Last Friday, the Biden-Harris Administration released a proposed rule to establish staffing standards among the nation’s nursing homes. CMS is seeking feedback on the 231-page proposal until November 6. So far, reactions have been…
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Data is an invaluable asset in the healthcare industry, capable of empowering practitioners to deliver better care, optimizing operations for medical organizations, and encouraging patients to actively participate in their own healthcare journeys. However,…
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AI is a bit of a buzzword in the healthcare world, so it’s sometimes difficult to tell how much of an impact this technology is going to end up having on the sector. This…
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We’re in a new healthcare landscape. Hospitals and health systems face escalating pressures from various sources: a critical labor shortage, an increasingly consumer-driven marketplace, and stiff competition from technology behemoths new to the space…
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Virtual opioid use disorder provider Bicycle Health announced Thursday that it is partnering with Albertsons, a supermarket and pharmacy chain, to expand access to buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder.
Boston-based Bicycle Health is a…
Investment in value-based care startups quadrupled during the pandemic, and dollars continue to flow to these companies as the healthcare industry shifts its focus away from fee-for-service care. Some examples of value-based care startups…
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There is growing concern among some health tech leaders that they should perhaps take a step back to ensure the use of artificial intelligence – especially generative AI – is safe, appropriate, secure and…
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Today we’re not only facing a critical shortage of skilled nurses, exacerbated by pandemic burnout layered onto the aging nursing workforce, but we’re also confronted with the fact that most licensed nurses are simply…
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Castell, the value-based care subsidiary of Intermountain Healthcare, selected Headspace to offer digital mental health services to members of select insurance plans in Utah, the companies announced Thursday.
Santa Monica, California-based Headspace offers a range…
Beginning September 1, HHS’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will begin enforcing the anti-information blocking regulations laid out in the 21st Century Cures Act. The office finalized penalties to enforce these rules in…
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