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MA spending to outstrip traditional Medicare by $88B this year: MedPAC

Healthcare Dive

MedPAC released the data Friday during a contentious meeting where members argued over the efficacy of Medicare Advantage.

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Banner Health reduces generalized anxiety with digital therapeutics

Healthcare It News

Banner Health, based in Phoenix, is one of the largest non-profit health systems in the U.S., serving more than eight million patients across six states in the Southwest. Like many hospitals and health systems, it has been facing many challenges with behavioral health. THE PROBLEM Behavioral health is an interesting story for several reasons, said Jeff Johnson, vice president of innovation and digital business at Banner Health.

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CarePoint and Hudson Regional Hospital announce new system

Healthcare Dive

The deal would create a four-hospital system in New Jersey.

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$15M Singapore-London partnership to help stem APAC's growing healthcare cybersecurity woes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A S$20 million grant from the National Research Foundation, Singapore (NRF) has been awarded to Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Imperial College London to develop ways to better protect health data and wearable devices. Imperial's newly opened overseas research centre, Imperial Global: Singapore, is collaborating with NTU Singapore researchers on the IN-CYPHER programme "to tackle existing security challenges and to protect emerging sensing technologies – and their

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The Evolution of Communication in Healthcare Settings

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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Trends shaping the business of health insurance in 2024

Healthcare Dive

The uninsured rate will rise. Medicare Advantage enrollment will swell, with fewer sweeping regulatory changes. Major pharmacy benefit managers will launch more transparent products. Here’s what experts see coming down the pike for 2024.

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Cloud migration: Accelerate innovation and contain costs

Healthcare Dive

The adoption of cloud migration enables healthcare organizations to expedite innovation and manage costs effectively.

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Innovaccer acquires customer engagement platform Cured to enhance patient experience

Fierce Healthcare

Innovaccer, maker of digital tools for providers, has acquired Cured, a digital marketing and customer relationship management [CRM] platform. | The strategic purchase adds more than 20 health systems and first-time digital health clients to Innovaccer’s current portfolio of customers.

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How University of Michigan Health-West improved clinician wellbeing

Healthcare Dive

Learn how UMHW leveraged the revenue generated from the additional visits to cover the cost of DAX and achieve an additional 80% return on investment.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ?

Digital Health News

This briefing includes the American Red Cross using health tech following a national blood shortage, and YorkTest Laboratories' work with Boots Health Hub.

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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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Q&A: General Catalyst on AI and digital health funding in 2024

Mobi Health News

Holly Maloney, managing director at General Catalyst, discusses where AI is making waves in healthcare and how digital health funding will progress in 2024.

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Digital Medicines Transformational Portfolio publishes first annual review

Digital Health News

The Digital Medicines Transformational Portfolio has published its first annual review to chart the progress it is making with its four projects.

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Improving Patient-Centricity: Raleigh Radiology’s Journey with PocketHealth

Healthcare IT Today

What does patient-centered mean for a radiology practice? For Raleigh Radiology it means providing patients with the convenience, control, and access they are expecting. Their team chose PocketHealth to accelerate their patient-centricity efforts. Learn how. Patient Centered Care The traditional doctor-knows-best model of care has not been viable for more than a decade.

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Startup Rad AI taps Google's cloud tech, MedLM to streamline repetitive tasks for radiologists

Fierce Healthcare

Rad AI, a startup that developed an AI platform for radiology, is teaming up with Google to use its cloud and large language models to streamline workflows and reduce radiologists' administrative b | Rad AI is teaming up with Google to use its cloud and large language models to power up its AI-based radiology platform. The company's technology, made by radiologists for radiologists, aims to streamline workflows and reduce repetitive tasks.

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The Role of Technology in Remote Patient Monitoring

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.

