Every employer wants to believe their benefits package is making a difference. After all, it's a major investment, not just in dollars, but in employee wellbeing, retention, and performance. However, it can be challenging to ensure the benefits in place are actually being used.
When employees don't use the benefits offered, that investment quietly loses value. It's not just about wasted money, though. Underutilized benefits lead to delays in care, unmanaged chronic conditions, burnout, and
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Physicians are Working More Than Ever, But Reimbursement Isn’t Keeping Up, Report Finds
What You Should Know:
- Physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) are working at record levels, , according to the quarterly Physician Flash Report from Kaufman Hall, a Vizient company.
- Despite the overall positive financial trend for hospitals in June, the report also found an increase in hospital bad debt and charity care, which may be linked to a shift in public insurance enrollment. The report, which draws on data from over 1,300 hospitals, found that revenue on a
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Preventive Neurology: A Game-Changer for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide live with a high risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). They display no cognitive symptoms but harbor insidious genetic markers of AD-related brain changes.
Simon Nicholls was one of these people. After testing positive for two copies of the ApoE4 gene and concerning blood-based biomarkers for AD, Simon wanted to take control of his health. With two children at home and lots of life left to live, he came to us
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How Centralized Patient Access Can Fix RCM and Staff Shortages
Rising operating costs, shrinking operating margins, and a complex payer landscape characterized by heightened prior authorization requirements and a push to embed advanced technology more deeply into the review process have thrown provider finances into turmoil. Exacerbating it all is a chronic and worsening shortage of skilled revenue cycle management (RCM) professionals, including patient access.
Internally, the inefficiencies created by outdated, time-consuming, and
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Nordic and CLEAR Partner to Secure Way to Manage EHR Accounts
What You Should Know:
- Nordic, a global health and technology consulting company, and CLEAR, the secure identity company, have announced a new partnership.
- The collaboration aims to enhance healthcare information security and simplify patient and provider access across the healthcare ecosystem. This alliance will bring CLEAR's innovative, secure identity platform to Nordic's extensive network of over 700 healthcare clients.
Modernizing Healthcare Security for a Better
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xCures Launches Operational IAS Solution with Epic, CLEAR, and Kno2
What You Should Know:
- xCures, a leader in AI-powered healthcare data solutions announced the launch of its Individual Access Services (IAS) within the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).
- The milestone is a major step toward creating a seamless, nationwide system for patient data access, allowing for more complete and accurate medical records.
Comprehensive Solution for Secure Data Exchange
xCures' new solution integrates several key technologies to
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Mount Sinai Researchers Develop AI-Driven Surgical Education Model to Improve Quality of Resident Training
What You Should Know:
- Mount Sinai researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of teaching surgical trainees a difficult procedure using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and an extended-reality headset without the presence of an instructor. All of the 17 trainees in the study achieved surgical success.
- The novel study, published in Journal of Medical Extended Reality, drew highly favorable reviews
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The PR Blindspot That’s Costing Healthcare Startups Their Next Funding Round
In today’s investment landscape, artificial intelligence is changing the way venture capitalists conduct early-stage due diligence. And if you are a health tech founder preparing for your next raise, understanding how PR fits into that equation may be one of the most strategic decisions you can make.
Over the past decade, I have helped clients raise over $1 billion in venture capital and guided dozens of companies through successful acquisitions and exits. When it comes to PR and funding,
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The Next Hygiene Frontier: Indoor Air Quality as a Strategic Priority in Healthcare
Hospitals and outpatient facilities are under increasing pressure to reduce costs while improving patient outcomes. Yet many still operate with outdated systems when it comes to one of the most important and overlooked factors in healthcare environments: indoor air quality (IAQ).
In many healthcare settings, IAQ is treated as a compliance issue rather than a strategic opportunity.
Most facilities monitor basic ventilation requirements but rarely track other important factors like
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Zyter| TruCare Unveils Agentic AI Platform to Reimagine Enterprise Workflows
What You Should Know:
- Zyter|TruCare today announced the launch of Zyter Symphony™, a next-generation, orchestrated Agents-as-a-Service platform that enables enterprises to rewire legacy workflows with speed, precision, and flexibility.
- Powered by a modular, multi-agent AI system, Symphony is engineered to reduce “process debt” and unlock trapped business value across clinical and administrative domains.
Zyter|TruCare Launches Symphony: Orchestrated AI for Scalable Healthcare
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