Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The following is a guest article by Cathy Donohue, Senior Vice President of Product at CodaMetrix For decades, niche automation and piecemeal software solutions have been deployed by health systems to make electronic health records (EHRs) more effective in delivering care, monitoring quality, and controlling costs. Much of these objectives rely on the presence of accurate code sets to describe the patients’ condition and the care delivered.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The acquisition of data company Sparta Science will allow Oura to expand its data analytics capabilities and its B2B offerings.

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Making true progress toward value-based care requires buy-in and understanding from physicians — and for them to be willing to find common ground with insurers for collaborating. | UnitedHealth Group partnered with the University of Minnesota's medical school to launch a four-week elective course that exposes fourth-year medical students to value-based care and has them working in person with Optum clinicians.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Physicians will have the ability to compare medication prices in real-time and prescribe using eNavvi's platform.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Optum Rx is rolling out a slate of new programs that seek to support independent pharmacies in managing costs and more complex patient needs. | Optum Rx is rolling out a slate of new programs that seek to support independent pharmacies in managing costs and more complex patient needs.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Investment Follows Technical Collaboration on Large Language Models for Healthcare Hippocratic AI , the company building the first safety-focused Large Language Model (LLM) for healthcare, today announced it has received an investment from NVentures , NVIDIA’s venture capital arm in its recently closed extended Series A round. NVentures, along with Greycroft and Leo Shapiro of 7Wire Ventures, contributed a combined total of an additional $17 million to the round, bringing the total invested in t

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The Cigna Group reported $739 million in profit for the third quarter, a figure that accounts for a $1 billion after-tax investment loss tied to VillageMD. | The Cigna Group reported $739 million in profit for the third quarter, a figure that accounts for a $1 billion after-tax investment loss tied to VillageMD.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Transparency is not just a regulatory requirement for healthcare payers; it’s a key factor in fostering trust, improving relationships, and driving collaboration. By focusing on clear communication, data integrity, financial openness, and regulatory compliance, payers can create a more reliable and cooperative environment with providers. The post Is Transparency Key to Gaining Trust?

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Medicare Advantage’s popularity is associated with lower total Medicare spending, a new report from Elevance Health finds. | Elevance Health researchers might have an explanation for lower-than-expected Medicare spending: the proliferation of Medicare Advantage plans.

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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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DigitalHealth

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Leaders from across the digital health, care and technology sectors have reacted to chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget.

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The relationship between health systems and health plans has historically been fraught with tension, as each side tries to outmaneuver the other. | The relationship between health systems and health plans has historically been fraught with tension, as each side tries to outmaneuver the other. The latest secret weapon each side has been deploying? Artificial intelligence.

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Optimum Healthcare IT

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Discover how to maximize Epic ROI with ServiceNow tools, reduce clinician frustration, and streamline processes in this podcast episode. The post 4 Ways to Increase Epic ROI With ServiceNow appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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DigitalHealth

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Big Health says that its app to treat insomnia is unavailable to most NHS patients despite being recommended by NICE over two years ago.

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Even as the world is going digital, medical practice staff still spend a lot of time communicating over the phone. | Startup Hello Patient built generative AI agents to do the work of traditional support staff at medical practices, freeing them up for more valuable, patient-facing work.

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DigitalHealth

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A trial has found that digital avatars can help people with psychosis reduce the distress and frequency with which they hear voices.

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ActiGraph

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Digital health technologies (DHT) can collect objective, multi-dimensional data passively and remotely with a limited burden for clinical trial participants, providing a way to capture previously inaccessible insights to support drug development and commercialization. However, DHTs have not yet realized their full potential in drug development. Adoption is growing but has been hampered by uncertainties in the regulatory framework overseeing DHT deployment in clinical development.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2024

At the 2024 NextGen User Group Meeting #NextGenUGM24, the message was clear: The company continues to make steady improvements to its platform and remains focused on reducing administrative burden for both customers and partners. Most importantly, NextGen Healthcare ’s Ambient Assist solution has lived up to expectations. Healthcare IT Today was invited to cover #NextGenUGM24, held in Nashville TN.

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Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer

Download our 30-minute webinar where we delve into real-life examples of HIPAA violations and preventative measures every organization should know! You will learn: The critical factors that lead to HIPAA violations and how to identify them. Three compelling real-life cases of organizations that faced severe HIPAA penalties. Proven strategies to safeguard YOUR organization against HIPAA violations.

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Cleveland Clinic is collaborating with Ayble Health, a digital health platform focused on chronic gastrointestinal conditions, to support patients in a more holistic way. | Participating individuals can go through Ayble Health's content, co-developed with the Cleveland Clinic, at their own pace and connect with Ayble’s team to help with education or goal setting.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Full Disclosure: I’m not a doctor and I don’t play one on TV or this site. However, I am a patient that’s impacted by these options and so I’m writing from my informed patient perspective. I acknowledge this is a controversial topic which is why I think it’s worth exploring and learning together as this evolves. One of the most controversial things in healthcare is whether “healthy” people should be doing regular lab tests, MRIs, and other diagnostics.

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Digital Health Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This week’s Oracle Health Summit in Nashville was a rodeo of announcements, and by this time next year it sounds like we could see both an entirely new AI-powered EHR and a freshly minted QHIN. The biggest headline from the event was the unveiling of a next-generation EHR powered by AI, which will allow clinicians to use voice for conversational search and interactions.

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Behavioral health tech company Thrive Global and preventive health management platform Function Health are banding together in a new health coaching partnership. | Eligible members in the program can skip Function Health's long waitlist and gain access to more than 100 lab tests aimed at preventing chronic disease.

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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.

Geonetric

OCTOBER 31, 2024

When was the last time you really looked at your employee intranet? Log in and try to complete some simple tasks: find and fill out an HR form, check what’s for lunch today, and read the latest company news. Were you easily able to find and complete those tasks? Or did you feel like you […] Read 8 Things Employees Want from Your Intranet at Geonetric.com.

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LeanIX

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Time-based energy attribute certificates (T-EACs) are a new way of accounting for your carbon footprint. Could this new method help make your IT use energy efficient?

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