The Gist Healthcare Podcast

The FDA approves updated COVID vaccines amid a summer surge. Walgreens partners with provider enablement company Pearl Health to grow its value-based primary care business. And, Geisinger and Best Buy expand their at-home chronic disease management partnership. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Walmart is reportedly considering buying a majority stake in ChenMed. Two major hospital systems are switching their EHRs from Cerner to Epic. And, two Wisconsin health systems take another step towards a merger. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hospital-at-home has been around since the mid-1990s in the United States. But the broader adoption of the care model accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, in part due to patient preference and waivers from CMS.  On today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, Contessa Health Chief Medical Office Rob Moskowitz, MD joins the podcast to talk about the future of hospital-at-home and what needs to be in place to ensure its long-term success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new study finds that Medicare Advantage plans were overpaid by billions of dollars each year from 2017 to 2020. The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance is expected to surge next year. And, researchers are investigating whether weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy could be used to treat alcohol addiction and dementia. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CMS unveils a new state-level all-payer model meant to improve population health. Electronic health records company NextGen goes private in a deal with private equity firm Thoma Bravo. And, a new study finds that primary care physicians affiliated with health systems drive up spending. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Medicare names the first 10 drugs facing price negotiations. The Biden Administration proposes new nursing home staffing standards. And, Humana sues CMS to prevent Medicare payment clawbacks. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Data sharing platform Health Gorilla surveyed more than 1,200 consumers to gauge their opinion about the privacy of their health data and which companies should be allowed to access it. It found a vast majority of respondents expressed concerns about data breaches affecting their medical records. Steven Lane, MD, Chief Medical Officer for Health Gorilla, joins the podcast to talk more about the survey, patient privacy, and the role of interoperability. You can find Health Gorilla’s State of Patient Privacy report here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A major insurer partners with Amazon and Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs, health systems in Portland announce a merger. Federal court upholds restrictions on the abortion pill, guaranteeing the case heads to the Supreme Court.

Updates to CMS ACO REACH model, Oregon's nurse-to-patient staffing ratio law, and a decline in private-equity healthcare deals are discussed in this podcast.

AdventHealth sues MultiPlan for colluding with insurers to pay providers less. Some health insurers won't cover Alzheimer's drug Leqembi. CMS reports concerning rates of Medicaid terminations due to procedural reasons.