Hospital medicine

AI Model Makes Hospital Notes Patient-Friendly

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Monday, March 11, 2024
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The research focuses on discharge notes written by doctors to capture patient's health status in the medical record as they are discharged from the hospital.

Key Points: 
  • The research focuses on discharge notes written by doctors to capture patient's health status in the medical record as they are discharged from the hospital.
  • Specifically, running discharge notes through generative AI dropped the reports from an eleventh-grade reading level on average to a sixth grade level, the gold standard for patient education materials.
  • They also found that just 56% of notes created by AI were entirely complete.
  • Feldman notes that generative AI tools are sensitive, and asking a question of the tool in two subtly different ways may yield divergent answers.

The New York Academy of Medicine Awards 2024-2026 Jeremiah A. Barondess Fellowship in the Clinical Transaction

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Friday, March 8, 2024
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Dr. Murphy’s educational intervention supported by the Fellowship focuses on teaching residents to integrate social determinants of health (SDoH) into clinical reasoning and developing patient-centered plans.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Murphy’s educational intervention supported by the Fellowship focuses on teaching residents to integrate social determinants of health (SDoH) into clinical reasoning and developing patient-centered plans.
  • The Barondess Fellowship is awarded to junior faculty members in internal medicine to enhance medical students’ and residents’ training in the clinical transaction, a fundamental element of clinical care.
  • Dr. Murphy is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM).
  • She plans to use the Barondess Fellowship to develop a practical, patient-facing SDoH curriculum for the Osler Medical Residency Training Program at JHUSOM.

CareAbout Health Announces Two Leadership Updates including Appointment of Rich Almada as Chief Strategy Officer

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CareAbout Health, a leading healthcare management company, today announced two important leadership updates designed to position CareAbout Health for future growth and performance. Effective immediately, Rich Almada has been named Chief Strategy Officer, where he will have responsibility for the company's strategic planning and execution of all reimbursement models and payer contracts. In addition, Dr. Munish Khaneja, who previously served as CareAbout Health's Chief Strategy Officer, has assumed the newly created role of Chief Physician Officer, CareAbout Health.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CareAbout Health, a leading healthcare management company, today announced two important leadership updates designed to position CareAbout Health for future growth and performance.
  • Effective immediately, Rich Almada has been named Chief Strategy Officer, where he will have responsibility for the company's strategic planning and execution of all reimbursement models and payer contracts.
  • In addition, Dr. Munish Khaneja, who previously served as CareAbout Health's Chief Strategy Officer, has assumed the newly created role of Chief Physician Officer, CareAbout Health.
  • Prior to joining CareAbout Health, Rich served as Chief Operating Officer of Optum's risk-based entity – Advantage Plus Network-Connecticut – a joint venture between Optum and Hartford Healthcare.

Keystone Healthcare Partners Establishes Partnership with Trinity Medical to Expand Emergency Medicine Footprint into Louisiana

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Friday, February 2, 2024
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Keystone Healthcare Partners (Keystone Healthcare™), a leading provider of emergency medicine, hospital medicine, critical care medicine, and telehealth staffing and management services, as well as revenue cycle management, recently announced that it has formed a partnership with Trinity Medical in Ferriday, Louisiana.

Key Points: 
  • MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Keystone Healthcare Partners (Keystone Healthcare™), a leading provider of emergency medicine, hospital medicine, critical care medicine, and telehealth staffing and management services, as well as revenue cycle management, recently announced that it has formed a partnership with Trinity Medical in Ferriday, Louisiana.
  • Keystone's delivery of emergency medicine services at Trinity Medical will commence on February 1, 2024.
  • This contract represents an exciting expansion of Keystone's regional influence into Louisiana; the company has managed contracts in Mississippi for decades.
  • "We are very excited to start our partnership with Keystone Healthcare," states Keisha Smith, CEO of Trinity.

Regard Surpasses Major Milestone of Two Million Medical Conditions Diagnosed

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Regard, an AI clinical platform within the EHR that helps clinicians diagnose medical conditions, announced today it had surpassed a key milestone of surfacing more than two million patient diagnoses since its launch. Regard analyzes the entirety of the medical record and streamlines EHR navigation for busy clinicians, giving them a head start to accurately diagnose.

Key Points: 
  • Regard analyzes the entirety of the medical record and streamlines EHR navigation for busy clinicians, giving them a head start to accurately diagnose.
  • Today's physicians are carrying an immense burden, and it is taking its toll on them, along with caregivers, and patients.
  • It provides peace of mind for both patients and clinicians, ensuring that nothing's missed that could impact a person's health."
  • "Ensuring patients receive the best care possible is our north star as a company," said Eli Ben-Joseph, Regard CEO and Co-Founder.

