Mon.Nov 06, 2023

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Medicaid disenrollments pass 10M as states continue eligibility checks

Healthcare Dive

States have assessed the eligibility of 28 million Americans to date, and terminated coverage for 35% of them, according to the latest data from KFF.

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Harmonizing Africa’s Data Governance: Challenges and Solutions

Bill of Health

By Donrich Thaldar The establishment of a single data market across African nations promises significant socio-economic advantages, facilitating unrestricted and fluid data exchange. This concept has captured the attention of political leaders and has been prominently featured in the African Union’s (AU) Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa , as well as the AU’s Data Policy Framework.

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Securing healthcare: Communication tools provide critical connections and more efficient operations during emergencies

Healthcare Dive

Dealing with natural disasters, severe weather events, active shooters, mass casualties and other external events requires hospital staff to coordinate with multiple outside agencies but communicating with stakeholders can be a challenge.

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An Antidote to Loneliness – Amazon’s 2023 Holiday Ad-Video Is A Lesson in Social Health, Aging and Love

Health Populi

To complement today’s sobering Health Populi post discussing Accenture’s 2024 Life Trends Study — an outlook for a decade of “deconstruction” based on technology and other trends in the ether — I share with you Amazon’s ad for this holiday season gift-giving motivation. The agency responsible for the campaign, Hungry Man and director Wayne McClammy, weave together a beautiful plotline of friendship, the Beatles’ In My Life, and a time-traveling ima

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The Evolution of Communication in Healthcare Settings

Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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Hospitals improve on infection control after COVID-19 spike: Leapfrog

Healthcare Dive

However, patient experience scores declined again, which could be the result of ongoing labor shortages, according to Leapfrog Group CEO Leah Binder.

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Securing healthcare: Communication tools provide critical connections during emergencies

Healthcare Dive

Dealing with natural disasters, severe weather, active shooters and other events requires hospital staff to coordinate with multiple outside agencies. But communicating with stakeholders can be a challenge.

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MAVEN Project's specialty virtual care avoids $11M in unnecessary costs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The MAVEN Project is a nonprofit organization serving Federally Qualified Health Centers and free and charitable clinics, connecting expert specialty physician volunteers with clinic providers. Using telehealth technology, volunteers are working hand-in-hand with those on the front lines. They can consult on cases, serve as mentors, provide continuing education and collaborate with clinical staff.

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Surescripts buys drug alternatives company ActiveRADAR

Healthcare Dive

Surescripts, fresh off an antitrust settlement with federal regulators, said the acquisition would help boost its e-prescribing network with information on therapeutic alternatives at the point of prescribing.

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MA enrollees have fewer hospitalizations, Harvard study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries have better quality of care and health outcomes than traditional fee-for-service counterparts, researchers from Harvard Medical School found. | Another white paper released by Inovalon and Harvard Medical School highlights the benefits Medicare Advantage enrollees enjoy over traditional Medicare counterparts.

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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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Drilling down on obesity drugs: What medtech executives are saying

Healthcare Dive

Investor concerns that interest in GLP-1s will slow demand for medical devices and procedures have shaved roughly $370 billion in value from stocks across the medtech sector, according to research.

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CIO Podcast – Episode 63: Patient Messaging with CT Lin, MD

Healthcare IT Today

For the 63rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by CT Lin, MD, CMIO at UCHealth-Colorado to talk about patient messaging. To kick off the episode we dive into his work in sharing patient results and the efforts to keep it private. Next, we talk about how the sudden increase in patient messaging has led to some practices charging for the service to get Lin’s experience and thoughts on the topic.

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Walmart Health signs care coordination agreements with Florida health system, insurer

Mobi Health News

The retail giant will be a preferred provider through insurer Ambetter from Sunshine Health and streamline care-coordination services with health system Orlando Health.

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PicnicHealth Acquires AllStripes, Fortifying its Role as the Leader in Patient-Centered Healthcare Evidence Generation

Healthcare IT Today

PicnicHealth , a patient-centered healthcare evidence generation company, today announced the acquisition of AllStripes , a platform dedicated to generating evidence about the rare disease community. This strategic consolidation establishes PicnicHealth as the leading patient-centric evidence-generation partner within a rapidly evolving life sciences landscape.

