EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 5/2/24 – HIStalk
The hot topic in the virtual physician lounge this week was that another company has decided that delivering healthcare is more difficult than it thought.
Across the board, members of a primary care discussion…
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Walmart announces closing of clinics and virtual care
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Walmart is closing Walmart Health and Walmart Health Virtual Care, saying the business model was not profitable nor sustainable. The Walmart Health centers opened in 2019.
“Through our experience managing Walmart Health centers…
LLMs are not ready to automate clinical coding, says Mount Sinai study
A new study from Mount Sinai suggests that using generative artificial intelligence to help with coding automation has some significant limitations.WHY IT MATTERS
For the research, Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine evaluated the potential application…
Walmart Shutters All 51 Health Centers, Telehealth Offering
What You Should Know:
– Walmart announced today the difficult decision to close all 51 Walmart Health centers and discontinue its virtual care offering. This comes after five years of operation for the health centers.
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New codes from the AMA could mean more RPM reimbursement by 2025
Today, most remote patient monitoring services are billed under four Current Procedural Terminology codes. These codes can be split into two categories to help understand their uses. There are two RPM device monitoring codes…
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HIMSSCast: New analytics strategies for patient-centric pop health
The shift toward value-based reimbursement demands that hospitals and health systems take a more thoughtful approach to population health management. That requires the development of robust analytics strategies to track care quality and help…
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News 4/10/24 – HIStalk
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A second ransomware group – likely a disgruntled affiliate of the Blackcat/ALPHV group – threatens UnitedHealth Group with the sale of data that was stolen during the February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare…
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The Importance of Partnership in the Ambulatory RCM Services Market
It is harder than ever for ambulatory healthcare organizations to get paid for the care they provide. Revenue cycle management (RCM) services firms can help organizations fill resource gaps and build processes that optimize…
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Providence Chief Nursing Officer: All Hospitals Should Be Using These 3 Tools – MedCity News
Each health system is a unique enterprise with its own mission, locale and payer mix. However, many of hospitals’ biggest challenges remain the same throughout the sector — low reimbursement rates, proliferating cyberattacks and…
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MA hospitals losing $24M per day following Change Healthcare cyberattack
By Victoria Bailey
March 19, 2024 – The Change Healthcare cyberattack is costing Massachusetts hospitals at least $24 million per day, according to the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA).
After Change Healthcare’s network was interrupted by…
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