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Most primary care telehealth visits don't require in-person follow-up, Epic study shows

Healthcare It News

To explore the efficacy of primary care telehealth, a recent Epic Research study examined the frequency of in-person physician visits that followed 18,636,522 primary care telemedicine appointments. WHY IT MATTERS The dual team study published by Epic found that 60% of the time, the virtual primary care telehealth appointments held between March 1, 2020, and October 15, 2022, did not result in subsequent doctors visits.

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80% of consumers have turned to telemedicine, Rock Health finds

Health Care Dive

Audio-only and asynchronous telemedicine, which include live phone calls, emails and text messages, were more popular than video chats, the survey found.

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Roundup: Sun Pharma reports IT breach and more briefs

Healthcare It News

Sun Pharma probes cyber breach Indian pharma giant Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has reported an "information security incident," according to PTI. The news report noted that the company has already reported the incident to the authorities and has since isolated its affected IT assets. Presently, the company is investigating the matter while taking appropriate containment and remediation actions in a "controlled" manner to address the apparent cyber attack.

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Walmart Health plans clinic expansion in 2024, pushing into 2 new states

Health Care Dive

The retail giant plans to open 28 new Walmart Health centers in 2024, bringing the total number of locations to more than 75, as competition heats up in the primary care arena.

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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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My Health Record info comes to new mobile app

Healthcare It News

The Australian Digital Health Agency has come up with its first mobile consumer application for accessing health information on My Health Record. WHAT IT DOES Available on both iOS and Android devices, the my health app has a user-friendly interface where users can quickly view medicine information history, vaccination history and upcoming immunisations, hospital discharge summaries, pathology results, and other records.

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Over 1K residents unionize at Montefiore Medical Center

Health Care Dive

Residents at New York-based Montefiore are the latest to join CIR-SEIU, a labor union that’s gaining more members as healthcare workers across all roles mobilize in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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FTC bans BetterHelp from sharing consumer data with advertisers, issues $7.8M fine

Health Care Dive

It’s the latest enforcement action accusing a digital health company of sharing consumer data with advertisers.

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Humana, Aledade ink 10-year value-based care partnership

Fierce Healthcare

Humana, Aledade ink 10-year value-based care partnership pminemyer Thu, 03/02/2023 - 15:52

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Cleveland Clinic posts $1.2B loss in 2022 as expenses rose

Health Care Dive

The system joined other hospital operators who faced a challenging 2022, the worst financial year since the pandemic began, hospital consultancy Kaufman Hall has said.

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Primary care business Cano Health secures $150M loan as its losses swelled in 2022

Fierce Healthcare

Primary care business Cano Health secures $150M loan as its losses swelled in 2022 hlandi Thu, 03/02/2023 - 08:12

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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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Best Buy CEO: Our Strategy Is To Enable Care At Home For Everyone

Home Health Care

Over the next year, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) expects to grow its Best Buy Health sales faster than its base business as it leans more heavily into its at-home care platform. “The role of technology within health care is becoming more important than ever and our strategy is to enable care at home for everyone,” Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said Thursday during the company’s earnings call.

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UnityPoint Health, Presbyterian Healthcare set sights on 40-plus hospital merger

Fierce Healthcare

UnityPoint Health, Presbyterian Healthcare set sights on 40-plus hospital merger dmuoio Thu, 03/02/2023 - 15:31

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Bad Idea: Looking for Easy Solutions for PPBE Reform

The Rand Blog

The means by which the Department of Defense decides how to spend its budget has long been criticized as needlessly complex and incapable of helping policymakers choose among investments to meet strategic goals. Seeking solutions, Congress created the Commission on PPBE Reform in the 2022 defense policy bill. But the reforms the system needs may not be as obvious as they seem.

