Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

by Stephen Wood In an era where health care inequities already burden marginalized populations, the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care culminating in the closure of several hospitals in Massachusetts, represents an unconscionable ethical failure. At the outset, politicians ignored the risk of for-profit health care in poverty-stricken markets.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 19, 2024

An Australian biotechnology company is building what could be the first AI-driven hospital in Vietnam. WHAT IT'S ABOUT The MedArmor AI Hospital will pursue a preventive healthcare model, emphasising early disease detection and timely interventions. It will be underpinned by AI and virtual care technologies.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 21, 2025

Chase County Community Hospital has faced a number of challenges similar to those confronted by many other rural health systems. THE CHALLENGE Chase is a 15-bed critical access hospital in Imperial, Nebraska. the hospital may have one charge nurse and two or three support clinical staff running the hospital.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 16, 2025

Apollo Hospitals to adopt AI copilots from Microsoft Apollo Hospitals will be adopting four AI copilots as part of its new collaboration with Microsoft. and education technology platform upGrad, to "build a thriving AI ecosystem in India."

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Though hospital performance has remained relatively stable, high labor costs continue to challenge hospitals’ bottom line, according to September figures from Kaufman Hall. Labor expenses from providers accounted for 84% of medical groups’ total expenses.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 13, 2024

Prompted by H-ISAC, the American Hospital Association also sent a cybersecurity advisory with technical mitigation recommendations to its members. The AHA has warned its member hospitals that it is urgent to heed H-ISAC's recommendations on defending against the emerging threat.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

of hospitals are in full compliance with federal price transparency rules, according to Patient Rights Advocate. Just 21.1% Compliance has been backsliding since July 2023.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Meanwhile, reimbursement for hospital outpatient departments is rising 2.9%. Physicians will see their Medicare reimbursement fall 2.9% next year if Congress doesn’t stop the cuts.

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 21, 2025

Department of Homeland Security lifted the practice of avoiding immigration enforcement at hospitals. Some advocates say the new policy could deter immigrants from seeking medical care.

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Hospitals 318

Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Hospital occupancy rates were higher in 2024 than 2019. If occupancy rates trend up, the nation could face a bed shortage by 2032, according to researchers.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 7, 2024

One challenge hospitals face is reimbursement from private payers, which doesn’t cover the higher costs of care in rural areas, according to a report by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 9, 2025

The year-long inquiry into hospitals managed by Apollo Global Management and Leonard Green & Partners comes amid growing calls for increased oversight of private equity in healthcare.

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Hospitals 355

Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Teladoc Health launched an AI-enabled technology that allows hospital staff to virtually detect when a patient is at risk of falling from a hospital bed. Teladoc Health launched its new motion detection solution, vSitter, which allows staff to virtually observe patients and detect if they are at risk of falling out of the hospital bed.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

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. Over 850 surgeons have been trained in using da Vinci RAS system to date.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Founded in 1989, the 2,765-bed hospital is the largest in South Korea, serving around 13,000 patients daily. It is also the teaching hospital of the University of Ulsan College of Medicine. The previous framework evaluated healthcare organisations in the areas of mobility, security, collaboration, transport and data centres.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 24, 2025

The five-campus hospital organisation shared it has been working to incorporate cloud and AI technologies in the emergency department. Over the past years, KUMC campuses have collaborated to enable interoperable data exchange via their cloud-based hospital information system.

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Hospitals 282

Healthcare It News

MARCH 27, 2025

Private Cambodian hospital enables mobile bank payments Central Hospital, a private hospital in Cambodia, has partnered with commercial bank Sathapana Bank to streamline payments via mobile banking. The HIP, according to the MOH, is an additional tool Singaporeans can use to make informed decisions about their health insurance.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 12, 2025

Landmark, which operates six hospitals across three states, will kick off a marketing process for its facilities in the coming weeks as it seeks new capital or owners.

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Hospitals 261

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Patients have valuable feedback on their experience during their hospital stays and clinic visits. " This is an innovative system that enables hospital leadership and staff to receive and act on patient feedback during the patients' visits to a hospital or practice.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The acquisition strengthens TigerConnects portfolio by introducing pre-hospital communication and transfer center workflows, that go beyond what can be achieved via EHR-based chat systems. About TigerConnect TigerConnect continues to transform healthcare with its comprehensive clinical collaboration platform.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In a sample of 100 hospitals, 34 didn’t meet requirements for publishing machine-readable files of their charges while 14 didn’t follow rules to post shoppable services.

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Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Hospitals are primed for natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes, but many haven’t thought about the domino effect cyberattacks can have locally, said Scott Gee, who joined AHA last month.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 18, 2025

Terre Haute Regional may be forced to close if it’s not acquired by Union Health, the hospitals argue in their latest request for a certificate that allows mergers to sidestep antitrust review. The FTC does not agree.

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Hospitals 251

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 21, 2025

Cofactor AI is Leveling the Playing Field in the AI Arms Race Between Payers and Providers Hospitals across the country are facing an ever-increasing onslaught of claims denials from insurance companies, with denials up 20.2% in 2023, according to the American Hospital Association. Originally announced November 25th, 2024

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Hospitals 115

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

SmarterDx launches SmarterDenials Using AI, SmarterDX, a hospital revenue technology company, said it has added more armament in the fight against payer denials. It can address complex denials such as DRG downgrades and level of service disputes when hospitals upload denied claims, according to the company.

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Hospitals 311

Healthcare It News

MARCH 3, 2025

Houston Methodist Hospital is using text messaging, voice technology and generative AI predictive analytics to drive patient-centered care.

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Hospitals 261

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Implementation of a "connected and standardised" EMR system at these healthcare facilities will be supported by Hospitals Victoria and the Department of Health. Implementation of a "connected and standardised" EMR system at these healthcare facilities will be supported by Hospitals Victoria and the Department of Health.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

What You Should Know: – Hospitals across the country are facing an ever-increasing onslaught of claims denials from insurance companies, with denials up 20.2% in 2023, according to the American Hospital Association. Cofactor AI also announced a $4 million seed funding round led by Drive Capital.

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Hospitals 105

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Demonstrating benefits The panel also discussed challenges and best practices in hospital and health data integration and sharing. "I could go to a hospital in central London… and [go] down the street to a private hospital. One has an EMR while the other's on paper. It also guides their lifestyle changes."

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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

JANUARY 3, 2025

Hospitals and health systems have been discussing digital-first patient engagement for a while now, but fewer organizations than you might think have made huge strides forward on that front. You cite digital-first patient engagement as a major issue for hospitals and health systems in 2025.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

" Agentic AI partners focusing on health Vantiq, an AI-driven platform, announced Tuesday that it is partnering with the professional service firm Huron to develop advanced agentic AI with an initial focus on healthcare and transforming hospital operations.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 5, 2025

After months of litigation, Yale New Haven called a deal to buy Prospect’s three Connecticut hospitals “impossible.” ” The bankrupt health system is reportedly looking for new buyers.

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Hospitals 209

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 24, 2025

The Providence health system has an internal service available to its 51 hospitals and other rural and community hospitals in its eight-state service area, bringing specialists and other high-demand providers virtually to the hospital bedside. In fact, most hospital stays require at least one specialty consultation."

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2025

Caregility is embedding virtual support directly into hospital rooms, helping to improve patient monitoring and give overworked nurses some much-needed relief. Overall, virtual care reduces staffing costs, eases burnout, and helps hospitals retain experienced nurses. The hospital room of the future is smarter.

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