Insurers brace for continued Medicare Advantage medical costs
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The big question coming out of the health insurance earnings season is how much elevated utilization among seniors will carry over into 2024.
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Parkview Health brings diabetic retinopathy tests closer to the patients
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Living with diabetes is challenging. So is treating it, with a myriad of factors determining or influencing a person’s health. THE PROBLEM In addition, those living with diabetes must take care of themselves by performing daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly tasks to stay ahead of the chronic condition. These include: Checking their feet Reading food labels Walking after meals Taking medication(s) in the right dose at the right time Meeting with a dietitian to assure they have the right nu
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Ukrainian national pleads guilty in Vermont hospital ransomware attack
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The attack against the University of Vermont Medical Center in 2020 cost the hospital millions of dollars and limited operations for weeks.
China Medical University Hospital leverages Google's genAI for cancer care
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
China Medical University Hospital is leveraging Google Cloud's generative AI to support its doctors in providing cancer care. A formal collaboration between CMUH and Google Cloud was signed in December last year to use MedLM , a healthcare-specific gen AI based on the large language model, Med-PaLM 2. MedLM, which intelligence has been proven comparable to licensed doctors by scoring 85% on the MedQA-USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination), has become the foundation of the CMUH&#
Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data
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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?
Should a Psychedelic Therapist Be Able to Continue Therapy for Their Patients Beyond Formal Integration Sessions?
Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
By Samuel Hatfield Psilocybin and MDMA were recently rescheduled in Australia for clinical use, leading many mental health professionals to question how psychedelic therapy will work in practice. As part of a research team at the University of Sydney, I recently interviewed as number of experts in the field, with the aim of developing a comprehensive taxonomy of matters relating to psychedelic therapy that are or could be regulated.
No Surprises implementation created uptick in in-network claims: Fair Health
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
From the fourth quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2022, in-network care as a percentage of all national claim lines increased 2.3%, the nonprofit found.
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Ascension posts $231M in quarterly operating income as labor costs come down
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The Catholic health system attributed its results to increased patient volumes and successful cost-cutting initiatives.
No Surprises Act rollout coincided with an uptick in in-network claims: FAIR Health
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
As the No Surprises Act took full effect, the number of in-network claims processes grew notably, according to a new analysis from FAIR Health. | As the No Surprises Act took full effect, the number of in-network claims processes grew notably, according to a new analysis from FAIR Health.
Netsmart Leverages AI and Predictive Analytics to Improve Care and Identify Suicide Risk
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Tom Herzog, chief operating officer of Netsmart , says that “digitization has always been about entering data into the system” and that users are asking, “What does the system do for me?” It’s time to “aggregate” that data and get a million “second opinions.” Matthew Arnheiter, senior vice president of innovations, described Netsmart’s project with the Missouri Behavioral Health Council (MBHC) to use predictive analytics and identify p
Digital health company Siftwell Analytics secures $5.8M in funding round
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Siftwell Analytics, a company providing insights to community health plans to help improve member outcomes, has secured $5.8 million in the company's first venture capital funding round. | A digital health company built to help community plans utilize their data more efficiently raised nearly $6 million in a recent funding round.
Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices
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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.
Mass General Brigham’s investment income boosted Q1 earnings
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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Ascension escapes last year's losses with higher per-patient revenues, tempered cost growth
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Halfway through its 2024 fiscal year, Ascension has turned its operations around to the tune of about half a billion dollars. | The Catholic giant logged recurring operating margins of 3% for the quarter and 0.3% for the midway point of its current fiscal year.
Siftwell Analytics Secures $5.8M for AI-Powered Community Health Plan Analytics
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
What You Should Know: – Siftwell Analytics , a healthcare technology company founded by industry veterans, announced today the successful closing of its seed funding round totaling $5.8M. – This significant investment, led by AlleyCorp, Arkin Digital Health, Tau Ventures, and The Charlotte Fund, underscores the growing demand for Siftwell’s innovative approach to population health management.
MA governor orders Steward Health Care to disclose withheld financial documents, says it must exit state 'as soon as possible'
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering
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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.
Inovalon Acquires VigiLanz, a Leading Clinical Surveillance and Patient Safety SaaS and Data Company
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Acquisition Expands Inovalon’s Offerings, Enhancing Solutions for Hospitals, Clinical Facilities, Clinicians, and Life Sciences Inovalon , a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions empowering data-driven healthcare, today announced the acquisition of VigiLanz , an industry-leading, rapidly growing SaaS-based clinical surveillance and patient safety software and data company.
