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Justice Department 'upping its game' on healthcare antitrust enforcement with new task force

Fierce Healthcare

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday it has established a new task force to take on healthcare monopolies and collusion. | The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday it has established a new task force to take on healthcare monopolies and collusion.

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Steward Health Care files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Health Care Dive

The filing marks the largest provider bankruptcy in decades, according to experts.

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The IT strategy behind a groundbreaking new $2B pediatric hospital

Healthcare It News

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital is scheduled to open this September. It was built from the ground up with the very latest healthcare information technology. It is one of the largest and most advanced pediatric hospitals in the world. It cost more than $2 billion. It is 19 stories tall, with nearly two million square feet.

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How to Interview Healthcare Experts to Write Exceptional Website Content

Healthcare Success

Interviewing medical experts is a tried-and-true way to produce original website content. Without that first-hand, unique, and accurate medical knowledge, your content can unintentionally mislead consumers, damage your reputation, and lose search engine rankings. But what if the experts your organization needs are busy doctors? Or you need help building a content strategy?

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Ascension reports systems, clinical operations disrupted amid apparent 'cybersecurity event'

Fierce Healthcare

Ascension disclosed Wednesday that it has detected “unusual activity” on some of its technology networks that it believes “is due to a cybersecurity event.” | The Catholic health giant said it detected "unusual activity" Wednesday and "immediately" activated remediation processes, including hiring a third-party cybersecurity firm.

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Steward’s bankruptcy documents reveal sprawling debt, planned hospital fire sale

Health Care Dive

Since filing for bankruptcy Monday, Steward Health Care revealed it's carrying more than $1 billion in debt and said its entire hospital portfolio is for sale.

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News 5/8/24

HIStalk

Top News Multi-state hospital operator Steward Health Care files for.

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In-House Health nabs $4M to build out AI-enabled scheduling platform for nursing teams

Fierce Healthcare

Almost every hospital and health system currently struggles with a growing workforce shortage and rising costs to deliver care. Agencies have stepped in to fill the gap, often resulting in unp | In-House Health developed an artificial intelligence-driven scheduling and management platform for modern nursing teams. The startup picked up $4 million in seed funding from NEA and TMV to build out its platform.

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House committee advances bill that would extend telehealth flexibilities

Health Care Dive

The legislation would extend a number of Medicare flexibilities through 2026. Lawmakers have until year-end to take action before the pandemic-era rules will expire.

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The benefits of home-based, tech-enabled care for depression

Healthcare It News

When people think of patients being treated for depression, usually what comes to mind is someone sitting in weekly therapy sessions, and perhaps being prescribed a medication. But some clinicians and technologists see other ways to help patients manage depression. One alternative approach to treating depression is called precision psychiatry. It uses clinically reliable indicators of brain function to develop objective, brain-based patient categories – known as neurotypes – to targe

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Using innovative technology to drive quality improvement efforts

Meditech

Engaging in quality improvement efforts is a critical part of providing the best possible care to patients. Ensuring care teams have the tools they need for clinical decision-making makes it easier to turn discrete data into relevant information. By utilizing innovative technology and solutions, healthcare providers can streamline processes, reduce errors, and ultimately improve patient outcomes.

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A CPT code for prior authorization? Here’s how it could happen

Fierce Healthcare

One physician is making the case that prior authorization for procedures should be reported to insurance plans as a CPT code—and the proposal could pass this week at an American Medical Association | A New York urologist believes prior auth CPT codes will realign incentives and better support patients and physicians.

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More than a third of nurses extremely likely to change jobs in 2024: survey

Health Care Dive

The results suggest job dissatisfaction is still high among nurses, and turnover is likely to remain elevated.

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Kellee Stewart on her fertility journey and advocacy

Healthcare It News

The actress, writer and producer describes her work with family building and fertility company Progeny, its work with Evite and the need to expand conversations around fertility health.

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

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Spotting medical provider burnout: A call to action

Meditech

A couple of weeks ago I published a post on LinkedIn that seemed to strike a chord with my followers. It wasn’t just the topic. We all know that the healthcare industry as a whole has been struggling with the issue of clinician burnout for at least a decade. It was my 5-point list of recommendations that seemed to resonate with people.

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Clover Health authorizes $20 million share buyback program

Fierce Healthcare

Clover Health is raising its full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance and announced a share repurchase program of up to $20 million over the next two years, the insurtech said ahead of its first quarter | Clover Health announced an improved year-over-year adjusted EBITDA, insurance revenue and MCR during its first quarter earnings call.

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Private equity investing in healthcare continues to slow

Health Care Dive

Heightened antitrust scrutiny from state governments and regulators in Washington is having a chilling effect on deals, according to PitchBook analysts.

