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Wellinks announces new CEO

Mobi Health News

The virtual cardiopulmonary company told MobiHealthNews exclusively that it has appointed Stacie Bratcher as its CEO.

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CMS proposes payment cuts in physician fee schedule, and docs are crying foul

FierceHealthIT

The Biden administration has released the proposed physician fee schedule for 2024, and a 3.34% decrease in the conversation factor is likely to draw plenty of ire from docs. | The Biden administration has released the proposed physician fee schedule for 2024, and a 3.34% decrease in the conversation factor is likely to draw plenty of ire from docs.

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Causaly scores $60M to enhance AI platform for biomedical research

Mobi Health News

The round brings the company's total raise to $93 million.

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These 10 drugs account for 22% of Medicare Part D spending: KFF

FierceHealthIT

Approximately 22% of gross Medicare Part D spending can be attributed to 10 top-selling prescription drugs, according to analysis from KFF. | A new analysis shows a small number of prescription drugs disproportionately make up Medicare Part D spending.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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EHR: Your Lifetime Journey

Optimum Healthcare IT

Do you know how to navigate the EHR lifecycle? Let's dive deeper into the complexities of each stage in the EHR implementation lifecycle. Continue reading EHR: Your Lifetime Journey at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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What Does ChatGPT Know About Selecting a Telehealth Vendor?

AMD Telemedicine

ChatGPT is all the rage right now, and everyone seems to be turning to it for help. Given the fact that this program functions by sweeping the internet for useful information, it only makes sense to see what ChatGPT knows about selecting a telehealth technology vendor. We put it to the test and are excited to share how accurate we think the results are.

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Hospital M&A deal volume returns to pre-pandemic levels as systems seek out complementary services

FierceHealthIT

Hospital merger and acquisition deal volume has returned to pre-pandemic levels as of the second quarter of 2023, according to a new roundup report. | Twenty new hospital merger and acquisition deals were unveiled during the second quarter of 2023, the most since 2018.

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Demand Grows for Advancements in Healthcare’s Digital Front Door

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Clarissa Riggins , Chief Product Officer at Experian Health Patients have increasingly high expectations for easy and efficient tech-enabled solutions when it comes to accessing healthcare services. They seek convenient self-scheduling options, accurate cost estimates, and the ability to pre-register through their smartphones, among other modern services.

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CMS outlines 2.8% pay increase for outpatient facilities, ASCs in 2024 proposed rule

FierceHealthIT

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released its proposed Medicare payment rates and policy updates under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory S | The CY 2024 OPPS and ASC Payment System Proposed Rule includes a 2.8% pay increase for facilities, hospital price transparency updates and more.

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

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.

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Acclara: What’s Worth Automating?

Healthcare IT Today

So many new forms of automation and AI are entering the health care marketplace: Which ones will pay off and where should a healthcare organization start? In this video, Matt Haberman, Chief Technology Officer at Acclara advises a practical approach that balances effort with resulting value. Haberman, whose company offers automated revenue cycle management (RCM) as a revenue cycle management and consulting firm, advises organizations to create a “backlog” of tasks that might be autom

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House committee moves another price transparency, PBM reform package forward

FierceHealthIT

A key House panel has advanced yet another legislative package that aims to inject greater transparency into healthcare, particularly for pharmacy benefit managers. | A key House panel has advanced yet another legislative package that aims to inject greater transparency into healthcare, particularly for pharmacy benefit managers.

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Chris Wigley confirmed as Digital Health AI and Data keynote speaker

DigitalHealth

Chris Wigley, CEO of Genomics England, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker on day one of the inaugural Digital Health AI and Data.

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Novant Health, NeuroFlow partner to support mental health in patients, employees

FierceHealthIT

Novant Health, a health system serving North and South Carolina, has partnered with NeuroFlow, maker of behavioral health integration software, to support mental health and prevent burnout for pati | Novant Health patients with depression will have access to digital mental health resources and support. The benefit will also be offered to Novant Health’s more than 36,000 team members.

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Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications

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.

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Digital Health Unplugged: Women in digital healthcare leadership

DigitalHealth

Joining Jordan Sollof is Sylvia Stevenson and Dr Lia Ali to discuss and preview a Summer Schools session on women in digital healthcare leadership.

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New Hampshire, hospitals come to terms on psychiatric boarding multiyear lawsuit

FierceHealthIT

The New Hampshire Hospital Association (NHHA) and state officials are putting to bed a multiyear legal dispute over acute mental health patients being involuntarily held in emergency departments, a | The legal dispute over involuntarily held mental health patients had swung in hospitals' favor thanks to court decisions earlier this year.

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OneLondon advisory group finalises recommendations for health data use

DigitalHealth

The OneLondon Citizens Advisory Group has recently met to determine a set of recommendations in relation to the London Data Health Strategy.

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EHR: Your Lifetime Journey

Optimum Healthcare IT

Do you know how to navigate the EHR lifecycle? Let's dive deeper into the complexities of each stage in the EHR implementation lifecycle. The post EHR: Your Lifetime Journey first appeared on Optimum Healthcare IT. Continue reading EHR: Your Lifetime Journey at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

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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Explore the Extraordinary World of 19Labs and GALE Deployments On Our New Instagram Account

19 Labs

We have some thrilling news to share with all our incredible followers! We are delighted to announce the official launch of our Instagram account, @19labs. This dedicated space will take you on an extraordinary visual journey, showcasing the breathtaking world of GALE telemedicine deployments and the exciting activities happening within our company.

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2023 Remote Therapeutic Monitoring CPT Codes: Cheat Sheet

Health Recovery Solutions

As the demand for telehealth grows among healthcare organizations and patients, the opportunities for reimbursement have expanded. In one of the most recent updates, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized guidelines for new remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) CPT codes. Remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) is similar to remote patient monitoring (RPM), but it covers two systems: respiratory and musculoskeletal.

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Prime Therapeutics has a new CEO. Here's what he's looking to achieve at the PBM's helm

FierceHealthIT

In December 2022, Magellan Rx officially became a part of Prime Therapeutics. | ​In December 2022, Magellan Rx officially became a part of Prime Therapeutics. Now, Magellan's chief Mostafa Kamal is taking the helm of the entire organization.

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DexCare Closes $75M in Series C Funding, Led by ICONIQ Growth, to Accelerate Market Expansion of its Care Access Platform

Healthcare IT Today

Funding will Advance DexCare’s Product Portfolio of Innovation to help U.S. Healthcare Systems Capture Consumers, Manage Limited Resources, and Control Costs to Fuel Growth DexCare, Inc. , the leading patient demand and care access platform, today announced the close of its $75 million Series C funding round led by ICONIQ Growth. The funding will advance DexCare’s platform, which extends limited health-system capacity to serve patients faster and to precisely manage the supply and demand of digi

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Patient Engagement & Cultural Competence Training Roadmap: A Guide to Reducing Staff Burnout

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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Papa steps up security protocols, vetting process for in-home companions amid growing safety concerns

FierceHealthIT

Papa, a health tech startup that offers companionship services to older adults, has invested in new security protocols and stepped-up background checks for home caregivers as the safety of elderly | Eldercare startup Papa exclusively shared with Fierce Healthcare a roadmap for new safety and security measures, including enhancements to its vetting process.

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The Future Of IT: The 3 Pillars Of Enterprise Architecture

LeanIX

The future of IT requires enterprise architects to gain oversight of three key pillars of their software portfolio. Discover how to manage all the applications your organization buys, borrows, and builds.

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