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How AI and AIOps are Reshaping the Future of Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Scott Pross, VP of Technology at Monalytic , a SolarWinds Company The future of healthcare will be powered by artificial intelligence (AI). AI can enhance the speed and accuracy of diagnosis, book appointments, support clinical trials, reduce costs and errors, and improve cybersecurity posture. AI can also address the shortage of skilled healthcare workers – particularly in the field of IT operation.

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NTT DATA to lead creation of pandemic prevention platform

Digital Health News

A consortium, led by NTT DATA, will develop a pandemic prevention platform to monitor, analyse and prioritise threats to help predict health pandemics.

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AI-Enabled Start-Up Guidehealth Acquires 25-Year Industry Leading MSO and Value-Based Care Services Division

Healthcare IT Today

Technology Partnership between Guidehealth and Arcadia will Power the Newly Acquired Offering Guidehealth , the AI-enabled digital healthcare platform that supports health systems and clinical networks in value-based care, announced today that it acquired an industry-acclaimed managed services organization (MSO) and Value-Based Care Service division from Arcadia , a healthcare technology company that provides a leading data platform to providers and payers.

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Wages haven’t kept pace with premium hikes: study

Fierce Healthcare

Wages have not been able to offset the rising costs of premiums for workers with employer-sponsored coverage over the last three decades, with Black and Hispanic employers hit particularly hard by | The mean cumulative lost earnings from 1988 to 2019 due to increased premiums in employer-sponsored health plans come to $125,340 per family, according to a JAMA Network Open study.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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The Post Office scandal has a hard lesson for the NHS

Digital Health News

Sub-postmasters falsely accused of theft are closer to justice, thanks to the furore around the TV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office. But the disastrous consequences of the flawed Fujitsu Horizon system should make digital leaders in the NHS vow to do better, says CCIO Martin Farrier.

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The New Era of Clinical Trials: Adopting Electronic Informed Consent

HIT Consultant

Vinita Navadgi, Sr. Director, Product & Strategy, Patient Consent, IQVIA Technologies The clinical trials landscape continues to evolve and with it, an exponential growth in the adoption of electronic informed consent (eConsent) solutions. These solutions deliver a myriad of benefits for trial sponsors, sites and patients. However, there is still some reluctance to adopt these solutions due to perceived costs associated with implementation and training.

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Marshfield Clinic Health System furloughing 3% of staff following failed Essentia Health merger

Fierce Healthcare

Less than two weeks after the demise of its merger plans, Marshfield Clinic Health System has shared plans to furlough 3% of its roughly 12,000 employees. | The furloughs will "largely" impact non-patient-seeing departments, including leadership. The cost-saving measure comes as the rural nonprofit system reports a -5.8% operating margin for the first nine months of 2023.

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The High Price of Living with Diabetes in 2024: A Breakdown of Costs

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The average person with diabetes could spend between $3,300 and $4,600 a year on out-of-pocket costs, including prescription medications, provider visits, over-the-counter supplies, and lost wages, according to a recent GoodRx report. – The report, The True Cost of Diabetes takes into account medications, visits with healthcare providers, and blood sugar level monitoring, as well as costs for emergency room visits, hospital stays, and chronic complications for

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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World Economic Forum lays out steps to create 'climate-resilient health systems' in new report

Fierce Healthcare

At the end of 2023, health was formally included on the climate agenda for the first time at the 28th Conference of the Parties, or COP28. | The focus on looming climate threats continues, with the World Economic Forum kicking off this week with a report on the topic. The analysis focused on how climate will likely transform the healthcare landscape over the next two decades, as well as actionable strategies to mitigate and prepare for the looming threat.

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Patients – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.

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How Clinicians Navigate Drug-Drug Interactions to Protect Patients

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Drug-drug interactions, a silent threat lurking in medication charts, can cause significant harm and even death. Yet, despite their prevalence, little is known about how doctors identify and manage these risks in real-time. – A recent groundbreaking study sheds light on this crucial yet under-examined process, offering valuable insights to improve patient safety.

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Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio publishes first annual review

Digital Health News

The Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio has published its first annual review to chart the progress it is making with its four projects.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.