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7 Breakthroughs Making Home-Based Physiotherapy More Effective Than Ever

HIT Consultant

Amol R Deshmukh, CEO and Founder of MedRabbits With the increasing demand for home healthcare, advancements in home-based physiotherapy have made rehabilitation more accessible, personalized, and effective. Thanks to innovative techniques and versatile equipment, patients can now engage in tailored recovery programs within the comfort of their homes.

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Tech that improves doctor-patient experience gaining major traction, EHR expert says

Healthcare It News

Yes, yes, AI is huge. And Kem Graham, vice president of growth and strategy at EHR vendor CliniComp (Booth 5454), is ready to address it. But she also stresses that health IT that simplifies processes rather than adding to clinicians' workloads is increasingly vital – especially systems that improve doctor-patient relationships. Healthcare IT News sat down with Graham to get her opinions on these big technologies, along with some advice she is offering CIOs and other IT leaders at hosp

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Multi-Generation Healthcare Branding: Building Trust Across Age Groups

Healthcare Success

Branding is more than just logos, slogans, and colors. Its a long-term strategy to build trust, credibility, and healthcare brand loyalty across generations. Understanding how to build these values is critical, and it varies between generations. Healthcare consumers have distinct preferences and expectations depending on their age, requiring multilocation healthcare brands to balance digital innovation with traditional touchpoints.

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Fierce Healthcare

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners has entered into a definitive agreement with Walgreens Boots Alliance to acquire the struggling retail pharmacy chain. | The confirmation follows weeks of speculation and rumors that Sycamore was planning to take over Walgreens and take the company private.

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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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EHR vendors turn to artificial intelligence to modernize health records

Health Care Dive

Software companies like Epic and Oracle say they’re weaving AI into clinicians’ workflows to meet client demand, keep up with competitors and improve the productivity of a swamped healthcare system.

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Baptist Health scores collaboration wins with master data management system

Healthcare It News

Baptist Health, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a faith-based, nonprofit health system comprising six hospitals with more than 1,100 beds, a cancer center, four satellite emergency departments, and more than 200 patient access points of care throughout northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. THE CHALLENGE "Baptist Health is more than a healthcare provider – we are a foundational part of the communities we serve, meaning we work across organizations to provide optimal care and crea

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Fierce Healthcare

More than a dozen medical products and services would be covered through high-deductible health plans if an approved House bill is passed by the Senate.

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Walgreens to be acquired in $10B take-private deal

Health Care Dive

The struggling retail pharmacy chain entered an agreement to be purchased by private equity firm Sycamore Partners, which could end its nearly 100-year run as a public company.

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Getting the right information to patients without adding clinical, IT burdens

Healthcare It News

LAS VEGAS – Advocate Health launched a personalized digital health experience journey to support connection to and reinforce trust with patients, which is paying off. But it's not just about simplifying technology and cost savings. "You want to know that your experience program does have value for your organization," Ed Mitchell, director of strategic partnerships at Advocate Health said Tuesday at HIMSS25 as he presented details about its pediatric patient engagement use cas

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UnitedHealthcare To End Certain Home Health Prior Authorization Requirements As Part Of Larger Push

Home Health Care

UnitedHealthcare is eliminating prior authorization requirements for certain home health services provided under Medicare Advantage plans as part of a larger push to cut prior authorization volume by 10% this year. Effective April 1, 2025, the insurance giantpart of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UHG)will no longer require prior authorization or concurrent review processes for home health services managed by Home & Community, which formerly was known as NaviHealth, according to a March 1 website

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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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Fierce Healthcare

The VA said its cuts are the first step in its audit of the roughly 90,000 contracts it currently has in placea process its announcement stressed is being conducted with in-house expertise and feedback. Specific plans for the savings will be shared "in the coming weeks and months," the department said.

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How rural hospitals, Silicon Valley can head off the AI digital divide

Health Care Dive

Experts at HIMSS say the adoption of futuristic artificial intelligence products doesn’t necessarily mean leaving smaller, cash-strapped providers behind.

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Ping An launches AI avatars of top Chinese doctors

Healthcare It News

Shanghai-based Ping An Health, the health technology unit of Chinese insurance firm Ping An, has launched a generative AI-powered chatbot on its mobile health application featuring the avatars of real physicians. The new feature, Ping An Xin Yi, on the Ping An Health app, provides round-the-clock on-demand access to AI-assisted health consultations delivered through digital avatars.

