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Humana expects to lose ‘few hundred thousand’ Medicare Advantage members next year

Healthcare Dive

The insurer shrank its plan footprint for 2025 in a bid to improve margins. Now, Humana is giving market watchers loose guidance into how that reduction could affect its enrollment along with second quarter results.

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Ambient voice genAI poised to reduce burnout, says Stanford digital health director

Healthcare It News

Palo Alto, California-based Stanford Health Care is often ahead of the curve when it comes to technology innovation. As a result, health IT leaders at provider organizations across the country can look to Stanford for lessons to be learned. That is the goal of a case study educational session the health system will be leading at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, scheduled for September 5-6 in Boston.

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Virtual care comes to NSW prisons, courts

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

All correctional settings in New South Wales now have access to virtual care services. The Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network has worked with Corrective Services NSW, Youth Justice NSW, and local health districts to roll out virtual care across prisons, courts, and youth justice centres in the state. Based on a media release, the service extends routine and specialist care to people in custody, including antenatal and palliative care, mental health and chronic disease management.

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NHS England says trusts must start using FDP within two years

Digital Health News

NHS England has written to trusts asking them to confirm their plans for using the national Federated Data Platform, HSJ reports.

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How to Start Virtual Care the Right Way: A Proven Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

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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Average cost of healthcare data breach nearly $10M in 2024: report

Healthcare Dive

Though expenses declined since last year, healthcare is still the costliest industry for data breaches — a spot the sector has held since 2011.

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HIMSSCast: A pro checks in on the status of the health IT stock market

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Many people watch the stock market on a fairly regular basis, but sometimes it takes a pro to make sense of what can be a very murky or volatile landscape. Fortunately, there are pros who specialize in the health IT market. Shahab Vagefi is managing director in Thomas H. Lee Partners' healthcare vertical who specializes in healthcare information technology.

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Humana posts $679M in Q2 profit as it faces continued Medicare Advantage headwinds

Fierce Healthcare

Humana affirmed its guidance for the year as it continues to face headwinds in the Medicare Advantage (MA) space. | Humana affirmed its guidance for the year as it continues to face headwinds in the Medicare Advantage space.

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Disadvantaged areas less likely to have high-quality Medicare Advantage plans, study finds

Healthcare Dive

The research, which found socially vulnerable counties were more likely to have MA plans rated under 3.5 stars, is the latest highlighting the importance of location in healthcare access.

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Baptist Health brings urgent care waits down to 6 minutes with telemedicine

Healthcare It News

Staffing for urgent care sites has always been a challenge at Baptist Health, which is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and serves that state and Indiana. THE PROBLEM Staff at Baptist Health can look at prior patterns but still struggle at times to predict correctly for specific days and times. Further, with today's healthcare staffing challenges, even if Baptist Health recognizes a need for extra workers, it may not have the resources to upstaff appropriately.

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How to Turn “Check-the-Box” Compliance Trainings Into Real Learning

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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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT deploys patient flow solution

Digital Health News

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has deployed Altera Digital Health’s patient flow solution.

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Nearly half of beneficiaries don't know the difference between Medicare and MA: survey

Fierce Healthcare

The U.S. healthcare system remains complex and inaccessible, leaving many seniors feeling uninformed, according to a new survey from digital health company DUOS. | Seniors are growing more comfortable with technology, but many still don't understand key differences between major health programs.

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Cigna CEO promises ‘aggressive’ defense of pharmacy benefit managers

Healthcare Dive

David Cordani’s comments to investors Thursday come as the payer blew past Wall Street’s expectations for the second quarter, helped by significant growth in its health services division — including PBM Express Scripts.

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National Healthcare Group eyes digital records for community care

Healthcare It News

Community care partners of the National Healthcare Group in Singapore have been provided access to a digital platform for managing health programmes and potentially creating digital records. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Recently, the NHG partnered with credentials platform provider, Accredify, to develop the NHG Cares Partners Portal. According to a press statement, the portal simplifies the management of health programmes, which are automatically synced with NHG 's health and social care marketplace

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The Essential Guide to Secure Messaging in Healthcare

Discover everything healthcare providers need to know about secure messaging. Covering essential topics like HIPAA compliance, communication efficiency, and patient privacy protection, this resource is indispensable for professionals, caregivers, and administrative staff alike.📱 💬 Whether managing sensitive patient data, coordinating care teams, or streamlining workflows, discover actionable insights to implement secure messaging solutions effectively.

