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Data: Key to Unlocking Better Behavioral Health Outcomes

HIT Consultant

Department of Health and Human Services has estimated that by 2025 the nation will have 10,000 fewer mental health professionals than it needs. At the same time, Mental Health America’s survey finds that almost 30% of U.S. adults with mental health issues do not receive treatment.

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Long Awaited Approval of the 1115 Waiver Amendment for NYS Medicaid – Just in Time for the New York State Executive Budget State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025

Health Care Law Brief

On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul released the SFY 2025 New York State Executive Budget (“Executive Budget”). billion ($550 million annually) for this initiative and will provide funding to some private not-for-profit hospitals that are financially distressed and serve patient populations experiencing poor health outcomes.

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Southern DHB taps Inde Technology to co-design New Zealand's first digital hospital

Healthcare It News

The health board said it aspires to get a Level 6 accreditation from HIMSS for its upcoming hospital. Its construction is slated to begin in 2025, to be overseen by the Ministry of Health. In August last year, the Southern DHB and the Ministry of Health signed a memorandum of understanding with tribal organisations, Te R?

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The International Weaponization of Health Data

Bill of Health

On the one hand, the international sharing of health-related data sets has paved the way for important advances such as mapping the human genome , tracking global health outcomes , and fighting the rise of multidrug-resistant superbugs. Take, for example, China.

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Key to lasting clinical adoption of digital solutions

Healthcare It News

SA Health and the Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health (CEIH) recently announced the first go-live of the South Australia Statewide Patient Reported Measures (PRMs) Program. An additional two implementation stages are planned for 2024, with scope negotiations currently underway with SA Health Local Health Networks.

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Lyfegen Raises $8M for Value-Based Contracting for High-Cost Drugs

HIT Consultant

By 2025, total net spending on medicine in the US is expected to reach up to $400B. With Lyfegen’s patent-pending platform, health insurances & hospitals can implement and scale value-based healthcare, improving access to treatments, patient health outcomes and affordability. “We

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CVS Health to Acquire Oak Street Health

Healthcare IT Today

That care will be enhanced by CVS Health’s community, home and digital offerings. Together with CVS Health, we will have access to greater resources and capabilities to expand the reach of our platform, provide more opportunities for our teammates and, most importantly, make a meaningful difference in the lives of the patients we serve.”