Fierce Healthcare

JULY 19, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a draft update to merger guidelines, which they use to determine merger and acquisition deals’ compliance with antitr | The federal regulators said their draft guidelines better reflect the market realities of the "modern economy." The update includes a tighter focus on platforms, labor and market concentration when reviewing a potential merger deal.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 19, 2023

The findings led JAMA researchers to conclude pandemic relief funds “may not have been necessary” for some for-profit hospitals and affiliated health systems.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 19, 2023

Kristen Helton runs Herself Health with the deeply held belief that women over 65 years old experience unique health challenges. The most salient of the population’s challenges? | Herself Health closed a $26 million series A funding round this week that will be used to expand the reach of the primary care provider.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 19, 2023

Amar Desai will serve as CEO of Optum’s care delivery organization after returning to UnitedHealth Group this spring following a brief period at CVS Health.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 19, 2023

As states continue to work through the lengthy backlog of Medicaid eligibility determinations, federal officials are urging them to do as much as possible to avoid large coverage losses. | As people continue to lose Medicaid coverage, oftentimes because of procedural reasons, CMS is pushing to have people reenroll or transition to other types of coverage.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 19, 2023

The chief medical officer at the Alliance for Patient Access argues for reforms to reduce burdens associated with prior authorization.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 19, 2023

Although it’s still early in the redeterminations process, Elevance is seeing “encouraging” signs that many Medicaid members who lose coverage are transitioning onto ACA plans, according to its CFO.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 19, 2023

Relief funding distributed to hospitals across 2020 and 2021 “may have been larger than was necessary for many hospitals,” researchers wrote in a recent review of more than 4,400 hospitals’ financi | A recent Rand Corporation analysis found that 2020/2021 relief funds kept about 30% of hospitals from entering new financial distress. Many others, however, enjoyed "peak historical operating margins" and profitability.

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Healthcare Associates

JULY 19, 2023

How to Get More REM Sleep Any type of sleep is important for your overall health. Sleep can improve your mood and brain performance. It can also give you energy and protect you against illnesses and diseases. Though all stages of sleep are good for you, REM sleep is especially important. If you don’t get enough REM sleep, your immune system can weaken, and you may experience more frequent mood swings.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 19, 2023

Digital primary care startup K Health picked up $59 million from its investors along with one of the largest academic medical centers in California, Cedars-Sinai, to build out its AI-powered medica | Digital primary care startup K Health picked up $59 million from its investors along with one of the largest academic medical centers in California, Cedars-Sinai, to build out its AI-powered medical services.

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The Rand Blog

JULY 19, 2023

For now, despite the Kremlin's dysfunctional decisions, Russia's defensive positions in Ukraine are still secure. But for how long? The cumulative pressure of bad choices is mounting and the problems endemic to Russia's campaign in Ukraine are likely to worsen.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 19, 2023

Colorado insurance officials yesterday announced that desp | Colorado insurance officials yesterday announced that despite their best efforts, they cannot keep troubled insurtech Friday Health Plans afloat until the end of the year and will instead put the company into liquidation on Aug. 31.

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Advanced Data Systems

JULY 19, 2023

Effective podiatric practice management is essential to running a successful and efficient podiatr y clinic. It involves handling administrative tasks, patient scheduling, billing, and managing medical records, among other responsibilities.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 19, 2023

Elevance Health posted double-digit profit growth in the second quarter, with its earnings rising by 13.2% year over year to $1.9 billion. | Elevance Health posted double-digit profit growth in the second quarter, with its earnings rising by 13.2% year over year to $1.9 billion.

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Home Health Care

JULY 19, 2023

Elevance Health Inc. (NYSE: ELV) plans to go big on post-acute care models and value-based care. Those were two main takeaways from the Indianapolis-based company’s second quarter earnings call Wednesday. Elevance CEO Gail Boudreaux noted that Carelon Services — the company’s provider services arm — delivered solid organic growth led by the expansion of post-acute care management solutions within the company’s Medicare health plans.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

JULY 19, 2023

From Einav and Finkelstein (2023) : …while 12.5% of individuals under 65 are uninsured at a point in time, twice as many—one in four—are uninsured at some point over a 2-y period. Moreover, the risk of losing insurance remained virtually unchanged with the introduction of the landmark ACA. Risk of insurance loss is particularly high for those with health insurance through Medicaid or private exchanges; they have a 20% chance of losing coverage at some point over a 2-y period, compared to 8

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Healthy Debate

JULY 19, 2023

The Ford Government lifted public health restrictions in 2022 despite knowing the risks COVID-19 posed. This should worry all Ontarians.

