Patient Care

This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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HHS investing nearly $100M in health navigators for open enrollment

The funding, which is through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), includes $98.9 million that will help ensure consumers can navigate health insurance enrollment through the Marketplace, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

 

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Hospital margins fall behind pre-pandemic levels

Hospitals are facing their toughest margins yet, and without the boost of federal funding, 2022 is on pace to be one of the worst financial performances for the space in years.

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Mental healthcare network Alma raises $130M

Alma, a membership-based network focused on mental healthcare, has raised $130 million in a Series D funding round. The network nabbed investments from some big names, including Cigna Ventures.

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Cigna adds partners for opioid use disorder treatment

Cigna has teamed up with Bicycle Health to add coverage for virtual opioid use disorder treatment to Cigna plan customers.

Large study offers new insights on how alcohol consumption impacts cancer risk

A new study out of Korea found that an increase in alcohol consumption is linked with a higher risk for all cancers, including alcohol-related cancers.

Amazon shutting down Amazon Care at the end of the year

In a surprise move announced Aug. 24 in a memo to staff, Amazon Care will be no more come year’s end.

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AI model explores EHR data to predict physician burnout

A new AI tool from Washington University in St. Louis researchers aims to help identify burnout among physicians and could potentially prevent it in the future.

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AI identifies Parkinson’s from breathing patterns

The tool could help alleviate the disease onset gap between when symptoms of Parkinson’s first appear and when most people receive a diagnosis.

Around the web

CMS finalized a significant policy change when it increased the Medicare payments hospitals receive for performing CCTA exams. What, exactly, does the update mean for cardiologists, billing specialists and other hospital employees?

Stryker, a global medtech company based out of Michigan, has kicked off 2025 with a bit of excitement. The company says Inari’s peripheral vascular portfolio is highly complementary to its own neurovascular portfolio.

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.