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Change cyberattack likely ‘minor setback’ for nonprofit hospitals: Fitch

Healthcare Dive

The ratings agency doesn’t anticipate a credit impact to nonprofits as long as providers can return to normal operations soon and maintain a large enough cash cushion during the outage.

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Costco teams up with Sesame to offer weight loss program to members, including GLP-1 drugs

Fierce Healthcare

Big-box retailer Costco is expanding its reach into healthcare services with a new weight loss program for members. | Big-box retailer Costco is expanding its reach into healthcare services with a new weight loss program for members.

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AI-automated workflows help clinicians focus on patients

Healthcare It News

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Larry Ellison and Seema Verma: Computers — not humans — can prevent healthcare cyberattacks

Becker's Health IT

Autonomous computer systems are healthcare's best protection against disruptive cyberattacks, Oracle's Larry Ellison and Seema Verma wrote April 1 in The Wall Street Journal.

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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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Pager Health's 3 new AI tools for payers could eliminate administrative costs

Fierce Healthcare

Virtual care navigation platform Pager Health has built three new enterprise tools using Google Cloud generative AI technology to better support its payer partners. | Pager Health revealed three new tools for payers powered by Google on Wednesday. The shift toward automating administrative tasks with AI represents a shift in how healthcare is conducted.

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Kaiser Permanente's Risant Health completes Geisinger Health acquisition

Fierce Healthcare

Kaiser Permanente’s Risant Health has closed its acquisition of Geisinger Health, notching the first step on its ambitious plan to form a multisystem, multiregional value-based care organization.

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MRO Lets Payers and Providers See the Same Ledger

Healthcare IT Today

Health care payers, such as CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield , traditionally have only billing data on their patients. That’s why Mo Weitnauer, chief product officer at MRO , calls clinical data “the hottest commodity” in health care. Piyush Khanna, Vice President Clinical Services at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, would like to store all their data in a single repository and use it for “bidirectional conversations” between the payer and providers.

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CMS finalizes network adequacy standards, expands dental benefits for ACA exchange

Fierce Healthcare

States now can add routine adult dental services as an essential health benefit, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in its 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters fina | In its annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule, CMS prioritized dental and prescription drug benefits, network adequacy standardization and extended special enrollment periods.

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BrainCheck Secures $15 Million to Fuel Expansion and Adoption of its Next Generation Digital Cognitive Assessment and Care Planning Platform

Healthcare IT Today

New Financing Round, Led By Next Coast Ventures, S3 Ventures, And UPMC Enterprises, Positions Company For Continued Growth, Innovation, And Integration BrainCheck Expands Board of Directors with Appointment of Nicholas Shapiro as New Board Member, Further Strengthening the Company’s Strategic Leadership BrainCheck, Inc. , a digital health innovator delivering first-of-its-kind technology into the growing digital cognitive assessment market, today announced a $15 million new financing round, l

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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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Eko Health's AI-enabled cardiac tool receives FDA clearance

Mobi Health News

The Eko Low Ejection Fraction Tool will be added to the company's cardiac early detection platform, which already includes various algorithms to inspect heart health.

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Technology identifies risk of pressure injuries before wounds progress

Digital Health News

Pressure injuries are a major risk in intensive nursing and care environments, but once visible, they are much more difficult to treat.

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Nevada hospital reports data breach affecting 3,000 patients

Becker's Health IT

"Data breach at Battle Mountain General Hospital affects 3,000 patients, compromising sensitive information. CEO apologizes and takes steps to improve security.

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HCA Healthcare rolls out in-EHR referrals to Talkiatry's telepsychiatrists

Fierce Healthcare

Primary and urgent care providers within HCA Healthcare’s network now have the option to refer their patients to Talkiatry’s full-time psychiatrists from within their electronic health record thank | The integration, which is live across the "vast majority" of HCA's systems, allows primary and urgent care physicians to quickly refer a patient for a virtual psychiatric visit.

