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30% of First-Time Opioid Prescribed Patients Developed Dependency

by Syed Hamza Sohail 09/12/2022 Leave a Comment

30% of First-Time Opioid Prescribed Patients Developed Dependency

What You Should Know: - Gainwell Technologies, a leading innovator in healthcare technology solutions, has partnered with top academic institutions to drive research addressing some of the nation’s biggest healthcare challenges.  - Using Gainwell’s advanced research platform and de-identified Medicaid claims data from select clients, Stanford concluded that 30 percent of patients prescribed opioids for the first time developed a dependency. This is a critical finding in the search for
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Why Health Systems Need a New Transition Strategy to APMs

by Theresa Hush, CEO and Co-founder of Roji Health Intelligence 09/12/2022 Leave a Comment

Why Health Systems Need a New Transition Strategy to APMs

There is an adage that change in healthcare moves at the speed of tectonic plates.  The slow adoption of Alternative Payment Models (APMs), the central feature of value-based care, is a good example of constraint despite immense pressure to control costs. Data from 2020  demonstrate almost zero change from 2018 in the proportion of straight Fee-for-Service (FFS) reimbursement.  Other results show a slight uptick in APMs with or without downside risk at 34.6 percent. However,
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The Fast Pace of Cancer Research is Leaving Community Clinicians Behind

by Corey Zankowski, CEO of Primum 09/09/2022 Leave a Comment

The Fast Pace of Cancer Research is Leaving Community Clinicians Behind

We are witnessing an accelerated pace of amazing breakthroughs and advancements in cancer care today, with new treatments emerging almost weekly and unprecedented opportunities to help improve patient outcomes every day. However, if a doctor is not working in an academic setting, reading every new paper, and recruiting patients for new studies, how can they be expected to keep up with the latest treatments and approaches to specific cancers? When
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Castlight + Vera Appoints New CEO; Rebrands as Apree Health

by Fred Pennic 09/08/2022 Leave a Comment

Castlight + Vera Appoints New CEO; Rebrands as Apree Health

What You Should Know: - Vera Whole Health, Inc. and Castlight Health, Inc. appoints former Cerner President Donald Trigg as chief executive officer (CEO) - In addition, the companies have rebranded as apree health that will be combine Castlight’s healthcare navigation platform with Vera’s advanced primary care solutions to improve patient outcomes and transform the healthcare industry. Donald Trigg Background Donald Trigg most recently served as president of
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Report: State of Healthcare Staffing Impact & Trends in 2022

by Syed Hamza Sohail 09/08/2022 Leave a Comment

Report: State of Healthcare Staffing Impact & Trends in 2022

What You Should Know: - Weave, the all-in-one customer communication and engagement platform for small businesses, today announced new research, The 2022 State of Healthcare Staffing, illustrating the negative impacts the Great Resignation and burnout have had on the healthcare industry and how staffing issues are impacting the patient experience. - The survey looked deeply into how these staffing shortages are impacting different healthcare organizations, why their staff are leaving, and
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epocrates Launches Bugs + Drugs Tool to Promote Optimal Antibiotic Prescribing

by Syed Hamza Sohail 09/08/2022 Leave a Comment

epocrates Launches Bugs + Drugs Tool to Promote Optimal Antibiotic Prescribing

What You Should Know: - epocrates, an athenahealth, Inc. company that delivers digital clinical decision support to healthcare professionals, today announced the release of Bugs + Drugs, a mobile tool that offers clinicians information about bacteria types and antibacterial susceptibility patterns by ZIP code. - A free feature in the epocrates mobile app, the tool supports clinicians in choosing appropriate empiric antibiotics for each patient at the point of
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Enacting Care Coordination Policy to Curb the Drug Epidemic

by Vatsala Kapur, Senior Director of Government Affairs at Bamboo Health 09/08/2022 Leave a Comment

Enacting Care Coordination Policy to Curb the Drug Epidemic

The U.S. has reached a grim milestone with an estimated 107,622 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 2021. With a post-pandemic spotlight on mental health and substance use disorder challenges, Congress and the Biden administration are working on multiple plans to address these issues.  Earlier this year, the Biden Administration sent its first national drug control strategy to Congress, which focused on two pillars, one of which centered on addressing untreated addiction.
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HCSC Launches Virtual Primary Care, Powered by Teladoc Health

by Jasmine Pennic 09/07/2022 Leave a Comment

HCSC Launches Virtual Primary Care, Powered by Teladoc Health

What You Should Know: - Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) announces it is expanding its virtual care portfolio by offering virtual primary care to some midsize and large employer groups in Illinois and Texas starting January 1, 2023. - HCSC’s virtual primary care program is powered by Teladoc Health, which supplements HCSC’s network of providers to increase convenient, timely access to care.  Virtual Primary Care Offering The virtual primary care model is designed to help
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Capital One Leads $2.3B Financing for R1 RCM

by Jasmine Pennic 09/07/2022 Leave a Comment

Capital One Leads $2.3B Financing for R1 RCM

What You Should Know: - Capital One Commercial Bank just announced it served as a joint lead arranger for an amended and restated credit facility for R1 RCM, a leading provider of technology-driven revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions for the healthcare industry.  - This $2.3 billion financing will help RI RCM tackle the industry’s labor and reimbursement challenges and help healthcare provider organizations reduce costs, increase revenue, and improve the patient
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AI-Powered Pop Health and SDOH – The Good, The Bad and The Best Practices

by David J. Sand, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer & Pravin Pant, MSHI, VP of Advanced Analytics for ZeOmega 09/07/2022 Leave a Comment

AI-Powered Pop Health and SDOH – The Good, The Bad and The Best Practices

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool for making population health analytics more accurate and interventions more effective. Not all AI-powered pop health tools are created equal, and while many still exhibit different types of bias that limit their ability to accurately identify issues affecting certain populations, we have learned a lot about the sources of bias in AI and how to eliminate them. AI shortcomings aside, pop health analytics have advanced to the point that we
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