Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The insurer on Wednesday joined its peers in slamming proposed MA payment rates as insufficient given the dogged increase in medical costs.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Amazon is eliminating a "few hundred roles" across One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, the company confirmed Tuesday. | Amazon is eliminating a "few hundred roles" across One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, the company confirmed Tuesday.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The layoffs come after the CEO praised the divisions’ “momentum” on a fourth-quarter earnings call.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Three months following the merger of Virgin Pulse and benefits administrator HealthComp, the combined company has rebranded as Personify Health with its sights set on revamping the patient experien | Personify Health introduced what it calls a personalized health platform that combines HealthComp's health plan administration capabilities with Virgin Pulse's holistic wellbeing solutions and comprehensive health navigation.

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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?

Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Lurie Children’s Hospital first reported the outage last week. Phone, email and electronic systems are still down.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Montefiore Medical Center has agreed to a $4.75 million settlement over data security failures federal officials uncovered when investigating an employee who had sold patient information to crimina | Federal officials investigated the New York City-based health system after an incident in which an employee's inappropriate access and sale of patient data wasn't detected for more than a year.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

New Module to Offer More Robust Integrated V irtual Care Delivery Options 98point6 Technologies , a leader in licensed on-demand virtual care software, announced the addition of a new asynchronous module to its flagship technology , allowing providers the option of delivering both live and asynchronous care capabilities. By enabling healthcare organizations to license this additional model of care delivery, 98point6 once again sets the bar with an integrated, purpose-built clinician solution th

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In comments on a proposed rule, the American Hospital Association argued regulators haven’t fully addressed how they’ll handle oversight for some situations, like when an insurer fails to pay after a dispute determination.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

What You Should Know: – KLAS Research , a leading healthcare IT research and consulting firm, has announced the winners of its 2024 Best in KLAS Awards , recognizing the top vendors and service providers in the healthcare technology and services industry. – Best in KLAS is awarded only in those software and services market segments that have the broadest operational and clinical impact on healthcare organizations.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Patients living in poor neighborhoods are more likely to have worse postsurgical outcomes even if they’ve got insurance coverage, according to a

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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.

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Myoung Cha, Chief Product Officer at Verily What You Should Know: – Verily , an Alphabet precision health technology company appoints Myoung Cha as Chief Product Officer. – As Chief Product Officer at Verily, Cha will lead strategy and development across the company’s care (Verily Onduo), research (Verily Viewpoint), and products (Verily Numetric) portfolio.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Amazon is reportedly cutting over 100 jobs at One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, according to a letter to employees from Amazon Healthcare Services executive Neil Lindsay. Roughly 115 positions may be eliminated within the healthcare division, according to Business Insider, in a move to decrease One Medical operating losses.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

What You Should Know: – H1 , the go-to resource for healthcare professionals, clinical trial information, and life sciences research, announced the launch of its conversational AI tool GenosAI Pro. – The conversational AI tool empowers pharmaceutical companies to streamline workflows, enhance data-driven decision-making, and optimize clinical trial processes within the Trial Landscape platform.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Personify will merge Virgin Pulse's well-being, health and comprehensive navigation services with HealthComp's health plan administration offerings.

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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.

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Dr. Esteban López, Chief Medical Officer at Doxy.me What You Should Know: – Doxy.me , a telehealth platform dedicated to making telemedicine accessible to all, announced the appointment of Esteban López, MD, MBA, as its new Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective February 5, 2024. – As CMO, Dr. López will lead Doxy.me’s Growth Department, strategically expanding its reach in the US, particularly underserved communities, and growing its international presence.

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Digital Health News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust have launched their Patient Engagement Portal this week in partnership with Health Call.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

What You Should Know: – Ambience Healthcare , the leading AI operating system for healthcare organizations, announced a $70M Series B funding round co-led by Kleiner Perkins and OpenAI Startup Fund. – This funding comes on the heels of Ambience’s rapid commercial success, with deployments at major healthcare systems like UCSF, Memorial Hermann, and John Muir Health.

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Digital Health News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This episode of Unplugged takes a look at interoperability in practice and empowering improved health outcomes through connecting care records.

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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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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Gary Frazier, Chief Growth Officer at Helio Genomics What You Should Know: – Helio Genomics , an AI-driven healthcare company specializing in diagnostics technology for cancer detection, has appointed Gary Frazier as its Chief Growth Officer. – Frazier’s appointment at Helio Genomics underscores the company’s commitment to strategic growth and innovation.

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Health IT Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

US Fertility resolved a class action lawsuit following a 2020 ransomware attack and data breach that impacted nearly 900,000 individuals.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Remember when the Camden Coalition’s hotspotting approach was the new kid on the block? | As accountable and full-risk payment structures grow in market share and popularity, there is a pressing need to redefine how success in primary care is measured.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Physical therapists have unique needs for an ambient clinical voice solution. They are constantly walking about the floor, chatting with different patients and watching how many reps and sets they do. Comprehend PT uniquely meets the PT’s needs and allows the therapist to create notes in their particular tone and style just by speaking while they work.

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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.

Digital Health News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

London-based telehealth company QuestPrehab has won a world-first, pioneering contract to provide digital prehabilitation (‘prehab’) services to China.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Papa’s New Impact Programs Add Value for Health Plans jpiatt Wed, 02/07/2024 - 12:00

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HealthIT Answers

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

By Kim Boyd - On January 17, 2024, CMS unveiled the final rule aimed at advancing interoperability and enhancing prior authorization processes. This regulation leverages API technology to drive transparency, efficiency, and reduce provider, patient, and payer burden. The post CMS Rule Drives New Era of API-Enabled Data Sharing and Prior Authorization Reform appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Medisys Compliance

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Introduction In today’s healthcare landscape, maximizing revenue collection is crucial for ensuring smooth operations and delivering quality care. While billing often occurs after the fact, capturing patient payments at the time of service (TOS) offers significant advantages. Medisys, your trusted medical billing partner, presents a comprehensive guide to help you optimize TOS collections and improve your financial health.

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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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HealthIT Answers

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

By Lana Moriarty & Alex Mugge - HHS is working diligently to strengthen policies that can bring patients more comprehensive access to their health information. In October 2023, the ONC and CMS held an event to share initiatives that help patients access their health data. The post The Evolution of Patient-Centered Care: Patient Access to Their Health Data appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This article provides a basic overview of Artificial Intelligence, Telehealth, Asynchronous Services and HIPAA privacy concerns. This information is not intended as legal or consulting advice. Please utilize resources provided within this article for more information. Telehealth refers to a collection of methods to enhance health care delivery and education — it’s not a specific service.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Matt Seefeld, EVP of MedEvolve Artificial intelligence (AI) dominated the headlines in 2023. It was the topic of countless articles, reports and even court cases. Some may be fatigued by it, or even afraid of it, but the reality is AI is here to stay in 2024. The best thing we can all do is learn how to leverage it to make our jobs easier. In fact, after decades of slogging through manual processes, healthcare organizations are joining the movement and implementing automation and AI solutions to

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HealthIT Answers

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Latest news being reported on payers and the health insurance industry including news from Amerihealth, Keystone First, L.A. Care Health Plan, Inland Empire Health Plan, Sutter Health, Pennie, The Cigna Group, Aetna, IBX, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, UnitedHealthcare, and more. The post Revenue Cycle and Payer News – February 7, 2024 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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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.