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Microsoft partners are shaping the future of healthcare with Microsoft Dragon Copilot

Cloud Blogs

Today, Microsoft is introducing Microsoft Dragon Copilot , the first AI assistant for clinical workflow that brings together proven natural language voice dictation and ambient listening capabilities with fine-tuned generative AI and healthcare-adapted safeguards. Part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, Dragon Copilot enables healthcare partners and their customers to unlock new levels of efficiency and care by streamlining documentation, surfacing pertinent information, and automating tasks so

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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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Fierce Healthcare

The Department of Government Efficiency has cancelled leases of federal buildings at the FDA and other agencies, as the feds look for alternative ways to divest office buildings.

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Google’s clinical search-and-answer tool can now query images

Health Care Dive

The news is a step forward on multimodal AI, or algorithms that understand non-text inputs, and should make Vertex AI Search faster and more helpful, Google said.

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Virtual technologies, patient input play a vital role in creating a smart hospital

Healthcare It News

Houston Methodist Hospital is using text messaging, voice technology and generative AI predictive analytics to drive patient-centered care.

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Leading the charge to transform healthcare with advanced AI 

Cloud Blogs

In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, AI is revolutionizing patient care by enabling more personalized experiences, optimizing vast medical data management, and improving patient outcomes. As challenges such as rising patient expectations, complex data handling, and regulatory requirements intensify, more advanced solutions have become essential.

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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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Fierce Healthcare

The Mayo Clinic outlined Monday a nearly $1.9 billion plan to expand its Phoenix medical campus, providing a planned 59% increase in clinical space and support for new technologies. | The nonprofit system's latest construction project will increase the campus' clinical space by 59% by the time of its 2031 completion.

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Microsoft unveils new AI-backed clinical assistant

Health Care Dive

The tech giant is trying to differentiate its new assistant, called Dragon Copilot, by billing it as an all-in-one tool for clinicians drowning under administrative work.

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Healthcare workforce being changed by AI and emerging technologies

Healthcare It News

Enterprise Taxonomy: Operations Analytics AI Digital Health Workforce Development Business Data and Information Technology Workforce Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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HIMSS25: Teladoc Health Enhances Virtual Care Platform Prism

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Teladoc Health , the global leader in virtual care announced significant enhancements to its proprietary care delivery platform, Prism. – These new capabilities strengthen Teladoc Health’s ability to coordinate care with digital health partners and community care providers, improving the patient experience and driving better health outcomes.

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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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Fierce Healthcare

Microsoft rolled out a new AI assistant for healthcare professionals that it bills as an all-in-one technology combining voice dictation, ambient listening and generative AI.

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Older, self-employed enrollees more likely to lose ACA subsidies if enhanced tax credits lapse: KFF

Health Care Dive

Beneficiaries who earn more than four times the federal poverty level wouldn’t be eligible for any subsidies on marketplace plans if the enhanced premium tax credits expire at the end of the year.

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Healthcare data modernization requires advocacy, funding

Healthcare It News

LAS VEGAS Healthcare data needs to be modernized, and any modernization effort needs funding to be viable. Advocacy is critical in this regard, and one advocacy campaign, centering on public health surveillance, has seen success in recent years. That's where the Data: Elemental to Health campaign has been focused.

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ModMed Launches AI-Powered Scribe for Dermatology to Transform Clinical Documentation

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – ModMed , a provider of specialty-specific healthcare technology announced the upcoming launch of ModMed Scribe , an AI-powered ambient listening solution designed to revolutionize EHR documentation for dermatologists. – The tool automates note-taking, streamlines workflows, and empowers dermatologists to focus more on patient care.

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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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Fierce Healthcare

Public health experts are sounding the alarm about the outbreak and warn that communities with low immunization rates are at greatest risk for further spread of the disease.

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Could artificial intelligence increase clinician burden?

Health Care Dive

Vendors say their AI scribes and assistants will save doctors time. But the need for careful oversight, along with hospitals motivated to see as many patients as possible, could mean clinicians schedules’ won’t be freed up by AI tools.

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Enhabit Plots Growth Path With Strategic Changes, Renewed UnitedHealth Agreement

Home Health Care

The move to exit its previous Medicare Advantage agreement with UnitedHealthcare, as well as the hurricanes that struck the United States last fall, contributed to a Q4 loss for Enhabit Home Health & Hospice (NYSE: EHAB), but the companys leaders are gearing up for 2025 with a strategy for growth. In the fourth quarter, Enhabit reported net service revenue of $258.2 million and a loss of $46 million, despite a strategic focus on stabilizing Medicare admissions and increasing non-Medicare vol

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Top 10 Healthcare Cybersecurity Threats to Watch in 2025

HIT Consultant

Russell Teague, CISO at Fortified Health Security Last year, the Change Healthcare mega-breach sent shockwaves through the industry because it was the largest data breach in U.S. history. There will undoubtedly be surprises like that in 2025 as well, so its important for healthcare organizations to assess the likeliest threats in order to chart a successful path forward.

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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.