Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Iowa Total Care, a subsidiary of the St. Louis-based payer, can continue doing business in Iowa’s managed care program, which paid it $2.8 billion in the last fiscal year.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Half of women in the U.S. skip or delay medical care due to the “triple threat” of affordability, access challenges and past negative experiences, a new Deloitte report finds. | The Deloitte report, based on a survey of more than 2,000 consumers, found that 50% of women report skipping or delaying medical care and are 35% more likely to skip care than men.
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Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Hospitals continued to add workers to payrolls, while annual wage growth rates stabilized. Both are promising signs for nonprofit and for-profit providers.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Over 300 organizations sent letters to the White House and Congress on Tuesday asking them to extend telehealth controlled substance prescribing rules for an additional two years. | Stakeholders that support the prescription of all controlled substances via telehealth are fighting an uphill battle to get the pandemic-era prescribing flexibilities extended.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Luca Chittaro of Italy's University of Udine talks about how immersive virtual reality stories can gamify physical therapy to help distract from pain and encourage patients to increase treatment compliance.
Health Care Compliance Brief brings together the best content for health law & compliance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Digital Health News
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
NHS England has been informed by lawyers that key aspects of its Federated Data Platform (FDP) lack a legal basis, The Register report.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Today PayZen , a technology company tackling healthcare affordability with AI-powered solutions, announced an oversubscribed Series B, led by NEA , with full participation from existing investors including 7wireVentures , SignalFire , Viola Ventures , and others. The round includes $32M Equity and a new $200M credit warehouse from Viola Credit and a syndicate of insurance companies.
Digital Health News
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
A conversation with a trainee has consultant paediatrician Martin Farrier questioning whether traditional medical strengths are losing their value.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
What You Should Know: Ubie , a global healthcare AI platform that enhances the intersection of patients, providers, and life sciences, today announced data from Ubie Symptom Checker: A Clinical Vignette Simulation Study, which was published on medRxiv. The study evaluated the performance of Ubie’s platform using an innovative large language model-assisted (LLM) simulation method.
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Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has been an outspoken advocate calling out the state of mental health in America for all health citizens , young and old alike. He wrote the book, Together , reflecting on the toxic side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic that exacerbated many Americans’ feelings of loneliness and lack of human connection. Most recently, he’s raised the issue of parents’ anxiety and stress, especially in light of children’s use of social media and the recog
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Lucas Tanner, Chief Financial Officer, Carta Healthcare The road ahead for healthcare leaders continues to be fraught with challenges. According to a recent McKinsey survey , health system executives see digital and AI transformation as crucial to overcoming ongoing challenges such as rising costs, workforce shortages, aging populations, and increasing competition from nontraditional players.
Becker's Health IT
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Learn about the recent data breach at a Baptist Health hospital in Arkansas, where a hacker accessed patient information from April to July.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
What You Should Know: Today, Hinge Health is announcing Enso 3 ™, a patented, wireless device that is FDA-cleared and clinically-proven to reduce musculoskeletal pain. One in four people with chronic pain experience sudden spikes that often disrupt their daily activities and compel them to seek relief. The new Enso 3 delivers electrical nerve stimulation that achieves non-invasive, non-addictive pain relief within minutes.
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In the world of small business management, the challenge of managing payroll & HR efficiently while scaling operations can be overwhelming. Yet, with the right strategies in place, these challenges can become opportunities for growth and innovation. In this session, Joe Sharpe, Senior Director of Managed Payroll Services at IRIS, will reveal practical methods and expert insights for outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes, resulting in substantial time and resource savings.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
There are a lot of components to consider and talk about in regards to interoperability and data sharing. The inventive ideas and possibilities of where it can go and what it could do, the rules and regulations surrounding this area of healthcare, the privacy and concerns, etc. Today we are going to focus on the innovative technologies and standards that are currently being employed to make our dreams of a better system of interoperability and data sharing a reality.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
What You Should Know: – Mercy , a healthcare provider in Missouri, has announced its plans to terminate contracts with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in the state. – This decision comes after months of negotiations, during which Mercy sought to address concerns about rising costs and administrative burdens imposed by Anthem. A Growing Disparity Mercy has experienced a significant disparity between the rising costs it faces and the profits generated by managed care companies like Anthe
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
The following is a guest article by the Healthcare Business of LexisNexis® Risk Solutions The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly transformed the landscape of mental health in the United States. While the virus itself posed an immediate threat to physical health, the ripple effects of the pandemic have led to a significant and persistent mental health crisis.
HealthIT Answers
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
By Howard Wu - Health technology is rapidly transforming the landscape of healthcare, driving innovations that promise to enhance patient outcomes, streamline operations and make care more accessible. From cutting-edge developments in wearable devices to breakthroughs in telemedicine, the sector is teeming with advancements poised to redefine our approach to health and wellness.
Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski
In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
After 128 physician group faculty signed on to a letter of no confidence in the heads of the University of Virginia’s (UVA's) health system and medical school, the institution’s president has promi | Over 100 anonymous faculty called for "the immediate removal" of UVA Health CEO Craig Kent, M.D., and UVA School of Medicine Dean Melina Kibbe, M.D.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
What You Should Know: – A new study published in The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) highlights the potential of AI-powered technology to address the complex issue of polypharmacy in senior patients. – The study, conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital , evaluated FeelBetter’s platform and found it to be highly effective in predicting medication risks and stratifying patients based on their likelihood of hospitalization or emergency department visits.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Amy Abernethy, M.D., Ph.D., left Verily earlier this year as its chief medical officer and has now teamed up with a long-time colleague to launch an initiative that takes a new approach to moderniz | Amy Abernethy, M.D., Ph.D., left Verily earlier this year as its chief medical officer and has now teamed up with a long-time colleague to launch an initiative that takes a new approach to modernizing clinical research.
HealthIT Answers
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Some recent studies and reports that caught our eye from Inovalon, Federation of State Medical Boards, Cleveland Clinic, Doximity, Curative, HFMA, John Snow Labs, Healthnews, KeyCare, and WittKieffer. The post Studies, Surveys and Reports: What Can We Learn? appeared first on Health IT Answers.
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Digital Health News
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
NHS Somerset ICB plan to implement a digital platform to ease the transition from children and young people’s to adult continuing healthcare.
HealthIT Answers
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
By Tim Hanners - Anesthesiology is a medical specialty in crisis. Simply put, the current number of Anesthesiologists, CRNAs and AAs and the numbers coming out of training will not be enough to accommodate both current and future demands. The post Talent Tuesday – The Anesthesiology Crisis: How Direct Hiring Can Help appeared first on Health IT Answers.
HIPAA Journal
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
The Biden Administration has issued final rules updating the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) to ensure that Americans with health insurance have access to affordable mental health services. MHPAEA prohibits health insurers and group health plans that provide mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits from imposing barriers on access to MH/SUD benefits that do not apply to medical and surgical benefits.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
UnitedHealth Group's Optum Rx will join its peers in the big three pharmacy benefit managers by pulling Humira from some of its preferred formularies, according to
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