Fri.Jan 05, 2024

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FDA authorizes Florida to import drugs from Canada

Healthcare Dive

The clearance is a major shift for the agency, which described its decision as a “first step” in allowing Florida to bulk purchase lower-cost Canadian medicines.

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Q&A: Former Walt Disney Imagineer on creating immersive experiences for healthcare

Mobi Health News

Joe Lanzisero, VP of Zeitgeist Design & Production and former Walt Disney Imagineer, discusses crafting experiences that captivate and how those methods can be applied within healthcare.

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‘Healthy pullback’: GSR Ventures’ Sunny Kumar on normalizing digital health funding, accelerating M&A in 2024

Healthcare Dive

In part one of a three-part Q&A series, Sunny Kumar discusses digital healthcare investment, the landscape for M&A and when the public markets could open back up.

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New Walgreens CEO signals pharmacy giant will shift to new drug pricing models

Fierce Healthcare

In his first earnings call since taking over as CEO of Walgreens, Tim Wentworth signaled the drugstore retail giant is exploring new pharmacy models as cost-plus drug pricing gains momentum. | New Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth signaled the drugstore retail giant is exploring new pharmacy models as cost-plus drug pricing gains momentum during the company's recent first-quarter earnings call.

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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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More hospitals, payers compliant with price transparency laws

Healthcare Dive

More than 90% of hospitals posted files at least partially compliant with price transparency requirements in 2023, according to a new report from Turquoise Health.

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Hospitals sue ransomware group

Becker's Health IT

A healthcare coalition comprising two hospitals and an orthopedic group filed a lawsuit against unidentified individuals associated with the ransomware group LockBit, BankInfoSecurity reported Jan. 4.

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Reducing Back-End Denials by Automating Front-End Financial Clearance

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Matt Bridge, senior vice president – Strategy and Solutions, AGS Health. Optimizing financial clearance and other patient access operations is an important aspect of any strategy to offset revenue cycle issues that are behind […] The article Reducing Back-End Denials by Automating Front-End Financial Clearance appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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From Security to Regulation: Exploring the Hidden Challenges of the Digital Health Revolution

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Abhishek Khandelwal, Vice President, Life Sciences at Capgemini Engineering The convergence of digital technology and healthcare has been underway for quite some time, but as we inch closer to 2024, the pace of change that this sector is experiencing is unprecedented. For an industry that typically trails “big tech” when it comes to software-enabled innovation, healthcare organizations are beginning to hone in on digital transformation and race ahead of the pa

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Medical Imaging Needs More Speedy, Stable, and Secure Data Infrastructure to Produce Life-Saving Insights

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Josh Otten, director of IT and solutions engineering, Adventist Healthcare. Artificial intelligence (AI) applications are making waves across industries. But in healthcare, we frequently find ourselves fighting against being left behind when it comes […] The article Medical Imaging Needs More Speedy, Stable, and Secure Data Infrastructure to Produce Life-Saving Insights appeared first on

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Elevance Health sues feds, challenging changes to MA star ratings methodology

Fierce Healthcare

Elevance Health and its regional subsidiaries have filed suit against the feds, challenging changes to the methodology for Medicare Advantage star ratings that it calls "unlawful." | Elevance Health and its regional subsidiaries have filed suit against the feds, challenging changes to the methodology for Medicare Advantage star ratings that it calls "unlawful.

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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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PursueCare Completes Series B Fundraising Round and Acquires Digital Therapeutics Developed by Pear Therapeutics, Inc.

Healthcare IT Today

The Fundraising and Acquisition of Digital Therapeutics for SUD Strengthens PursueCare’s Ability to Provide Care for Individuals with Addiction PursueCare , a digital addiction treatment provider, today announced the completion of a Series B fundraising round totaling $20 million. The Series B round was led by T.Rx Capital and Yamaha Motor Ventures, with participation from Seyen Capital and OCA Ventures.

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Nabla’s AI Assistant Gets $24M Boost to Combat Clinician Burnout and Streamline Care

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Nabla, a Boston, MA-based ambient AI assistant for healthcare professionals, announced today the initial close of a $24M Series B funding round led by Cathay Innovation , with participation from ZEBOX Ventures. – The latest round of funding brings Nabla’s total funding to over $43M and fuels its mission to revolutionize healthcare delivery by empowering clinicians and improving patient care.

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JPM24, Day 1: Here are the companies we're watching

Fierce Healthcare

It's officially a new year for the healthcare industry, as biopharma executives, investors, reporters and others make the annual trek to the Westin St. | All the latest healthcare and health tech news from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

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Value Based Care – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.

