Fri.Mar 08, 2024

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Why Cigna is capping cost increases for pricey GLP-1 weight loss drugs

Healthcare Dive

The move — the first of its kind — comes as pharmacy benefit managers continue to try to prove their value to clients, and shows how major players are shoring up to meet sky-high GLP-1 demand.

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Another way AI can help improve patient encounters

Healthcare It News

Corti, a Copenhagen-based AI startup, helps automate and analyze virtual and face-to-face patient engagements, says Lars Maaløe, its cofounder and chief technology officer.

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Providence improves in 2023, but still posts $600M net loss

Healthcare Dive

The nonprofit cut losses compared to 2022 as it implemented a financial recovery strategy, but expenses continued to plague the system.

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Philips to showcase the Silent Patient Room at HIMSS24

Healthcare It News

Philips is partnering with high tech manufacturers for a Silent Patient Room, especially in the ICU, and will demonstrate the new technology at HIMSS24. For an ICU to be silent, there has to be interoperable device integration, and that's not an easy thing to figure out, according to Christoph Pedain, business leader of Hospital Patient Monitoring at Philips.

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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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American Debt Collection Lawsuits: State Laws Vary Widely and Most Still Offer Little Protection to Consumers

Bill of Health

By DeAnna Baumle and Katie Moran-McCabe Americans are deeply in debt. In the fourth quarter of 2023, total household debt increased by $212 billion to reach $17.5 trillion, according to a report by the Center for Microeconomic Data. Debt is linked to lower life expectancy, higher mortality, depression, high blood pressure, and forgone medical care. Debt and resulting bad credit scores can impact a person’s ability to secure housing, employment, and medical care.

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Change systems expected to come back online in mid-March

Healthcare Dive

Insurer UnitedHealthcare said it will also advance payments to providers as the outage stretches into its third week.

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Community Health Systems to buy drugs from Mark Cuban Cost Plus

Healthcare Dive

CHS is the first national health system to partner with the billionaire’s drug distribution company. Epinephrine and norepinephrine are the first two drugs included in the purchasing deal.

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ViVE 2024: How Elevance Health is aiming to make its data insights actionable for providers

Fierce Healthcare

LOS ANGELES—Health insurers have access to a bevy of valuable data, and the push toward interoperability made it easier for those data to be shared with providers. | LOS ANGELES—Payers have access to a wealth of data, but the challenge now becomes making those data usable and useful for providers in a way that does not disrupt their workflows and interactions with patients.

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Solidifying Home Care in the Healthcare Continuum: Embracing Technological Advances and RPM to Redefine Healthcare in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jiang Li, CEO at Vivalink Healthcare is at a turning point, reshaping our view of what defines hospital care. The home has emerged as a fundamental care setting within the broader healthcare continuum, challenging the notion that care concludes at the hospital exit. To fully integrate the home into the continuum of care, our focus must be on innovative care models enabled by technology.

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Friday at Five: 5 New Health IT Insights Gleaned at ViVE 2024

HealthIT Answers

By Beth Friedman - ViVE, a collaborative event sponsored by CHIME and HLTH, This year’s affair, hosted by the Los Angeles Convention Center, was my second ViVE Event and perhaps my best. Industry progress in virtual, value, and hospital room of the future shined on the exhibit floor. Here is what I saw. The post Friday at Five: 5 New Health IT Insights Gleaned at ViVE 2024 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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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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Diabetes care is too fragmented and education gaps are rife, new report shows

Fierce Healthcare

More than half of diabetes patients believe that popular weight loss drugs alone may improve their health, according to a new report. | More than half of diabetes patients believe that popular weight loss drugs alone may improve their health, indicating that the hype around buzzy new medications may be creating some false hope.

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Teladoc Health Expands Obesity & Weight Management Capabilities with GLP-1 Support

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Teladoc Health, Inc. (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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With 2 acquisitions under its belt and $80M from investors, Fabric is building tech to fix healthcare's capacity problem

Fierce Healthcare

With 2 acquisitions under its belt and $80M from investors, Fabric is building tech to fix healthcare's capacity problem hlandi Fri, 03/08/2024 - 12:51

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Emory Healthcare Becomes First U.S. Hospital to Deploy Epic EHR on MacBook Air for Clinicians

HIT Consultant

Working in Emory’s Apple Digital Innovation and Testing Lab, Emory Digital team members (L-R) Michael Duffell, Jewel Witherspoon and Nicole Picardo Bellis were instrumental in validating Epic Hyperspace on Macs at Emory. (Source: Emory) What You Should Know: – Emory Healthcare is making waves in the healthcare industry by becoming the first health system in the US to deploy Epic ’s EHR on a large scale using MacBook Air via a new native Epic Hyperspace app. – This strategic initiativ

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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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WellSpan rolls out AI-driven clinical documentation tool from Nuance to free up providers' time

Fierce Healthcare

WellSpan Health is taking the burden off its providers by deploying an AI-driven clinical documentation tool from Nuance. | DAX Copilot, from Microsoft’s speech recognition subsidiary Nuance Communications, integrates with Epic to draft clinical notes during visits. This process happens within seconds, the company claims, and makes the note available for review and entry into the EHR by clinicians.

