Healthcare Dive

JULY 17, 2024

Fourteen executives received over $1 million in total compensation the year before Steward entered Chapter 11 restructuring, bankruptcy documents show.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 17, 2024

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health is teaming up with Royal Philips to implement and scale a new patient monitoring platform over the next three years – and then monitor it over the following seven. WHY IT MATTERS One of the nation’s largest Catholic health systems, BSMH has more than 1,200 care sites and 49 hospitals across Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia, as well as in Ireland.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 15, 2024

Hypertension, the most prevalent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, affects 1.39 billion adults worldwide and has a 46% uncontrolled rate. That poses a substantial burden for hospitals and health systems – and necessitates a paradigm shift in management strategies, clinicians say. THE PROBLEM Uncontrolled hypertension can lead to recurrent heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and death.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 18, 2024

The sprawling enterprise that is UnitedHealth Group is undergoing more layoffs under its Optum umbrella. | UnitedHealth's Optum is again laying off workers, with the scope unconfirmed. Landmark Health is downsizing once again and leaving major metropolitan areas.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

Healthcare Dive

JULY 18, 2024

Limited resources in a highly connected ecosystem can make hospitals vulnerable, but planning ahead and implementing key protections could help thwart attack.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 16, 2024

Bangkok Hospital, one of Thailand's largest private healthcare providers, has moved away from the paper and manual process of registering and managing patient flow in its headquarters. AI technologies provided by its partner, local startup Agnos Health, now underpin its patient registration and management systems. HOW IT WORKS As part of its enhanced patient flow system, the tertiary hospital implemented self-service kiosks that run on multiple AI, integrating various registration steps.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 19, 2024

A widespread outage to Microsoft systems has impacted health systems, hospitals and clinics as electronic health record software has been knocked offline, forcing providers to cancel non-emergency | A widespread outage to Microsoft systems has impacted health systems, hospitals and clinics as electronic health record software has been knocked offline, forcing providers to cancel non-emergency procedures and services.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 19, 2024

The cybersecurity firm released what was meant to be a routine software update, but now health systems, including CommonSpirit Health and Cleveland Clinic, are locked out of Windows systems.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 15, 2024

Kaiser Permanente Georgia is getting more patients booked and into imaging, thanks to new equipment that completes PT scans in half the time. It's also improving patient experiences and reducing duplication, says Heidi Veltman, VP & COO.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 17, 2024

Enterprise Taxonomy: Telehealth Operations Patient Access Analytics Digital Health Business Care Data and Information Technology Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 19, 2024

Pharmacists remain one of the most underutilized resources in healthcare. Reducing the administrative burden on Pharmacists means more capacity for them to care for and advise patients. Asepha is hoping to do just that with their AI-based workflow solutions. Healthcare IT Today had the opportunity to ask Eunice Wu, PharmD – Asepha’s CEO and Founder – how pharmacists can be leveraged more to patient care.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 18, 2024

The company uses AI to recommend Medicare Advantage, Medicare supplement and prescription drug plans based on enrollees’ healthcare preferences and needs.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 16, 2024

Eversana and the Digital Therapeutics Alliance analyze, map and report on reimbursement frameworks in Europe for digital therapeutics. Alberta Spreafico, SVP of health innovation at Eversana, explains.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 15, 2024

A new study released by healthcare AI company Atropos found that general purpose LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are not fit for use in clinical decisionmaking. | Healthcare AI company Atropos conducted a study to test how reliably ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, OpenEvidence and its own model, ChatRWD, answer clinicians' questions. General use LLMs did not fare well.

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Digital Health News

JULY 17, 2024

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plans to introduce legislation for cyber security, digital and data were outlined in the King’s Speech on 17 July.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 18, 2024

The state’s managed care organizations handle health benefits for 90% of its Medicaid beneficiaries each year.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2024

Teladoc will integrate Brightline's pediatric, adolescent and family mental healthcare services into its virtual care platform, expanding care access to individuals zero to 13.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 15, 2024

For the 77th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Sameer Sethi, SVP, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Hackensack Meridian Health to talk about implementing AI! To kick this episode off, Sethi shares his thoughts on the current use of AI and where it is most useful. Then we discuss how to find the right places to use AI and how to ensure that it is benefitting both the organization and the patients.

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 17, 2024

Healthcare costs are set to rise between 7% and 8% in 2025, according to a new report from PwC. | Healthcare costs are set to rise between 7% and 8% in 2025, according to a new report from PwC.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 16, 2024

The healthcare giant’s new estimate is roughly $1 billion higher than previous forecasts as the cyberattack on subsidiary Change Healthcare continues to hamper its profit outlook.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 17, 2024

The app Fitterfly Klik allows people with diabetes to analyze their meals using a picture and AI that examines portion size, calorie count, and macronutrients and micronutrients.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 15, 2024

The following is a guest article by Heather Randall, PhD, Chief Compliance Officer at TrustCommerce Regardless of whether the information is clinical, financial, or demographic, patients are increasingly worried about the possibility that their personal data could be compromised. For example, a recent survey of 1,200 consumers revealed that 95% of patients expressed concern about the possibility of data breaches affecting their medical information, according to Health Gorilla.

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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.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 17, 2024

Electronic health record messages to patients drafted by generative AI were of similar quality and accuracy to those written by healthcare professionals, according to a newly published study conduc | A blind analysis of hundreds of EHR message drafts found similar quality and usability. Generative AI's contributions were more empathetic, but also tended to be longer and more linguistically complex.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 15, 2024

Despite the swell of political and media attention to private equity’s role in healthcare, PitchBook reports investment growth in providers has slowed.

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Digital Health News

JULY 17, 2024

The junior ministers responsible for digital, data and MedTech within the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have been announced.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 18, 2024

Innovative startups in the health IT, medical device, and biotech fields were among the shining stars at the annual Collision conference. Healthcare IT Today had the opportunity to catch up with several interesting company leaders including Dolma Tsundu from Flutter Care , Eunice Wu from Asepha , and Marc Paderon from Pontosense. These companies stood out with their pragmatic, resourceful, and nimble approach to solving healthcare challenges.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 18, 2024

A new nationwide scorecard ranks the state of women’s health and reproductive care. The results reveal a deep geographic divide in women’s healthcare access and outcomes. | The state-by-state rankings found “significant” disparities between states and deepening racial and ethnic gaps in outcomes. The findings suggest these gaps could widen further, especially for women of color and those with low incomes in states with restricted access to reproductive care.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 15, 2024

Lawmakers said the final rule carries “the risk of greatly altering the United States’ laboratory testing infrastructure.

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Bill of Health

JULY 17, 2024

This post originally appeared on Health Care in Motion , published by the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation. The last days of the Supreme Court of the United States’ (SCOTUS) term brought some blockbuster decisions with far reaching implications for federal agencies charged with regulating health care. In an expected but still monumental move, SCOTUS issued a decision in Loper Bright vs.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2024

The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article is the fourth in the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new standards for electronic prescribing on June 13, concluding a complicated, 18-month regulatory process that came in fits and starts and went by without attracting much industry scrutiny.

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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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