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Optum lays off more employees at Landmark, OptumInsight

Fierce Healthcare

The sprawling enterprise that is UnitedHealth Group is undergoing more layoffs under its Optum umbrella. | UnitedHealth's Optum is again laying off workers, with the scope unconfirmed. Landmark Health is downsizing once again and leaving major metropolitan areas.

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Steward executives cashed in prior to bankruptcy filing

Health Care Dive

Fourteen executives received over $1 million in total compensation the year before Steward entered Chapter 11 restructuring, bankruptcy documents show.

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Remote patient monitoring reduces blood pressure for patients in New York State

Healthcare It News

Hypertension, the most prevalent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, affects 1.39 billion adults worldwide and has a 46% uncontrolled rate. That poses a substantial burden for hospitals and health systems – and necessitates a paradigm shift in management strategies, clinicians say. THE PROBLEM Uncontrolled hypertension can lead to recurrent heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and death.

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How to Perform an SEO Competitor Analysis for Healthcare

Healthcare Success

The battle for the top position on Google search engine page results (SERPs) gets more difficult each year. As a result, you'll need to gain a deeper understanding of your primary and secondary competitors before you can start any new website build, redesign, restructuring project, or digital marketing campaign. You’ll need a competitor analysis for SEO.

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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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Global IT outage takes down health system EHRs, forces hospitals to cancel non-emergency services

Fierce Healthcare

A widespread outage to Microsoft systems has impacted health systems, hospitals and clinics as electronic health record software has been knocked offline, forcing providers to cancel non-emergency | A widespread outage to Microsoft systems has impacted health systems, hospitals and clinics as electronic health record software has been knocked offline, forcing providers to cancel non-emergency procedures and services.

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CrowdStrike outage hits US hospitals

Health Care Dive

The cybersecurity firm released what was meant to be a routine software update, but now health systems, including CommonSpirit Health and Cleveland Clinic, are locked out of Windows systems.

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How New York’s Home Care Minimum Wage Hike Fell Short

Home Health Care

New York home care advocates scored a major win when lawmakers passed a budget that included a $7.7 billion investment in a higher minimum wage for home care workers. But what’s materialized hasn’t matched expectations. A recent report from PHI reveals that the minimum wage increase isn’t having the intended impact. New York is a state with a rapidly growing home care workforce.

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Atropos compares how well leading LLMs generate clinical evidence

Fierce Healthcare

A new study released by healthcare AI company Atropos found that general purpose LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are not fit for use in clinical decisionmaking. | Healthcare AI company Atropos conducted a study to test how reliably ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, OpenEvidence and its own model, ChatRWD, answer clinicians' questions. General use LLMs did not fare well.

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UnitedHealth’s cyberattack response costs to surpass $2.3B this year

Health Care Dive

The healthcare giant’s new estimate is roughly $1 billion higher than previous forecasts as the cyberattack on subsidiary Change Healthcare continues to hamper its profit outlook.

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Fitterfly, Google Cloud launch meal tracking app using computer vision

Healthcare It News

Enterprise Taxonomy: Telehealth Operations Patient Access Analytics Digital Health Business Care Data and Information Technology Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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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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UnitedHealth Group Touts In-Home Visits As Amedisys Deal Lingers 

Home Health Care

The home remains a strategic focal point for UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), which is still in the process of acquiring the home health giant Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED). Last year, the company’s medical professionals achieved 2.5 million home visits through Medicare Advantage (MA). “As a direct result, our clinicians identified 300,000 seniors with emergent health needs that may otherwise have gone undiagnosed,” UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty said Tuesday during the company’s second-quart

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AI-generated messages to patients on par with clinicians, and can even be more empathetic, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Electronic health record messages to patients drafted by generative AI were of similar quality and accuracy to those written by healthcare professionals, according to a newly published study conduc | A blind analysis of hundreds of EHR message drafts found similar quality and usability. Generative AI's contributions were more empathetic, but also tended to be longer and more linguistically complex.

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Healthcare is an ‘easy victim’ for ransomware attacks. How hospitals can mitigate the damage.

Health Care Dive

Limited resources in a highly connected ecosystem can make hospitals vulnerable, but planning ahead and implementing key protections could help thwart attack.

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Advanced imaging improves experiences and treatment

Healthcare It News

Kaiser Permanente Georgia is getting more patients booked and into imaging, thanks to new equipment that completes PT scans in half the time. It's also improving patient experiences and reducing duplication, says Heidi Veltman, VP & COO.

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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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Olympics 2024 Anti-Doping: Why Innovation in Testing Is Key

HIT Consultant

Gabe Baida, Executive Director at InnoVero As we approach the 2024 Summer Olympics, ensuring a clean game is a major priority for the International Olympic Committee. More than 1,000 people will be involved in various anti-doping testing stages, including chaperones, sample collection personnel, and dedicated anti-doping control spaces at each competition venue.