ACOs want increased participation of long-term and post-acute care providers
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Accountable care organizations are calling on the feds to increase participation of long-term and post-acute care providers in ACOs and to better incorporate episodic-based payments. | Payers, providers, ACO leaders and advocacy groups convened to discuss how to improve long-term and post-acute care participation in ACOs. These were their recommendations to CMS.
Highmark Grants Commercial Coverage to Theranica’s Wearable for Migraine Treatment
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Nerivio is indicated for dual-use in people 12 years and older What You Should Know: – Theranica , a leader in neuromodulation devices for migraine and other chronic pain conditions, announced today that Highmark Inc. has included its Nerivio Remote Electrical Neuromodulation (REN) wearable in its commercial coverage policy for the acute and preventive treatment of migraine. – Highmark’s coverage decision is a pivotal moment for migraine sufferers within their network.
Lawmakers grill VA, Oracle leaders over pharmacy-related patient safety issues
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
A year after hitting the pause button on a multi-billion-dollar health tech project at the Department of Veterans Affairs, federal lawmakers continue to have serious concerns about pharmacy softwar | A year after hitting the pause button on a multi-billion-dollar health tech project at the Department of Veterans Affairs, federal lawmakers continue to have serious concerns about pharmacy software issues that could impact patient safety.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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MEDITECH Launches Redesigned Expanse Pathology
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
What You Should Know: – MEDITECH , a leader in healthcare information technology solutions, announces the release of its redesigned Expanse Pathology solution. This innovative tool, part of the company’s comprehensive – Expanse EHR , empowers pathologists with cutting-edge technology to tackle increasingly complex cases and collaborate seamlessly with other healthcare providers for improved patient care.
Community Health Systems misses Wall Street's EPS consensus as costs outpace revenue, demand growth
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Community Health Systems (CHS)’ higher inpatient volumes and reimbursement rates couldn’t outpace rising costs, dragging the for-profit’s fourth-quarter earnings well below its performance in 2022. | The 71-hospital for-profit health system highlighted same-store volume growth but fell victim to higher supplemental reimbursement program costs, increased rates for outsourced medical specialists and other costs.
Over a hundred Romanian hospitals affected by ransomware attack
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Over a hundred hospitals in Romania were hit by a ransomware attack last week, with some forced to take their systems offline and use pen and paper.
Law enforcement seizes healthcare hacker gang's servers
Becker's Health IT
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
International law enforcement operation seized the infrastructure of LockBit, a ransomware gang known for targeting the U.S. healthcare industry, Gov Info Security reported Feb. 19.
Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements
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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.
The Digital Front Door in Healthcare Doesn’t Work Without Data from Across Systems
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
While it may be true that the EHR is the main tool for a clinician, the same is not true for patients. Patient data is stored in a wide variety of systems including a CRM, health system website, secure messaging systems, call center systems, survey systems, mobile apps, iPads in the doctor’s office, kiosks, and much more. Plus, patients are engaging with the healthcare system on social media, on ratings and review websites, through ads, and other third party websites.
Good Law Project sues NHSE over heavily redacted Palantir FDP contract
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The Good Law Project has taken legal action over NHS England's heavily redacted contract with US data giant Palantir to operate the Federated Data Platform.
Teladoc's stock slides as it projects slower growth for virtual care
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Teladoc offered a weaker-than-expected forecast for 2024, projecting slower revenue growth as the telehealth market has become crowded with digital health players. | Teladoc offered a weaker-than-expected forecast for 2024, projecting slower revenue growth as the telehealth market has become crowded with digital health players.
Flow Neuroscience trials drug-free depression treatment for NHS clinicians
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
An NHS trial that uses transcranial direct current stimulation treatment from Flow Neurosciences to treat depression is to be expanded to NHS clinicians.
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.
'Podnosis': What are the healthcare sector’s sustainability needs?
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
In the U.S., where the healthcare sector emits significantly more carbon emissions than the aviation industry, hospitals are starting to think about ways to address their climate footprint.
Pitchfest entrant EarSwitch joins innovative devices pilot
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Pitchfest 2024 entrant EarSwitch has been selected to join a pilot programme to help speed up access to innovative technology.
Detect-Ion contracted to develop spectral chemical threat detection device
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The company signed a research contract with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity.
Brightside Health partnering with Medicare, Blues plans, CareOregon
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Brightside Health has announced new payer partnerships with major plans to provide members with mental health care. | Mental health provider Brightside Health bolstered its partnerships with Medicare, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage contracts throughout the country.
How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics
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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.
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