listen to article 3 minutes This voice is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have any feedback. Diving overview: CVS Health replaced CEO Karen Lynch on Thursday as the health care and pharmacy giant's financial challenges deepen. CVS' new CEO is David Joyner, a company veteran who most recently led Caremark, CVS' pharmacy benefits manager. Lynch will hold the top position at CVS starting in 2021 and previously led insurance company Aetna, but has stepped down “by agreement with the company's board of directors,” according to the release. The company also withdrew its earnings guidance from the previous…
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listen to article 4 minutes This voice is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have any feedback. Diving overview: google cloud Expanding the suite of AI tools for healthcare professionals On Thursday, we launched a generative AI search tool for payers and providers to scrutinize. Create patient notes and scan documents and other data for clinical information. The tool, Vertex AI Search for Healthcare, was first released in limited availability in March. The tech giant also expanded its healthcare data engine. Recording of patient data in industry standard formats. Google promises that the risk of the tool outputting…
Lacey Persiful said she receives “endless” voicemails from her father complaining about living conditions at the nursing home. COPPELAS COVE, Texas — A central Texas woman is seeking answers about conditions at a Copperas Cove nursing home as her father, a 75-year-old disabled veteran, is hospitalized and remains unconscious on a ventilator. I'm looking for. Lacey Persiful said her father, Robert Turner, was a patient at Copperas Cove Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility, located at 607 B. West Avenue. “We were in a car accident,” Persiful explained. “So I couldn't take care of him anymore.” Turner was a patient at the…
Despite experts pointing to a “laggard” in health care deals this year, a recent analysis from advisory, tax and surety firm Baker Tilly shows that long-term care mergers and acquisitions will surpass other businesses in the first half of 2024. It is said that it surpassed the field. . “While the report shows that senior care itself is experiencing a decline in deal volume, the first six months of this year were on the decline compared to last year,” said Michael Demers, managing director at Baker Tilly Capital LLC. The number of cases has increased in comparison.” Baker Tilly's private…
Last month, an employee at a Durham nursing home at the center of a WRAL investigation was found guilty of assaulting a resident.After the first story aired in September, WRAL Investigates reporter Sarah Krueger spoke with more than 20 people connected to Carver Living Center who shared a variety of concerns.Among them was the widow of a man who was assaulted by a staff member while staying at the Carver Living Center.The man's family was concerned about his treatment at the facility, so they installed cameras in his room. There, a man identified in court records as Rodney Wynn was…
Care navigation can seem like an obstacle course to some people. Seven in 10 consumers say they have no trouble making an appointment or understanding their insurance coverage. But for others, the system is still an obstacle course. Consumers who cannot afford healthcare are finding it difficult to manage the healthcare system. When it comes to seeking treatment, half (51%) prefer what they're used to: in person with their doctor. However, people struggling with medical bills are almost twice as likely to end up in the emergency room than those with medical bills. Younger consumers and those with fewer health…
Elite Senior Care Professionals (ESCP) are licensed private home care providers for seniors who require assistance with daily activities. Many seniors need some assistance to perform certain tasks, but do not want to move into a senior housing facility. ESCP provides in-home care that allows seniors to remain in their homes and maintain their independence. Such assistance may include nursing care, light housekeeping assistance, assistance with medication management, companionship, assistance with dressing, running errands, personal hygiene assistance, and assistance with a wide range of activities of daily living. The company was founded by Dr. Bill W. Massey and his wife…
Open this photo in gallery:Joni McGill retired last year after working in the medical industry for more than 40 years. “I felt a great sense of accomplishment because I was able to finish the job exactly as I had envisioned,” she says.Chad Hipolito/Globe and MailIn Tales from the Golden Age, retirees talk about spending, saving, and whether life after work is living up to expectations.Joni McGill, 67, Sydney, British ColumbiaI retired in January 2023 at the age of 65 after a 40-year career in the healthcare industry. He spent the first 30 years in private industry in Montreal and the…
listen to article 7 minutes This voice is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have any feedback. A new federal law aimed at setting cybersecurity standards for healthcare organizations is needed, but many hospitals may need even more funding to comply with their defenses and maintain their improvements. Experts say it's expensive. The Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act, introduced last month by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, would require HHS to protect health care providers, health plans, and claims. It directs the establishment of minimum cybersecurity standards for administrative and medical institutions. This…
First-year students in Dr. Marianne (Mimi) Snyder's class were visited by UConn partners at Hartford Health Care (HHC) on Thursday, Oct. 10, to explore and discuss potential employment and career opportunities. More than 100 first-year students and several undergraduate students participated in two career exploration sessions led by the Hartford Healthcare Nursing Professional Development (NPD) leadership team. Norma, Megan, Roxanne and Clara from Hartford Healthcare pose in the lobby of the Widmer Wing Roxanne, Clara, and Megan introduced the HHC Center for Nursing Excellence and highlighted areas of focus and transition to practice, including pathways to professional development. Norma then…