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STAT+: Hospitals try a new pitch to investors: other ways of making money

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SAN FRANCISCO — If you learned anything about nonprofit hospitals on the first day of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, it’s that they’ve all but abandoned the prospect of making significant profit on patient care. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT+: Health care providers form a united front against stricter patient privacy rules

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After yet another record year for health data breaches, updated federal security rules to protect patient information are on the table in 2025. Increased privacy protections, in their view, would impact the financial viability of medical practices — especially small ones — and even timely patient care

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STAT+: Physicians take Medicare Advantage to task for rural patients’ care gaps

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In the rural California town where physician Atashi Mandal sees patients, Medicare Advantage is popular among the older residents, many of whom have multiple chronic health conditions. Problem is, there aren’t any in-network providers for several hundred miles.

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Advice For New Pharmacists: Lessons Form The Front Lines

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Relevant to this introduction, having worked at a Boston hospital for several years, for me DD and the pharmacy life just go hand-in-hand like chimichurri sauce and flank steak. Recommendation 1: Use your skills to improve patient care Pharmacists who apply their skills make patient’s lives better.

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The state of Medicare Advantage, in one chart

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  Hospitals want you to look here, not over there Hospital leaders took pains to draw investors’ attention to their sizable cash and investment reserves at JPM. Notably absent from many presentations, though, was mention of their losses on patient care, my colleague Tara Bannow reports from the conference.

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Healthcare Business Intelligence (BI): Comprehensive Guide

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In healthcare, business intelligence plays an especially important role, as it can be used to create better treatments, personalize patient care, prevent diseases, keep patients’ personal info safe, and even detect fraud. Healthcare business intelligence software is a must-have for any organization in the industry.

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STAT+: UnitedHealth discontinues a controversial brand amid scrutiny of algorithmic care denials

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The move also encapsulates how UnitedHealth is pushing to control every piece of patient care outside of the hospital and distancing itself from the aspects that have generated controversy.