With rising rates of loneliness, isolation and an alarming increase in suicide, the mental health crisis faced by youth in the United States requires urgent attention and innovative solutions. This has become a priority across many parts of healthcare, as recent research from the U.S. Surgeon General focuses on both the short- and long-term effects of these challenges and further highlights the need for effective mental health care for children and teens. One key factor in addressing this crisis
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Avo Launches EHR-Integrated AI Consult Tool
What You Should Know:
- Avo, a provider of healthcare AI solutions, announces the launch of Ask Avo, a first-of-its-kind, customizable AI consult tool that seamlessly integrates into Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems.
- Ask Avo harnesses patient data, institutional protocols, and updated medical guidelines to deliver trustworthy and relevant responses to complex clinical questions.
Empowering Clinicians with Actionable AI
Ask Avo functions as a "digital front door"
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Claim Denials Surge as Healthcare Providers Struggle with Tech Adoption
What You Should Know:
- A new Experian Health study reveals a concerning trend in the healthcare industry: claim denials are on the rise, and healthcare providers are increasingly hesitant to embrace technology solutions that could alleviate this burden.
- The Experian Health 2024 State of Claims survey paints a stark picture of the challenges providers face in managing their revenue cycles.
The Growing Claim Denial Crisis
Compared to a similar study conducted in 2022,
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Epic Challenges Particle Health Over Data Privacy Dispute
What You Should Know:
- Epic Systems, a leading electronic health records (EHR) provider, has initiated a dispute against Particle Health through the Carequality interoperability network, raising concerns about the potential misuse of patient medical records.
- The dispute, filed at the direction of Epic's customer governing council, alleges that some Particle customers used the network to take people’s medical records under false pretenses.
Alleged Misuse of Data
One
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Finding Success Amid Complexity: 3 Payer Strategies for Better Risk Adjustment Results
Risk adjustment requires constant attention to ensure accurate coding, timely regulatory compliance, and streamlined communications across the payer-provider continuum. Increasingly rigorous oversight from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are calling for better diligence, planning and administrative oversight for effective risk adjustment.
The January 2023 rule from CMS, which struck the fee-for-service adjuster from risk
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Cloud Development Environments: A New Frontline in Healthcare Cybersecurity
It’s no surprise that one of healthcare leaders’ biggest fears is having customer data stolen, leaked or exposed. As large healthcare breaches hit record highs, hacks are affecting more individual records than ever – 136 million in 2023, more than double the previous year. This has triggered a wave of class action lawsuits, disruptions in billing cycles, and major service impacts at healthcare institutions.
Given this backdrop, healthcare organizations are doing everything they can to keep
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SONIFI Health & NESA Bring Epic Virtual Care to Patient TVs
What You Should Know:
- Leading patient engagement technology provider SONIFI Health has partnered with NESA—a rapidly growing virtual care technology provider whose AI-powered solution is embedded directly into Epic’s ECAL/CAL virtual care platform—to improve patient care and engagement with SONIFI Health’s interactive TV system.
- Building on the success NESA has experienced deploying virtual care on wall-mounted displays and mobile carts in hospitals, integrations with SONIFI Health
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Clinical Data Registries: Essential, Yet Underutilized Due to Data Challenges
What You Should Know:
- A recent survey conducted by Carta Healthcare, a company dedicated to advancing healthcare through clinical data, has revealed a concerning reality: while clinical data registries are deemed crucial for improving care quality and population health management, their effectiveness is being hindered by challenges related to data accuracy, completeness, and inadequate sponsor tools.
- The survey, conducted by Reaction Data in June 2024 among clinical data
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WellSpan Health Launches First Patient-Facing GenAI Healthcare Agent
What You Should Know:
- WellSpan Health, a leading integrated healthcare provider known for its innovation, is partnering with Hippocratic AI, a pioneer in healthcare-focused large language models, to introduce a groundbreaking clinical GenAI healthcare agent.
- The conversational AI-powered service will directly interact with patients, enhancing healthcare access, equity, and outcomes.
Improve Access and Health Screening for Patients
Hippocratic AI's GenAI agent,
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Cognoa Launches First State Medicaid Program to Cover AI-Powered Autism Diagnostic
What You Should Know:
Cognoa, a leading child development and behavioral health company, today announced its inclusion as a covered benefit under Wyoming Medicaid that will cover the cost of the company’s flagship product, Canvas Dx – the first FDA authorized diagnostic for children at risk of developmental delays including autism. Wyoming’s coverage of AI-based Canvas Dx sets a powerful precedent for other states as a key step to make early detection of autism and subsequent early
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