HIT Consultant

JUNE 11, 2025

Lee Jones, Chief Product Officer at Gozio Health Consumers get a more high-tech experience from their Chick-fil-A app than they do from most health system mobile apps, and it’s a major dissatisfier, even when the quality of care is strong. It’s one reason why mobile strategy has moved center stage as table stakes for meeting health system’s business goals, including around consumer loyalty and engagement.

Patient Experience 91

Patient Experience Quality of Care Doctors Healthcare 91

Health Care Dive

JUNE 11, 2025

The vast majority of diagnoses codes that CVS subsidiary Coventry submitted to the CMS between 2018 and 2019 weren’t supported by patient documentation, the HHS Office of the Inspector General found.

Medicare 337

Medicare 337

Healthcare It News

JUNE 10, 2025

Dr. Robert W. Warren is an Epic Emeritus CMIO and holds a doctorate in cellular immunology. Among other positions, he previously was chief medical information officer at Charleston, South Carolina-based MUSC Health. The key focus of Epic's emeritus program is working with healthcare organizations to use informatics to improve care. While some activities are Epic-specific – like at-the-elbow support for providers and leaders during their Epic go-lives – other activities are more g

Doctors 305

Doctors Healthcare Process improvement Quality of Care 305

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 10, 2025

Medical groups, public health leaders and lawmakers were quick to condemn Monday's announcement that all 17 sitting members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices are being removed.

258

258

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.

Nursing

Healthcare Success

JUNE 10, 2025

How can an established healthcare leader harness AI to drive innovation, growth, and lasting competitive advantage? In this episode, Stewart Gandolf sits down with Michael Krachon , President of Theragenics , to discuss how Theragenics is transforming its operations through enterprise-wide AI adoption. This includes everything from enhancing marketing and customer service operations to streamlining clinical and regulatory functions.

Integration 164

Integration Accountability Process improvement Healthcare 164

Health Care Dive

JUNE 13, 2025

The move comes after the health system downsized its executive team and froze nonclinical hiring earlier this year. Providence blamed external pressures, like possible Medicaid cuts and rising supply costs.

Medicaid 245

Medicaid 245

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 10, 2025

The Department of Health and Human Services has removed all 17 sitting members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

202

202

Home Health Care

JUNE 10, 2025

At-home care providers are looking to the future. This means seriously investing in alternative home-based care models, such as hospital-at-home and Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). DispatchHealth, Contessa Health and Alivia Care are some of the organizations that have jumped headfirst into alternative home-based care models, enabling the creation of more comprehensive care delivery models.

Hospitals 113

Hospitals Urgent Care Hospice Care Home Care 113

Health Care Dive

JUNE 11, 2025

The civil penalty could almost quadruple if the FTC discovers Evoke Wellness, which allegedly poised as other treatment centers in a bid to nab new business, misrepresented its financial holdings.

279

279

Healthcare It News

JUNE 13, 2025

The KLAS Arch Collaborative this week released new findings, detailing how some healthcare organizations are delivering "elite" electronic health record experiences for their nurses and doctors. The report shows that EHR speed and user experience can be enhanced by aligning strategic priorities around these issues and "moving from an 'us versus them' mentality to a shared 'we' that includes both leaders and clinicians," said KLAS researchers.

Doctors 278

Doctors Nursing Process improvement Prevention 278

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.

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 10, 2025

Nurses flagged staffing, clinician biases, technologies addressing language barriers and more as key factors affecting hospital care for socially disadvantaged patients.

Nursing 177

Nursing Hospitals 177

HIT Consultant

JUNE 8, 2025

What You Should Know: – A new study from Nursa has identified the U.S. states where nurses are most likely to experience burnout, with Colorado topping the list. The analysis reveals surprising insights into how factors like compensation, job satisfaction, patient load, and cost of living intersect to impact nurses across the country. – With nearly a third (31.5%) of U.S. registered nurses leaving the profession due to burnout, experts at Nursa developed a comprehensive burnout score

Nursing 102

Nursing 102

Health Care Dive

JUNE 10, 2025

The abrupt termination of the 17 panelists guiding the CDC’s vaccine recommendations could yield a new committee more aligned with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s skeptical views, analysts warned.

259

259

Healthcare It News

JUNE 11, 2025

Like most health systems, Ohio's MetroHealth has over the years made substantial investments in health IT, from telemedicine to healthcare education to, of course, an electronic health record. THE CHALLENGE While all these tools are important for care teams and patients, MetroHealth has not had a good way to connect them in a manner that is coordinated and tailored to the unique needs of each person IT staff serves.

Urgent Care 260

Urgent Care Integration Telemedicine Primary Care 260

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!

Healthcare

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 7, 2025

The team at Omada Health took a victory lap Friday after the company's successful Nasdaq debut, according to company president Wei-Li Shao. But the work doesn't stop as the digital health company focuses on expanding its virtual chronic condition services to more individuals.

