Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 19, 2024
Inflation, expensive specialty drugs and demand for pricey glucagon-like peptide 1 medications, or GLP-1s, are pushing costs higher, according to the professional services company.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 19, 2024
Roughly one in three Americans, 96 million adults, has prediabetes – but only 2-3% are offered help to prevent progression to full-blown disease. The medical effects of diabetes are significant, of course – affecting eyesight, circulation and even, in severe cases, requiring amputation. But there are other implications too. With untold healthcare resources devoted to managing the myriad medical risks of the disease, adequately addressing diabetes – and, ideally, preventing it &
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Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 19, 2024
The decline doesn’t mean the sector’s financial challenges have gone away, and case volumes could increase later this year, according to healthcare restructuring advisory firm Gibbins Advisors.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 19, 2024
Humana has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a False Claims Act case related to its Medicare Part D contracts, according to the attorneys representing the whistleblower in the case. | Humana has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a False Claims Act case related to its Medicare Part D contracts, according to the attorneys representing the whistleblower in the case.
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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.
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 19, 2024
The case centered on whether patients who receive funds from a pool of state funding for uncompensated care could be included in calculating hospitals’ disproportionate share funding.
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Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 19, 2024
The ability to recover from catastrophic IT and security incidents has taken on added significance in the wake of the February ransomware attack against Change Healthcare.
Becker's Health IT
AUGUST 19, 2024
Georgia hospital falls victim to ransomware attack; hacker gains access to network and encrypts data. Information of 2,500 individuals potentially compromised.
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 19, 2024
Gov. Maura Healey’s office has brokered agreements for Steward to sell five hospitals to other operators, ensuring they’ll remain open as the health system’s bankruptcy proceedings drag on.
Becker's Health IT
AUGUST 19, 2024
"McLaren Health Care confirms ransomware attack causing IT disruption at 13 hospitals and clinics. Cyber forensic investigations ongoing.
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Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 19, 2024
The ruling — which applies only to one Florida-based real estate broker — comes just weeks before the ban is slated to take effect.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 19, 2024
Amy Brown, Founder & CEO of Authenticx The digital era presents healthcare leaders with a formidable challenge: a tidal wave of online health misinformation shaping patient behaviors and decisions. A single viral social media post can ignite widespread confusion , driving patients to pursue treatments, medications, or services that may—or may not—relate to their condition or patient journey.
Digital Health News
AUGUST 19, 2024
Portsmouth Hospitals has expanded digital patient communications through a new patient portal, waiting list validation and digital letters.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 19, 2024
Virtual chronic care management company Omada is partnering with the state of Alaska to prevent and manage diabetes and hypertension. | Alaska is the biggest U.S. state, and much of it is rural. Many rural Alaskan towns lack in-person diabetes management support programs. The state department of health is subsidizing the cost of Omada's virtual diabetes and hypertension programs to fill the gap.
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Digital Health News
AUGUST 19, 2024
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a new patient flow system from Alcidion to boost bed availability at Royal Bolton Hospital.
HealthIT Answers
AUGUST 19, 2024
The National Association of State Technology Directors, will hold its Annual Conference and Technology Showcase in Minneapolis this week. In conjunction with the event they released the findings of its survey on “AI in State Government IT Operations.” The post NASTD Holds Annual Conference, Releases AI Survey Results appeared first on Health IT Answers.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 19, 2024
MultiPlan is celebrating a state court victory over a bankrupt health system that alleged the claims data analytics firm’s business model illegally contributed to its demise. | The claims data analytics firm, which has been beset by price-fixing allegations and critical media reports, has beat one such case filed in 2021 by the bankrupt Verity Health System of California.
HealthIT Answers
AUGUST 19, 2024
From the Health IT Buzz Blog - Since 2021, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the American Board of Family Medicine have collaborated to develop and field survey questions designed to better understand family physicians’ experience using health IT in primary care. The post New Data Available on How Physicians Experience Interoperability appeared first on Health IT Answers.
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HIT Consultant
AUGUST 19, 2024
What You Should Know: – Accenture today announced a strategic investment in Earli Inc. , a biotechnology company pioneering a novel approach to early cancer detection. – Earli’s groundbreaking technology aims to transform cancer diagnosis and treatment by enabling the rapid and accurate identification of cancerous cells. Synthetic Targeting Platform for Early Cancer Detection Earli has developed a synthetic targeting platform that selectively reprograms cancer cells, making them visi
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AUGUST 19, 2024
Healthcare policy presents multiple barriers, from organizational challenges to inefficient policy design and restricted resources. Despite the obstacles that affect health policy development and the challenges of policy faced by the healthcare system, it’s essential to understand what healthcare policy is, why it’s important to your day-to-day functions, and how it actually works.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 19, 2024
What You Should Know: – Talkdesk , a provider of AI-powered customer experience (CX) solutions, recently announced the integration of its Talkdesk Copilot with Epic’s Cheers CRM suite. – By integrating Talkdesk Copilot with Epic Cheers CRM, Talkdesk is poised to revolutionize the healthcare contact center landscape. This innovative solution empowers healthcare organizations to deliver modern patient experiences, improve operational efficiency, and ultimately drive better health
Digital Health News
AUGUST 19, 2024
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with the CLEO SOLO electronic prescription system.
Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 19, 2024
Mass General Brigham’s operating income slipped to $47 million for the quarter ended June 30 despite a 7% year-over-year increase in total operating revenue, the major nonprofit system reported las | Mass General Brigham is working toward becoming "well-positioned to deliver on our mission for years to come,” Niyum Gandhi, chief financial officer and treasurer at MGB, said in a statement.
Hall Render
AUGUST 19, 2024
On August 15, 2024, a federal judge in the Middle District of Florida (“the Court”) granted a request to temporarily block the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) worker non-compete rule (“ Final Rule “) as applied to the plaintiff , Properties of the Villages, Inc. (“POV”). Similar to the plaintiffs in the Ryan, LLC lawsuit in Texas and the ATS Tree Services, LLC lawsuit in Philadelphia, POV requested a preliminary injunction blocking the Final Rule.
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 19, 2024
For the 147th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are taking inspiration from recent headlines! First, we take a look at the CrowdStrike outage to discuss any updates on the situation and what we have learned from this incident. Then we talk about ONC’s elevation to “Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy” within HHS. Next, we move into the political space to debate whether or not Biden’s dropping out of the presidential race and/or Trump’s assassinatio
Hall Render
AUGUST 19, 2024
On August 15, 2024, a federal judge in the Middle District of Florida (“the Court”) granted a request to temporarily block the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) worker non-compete rule (“ Final Rule “) as applied to the plaintiff , Properties of the Villages, Inc. (“POV”). Similar to the plaintiffs in the Ryan, LLC lawsuit in Texas and the ATS Tree Services, LLC lawsuit in Philadelphia, POV requested a preliminary injunction blocking the Final Rule.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
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