Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Lawmakers considered how to prevent artificial intelligence technologies from worsening bias or improperly denying insurance coverage at a hearing on Thursday.

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MRO Compliance

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Norristown, Pa. – February 8, 2024 – MRO Corp. (MRO), the leading clinical data exchange company in healthcare, has been named 2024 Best in KLAS for the release of information (ROI) services market segment as part of the 2024 Best in KLAS: Software and Services report. In addition to achieving the top overall performance score, MRO received A’s across all five customer excellence pillars included in the annual report – loyalty, operations, services, relationship and value.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Mary Langowski, who previously worked on CVS' healthcare services strategy, will replace John Driscoll as president of Walgreens’ U.S. Healthcare segment.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By Bobby Stroup On December 19, WHOOP announced their flagship product (bearing the same name as the company) is now eligible for FSA and HSA spending. This news means customers might use tax deductions to purchase the “ wearable ” wellness device. Effectively, courtesy of Uncle Sam, Americans can now save money on trying to be like Michael Phelps and Colleen Quigley.

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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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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As for Medicare Advantage, the insurer said it expects proposed 2025 rates other payers have slammed as a cut would actually boost its benchmark rate.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Dallas-based provider told investors on Thursday that ambulatory surgeries would drive a greater portion of its profits moving forward.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The California-based company will put the funds toward its workforce, growing its data and further investing in R&D initiatives and engineering capabilities.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Forced into testifying by Senate HELP chair Bernie Sanders, the heads of Bristol Myers Squibb, J&J and Merck largely avoided major missteps.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Innovaccer Acquires Leading Digital Marketing and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Platform to Transform the Patient Experience, Succeed with Value-Based Care, and Accelerate Growth Innovaccer Inc. , today announced that it has acquired a 100% stake in Cured , a leading digital marketing and CRM platform for healthcare. This strategic move marks a significant milestone in Innovaccer’s commitment to revolutionize healthcare.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Joshua Titus, CEO at Gozio Health Digital patient engagement is a balancing act of determining where resources should be deployed and how to create cheer-worthy experiences. The stakes for delivering the right mobile experience in healthcare have never been higher. A recent Accenture survey found digital engagement has a significant influence on patient retention.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Venkatgiri Vandali, president of healthcare and lifesciences, Firstsource. Solving the challenge of containing costs while improving revenue cycle operations despite labor shortages has a direct impact on a health system’s financial health and ability […] The article Automation Wins the Revenue Cycle Challenge appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The combined entity will offer primary care, mental health, occupational health, and pharmacy and musculoskeletal services to a combined base of 630 clients.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Elissa Toder, MBA, VP of Quality Improvement Strategy & Solutions at Reveleer In the ongoing transition to value-based care (VBC), provider contracting poses challenges for health plans and providers. In my past role as the VP of Quality at a large health plan, I was part of the team that reviewed provider contracts that included risk around quality.

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

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Becker's Health IT

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago confirms cyberattack by known criminal threat actor, causing internet and phone systems to be taken offline to protect patient data.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Mary Langowski, Chairman of the Board at Solera Health What You Should Know: – Solera Health , a leading platform connecting people with effective health solutions, announced today that Mary Langowski, is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer and transitioning to the role of Chairman of the Board. An interim CEO will be named soon. -The Board expressed its deep appreciation to Langowski for her transformative leadership.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A new report from Chainalysis has revealed victims of ransomware attacks paid hackers $1.1 billion in 2023 to obtain the keys to unlock their data and to prevent the release of information stolen in the attacks. Last year was the first time that ransom payments exceeded $1bn and the annual total was a sizeable jump from the $567 million that was paid in 2022.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

What You Should Know: – Ambient artificial intelligence (AI) scribes show early promise in reducing clinicians’ burden, according to a recent The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) pilot. – Published in NEJM Catalyst, TPMG recently implemented ambient AI scribes for 10,000 physicians and staff. Ambient AI Scribes Ambient AI scribes represent a cutting-edge technological solution designed to mitigate the documentation workload faced by physicians.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

McMahon is leaving after two decades at the massive healthcare company.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Clinicians experience the immediate impact of this AI-powered solution in improving workflow What You Should Know: – Mile Bluff Medical Center has taken a major step towards reducing clinician burden and improving patient care by implementing MEDITECH’s new AI-powered Expanse search and summarization capabilities powered by Google Health. – The new functionality leverages natural language processing (NLP) to seamlessly pull information from both structured and unstructured data

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Azura Vascular Care, a Pennsylvania-based operator of 70 outpatient vascular centers and ambulatory surgery centers in 25 states and Puerto Rico, notified the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights last month about a cybersecurity incident involving the protected health information of 348,000 patients. The incident was detected on November 9, 2023. Cybersecurity experts were engaged to assist with the investigation, which confirmed that unauthorized individuals accessed certain systems on or before Septem

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Dr. Ed Lee, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer at Nabla What You Should Know: – Nabla , the leading ambient AI assistant for healthcare professionals, announced the appointment of Dr. Ed Lee, MD, MPH , as Chief Medical Officer. – As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Lee will shape Nabla’s clinical strategy and product roadmap. He will contribute to feature enhancements, advocate for Nabla at industry events, and provide valuable insights on clinical informatics trends.

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Digital Health News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Patients are now able to schedule at-home clinical care appointments thanks to a partnership between Ally Health and Acacium Group.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

What You Should Know: – Persistent Systems , a leading digital engineering and enterprise modernization company, and Microsoft today announced the launch of an innovative Generative AI-powered Population Health Management (PHM) Solution. This collaborative effort aims to revolutionize healthcare delivery by identifying patients’ at risk and providing personalized care interventions, ultimately improving patient outcomes and reducing costs.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the past year, more than 150 healthcare organizations have benefitted from alerts from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) about vulnerabilities and intrusions that have helped them to implement mitigations before harm has been caused. These alerts have helped victims of attacks avoid delays to patient care and saved millions of dollars in costs.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

What You Should Know: – Unlearn®, a leading AI company using digital twins to revolutionize clinical trials, announced today a $50M Series C funding round led by Altimeter Capital. This investment, bringing Unlearn’s total funding to over $130M, will fuel its mission to eliminate trial and error in medicine through faster, smaller, and more ethical clinical trials. – Unlearn collaborates with pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, and academic institutions to optimize and streamli

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.