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Featured Story By Heather Landi Three years after it began piloting a primary care service for its employees that blended telehealth and in-person medical services, Amazon plans to shutter its Amazon Care service for employers. read more |
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Top Stories Of The Week By Heather Landi Signify Health shares jumped nearly 40% premarket Monday morning as reports surfaced that Amazon and UnitedHealth Group are both eyeing a bid for the home health technology and services provider. read more By Paige Minemyer Overall, the 135 large employers surveyed report that costs increases have returned in a big way as care utilization stabilizes at closer to pre-pandemic levels. read more By Heather Landi The Biden administration released Friday a final rule that updates the arbitration process providers and insurers can use to settle out-of-network billing disputes after the federal government suffered several legal setbacks to the No Surprises Act. read more By Heather Landi Primary care doctors need 26.7 hours per day in order to follow national recommended guidelines for preventive care, chronic disease care and acute care and still see an average number of patients, according to a new simulation study. read more By Annie Burky Rural health systems and hospitals are poised to be the next hubs of tech innovation, leveraging digital health and virtual care to serve patients across thousands of square miles and over state lines. Here's why tech leaders are banking on rural America to push forward with new digital health and virtual care models. read more By Frank Diamond Most healthcare experts agree that something needs to be done to reform payment systems, note the authors, but effective reform must “reconcile existing tensions between financial incentives and equity goals," according to an article in JAMA. read more By Anastassia Gliadkovskaya The measure set was proposed by the Physicians Foundation and will be effective 2023. Hospitals will be required to report what portion of their population is screened for social drivers and how many screen positive in each category. read more By Heather Landi Incredible Health is growing leaps and bounds at a time when other digital health companies are tightening their belts, pressured by revenue declines and slowing venture capital funding. read more By Frank Diamond Americans are dissatisfied with their health insurance coverage, saying that it costs too much, and the policies are often confusing, according to a new Ipsos/PhRMA poll. read more |  | Webinar: Digital Solution for Antimicrobial Steward Program Thursday, August 25, 2022 | 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT We will explore if opportunities exist for a digital solution to strengthen Antimicrobial Stewardship and strategies for implementation. We will investigate how a digital clinical decision support tool can increase the effectiveness and efficiency of antibiotic stewardship improving quality of care and reducing healthcare costs. Register now. |
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