- Hospitals and health systems nationwide saw a sizable increase in delayed or missing payments in the first quarter, due in part to a recent, large-scale disruption to payment processing services, according to a new report from Strata Decision Technology.
- The report, leveraging data from Strata's extensive healthcare databases, unveils trends impacting hospitals, insurers, and patients alike.
Delayed Payments Disrupt Revenue Streams
A significant finding concerns a surge
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TytoCare Partners with 5 Health Systems to Bring Telehealth to 100+ Schools
What You Should Know:
- TytoCare, a virtual care company enabling health plans and providers to deliver accessible, high-quality remote primary care anywhere across the country, announced today that it has partnered with five new health systems to bring TytoCare solutions to more than 100 additional schools nationwide.
- TytoCare’s
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Ballad Health and Sevaro Health Partner To Optimize Stroke Care
What You Should Know:
- Ballad Health, a 20-hospital health improvement organization serving the mostly rural region, is entering into a strategic partnership with Sevaro Health, to integrate Sevaro's revolutionary teleneurology services into their emergency departments.
- With Sevaro's OneCall™ system, Ballad Health is set to deliver the fastest stroke response times in the nation, ensuring patients have immediate
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Harnessing Clinical Intelligence to Advance Health Plan Member Education
In an era where accessing health information is easier than ever, determining what is reliable poses increasing difficulty for health plan members. The complexity of modern health plans and their myriad of services further compounds confusion, creating a paradox of choice. This is where clinical intelligence tools prove transformative by revolutionizing how members access, comprehend, and leverage health data to make informed care decisions.
These tools tap validated sources to supply
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64% of Women Want to Talk More About Their Health, Report Finds
What You Should Know:
- A new report by Solera Health, a digital health platform, highlights a critical gap in communication surrounding women's health. The Women's Health report, titled "Human Centered Design: A Women’s Health Case Study," was developed through a comprehensive research effort.
- The survey of over 2,300 women across all adult life stages reveals a strong desire for more open conversations but also identifies factors that prevent women from discussing their
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Ensuring Food Safety in Healthcare
Food safety is of paramount importance for all industries. Ensuring the preparation, handling, and storage of food meets certain health and safety standards is critical for businesses involved in the production of food, its distribution and service, not only to uphold their reputation but also to safeguard the public from the spread of foodborne diseases.
The healthcare industry must also adhere to strict standards in the area of food safety. This is particularly important to protect
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Guidehealth & PA Clinical Network Partners with to Help Independent Providers Succeed in VBC
What You Should Know:
- PA Clinical Network (PACN), the nation’s only state medical society, physician-led clinically integrated network and Guidehealth, a nationally acclaimed, AI-enabled healthcare services provider, today announced a multi-year strategic partnership to improve healthcare for Pennsylvania patients.
- Leveraging the Guidehealth platform and patient care management guides, the collaboration will allow
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Avēsis and Harmony Health Launch Salivary Diagnostics Testing Pilot
What You Should Know:
- Avēsis and Harmony Health are launching a groundbreaking year-long pilot program to revolutionize preventive dentistry for underserved Medicaid populations with special healthcare needs.
- The pilot initiative focuses on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, who often face challenges in accessing proper oral care.
Pilot Program Details
The program, set to begin in May 2024 across California, Florida, Pennsylvania, and West
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Truveta Unveils Largest Mother-Child EHR Dataset for Pregnancy and Pediatric Research
What You Should Know:
- Truveta, a data company dedicated to "Saving Lives with Data," announced today the launch of the most comprehensive mother-child electronic health record (EHR) dataset ever assembled.
- Truveta's dataset surpasses traditional claims-based datasets, which often lack clinical details and have reporting delays. By offering comprehensive, longitudinal EHR data, Truveta empowers researchers to conduct more rigorous and impactful studies, ultimately improving
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Telehealth Nutrition Program Proves Effective in Fighting Food Insecurity
What You Should Know:
- Foodsmart, the leader in telenutrition and food benefits management, today announced the results of a new study stemming from its partnership of almost 3 years with Chorus Community Health Plans (CCHP), an affiliate of Children’s Wisconsin.
- In an effort to bridge the nutrition access gap in Wisconsin and
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