News 9/18/24
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Community Health Systems subsidiary Northwest Urgent Care will acquire 10 urgent care centers in Arizona from Carbon Health, which operates a dwindling number of clinics in multiple states. Carbon relinquished operational control of NorthBay Urgent Care (CA) facilities in February, around the same time it began its fourth round of layoffs.
The company promoted COO Kerem Ozkay to CEO last month.
Webinars
September 19 (Thursday) noon ET. “Improving EHR Speed and Reliability.” Sponsor: Goliath Technologies. Presenters: Jenna Anderson, VP of collaborative insights, KLAS Research; Thomas Charlton, CEO, Goliath Technologies. The presenters will describe the improvement in speed and reliability for clinicians with major EHRs such as Epic, Oracle Health, and Meditech. The actionable data follows up a KLAS Arch Collaborative EHR Experience Survey that notes the prevalence of clinician speed and reliability issues, the frequency and length of poor performance, and the root causes for remediation.
September 19 (Thursday) 1 ET. “Cutting-Edge Conversations: A Fireside Chat With Top CMIOs.” Sponsor: DrFirst. Presenters: Drex DeFord, MSHI, MPA, This Week Health; Lacy Knight, MD, MSMI, Piedmont Health; Jake Lancaster, MD, MSHA, MS, Baptist Memorial Health Care; Colin Banas, MD, MSHA, chief medical officer DrFirst. This fireside chat will distill key points from 15 CMIO participants of the 229 Executive Summit. Topics include the impact of AI on clinical workflows, strategies for optimizing healthcare operations, addressing physician burnout and patient safety, and advances in population health management.
October 3 (Thursday) 1 ET. “Navigating AI-Powered Medical Interpretation: Insights for Health Leaders.” Sponsor: Globo. Presenter: Dipak Patel, CEO, Globo. AI is redefining how providers can communicate with patients who speak limited English. However, not all LLMs are created equal, and their potential and limitations need to be examined further. Globo has published its results from testing several LLMs. This webinar will address the promises and perils of AI-enabled medical interpretation in summarizing that research in four key domains: the process of AI interpretation, how to measure it, the state of AI tools today, and the areas where AI falls short with interpretation.
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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock
CentralReach, which specializes in software for providers of autism and IDD care, acquires treatment fidelity platform developer Behavioral Science Technology.
Announcements and Implementations
Mid Atlantic Radiology Consultants (PA) selects RCM software and services from Healthcare Administrative Partners.
Government and Politics
CVS Health subsidiary Oak Street Health will pay $60 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act when it incentivized insurance agents to refer eligible seniors to its clinics.
Research and Innovation
A study in JAMA Network Open finds that EHR nudges are associated with improvements in various documentation and care planning patterns, such as completeness and accuracy, in primary care settings.
New research finds that Medicare beneficiaries incur fewer costs, spend fewer days in the hospital, and experience fewer hospital readmissions when they receive care at independent physician practices affiliated with private equity groups versus at hospital-affiliated physician groups or those with ties to corporations.
Sponsor Updates
- AdvancedMD will exhibit at the HBMA 2024 Annual Revenue Cycle Management Fall Conference through September 19 in Austin.
Blog Posts
- AdvancedMD Surveyed Our Customers on Their Biggest Medical Billing Challenges. Here’s What We Learned. (AdvancedMD)
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