Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Federal regulators have accused a major Texas-based anesthesia provider and its parent private equity firm of a decade-long, three-pronged scheme to suppress competition and drive-up prices. | U.S. Anesthesia Partners and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, its private equity backer, have "cost Texans tens of millions of dollars more each year" by suppressing competition over the course of a decade, the regulator alleges.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The company said the COVID-19 pandemic, rising labor costs and a “problematic” implementation of the No Surprises Act challenged its finances.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Despite a recent leadership shakeup and sub-par third quarter financial results, Walgreens’ executives maintain that its transformation from a retail store to a full-blown healthcare company is the | Walgreens execs gave reporters a peek behind the curtain at its Chicago primary care office and micro-fulfillment center. Here's what we learned.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Dr. Eric Liederman, director of medical informatics for the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, says good communications with patients about cybersecurity protection is essential – even as risks to protected health information are on the rise, from external bad actors and insider threats. Growing patient discomfort in sharing health information Beyond health system disruptions such as ransomware that can compromise patient data , cybercriminals are increasingly going after individual patients

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Artificial intelligence soared to the top spot in an annual survey that measures what emerging technology excites hospital executives as having the potential to transform the industry. | Hospital executives in a new survey called AI the most exciting emerging technology, while patient care replaced patient access as to what respondents most want technology to tackle.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The PE firm and its anesthesia network rolled up multiple physician practices over the past decade decade, creating a dominant provider and charging Texans “tens of millions of dollars” more each year for anesthesia services, regulators allege.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Eric Evans joins the board after previously serving as president of hospital operations at Tenet Healthcare.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Ophelia, a provider of opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment, is joining forces with Vori Health, a musculoskeletal (MSK) and orthopedic care provider, to help patients manage pain in an opioid-free | Vori will refer patients to Ophelia for opioid use disorder treatment, while Ophelia will refer patients to Vori for opioid-free musculoskeletal pain management.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Bethany Holmes, Head of Hint Connect at Hint Health While the Great Resignation may be ending, the Great Retention is in full swing. During the pandemic, Americans got comfortable with the flexibility workplaces provided – not just in terms of working remotely, but in flexible and convenient benefits as well. While employees are quitting less than the historic high recorded in 2022, employees are demanding better benefits from their employers.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As states continue to work through the yearslong backlog of Medicaid eligibility determinations, procedural coverage losses remain a major concern. | As states continue to work through the yearslong backlog of Medicaid eligibility determinations, procedural coverage losses remain a major concern.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Narinder Singh, co-founder and CEO at LookDeep Health The potential of AI in clinical settings is clear, yet adoption of the technology continues to lag. Despite the myriad ways it can alleviate the burden placed on healthcare professionals, there is still significant staff skepticism to embrace AI. Narinder Singh, co-founder and CEO at LookDeep Health , believes that this reluctance and skepticism is a result of ambiguity over what AI even means.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Today’s workforce is increasingly diverse. | Addressing health inequities starts with an inclusive health plan. Point32Health, a leading New England health services company, is seeking answers on what employees need from their health benefits.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership In December 2020, Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC) announced it was pursuing strategic alternatives for its home health and hospice arm. Not even three years later, the product of that strategic review – Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) – is exploring a strategic review of its own. Sign up for HHCN+ to read this exclusive content.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Zohaib Sheikh: Hi, I'm Zohaib Sheikh, Head of Content at Fierce, and today I'm excited to speak with Cheryl Taylor, Director of Healthcare Consulting at Cognizant. | Automation and AI technology have the potential to dramatically decrease revenue leakage by mitigating denials, identifying underpayments, and optimizing revenue integrity protocols.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The current staffing climate in home-based care continues to be a headwind as burnout and high turnover rates persist in the industry. That was one of the main takeaways from a recent survey conducted by SimiTree and Home Health Care News, which aimed to learn how home-based care providers are mitigating recruitment and retention challenges. “In today’s dynamic health care environment, the challenges of recruiting and retaining skilled staff are more complex than ever,” Nick Seabrook, managing p

