KevinMD

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 4.5 billion people do not have access to primary care. In the US alone, the American Medical Association (AMA) claims 83 million Americans do not have access, and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) puts the number even higher at one-third of the US population or Read more… Towards a future for semi-autonomous AI-powered primary care providers originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 16, 2024

With less than three months before the clock runs out on telemedicine electronic prescribing flexibilities, Reps. Doris Matsui, D-California, and Earl "Buddy" Carter, R-Georgia, are leading a bipartisan charge to urge the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to strengthen and deliver a better proposal for a controlled substance registry for telehealth providers.

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DigitalHealth

OCTOBER 15, 2024

NHS Providers found that 73% of trust leaders named funding and financial constraints as the biggest barrier to digital transformation.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A new study offers a conundrum, or maybe a marketing problem. Most Americans 50 and older don’t trust AI-generated health information, says a new poll published by the University of Michigan. But they do trust their own ability to figure out what information is good and what isn’t when they look for it. They say they trust WebMD, Healthline. And yet only 32% said it was easy to find accurate health advice.

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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.

Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The tech giant and its partners will work to make AI-enabled eyesight-saving care more readily available to clinical systems across both countries.

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LeanIX

OCTOBER 15, 2024

André Christ is co-founder of SAP LeanIX co-founder. His keynote at the SAP Transformation Excellence Summit in Frankfurt, summarized here, focused on how enterprise architecture (EA) supports and drives business transformation in a volatile market.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Today I am keynoting the OSF Digital Health Symposium in Peoria, IL, discussing The State(s) of Digital Health. A double-entendre intended, one of the states I’ll be discussing is the migration of acute care back to peoples’ homes, embedded with sensors, householders donning smart rings, and rooms fitted with Internet-of-Things for health and well-being.

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Geonetric

OCTOBER 17, 2024

If the first thing you think of when you hear the term “Gen Z” is a teenager sitting around absentmindedly scrolling TikTok, think again. Gen Z is typically categorized as people born between 1997 and 2012, meaning that while some of them are still teenagers, many have now moved into young adulthood — and have […] Read 7 Things Your Organization Can Do to Market to Gen Z Patients at Geonetric.com.

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DigitalHealth

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust to file 'robust defence' against a claim it broke procurement law over an EPR contract.

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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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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The newly released PDTx, now RESET and RESET-O, deliver a self-directed 12-week course of cognitive behavioral therapy that incentivizes patients to conform to treatment.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Health literacy and, indeed, literacy across the many layers relevant for health (digital, medical, financial), is a challenge for people of all ages. The Institute for Healthcare Policy Innovation’s National Poll on Healthy Aging at the University of Michigan focused on people 50 and over in their latest study published this month: Health Literacy – How Well Can Older Adults Find, Understand, and Use Health Information.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 14, 2024

MD Home Health, a 39-year-old home health agency, has launched omnichannel home health services, what it says is a first for Phoenix and Arizona. The new offerings will include remote patient monitoring, telehealth, a brick-and-mortar clinic at HonorHealth Scottsdale, and traditional in-home services. President and CEO David P. Tusa, who joined MD Home Health in 2022, spoke with us about the motivation behind embracing the omnichannel approach, what the telehealth component looks like, what the

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FierceHealthIT

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.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The AI avatar, Liv, can hold conversations in real-time to provide individuals with dementia and Alzheimer's with resources and aid.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The premium for employer-sponsored health plans grew by 6-7% between 2023 and 2024, according to the report on Employer Health Benefits 2024 Annual Survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation, KFF’s 26th annual study into U.S. companies’ spending on workers’ health care. In 2024 the average annual health insurance premium for family coverage is $25,572, split by 75% covered by the employer (just over $19,000) and 25% borne by the employee ($6,296), shown in the first chart from th

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The following is a guest article b y Erin Weber , Chief Policy and Research Officer at CAQH Accurate provider data is foundational to the healthcare ecosystem. It guides decision-making, helps patients access the care they need, and keeps operations running smoothly behind the scenes. And while we’ve all acknowledged the challenge of keeping provider data up-to-date and error-free—especially with frequent changes in practice locations, credentials, and network participation—what we don’t talk ab

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The country’s three largest Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers obstruct seniors’ ability to receive post-acute care, a scathing report from the U.S. | A report from Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, found that the country's biggest Medicare Advantage insurers use artificial intelligence to control costs and deny prior auth claims.

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Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The large-scale study on open and closed models revealed LLMs exhibit noticeable variance when responding to different instantiations of the same question.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 17, 2024

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

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2024

With a Heritage in Safety, RLDatix Expands its Suite of Connected Healthcare Operations Solutions to Equip Healthcare Organizations with a 360-Degree View of Providers, Patient Safety, and Care Quality RLDatix , the leading global provider of connected healthcare operations software and services, announced its acquisition of SocialClimb LLC , a healthcare technology company supplying patient satisfaction, reputation management, and revenue growth solutions to provider groups, hospitals, and heal

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Blue Cross Blue Shield plans have agreed to a $2.8 billion settlement to resolve legal allegations from a slew of providers who claim the insurers colluded to prevent competition and lower reimburs | Blue Cross Blue Shield plans have agreed to a $2.8 billion settlement to resolve legal allegations from a slew of providers who claim the insurers colluded to prevent competition and lower reimbursements.

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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.

Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The AHA and MDisrupt will also co-develop a platform to enable expert referrals and disseminate evidence-based science to healthcare technology innovators.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Western Australia Country Health Service board chair Dr Neale Fong shares how they are enabling telemedicine and remote patient monitoring.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Bridging the data gap between acute care and post-acute care is a significant challenge. However, more and more evidence suggests that sharing the right information from acute care with post-acute care settings, like Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), leads to remarkable outcomes that benefit acute care providers, SNFs, and most importantly, the patient.

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Walgreens reported a loss of $3 billion in the fourth quarter and plans to close 1,200 stores over the next three years as part of the retail drugstore chain's ongoing turnaround strategy amid a ro | Walgreens reported a loss of $3 billion in the fourth quarter and plans to close 1,200 stores over the next three years as part of the retail drugstore chain's ongoing turnaround strategy amid a rocky fiscal 2024.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The New York-based company will use the investment to grow its partnerships and coverage among payers and move into Medicare populations in 2025.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Chiesi Group has launched The Impulse, an innovation platform focused on accelerating bold ideas and partnerships in healthcare. The Impulse makes its debut at Frontiers Health and aims to drive patient-centric innovation, with a strong focus on sustainability, digital health, and collaborative solutions. The platform will provide resources, mentorship, and a global network for innovators, researchers, and startups to bring forward-thinking healthcare solutions to life.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The following is a guest article by Jay Mathur, MD, Regional Medical Director at Contessa Health and Inlightened Expert As a practicing hospitalist designing and delivering hospital-at-home programs across the country, I’m excited about a future where we can expand this kind of care to more Americans. The need to expand the way we deliver care is clear: By 2040, about one in five Americans will be age 65 or older Not only is the population aging, but people are living longer; the number of A

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