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Chutes & Ladders—MetroHealth CFO resigns; Henry Ford hires new head of neurology

Fierce Healthcare

Chutes & Ladders—MetroHealth CFO resigns; Henry Ford hires new head of neurology aburky Thu, 03/02/2023 - 15:45

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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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Ryse Health Secures $6.5M for Type 2 Diabetes Care

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Ryse Health , a healthcare technology company that’s committed to pursuing a world free from chronic diseases and raising the bar on Type 2 Diabetes care raises $6.5M in Series A funding led by Route 66 Ventures. The round also included support from W Health and Healthworx , the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. – The company plans to use the funding to enable Ryse to continue to grow its team, strengthen its business operations,

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Trinity Health's MercyOne, Genesis Health System close Midwest health system merger

Fierce Healthcare

Trinity Health's MercyOne, Genesis Health System close Midwest health system merger dmuoio Thu, 03/02/2023 - 12:57

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Cisco Nexus Dashboard Helps Accelerate Operations, Improve Efficiency and Enable Self-Service with ServiceNow Solutions

CiscoHealth

When it comes to monitoring service health, identifying service disruptions, and aiding problem resolution, cloud-based business service management solutions offer critical insights and control.

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The Behavioral Health Ecosystem Is Still Out of Alignment

Fierce Healthcare

The Behavioral Health Ecosystem Is Still Out of Alignment jpiatt Thu, 03/02/2023 - 14:19

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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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Aledade and Humana Inks 10-Year Value-Based Primary Care Collaboration

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Independent primary care provider Aledade and health insurer Humana announced a ten-year collaboration to connect independent primary care physicians in Humana’s network with the tools they need to thrive in value-based primary care. – Building on their existing relationship, the two companies plan to phase in the 10-year term for current and new state-wide agreements, which include a pathway to full risk.

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Teladoc-owned BetterHelp to pay $7.8M to online therapy users for alleged data misuse, per FTC order

Fierce Healthcare

Teladoc-owned BetterHelp to pay $7.

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Consequences of the War in Ukraine: NATO's Future

The Rand Blog

Security issues have again become paramount among NATO members, making the alliance far more relevant. But NATO's southeastern flank is soft and the war in Ukraine has exposed its fault lines.

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Ontrak CEO faces charges of insider trading to allegedly duck $12.5M in losses

Fierce Healthcare

Ontrak CEO faces charges of insider trading to allegedly duck $12.

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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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A Look Behind The Curtain At April Anthony’s New Home Health Company, VitalCaring

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership VitalCaring, the new home health company helmed by April Anthony, is in its early stages. But the company knows where it wants to go. Anthony and VitalCaring President Luke James made that clear in my conversation with them last month. Sign up for HHCN + to read this exclusive content. Individual Membership $400 per year Purchase Group 2–5 members $380 per year* Purchase Need more than 5 members?

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University of Kansas Health System taps Abridge to roll out AI-based medical transcription for thousands of docs

Fierce Healthcare

University of Kansas Health System taps Abridge to roll out AI-based medical transcription for thousands of docs agliadkovskaya Thu, 03/02/2023 - 13:27

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To Heal Russia, Exorcise Fear

The Rand Blog

In ordering the invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his ex-KGB cohort in the Kremlin have invited disaster on Russia. For centuries, Russia's secret police have caused the country harm and terrorized its people. Only by easing its deadly grip might Russians gain freedom.

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Payers should cover home-based cardiac rehabilitation programs, researchers argue

Fierce Healthcare

Payers should cover home-based cardiac rehabilitation programs, researchers argue fdiamond Thu, 03/02/2023 - 08:11

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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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News 3/3/23

HIStalk

Top News VA Deputy Secretary Donald Remy, JD, who oversees.

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Walmart Health plans to enter 2 new states in 2024

Fierce Healthcare

Walmart Health plans to enter 2 new states in 2024 pminemyer Thu, 03/02/2023 - 11:03

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Walmart Health Center to Add 28 New Locations in 2024

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today, Walmart announced it will add 28 new Walmart Health centers, with 75+ total locations by the end of the year. This continues our commitment to making quality healthcare more convenient, accessible and affordable for customers in the communities we serve. – The expansion will increase Walmart Health’s footprint into two new states including Missouri and Arizona, deepening our presence in Texas in the Dallas metro area and growing into Houston.

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A Nuke for a Nuke? Public Debate and Political Party Views on Nuclear Acquisition in South Korea

The Rand Blog

There is a high level of uncertainty and a lack of clarity surrounding the issue of South Korean nuclear acquisition. What political, security, and strategic factors are key to guiding this debate in Seoul?

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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.