Ventra Health and ADVOCATE RCM Combine Forces

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Monday, January 8, 2024
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DALLAS, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ventra Health ("Ventra") announced today that it has combined forces with ADVOCATE RCM, a provider of premium technology-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) services for radiology and other facility-based physician specialties. Ventra is a leading provider of high-performance business solutions for physician practices, hospitals, health systems, and ambulatory surgery centers with deep expertise in anesthesia, emergency medicine, and hospital medicine. ADVOCATE RCM will operate as a division of Ventra, and the combined organization creates one of the nation's largest, most sophisticated technology-enabled providers of end-to-end RCM services, offering clients access to industry-leading technology, data & analytics, patient engagement, payer contracting, and automation tools.

Key Points: 
  • Strategic combination adds a dedicated radiology offering to Ventra Health, creating an industry leader in technology-enabled RCM services for facility-based physicians
    DALLAS, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ventra Health ("Ventra") announced today that it has combined forces with ADVOCATE RCM , a provider of premium technology-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) services for radiology and other facility-based physician specialties.
  • "Expanding our offering to include comprehensive radiology RCM services has been a strategic priority for Ventra," said Steven Huddleston, Ventra CEO.
  • "We are excited to join forces with Ventra, an organization that shares our strong commitment to white-glove client service and technology-driven innovations that change the face of revenue cycle management," said Todd Walker, CEO, ADVOCATE RCM.
  • "Today marks a defining moment for ADVOCATE RCM," said Kirk Reinitz, President and Founder, ADVOCATE RCM.

Envision Healthcare Renews In-Network Agreement With Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
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Envision Healthcare, a leading national medical group, has executed a multiyear, statewide agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX), the state’s largest customer-owned health insurer, to provide its commercial, Managed Medicare and Managed Medicaid members in Texas with in-network care provided by Envision clinicians.

Key Points: 
  • Envision Healthcare, a leading national medical group, has executed a multiyear, statewide agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX), the state’s largest customer-owned health insurer, to provide its commercial, Managed Medicare and Managed Medicaid members in Texas with in-network care provided by Envision clinicians.
  • The renewed agreement provides millions of BCBSTX members in Texas with in-network access to Envision physicians and advanced practice providers specializing in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, neonatology, radiology, trauma and critical care.
  • “Our skilled and dedicated team of clinicians continue to innovate and advance the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care,” said Henry Howe, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Envision Healthcare.
  • “We are pleased to build on our relationship with BCBSTX to address the evolving needs of the Texas community as it continues growing.

Centerline Healthcare Partners Names Gary Guidry CEO

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
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The Board of Directors for Centerline Healthcare Partners, the nation’s fastest-growing medical practice management company specializing in value-based post-acute care, announced today that Centerline President Gary Guidry has been appointed as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.

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  • The Board of Directors for Centerline Healthcare Partners, the nation’s fastest-growing medical practice management company specializing in value-based post-acute care, announced today that Centerline President Gary Guidry has been appointed as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.
  • Based in Houston, Centerline provides high-quality medical practice management services, including programs, technologies, and administrative support, to post-acute care partners.
  • We’re looking forward to supporting even more provider partners in 2024.”
    Guidry joined Centerline with more than 25 years of healthcare leadership experience.
  • Guidry previously held executive leadership positions with several nationwide corporate healthcare companies focused on outsourced clinical services to hospitals and health systems.

2023: A Defining Year for Darena Solutions. Poised to Fuel Healthcare Innovation in 2024

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Darena Solutions, a recognized leader in healthcare clinical, analytics, and regulatory solutions, today announced that the company achieved several significant business and product development milestones in 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Darena's continued commitment to making healthcare app development and consumption easier lays a strong foundation for future growth.
  • ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Darena Solutions, a recognized leader in healthcare clinical, analytics, and regulatory solutions, today announced that the company achieved several significant business and product development milestones in 2023.
  • Other Darena Solutions' accomplishments in 2023 include:
    Darena's MyMipsScore software continues to be one of the leading Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) solutions available.
  • Darena team invites like-minded partners and clients to their booth to share their ideas and be a part of the conversation about shaping the future of healthcare.

Masimo Receives FDA Clearance for Stork™ Baby Monitoring System

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Monday, December 18, 2023
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Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI), a global leader in innovative monitoring technologies used in top hospitals, announced today FDA clearance of Stork™, a revolutionary baby monitoring system, for prescription use with healthy and sick babies 0-18 months of age.

Key Points: 
  • Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI), a global leader in innovative monitoring technologies used in top hospitals, announced today FDA clearance of Stork™, a revolutionary baby monitoring system, for prescription use with healthy and sick babies 0-18 months of age.
  • Leveraging the same Masimo sensor technology that monitors more than 10 million babies in hospitals every year, Stork provides continuous, accurate monitoring of a baby’s health.
  • In addition, Stork alerts parents if their baby turns over and is sleeping face down, which can be dangerous for babies.
  • For prescription use, Masimo Stork is 510(k) cleared for the following intended use: Masimo Stork is a wearable device intended for the monitoring of multiple physiological parameters.