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- Welcome to the Becker's
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and health system executives
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Without further ado,

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here's your daily industry news briefing

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for today, February 19th.

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First, Bon Core's, mercy
Health Turnover, operations

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of its home health and hospice
operations across five states

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to home-based care company Compass.

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Per the arrangement,
compass will be responsible

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for overseeing the operations
of 10 home health agencies

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and 11 hospice operations.

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Bon, of course, mercy
Health will retain ownership

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of its hospice House real estate assets

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in specific locations.

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While Compass takes charge
of managing the operations,

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or according to a news
release from Compass,

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the health system will
collaborate closely with Compass

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to assist the home health

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and Hospice associates as they transition

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to employment with Compass.

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The agreement is still awaiting state

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and federal regulatory reviews.

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Ascension St. Thomas Home
Health also made the same move,

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second surgery, PEP

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and Recovery is the most popular use

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of digital health at US Health Systems.

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A new survey found, meanwhile,

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chronic disease management
experienced the biggest increases

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in digital health deployment in 2023

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with a 50% jump while several
health systems launched.

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Digital women's health programs.

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According to a February
14th report from Alex,

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a digital spinoff from Renton,
Washington based providence

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here were the top digital
health use cases in 2023.

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According to the survey of
nearly 30 health systems,

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surgery, physical therapy

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and rehab, preventative
care, woman's health,

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other chronic disease
management, family gen

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and general medicine,
virtual care enablement,

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and behavioral health.

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Third, the average hospital uses up

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to six patient applications,

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but patients only want to use
a single platform to engage

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with their healthcare providers.

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Any new report from Goo
Health found the report,

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which is based on a
November 20th, 2023 survey

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of 695 adults age 18

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and above, all of whom reported
receiving medical services

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within the preceding 12 months aim

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to unveil the digital pre of patients.

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The report found that 50% of
patients prefer to interact

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with their healthcare providers
through a mobile platform.

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80% of patients engage with
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through a mobile device to some extent.

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In 20 23, 80 9%

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of patients said they would
prefer a single platform

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to manage their healthcare needs.

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50% of those patients said
they would want to be able

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to access this application on their phone.

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65% of patients said
they use a mobile phone

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for their last digital
healthcare experience,

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and almost all CIOs have said
the patients have the ability

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to digitally access test
results, communicate

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with their healthcare providers
or refill prescriptions.

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However, less than two thirds
of patients in the study said

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- They believe they actually
have these options available

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from their healthcare providers.

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