President-elect Donald Trump has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services, the nation's highest health agency. This cabinet reshuffle caused anxiety among various health care stocks. I am looking to use options on the Healthcare Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) to find a way to hedge my healthcare exposure and also take advantage of further potential downside in the lagging healthcare sector. Masu. XLV SPY YTD Mountain Healthcare Select SPDR and SPDR S&P 500 Trust YTD Despite mixed performance of XLV's top three stocks (representing nearly 30% of XLV) Eli Lily, UnitedHealthcare, and…
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AI scribes are like invisible robot assistantsgetty 2024 has become the year of artificial intelligence ambient scribes. AI scribe companies have made headlines, entered countless healthcare organizations, and raised hundreds of millions of dollars. Simply put, Scribe is today's leading generative medical AI use case. Still, this nascent product class is rapidly evolving. Let me explain how it leaks out. How AI scribe eases the burden of document creation Clinicians like me spend an average of 2.3 hours documenting every 8 hours of scheduled clinical time. This work takes up our attention, saps our energy, and contributes to burnout. AI…
Ransomware attacks against the healthcare sector skyrocketed in 2024, according to an analysis by SafetyDetectives. There have already been 264 attacks on health care providers this year through September, almost more than the 268 attacks recorded in all of 2023. SafetyDetectives claims that an increase in the number of ransomware groups and variants in 2024 contributed to the increase in attacks on the healthcare sector. In 2023, 68 active groups were responsible for approximately 4,841 attacks worldwide. This year, there were an average of 394 attacks per month from 87 groups. The report also reveals that cybercriminals are changing their…
League 1 Volleyball (LOVB) — Pro Volleyball League begins first serve on January 8, 2025, the largest brand in youth volleyball. — Today, we announced that Emory Healthcare will become the official team medical provider of LOVB Atlanta Volleyball. LOVB Atlanta Volleyball joins other leading professional teams including the Atlanta Braves, Falcons, Hawks, Dream, Vibe, and more than 30 collegiate, club, and high school athletic programs, as well as leading team physicians, athletic trainers, and teams from You'll receive best-in-class care from Emory Healthcare. We have physical therapists both on-site and on-site. Additionally, as part of the collaboration, Emory Healthcare's…
COVINGTON — St. Tammany Corporation is pleased to host the first St. Tammany Sector Symposium, sponsored by Ochsner Health, on Friday, Nov. 15, at Chefunkuta Country Club. This annual event will focus on the key industry sectors driving St. Tammany Parish's growth, starting with health care, an area critical to both community well-being and economic vitality.The half-day symposium brings together healthcare leaders and industry innovators to explore the intersection of healthcare innovation and economic development in the region. With more than 17,000 residents employed in the healthcare sector and contributing significantly to the local economy, this event will highlight existing…
Health and science industry leaders gathered in downtown Raleigh on Thursday to highlight the region's latest advances in healthcare, including how to safely integrate AI.The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce held its 2024 Healthcare Summit at Marbles Kids Museum off Hargett Street.Top executives from the Triangle's three largest health systems also discussed the latest developments within WakeMed, UNC Health and Duke Health.“We are a leader in technology and a leader in life sciences,” said Adrian Cole, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce President and CEO. “The ability for these things to come together to create future opportunities not only puts the…
December 6, 20248:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST Lafayette Park Hotel3287 Mount Diablo Blvd.Lafayette, California 94549 Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? HCCA's Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference provides practitioners with convenient regional compliance education on a variety of current and emerging topics impacting healthcare practice compliance programs. Our educational sessions, led by experienced experts, cover the topics you want to hear about most, from general healthcare compliance to risk management and more. You have the opportunity to earn live Compliance Certification Board (CCB)® continuing education units (CEUs) and network with other professionals in your area. Registration includes…
President-elect Donald Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency could impact veterans' health care if plans to cut spending in the expiring bill go ahead.President Trump announced Tuesday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswami will lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after he takes office in January. President Trump said DOGE would no longer be a formal government department and would “reduce excessive regulation, eliminate wasteful spending, and reorganize federal agencies.”Ramaswamy, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination before suspending his campaign in January, has since said that spending on expiring government programs should be stopped.…
listen to article 2 minutes This voice is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have any feedback. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated vaccine skeptic and lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS, a controversial decision that has angered some public health experts. It is expected that President Trump announced the appointment on the social media platform TruthSocial. “For too long, the American people have been crushed by the food complexes and drug companies that have perpetrated deceit, misinformation, and disinformation about public health,” President Trump wrote Thursday. His role as Secretary of Health would oversee a nearly…
GroundGame.Health Principal Staff Valerie Cerra is a veteran of the healthcare industry leading with a new perspective based on social impact. getty I've spent the past year in the same industry as the previous 16 years, and I barely recognized it. In October 2023, I started consulting for organizations that are described as social impact companies. This explanation was new to me, but I understood it to mean that it is based on a social mission and that many social care professionals are busy with that mission. A few months into working for this organization, I had an epiphany. This…