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Sep 26, 2023·Fierce Healthcare

Deloitte's report reveals women incur higher out-of-pocket healthcare costs than men, reducing benefit value. Factors include higher-cost services and frequent checkups. Suggestions for insurers and employers include benefit reexamination and strategies to reduce high-cost service impact. Small changes could greatly reduce women's financial burden.

Sep 24, 2023·Healthcare Finance News

CommonSpirit Health launches Population Health Services Organization (PHSO) focusing on improving access to equitable care, enhancing quality, outcomes, and reducing care costs. The platform offers services such as care coordination, network management, data handling, and analytics, supporting providers and networks in achieving value-based care. PHSO aims to serve diverse payers and improve health outcomes through affordable, coordinated high-quality care. Currently, half of CommonSpirit's value-based agreement participants don't work for CommonSpirit. It has also saved Medicare over $474 million in the last five years through proactive outreach and attending to medical, behavioral, and social needs.

Sep 24, 2023·LinkedIn

Spoke with Chief Data & Analytics Officers at Gartner D&A Research Board Meeting about Generative AI benefits, risks, application, risk balance, and innovation. Discussed data & analytics as AI's engine, changing DnA roles with AI, and skillsets' evolution. Agreed Gen AI's impact similar to previous tech advancements, reducing manual work but also displacing jobs. Discussed data's vital role in AI evolution and importance of rigorous data management, governance, and quality. Acknowledged DnA teams' evolved role from data providers to actionable insight providers. Expresses optimism about data analytics and AI future.

Sep 24, 2023·Kaufman Hall

Hospital financial performance declined in July due to lower volumes, but margins still improved from 2022; the median Kaufman Hall Year-To-Date Operating Margin Index was 1.3% in July. More key metrics in August National Hospital Flash Report.