Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2024
UnitedHealth, CVS and Humana used technology to increase MA prior authorization denials for post-acute services, boosting profits, according to a report from a Senate subcommittee.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Health systems that embrace artificial intelligence tools can not only improve radiology operations and quality but patient follow-up as well, which can result in greater staff efficiencies, higher patient completion rates and better access and outcomes for patients. A collaboration between East Alabama Medical Center, Inflo Health and the American College of Radiology Learning Network began using machine language models and advanced natural language processions to extract data from radiology re
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Suki this week announced new plans to partner with Zoom Video Communications for artificial intelligence-enabled telehealth. WHY IT MATTERS The companies say Zoom will use Suki’s AI engine, Suki Platform, to generate clinical notes and will integrate other automation tools to boost provider experience and patient care. Suki's technology will help power ambient clinical documentation during Zoom telehealth visits and in-person visits.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 27, 2024
Fierce Healthcare reporters returned from Las Vegas on Wednesday after four days packed with meetings, interviews and on-stage conversations all focused on healthcare innovation. | From AI (of course) to PBMs to women's health, here are some topics that got our attention at HLTH 2024.
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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.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Ty Greenhalgh, Principal of Healthcare at Claroty In light of the recent Supreme Court decision overturning the Chevron deference, the regulatory landscape, especially concerning cybersecurity in healthcare, faces significant changes. The ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which reversed the 1984 Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council precedent, alters how federal agencies can interpret and implement laws.
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Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The products include a service that helps healthcare organizations build their own AI agents that could be used for appointment scheduling, clinical trial matching and patient triage.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Each week, more healthcare technology vendors add artificial intelligence enhancements to their products to optimize healthcare practice and provider efficiencies and personalize patient care. To that end, eClinicalWorks announced a series of artificial intelligence enhancements to its electronic health record products, including healow Genie – a fully integrated 24/7/365 contact center system while athenahealth launched Ambient Notes into the athenaOne platform.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Approximately 6.7 million Americans over the age of 20 currently live with heart failure, with this number projected to rise to 8.5 million by 2030. The lifetime risk of developing heart failure has increased to 24%. Despite advances in treatment, heart failure remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Heart failure-related hospitalizations and deaths have been on the rise, reversing earlier improvements.
MRO Compliance
OCTOBER 31, 2024
If you’re participating in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System ( MIPS ) or MIPS Value Pathways ( MVPs ), you’ve likely encountered a familiar scenario: you review your estimated MIPS score in your dashboard, only to find that months later, when CMS releases the final score, the numbers don’t quite add up. For many providers, this discrepancy can lead to confusion, frustration, and even financial uncertainty.
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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.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Intravenous fluid shortages appear to be affecting the majority of the nation’s healthcare providers, who as a result are already beginning to cancel procedures, survey data published Thursday show | Premier said 86% of its provider members are reporting shortages, and more than half have less than 10 days supply on hand. Respondents also said they were beginning or considering procedure cancellations, and have begun receiving solicitations from "unapproved, gray market suppliers.
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 21, 2024
by Zain Khalid October 10th marked the first anniversary of California’s Senate Bill 43 (SB 43), a major revision of the landmark Lanterman-Petris-Short Act of 1967, a de-institutionalization era law designed to “end the inappropriate, indefinite, and involuntary commitment of persons with mental health disorders.” The law loosened eligibility standards for civil commitment by expanding the existing “grave disability” criterion, making it easier to detain and hospitalize persons with mental illn
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Executives from Amazon, Walgreens, Blue Shield of California and PhRMA weighed in on how to fix the much-scrutinized pharmacy benefit manager model during HLTH 2024.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 12, 2024
In a world where consumers can order dog food, schedule a haircut or buy a plane ticket with just a few keystrokes, patients often are left wondering why healthcare has to be so complicated – and why so many processes seem stuck in the past. Today, as consumers grow more dependent on convenient and efficient online tools across retail, banking and grocers, patients are becoming increasingly aware of – and dissatisfied with – healthcare's digital deficiencies, which often cr
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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?
