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Amazon expands drug subscription program to Medicare members

Healthcare Dive

RxPass is now available to more than 50 million Medicare members after Amazon brought it into compliance with the insurance program’s regulatory standards.

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Color Health uses OpenAI to develop cancer screening copilot for doctors

Healthcare It News

Color Health, a genetic testing company, is using OpenAI's newest, less expensive, large language model to equip doctors with pretreatment workup expertise that could speed up prior authorization requests for cancer screening diagnostics and get patients into treatment faster. The company has also partnered with the University of California San Francisco to study how the cancer copilot tool performs in surfacing early warning signs, seemingly incongruous red flags and other pertinent details

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The MRO Exchange: Moira Washington, Sr. VP of Client Operations at MRO

MRO Compliance

Healthcare NOW Radio Podcast Network · MRO Exchange: Moira Washington, Sr. VP of Client Operations at MRO S1E3: Host Don Hardwick, Sr. VP of Client Relations, interviews Moira Washington, Sr. VP of Client Operations at MRO. Together they discuss operational management, remote workforces, and strategies for training, monitoring, and retaining staff.

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Contractors signed for NSW Health's network infra upgrade and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telstra, NTT contracted for major ICT upgrade in NSW health facilities eHealth NSW disclosed that telecommunications companies Telstra and NTT were tapped to upgrade the wired and wireless networking infrastructure of more than 1,100 public health facilities across New South Wales. Hospitals and community health centres will "progressively undergo a refresh of local networking hardware and software that underpin our increasingly digital hospital environments," said Ian Schrader, infras

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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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Uninsured rate expected to hit 8.9% over next decade, CBO finds

Healthcare Dive

New government projections chart the dogged rise in the nation’s uninsured rate as policies that swelled healthcare coverage during the coronavirus pandemic expire.

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Going to New Orleans? You may need to leave your ulcer medication behind

Bill of Health

by Leslie P. Francis That’s correct: unless your prescription for misoprostol meets strict new conditions, possession of the drug is now illegal in Louisiana. In late May 2024, Louisiana governor Jeff Landry signed a bill making misoprostol and mifepristone schedule IV drugs, the most highly regulated controlled substances. Violating the law may result in jail sentences or fines.

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Color Health taps OpenAI to generate screening plans for cancer patients

Fierce Healthcare

Color Health is working with OpenAI to test out computer-generated personalized care plans for cancer patients. | Color developed a new copilot app that leverages GPT-4o to identify missing diagnostics and create tailored workup plans for patients.

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States using unwinding lessons to improve Medicaid: KFF

Healthcare Dive

Medicaid unwinding has been less than perfect. However, the process has helped states expand Medicaid eligibility to more people and streamline enrollment and outreach, according to a new survey.

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Google creates Tx-LLM for drug discovery and therapeutic development

Mobi Health News

Tx-LLM was fine-tuned from Google's Med-PaLM 2 and created to analyze a variety of chemical or biological entities to assist with the drug-discovery pipeline.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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40 most common passwords of 2024

Becker's Health IT

Cyberattacks against hospitals and health systems are becoming more frequent and disruptive. As a result, CIOs are working with their teams to heighten cyber hygiene across the organization.

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Amazon Pharmacy expands RxPass subscription service to Medicare patients

Fierce Healthcare

Amazon Pharmacy is expanding its prescription drug subscription program, called RxPass, to Prime members on Medicare insurance. | The RxPass program, launched in January 2023, provides unlimited access to 60 eligible generic medications and will ship the medications to customers' homes for a flat monthly fee of $5.

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CMS to end Change Healthcare cyberattack financial relief program

Healthcare Dive

The Medicare funding program, which launched in March to ease cash flow challenges for providers, will stop accepting applications July 12.

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OntarioMD Spearheading Adoption of AI in the Best Way for Clinicians and Patients

Healthcare IT Today

OntarioMD is working closely with clinicians, provider organizations, consultants, and vendors, to accelerate the adoption of AI in healthcare. They are trying to cut through the hype to arrive at the best way to deploy the technology to maximize impact while minimizing cost and disruption. A year ago, Healthcare IT Today had the opportunity to connect with Robert Fox, OntarioMD ’s new CEO.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Hackers demanded $50M ransom from healthcare company

Becker's Health IT

Russia-based cyberattackers Qilin have taken responsibility for a ransomware attack against pathology services provider Synnovis and is requesting millions of dollars for the decryption key, according to Bloomberg.

