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
What You Should Know:
- 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
What You Should Know:
- 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
What You Should Know:
- 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
What You Should Know:
- 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.
Stadjuhar
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Clearwater Collaborates with Google Cloud to Deliver Enhanced Threat Intelligence
What You Should Know:
- Clearwater, a pure-play provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced a collaboration with Google Cloud.
- The partnership integrates Google Threat Intelligence (including Mandiant, VirusTotal, and Google's internal intelligence) with Clearwater's 24x7 Managed Security Services and Security Operations Center (SOC). The solution is designed to deliver real-time, actionable insights to proactively defend
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Abridge and Hospital for Special Surgery Partner to Advance Orthopedic Clinical Documentation with AI
What You Should Know:
- Abridge announced its collaboration with Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) to enhance clinical documentation, communication, and care outcomes, starting at the point of conversation.
- HSS, recognized as the world’s No. 1 health system for orthopedics, is implementing the Abridge AI platform across its enterprise to enhance care for approximately 200,000 patients annually.
Transforming Documentation and Patient Experience with Ambient AI
HSS, the
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Humana Accelerates Prior Authorization Reforms, Pledges to Cut Requirements and Expedite Approvals
What You Should Know:
- Humana Inc. announced accelerated efforts to approve care requests as quickly as possible and reduce the administrative burden for physicians associated with prior authorization.
- These actions aim to streamline and reduce prior authorization requirements while preserving the system of checks and balances that protects patient safety for high-cost, high-risk treatments.
Prior Authorization Reform
Humana is working to reduce the "red tape" on prior
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