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: 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.

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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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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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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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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Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

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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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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) announced the completion of two draft documents on Friday that may have a big effect on the future of AI in healthcare. | After Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm announced that HHS will work with industry to develop a national network of quality assurance labs for AI, CHAI is releasing two draft documents that spell out how to certify those assurance labs and an AI "nutrition label" for healthcare decision-makers.

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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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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 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 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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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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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 Today

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Nirvana ’s platform sheds light into the opaque world of healthcare benefits. By leveraging AI, Nirvana provides instant verification of insurance and highly accurate cost estimates to providers and their patients. As a result, Nirvana enables a world in which patients can seek care confidently without fear of surprise bills while providers save time and money.

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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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DigitalHealth

OCTOBER 18, 2024

UK Biobank "strongly" refutes claims that researchers from a ‘race science’ network obtained volunteers' sensitive health information.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Strategic Move Advances the Company’s Role in Healthcare Automation, Further Streamlining Data and Processes in Hospitals and Health Systems Nationwide at the Most Critical Time Vyne Medical , a leader in the healthcare industry for improving disparate communication process management, today announced the acquisition of Extract Systems , an award-winning provider of advanced data extraction solutions, solidifying Vyne Medical’s position as a leading healthcare automation company.

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Drug Enforcement Administration is poised to extend pandemic-era telehealth prescribi | The third temporary extension is rumored to be for just one year, punting the deadline for the next administration to negotiate permanent rules to December 2025. Telemedicine companies, including those that prescribe Adderall, will be able to continue prescribing as they have since 2020.

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