Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Some behavioral healthcare practices have begun advancing their patient portal and mobile app offerings. Native telehealth integration was a rarity in patient portals not too long ago. But it has become more common since the COVID-19 pandemic – and this trend is likely to continue. After telehealth appointments , patient portals can grant access to information about self-care and healthy habits between appointments, and also can be a vehicle for reporting patient health indicators over tim

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The merger would have major effects for the makeup of the U.S. health insurance industry, and would almost certainly face a regulatory challenge.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

By Vincent Joralemon Spravato, the first FDA-approved psychedelic therapy, just outsold Viagra. Johnson & Johnson’s ketamine-based formulation generated $183 million in Q3, surpassing Pfizer’s erectile dysfunction (ED) drug, which earned $110 million over the same period. Remarkably, a therapeutic made from ketamine, once dismissed as a “club drug” or “horse tranquilizer,” now sells more than one of the most notable 21st-century pharmaceuticals.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Medical costs will continue to rise over the next few years, according to WTW. Surveyed insurers blamed expensive medical technologies and an overuse of health services.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

With care management and engagement tools, the Franciscan Alliance healthcare ministry was able to generate $2.2 million in savings across multiple Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans, according to an announcement Wednesday. The Franciscan health system leveraged the Innovaccer platform to reduce readmissions, automate emergency department workflows and improve the patient experience, the company said.

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MRO Compliance

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

MRO wants to make the exchange of data between providers and payers more frictionless. They have developed a new solution that caters to this payer-provider interface. By bridging this data gap, MRO aims to enhance trust between providers and payers.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Margins and volumes are still stabilizing above pandemic levels, according to a new report from the consultancy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Existing cybersecurity frameworks for healthcare across Asia-Pacific are not suited for remote care management. This is based on a new report by the Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed) and L.E.K. Consulting which looked into the cybersecurity landscape of the region and how policies and other measures apply in the rising remote care segment.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The insurance arm pushed the healthcare parent company to positive results during the first nine months of 2023 after its provider arm, Allegheny Health, reported an operating loss.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A health insurance megamerger is reportedly brewing. | The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported on Wednesday that payer giants Cigna and Humana are exploring a combination that could shake up the power dynamics of the industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nathan Shepard, SVP of Product at Azalea Health As rural providers look to replace legacy solutions, they’re confronted with several critical decision points. One of the most pressing questions that has far-reaching ramifications is whether they should opt for an on-premises or cloud-based solution. While many providers see the benefits and name recognition of on-premises solutions and view a cloud-first system as less mature, eliminating the need for an on-pr

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Accountable care organizations do not positively influence treatment and outcomes for chronic mental health conditions for Medicare patients, according to a study in Health Affairs. | A new study pours water on the belief that ACOs are well-suited to handle chronic mental health conditions its patients experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the MACRA MIPS Specialist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Stoltenberg Consulting Inc. and is remote. Here’s a description of the position: Now seeking a MACRA MIPS Specialist to assist in the review of a client provider group’s current workflow processes to make best practice recommendations to ensure effective document

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This week Mayo Clinic pulled back the curtain on a $5 billion, six-year plan to overhaul its flagship campus located in downtown Rochester, Minnesota. | The nonprofit will add five new buildings spanning 2.4 million square feet, two of which will be clinical facilities with designs intended to support continuous, tech-enabled care.

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Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Nate MacLeitch, CEO, QuickBlox. As healthcare advances, so does the complexity of conditions and treatments. But as the global population lives longer, doctors’ time to translate increasingly complex clinical notes diminishes. According to the […] The article How AI Translates Complex Clinical Notes to Patient-Friendly Language appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The partnership will give St. Luke's Health System employees access to TytoCare's Home Smart Clinic and its plan members access to virtual visits with a $0 copay.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

MRO wants to make the exchange of data between providers and payers more frictionless. They have developed a new solution that caters to this payer-provider interface. By bridging this data gap, MRO aims to enhance trust between providers and payers. Two Decades in Data Exchange MRO has been a key player in clinical data exchange for over twenty years.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

BJC HealthCare of St. | The cross-market deal has satisfied "all regulatory reviews" and will yield an integrated, academic nonprofit system comprised of 28 hospitals, according to a Wednesday announcement of the organizations' definitive agreement.

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Kepler Vision Technologies has added a new AI Lying Position Detection feature to its Night Nurse system to help prevent patients developing bed sores.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Yoosoo Choi, Director of Product Management, Medical Monitors at LG Business Solutions USA Radiology monitors and the radiologists who use them form a critical part of both emergency and preventive healthcare services, and like most modern industry discussions, any need for new radiology equipment inevitably involves questions concerning cost, quality and benefits for radiologists or institutions.

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

An integrated live stroke registry can enable clinicians to stay on the front foot across the entire patient pathway.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

What You Should Know: – NVIDIA announced the launch of a cloud service for medical imaging AI, designed to streamline and accelerate the development of specialized AI models. – The NVIDIA MONAI cloud APIs, built on the open-source MONAI project, provide developers and platform providers with a streamlined path to integrate AI into their medical imaging offerings.

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Digital Health is delighted to reveal that System C and Graphnet Alliance and TPP will once again be co-headline sponsors of Rewired 2024.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

David Talby, CTO, John Snow Labs Chatbots have come a long way since inception. While we’ve long used them for shopping and to expedite customer service requests, with growing popularity and use cases, they’re now common in fields from finance to healthcare. In particular, medical chatbots can achieve everything from improving the efficiency and quality of care, to quickly connecting patients to important information or providers.

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The Wysa AI chatbot has been found to be helpful in tackling pre- and post-natal depression, according to a recent research study.

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