Healthcare It News

JUNE 22, 2025

Most healthcare professionals in Asia-Pacific now recognise the necessity of adopting AI technologies to complement care delivery, foster clinical and operational efficiency, and improve equitable access and health outcomes amid rising demand and workforce shortage. For instance, a majority of the region's healthcare professionals surveyed for the latest Philips' 2025 Future Health Index report believe digital technologies, including AI and predictive analytics, could help reduce hospita

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 25, 2025

A large portion of the 1.2 million jobs that could be lost nationwide in 2029 would come from the healthcare sector, like roles at hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies and long-term care providers.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 25, 2025

Memorial Sloan Kettering is warning patients that it may soon be out of network for UnitedHealthcare members.

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Healthcare Success

JUNE 23, 2025

How do you redesign specialty care delivery when geography, workforce limitations, and infrastructure stand in the way? Listen to the podcast: In this episode, Stewart Gandolf sits down with Paul Rosen, MD, MPH, MMM , Professor of Pediatrics at West Virginia University, a former official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the first pediatric rheumatologist to serve both West Virginia and the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico.

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Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 25, 2025

Zara Medical is a hybrid in-person/telemedicine practice offering primary and preventive care in 26 states. It took only a few years for the provider organization to expand its telehealth care into 26 states. THE CHALLENGE It grew fast, and so did call volume. The front desk was swamped, voicemail boxes were full, response times grew. Even with three full-time front-desk staff members, the organization could not answer about 60% of incoming calls.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 27, 2025

Many popular proposals to reform the PBM industry are missing the forest for the trees, drug market experts said in Washington, D.C. Instead, Congress should go after the root issue: the oligopoly enjoyed by the Big Three PBMs.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 24, 2025

What You Should Know: – Elation Health, the clinical-first, all-in-one platform for independent primary care, today announced its launch of “Actions,” Elation’s newest AI-driven innovation. – Engineered natively into Elation’s award-winning Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, “Actions” works alongside Note Assist to identify and categorize actionable next steps from clinical conversations and surface them to the clinician for completion.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 25, 2025

Between 2019 and 2023, patient volume at U.S. urgent care centers increased by 60%. But while that surge in demand highlights urgent care's value, especially when compared with crowded hospital emergency rooms, there are significant improvements that can be made for better patient experience, a new report shows. An analysis of 350,000 patient reviews from 10 of the nation’s largest urgent care providers found wait times remained a top patient complaint.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 27, 2025

The high court preserved a key portion of the Affordable Care Act that requires private insurers to cover a range of preventive healthcare services without cost sharing.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 27, 2025

The Supreme Court upheld a key preventive services task force in a 6-3 ruling issued Friday morning.

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Speaker: Brian Richardson, Brian Richardson, Founder and CEO of Richardson Consulting Group

Let’s face it—most ethics and compliance training programs aren’t winning awards for engagement. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective, captivating, and maybe even enjoyable! Join learning design expert Brian Richardson for a dynamic session on how to breathe new life into your ethics and compliance training. We'll explore innovative strategies to bring traditionally dry topics to life, making them resonate with learners and drive tangible change.

HIT Consultant

JUNE 23, 2025

What You Should Know: – Knowtion Health , a healthcare revenue cycle company, has acquired Switch RCM , a data- and technology-first company that uncovers and resolves overlooked reimbursement opportunities through intelligent automation and data-driven innovation.The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. – The combination of Knowtion and Switch RCM is designed to address the growing challenges faced by health systems, including increasing payer complexity, shrinking

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 24, 2025

In an era where Disney and Netflix can create digital apps that meet the very specific individual expectations of a user, healthcare consumers naturally expect a similar seamless and high-quality digital experience from a healthcare mobile app. THE CHALLENGE But engaging patients digitally remains a complex challenge for hospitals and health systems, in part because there are so many different components to what patients want and need.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 23, 2025

Cuts to the safety-net program could push hundreds of rural hospitals into further financial distress and impact obstetrics care, according to a report from the Chartis Center for Rural Health.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 25, 2025

A cadre of House Republicans from a swath of rural and non-rural states warned the Senate Majority Leader and House Speaker they "cannot support" a final reconciliation bill that includes the steeper changes to provider taxes and state directed payments outlined in the Senate Finance Committee's proposal.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 23, 2025