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Home Health Care

JULY 19, 2023

UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum has a new leader, one that will have a hand in integrating and leveraging two of the largest home health companies in the country in LHC Group and Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED). Dr. Amar Desai – an Optum veteran who most recently spent time as the president of health care delivery at CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) – is the next CEO of Optum. “Those of you that know me are familiar with my commitment to team, impact and serving others,” Desai wrote in a L

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 19, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare As part of CDC’s ongoing effort to improve communications on COVID-19, a new, refocused CDC COVID-19 website has been published. The updated site was created to meet the needs of the public so they can easily find the most up-to-date information on COVID-19, especially as we prepare to enter the fall respiratory virus season.

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NCQA

JULY 19, 2023

In this episode, we’re focusing on NCQA’s PCSP—Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Recognition program. As noted on our website, the PCSP Recognition program focuses on coordinating and sharing information among primary care clinicians and specialists. It requires clinicians to organize care around patients—across all clinicians seen by a patient. Patients and their families or other caregivers are included in planning care and considered partners in managing conditions.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 19, 2023

What You Should Know: – A team of Japanese researchers has developed a wearable device that can measure how hard one is exercising by analyzing their sweat. – Their findings have been published in the journal ACS Sensors. The device continuously monitors the level of lactate in our sweat, which is a good indicator of exercise intensity. This technology can be valuable for athletes and fitness enthusiasts to manage their training and monitor their overall health.

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Health Recovery

JULY 19, 2023

Healthcare staffing shortages are a growing problem in the United States. Industry estimates indicate that the healthcare workforce lost 20% of its workers during the pandemic, including 30% of nurses, and the fallout continues today. According to the latest McKinsey survey , 31% of nurses say they are considering leaving their jobs in direct patient care in the next year.

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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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HIT Consultant

JULY 19, 2023

What You Should Know: – Today, SiPhox Health , a Burlington, MA-based company building the next generation of lab-grade home health testing with silicon photonics raises $27M in funding, including a $10M Seed led by Khosla Ventures and Y Combinator , and a $17M Series A led by Intel Capital. – The SiPhox Home and Health testing systems offer innovative and efficient blood collection solutions for consumers, healthcare systems, pharmaceutical companies, and research teams focusing on

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Bill Of Health

JULY 19, 2023

By Rafaello Adler-Abramo Incorporating disability issues into general resilience planning is not only a life-saving necessity , but also a timely opportunity for broader disability inclusion. Resilience planning is currently expanding and often well-funded. It is expected to vary by locale and populations, so differing needs are assumed. Additionally, much resilience planning is being developed de novo, possibly allowing easier incorporation of disability needs in primary planning, rather than b

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HIT Consultant

JULY 19, 2023

What You Should Know: ZeroEyes, the creators of the only AI-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, and UMC Health System today announced the deployment of ZeroEyes’ software to protect the facility’s patients, employees and visitors against gun-related violence. With gun-related workplace violence rising in the US, hospitals face new security challenges.

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Nordic

JULY 19, 2023

Last year, I wrote about how we physicians in the United States write much longer progress notes than our colleagues in every other country. As I noted in that article, this is not just an opinion that I hold but a fact that has been researched and demonstrated. Our notes are up to four times longer than similar documentation in nations with comparable economies.

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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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HIT Consultant

JULY 19, 2023

What You Should Know: London-based precision medicine software provider Lifebit has agreed partnerships with two innovative population genomic initiatives in Mexico and Brazil to help diversify genomic research and reduce health inequality in Latin America. ​​The use of Lifebit’s federated technology will allow researchers around the world to connect with and securely access the valuable and sensitive genomic data held by gen-t (headquartered in Sao Paolo) and Omica.bio (based in Mexico City) in

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HKLaw

JULY 19, 2023

Providers negotiating with doctors and other medical professionals who are bound by enforceable restrictive covenants is tricky business.

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Health IT Analytics

JULY 19, 2023

Using a $10 million grant, Northwell Health and the Feinstein Institute leverage AI to address disparities and risk factors.

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Healthcare Council

JULY 19, 2023

Leadership Health Care (LHC), a program of the Nashville Health Care Council, announces the appointment of its 2023-2024 board of directors, effective as of July 1, 2023. Michaela Poizner, Partner, Baker Donelson, has been named board chairwoman, and Josh Hopson, VP, Communications, TEAMHealth, will serve as board vice chairman. “It is an honor to serve as the Board Chairwoman for.

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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.