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Report: Amedisys-UnitedHealth Group Closing In On Sizable Divestment Package

Home Health Care

A new report claims that home health giant Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) are closing in on a sizable divestment package to help circumvent antitrust concerns from regulators. UnitedHealth Group and its Optum arm announced a $3.3 billion deal to acquire Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Amedisys last year, luring the in-home care company away from previous suitor Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH).

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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FemTech: Nuvo Goes Public to Expand Remote Pregnancy Monitoring

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Nuvo Group D.G. Ltd. (NASDAQ: NUVO) (“Nuvo”) , a leader in remote pregnancy monitoring, today announced the successful completion of its business combination with LAMF Global Ventures Corp. I (NASDAQ: LGVC, LGVCU, LGVCW) (“LAMF”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). – As part of the business combination, Nuvo will retain its name and existing management team, trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “

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Steward Health Care tells bankruptcy court it plans to sell all 31 hospitals, but summer deadline 'not feasible'

Fierce Healthcare

All of Steward Health Care’s hospitals are up for grabs as the now-bankrupt system works to settle its debts, but as of now the company doesn’t believe there will be any closures that would interru | The for-profit, which has about $9 billion in total liabilities, on Tuesday received the go-ahead on a $75 million debtor-in-financing loan. In a virtual hearing, its legal representation bemoaned regulatory delays with its planned physician group sale to Optum that "would have been more than e

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CMS proposes mandatory kidney care model with financial risk for hospitals

Health Care Dive

The model, if finalized, will test whether putting hospitals on the hook for kidney transplant access and quality might improve the nation’s shoddy system of organ procurement and transplantation.

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Precision medicine tool predicts breast cancer immunotherapy response

Health IT Analytics

New InteractPrint tool analyzes how breast cancer epithelial cells impact cancer-immune interactions, enabling prediction of immune checkpoint inhibition response.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Despite Current Concerns, AI in Healthcare Has A Long History

HIT Consultant

Matt Hollingsworth, co-founder of Carta Healthcare Andrew Shin, MD, Executive Medical Director, Innovations & Clinical Effectiveness and Medical Director of Systems Design and Collaborative Research for Stanford Children’s Health Though AI has successfully been utilized in healthcare for decades, a Pew Research Center survey revealed that 60% are uncomfortable with their provider relying on AI for their own healthcare.

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Avel eCare to offer virtual behavioral health services to people in crisis in North Dakota

Fierce Healthcare

Avel eCare, provider of clinician-to-clinician telemedicine services, has rolled out its Crisis Care program in central North Dakota to support law enforcement agencies. | The program is a co-responder model that supports law enforcement with 24/7 behavioral health services via cellular-enabled tablets. Participating police departments can leverage the program to assist with de-escalation, stabilization and real-time safety assessment on individuals in crisis.

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Medicaid redeterminations losses exceeding predicted levels in some states

Health Care Dive

As of November, eight states had blown past their projected disenrollment of adults, while 12 states exceeded their projected disenrollment of children, according to new research from the Urban Institute.

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‘Perpetuity Of Uncertainty’: Home Health Providers Await Another Poor Payment Proposal While Left In Limbo On Massive Clawbacks

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership The Medicaid Access Rule has been finalized, with six years until the implementation of the 80-20 provision. There’s no time to rest for home-based care providers and advocates on the regulation front, however. Summer is near, and that means so is the home health proposed payment rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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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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Enable Injections, Roche Expand Partnership to Advance Wearable Drug Delivery

HIT Consultant

– Enable Injections, Inc. (“Enable”) , a leader in wearable drug delivery technology, today announced an expanded partnership with Roche. – The collaboration leverages Enable’s expertise in the enFuse® platform to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative treatment options. EnFuse Technology: Revolutionizing Drug Delivery The enFuse platform is a groundbreaking wearable device designed for: Subcutaneous Delivery of Large Volumes: Unlike traditio

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Rad AI clinches $50M to scale generative AI tech for radiologists

Fierce Healthcare

Rad AI, a startup that developed an AI platform for radiology, pocketed $50 million in fresh capital to expand global availability of its generative AI solutions. | Rad AI, a startup that developed an AI platform for radiology, pocketed $50 million in fresh capital to expand global availability of its generative AI solutions.

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Medicare go-broke date extended to 2036, but warning bells continue ringing

Health Care Dive

The Medicare trustee’s new deadline for the trust fund’s insolvency is five years later than in last year’s report, but budget hawks warned action is still needed to shore up the insurance program’s finances.

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Risk Adjustment and Incentives for Upcoding in Medicare

Healthcare ECONOMIST

To account for differences in disease burden across a Medicare Advantage (MA) plans patient population, uses risk adjustment based on patient disease burden. Specifically, MedPAC notes that : Medicare uses beneficiaries’ characteristics, such as age and prior health conditions, and a risk-adjustment model—the CMS hierarchical condition categories (CMS– HCCs)—to develop a measure of their expected relative risk for covered Medicare spending.

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How To Empower Your Workforce With Modern Fertility Benefits

Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski

In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.