Healthcare Dive

APRIL 25, 2024

The nonprofit is transferring ownership of two Caritas Clinics and shutting one down.

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APRIL 25, 2024

San Francisco-based Augmedix has launched what it says is the first fully-automated, generative AI-powered medical documentation software for emergency departments, and it's already in use at one of the biggest health systems in the country. Known as Augmedix Go, the ambient documentation tool for EDs leverages automatic speech recognition and natural language processing and was developed in partnership with physicians at four HCA Healthcare hospitals, the company said Wednesday in announcin

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Healthcare Dive

APRIL 25, 2024

The health system made progress on controlling expenses by cutting contract labor costs and insourcing physicians, but costs still dragged on earnings.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 25, 2024

The Joint Commission this week announced its new Telehealth Accreditation Program for eligible hospitals, ambulatory and behavioral healthcare organizations. The program, with an effective date of July 1, is designed to offer updated and more streamlined standards to help organizations offering telehealth services put structures and processes in place to help deliver safer and higher quality virtual care WHY IT MATTERS The new Telehealth Accreditation Program was developed, the commission says,

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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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Healthcare Dive

APRIL 25, 2024

About 1% of UPMC's total workforce will be impacted by the reductions, according to a spokesperson.

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Healthcare Dive

APRIL 25, 2024

The for-profit health system’s revenue rose by more than 10% in the first quarter.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 25, 2024

In the fast-paced realm of pharmaceuticals, where innovation can mean the difference between life and death, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the landscape of drug discovery and development. Mati Gil, CEO at AION Labs , stands at the forefront of this revolution, pioneering the use of AI to tackle the challenges inherent in the pharma industry.

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Healthcare Dive

APRIL 25, 2024

Despite business growth in the first quarter, Molina reiterated its prior 2024 guidance out of caution that it won’t be able to reprocure the contested contracts.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 25, 2024

Amae Health launched in January 2022 to improve care for individuals with severe mental illness through a community-based, integrated approach. | Amae Health, which opened its first outpatient clinic in Los Angeles 18 months ago, closed a $15 million series A round to fuel its growth as it plans to open new clinics in four markets.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 25, 2024

Epitel received 510(k) clearance for two remote monitoring offerings and Curio Digital Therapeutics received clearance for its postpartum prescription digital therapeutic.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 25, 2024

Teladoc acting CEO Mala Murthy sought to assure investors Thursday that the virtual care giant is poised for future growth even as it faces pressure in a saturated telehealth market. | Teladoc acting CEO Mala Murthy sought to assure investors Thursday that the virtual care giant has a sunny outlook for future growth even as it faces pressure in a saturated telehealth market.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 25, 2024

Wheel's BabySat virtual telehealth services platform will enable caregivers to obtain a prescription for the baby tech company's pulse oximetry sock.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 25, 2024

The following is a guest article by Troy Hawes, Managing Director at Moss Adams The recent cybersecurity attack against Change Healthcare caused dramatic disruptions to one of the nation’s largest prescription processors. On the morning of February 21, 2024, a ransom group, BlackCat, directed a cyberattack at Change Healthcare, owned by healthcare conglomerate UnitedHealth.

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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.

Mobi Health News

APRIL 25, 2024

The ODU-led team will assess the commercial viability and feasibility of digital environments for people who are visually impaired.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 25, 2024

Owlet is bringing its infant vitals monitoring product directly to caregivers through a new partnership with popular telehealth engine, Wheel, it announced Thursday. | Parents can now get a prescription for Owlet's FDA-cleared infant monitoring device through its just-launched telehealth platform, BabySat, powered by Wheel. The company intends to safeguard its rapid access prescriptions through a rigorous provider verification process.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

Several class action lawsuits have been filed against City of Hope National Medical Center, a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer treatment and research center, over a recently disclosed data breach that exposed the protected health information of more than 827,000 individuals. City of Hope National Medical Center identified suspicious activity within its network on October 13, 2023, and the forensic investigation confirmed there had been unauthorized access by a third party betwee

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 25, 2024

A pair of academic studies published this week painted an unflattering picture of the impact of hospital mergers and acquisitions on healthcare prices and regulators' track record of stepping in to | Two academic studies published this week sought to characterize cross-market deals and whether the FTC is taking a strong enough stance on blocking uncompetitive deals.

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Digital Health News

APRIL 25, 2024

Dynamics Therapeutics has won the Blavatnik Prize for Innovation for its U-RHYTHM technology, which helps identify disruptions that could impact health.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 25, 2024

Evernorth's Accredo arm will make a Humira biosimilar available to patients with no out-of-pocket costs, the company announced Thursday. | Evernorth's Accredo arm will make a Humira biosimilar available to patients with no out-of-pocket costs, the company announced on Thursday.

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Becker's Health IT

APRIL 25, 2024

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is notifying current and former patients that it shared information with third-party advertisers, TechCrunch reported April 25.

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Digital Health News

APRIL 25, 2024

Last year saw a total of 34,000 medication errors made, including 21 incidents leading to patient death, and a further 27 leading to serious harm.

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Becker's Health IT

APRIL 25, 2024

UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare said it will take several more months to identify the personal data that was compromised from its Feb. 21 cyberattack, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 25.

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Digital Health News

APRIL 25, 2024

Joining Jordan Sollof on this community nursing focused Networks series episode of Unplugged are Helen Crowther, Ynez Symonds and Ian Bailey.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 25, 2024

What You Should Know: – Intermountain Health , a healthcare provider, has been awarded a $1.9 million grant from Colorado’s Opportunity Now program. – The grant will be used to launch Pathfinders, an innovative initiative designed to address workforce shortages in the healthcare sector. Opportunity Now Colorado Grant Fuels Innovation The Opportunity Now Colorado grant program is a Colorado government initiative designed to foster job creation and empower the state’s workf

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Digital Health News

APRIL 25, 2024

Application programming interfaces (APIs) have a hugely important role to play in the sharing of healthcare data. However, too often they fail to gain traction and users end up disillusioned. An in-person roundtable, held at Digital Health’s Rewired show in Birmingham last month, discussed how the NHS can get more from APIs and ensure they promote interoperability.

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