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Don’t miss the top three most played episodes in the month of August including two of our popular podcasts and one of our radio shows. Combined these three episodes have over 609 plays!

We have rounded up some virtual events around our industry. They are all free to attended so register today. And check back each week for new events. Have an event we can include? Contact us.

Find a new podcast or catch up on some of your favorites, here are all the newest episodes released this week on Healthcare NOW Radio. Have a great weekend!

The AMA recently published its new annual analysis of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) markets confirming low competition among these middlemen in the pharmaceutical supply chain and high vertical integration of PBMs with health insurance companies.

Health IT business news from Healthmark Industries, Waystar, Zscaler, Kontakt.io, Ochsner Digital Medicine, CharmHealth, Sunoh.ai, ContinuumCloud, AvaSure, Lyric, DeepWell Digital Therapeutics, Valant, Aledade, Verato, and more.

NOW on-demand, Trending NOW episode with host Shahid Shah and his guest Marten den Haring, CEO of Lirio. They discuss how integrating behavioral science with artificial intelligence can drive meaningful patient engagement and improved health outcomes.

Joshua Liu MD explains 5 reasons why adoption of health tech is slower than many would like.

We are seeking out the latest developments around virtual healthcare. News from American Heart Association, AHRQ, Ochsner Digital Medicine, VirtuAlly, ATA Action, AvaSure, care.ai, Vesta Healthcare, Merck Manuals, LifeBridge Health, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and more.

By Mat Buttrey – In the digital era, technological developments are radically transforming healthcare, leading to improved patient care and operational efficiency. Yet, despite the rapid pace of technological advancement, the healthcare industry is still largely dominated by paper-based workflows and physical documents.

Some recent studies and reports that caught our eye from Inovalon, Federation of State Medical Boards, Cleveland Clinic, Doximity, Curative, HFMA, John Snow Labs, Healthnews, KeyCare, and WittKieffer.

By Tim Hanners – Anesthesiology is a medical specialty in crisis. Simply put, the current number of Anesthesiologists, CRNAs and AAs and the numbers coming out of training will not be enough to accommodate both current and future demands.

By Howard Wu – Health technology is rapidly transforming the landscape of healthcare, driving innovations that promise to enhance patient outcomes, streamline operations and make care more accessible. From cutting-edge developments in wearable devices to breakthroughs in telemedicine, the sector is teeming with advancements poised to redefine our approach to health and wellness.

Starts November 13th in Arlington TX – Join them to explore the future of healthcare at the ATA Insights Summit “Health Anywhere: Redefining Remote Care and Integrated Digital Health across the Continuum.” This groundbreaking program delves into the seamless integration of digital care to enable patient health evaluation, monitoring, and care delivery outside the health system’s walls.

By Matt Fisher -The so far long and tangled path for tracking technology and HIPAA in healthcare appears it will end with a whimper. It is being reported that the federal Department of Health and Human Services dropped its appeal of the decision from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas…

By Chris Emper – In December 2016, the U.S. Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act, in part to mandate that different EHR systems, hospitals, and physician groups share patient data in compliance with new information blocking rules.

NOW on-demand, Value-Based Care Insights host Daniel J. Marino speaks with Annette Kenney, a former healthcare Chief Strategy Officer and strategic planning consultant. Annette unlocks how healthcare organizations can develop a strategic planning process that includes input from all stakeholders, including the communities they serve.

The realities of our health care system are driving many health workers to burnout. They are at an increased risk for mental health challenges and choosing to leave the health workforce early. They work in distressing environments that strain their physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. This will make it harder for patients to get care when they need it.

By Art Gross – In a field where every decision impacts patient care and your bottom line, finding cost-saving strategies is essential. Have you considered that regular Security Risk Assessments could not only protect your patients but also keep your practice financially sound?

NOW on Demand FINN Voices episode with host Beth Friedman and Todd Doze, Chief Executive Officer at Janus Health, a revenue cycle technology company dedicated to helping health systems get paid and lightening administrative burdens.

Business and financial news from Aspirion, Healthmark Industries, TrustCommerce, Ochsner Digital Medicine, Tendo, eClinicalWorks, Reimagine Care, Sonio, First Databank, Availity, and more.