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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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Seattle Children’s Hospital, Microsoft partner for research predicting SIDS

Mobi Health News

The data-powered research shows positive signs for predicting sudden infant death syndrome.

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Brainomix e-Lung better identifies lung fibrosis patients at risk of decline

Digital Health News

Research has shown that Brainomix’s AI-powered e-Lung software can more accurately identify lung fibrosis patients most at risk of decline.

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Senator probes private equity, physician staffing firms for emergency care cost cutting

Fierce Healthcare

Yet another congressional inquiry is seeking information on private equity’s role in care delivery, this time on whether their investments in emergency physician staffing firms are leaving hospital | Staffing reductions and other cost reduction moves in the emergency department can have "homeland security implications," Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, wrote in inquiry letters to three private equity firms and the distressed physician staffing companies they control.

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Rickles: Shared care records the ‘Cinderella service of frontline digitisation’

Digital Health News

Lee Rickles believes shared care records are “the Cinderella service of frontline digitisation” and do not get enough funding like other initiatives.

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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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On the heels of $111M fundraise, Zephyr AI taps biopharma exec Rachael Brake as it expands precision medicine efforts

Fierce Healthcare

Three-year-old AI precision medicine company Zephyr AI brought on board a scientist and executive with deep biotech and pharma experience to lead its strategic and commercial efforts. | Three-year-old AI precision medicine company Zephyr AI is bringing on board a scientist and executive with deep biotech and pharma experience to lead its strategic and commercial efforts.

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2024 MIPS Value Pathway (MVP) Registration Now Open

HealthIT Answers

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System Value Pathways registration window is open for the 2024 performance year. Individuals, groups, subgroups, and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Entities that wish to report an MVP can register until December 2, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET. The post 2024 MIPS Value Pathway (MVP) Registration Now Open appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Talking resilience and agility amid change with Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Fierce Healthcare

Why must organizations stay agile? How can healthcare leaders operate proactively instead of reactively in a changing landscape? What are the ingredients to building resilience? | Mary Jo Williamson, Chief Administrative Officer at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, shares tips on how to stay agile and resilient, including setting expectations for change, scenario planning, embracing new information and fostering a culture of optimism.

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Just Do It (Using AI)

HealthIT Answers

By Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick - Digital collections do not quite replace everything the same as AI does not replace everything. We still need the human touch and pattern matching and decision-making while differences remain important. The post Just Do It (Using AI) appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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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.

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March 2024 Bad Actors Roundup

Verisys

March 2024 Bad Actor Roundup By Verisys Each month we will give a roundup of recent healthcare fraudsters and compliance busters. Here is a round up of bad actors: Physician Fraud Physician pays $1.8M to settle False Claims Act liability ( Full Story ) Arlington doctor who illegally flooded Northern Virginia with oxycodone pills sentenced to 10 years in prison ( Full Story ) Richland Physician, Health Care Staffing Company Agree to Pay $700,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Arising from

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Talent Tuesday: The Healthcare Workforce

HealthIT Answers

With 18% of healthcare workers having left their jobs and another 12% being laid off, what are the solutions for healthcare as a whole? You can’t open a paper, magazine, or watch news and not hear about the crisis that has evolved. This is our Talent Tuesday Workforce edition. The post Talent Tuesday: The Healthcare Workforce appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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The Power of Healthcare Risk Management Software

Compliancy Group

Healthcare organizations are complex systems, fraught with a dynamic range of risks. Risk is a given in a complex system or program. Managing risk and ensuring various types of compliance are paramount to the organization’s health and longevity. Healthcare risk management software is an efficient and highly effective method of identifying risks, safeguarding against vulnerabilities, streamlining compliance processes, and ensuring the highest standards of patient care.

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March 2024 OIG Updates: A New Focus on Nursing Home Safety and Medication Costs

Healthicity

March was a busy month for new additions to the OIG’s Work Plan. Some of the items fit nicely into two broad categories which we’ve grouped together and summarized below. The selected items relate to (1) nursing homes and (2) medications.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.