Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Healthcare IT News sat down with Paul Brient , chief product officer of athenahealth, to gain his insights into how artificial intelligence can improve patient experiences and healthcare delivery, simplify healthcare interactions, and make healthcare more accessible, as well as hear how the electronic health record vendor is using AI today. He said that new AI-driven features in athenaOne are already helping to improve healthcare efficiency and address clinician burnout by cutting administrative

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A new letter urges payers to put in place special payment arrangements with pharmacies before a new policy kicks in that could reduce how much pharmacies are paid upfront.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In 2024, healthcare and health IT will feel the continued erosion of traditional care paradigms, be impacted by a retail shift from exuberant expansion to the long game of execution, and will finally, at long last, witness the death of the fax machine. This is the outlook for next year offered by Laura Kreofsky, digital transformation program director at Cascadia Health, a community health provider in Oregon, and executive advisor at Pivot Point Consulting, a health IT consultancy where she has

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Attorney General Josh Stein slammed staffing and service shortages at Mission Hospital after HCA acquired it in 2019. “Responsibility for this downward spiral rests entirely with HCA,” the lawsuit says.

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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?

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Google continues to advance its generative AI models designed specifically for healthcare use cases. | Google this week unveiled MedLM, a family of foundation models designed for healthcare industry use cases and available through Google Cloud.

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The voluntary commitment from 28 healthcare organizations comes as interest in artificial intelligence in the sector continues to grow.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by Natalie Tkachenko, Healthcare Software Solutions Consultant at NIX To obtain test results today, there’s no need to visit the hospital. Simply open a mobile app and download the report to your smartphone. Doctors remotely manage patient data without being tied to a specific medical facility. They also handle large volumes of data effortlessly within their hospitals.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 15, 2023

More than two dozen healthcare payers and providers, including CVS, Premera Blue Cross and Mass General Brigham, are making voluntary safety, security and transparency commitments to the White Hous | More than two dozen healthcare payers and providers are making voluntary safety, security and transparency commitments to the White House regarding the use of artificial intelligence.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 15, 2023

What You Should Know: – The 15th annual Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 ranking is out, offering a snapshot of the leading U.S. health systems excelling in this crucial area. – This year, Cleveland Clinic reigns supreme, showcasing leadership in digital initiatives and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) commitment. Cleveland Clinic Takes the Top Spot Cleveland Clinic clinches the top spot in the 2023 ranking, demonstrating leadership in both digital initiatives and en

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 15, 2023

While its merger with Humana may have fallen through for now, Cigna is attracting plenty of interest for the rumored sale of its Medicare Advantage business, Bloomberg reported. | While its merger with Humana may have fallen through for now, Cigna is attracting plenty of interest for the rumored sale of its Medicare Advantage business, Bloomberg reported.

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Becker's Health IT

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Ransomware gang Hunters International is claiming responsibility for a November cyberattack on Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center that led to patients receiving blackmail threats , Bleeping Computer reported Dec. 15.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Certainly Health, a new patient-facing platform focused on upfront prices, has received $2.3 million in funding. | Certainly claims to be the first marketplace for patients to book doctors with their insurance while avoiding any surprise bills. It's free for patients.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Boston Children’s, CVS, Geisinger, UC San Diego and Wellspan are among the 28 providers and payers promising their AI and machine learning models are geared to ensure healthcare outcomes that are "Fair, Appropriate, Valid, Effective and Safe.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Two months ago, Elevance Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana hit the pause button on a potential $2.5 billion merger in the midst of regulatory scrutiny. | The payers said that they believe coming together will allow BCBSLA to continue "as a vibrant, local company long into the future.

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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.

Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Healthcare organizations and technology companies must work together to ensure responsible and ethical AI use and to explore the true benefits of AI.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is rolling out a new payment model that aims to support state Medicaid agencies in offering whole-person maternal care. | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is rolling out a new payment model that aims to support state Medicaid agencies in offering whole-person maternal care.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Leading Video-Focused Language Interpretation Service Provider to Become Independent Company GTCR , a leading private equity firm, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cloudbreak Health, LLC, a leading provider of tech-enabled, healthcare-focused language interpretation services, in a corporate carve-out transaction from UpHealth, Inc.

