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Walgreens to reduce stake in VillageMD, close stores

Healthcare Dive

Walgreens is refocusing on pharmacy operations after failing to make inroads in healthcare services. The company will sell its majority stake in VillageMD and is no longer looking to invest in medical offices, executives said.

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Digital health and AI are redefining patients' role in healthcare

Healthcare It News

The HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum is scheduled to take place September 5-6 in Boston. Learn more and register.

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Despite clinic closures, Walmart can still be a healthcare destination

Healthcare Dive

A managing director at a global strategy firm makes the case for Walmart to continue pursuing healthcare customers through maximizing access to nutritious food.

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Unraveling the Financial Ramifications of MSSP ACO Reporting

MRO Compliance

In the dynamic landscape of healthcare, where quality care and cost-effectiveness are paramount, initiatives like the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) play a pivotal role. As healthcare providers strive to deliver better outcomes while managing costs, understanding the financial implications of MSSP Accountable Care Organization (ACO) reporting becomes essential.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Digital health funding continues to stabilize in Q1: PitchBook

Healthcare Dive

Startups raised $1.1 billion across 77 deals in the first quarter — far lower than pandemic-era highs, but consistent with recent quarters.

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JPMorgan: How health insurance premiums are impacting small businesses

Fierce Healthcare

Health insurance premiums are putting major pressure on small businesses, according to a new analysis from the JPMorganChase Institute. | Health insurance premiums are putting major pressure on small businesses, according to a new analysis from the JPMorganChase Institute.

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MBS review wants to retain first video telehealth consult with specialists

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A review committee tasked to advise the Australian government on publicly funded services listed on the Medicare Benefits Schedule has released its official recommendations on implementing subsidised telehealth services in the country. This comes as many COVID-19-era telehealth items, including assessments for COVID-19 antiviral medication over the phone, are set to expire next month, July.

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Hal Wolf on the International Reach of HIMSS, Informa Acquiring the HIMSS Conference, and Much More

Healthcare IT Today

Two out of five HIMSS members live outside the United States now. This represents tremendous growth in the international reach of HIMSS, which is the subject of this interview with President and CEO Hal Wolf. The interview was held at HIMSS Europe, where HIMSS has a growing presence and a global office in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Wolf says that the problems faced by clinicians are worldwide in scope: aging populations, workforce shortages, etc.

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Digital Health issues call for Rewired 2025 speakers

Digital Health News

Digital Health is on the hunt for speakers to present at Rewired 2025, which takes place at the NEC in Birmingham on 18 and 19 March.

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Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices

Feeling overwhelmed by medical waste regulations? This comprehensive guide unravels the complexities of medical waste disposal, ensuring you stay compliant and prioritize safety. Inside you'll find: Clear categorization: Learn to precisely classify medical waste for proper handling and disposal. Labeling & Storage: Discover best practices for clear labeling and secure storage of medical waste.

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Abbott Unveils FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus: World’s Smallest CGM Sensor with Future AID Compatibility

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – At the American Diabetes Association conference, Abbott unveiled a new addition to its FreeStyle Libre portfolio – the FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensor. – The sensor boasts the distinction of being the world’s smallest, thinnest, and most discreet continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor available. Unmatched Design and Performance The FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensor offers a unique combination of user-centric features: Unmatched Discreetness: The sensor mai

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What’s Needed to Improve Security in Medical Implants

Healthcare IT Today

Ritwik Batabyal, CTO & Innovation Officer at Mastek , wants to broaden the conversation about network-connected implants and their risks. Working for a well-established company in the area of digital services, he is witness to the dramatic growth in interconnected pacemakers, infusion pumps, and other devices—20% growth in 2023, he says. The security flaws in these products therefore become of greater concern.

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Integrating HIPAA Compliance Into Digital Communication: A Closer Look

HIT Consultant

Healthcare organizations have been increasingly adopting digital communication channels like email and text messaging. These channels offer convenience and flexibility for both healthcare providers and patients. When used judiciously, they can help improve the overall patient experience. However, with the growing use of digital communication comes an increased risk of data breaches.

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NICE publishes draft guidance on digital management of COPD

Digital Health News

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published draft guidance on digital supported self-management of COPD.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Philips Expands Cloud-Based Imaging with IntelliSpace Radiology on AWS

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Philips , a leader in health technology, announced today a significant advancement for its IntelliSpace Radiology platform. Existing customers in North America will now have the option to transition to a cloud-based version hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). – This strategic expansion positions Philips at the forefront of cloud-based healthcare solutions, offering improved efficiency, enhanced security, and powerful AI integration.