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Healthcare costs set to rise by as much as 8% in 2025: PwC

Fierce Healthcare

Healthcare costs are set to rise between 7% and 8% in 2025, according to a new report from PwC. | Healthcare costs are set to rise between 7% and 8% in 2025, according to a new report from PwC.

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Private equity-backed providers represent less than 4% of U.S. market: PitchBook

Health Care Dive

Despite the swell of political and media attention to private equity’s role in healthcare, PitchBook reports investment growth in providers has slowed.

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Bangkok Hospital streamlines patient flow with AI

Healthcare It News

Bangkok Hospital, one of Thailand's largest private healthcare providers, has moved away from the paper and manual process of registering and managing patient flow in its headquarters. AI technologies provided by its partner, local startup Agnos Health, now underpin its patient registration and management systems. HOW IT WORKS As part of its enhanced patient flow system, the tertiary hospital implemented self-service kiosks that run on multiple AI, integrating various registration steps.

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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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News 7/17/24

HIStalk

Top News Healthcare governance, risk, and compliance solutions company RLDatix.

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The states with the best and worst women's health outcomes, per new scorecard

Fierce Healthcare

A new nationwide scorecard ranks the state of women’s health and reproductive care. The results reveal a deep geographic divide in women’s healthcare access and outcomes. | The state-by-state rankings found “significant” disparities between states and deepening racial and ethnic gaps in outcomes. The findings suggest these gaps could widen further, especially for women of color and those with low incomes in states with restricted access to reproductive care.

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House committee tells FDA to suspend lab developed test rule

Health Care Dive

Lawmakers said the final rule carries “the risk of greatly altering the United States’ laboratory testing infrastructure.

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Post-acute care at home in a hybrid model

Healthcare It News

By partnering with health systems to support hybrid care models, long-term care facilities can mitigate staff shortages of staff and better manage available beds, explains Joe O'Brien, head of sales, digital health at LG Electronics.

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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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‘Bad Apples In A Barrel’: How Fraudsters In Home Health Care Impact The Entire Space

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership The home health industry has its very own boogeyman — the bad actor. However, there’s a difference between providers that have made errors in claims processing or quality of care provisions versus those taking part in purposeful fraudulent activity, according to National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President William A.

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UnitedHealth reaffirms guidance as it posts $4.2B in Q2 profit

Fierce Healthcare

UnitedHealth Group has bounced back in the second quarter, reaffirming its guidance | UnitedHealth Group has bounced back in the second quarter, reaffirming its guidance for the year as it posts a profit of $4.2 billion.

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Humana inks minority investment in Medicare choice tool Healthpilot

Health Care Dive

The company uses AI to recommend Medicare Advantage, Medicare supplement and prescription drug plans based on enrollees’ healthcare preferences and needs.

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Digital therapeutics - European style

Healthcare It News

Eversana and the Digital Therapeutics Alliance analyze, map and report on reimbursement frameworks in Europe for digital therapeutics. Alberta Spreafico, SVP of health innovation at Eversana, explains.

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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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Why doctors don’t like insurance

Healthcare ECONOMIST

If you go to the doctor or dentist in the US, you often can get a discount if you pay out of pocket as compared to paying through insurance. Why is that the case? Wouldn’t the physician like to get a big insurance company to pay them as compared to potentially incurring credit card fees for patient self payment? The reason why doctors don’t like insurance is because payment is slow, uncertain and administratively burdensome to their staff.

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Northwell Health teams up with Instacart to scale food-as-health programs

Fierce Healthcare

Grocery delivery company Instacart continues to expand its reach in healthcare and has notched a major health system partnership. | The first program to launch integrates Instacart Health tools into Northwell’s Center for Maternal Health Maternal Outcomes and Morbidity Collaborative (MOMS) so that moms-to-be who are food insecure have improved access to fresh and nutritious food.

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Elevance hits $2.3B in profit but trims long-term guidance

Health Care Dive

Elevance beat Wall Street expectations in second-quarter results posted Wednesday, despite steep Medicaid membership losses that are affecting revenue forecasts.

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Pennant Continues To Buck M&A Downturn, Inches Toward Home Health Powerhouse Status

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership The Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PNTG) is one of the largest home health providers in the country, and has also been one of the more acquisitive ones over the last year. Now, it’s moving eastward, in a move that could set the table for an aspirational future. In June, the company announced a partnership with the Connecticut-based Hartford HealthCare at Home (HHCAH) , the home health and hospice segment of Hartford HealthCare.

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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.