138

138

HIT Consultant

JUNE 13, 2025

As healthcare finance leaders prepare to gather for the upcoming HFMA Annual Conference , they face a familiar but intensified set of challenges: shrinking margins, rising operational costs, and an increasingly complex reimbursement landscape. This year, however, a dominant theme emerges from the conversation: the role of Artificial Intelligence in revolutionizing the revenue cycle.

Healthcare Finance 110

Healthcare Finance Process improvement Medicaid Prevention 110

Health Care Dive

JUNE 10, 2025

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association is following in the footsteps of two of its largest members — Cigna’s Express Scripts and CVS’ Caremark — that have also sued Arkansas over its controversial law.

Pharmaceuticals 239

Pharmaceuticals 239

Healthcare It News

JUNE 10, 2025

Small and rural healthcare organizations have to grapple seriously with many challenges that their larger counterparts are often better able to navigate. Not to do so could risk closure. Uncompensated care is a big one, of course. Combined with ever-higher operational costs, declining reimbursements mean many rural health systems and hospitals skate on thin financial ice and fear finding themselves at the brink of closure.

Hospitals 251

Hospitals Accountability Medicaid Healthcare Finance 251

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.

Regulations

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 11, 2025

This week on "Podnosis," we explore how employers are rethinking their approach to employee wellbeing—integrating mental, physical and financial health strategies to better reach the people who need them most.

Integration 152

Integration 152

HIT Consultant

JUNE 9, 2025

Dr. Scott Schell, Chief Medical Officer, Cognizant As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, proposed updates to federal healthcare cybersecurity standards have reignited debate across the industry. Introduced in December 2024, these regulations represent the first significant update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (HIPAA) Security Rule , aiming to address the advent of AI, quantum computing and virtual reality.

Hospitals 105

Hospitals Accountability Regulations Federal Healthcare 105

Health Care Dive

JUNE 10, 2025

Concerns about the policies are split along party lines. Still, more than 30% of Republicans said they were concerned the cuts could negatively impact their ability to get and pay for healthcare.

Medicaid 225

Medicaid Healthcare 225

Healthcare It News

JUNE 9, 2025

Emphasising the important regulatory function of governments can help push the agenda to further digitalise health systems. Jeremy Lim, co-founder and CEO of Singapore-based microbiome insights company AMILI , has always advocated this. He is set to share his experience in bridging public-private partnerships for national-scale digital health transformation and exploring opportunities to accelerate this at the upcoming HIMSS25 Asia-Pacific (APAC) Conference next month, July.

Life Sciences 194

Life Sciences Regulations Health Technology Healthcare 194

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

Patient Experience

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 11, 2025

Blue Shield of California members can now book appointments with in-network providers through the payer’s website.

159

159

Home Health Care

JUNE 11, 2025

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Home-based care providers are always innovating new ways to recruit and retain care staff, but companies are still getting the most mileage out of internal word-of-mouth referrals. Companies that heavily invest in employee referral programs, including creating social media groups, physical materials employees can hand out and email campaigns with current and former employees, have been able to improve retention rates.

Home Care 91

Home Care Nursing Medical Services 91

Health Care Dive

JUNE 13, 2025

The guidance should help health systems safely manage and monitor AI tools in a financially sustainable manner, which can be “a real challenge” for providers, said CHAI CEO Dr. Brian Anderson.

187

187

Healthcare It News

JUNE 11, 2025

Rahul Mahadevan founded WiTT Group to create a platform where patients can ask for help with specific needs after he saw other patients delaying or refusing treatment because of non-clinical obstacles.

174

174

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?

Healthcare

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 11, 2025

Capital Rx says the acquisition now allows its members to benefit from a seamless, unified medical and pharmacy claims platform.

148

148

HIT Consultant

JUNE 13, 2025

What You Should Know: – A new report released by Virta Health , a leader in diabetes reversal and sustainable weight loss, offers an optimistic counter-narrative to the prevailing belief that weight regain is inevitable after stopping GLP-1 medications. The findings show that a structured, medically guided off-ramp combined with lifestyle support leads to sustained success, challenging the notion that these drugs must be a lifelong commitment. – In partnership with Wakefield Research

Pharmaceuticals 90

Pharmaceuticals Integration Population Health 90

Health Care Dive

JUNE 10, 2025

Most reductions took place on Friday, while the remaining cuts will take place through July, a spokesperson said. The cuts come three months after Prime acquired the facilities from Ascension.

Hospitals 198

Hospitals Healthcare 198

Home Health Care

JUNE 12, 2025

BrightSpring Health Services (Nasdaq: BTSG) is looking to increase synergies across its service lines by expanding home-based care programs. Specifically, the company is looking to expand its home infusion, home-based primary care and rehab service lines, according to Jennifer Phipps, BrightSpring’s executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Primary Care 83

Primary Care Doctors Hospitals Nursing 83

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