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Health system gets 500K hacking attempts a day

Becker's Health IT

Learn about the alarming number of daily hacking attempts faced by Michigan Medicine and their efforts to prevent cyberattacks in the healthcare industry.

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Xealth Launches Digital Health Benchmarking Tool, Dewey

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Xealth , a leading force in scaling digital health s olutions, has unveiled Dewey, a performance-based, digital health benchmarking tool. – Incorporating more than 20 million assets and programs distributed from more than 400 hospitals to more than five million patients over seven years, Dewey calculates engagement benchmarks from nearly 1000 digital health programs. – Additionally, the platform will incorporate AI-powered features that personalize recom

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Rural, independent Minnesota hospitals launch clinically integrated network

Fierce Healthcare

Nineteen rural Minnesota hospitals and their 50-plus clinics have banded together to form a clinically integrated network (CIN) serving more than 750,000 people. | Headwaters High-Value Network aligns 19 independent hospitals for greater care coordination, cost savings and other efficiencies of scale.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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NHSE seeking provider to support cyber resilience in NHS supply chain

Digital Health News

NHS England is letting a contract worth £4.3m to “enhance cyber risk visibility, assurance and resilience” throughout the NHS supply chain.

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Startups and legacy cancer centers alike are moving the field forward with generative AI

Fierce Healthcare

While the buzz around generative AI continues to build, physicians at advanced cancer centers, startups and biomedical companies are seeing the potential for gen AI solutions to advance cancer rese | At the AWS Summit in Washington, D.C., startup founders and cancer care physicians discussed their early work leveraging AWS' generative AI and cloud technologies to advance cancer research.

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Indian ICU tech startup to go global with $11M funding

Mobi Health News

Cloudphysician targets to enter the United States, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia with its smart ICU and emergency department solutions.

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“Listen to Me:” Personalization in Health Care Starts With Taking Patients’ Voices Seriously – the 15th Beryl Institute-Ipsos PX Pulse Survey

Health Populi

Patients’ experience with health care in the U.S. dropped to its lowest point over the past year, explained in the 15th release of The Beryl Institute – Ipsos PX Pulse survey. The study into U.S. adult consumers’ perspectives defined “patient experience” (PX) as, “The sum of all interactions, shaped by an organization’s culture, that influence patient perceptions across the continuum of care.” The survey was fielded by Ipsos among 1,018 U.S. adults

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Walgreens slashes profit guidance with plans to close more pharmacy stores, cut stake in VillageMD

Fierce Healthcare

Walgreens stock fell 24% Thursday morning as the drugstore chain slashed its profit outlook for 2024 amid a "challenging" environment for its pharmacy operations. | Walgreens is plotting a financial turnaround that includes closing a "significant portion" of underperforming retail pharmacy stores in the U.S. over the next three years.

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Why Are Incident Reports Important in the Compliance Reporting Process?

Compliancy Group

Healthcare accidents are inevitable despite healthcare workers’ best efforts to prevent incidents. Unfortunately, some of these mishaps can result in injury, compromised safety, and other serious consequences. Completing compliance incident reports is crucial to reducing the number of accidents in the future and understanding why they occur. Understanding what incidents need reporting and how to complete an incident report can help providers, compliance officers, and other personnel mainta

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SCOTUS restores emergency abortions in Idaho, hands EMTALA challenge back to lower courts

Fierce Healthcare

After a brief misfire earlier this week, the Supreme Court has now officially ruled that it will lift a ban on emergency abortions in the state of Idaho while leaving the larger question of state b | Though the top court pulled back on a preliminary injunction pending appeal it granted in January, justices still appear divided on the core question of whether a federal emergency care law preempts Idaho's abortion ban.

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Anterior Secures $20 Million Series A to Unlock Administrative Efficiencies for Healthcare Payers

Healthcare IT Today

Clinician-Built Generative AI Company Utilizes Advanced Technology to Reduce Near Trillion-Dollar Administrative Burden in U.S. Healthcare Anterior , the AI company built by clinicians to transform healthcare administration, today announced the completion of a $20 million Series A funding round. The funding round was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) , with participation from Sequoia Capital , Blue Lion Global , and Neo.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About FACIS, but Didn’t Know to Ask

Speaker: Amy Anderson

FACIS® helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in today’s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but that’s only ONE of FACIS®’ primary sources. FACIS® pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.