What You Should Know:
- Heart disease remains a leading cause of death in the United States, claiming over 700,000 lives in 2022 alone. While cardiologists play a crucial role in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular conditions, a new study reveals a shocking disparity in access to these specialists across the country.
- A collaborative study between GoodRx Research and Harvard Medical School researchers reveals that a staggering 46% of U.S. counties, home to 22 million residents,
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90% of Healthcare Insurers Struggle to Get Insights from Data – Is AI the Answer?
What You Should Know
- A new study by ActiveOps, a leader in AI-powered decision intelligence, paints a concerning picture of the US healthcare insurance industry drowning in data yet thirsty for insights. The crux of the problem? Critical decision-making is hampered by a severe lack of data accessibility, context, and trust.
- The ActiveOps study was commissioned Censuswide to survey Chief Operating Officers, Chief Financial Officers, and Senior Heads of Operations within the US
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Fullscript Shows How Whole Person Care Reduces Healthcare Burden
What You Should Know:
- Fullscript, a leading healthcare platform for whole person care, announced the publication of two studies, with combined results proving the effectiveness of whole person care when using the Fullscript platform, highlighting how it can be both achievable and scalable, and showcasing the dual benefits for both patients and providers.
- The studies measured the impact of Fullscript’s platform in driving better engagement and clinical outcomes for patients, while also
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NetSfere Integrates with Microsoft Nuance’s Dragon Medical Speech Recognition
What You Should Know:
- Healthcare professionals face a constant challenge: balancing efficient communication with patient privacy and regulatory compliance. Today, NetSfere, a provider of secure messaging solutions, announced it is integrating its secure message platform with Microsoft Nuance’s Dragon Medical speech recognition.
- Doctors, nurses, and frontline workers can now communicate using industry-specific jargon – anatomical terms, medications, procedures – all
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Aligning Primary Care with Behavioral Health is Critical to Patient Outcomes
There is increasing recognition across the healthcare continuum of the link between patient behavioral health and clinical outcomes. Unfortunately, alignment between primary care physicians and services for mental health issues, substance use, and other social determinants of health (SDoH) too often range from poor to nonexistent.
“Behavioral health factors have an outsized influence on morbidity and mortality, and are the source of a large portion of family physicians' frustrations
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Med-Metrix Acquires HRSI to Strengthen Eligibility Management Capabilities
What You Should Know:
- Med-Metrix, LLC (“Med-Metrix”), a leading provider of technology-enabled Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solutions acquires Healthcare Receivable Specialists, Inc. (“HRSI”). HRSI is a specialized RCM and patient access company with a strong reputation for its best-in-class Medicaid eligibility services.
- The strategic acquisition strengthens Med-Metrix’s position as a comprehensive RCM provider by adding HRSI’s expertise in eligibility management. Financial
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Missouri DHSS to Leverage HIMSS Digital Health Indicator for Transformation
What You Should Know:
- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is taking a leap forward in digital health transformation by partnering with Guidehouse and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) to assess the current state of its public health data infrastructure.
- This strategic initiative, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), marks the first time the HIMSS Digital Health Indicator (DHI) will be used
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The Consumer Voice in Weight Care: Rock Health Survey Series Reveals Preferences and Challenges
What You Should Know:
- The obesity epidemic continues to be a major public health concern, with projections suggesting half of all Americans will struggle with weight issues by 2025. While discussions about weight management solutions often focus on healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies, a new survey series sheds light on the experiences and preferences of consumers directly engaged in weight care.
- The 2024 Rock Health Weight Care Experience Survey Series aimed to
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Guidehealth, Story Health Partner to Deliver Value-Based Cardiology Care
What You Should Know:
- Guidehealth, an AI-powered healthcare services company, and Story Health, a digital health leader in specialty care delivery, have joined forces to offer a comprehensive cardiology care program for health systems and clinically integrated networks (CINs).
- By leveraging their combined expertise, Guidehealth and Story Health aim to revolutionize cardiology care, leading to better outcomes for patients and a more cost-effective healthcare system.
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WannaCry Wasn’t Enough: Why Healthcare Still Struggles with Cybersecurity Communication
According to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), cyber incidents in health care are on the rise. From 2018-2022, there has been a 93% increase in large breaches reported to OCR (369 to 712), with a 278% increase in large breaches involving ransomware.
Ascension, a healthcare provider with 140 hospitals across 19 states, recently suffered a cyberattack that disrupted multiple critical systems. Another significant breach occurred earlier in February, impacting Change Healthcare and affecting
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