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Major Tech Deal to Drive Telehealth Integration
Providers and payers weren’t the only ones making news about how they’re working to remove or reduce cost and transform care delivery. On the eve of the conference, telemedicine giant Teladoc said it was buying the virtual care platform provider InTouch Health for $600 million.
Providers Cut Costs, Better Engage Patients
Leaders from health care delivery systems, insurers, the pharmaceuticals industry and technology companies converged on San Francisco last week for the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and got a close-up look at just how quickly the field is transforming. News came quickly on several fronts, including company acquisitions, the ongoing push among many payers into clinical services as they try to drive down care delivery costs and more.
Leaders Come Together with Updates on Health Care Transformation
Intermountain Healthcare, long committed to reducing patients’ out-of-pocket costs, is making good on its pledge albeit at a steep price, Chief Financial Officer Bert Zimmerli told a packed crowd.
Payers Push to Slow Disease Progression
Payers like Humana and Oscar Health, along with Aetna, represented by its parent company CVS Health, provided updates on how their evolving strategies are reducing health care costs and driving health behaviors. Humana CEO Bruce Broussard said the flurry of payer mergers and acquisitions in the payer field largely have been fueled by a desire to slow disease progression. Humana’s investments in primary care and physician groups illustrate its commitment in this area.
The Business of Caring: Promoting Optimal Allocation of Nursing Resources
Guides/Reports
The linkage between nursing care and patient outcomes is widely accepted, yet it is often difficult to achieve an evidence-based allocation of nursing resources that is understood and accepted by all. AONL, ANA and HFMA have teamed up to chart a path forward. This document explores the evolution from conventional, quasi-adversarial nursing/finance relationships to patients-first interprofessional collaboration and sets forth an action plan to improve nursing resource allocation and the value that patients receive.
Cardinal Health Intends to Recall Surgical Gowns, Packs Due to Quality Issue
Cardinal Health has placed a hold on cer
ASHRM Board Announces the Fay Rozovsky Scholarship Program
ASHRM News
The American Society for Health Care Risk Management Board is pleased to announce the Fay Rozovsky Scholarship Program.
Human Trafficking: Identifying & Responding to Victims in the Health Care Setting
On-Demand Educational Webinars
As part of the American Hospital Association’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative, this session will explore the complexities of human trafficking. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from a human trafficking survivor, and explore lessons learned in implementing a human trafficking program.