What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a $100M pilot funding opportunity aimed at preventing, testing for, treating, and curing Hepatitis C (HCV) in individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) and/or serious mental illness (SMI).
- The program is specifically designed to support communities severely affected by homelessness and to gain insights on effective ways to identify patients, complete treatment, cure infections,
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Waystar to Acquire Iodine Software for $1.25B, Enhancing AI-Powered Healthcare Payment Solutions
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- Waystar, a provider of healthcare payment software announced a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Iodine Software (“Iodine”) for $1.25B.
- The proposed acquisition is expected to significantly accelerate Waystar’s ability to transform healthcare payments through its leading cloud-based software platform, empowering more than one million providers with advanced AI capabilities to prevent denials, reduce manual work, and improve financial
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Beyond the Hype: Building AI Systems in Healthcare Where Hallucinations Are Not an Option
As a technologist and entrepreneur who has spent decades architecting enterprise-grade AI systems across highly regulated industries, I’ve seen firsthand the chasm between AI’s promise and its practical risks, especially in domains like healthcare, where trust is not optional and the margin for error is razor-thin. Nowhere is the cost of a hallucinated answer higher than at a patient’s bedside.
When an AI system confidently presents false information—whether in clinical decision
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The Crucial Role of Integrated Infusion and Specialty Pharmacy Services in Health Systems
In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, patients expect high-quality, convenient healthcare that caters to their unique needs and preferences. In order to meet patient expectations and thrive in a competitive care environment, health systems need to create seamless care pathways that enable patients to receive the treatments they need, without having to leave the health system. Two of the most promising areas of opportunity for health systems in this regard are infusion and specialty
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Artisight Launches Voice-Activated Interpreters on Smart Hospital Platform
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- Artisight launches Voice-Activated Interpreters on the company’s leading Smart Hospital Platform, enabling clinicians to seamlessly communicate with patients in hundreds of languages.
- The technology provides around-the-clock access to thousands of medical interpreters in more than 240 languages, including American Sign Language, all within seconds. The advancement was launched in collaboration with LanguageLine Solutions, a leading provider of
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ChristianaCare Partners with NeuroFlow to Enhance Maternal Mental Healthcare
What You Should Know:
- ChristianaCare has partnered with NeuroFlow, a behavioral health technology and analytics company, to support maternal mental health care in Delaware and surrounding communities for ChristianaCare patients.
- The strategic collaboration will leverage technology-driven patient support and education to develop a more comprehensive approach to understanding and addressing the mental health needs of mothers.
ChristianaCare Committement to Mental
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AHA and Epic Partner to Combat Postpartum Hemorrhage with AI-Powered EHR Toolkit
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- The American Hospital Association (AHA) and healthcare technology company Epic are collaborating to help more hospitals adopt a set of tools designed to aid in the detection and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), a serious and potentially life-threatening complication of childbirth.
- The new collaboration aims to improve health outcomes for mothers across America by integrating point-of-care tools directly into the Electronic Health Record
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Five Strategies for Strengthening Data Security in Healthcare
While digitalization has revolutionized healthcare delivery, patients now entrust clinicians with sensitive health information under the expectation that it will remain private and protected. This trust — crucial yet fragile — is grounded in the assurance of data security and confidentiality. However, because electronic health records (EHRs) hold large volumes of protected health information (PHI), they are attractive targets for cybercrime, including phishing and ransomware. As a result,
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UnitedHealth Group Under DOJ Probe: Medicare Billing Practices Face Criminal & Civil Investigation
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- UnitedHealth Group revealed it is facing a Justice Department (DOJ) criminal and civil investigation into its Medicare billing practices, adding to a series of recent setbacks for the nation’s largest and most powerful private insurer.
- The company also announced it has launched a third-party review of its business policies and performance metrics, expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter. The announcement comes after a tumultuous period for
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Reimagine Care Appoints Ann Stadjuhar as Chief Growth Officer
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- Reimagine Care, a provider of technology-enabled cancer care at home announced the appointment of Ann Stadjuhar as Chief Growth Officer.
- Stadjuhar, a seasoned healthcare executive with a track record of building and scaling high-growth digital health organizations, will lead Reimagine Care’s growth, go-to-market strategy, and partnership efforts to accelerate access to more convenient, connected cancer care for patients across the country.
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