By Julie Bastien – Last month, healthcare leaders came together in Las Vegas for the HIMSS ‘25 Strategy Summit—a powerful “check-in” ahead of the spring 2025 HIMSS Global Health Conference. This gathering wasn’t just another meeting; it was a chance for us to pause, reflect, and thoughtfully consider…

Joshua Liu MD explains 3 unpopular opinions he has about digital health.

Reported payers and health insurance industry news from Aetna, UnitedHealth Group, Humana, CareSource, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Oscar Health Insurance, and more.

By Jennifer Sagerian and Tammy Coutts – According to the BOIA, 90% of US adults said the internet was “essential” during the pandemic. However, more than 97% of homepages tested in 2021 had identifiable issues preventing them from conforming with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

Now on demand, Measuring the Impact of AI in Healthcare virtual summit, presented by Answers Media Network and Health Impact. Watch the sessions.

Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring include CHIME, AssureCare, ATW Health Solutions, ReAlta Life Sciences, OM1, Wondr Health, Zscaler, Thyme Care, Cigna Healthcare, CVS Health, & more.

By Kevin Chaney & Sanjeev Arora MD – AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program, which this year commemorates its 20th anniversary, has consistently encouraged the adoption of technologies to enhance not only healthcare quality and safety, but access too.

This Labor Day we take a look at the history of the holiday, learn about some of the accomplishments of the Labor Department, review employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, offer some money saving tips, and hopefully find some inspiration to reflect and remember what it’s all about in the first place.

Listen in as we spotlight our radio and podcast shows where the hosts are mixing things up and interviewing one another. These dynamic exchanges are bringing fresh perspectives and unique insights, making for some of the most engaging listening experiences around healthcare. Tune in and discover how these conversations are shaking up the airwaves!

In a year where AI has consumed most of the oxygen in healthcare innovation and conversation, what is being highlighted this year in the Healthcare track at Ai4? Here are some day 2 sessions.

Our monthly round up of nurses news, from the associations, providers, hospital systems, and nurses themselves.

What makes marketing in the health IT space unique? Who are the movers and shakers? What’s working, what’s trending? Where can you learn more? News from KNB Communications, Swaay.Health, Amendola Communications, Brafton, Clarity Quest, Matter Communications, MERGE, Innsena, & more.

Health IT business news from Infinx, TrustCommerce, HITRUST, Nuance Communications, Qualtrics, Talkdesk, Solventum, Epic, Relatient, Ciba Health, LambdaTest, Trilliant Health, TwelveStone Health Partners, Hitachi Vantara, Broadcom, Ibex Medical Analytics, InsightRX, and more.

By Jamie Leachman RN BSN – When it comes to advancing Veteran care, effectively assessing patients when they leave hospitals can play a vital role in reducing readmissions. A recent NIH study found that hospital readmissions within 30 days point to potential care quality issues, along with increased mortality risks.

Joshua Liu MD explains 6 ways to get your health system peers bought-in to digital health.

This month’s AI report includes news and updates from Myriad Systems, Techstars, John Hopkins University, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, AISAP, Firefly Neuroscience, Stryker, Seqera, John Snow Labs, Qventus, GE HealthCare, LambdaTest, Talkdesk, EPX, Caregility, CHIME, & more.

By Kim Boyd – In an era where data fluidity is transforming healthcare, life sciences manufacturers must stay attuned to evolving Health IT policies given that many of these policies have downstream effects on life sciences and access to expanded deidentified and aggregated datasets.

Marking National Health Center Week, HHS, through the Health Resources and Services Administration released new data showing over 31 million total patients served at HRSA-funded health centers in 2023—an increase of 2.7 million since 2020.

With 18% of healthcare workers having left their jobs and another 12% being laid off, what are the solutions for healthcare as a whole? You can’t open a paper, magazine, or watch news and not hear about the crisis that has evolved. This is our Talent Tuesday Workforce edition.

By Alex Kontur – Often functioning behind the scenes, standards play an enormous role in our daily lives. Nearly every aspect of our modern world is shaped by standards, including our homes (building codes, electrical outlets), cars (safety requirements, fuel efficiency), and the food we eat (nutrition labels).

In case you missed it, this is recent communication from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Subscribe to their email lists to keep up to date on all press and news releases.