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Adoption of FDP ‘progressing at pace’, says NHS England

Digital Health News

Adoption of the federated data platform (FDP) is “progressing at pace”, according to an announcement from NHS England.

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Ochsner Health going all-in on ambient AI, taps DeepScribe to deploy tech for 4,700 physicians

Fierce Healthcare

Ochsner Health is going all-in on ambient AI voice technology for its thousands of doctors and has inked an enterprise agreement to roll out DeepScribe's technology across its health system. | Ochsner Health inked an enterprise-wide agreement with DeepScribe to roll out its AI medical scribe across its 46-hospital system for 4,700 providers.

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Mental telehealth services have declined since end of pandemic emergency: study

Healthcare Dive

The JAMA study comes as lawmakers debate whether to permanently expand telehealth flexibilities to providers this year.

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Multiple chronic conditions could be helped with DTx

Healthcare It News

Enterprise Taxonomy: Digital Health Operations Health and Wellness Disease management Technology Business Care Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

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!

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Zirr AI Seeks New Ways to Bring Ambient AI Medical Scribes to Medical Specialties

Healthcare IT Today

When choosing a setting for their new ambient AI scribe solution , Arnavaz Hajizadeh Barfejani and Ali Daneshmand, Co-Founders of Zirr AI , chose general practitioners because they see enormous numbers of patients each day and could save significant time by letting generative AI create transcripts and SOAP notes. They plan to extend support to many specialties, but not by providing templates.

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CMS, HHS can use existing federal authority to regulate AI safety in hospitals: JAMA

Fierce Healthcare

As artificial intelligence rapidly makes inroads in healthcare, federal agencies already have the authority to regulator AI at the hospital bedside, according to some healthcare researche | An article published in JAMA Health Forum argues that through the conditions of participation in Medicare and Medicaid, CMS has the authority to oversee how hospitals are implementing AI into patient care.

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Medicare finalizes higher 2.9% inpatient payment rate for 2025

Healthcare Dive

Hospitals still weren’t happy with the final rule despite the bump from the CMS’ proposed rates, citing cuts to long-term and disproportionate share facilities.

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Ambient voice genAI poised to reduce burnout, says Stanford digital health chief

Healthcare It News

Palo Alto, California-based Stanford Health Care is often ahead of the curve when it comes to technology innovation. As a result, health IT leaders at provider organizations across the country can look to Stanford for lessons to be learned. That is the goal of a case study educational session the health system will be leading at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, scheduled for September 5-6 in Boston.

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HIPAA Compliance 2025: Navigating Regulatory Changes & Industry Trends

Based on comprehensive survey data from diverse healthcare providers, the 2025 HIPAA Benchmark Report delivers actionable intelligence for modern compliance programs. This report examines how organizations are restructuring HIPAA Privacy Programs to address emerging regulatory requirements. Through analysis of staffing models, program operations, and breach management protocols, it provides a clear picture of current best practices.

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Mission Critical: Utilizing Technology to Advance Healthcare Interoperability

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Dan Torrens , CEO at eHealth Technologies Health information management teams everywhere are constantly doing more, but somehow it always feels like playing catch up. Notably, between 30 and 47 percent of U.S. hospitals still rely on fax or mail to send and receive patient records. Only 40 percent of hospitals electronically integrate data from other hospitals outside of their system and only a distressing 30 percent of skilled nursing facilities exchange data

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Teladoc posts $838M loss in Q2, lays out BetterHelp strategic pivot

Fierce Healthcare

In its first quarter with new CEO Chuck Divita, national telehealth provider Teladoc Health posted a net loss of $838 million in Q2 that included a nearly $800 million impairment charge a | Teladoc said on its earnings call on Wednesday that challenges with BetterHelp and increasing advertising costs led its revenue to decline in Q2.

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Cleveland Clinic appoints first chief AI officer

Healthcare Dive

Ben Shahshahani, who previously worked at SiriusXM, will lead the health system’s AI strategy, including managing safety, ethics and data security concerns.

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New app offers price transparency to help patients lower medical bills

Healthcare It News

The founder and CEO of Billy, Cody Coonradt, discusses how the company's app, which displays hospital pricing data by location, can help patients and advocates negotiate prices for medical procedures.

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

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?