Healthcare It News

MARCH 27, 2024

Crisis Text Line will provide free, 24/7 text-based mental health support to FOLX members.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which advances policies to force pharmacy benefit managers and hospitals to meet price transparency standards, passed on the House floor Monday by a vote of | Members on both sides of the aisle are celebrating successful efforts to codify price transparency requirements and establish site-neutral payments in (..)

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 22, 2023

Most Americans support the idea of value-based care but don’t understand or resonate with the term, according to new research from United States of Care. | In total, 64% of people in a national survey supported value-based care over the fee-for-service model.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Presidents of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians argue for reforms in the national physician payment system.

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JULY 13, 2023

Novant Health, a health system serving North and South Carolina, has partnered with NeuroFlow, maker of behavioral health integration software, to support mental health and prevent burnout for pati | Novant Health patients with depression will have access to digital mental health resources and support.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 10, 2023

As part of a new collaboration with the Connecticut Children's Care Network, Nest Collaborative will provide unlimited same-day telehealth appointments with certified lactation consultants for parents in need of prenatal and perinatal breastfeeding support. WHY IT MATTERS. The collaborative says IBCLCs are the gold standard of care.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 12, 2023

The rule proposed Tuesday would give providers more information in their electronic health record system to assess clinical decision support algorithms and their results.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Peer support groups can help people navigate major life challenges and get needed support to manage grief, address loneliness or even guide them through a career change. | New startup Forum offers a two-sided virtual peer support group marketplace to help individuals find the support they need.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The health system now plans to expand its partnership with the retailer to support chronic disease management at home. . | Geisinger's pilot program with Best Buy's Geek Squad resulted in quicker access to care, better adherence to care plans and more positive outcomes for chronic care patients, the organizations said.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 11, 2023

SimpliFed, a national provider of lactation and baby feeding support, is now in network with Optum’s VA Community Care Network. | The new deal grants female veterans in the eastern half of the U.S. access to virtual baby feeding support, available seven days a week, at no cost to the patient and no limits on number of appointments.

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Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

But witnesses noted Congress shouldn’t wait to enshrine pandemic-era accommodations for virtual care, arguing regulatory uncertainty is a danger to telehealth’s longevity.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 19, 2021

"The tool can be used by either a central IT support team or by frontline clinical and front desk staff, so they can proactively reach out to patients in need of assistance," wrote the Johns Hopkins team. Johns Hopkins is currently using the tool as part of a pilot project to improve patient support. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 11, 2024

The federal government is pressing UnitedHealth Group and other payers to provide financial relief to providers as they continue to feel the financial disruption caused by the Change Healthcare cyb | The federal government is pressing UnitedHealth Group and other payers to provide financial relief to providers as they continue to feel the financial (..)

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 1, 2024

Payers, providers and pharmacies are scrambling to keep up after a high-profile cyberattack against a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary took down critical systems. Payers, providers and pharmacies are scrambling to keep up after a high-profile cyberattack against a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary took down critical systems.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Healthcare technology giant Epic is leveraging its massive clinical research database, with data on 226 million patients, to develop a next-generation decision support tool for clinicians.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 26, 2024

Amazon Web Services has committed an additional $20 million to its health equity initiative to support companies tackling disparities through cloud technology. | Since 2021, the program has supported nearly 230 organizations across 28 countries addressing disparities.

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MAY 3, 2023

Care, Health Net commit $114M to Los Angeles County's effort to support the unhoused agliadkovskaya Wed, 05/03/2023 - 15:20

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 27, 2023

Political will appears to be rising to equalize Medicare payments to hospitals and doctor’s offices for certain low-acuity services, according to lawmaker comments during a Wednesday hearing.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 12, 2023

Belong.Life, creator of a global social network for cancer patients, launches AI oncology mentor to support care agliadkovskaya Fri, 05/12/2023 - 12:51

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Kaiser Permanente is expanding its medical-legal partnership program to bring housing-related legal services to members and communities across seven of its regions. | The program is in partnership with the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership and Health Begins.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 5, 2023

Newly reintroduced Rural Hospital Support Act helps ensure struggling small hospitals' survival, AHA says dmuoio Wed, 04/05/2023 - 12:56

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

VisualDx's diagnostic support tool to be available to all AMWA members agliadkovskaya Thu, 02/23/2023 - 16:25

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

A study published this week from the patient experience vendor WELL Health found that the vast majority of frontline clinical support staff are reporting moderate to extreme burnout. Nearly two-thirds say they've considered switching jobs or quitting due to stress. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Those surveyed showed the widest support for policy changes that could lower drug costs, followed by measures limiting what both hospitals and doctors can charge for services, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Advil will be awarding grants to the Morehouse School of Medicine and BLKHLTH, a nonprofit focused on health equity, to support the development of patient resources and a course on pain equity for medical students. The grant amounts were not disclosed.

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MARCH 17, 2023

Thomas Jefferson University to offer master's in health professions education to support rising interest in academia agliadkovskaya Fri, 03/17/2023 - 15:38

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Texas hospitals warn of rural closures, care delays and service cuts without legislative support. Wed, 11/30/2022 - 16:50.

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NASHP

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

SupportCaregiving.org offers resources to help guide implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers A coalition of groups including the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), the National Alliance for Caregiving, and The John A. Hartford Foundation.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

Alphabet's Verily, Mayo Clinic team up on decision support tech for cardiovascular care. Thu, 08/26/2021 - 09:08.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 8, 2024

(NYSE: TDOC) , the global leader in whole-person virtual care, today announced expanded capabilities designed to help employers and health plans manage rising demand for anti-obesity medication such as glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists and support safe, sustainable weight loss and cardiometabolic health improvement for members.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 9, 2023

NZ eases access to mental health, addiction support New Zealand's Ministry of Health has officially launched an online portal for accessing the services provided by the Access and Choice programme. Peer Support, Quitline, Ambulance secondary triage, the Gambling Helpline, the Alcohol Drug Helpline, and Poisons Advice.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Users of Helpful can now access a loved one's benefit information about their New York-based health plan and select medical records through its app.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 6, 2023

How providers like UAB, Parkland Hospital are supporting at-risk mothers using a device already in their pockets aburky Mon, 03/06/2023 - 12:22

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NASHP

MARCH 29, 2024

14 Supports for Family Caregivers Family caregivers provide an estimated 1.5 15, 16 In delivering this extensive at-home support, caregivers of CYSHCN often report unmet health and social needs, financial burdens from foregone employment and earnings, and mental health conditions related to stress and isolation.

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Health Care Dive

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The Clinical Decision Support Coalition is asking the agency to rescind its guidance and propose new rules that change how software tools are regulated as medical devices.

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NASHP

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The long-term care system relies on these caregivers to provide care for their loved ones with dementia, but the system does not provide adequate supports to care for the caregivers. In the U.S., more than 11 million unpaid dementia caregivers provide upwards of 16 billion hours of dementia care annually , valued at approximately $271.6

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 7, 2024

(NYSE: TDOC) , the global leader in whole-person virtual care, today announced expanded capabilities designed to help employers and health plans manage rising demand for anti-obesity medication such as glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists and support safe, sustainable weight loss and cardiometabolic health improvement for members.

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