By Jay Nakashima & A. John Blair III MD -Trust is essential when it comes to accessing health care data. That is why we have been so consistently laser-focused on trust and “getting it right” for the patient as we’ve launched a new government-sponsored health data exchange framework.

NOW on-demand, Value-Based Care Insights host Daniel J. Marino speaks with Dr. Joseph Bosco, Vice Chairman of Clinical Affairs at NYU Langone Health & Jeff Peters, a national expert in growth and service line strategies to explore how academic medicine is addressing conflicting missions across their enterprise.

The Ai4 conference in Las Vegas attracted over 4500 attendees and is seeing growth every year as AI becomes the most talked about and innovation driven technology.

Health IT product news from Abridge, Anju Software, Caregility, EBSCO Health, Epic, Greenspace Health, H2O.ai, InfoVision, Lindus Health, Mayo Clinic, Savista, Solventum, Thoughtful AI, Transworld Systems Inc, VSee and more.

Looking for a conference to attend this Fall? Check out our Friday at Five this week as we bring you five events to consider: 2024 DirectTrust Annual Conference, Civitas Networks for Health 2024 Annual Conference, HLTH 2024, 2024 Healthcare Leadership Conference, and RSNA 2024.

AMA’s National burnout study found that 62.8% of U.S. physicians exhibited at least one symptom of burnout in 2021, a steady increase since 2011. And are we surprised that all roads for solution lead us to technology and AI?

Business and financial news from GenieMD, Clinical Architecture, Eko Health, Knack Global, Stryker, care.ai, Loyal, Nuvance Health, Vita Health, The Physicians Foundation, Greenway Health, ResultsCX, Firefly Neuroscience, Tendo, 1upHealth, Today, Clarify Health, Waystar, and more.

By Devin Partida – Health care is witnessing a surge in IT innovations, from telemedicine to electronic health records management to AI integrations. Providing adequate training to adapt to these advancements is necessary to ensure staff can harness their full potential in enhancing patient outcomes and operational efficiency.

Joshua Liu MD explains why AI and automation can’t solve everything for healthcare providers.

Moving our healthcare system into the digital age, better outcomes, controlling and reducing costs, and patient access to their health data. Our monthly HIE rundown includes updates on TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts.

By Matthew Fisher – The Office for Civil Rights continues to dig into reports about delayed access to records by covered entities. The initial flurry of resolutions from many years ago now has not necessarily resulted in a significant change of behavior, which is frankly a bit surprising.

HHS launched a new national campaign to inform the public about common respiratory viruses and available vaccines. The campaign, Risk Less. Do More., aims to increase awareness of vaccines that reduce serious illness from influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus in high-risk populations and to limit the spread of these viruses among all Americans.

Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring include Pfizer, AI MINDSystems, restor3d, CHG Healthcare, Pivot Point Consulting, Podimetrics, Walgreens, Bicara Therapeutics, Included Health, & VITL.

By Venky Chellappa PhD – The book “Finite and Infinite Games” by James P. Carse, although published in 2013, long before things like COVID or even AI invaded our public consciousness, the book’s message sticks with me and applying it to healthcare.

The National Association of State Technology Directors, will hold its Annual Conference and Technology Showcase in Minneapolis this week. In conjunction with the event they released the findings of its survey on “AI in State Government IT Operations.”

From the Health IT Buzz Blog – Since 2021, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the American Board of Family Medicine have collaborated to develop and field survey questions designed to better understand family physicians’ experience using health IT in primary care.

Healthcare Now Radio has been working hard to bring our listeners new content with which to engage. Recently, we added five new podcasts to our lineup. Here is all you need to know about our newest additions.

By Phil Galewitz – Facing an ultracompetitive market in one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities, UF Health is trying a new way to attract patients: a combination emergency room and urgent care center.

By Daniel J. Marino and Damon Morse – Healthcare providers have never been at more of a disadvantage when it comes to negotiating payor contracts. With hospitals and provider organizations experiencing inflationary cost pressures driving down margins, it falls onto CFOs and managed care leaders.

The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of July that we think deserve sharing again.

By Isaac Smith – Injury care management requires precision, efficiency, and streamlined processes to treat patients quickly and effectively. Health IT solutions have transformed injury management workflows, efficiency, and administrative burdens as healthcare systems evolve.

