Wed.Jun 26, 2024

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Hospital mergers tied to increased layoffs, reduced tax revenues: report

Healthcare Dive

A National Bureau of Economic Research report found layoffs followed hospital mergers, as employers struggled to absorb the costs of rising healthcare premiums.

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New platform helps patients control, even monetize, their medical data

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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CHAI releases draft framework for responsible health AI

Healthcare Dive

CHAI’s standards fill a gap left by the federal government as the private sector continues to race ahead on AI.

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HHS lowers 64 prescription drug prices under Medicare rebate program

Fierce Healthcare

Medicare enrollees will pay less for 64 prescription drugs from July though the end of September because drug companies raised prices faster than the rate of inflation, the Centers for Medicare &am | Medicare enrollees will see lower prices this quarter for certain drugs treating cancer and genetic disorders under action unveiled by CMS.

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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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Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho, sidestepping broader EMTALA questions

Healthcare Dive

The Supreme Court declined to issue broad guidance on how to adjudicate conflicts between state abortion laws and a federal law requiring hospitals provide patients with emergency care.

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UAB Health to acquire Ascension St. Vincent’s for $450M

Healthcare Dive

The deal is set to close later this year, pending regulatory review.

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Why Is Cell Line Development Crucial For Biologics?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Biologics have revolutionized the field of medicine, offering advanced treatments for a wide range of diseases, including cancer, autoimmune disorders, and genetic conditions. These therapies, which include complex molecules such as monoclonal antibodies and therapeutic […] The article Why Is Cell Line Development Crucial For Biologics?

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Foodsmart Lands $200M to Fight Food Insecurity with Telenutrition

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The Rise Fund, the multi-sector strategy of TPG’s global impact investing platform, today announced it has signed definitive documentation to lead an investment of over $200 million in Foodsmart, the leading telenutrition provider and food benefits management platform in the US. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. – Founded in 2010, Foodsmart supports those facing chronic disease and food insecurity by partnering with health plans and providers to giv

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How To Fight Obesity?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Losing weight can really make a difference in daily life. However, changing attitudes and habits is very difficult for many people, and often seems even impossible. Fortunately, with the help of specialists and doctors, it […] The article How To Fight Obesity?

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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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AWS Invests $10M to Fight Childhood Diseases with GenAI & Cloud Innovation

HIT Consultant

L ila, alongside her mom Nicole in 2022 What You Should Know: – Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a significant $10M commitment to propel research for pediatric healthcare and unlock a deeper understanding of rare childhood diseases. – The initiative targets a critical gap in resources and aims to empower researchers to develop more effective treatments for vulnerable young patients.

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IncludeHealth teams up with major orthopedic physician network to expand the reach of virtual physical therapy

Fierce Healthcare

Virtual physical therapy company IncludeHealth has inked a partnership with OrthoForum Value Network to expand the reach of its digital musculoskeletal care solution to more providers and | IncludeHealth has inked a partnership with OrthoForum Value Network to expand the reach of its digital musculoskeletal care solution to more providers and patients.

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CHAI Releases Draft Responsible Health AI Framework

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) released a draft framework for responsible health AI with an invitation for public review and comment. – The framework, consisting of an Assurance Standards Guide, provides considerations to ensure standards are met in the deployment of AI in healthcare. This draft framework was created with a consensus-based approach, drawing upon the expertise and knowledge of multiple, diverse stakeholders from across the healthcare

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Hackers targeting healthcare in order to divert payments

Becker's Health IT

"FBI and HHS issue joint alert to healthcare leaders about social engineering campaign targeting organizations.

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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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Fighting Rectal Cancer with AI: Researchers Secure $2.78M Grant

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – A glimmer of hope emerged today for rectal cancer patients as a collaborative effort between Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) , Cleveland Clinic , and University Hospitals (UH) received a $2.78 million grant over five years from the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute. This grant will fuel research leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to personalize treatment for rectal cancer patients. – The new research effort signifies a sig

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Becoming Patient-obsessed at Qualtrics

Healthcare IT Today

Qualtrics is a data collection and analysis platform that’s used by many in health care, focused on “experience management.” In this video, Adrienne Boissy, MD, Chief Medical Officer, explains that good treatment depends on empathy—even on love. Leading organizations (the Mayo Clinic is mentioned in particular) use data to measure patient experience and ask whether employees are “living your values.” Traditionally, she says, only 21% of patients fill out CMS’s

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Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Why EAM is the Missing Piece

HIT Consultant

Syed Ali, Founder and CEO of EZO The sector that is perhaps the most critical candidate for digital transformation is the healthcare sector – the US healthcare system wastes approximately $1 trillion a year and most of it is due to administrative complexity leading to a wastage in medical supplies and equipment. The sector is slowly jumping on the bandwagon of digital transformation in an attempt to improve healthcare provision and increase the efficacy of processes.

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Insurtech Sidecar Health picks up $165M to fuel expansion into new markets

Fierce Healthcare

Startup Sidecar Health, which reached "unicorn" status two years ago, clinched $165 million in series D financing to turbocharger its growth into new markets. | Startup Sidecar Health, which reached "unicorn" status two years ago, clinched $165 million in series D financing to turbocharger its growth into new markets.

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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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Celebrities back Function in $53M Series A funding round

Mobi Health News

Matt Damon, Zac Efron, Kevin Hart, Pedro Pascal and Colin Kaepernick joined Andreessen Horowitz in investing in the whole-body health company.

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One Health Lewisham helps develop AI training resources for COPD

Digital Health News

One Health Lewisham is working with TidalSense to develop training resources for an AI-powered device to diagnose respiratory illness.

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AWS partners with EvolutionaryScale following its $142M raise

Mobi Health News

EvolutionaryScale's biology-focused language models for drug discovery and therapeutic development will be available to AWS customers.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – June 26, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. Here’s a quick look at some of the health IT jobs we found: IT Applications FHIR Developer – ZOLL Cardiac Management Solutions Senior Product Manager – Cadence

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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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Digital Health partners with AphA for AI and Data 2024

Digital Health News

Digital Health has joined forces with AphA for AI and Data 2024, where the Data and Research Stage will transition into the AphA annual conference.

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Improving Patient Financial Engagement: A Tech-Driven Approach

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Richard O’Rourke, Senior Vice President of Sales and Client Relations at Nordis Technologies In a landscape where patients are responsible for an ever-growing share of healthcare costs, traditional billing practices are falling short as consumers fall farther behind on their payments. Reversing this troubling trend calls for new tech-enabled billing and payment approaches that deliver personalized and increasingly digital patient financial experiences and remo

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AI in Healthcare News and Updates

HealthIT Answers

This month's AI report includes news and updates from Vultr, Athos Therapeutics, LucidHealth, Eko Health, AvaSure, CLEW Medical, Mediktor, Sensely, HLTH, Navina, Lunit, Volpara, Wolters Kluwer Health, Cognizant, CCS, Talkdesk, Lyric, InfoBionic.Ai, HBox.ai, SPRY Therapeutics, Teledoc Health, & AMA. The post AI in Healthcare News and Updates appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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8.5 Million Patients Affected by May 2024 Healthcare Breaches

Compliancy Group

In another banner month for healthcare breaches, the OCR Breach Portal listed 51 incidents affecting 8,468,460 patients. The most affected group was healthcare providers, reporting 38 incidents affecting 2.9 million patients. This was followed by business associates who reported 10 incidents, affecting 5.4 million patients. Health plans also reported 2 incidents, affecting 9,692 patients, and one healthcare clearinghouse reported an incident affecting 1,094 patients.

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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.