t kept pace with other care settings when it comes to interoperability. That’s according to a recent report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Overall, the report found that 80% home health organizations and nursing homes are implementing electronic health records (EHRs) as solutions for clinical and business needs.
HIT Consultant
JANUARY 22, 2024
What You Should Know: – Sano Genetics , a software company that is revolutionizing precision medicine research, has secured $11.4M in new funding. – This latest investment, led by Plural with participation from existing investors MMC Ventures, Episode 1, and Seedcamp , brings the company’s total funding to $22M. Revolutionizing Precision Medicine Research Founded by a trio of visionary minds – Patrick Short (CEO), Charlotte Guzzo (COO), and William Jones (CTO) – San
Life Qi
JANUARY 22, 2024
One of the standout features of Life QI is its timeline functionality which allows users to track the most important events and milestones of their project
Briggs Healthcare
JANUARY 22, 2024
National Activity Professionals Week – January 22 – 26, 2024 Activity Professionals play an important role by providing engaging, life-enriching experiences for nursing home residents. They are key to your organization providing patient-centered care and improving overall quality of life. Be sure to take a moment to recognize and thank your Activities Professionals for all that they do!
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.
HIStalk
JANUARY 22, 2024
Many organizations are focusing their healthcare IT and clinical investments.
HIT Consultant
JANUARY 22, 2024
What You Should Know: – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken a bold step towards improving care for individuals with both mental health conditions and substance use disorders (SUD), announcing the “ Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH)” Model. – This IBH model holds immense promise for transforming how we address the complex healthcare needs of individuals struggling with both mental and physical health challenges.
HIStalk
JANUARY 22, 2024
Amazon Pharmacy is Piloting A Consultation Program With One Medical,
The Rand Blog
JANUARY 22, 2024
Opposition to a Palestinian state stretches well beyond the office of Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu. Can American pressure change this?
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.
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