A recent survey by the American College of Healthcare Executives revealed that workforce issues topped hospital CEOs' concerns for the second year. The ongoing challenge of staff shortages, nurse turnover, and high vacancy rates continues to increase reliance on costly contract labor, eroding hospital margins and contributing to clinician burnout.
Work preferences are also changing in healthcare. Nurses and other clinicians are prioritizing work-life balance, turning to flexible staffing
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Mastercard and MTA Partner to Modernize Cross-Border Healthcare Payments
What You Should Know:
- Responding to the growing need to simplify access to global health care for medical tourists, Mastercard and the Medical Tourism Association (MTA) have announced an exclusive partnership to modernize the end-to-end health care experience for patients and providers around the world.
- The Medical Tourism Association will utilize Mastercard’s commercial virtual card technology to go beyond arranging treatments to also facilitating fast and secure payments with health
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Carle Health Deploys Nabla’s Ambient AI Assistant to Reduce Clinician Documentation Burden
What You Should Know:
- Nabla, the leading ambient AI assistant for clinicians, today announced its newest partnership with Carle Health, a health system headquartered in Illinois with locations in Indiana, Washington, and North Carolina.
- After a successful four-week pilot program with participants across family, pediatrics, cardiology, and other practice areas, Nabla’s ambient AI assistant will roll out to Carle Health’s Illinois-based multi-specialty physician group practice. It will
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Oracle Strengthens Pharmacovigilance Solutions with AI-Powered Enhancements
What You Should Know:
- Oracle announced significant updates to its Argus and Safety One Intake solutions, bolstering its pharmacovigilance portfolio with AI-powered features.
- These AI enhancements cater to the evolving needs of life science organizations, allowing them to navigate increasingly complex regulatory landscapes and manage rising adverse event caseloads.
Enhanced Efficiency and Regulatory Compliance
The new features prioritize efficiency and regulatory
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Carilion Clinic Selects Ensemble Health to Outsource Revenue Cycle Operations
What You Should Know:
- Carilion Clinic, a Roanoke-based non-profit health system that owns and operates several hospitals in western Virginia -- announced it has selected end-to-end revenue cycle management (RCM) provider Ensemble Health Partners as its strategic end-to-end RCM partner.
- Carilion chose Ensemble for its proven track record of quickly delivering value and sustaining high performance. Notably, Ensemble has consistently met 100% of year-one client goals, exceeded 102%
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HHS Proposes HTI-2 Rule to Enhance Healthcare Data Sharing and Interoperability
What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken a significant step towards improving healthcare information exchange with the release of the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed rule.
- The HTI-2 rule marks a major advancement in interoperability by focusing on seamless data exchange between patients, providers, payers, and public
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Alliance Health, Cityblock Partner to Deliver Integrated Care for Medicaid Members in North Carolina
What You Should Know:
- Alliance Health, a managed care organization serving over 137,000 Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina, announced a new partnership with Cityblock, a value-based healthcare provider for Medicaid and dually eligible individuals.
- The strategic collaboration aims to improve access to comprehensive, integrated medical and behavioral health care for members with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder.
Serving the Most
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Stanford Medicine Launches AI-Powered Consult to Improve Clinical Decisions + Outcomes
What You Should Know:
- Stanford Medicine is revolutionizing the way community physicians deliver care with the launch of Patients Like Mine, a suite of services designed to equip them with the data and resources needed to provide high-quality, evidence-based treatment to their patients.
- By empowering community physicians with the tools and knowledge they need, this program has the potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care for
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HarmonyCares Secures $200M to Expand Access to In-Home Primary Care
What You Should Know:
- HarmonyCares, a provider of value-based in-home longitudinal care, raises $200M to make its integrated, physician-led in-home care model available to more vulnerable patients nationwide.
- The funding round, led by General Catalyst, McKesson Ventures, and a large national payer, underscores the critical need to address the primary care access gap in the United States.
Addressing the Primary Care Gap for Vulnerable Populations
A recent survey
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SAIGroup Acquires Get Well to Power Personalized Care with AI
What You Should Know:
- Enterprise AI investment firm SAIGroup announced today the acquisition of Get Well, a leader in digital patient engagement.
- Get Well currently facilitates over 10 million patient interactions annually across more than 1,000 healthcare organizations. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Aligning with AI Leaders in Healthcare
This acquisition strengthens SAIGroup's presence in the AI-powered healthcare landscape. Get Well joins
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