Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It’s unclear how much the partnership will improve access to affordable insulin given other recent initiatives from drugmakers and public insurance programs.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 20, 2023

By Hannah Rahim Medical cannabis users in the U.S. face discrimination in seeking health care services, including restrictions against obtaining solid organ transplants. Considering growing evidence that medical cannabis (which is legal in 38 states, 3 territories, and the District of Columbia) does not compromise post-transplant health outcomes, policymakers should rethink the use of cannabis consumption as a contraindicator to transplantation and should adopt legal protections to prevent undue

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In a qualitative study examining physician turnover, participants said their departures were mostly driven by a desire for increased flexibility.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Three out of four Americans don’t trust artificial intelligence in a healthcare setting, and most have no idea whether their provider is already using the technology, a new survey has found. | Many respondents admitted their understanding of AI is limited, and half would not be comfortable with it in the healthcare setting. But most said if their practice was transparent about its AI use, that would help them feel more comfortable.

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Analysts predict the contract could be worth up to $54 million for Amwell alone over its 22-month term.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that employers are putting a focus on managing healthcare costs in the coming year. | It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that employers are putting a focus on managing healthcare costs in the coming year.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Ongoing national medication, medical supply and medical equipment shortages are harming patients, a new survey reveals. | Providing appropriate care has become increasingly difficult, leading to instances of unsafe practices, compromised care and harmful, otherwise avoidable patient safety incidents, the survey found.

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Health IT Security

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A cybersecurity vulnerability in ServiceNow, a cloud computing platform, may allow unauthenticated users to extract data from records, a cybersecurity researcher discovered in mid-October.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Kaiser Permanente is expanding its medical-legal partnership program to bring housing-related legal services to members and communities across seven of its regions. | The program is in partnership with the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership and Health Begins. The partners estimate they can help prevent evictions and access housing-related legal aid for thousands of community residents and Kaiser members by 2025.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The HLTH conference is full of big announcements from various health IT companies. One of the most interesting announcements I saw at HLTH 2023 was a strategic partnership between identity companies Verato and CLEAR. I was really intrigued by this new partnership because far too often in healthcare two companies that are working in similar spaces choose to compete to the death rather than collaborating together.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Folx Health, a virtual provider focused on LGBTQ+ health, is now in-network with Cigna, Evernorth and Blue Shield of California. | Until August, Folx operated under a membership model in a lump sum subscription package. It has since been updated to accept insurance as a part of the core membership structure.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Neil Friedman, founder and COO at Bodimetrics, discusses the FDA 510(k) clearance of the circul pro Ring and improving oximetry accuracy among people of color.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Dr. Frank Fornari, Founder and Chairman, BioMech Functional balance is a critical health metric. One-quarter of seniors – about 36 million – will fall each year in the U.S. and more than 36,000 of them will die as a result. That translates into one fall every second of every day. The problem is growing, as fall-related deaths among seniors in the U.S. have more than doubled over the past 20 years, according to a research letter in JAMA Open.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Netsmart today announced the acquisition of Netalytics , a South Carolina-based addiction treatment software and practice management company, dedicated to developing technology for substance use disorder (SUD) providers focused on opioid addiction treatment. This acquisition will further extend the Netsmart CareFabric platform by enabling interoperable data sharing between opioid treatment program (OTP) facilities and the providers that treat and coordinate other types of care for individuals

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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.

Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Prospect Medical Holdings has approximately nine months to sell off its struggling four-hospital system Crozer Health under a newly struck agreement between the private equity firm and the Pennsylv | The private equity firm was embroiled in a lawsuit over its closure of a Crozer Health hospital, which it said was necessary due to millions in monthly losses.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

What You Should Know: – Amwell and Leidos have been awarded a “next-generation contract” by the U.S. Defense Health Agency (DHA) to deliver a hybrid care platform to power the DHA’s Digital First transformation. This initial 22-month contract is valued at up to $180M; the project will start at five initial sites followed by a phased enterprise-wide rollout. – While this task order is for the first phase of the program, the DHA Digital First program will support the entire MHS communi

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Digital Health News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A successful pilot of a digital resilience programme for MS patients, designed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals, is being rolled out to 10 further sites.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

What You Should Know: PathAI Diagnostics , formerly Poplar Healthcare, a leading laboratory services company, today unveiled the world’s first AI-assisted laboratory-developed test for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). MASLD and MASH are posing an escalating healthcare challenge, affecting millions of individuals worldwide – as many as 37.8% of the global adult population suffers from some form of MASLD,

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Folx will be an in-network provider with payers Blue Shield of California, Cigna, Evernorth, Optum in Colorado and Florida, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Kim Howard, Chief Client Officer, Nomad Health When it comes to the Great Resignation, forget office workers – the real wave of resignation is coming from nurses. For many months post-COVID, nearly every headline, or so it seemed, was about office employees, their career paths, and the return to the office. What was underreported then – and continues to be – is that the Great Resignation came in full force for nurses.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nate MacLeitch , Founder and CEO at QuickBlox The demand for AI-powered Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) in healthcare is evident: 75% of executives believe that generative AI has reached a stage where it is poised to reshape the healthcare industry. When the sector is set to face shortages of between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034, generative AI could alleviate administrative work, such as summarizing patient calls and managing electronic h

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Digital Health News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The government has admitted it is set to miss its goal of eliminating paper prescriptions by 2024, following a report on its pharmacy commitments.

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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.

Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Another day, another startup trying to crack its way into the healthcare industry. | As more and more startups hit the scene, what do these companies need to really make an impression on the backers that can help them grow?

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Digital Health News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Our final coffee briefing of the week includes news from Injectpower, Spire Healthcare, Inhealthcare, Basildon Hospital and Afon Technology.

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HealthIT Answers

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Looking for a conference to attend this Winter? This week’s Friday at Five brings you five events to consider: ATA EDGE2023 Policy Conference, 2023 ONC Annual Meeting, CES 2024, ViVE 2024, and Digital Health 2024. The post Winter Events to Consider appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Becker's Health IT

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Kingston, N.Y.-based HealthAlliance Hospital and Margaretville (N.Y.) Hospital were hit by a cyberattack that has caused the temporary diversion of ambulances at HealthAlliance.

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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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AIHC

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Part 1 in a Series of Leadership Articles on Value-Based Care Written by Joanne Byron, LPN, BS, CCA, CIFHA, CHA, COCAS, CORCM, CHCO, OHCC, CMDP, ICDCT-CM/PCS ​ Edited by Julie Rickman , MBA, CHC, CHPC, CHCO ​ This article is the first in a series sponsored by the American Institute of Healthcare Compliance (AIHC) Volunteer Education Committee. Part 1 is an overview of challenges many health care leaders face with shifting reimbursement.

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Becker's Health IT

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Health disclosed that it suffered a data breach affecting 1,943 patients, The Fayetteville Observer reported Oct. 20.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

What You Should Know: Today Innovaccer Inc. announced that Curana Health, an innovative, fast-growing healthcare organization on a mission to improve the health, happiness, and dignity of senior living residents, is expanding its partnership with Innovaccer to meet strong market demand for its services, and to support the expansion of its value-based programs for high-risk populations nationwide.

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Medisys Compliance

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Emergency medical billing is a critical component of healthcare services, playing a pivotal role in ensuring that healthcare providers are adequately compensated for their life-saving efforts. However, it’s a complex process that demands a deep understanding of various factors, including different types of services, coding guidelines, insurance reimbursement procedures, and evolving regulations.

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