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

What You Should Know: Virtual sitting and virtual nursing solutions are receiving attention from healthcare organizations. Although the use of virtual nursing especially is not yet widespread, and although both use cases often require a significant up-front investment in equipment, organizations are interested in their potential to improve patient outcomes, alleviate staffing shortages, and reduce costs.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Home-based care leaders looking to become buyers need to educate themselves about the legal transaction lifecycle in order to avoid the common pitfalls. Broadly, the lifecycle of a M&A transaction can be divided into three phases — strategy and sourcing; due diligence and execution; and integration. The second phase, due diligence and execution, is typically when legal counsel gets involved, Donna Ruzicka, a shareholder at Polsinelli, noted during a webinar hosted by the law firm on Thursday

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GoMoHealth

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2023 GoMo Health Shelley Schoenfeld, Chief Marketing Officer E-mail: sschoenfeld@gomohealth.com Phone: 732-484-9144 Sourcewise & GoMo Health Collaborate to Win Prestigious Aging Innovations Award from USAging Asbury Park, NJ, September 22, 2023: GoMo Health and Sourcewise are thrilled to announce that MyPlan , their joint product collaboration, received a 2023 Aging Innovations Award from USAging, one of the highest honors presented by USAging to its memb

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

What You Should Know: Suki, the leader in voice artificial intelligence (AI) technology for healthcare, and MEDITECH , a leading electronic health record vendor, announced today a partnership to bring the power of Suki’s ambient listening and generative AI to MEDITECH users. Suki will integrate its flagship product, Suki Assistant, into MEDITECH Expanse, the industry’s first EHR designed for the native web.

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Nordic

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As I write this reflection, I respectfully acknowledge that I am living and working on the traditional territory of many indigenous nations. This land has been cared for by the Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation as well as many other peoples who have come before us. This territory is subject of the dish with one spoon wampum belt covenant which reminds us that we all eat from the same source, and it requires our cooperation and consideration to

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Biosimilar “skinny labels” Expensive generics ? EU to ban payment for milk, sperm and blood Google Health on AI. Victor Fuchs has passed away.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

What You Should Know: Inception Health , the innovation arm of the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin health network, announced today that it is working with Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) to advance the personalization of care and improve value to patients and communities served by the Froedtert & MCW health network. Through new services from within the Froedtert & MCW mobile application , patients are able to take steps to manage their health at their convenience, anywhere, any

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Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

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Health Business Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Joon CEO Emily Pesce is driven to do something meaningful to arrest the mental health crisis facing young adults. Her professional experience at Amazon and Nerdy gave her the tools, confidence and resources to get it done. And she draws on her experience as a trans woman to empathize with marginalized people. Joon is gaining traction, including a recent partnership with the city of Seattle to provide access to online mental healthcare for teens and young adults.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

What You Should Know: The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) announced this week that its CEO’s Advisory Group on Using Telehealth to Eliminate Disparities and Inequities is releasing three new tools this week, to inform ways in which telehealth can impact disparities and inequities. All three tools were released today, to commemorate the third annual Telehealth Awareness Week.

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HIStalk

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Top News Digital-first care management and virtual care infrastructure vendor.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

What You Should Know: Atropos Health, a pioneer in evidence-based healthcare known for its Green Button Clinical Informatics Consult Service, today announced that it has completed strategic financing from Presidio Ventures , the venture arm of Sumitomo Corporation, Samsung Next, a venture arm of Samsung Electronics, Gaingels, and others. The funding enables Atropos Health to accelerate commercial and development opportunities outside the U.S., using its proprietary technology and approach.

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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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HIStalk

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I was back in the patient trenches this week, having.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

This article is sponsored by CareAcademy. This article is based on a Home Health Care News discussion with Elias Lee, regional director of talent acquisition at Aveanna Healthcare, Michelle Cone, senior vice president of training and brand programs at HomeWell Care Services, and Michael Slupecki, CEO of Griswold Home Care. This discussion took place on August 31, 2023 during the HHCN FUTURE Conference.

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HIStalk

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

AMA Future of Health issue brief: Commercial Payer Coverage for.

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Etactics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) will introduce third-party verification of cybersecurity requirements. Organizations may turn to governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) applications to organize artifacts. A few years ago, a blog summarized the requirements for CMMC-focused GRC applications. The author has since led his own company to become one of the first authorized CMMC Third Party Assessor Organizations (C3PAO).

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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.