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The Healthcare Affordability Crisis Is Hurting Patients & Hospitals.Here’s What We Should Do About It.

HIT Consultant

Itzik Cohen, CEO at PayZen Hospitals serve as the lifeblood of our communities, delivering essential healthcare services to millions while also providing critical jobs nationwide. However, many of these indispensable institutions face severe financial strain. Nearly 40% of American hospitals expect to continue losing money from operations into 2024, with almost 80% operating at or near break-even.

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Bonus Features – December 1, 2024 – TEFCA v2.1 released, IBX adopts Epic Payer Platform, plus 7 other stories

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Evolving Clinically Integrated Networks to Prepare for Value-Based Care in 2025

HealthIT Answers

NOW on-demand, Value-Based Care Insights host Daniel J. Marino speaks with Dr. Will Faber, to tackle several challenges, including the lack of structure among commercial payers to effectively handle value-based contracts and obstacles in negotiating such contracts with specialty providers. The post Evolving Clinically Integrated Networks to Prepare for Value-Based Care in 2025 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Industry Voices—Reaching for the (Medicare) Stars: Leveraging AI for better quality outcomes

Fierce Healthcare

Quality performance is critical to the success of any organization committed to value-based care (VBC). | AI-driven strategies are enabling Medicare Advantage plans and healthcare organizations to overcome logistical challenges to achieve high-quality performance.

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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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Nationwide IV Fluid Shortage Could Change How Hospitals Manage Patient Hydration

HealthIT Answers

By Jackie Fortier - Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about IV fluid hydration altogether. The post Nationwide IV Fluid Shortage Could Change How Hospitals Manage Patient Hydration appeared first on Health IT Answers.