Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Laboratories face a series of upcoming deadlines to comply with stricter FDA oversight of in-house tests. Here are five strategies labs can take to be ready.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Like most health systems across the United States, Pinehurst, North Carolina-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas has challenges with bed capacity and is always working on new and innovative ways to increase it in a safe and financially responsible way. THE PROBLEM This has been done through a few different venues. FirstHealth's extended care unit at its Richmond campus, among others, is a brick-and-mortar solution, whereas the observation at home (OAH) program helps with capacity challenges,

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Candid Health , the revenue cycle automation platform for healthcare providers, today announced a $29 million Series B led by 8VC with participation from existing investors First Round Capital, BoxGroup, and Y Combinator. This brings the company’s total amount raised to $47 million. Candid Health is on a mission to simplify medical billing, allowing providers to focus on delivering quality care.

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Artificial intelligence tools could help solve workforce challenges. Implementation, however, can be difficult, pushing organizations to consider less risky administrative and back-office tasks first.

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Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2024

For the 152nd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are analyzing the patient experience to decide if it is marketing or tech! We kick this episode off on the marketing side of the debate by listing which aspects of patient experience are marketing. Then we do the same for the tech side of the argument and find which aspects fall under tech.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Dr. Hugh Cassidy, Head of Artificial Intelligence and Chief Data Scientist at LeanTaaS The costs of care are rising, and with them, the pressure on healthcare systems to manage resources effectively. Between 2019 and 2022 alone, overall hospital expenses surged by 17.5%, while hospital labor costs grew by 20.8%, according to a recent report from the American Hospital Association.

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Google, Microsoft and GE Healthcare say they’ll power the next wave of AI advancement. But executives are split on how to offer the tools to providers responsibly — and whether all clinicians are equally ready for them.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 28, 2024

What You Should Know: – Cleerly , a pioneer in advanced cardiovascular imaging, is celebrating a significant victory in the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. The American Medical Association (AMA) has officially approved a Category I CPT code for Cleerly’s AI-QCT advanced plaque analysis. – The decision, effective January 1, 2026, marks a major step forward in recognizing and reimbursing AI-driven technologies that improve patient outcomes in cardiovascula

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Universal Health Services (UHS) beat analysts' estimates for third-quarter revenue as its top line grew 11%$3.963 billion to reach $3.96 billion thanks to solid growth by its acute c | Universal Health Services beat analysts' estimates for third-quarter revenue as its top line grew 11% to reach $3.96 billion thanks to solid growth by its acute care hospitals and behavioral health care services.

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Speaker: Brian Richardson, Brian Richardson, Founder and CEO of Richardson Consulting Group

Let’s face it—most ethics and compliance training programs aren’t winning awards for engagement. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective, captivating, and maybe even enjoyable! Join learning design expert Brian Richardson for a dynamic session on how to breathe new life into your ethics and compliance training. We'll explore innovative strategies to bring traditionally dry topics to life, making them resonate with learners and drive tangible change.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 28, 2024

What You Should Know: – Oracle Health today announced that it intends to begin the process to become a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) as a part of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). – Becoming a QHIN will allow Oracle Health to directly enable its healthcare customers to participate in the U.S. government’s nationwide approach to offer secure, smooth, and standardized sharing of health information between providers and payers, pharmaceutical com

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Leaders at UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys are set to meet with the Department of Justice this week in hopes of avoiding a potential attempt to block their $3.3 billion merger deal, according to me | Leaders at UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys are set to meet with the Department of Justice this week in hopes of avoiding a potential attempt to block their $3.3 billion merger deal, according to media reports.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2024

As I said in my previous writeup at an EHR user conference, I believe there’s no way for the culture of a company not to appear at their user conference. This weekened at the eClinicalWorks Annual Conference it started off with their users being greeted to a tunnel of cheering from eClinicalWorks staff lined up on both sides of the entrance to the opening keynote.

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HealthIT Answers

OCTOBER 28, 2024

By Justin Barnes & Greg Fulton - Explaining new CMS policy allowing concurrent CCM and RPM billing for qualified patients, and examination of how chronic care dominates healthcare spending and the opportunity to embark on value-based care revenue streams through MIPS and ACO programs. The post Remote Care and Specialty Medicine: A Spotlight on Cardiology appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Employers are concerned that rising healthcare costs could force them to rethink salary or wage increases, according to a new study. | Employers are concerned that rising healthcare costs could force them to rethink salary or wage increases, according to a new study.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 28, 2024

What You Should Know: – Grin , a virtual care platform for oral health, has secured a significant investment from CareQuest Innovation Partners. This funding will accelerate Grin’s mission to improve access to dental care, particularly for underserved communities, and further develop its innovative teledentistry solutions. – CareQuest Innovation Partners is dedicated to supporting and scaling transformative solutions to improve oral health.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 28, 2024

As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office at the end of this year, he is taking final steps to push one of his signature domestic priorities to accelerate the fight against cancer. | As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office at the end of this year, he is taking final steps to push one of his signature domestic priorities to accelerate the fight against cancer.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Rob Juncker, CTO of Code42 (now part of Mimecast) It’s said that data is the lifeblood of the modern enterprise. While that’s certainly true, it’s also true that there is perhaps no industry as dependent on data – and protecting it – as the life sciences sector. Of course, the very nature of data has evolved significantly over the past few years. What once consisted of straightforward records and research results has now expanded to include highly complex and distributed datasets generated by a

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Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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Compliancy Group

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Established in 1976, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has led the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Department’s efforts to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse. Its compliance program guidance (CPG) has improved the efficiency and effectiveness of Medicare and many other federal programs. Last November, the OIG published industry-specific compliance guidance for 2024 for several healthcare subsectors, including nursing homes and facilities.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 28, 2024

What You Should Know: – More than 4,000 healthcare professionals and staff from across the nation attended the 2024 eClinicalWorks and healow National Conference, where eClinicalWorks® , the largest ambulatory cloud EHR, unveiled a series of transformative AI-powered enhancements and solutions designed to optimize practice and provider efficiency. – eClinicalWorks and healow® also announced their expected growth, with a projected record-high $1 billion in revenue in 2024 compared t

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Elevance Health plans to acquire home health company CareBridge in a deal that's reportedly worth $2.7 billion. | Elevance Health plans to acquire home health company CareBridge, a deal that's reportedly worth $2.7 billion.

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Digital Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

NHS England has published a contract notice worth £13.3 million for a "Tiger Teams service” to support EPR delivery across England.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

Becker's Health IT

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Lubbock-based Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech Physicians remain unable to access electronic resources following a late September IT outage.

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Digital Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Two remote monitoring tools for people diagnosed with heart failure have been approved by NICE for use in the NHS.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Research from Asia has urged vigilance with the use of the chatbot while calling for AI language inclusivity.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The 2021 expansion of federal premium tax credits (PTCs) drove uninsured rates to a record low in 2023, but this critical financial assistance will expire after 2025 unless Congress acts. CHIR faculty Rachel Swindle and Justin Giovannelli talk more about this in their latest issue brief for the Commonwealth Fund.

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