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Whakarongorau Aotearoa (New Zealand Telehealth Services) is transferring to a new cloud host by the end of the year. It was announced that the government service will be an anchor tenant of IT giant Microsoft's upcoming hyper-scale cloud in New Zealand. Whakarongorau has been delivering free, government-funded, and round-the-clock national telehealth services across seven digital channels since 2015.
MRO Compliance
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Healthcare NOW Radio Podcast Network · MRO Exchange: Interoperability with Cyrus Bahrassa Lydia Wardi S1E8: Host Anthony Murray, Chief Interoperability Officer, is joined by healthcare interoperability consulting leader, Cyrus Bahrassa, and MRO senior counsel, Lydia Wardi, for a conversation surrounding all things interoperability. They walk through the evolution of healthcare interoperability and unpack advancements in technologies and regulations that impact the current state of information ex
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 25, 2024
The following is a guest article by Mike Crouse, Director of Insider Risk at Everfox Ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector continue to grow, with incidents nearly doubling from 2022 to 2023—a concerning figure considering their potential to leave patients in life-or-death situations. The recent ransomware attack on OneBlood , a blood center that serves hundreds of hospitals in the south, is just the latest example of a cyberattack having a real-world impact.
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 17, 2024
by Rebekah Ninan This past month, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a wave of artificial intelligence-related legislation into law. Much public debate has been focused on SB 1047, a proposal ultimately vetoed by Governor Newsom, which would have held AI companies liable for “ catastrophic harms ” from AI models. Comparatively little attention has been paid to three new laws aimed at health care-related AI and data privacy.
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
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 16, 2024
It's the largest antitrust settlement to date in the healthcare industry, according to law firm Whatley Kallas, which represented the plaintiffs.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Sunway partners with Medtronic to test surgical robotics Sunway Healthcare Group in Malaysia recently announced its partnership with Medtronic. According to a social media announcement, they signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to improve the centres of excellence at its flagship hospital, Sunway Medical Centre, which specialises in spine, neuroscience, and cardiovascular medicine.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Microsoft recently unveiled several new artificial intelligence capabilities for healthcare organizations designed to help analyze diverse medical data, streamline nursing documentation and enable | Microsoft recently unveiled several new AI capabilities for healthcare organizations designed to help analyze diverse medical data, streamline nursing documentation and enable companies to build their own healthcare AI agents.
MRO Compliance
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Internal audits and monitoring are essential practices to ensure coding and billing compliance, protect revenue, and defend against payer audits and clinical denials. However, with limited time and resources, it becomes impossible to internally review every physician, patient type or risk area. In the October edition of HCCA Compliance Today , MRO senior director of revenue cycle, Dawn Crump and program manager of revenue integrity, Garnette McLaughlin, discuss new strategies for internal aud
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Like most health systems across the United States, Pinehurst, North Carolina-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas has challenges with bed capacity and is always working on new and innovative ways to increase it in a safe and financially responsible way. THE PROBLEM This has been done through a few different venues. FirstHealth's extended care unit at its Richmond campus, among others, is a brick-and-mortar solution, whereas the observation at home (OAH) program helps with capacity challenges,
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Chu Canh Chieu, Director of Global Healthcare Center, FPT Software One of the silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic was the rise of telemedicine. The constraints imposed by the pandemic sparked a lasting trend of patients willing and able to seek healthcare solutions virtually. Since the pandemic, the rise of AI and its integration with telemedicine and digital health has seen significant investment growth, leading to enhanced patient care and reduced operation costs for healthcare providers a
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Attorneys argue Khan and two other commissioners are biased against pharmacy benefit managers and should recuse themselves from an ongoing lawsuit against the middlemen.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Remote surgeries, holographic medical imaging, mixed reality, and patient tracking are some of the emerging 5G-powered healthcare innovations in the Asia-Pacific region. Dr Gao Yujia, Assistant Group CTO, National University Health System; William Chan, CIO, CUHK Medical Centre; Chien-Chang (Paul) Lee, Chief Medical Information Officer, Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), Taiwan; and Terence Wong, Head of APAC 5G Industry, GSM Association, Hong Kong sat together to discuss these innovations d
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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.
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