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Medicare Advantage rate change bedevils UnitedHealth’s 2024 outlook

Healthcare Dive

UnitedHealth’s MA growth could be depressed next year thanks to a rate notice from the CMS that’s deeply unpopular with insurers, management said during their investor day.

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Patient portal opens new entry points to care at Lurie Children's Hospital

Healthcare It News

Prior to the growth, adoption and use of its patient portal, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago had only two entry points for patients looking to receive care – calling the centralized access center or walking into the emergency room. THE PROBLEM There were multiple phone numbers that linked to each of the separate specialties with complex phone trees that sometimes rerouted to the centralized access center or sometimes would land with the specialty that a patient

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Lawmakers stress data privacy in health AI oversight

Healthcare Dive

Legislators expressed concern over patient data not protected under federal privacy law and said that Congress should take steps to regulate artificial intelligence in healthcare.

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Public Health Emergencies and Human Rights Principles: A Solidarity Approach

Bill of Health

By Anne Kjersti Befring and Cecilia Marcela Bailliet Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic posed a grave threat to humanity and revealed the need for a new approach to improve transnational cooperation within the global health system and new perspectives on solidarity addressing the cross-border spread of infection and distribution of vaccines. The Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies (“the Principles”), developed by the Global Health Law Consortium and the Intern

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Providence, struggling to rebound, posts more losses in Q3

Healthcare Dive

The Washington-based nonprofit battled rising expenses despite having targeted recovery plans in place.

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Murrumbidgee LHD's 'virtual hubs' and e-prescribing pilots and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Murrumbidgee LHD trialling 'virtual hubs,' e-prescribing tool The Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) in southern New South Wales is pilot-testing a new state-sponsored telehealth programme that will allow people living in rural and remote areas to access quality healthcare closer to home, keeping them from travelling long distances. Based on a media release, the Virtual Hubs trial gives community members the ability to have remote health consultations in a dedicated space at a dis

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FTC Chief Gears Up for a Showdown With Private Equity

Kaiser Health News

A recent Federal Trade Commission civil lawsuit accusing one of the nation’s largest anesthesiology groups of monopolistic practices that sharply drove up prices is a warning to private equity investors that could temper their big push to snap up physician groups. Over the past three years, FTC and Department of Justice officials have signaled they would apply more scrutiny to private equity acquisitions in health care, including roll-up deals in which larger provider groups buy smaller gr

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Walgreens rolls out Rx Savings Finder tool for prescription drug discounts as pharmacy competition heats up

Fierce Healthcare

Walgreens launched a new digital marketplace designed to help customers save money on prescription medications. | Walgreens launched a new digital marketplace designed to help customers save money on prescription medications. The move from Walgreens comes as brick-and-mortar retail pharmacies are feeling the heat from new online pharmacies that focus on lowering drug costs.

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Getting the Patient Into the Office at Sun Life Health

Healthcare IT Today

Sun Life Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) near Phoenix, Arizona, is leveraging their eClinicalWorks EHR platform to persuade patients to get the care they need. By closing these care gaps, not only are they better serving the community, Sun Life Health is also able to secure more federal funding. Taming the Paper Tiger In an interview with Healthcare IT Today Trey Davis, Director of Information Systems at Sun Life Health, shared insights into how the healthcare organization has

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UnitedHealth hosted its investor conference this week. Here are 4 things to know

Fierce Healthcare

Healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group hosted its annual investor conference this week, where it detailed key strategic initiatives ranging from value-based care to consumerism. | Healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group hosted its annual investor conference this week, where it detailed major strategic initiatives ranging from value-based care to consumerism.

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Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices

Feeling overwhelmed by medical waste regulations? This comprehensive guide unravels the complexities of medical waste disposal, ensuring you stay compliant and prioritize safety. Inside you'll find: Clear categorization: Learn to precisely classify medical waste for proper handling and disposal. Labeling & Storage: Discover best practices for clear labeling and secure storage of medical waste.

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Bridging the Healthcare Gap: Revolutionizing American Healthcare with Telehealth and Home-Based Medical Technologies

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jackleen Samuel, president and CEO, Resilient Healthcare. The great challenge of the American healthcare system in the 21st century has been its accessibility. Hospitals are overrun with patients, doctors and nurses are bogged down […] The article Bridging the Healthcare Gap: Revolutionizing American Healthcare with Telehealth and Home-Based Medical Technologies appeared first on electron

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Employers, health plans turning to virtual solutions to manage blockbuster GLP-1s, Teladoc CEO says

Fierce Healthcare

Virtual care giant Teladoc recently expanded its telehealth services to include prescribing obesity drugs as it eyes opportunities in the booming weight management market. | The employer market continues to be in a state of flux over coverage of pricey GLP-1 drugs, according to Teladoc CEO Jason Gorevic. Many are turning to virtual weight management solutions, like the one offered by his company, to help manage costs.

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RapidAI expands into Japan, launches new AI platform for hospitals

Mobi Health News

The company scored Class III Shonin clearance in Japan for its stroke platform and launched Rapid Edge Cloud, allowing continued AI access despite cloud connectivity.

