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Thursday, July 20, 2023 | 12pm ET / 9am PT In this webinar, you will learn how to capture all healthcare services accurately using multiple datasets, the methodology to capture non-traditional HCP visits, how to size a market, including all office visits, and more. Register now.
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Thursday, August 3, 2023 | 2pm ET / 11am PT Hear how health plans can leverage HEDIS data and real time analytics to hone strategies to close time sensitive care gaps. Learn how to aggregate and layer admission, discharge and transfer data and develop effective strategies to address open and time sensitive care gaps. Register now.
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| By Heather Landi Amedisys on Monday agreed to be acquired by UnitedHealth's Optum unit in an all-cash deal while also scraping a previous all-stock deal offer from previous suitor Option Care Health. |
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By Dave Muoio The 2,000-nurse strikes were held Tuesday morning and ran a single day. However, four-day-minimum contracts for temporary staff signed by the Catholic giant to keep its hospitals active mean the union workers will be sitting out until Saturday. |
By Heather Landi Beleaguered digital health company Babylon Health finalized plans to go private and will combine with digital therapeutics company MindMaze. |
By Paige Minemyer Optum Rx will add two more Humira biosimilars to its formulary later this summer. |
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Much of the focus of the No Surprise Act falls on surprise medical bills for care received in the hospital, but that does not mean ambulatory providers should ignore the law. Fortunately, the right revenue cycle management tools can help ambulatory practices comply– and, at the same time, put in place automated workflows that increase the number of claims paid on the first pass. Download now.
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By Paige Minemyer UnitedHealthcare will nix out-of-pocket costs for its 24/7 Virtual Visits in some of its fully insured plans beginning July 1. |
By Heather Landi Microsoft-owned Nuance Communications is building on its long-standing partnership with Epic to broaden the availability of generative AI tools for medical note-taking. |
By Heather Landi Drugstore chain Walgreens reported third-quarter sales were up nearly 9% to reach $35.4 million, but the company slashed its profit outlook for the year as it faces lower consumer spending and a drop in COVID-19 tests and vaccines. |
By Frank Diamond Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have fewer inpatient hospital stays and emergency department visits than beneficiaries in traditional fee-for-service Medicare, according to a report (PDF) by consulting company Avalere Health. |
By Frank Diamond Kaiser Permanente Southern California found that a meal delivery program for Medicare Ad-vantage beneficiaries cut mortality rates, and improved outcomes overall, according to a study in JAMA Health Forum. |
By Paige Minemyer Humana has major growth ambitions for its CenterWell primary care business, and the company has unveiled its latest expansion. |
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