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Digital Health News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The transformation of NHS Nightingale into a community diagnostic centre has seen it equipped with state-of-the-art imaging tech from Canon Medical.

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Health IT Security

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Harrisburg Medical Center recently disclosed a year-old data breach in which a threat actor potentially gained access to sensitive documents.

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Digital Health News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Rhino Health has joined the NetZeroAICT consortium with the goal of developing an AI-powered solution to lower the carbon footprint of CT scanning.

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HealthIT Answers

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Whether you’re shopping for a healthcare professional, a student, or simply curious about the field, each book in this week’s Friday Five is sure to illuminate and enrich your knowledge. Additionally, each of the authors was also a guest on one of our radio or podcast shows. The post Friday at Five – Holiday Gift Ideas appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Digital Health News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This briefing features news from Orchid, who are using $12m in funding to introduce whole genome sequencing reports for embryos - a world first.

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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.

Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The ability to book an doctor’s appointment ASAP, care available in-person and via telehealth, and control over my care — these are key factors Zocdoc explains in the company’s What Patients Want report published this week. Zocdoc learned the top reasons consumers booked medical appointments were for primary care, such as getting an annual physical or women’s preventive care services (e.g., pap smear, gyn exam), dermatology, and mental health issues.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, it’s time to think about health insurance for 2024. Consumers searching for a 2024 plan online may come across products that do not have to comply with the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) consumer protections. This week, we’re highlighting frequently asked questions from our Navigator Resource Guide concerning the risks of buying coverage outside the ACA's Marketplace.

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McGuire Wood

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Some private equity groups buy assets just to pull them apart and sell them in pieces, but that is the exception, not the norm. In fact, private equity has done a lot to build and improve businesses, especially small and medium-sized ones. In this episode of The Corner Series , McGuireWoods partner Geoff Cockrell speaks with Edward Crawford , co-founder and co-CEO of Coltala , a Dallas-Fort Worth-based venture capital and private equity firm that employs a “mission” investment style.

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Redox

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Recent surveys revealed that 95% of health system executives believe cloud capabilities like AI and machine learning are critical to their goals — but only 6% have an established AI strategy. Taking a data-centric, HL7® FHIR® (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) forward approach is one of the most cost-effective ways to tackle current and future AI-driven use cases.

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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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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Federal healthcare funds help improve overall well-being. Unfortunately, some Medicare and Medicaid funds are lost to fraudulent and wasteful behaviors. Knowing how to detect, report, and prevent inappropriate use of funds associated with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is essential. Differentiating Fraud, Abuse, and Waste Detecting and stopping fraud, abuse, and waste rely on distinguishing these behaviors in the healthcare context.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 15, 2023

What You Should Know: – TREND Health Partners , a rapidly growing provider of AI-driven solutions, has acquired Advent Health Partners , an AI-driven platform identifies and standardizes clinical attributes from itemized bills and medical records, expediting critical information presentation and ensuring timely and appropriate reimbursement. – This strategic combination brings together two industry powerhouses, creating a comprehensive platform for payers and providers seeking to opt

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Health Law Checkup

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As health care payers increasingly rely on artificial intelligence (“AI”) to speed up patient claim adjudication and prior-authorization determinations, providers should be on the lookout for algorithms designed to deny claims with minimal human oversight.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 15, 2023

What You Should Know: Healthcare Fraud Shield (HCFS) , a leading provider of fraud, waste, abuse, and error (FWAE) protection solutions for the healthcare insurance market, today launched FWA360Leads , a new product that automatically identifies and prioritizes FWA leads based on order of importance and impact severity. The HCFS PlatformTM is the backbone of many top healthcare insurance companies’ FWA & payment integrity strategies – delivering millions of dollars in savings, recoveries, an

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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.