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Reaching the summit of healthcare, one step at a time

Fierce Healthcare

By Marcus Perez, President, Altera Digital Health | Elevating healthcare for all starts with your EHR. With better usability, interoperability and infrastructure, next-level healthcare is within reach.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Dedalus, Ibex Launches AI-powered Digital Pathology Solution for Cancer Diagnosis

HIT Consultant

Ibex Logo What You Should Know: – Dedalus Group , an anatomic pathology information systems provider in Europe, and Ibex Medical Analytics , a market leader in AI-powered cancer diagnostics, have jointly launched an integrated End-to-End AI-powered Digital Pathology Solution for cancer diagnosis. A New Standard for Anatomic Pathology Lab Digitization The new solution is now commercially available in major European markets and sets a new standard for anatomic pathology lab digitization by s

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Blue Shield of California makes Wellvolution program available to Spanish speakers

Fierce Healthcare

Wellvolution, a digital health platform by Blue Shield of California, will now be more inclusive and accessible for Spanish speakers. | Blue Shield of California is aiming to make its Wellvolution offerings available to more members by including Spanish language capabilities and access to Dario.

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Securing Healthcare Data in AWS: Best Practices and Compliance

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Boris Dzhingarov. In today’s technologically advanced world, the healthcare system is also undergoing a rapid digital transformation, especially in regard to data storage and protection. Hospital records contain sensitive data, including diagnostic details and sensitive personal health information. This information must be protected to avoid any legal implications and ensure compliance with privacy regulatory laws, like the Health Insurance Portability and Acc

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Highmark's revenue tops $20B through three quarters

Fierce Healthcare

Highmark Health brought in $20.3 billion in revenue and $431 million in net income for the first three quarters of 2023, the company said this week. | Highmark Health brought in $20.3 billion in revenue and $431 million in net income for the first three quarters of 2023, the company said this week.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Vivodyne Secures $38M for AI-Powered Drug Discovery Platform

HIT Consultant

Vivodyne started as an idea between Co-Founders Andrei Georgescu (left), now Vivodyne’s CEO, and UPenn Professor Dan Huh (right), now Vivodyne’s CSO, while Andrei performed his Ph.D. graduate studies in Huh’s bioengineering research lab. Photo credit: Penn Engineering What You Should Know: – Vivodyne , a biotech company that accelerates drug discovery by testing therapies on lab-grown human organs raises $38M in total seed financing, led by Khosla Ventures , with participation from Kairos

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Harness cloud-based AI/ML to make home care more effective

Fierce Healthcare

Artificial intelligence is everywhere now, from automated chatbots on customer service websites to novelty computer-generated images meant mostly for their entertainment value. | AI and the machine learning technologies behind it are starting to find their way into healthcare, taking some of the drudgery out of producing clinical notes and billing claims, as well as helping researchers unlock some of their data.

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Health Catalyst Acquires ERS, Bolsters Tech-Enabled Managed Services Offering with Data Abstraction and Oncology Registry Management Capabilities

Healthcare IT Today

Health Catalyst, Inc. , a leading provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations, today announced that it has acquired Electronic Registry Systems, Inc. (ERS) , a market leader in cancer registry software and services. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, ERS provides cancer registry compliance and informatics services to enable customers to achieve their cancer center clinical and business objectives with the goal of improving cancer care for every patient.

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IBM, Boehringer partner on genAI, foundation models for therapeutic antibody research

Mobi Health News

The partners will leverage IBM’s foundation model technologies to help identify antibodies designed to target and neutralize various disease-causing agents or cells.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Culmination Bio Raises $10M to Bring Longitudinal Health Data to Biopharma

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Culmination Bio, a company building the largest disease-agnostic patient data intelligence platform, today announced a $10 million investment from Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (Merck GHI) and Amgen Ventures. As a spinoff from Intermountain Health , Culmination Bio maintains exclusive rights to a physical library and cloud-based data lake covering over 40 years of de-identified patient electronic health records and biospecimen data.

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Induction Healthcare integrates with Patients Know Best

Digital Health News

A new integration has been annnounced by Induction Healthcare and Patients Know Best which will enhance the patient experience.

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Avreo & Annalise.ai Integrate to Optimize Radiology Triage

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Avreo, a leading US healthcare workflow solution provider, announced an exciting integration partnership with Annalise.ai, a pioneer in artificial intelligence for medical imaging. This collaboration aims to revolutionize radiology triage for US healthcare centers through the distribution of Annalise.ai’s cutting-edge solution with a focus on teleradiology providers.

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UK Biobank unveils new data, launching new era for treatments and cures  

Digital Health News

Biobank has today unveiled incredible new data from whole genome sequencing of its half a million participants.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About FACIS, but Didn’t Know to Ask

Speaker: Amy Anderson

FACIS® helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in today’s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but that’s only ONE of FACIS®’ primary sources. FACIS® pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.

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The Digital Health Divide for Populations that have been Marginalized

HealthIT Answers

From The Health IT Buzz blog - Many hospitals have adopted systems for interoperable patient data exchange and are connected to national networks. However, ONC has consistently found that rates of interoperable exchange for smaller, rural, and independent hospitals have notably lagged behind other hospitals. The post The Digital Health Divide for Populations that have been Marginalized appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust selects TPP SystmOne

Digital Health News

TPP's SystmOne has been selected by Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust to provide a new EPR to improve efficiencies and patient experience.

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Providence's operations down $857M in 9 months, but execs say strategic efforts yielding 'appreciable improvements'

Fierce Healthcare

Renton, Washington-based Providence’s operations tallied $310 million of net losses (-4.3% operating margin) during the third quarter and now sit $857.3 million in the hole (-4% operating margin) t | The western U.S. Catholic health system has launched a flurry of strategic initiatives that leadership says is helping right the course after a disastrous $1.7 billion operating loss across 2022.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ?

Digital Health News

This briefing features ORCHA awarding Qwell a high assessment score and the launch of 3D virtual tours of 13 neonatal units across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.