Creating new opportunities for patients in their day-to-day lives can help improve health outcomes, says Brian Pieninck, president and chief executive officer of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of the Mid-Atlantic.To address the “inextricable link” between…
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There is still a lot we don’t know when it comes to GLP-1s. How do these drugs’ side effects vary across different patients? How effective are these medications in the long term? Are barriers…
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What You Should Know:
– A new survey conducted by Alignment Health reveals the significant social and environmental factors that are impacting the health and well-being of seniors in the United States. These factors, known…
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The Regenstrief Institute’s latest update to the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) database features nearly 1,600 new concepts and 1,400 modifications aimed at enhancing the exchange and interoperability of health data across…
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What You Should Know: – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the final rule for Medicare payments and policies for inpatient hospitals and long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) for fiscal year…
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Without high-quality patient data, it’s difficult and sometimes impossible for clinicians to safely and effectively treat individuals at the point of care. Similarly, a lack of quick access to quality data can represent a health…
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What You Should Know: – OM1, the leader in real-world insights synthesis and evidence generation for life sciences supporting population and personalized data insights, evidence generation through advanced validated AI platforms, big deep clinical…
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Northwell Health and Instacart are partnering to provide food and nutrition services to Northwell’s patients, the companies announced on Wednesday.
New Hyde Park, New York-based Northwell Health is a health system with 21 hospitals, 900…
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Lynn Carroll, COO of HSBlox
There is increasing recognition across the healthcare continuum of the link between patient behavioral health and clinical outcomes. Unfortunately, alignment between primary care physicians and services for mental health issues,…
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Hypertension, the most prevalent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, affects 1.39 billion adults worldwide and has a 46% uncontrolled rate. That poses a substantial burden for hospitals and health systems – and necessitates a…
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