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Valley Health System aims to transform care delivery with new tech-intensive hospital

Healthcare It News

This is the story of the hospital – which is scheduled to open April 14, 2024 – and some of the technologies its IT leaders say will help advance delivery of leading-edge care.

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Walgreens Launches Specialty Pharmacy for Complex Conditions

HIT Consultant

Specialty-Trained Staff: Over 1,500 specialty-trained pharmacists, 5,000 patient advocacy team members, and dedicated Specialty360 teams create a comprehensive support system for patients across all specialty conditions and therapies.

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DIR Reform: what you need to know

Natalia Mazina

Many pharmacy and patient advocacy groups have spoken out against the obscure methods employed by PBMs to increase their profits. These groups have advocated for the fees to be applied at the time a patient picks up the medication at the pharmacy rather than subjecting pharmacies to these fees months later.

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Stuck in the Middle with You: Licensing Reforms for Cross-State Telehealth

Bill of Health

The symposium will run in Bill of Health until September 9, 2024. This proved to be an important feature during the pandemic , when connecting patients to physicians across the country during a time of health care shortages was challenging. The working group was funded by a grant from the Commonwealth Fund.

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Amazon, CVS, Google, Mayo Clinic, Stanford Others Join Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) as Founding Partners

HIT Consultant

– The diverse group brings together leading non-profit research institutions, patient advocacy organizations, and healthcare providers alongside major technology companies. What You Should Know: – The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) announced today a significant milestone with the formation of its founding partner group.

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Home Health PPS Final Rule for CY 2024: CMS Steps Back from the Brink

Hall Render

On November 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) posted a pre-publication copy of the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update Final Rule (“2024 Final Rule”), which has since been filed in the Federal Register. or $140 million in 2024.

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CMS Finalizes Major Changes to Hospital Price Transparency Rule

Hall Render

Many of the changes included in the CY 2024 Medicare OPPS and ASC Final Rule will affect all hospitals and necessitate updates, modifications and in some cases, complete overhauls, of existing hospital price transparency files. The effective date for this requirement is July 1, 2024.