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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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DeepTek.ai and AiOne form strategic partnership for medical imaging

Digital Health News

A new strategic partnership between Deeptek.ai and AiOne is helping to integrate the former's AI-powered solutions into existing healthcare workflows.

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Navigator Guide FAQs of the Week: Wrapping Up Open Enrollment

Center for Health Insurance Reform

Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces is coming to a close. In most states, January 16 is the last day to sign up for a 2024 plan. This week, we’re highlighting frequently asked questions from CHIR’s Navigator Resource Guide concerning the end of open enrollment.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ? 

Digital Health News

Today's briefing includes a partnership between Aptar Digital Health and Gerresheimer and an overview of AI applications for musculoskeletal imaging.

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Data companies Atropos Health, Arcadia announce partnership

Mobi Health News

Arcadia's provider customers and life sciences users can leverage Atropos Health's datasets for value-based care and clinical decision-making.

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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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NHSE publishes heavily redacted Palantir FDP contract

Digital Health News

NHS England has published a redacted version of its 586-page contract with US data giant Palantir to operate the new Federated Data Platform (FDP).

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Mayo Clinic, Aiforia Partner on AI Model for Colorectal Cancer Recurrence

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – In a groundbreaking collaboration, Aiforia , an AI company specializing in pathology solutions, and Mayo Clinic have announced the exclusive licensing of a revolutionary AI model that improves the prediction of colorectal cancer recurrence. – The successful development and licensing of this AI model marks a significant milestone in the fight against colorectal cancer.

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Inaugural Leap programme launched by DigitalHealth.London

Digital Health News

DigitalHealth.London has launched its inaugural Leap programme, aiming to support underrepresented groups who have healthcare innovations.

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SSM Health affected by business partner breach

Becker's Health IT

"SSM Health reports data breach from partner vendor, Navvis & Co., affecting patient information and Social Security numbers.

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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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Dental AI Revolutionizes Oral Health: VideaHealth Receives Landmark FDA Clearance

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – In a landmark moment for dentistry, VideaHealth , the leading dental AI platform, has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for Videa Dental Assist, a groundbreaking tool equipped with over 30 AI algorithms. – This clearance marks a watershed moment, granting VideaHealth the distinction of being the first dental AI company to offer insights for virtually every major dental disease, including pediatric conditions.

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Pharos Acquires RhythMedix 

McGuire Wood

Pharos Capital Group has announced it has acquired a majority stake in RhythMedix. RhythMedix , founded in 2013 and based in Mt. Laurel, N.J., is a manufacturer and provider of remote cardiac monitoring systems and related services. Pharos , with offices in Dallas and Nashville, pursues control equity and mezzanine investments in lower and middle market companies primarily in healthcare and business services.

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Goldman Sachs Bets Big on Life Sciences with $650M Fund

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Goldman Sachs Asset Management has announced the closing of its first-ever life sciences fund, West Street Life Sciences I, surpassing its target with $650 million in commitments. – This marks a significant investment in the burgeoning life sciences sector, showcasing Goldman Sachs’ confidence in the field’s potential to revolutionize healthcare.

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CVS Health taps Cowhey as permanent CFO

Fierce Healthcare

CVS Health has named Tom Cowhey, its interim chief financial officer, to the role permanently. | CVS Health has named Tom Cowhey, its interim chief financial officer, to the role permanently.

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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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New Year, New Ada?

Healthicity

As the clock struck midnight on December 31st, Ada enthusiastically donned her sparkly resolution-themed hat and began typing away, determined to list every resolution that popped into her head.

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Healthy.io Appoints Geoff Martin as CEO to Drive Commercial Expansion and Global Impact

HIT Consultant

Geoff Martin, CEO at Healthy.io What You Should Know: – Healthy.io , the pioneer of smartphone-powered at-home kidney testing, announced Geoff Martin, a seasoned healthcare executive, will take the reins as CEO, while founder Yonatan Adiri transitions to the role of President. – This move marks a pivotal moment for the company as it enters a new phase of growth, aiming to expand its reach and impact on global healthcare.

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OCR Continues Digging on Cyber Attacks

HealthIT Answers

By Matt Fisher - The Office for Civil Rights is stepping up its attention to cyberattacks impacting healthcare organizations. After years of attacks impacting operations and the privacy of patient information, OCR is now flexing its HIPAA enforcement muscles on that front. The post OCR Continues Digging on Cyber Attacks appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Report highlights HANYS’ work on behalf of members

Hanys

We're proud to support our member hospitals, health systems and continuing care facilities and all they do to provide the highest quality care. Learn more about our 2023 membership successes on our website.

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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.