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Value-based care, GLP-1s: 4 takeaways from AHIP 2024

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS — Last week, leaders across the health insurance industry descended on Sin City to dig deep into the biggest topics facing payers. | LAS VEGAS — Last week, leaders across the health insurance industry descended on Sin City to dig deep into the biggest issues facing payers.

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ONC’s Micky Tripathi on laying the digital floor for healthcare AI

Healthcare Dive

The agency head discussed ONC’s accomplishments over the past two decades, improving documentation burden among clinicians and artificial intelligence opportunities.

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CIO Podcast – Episode 76: Renovating Healthcare IT, a Health IT Book by Susan Snedaker

Healthcare IT Today

For the 76th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Susan Snedaker, Chief Information Officer at El Rio Health to talk about her new book, Renovating Healthcare IT: Building the Foundation for Digital Transformation ! We kick this episode off by talking about the motivations behind Snedaker’s newest publication.

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Fertility benefits have become a crucial component of employee well-being and retention strategies. In today’s competitive landscape, creating a fertility benefits program that aligns with both employee needs and organizational goals can be more complex than it seems. From cycle-based to flat-dollar and telehealth models, each solution offers unique advantages and challenges that directly affect employee satisfaction and financial well-being.

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Change initiates data breach notices

Becker's Health IT

Change Healthcare has started informing healthcare organizations, insurers and other entities whose data was breached in a February ransomware attack, the company said June 20.

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‘A mixed bag’: Fifth Circuit rules on ACA preventive services legal case

Fierce Healthcare

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision in a major legal case that observers have said could fundamentally alter the preventive services provision in the Affordable Care Act. | The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued its ruling on Braidwood Management v. Becerra, a case that has wide-ranging implications on millions of Americans.

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Price transparency enforcement is a shared responsibility

Healthcare Dive

A principal strategist at Turquoise Health argues that regulatory enforcement is crucial for hospitals to post files compliant with price transparency goals.

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Ambient Generation of Structured Clinical Notes at ModMed

Healthcare IT Today

ModMed has been offering their cloud-based EHR for 15 years, so they have built up a database on more than 600 million unstructured texts in real-life clinical use. Therefore, now that they are adopting AI, their ambient listening tool can generate specific, highly accurate structured data from a patient interview. They don’t need a Large Language Model (LLM) the same way other ambient clinical voice companies need them, according to Cofounder and Co-CEO Dan Cane, so they can avoid the err

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Who’s Going to HFMA Next Week?

HealthIT Answers

The HFMA Annual Conference is the premier event in healthcare finance, drawing more than 3,000 participants from across the nation and offering 4 strategy-focused general sessions, more than 70 educational sessions, and 7 content tracks over 4 days. We ask who was going and why. Here is what they had to say. The post Who’s Going to HFMA Next Week?

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UnitedHealthcare offers a look at results from its Level2 diabetes program

Fierce Healthcare

UnitedHealthcare is offering a look at the impacts its Level2 diabetes program is having on members. | UnitedHealthcare unveiled the program in 2020. Level2 provides members with multiple connected devices they can use to manage Type 2 diabetes, including a continuous glucose monitor and activity tracker.

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Passion in orthopedics and beyond: Meet Dr. Lew Schon on The Ortho Show

Healthcare Dive

Explore the connection between orthopedics and rock music with Dr. Lew Schon on The Ortho Show. Discover how this pioneering surgeon ended up performing with the Foo Fighters in an inspiring episode hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman.

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Streamlining Hospital Operations, Optimizing Resource Allocation, and Improving Efficiency with AI Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning Algorithms

Healthcare IT Today

Although we all call it AI, the technology we have is not all the way there to be true independent and self-thinking artificial intelligence. Instead, the AI that we are working with is a very sophisticated technology that is trained to predict and analyze things based on what it has been coded and trained to recognize. So in that spirit, let’s take a moment to look at all of the work that AI-driven predictive analytics and machine learning algorithms are doing in the world of healthcare r

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Real-Life Examples of HIPAA Violations and How to Avoid Them

Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer

Download our 30-minute webinar where we delve into real-life examples of HIPAA violations and preventative measures every organization should know! You will learn: The critical factors that lead to HIPAA violations and how to identify them. Three compelling real-life cases of organizations that faced severe HIPAA penalties. Proven strategies to safeguard YOUR organization against HIPAA violations.