Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 27, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Bill Smither, executive director, CSG Forte Payment Systems. Annual healthcare spending in the U.S. tops $4 trillion, an unfathomable amount of money, and 25% of that is strictly administrative expenses. Patients and healthcare organizations […] The article Beyond the Bill: Enhancing the Patient Payments Experience appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 27, 2023

The family-building company's members will have access to Neway Fertility in Manhattan and five Utah Fertility Centers in Utah and Idaho.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 27, 2023

Amazon Clinic, with subscription-based telehealth services in 33 states, appears to be holding off on a promotional campaign announcing its nationwide expansion that was reportedly planned to launch today because of a letter asking about the telemedicine platform's patient privacy protections from Senators Peter Welch, D-Vermont, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 27, 2023

The company will proceed with a 1-for-14 reverse stock split of its Class A common stock effective July 7.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 27, 2023

TrueCare is a community health center in the North San Diego and Riverside Counties area focused on providing quality healthcare to underserved communities. THE PROBLEM Because it is a community health center, it provides care to underserved communities, which often have a higher prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension, or high blood pressure. That increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, two of the leading causes of death in the country.

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Digital Health Global

JUNE 27, 2023

Partnership expands access to high-quality wound care in low-resource areas TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Swift Medical, a digital health technology company focused on improving clinical and economic outcomes in wound care, today announced a strategic partnership with Corstrata, a leader in virtual wound care delivery, to enhance and expand access to high-quality wound care.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 27, 2023

Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries given home-delivered meals in the four weeks after being discharged from a hospital were not only less likely to be readmitted within 30 days, they were also l | Kaiser Permanente Southern California found that a meal delivery program for Medicare Ad-vantage beneficiaries cut mortality rates, and improved outcomes overall, according to a study in JAMA Health Forum.

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Digital Health Global

JUNE 27, 2023

Feature is Live Today in Seven Hospitals, With Thousands of Patients Already Benefiting From a More Precise and Personalized Education Experience CLAYMONT, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Vital , a leading artificial intelligence (AI)-driven digital health company, announced today that it has introduced the industry’s first AI-Powered Video Education feature, designed to auto-prescribe precise education to patients in the emergency department (ED) and inpatient settings.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 27, 2023

Drugstore chain Walgreens reported third-quarter sales were up nearly 9% to reach $35.4 million, but the company slashed its profit outlook for the year as it faces lower consumer spending and a dr | Drugstore chain Walgreens reported third-quarter sales were up nearly 9% to reach $35.4 million, but the company slashed its profit outlook for the year as it faces lower consumer spending and a drop in COVID-19 tests and vaccines.

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Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 27, 2023

Acquisition Positions ibml as the Clear Leader in the High-Volume Digitization Market Imaging Business Machines LLC (ibml ) , a global market leader in high-volume, mission-critical digitization and intelligent document processing (IDP) solutions, today announced the acquisition of Exela Technologies ‘ IntelliScan Smart Scanning Solutions (Intelliscan).

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 27, 2023

What should we take away from the controversy surrounding Bud Light’s marketing campaign featuring transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney? | We assert that healthcare organizations have an obligation to put members of the LGBTQ+ community at the heart of their business strategies.

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Canadian Health Infoway

JUNE 27, 2023

Technological advancements have revolutionized numerous industries and health care is no exception. One innovation that has transformed the way prescriptions are sent and received is PrescribeIT ®.

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LeanIX

JUNE 27, 2023

Application rationalization isn't just a cost-cutting exercise. Discover why continuous app rationalization is essential for multiple reasons.

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Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.

DigitalHealth

JUNE 27, 2023

Patients undergoing chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatment are being offered a new remote care service that monitors their progress and helps them manage symptoms at home.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 27, 2023

Dr. Ramon Jacobs-Shaw is chief clinical officer at Belong Health. | This week on "Podnosis," we talk about the role commercial insurers play in Medicaid eligibility determinations. Also under discussion is healthcare for the LGBTQ+ community.

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DigitalHealth

JUNE 27, 2023

New research has revealed that nearly eight in 10 UK providers of frontline healthcare services have experienced at least one data breach since 2021.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 27, 2023

Care workers – it’s not a shortage – it’s a crisis. People who need care workers will tell you – the media will tell you, and the industry will tell you. From the national home care associations , a report in March: “The workforce shortage in home-based care has reached crisis proportions. Despite the best efforts of industry leadership and management, the gap between the numbers of patients and families seeking assistance and the availability of workers to provide that care is accelerating at

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This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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DigitalHealth

JUNE 27, 2023

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is trialling new AI-powered software that can help identify positioning errors in mammograms to improve breast cancer care.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 27, 2023

Nationwide hospital operating margins inched upward again in May thanks to a combination of reduced labor expenses and higher revenues, particularly in outpatient settings, according to the latest | Nationwide hospital margins benefited from reduced per-patient expenses and increases in both inpatient and outpatient revenues, consulting firm Kaufman Hall found.

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Xealth

JUNE 27, 2023

Cynthia Church, Chief Strategy Officer This week, I’m in West Virginia visiting my mom – and the technology struggle is real. I am fortunate to be able to work remotely, although that isn’t an option when the internet is only somewhat reliable. This morning I woke to no broadband and a message that says: Now what? Good thing there is nothing mission-critical on the list for today.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 27, 2023

Pharmacy benefit managers and their role in the drug supply chain have been under the microscope, and a new playbook aims to arm employers with strategies to strengthen their negotiating power. | Pharmacy benefit managers and their role in the drug supply chain have been under the microscope, and a new playbook aims to arm employers with strategies to strengthen their negotiating power.

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Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist

If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 27, 2023

The following is a guest article by Ryan Witt, Healthcare Cybersecurity Leader at Proofpoint The Internet of Medical Things, or IoMT, is a deep web of interconnected devices that increasingly plays a vital role in care delivery. Unfortunately, these devices have also significantly enhanced healthcare’s cyber risk, and security researchers have raised alarms about the vulnerabilities of these devices for more than a decade.

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Xealth

JUNE 27, 2023

David Slifka, Vice President, Commercial Enablement The digital health ecosystem is a complex place. Confusion abounds among healthcare providers regarding digital therapeutics (DTx) terminology and classifications, and understandably so. The COVID pandemic accelerated DTx interest and adoption, but as is characteristic of the digital health space at large, health systems find themselves catching up on tools they’ve already implemented.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 27, 2023

It seems as though every day we have some kind of new technology or a breakthrough in how technology can be used in healthcare. And with each new development, we open a door for new ways for that technology to be used and adapted. This then opens another door, and so on until we have an endless cycle of innovation in healthcare. So with all of these incredible innovations, let’s take a moment to narrow our field down to Revenue Cycle Management (RCM).

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