What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a new final rule, the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Electronic Prescribing, Real-Time Prescription Benefit and Electronic Prior Authorization (HTI-4).
- The rule implements policies to support the goal of processing prior authorizations in real time during patient care encounters and is a critical step in advancing interoperability for patients, providers, and payers to ease
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FDA Mandates Opioid Safety Labeling Changes to Combat Misuse and Overdose Risks
What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring safety labeling changes to all opioid pain medications to better emphasize and explain the risks associated with their long-term use.
- The decision follows a public advisory committee meeting in May that reviewed data showing serious risks, including misuse, addiction, and both fatal and non-fatal overdoses, for patients who use opioids over long periods.
Evidence-Based Decision-Making
The
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LucyRx Acquires CerpassRx: Creates a New PBM Powerhouse for Employers and Health Plans
What You Should Know:
- LucyRx, a next-generation pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), announced it has acquired CerpassRx, a leading PBM known for its customized pharmacy solutions and clinical programs.
- The acquisition, which closed on July 15, 2025, positions the newly combined company to serve a broad range of clients, from health plans and self-funded employers to Taft-Hartley plans.
- The transaction was financed through a combination of equity and debt, with equity
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Combining Clinical Insight and Data-Driven Expertise: The Case for Morning Huddles in Primary Care
The daily huddle, also called a morning huddle, is a brief standup meeting commonly associated with inpatient and surgical care. In these settings, safety is the predominant focus of the meeting. However, the same idea can be used in primary care settings to get care teams ready for the patients scheduled for that day.
Morning huddles are an opportunity to merge clinical knowledge with data and analytics to help ensure primary care teams are aligned and specific care needs are
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Sohar and Rula Health Partner to Streamline Behavioral Healthcare Access with AI-Powered Eligibility Verification
What You Should Know:
- Sohar Health, a provider of eligibility determination and Verification of Benefits (VoB), and Rula Health, a national behavioral healthcare provider group announced a partnership to streamline the connection between patients seeking mental health care and the clinicians providing that care.
- Rula has integrated Sohar’s Verification and Network Status products into its patient intake process, eliminating insurance-related bottlenecks and improving care
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CMS Finalizes TEAM Model: A New Era of Value-Based Surgical Care
What You Should Know:
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued the 2026 Final Rule that officially codifies the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), an innovative new blueprint for tech-enabled, outcome-based care payment models.
- Starting in 2026, TEAM will hold hospitals and health systems accountable for the entire episode of care for major surgeries, from admission through 30 days post-discharge, with the goal of reducing
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J.D. Power 2025 Pharmacy Study: Mail Order Pharmacies Outpace Chain Drug Stores in Satisfaction
What You Should Know:
- Overall customer satisfaction with mail order pharmacies has risen steadily, while satisfaction with chain drug stores has slid, causing many chain drug store customers to consider switching providers, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Pharmacy Study,
- The trend is fueled by a rise in digital engagement and a decline in neighborhood drug stores, is setting the stage for a "tipping point in the pharmacy space".
- The J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Pharmacy Study,
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MedArrive Unveils Next-Generation Home Care Logistics Platform, Developed with ChristianaCare
What You Should Know:
- MedArrive, a provider of mobile-integrated home care solutions announced the launch of its next-generation home care logistics platform.
- The platform, designed to transform how health systems and payers schedule, route, and manage in-home care delivery, was developed in close collaboration with ChristianaCare, one of the nation's most innovative health systems.
Resolving Logistical Complexity in Home-Based Care
Health systems and payers are
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Labcorp Launches GenAI Tool to Simplify Lab Test Selection for Healthcare Providers
What You Should Know:
- Labcorp announced the launch of Test Finder, a first-of-its-kind generative AI tool developed with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Designed to simplify lab test selection, Test Finder enables healthcare providers to ask questions or describe conditions in plain language and receive curated test recommendations, thereby enhancing the user experience and freeing up more time for patient care.
Critical Role of Laboratory Testing in Healthcare
Laboratory
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Disconnected Systems Are Undermining Hospital Foodservice — and Patient Care
Hospital foodservice might not immediately spring to mind when you think of the patient experience. Yet, for patients, meals are one of the few opportunities to exercise choice— something that matters deeply in a setting where most decisions are made for them. Three times a day, the people who deliver those meals offer something rare in healthcare—a reason to smile.
For hospital foodservice teams, the daily demands are relentless, and expectations remain high. Unfortunately, many teams
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