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The Role of Technology in Remote Patient Monitoring

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings. This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data. Discover how RPM expands care access, improves outcomes, enhances patient engagement, and reduces costs by shifting from reactive to proactive care.

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Cigna explores selling Medicare Advantage business: report

Fierce Healthcare

Cigna is looking into the possibility of selling its Medicare Advantage (MA) business, according to a report from Reuters. | Cigna may decide to sell off its Medicare Advantage business. The insurer is reportedly in early discussions with an investment bank to go over its options.

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IoMT: Why Healthcare Organizations Should Pay Attention to the New U.S. Cyber Trust Mark

HIT Consultant

Shankar Somasundaram, CEO of Asimily The recently proposed U.S. Cyber Trust Mark is a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program operated by the FCC. It will initially provide IoT manufacturers with a certification label that signifies their compliance with cybersecurity guidelines and best practices—while providing consumers with more confidence when purchasing internet-connected devices.

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Kaiser Permanente logs $239M net income, 0.6% operating margin in Q3 2023

Fierce Healthcare

Kaiser Permanente pulled in $239 million in net income during the third quarter of 2023, a turnaround from the $1.5 billion net loss the integrated system had seen a year prior. | The massive integrated nonprofit's $156 million operating income turns around the $75 million operating loss of the third quarter of 2022 but is a slight pullback from 2023's prior quarters.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ? 

Digital Health News

This briefing features news from Digital Health and Care Wales, Technavio, medical VR provider Jolly Good and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital.

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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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Norton Healthcare still feeling effects of cyber event

Becker's Health IT

In May, hackers targeting Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare posted personal health information on the dark web; local news outlet WDRB reported Nov. 6 that the health system is still dealing with the fallout.

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Greater Manchester trusts to deploy Clinisys LIMS

Digital Health News

Four trusts from the Greater Manchester Pathology Network are to deploy Clinisys' WinPath LIMS to help boost collaborative working across laboratories.

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Verana Health Partners with Foundation Fighting Blindness to Integrate Genetic Testing Data into Real-world Evidence Research

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Verana Health® (Verana), a digital health company helping to revolutionize patient care and clinical research by unlocking the potential of real-world data, and the Foundation Fighting Blindness – the world’s leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases—announce a partnership focused on providing the life sciences community with deeper and broader data to optimize and expedite clinical trials.

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Navigator Guide FAQs of the Week: Who is Eligible for Marketplace Coverage?

Center for Health Insurance Reform

November 1 marked the first day of the Marketplace Open Enrollment Period in most states. CHIR recently updated its Navigator Resource Guide, and we’ll be highlighting frequently asked questions (FAQs) from the Navigator Guide throughout the annual enrollment window. This week, we’re taking a look at who is eligible for Marketplace plans.

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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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Telemedicine Increases EHR Documentation Burden for Physicians, Study Reveals

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – A recent study reveals that telemedicine is related to increased EHR time for physicians in the ambulatory setting, primarily due to documentation of visits, and may require adjustments in productivity expectations and strategies to address EHR documentation burden for physicians in healthcare systems. – The longitudinal cohort study of 1052 ambulatory physicians conducted at UCSF Health analyzes the time physicians spent working in the EHR during patient sche

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Join us for the State of Healthcare Interoperability Virtual Summit 2023

HealthIT Answers

Wednesday December 6th - Join DirectTrust and Answers Media Network for a half-day virtual Summit on the current and future state of interoperability. This 5 panel event will offer insights and guidance on the path to data exchange. Register today! The post Join us for the State of Healthcare Interoperability Virtual Summit 2023 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Hims & Hers Launches AI Service to Help Providers Personalize Treatments

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Hims & Hers Health, the leading health and wellness platform, has unveiled MedMatch, an AI-powered s olution designed to revolutionize healthcare by providing providers with a more intelligent and informed way to deliver personalized care to patients, offering more effective and precise treatments and medications. – The goal of MedMatch is to recommend clinical decisions and treatments informed by the collective knowledge of thousands of providers and mill

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Cornwall first to deploy transformative digital care service

Digital Health News

People in Cornwall are to benefit from a new transformative digital care service that will support them to live independently in their own homes for longer.

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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.