Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 5/1/23
Over the last couple of years, I’ve been trying to learn more about marketing. It’s a critical part of what we do, whether it’s trying to promote a company, advertise a hospital, or convince…
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HIStalk Interviews Christine Swisher, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Project Ronin
Christine Swisher, PhD is chief scientific officer of Project Ronin of San Mateo, CA.
Tell me about yourself and the company.
My background is in healthcare, mostly in oncology, but…
Massachusetts health plan hit with ransomware and service disruptions
As a result of a ransomware attack affecting Harvard Pilgrim Health Care commercial and Medicare Advantage Stride plans, HPHC parent company Point32Health says it is waiving prior authorizations for most medical and behavioral health-covered…
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Writing A New Ending in the Patient Access to Care Story
Sponsored by Surescripts
May 01, 2023 – Burnout and provider shortages. Patients with one or more chronic conditions. Hospitals closing. Uncertainty.
These are all phrases that come to mind when thinking about the state of healthcare in…
Enabling Healthcare Interoperability with Fax to FHIR Solution
Sponsored by Consensus Cloud Solutions
May 01, 2023 – Part of operationalizing TEFCA, as a section of the 21st Century Cures Act, includes the adoption of Fast Interoperability Healthcare Resources (FHIR) by qualified health information networks…
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Navigating the Future of Work: the Rise of Remote Work and the Changing Landscape of Employment
The American Heart Association (AHA) has joined 30 other organizations in supporting the Chronic Care Management Improvement Act. The legislation aims to eliminate the 20% cost-sharing requirement for Chronic Care Management (CCM) services under…
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Transforming Healthcare Delivery with Technology: Practice Better Raises $27M to Scale Their Comprehensive Management Platform
Canadian practice management platform Practice Better has raised $27m in a growth investment round led by Five Elms Capital, after a $1m investment earlier this year. Practice Better offers a variety of tools to…
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M&A notebook: Providers and platforms make big moves
Mergers and acquisitions in healthcare remain strong as providers seek to meet cost and quality goals to meet the demands of value-based reimbursements while health IT companies pursue increased market share or partnerships that…
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A New Frontier for Mental Health: Columbia University’s Center for Precision Psychiatry Ushers in a New Era of Personalized Treatment
Columbia University has opened the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Center for Precision Psychiatry & Mental Health to utilize precision medicine in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental illnesses. Funded by a $75m grant…
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Put Down Patients at the Center of Healthcare: AI Technology Reviews and Interprets Perceptions of Cholesterol Drugs
Stanford Medicine researchers developed an AI algorithm to analyze Reddit posts regarding statins to understand patient perceptions. Of the 10,000 posts analyzed, 30% expressed negative views on statins, with many patients mistrusting the correlation…
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