Health IT business news from Waystar, SeamlessMD, Healthcare IT Leaders, WellSpan Health, Lindus Health, Inovalon, Anju Software, Greenway Health, CharmHealth, Vytalize Health, 1upHealth, ChronicCareIQ, EvidenceCare, ZeOmega, ConsensusMD, Healthcasts, EPX and more.

By Misty Graham – Key stakeholders in the healthcare industry, including health plans, clinical data registries, and accountable care organizations, must collaborate to improve health outcomes, enhance patient experiences, manage chronic diseases, and provide better access to care while keeping costs low.

On Day 1 of the Ai4 conference and in the Healthcare track, the sessions try to prove the case for AI revolutionizing and transforming healthcare delivery.

We are seeking out the latest developments around virtual healthcare. News from the ATA, ATA Action, Seven Starling, KeyCare, Teladoc Health, Andor Health, MD Exam, VSee Health, CoachCare, Third Eye Health, AmplifyMD, Talkiatry, Apollo Telehealth, Stryker and more.

By Kim Boyd – Today, we’re focusing on how HTI-2 aims to support and strengthen public health and aligns closely with the data modernization efforts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, creating a synergistic approach.

By Matt Fisher – The state of non-compete provisions across the country remains in a bit of flux. The FTC promulgated a new rule in April 2024 that, if allowed to go into effect, will ban non-compete provisions. Almost as soon as the final rule was announced, challenges to the rule were filed in court.

Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring include Hallmark Health Care Solutions, Octave Bioscience, AArete, CareAbout Health, Iris Telehealth, HealthTrust Performance Group, Alpha II, Bamboo Health, SHL Telemedicine, Smart Data Solutions Abridge, Big Bend Hospice, & Medica.

By Natalie Schibell MPH – Interoperability allows healthcare IT systems and software applications to effectively communicate, share data, and use this information to improve patient outcomes and streamline care coordination. It is a cornerstone of contemporary medical practice, promoting seamless integration across clinical environments.

These insightful discussions, centered on promising partnerships and data sharing in crisis response, advancing maternal and infant health, and using state-wide systems to address health inequities, are available exclusively for attendees of the 2024 Civitas Annual Conference.

By Chelsea Richwine & Wes Barker – The fourth post in our “A Decade of Data Examined” blog series highlights early efforts to incentivize electronic public health reporting by health care providers to support PHAs’ public health surveillance and ability to respond to current and future public health threats.

By Israel Krush – The survey finds nearly half of patients do not interact with their providers to confirm or reschedule appointments. This lack of engagement aligns with a sharp 37% increase in no-show rates logged across US healthcare systems in 2023.

NOW on-demand, Value-Based Care Insights host Daniel J. Marino speaks with Cliff Frank, a national expert on payer contracting, to delve into the complexities and hurdles healthcare providers face with Medicare Advantage plans, and explore how their responses impact both staff and patients.

By Kim Boyd – We focus on the aspects related to the pharmacy services arena: ePrescribing, electronic prior authorization, and real-time prescription benefit (RTPB). These elements are pivotal in improving patient access to medication and enhancing the efficiency and transparency of the prescription delivery process.

The AMA announced an editorial update to Current Procedural Terminology, the leading medical terminology code set for describing health care procedures and services, that includes a newly assigned provisional CPT code for vaccines to protect patients against the H5N8 strain of avian influenza (bird flu).

Wednesday, August 14th at 10am ET – Join the Ending Clinician Burnout Global Community for the Virtual 3rd annual Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit.

NOW on Demand Tell Me Where IT Hurts episode with host Dr. Jay Anders and his guest Kat McDavitt, President and Founding Partner of Innsena, a women-led consultancy supporting organizations in the healthcare technology sector.

Business and financial news from Artera, Providence, XSOLIS, Ochsner Health System, DeepScribe, athenahealth, AvaSure, Loyal, 1upHealth, Adonis, ModMed, Zscaler, The Sequoia Project, QGenda, and more.

By James Pelletier – CMS has introduced significant proposals that impact the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the transition from MIPS to MVPs for 2025. Understanding these changes is essential for improving patient care and optimizing financial outcomes.