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Rhapsody Launches AI for Identity with Rhapsody Autopilot

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Rhapsody , a leader in digital health enablement, has unveiled a groundbreaking technology called Rhapsody Autopilot. – The first-of-its-kind solution utilizes machine learning (ML) to automatically link patient records, ensuring a comprehensive view that aligns with each customer’s specific preferences. The Problem: Drowning in Data The healthcare industry faces a growing challenge: a constant surge of patient information.

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Hackers say they sold Lurie Children's Hospital data for $3.4M

Becker's Health IT

Hackers claimed to have sold the data of Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago patients for $3.4 million following a recent cyberattack, the Record reported March 7.

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Genesys Integrates with Epic’s CRM to Deliver Seamless Patient Journeys

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Genesys ®, a provider of cloud-based experience orchestration solutions powered by AI, has announced a strategic integration with Epic to enhance patient communication and care experiences. – Through Epic’s Workshop program, the companies will integrate the Genesys Cloud™ platform with Epic’s Cheers customer relationship management (CRM) suite.

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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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Integrating Ambient Clinical Voice Technology – The Impacts, Challenges, and Benefits

Healthcare IT Today

In a time where burnout is at an all-time high, any solution that can help lessen the workload burden of our clinicians is worth looking into. One such solution is ambient clinical voice. Integrating this solution into your organization can save your clinicians a lot of time through documentation automation. However, integrating a new technology will affect all areas of your organization, and with all new technologies, there are always pros and cons to be aware of before jumping.

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Sequoia Project Launches Data Usability Validator Tool for Health Information Exchange

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The Sequoia Project , a leader in promoting nationwide health IT interoperability, has partnered with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) to launch a groundbreaking data usability validator tool. – The new validator tool aims to significantly improve the quality and usability of health information exchanged across the United States.

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Change Healthcare Cyberattack Disrupts Physician Payments

Med Law Blog

“On February 21, 2024, Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group was the victim of the most significant cyberattack on the US healthcare system in American history. Change Healthcare is the predominant source of more than 100 critical functions that keep the healthcare system operating.” – American Hospital Association Letter March 4, 2024 This hack was first reported by the Wall Street Journal on February 23, 2024, in an article entitled “ Hospitals and Pharmacies Reeling After Cha

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Anatomy Unveils AI-Powered Financial Automation for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

Lightspeed, Meridian Street, Live Oak Ventures, and Others Back Anatomy with $7.6 Million in Funding to Simplify and Automate Financial Workflows in Healthcare Anatomy Financial announces the launch of their AI-powered financial automation solutions for medical, dental, digital health, and healthcare billing companies. Anatomy has raised $7.6M in funding to build a financial operating system for healthcare from Lightspeed, Meridian Street Capital, Live Oak Ventures, Cambrian Ventures, Peterson V

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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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Dexcom over-the-counter Stelo Glucose Biosensor wins FDA clearance

Mobi Health News

The patch provides continuous glucose monitoring, sends readings directly to a wearer's smartphone and supplies personal insights into one's glucose health.

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DigitalHealth.London Evidence Generator Bootcamp opens for applications

Digital Health News

Applications have opened for the Evidence Generator Bootcamp from DigitalHealth.London, aimed at companies looking to enhance their evidence generation.

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RadiantGraph Appoints Dr. Geeta Nayyar as Chief Medical Officer & Kirk Goodman as SVP of Commercial

HIT Consultant

Dr. Geeta Nayyar, Chief Medical Officer at RadiantGraph Kirk Goodman, SVP of Commercial at RadiantGraph What You Should Know: – RadiantGraph , a healthcare personalization platform powered by AI and machine learning, has announced the strategic appointments of Dr. Geeta Nayyar and Kirk Goodman to its executive team. – RadiantGraph welcomes Dr.

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HIMSS24 preview: Using cross-sector collaboration to improve public health

Mobi Health News

Rachel Oldham, manager at Accenture, provides highlights of her upcoming HIMSS24 session "Dallas County Public Health Disease Surveillance and Investigation System.

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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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UnitedHealth restoring Change Healthcare services by mid-March: 6 updates

Becker's Health IT

Change Healthcare, a technology company part of UnitedHealth Group's Optum, expects to have its key system functionalities restored by mid-March following a "cybersecurity incident" on Feb. 21 that obstructed its healthcare connectivity and operations nationwide.

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Alcidion launches Miya Results Tracking to improve patient safety

Digital Health News

Alcidion has launched Miya Results Tracking in a bid to reduce the risk of test results not being followed up and thus improve patient safety.

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Headspace launches young adult mindfulness app Headspace XR

Mobi Health News

Headspace XR looks to make mindfulness a virtual reality with a new app available on Meta Quest.

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Movers and Shakers news roundup

Digital Health News

Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features plenty of movement within NHS England and a new chief executive for Health Innovation Kent Surrey 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.