Patrick Tarnowski, PT, MBA, Chief Commercial Officer, OneStep Americans are living longer lives than ever before, but are we living better? The data is sobering: while life expectancy continues to rise, healthspan, or the number of years spent in good health, isn’t keeping up. A recent study published in the JAMA Network highlights this growing gap, with the United States facing a troubling 12-year disparity between lifespan and healthspan.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 23, 2025

The National University Health System has recently introduced new features on its mobile application ahead of a government plan to consolidate similar apps into a single platform. The NUHS App now shows estimated wait times in near real time across emergency departments of National University Hospital and Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, as well as the urgent care centre of Alexandra Hospital.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 24, 2025

Providers will need to make difficult decisions about what services they offer and where amid growing headwinds, according to a new report from S&P Global Ratings.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 26, 2025

Not long after the state of Louisiana sued CVS Health in three separate lawsuits, the company's PBM was told it must pay $95 million in a long-running suit.

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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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HIT Consultant

JUNE 24, 2025

Jai Pillai, COO of Red Sky Health In the complex and often frustrating world of healthcare billing, claim denials, underpayments, and repeated resubmissions are among the most persistent and costly challenges faced by providers. The process is time-consuming, error-prone, and resource-intensive which results in wasted time and detracts from patient care.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 26, 2025

Despite ongoing pressures from a challenging regulatory landscape, Bayada Home Health Care is seeing progress in securing state-by-state rate increases through its sustained advocacy efforts. Earlier this month, Bayada laid off 10% of its staff , citing problems with reimbursement. Even so, the company reported significant rate increases across multiple states in 2024 in its most recent annual report, which also detailed its employee development strategy and growth achievements.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 23, 2025

Attorney General Dave Yost set 10 conditions to allow the deal to move forward, including increasing the purchase price by $15 million in cash and an additional $15 million in equity.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 25, 2025

A Ways and Means hearing on wearable technologies Wednesday morning was obfuscated by the looming cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act through Republicans' reconciliation plan.

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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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HIT Consultant

JUNE 26, 2025

What You Should Know: – Researchers at Mount Sinai have published a study, the first of its kind, to utilize wearable devices for assessing the intricate relationship between inflammation, symptoms, and sleep patterns in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). – Published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology on June 26, the findings reveal that significant alterations in sleep, particularly reduced REM sleep and increased light sleep, are directly tied to the presen

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Advanced Data Systems

JUNE 23, 2025

Billing for behavioral health services has never been simple. Between (1) shifting regulations, (2) variable payer requirements, and (3) the nuances of mental health treatment, behavioral health providers face unique challenges that many general healthcare billing systems weren’t built to handle.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 25, 2025

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) has sold its home-focused technology company, Current Health, back to the company’s co-founder and former CEO, Christopher McGhee. The sale comes less than four years after Best Buy acquired the company. In a statement released Tuesday, McGhee confirmed his return as CEO of Current Health. He said he plans to build the company into the “world’s largest health care organization.” The company stated that the change in ownership would be associated with a “return to scrap

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 25, 2025

In an uncertain policy and macroeconomic environment, healthcare finance leaders are concerned about what the future holds, a new report shows.

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Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 23, 2025

Courtney Green, MCN, RN, NE-BC, SVP of Nurse & Staff Workforce Management Solutions at QGenda From AI and robot-assisted surgery to CRISPR genetic editing that designs personalized medicine to 3D printing creating custom prosthetics and building organ models for surgical practice, healthcare has routinely looked to stunning innovations in technology to improve patient outcomes and push forward extraordinary advances in medical knowledge.

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NCQA

JUNE 23, 2025

The Industry Council on Health Care Quality helps NCQA stay connected with industry trends and emerging issues in quality measurement. Its 28 members represent a variety of organizations: pharmaceutical, life sciences, health information technology, health plans, health systems and consulting firms. For the first time, NCQA has appointed co-chairs to help lead the Industry Council: Rebecca Jacobson, Co-Founder and CEO of Astrata, and Siew Lee Grand-Clément, Asthma Care Transformation Program Dir

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 23, 2025

Enterprise Taxonomy: User experience Quality Care Digital Health Emerging Technologies Care Technology Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 23, 2025

Concern about the cost of GLP-1s remains high, and a new study suggests it's not uncommon for patients to overpay for these drugs.

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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