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Banner – University Family Care announced a new partnership with Foodsmart, the nation’s largest food benefits management company.The partnership supports the shared mission to improve the health and quality of life of Banner – University Family Care members through nutritional education and improved access to healthy food at scale.
Empowering Healthy Communities: Foodsmart's Holistic Approach to Addressing Food Insecurity and Nutritional
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Northwell Forms 3-Year Partnership with Playbook Health for AI-Powered Clinical Documentation
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- Playback Health, a healthcare technology company forms a three-year strategic integration partnership with Northwell Health, the largest health system in New York state.
- The partnership focuses on integrating Playback Health's innovative clinical communication platform with Northwell Health's dedication to exceptional patient care. A key component of this initiative is the introduction of Playback Health's latest AI-powered feature, Notes.
Introducing Notes:
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Nursing Report Reveals Generational Divide on Nursing’s Future, Amidst Staffing Shortages
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- Incredible Health, the leading healthcare career marketplace, released its 5th Annual State of US Nursing Report today. The report, based on data from one million nurses and a survey of over 3,300, offers a comprehensive look at the state of nursing in the United States.
- The report underscores the need for solutions to address staffing shortages, improve compensation, and enhance nurse safety and well-being. Collaboration between healthcare systems,
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HiLabs Secures $39M to Tackle Dirty Healthcare Data with AI
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HiLabs, a leading provider of AI-powered solutions to manage dirty data, unlocking its hidden potential for healthcare transformation, today announced a $39 million Series B financing.The round was led by Denali Growth Partners and Eight Roads Ventures, with participation from F-Prime Capital. The capital raise follows rapid customer adoption of its healthcare data ingestion, cleansing, and enrichment platform, MCheck™, and will support continued enhancement of the
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AKASA Unveils Gen AI Assistant, Cuts Prior Authorization Time by 50%
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- AKASA, a leader in generative AI (GenAI) solutions for the revenue cycle, today announced the launch of Authorization Advisor™.
- Authorization Advisor tackles the time-consuming and error-prone process of prior authorization, a major pain point for healthcare providers.
Prior Authorization Made Easy with AI
Prior authorization, a process requiring approval from insurers before delivering certain services, is a significant burden for healthcare providers. It
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Verato, Google Cloud Partner to Tackle Healthcare’s Identity Data Crisis
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Verato, the identity experts for healthcare, today announced its partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate healthcare organizations’ ability to transform their businesses with an end-to-end, trusted enterprise identity data management solution – solving the problem that drives everything else – knowing who who is.Through this strategic partnership, Verato’s purpose-built-for-healthcare Master Data Management (hMDM) and Google Cloud’s enterprise-grade
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Feds Launches Investigation of Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Attack
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- The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced an investigation into the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG).
- The cybersecurity attack has significantly disrupted healthcare billing and information systems nationwide, potentially impacting patient care.
Investigation Focuses on HIPAA Compliance
The OCR enforces the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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Lilly Partners with Amazon Pharmacy to Deliver GLP-1 Medications Directly to Patients
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- Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) and Amazon Pharmacy today announced a strategic collaboration to improve patient access to GLP-1 medications for diabetes, obesity, and migraines.
- The partnership aims to improve access to these treatments and empower patients with the support they need to manage their chronic conditions.
Addressing a Growing Need
Millions of Americans struggle with diabetes, obesity, and related conditions. Nearly one in three adults
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Availity Processes More Than $5B in Claims Stuck with Change Healthcare
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- The Change Healthcare cybersecurity breach continues to disrupt the healthcare industry three weeks after the initial incident. Hospitals, physicians, pharmacists, and health plans are struggling to maintain operations amidst logistical and financial challenges. Patients nationwide face uncertainty regarding their ability to receive necessary care.
- Availity, the nation's largest real-time health information network, has emerged as a key resource in helping these
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Northwell Health Achieves $1M in Savings with Laudio’s AI Platform
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Laudio, an innovator in frontline leader solutions that drive efficiency and engagement for health systems, today announced a system-wide expansion with Northwell Health, New York State’s largest healthcare provider.The expansion follows Northwell Health’s successful initial implementation of Laudio’s AI-enhanced platform for frontline leaders at the Peconic Bay Medical Center last year.
Revolutionizing Frontline Leadership and Nurse Retention in Healthcare
The
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