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Rethinking Mental Health Reform: A case for reviving community-based care

Bill of Health

by Zain Khalid October 10th marked the first anniversary of California’s Senate Bill 43 (SB 43), a major revision of the landmark Lanterman-Petris-Short Act of 1967, a de-institutionalization era law designed to “end the inappropriate, indefinite, and involuntary commitment of persons with mental health disorders.” Across the U.S.,

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Petrie-Flom Welcomes 2024-2025 Student Fellows

Bill of Health

These six students are a fantastic cohort of scholars who join us from Harvard Law School and Harvard Medical School. Each will undertake a year-long research project with mentorship from Center faculty and affiliates and will blog here at Bill of Health regularly. Keep an eye out for their bylines! Spencer Andrews (J.D.

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One Medical Acquisition: The Path Forward

Bill of Health

billion acquisition of One Medical (NASDAQ: ONEM) by Amazon triggered significant hyperventilating about the transformative and immediate impact of this transaction on the health care industry. Important Disclosure: Flare Capital was a significant investor in Iora Health and had a board seat. By Michael Greeley. Last week’s $3.9

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December 2024 Healthcare Compliance Updates

Verisys

The extension is effective January 1, 2025. LA Board of Medical Examiners Newsletter (page 6) Maryland: Effective January 1, 2025, the Board will be implementing a registration for Limited X-Ray Machine Operators (LXMOs). The waiver remains in effect for specific counties until March 1, 2025. Act 2017-76) and 4005 of our rules.

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The ‘Holy Grail’ of Coding Automation: Why Inpatient AI is Around The Corner

HIT Consultant

Why is true inpatient coding automation the “holy grail” – as Kerry Gillespie, a former CFO at Intermountain Health and now an executive consultant at Warbird Consulting Partners, said to me at a Healthcare Financial Management Association roundtable last year? But recent developments have upended what’s possible.

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Hyro Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Advance AI-Powered Communications for Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

With this capital raise, Hyro will continue to meet the healthcare sector’s critical demand for conversational AI and automation, enabling large organizations to streamline access to digital services for their patients and staff while drastically reducing organizational inefficiencies.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

million loss, scraps 145 positions Health systems lock in acquisitions as year draws to a close Kaiser mental health workers’ strike leaves some patients struggling for care Kaiser Permanente Northern California rated highest for quality care MMCC Arranges $4.7M operating margin in Q3 JLL Arranges $13.4M