--- title: Care Management Weekly News Update - 4/2/2019 description: Weekly healthcare news roundup covering healthcare management, healthcare IT, post acute care, primary care and physician practice management. image: https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/Weekly%20Blog%20Word%20Cloud(2).png --- [![Logo](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/2016/images/amc_logo_top_nav_172x54.svg "Logo")](https://www.avicenna-medical.com) # Avicenna Medical Blog # Avicenna Medical Blog ## [Care Management Weekly News Update - 4/2/2019](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/care-management-weekly-news-update-4-2-2019) Posted by [DeAnn Dennis](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/author/deann-dennis) on Tue, Apr 02, 2019 @ 02:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/Weekly%20Blog%20Word%20Cloud(2).png) ](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/care-management-weekly-news-update-4-2-2019) # [CMS Expands Ability of MA Plans to Tackle Social Determinants of Health for the Chronically Ill](https://medcitynews.com/2019/04/cms-expands-ability-of-ma-plans-to-tackle-social-determinants-of-health-for-the-chronically-ill/?rf=1) The policy change builds on previous efforts by CMS to encourage better management and maintenance of health by allowing increased flexibility for plan dollars to pay for services like adult care programs and the installation of home safety devices. [![](https://cdn.oas-c17.adnxs.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/Himss/BellevueCollege_030119_HITN_300x250_33725/Bellevue_300x250.jpg/1551385999)](https://oasc17.247realmedia.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/healthcareitnews.com/L20/449948045/Right1/Himss/BellevueCollege_030119_HITN_300x250_33725/Bellevue_300x250.jpg/49534d47573173634e4c38414159674b?x) [![](https://cdn.oas-c17.adnxs.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/Himss/AIHealthcare_112918_HITN_300.728/1546449550826_48865912.gif/1546449550)](https://oasc17.247realmedia.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/healthcareitnews.com/L20/1679318563/Right2/Himss/AIHealthcare_112918_HITN_300.728/48865912.html/49534d47573173634e4c38414159674b) # [UPS Launching Drone Delivery of Medical Samples With WakeMed](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals-health-systems/ups-launching-drone-delivery-medical-samples-wakemed) UPS is partnering with WakeMed Health & Hospitals to deliver medical samples via unmanned drone at the health system's campus in North Carolina. The numerous planned daily revenue flights of the drone-based transport system will allow medical professionals to secure drone containers with medical samples or specimens—such as a blood sample—at one of WakeMed’s Raleigh facilities. # [Majority of Employers Have No Program for Opioid Use, Suicide Prevention: Report](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/willis-towers-watson-majority-employers-have-no-opioid-suicide-prevention-program) A majority of employers have no plans to focus on opioid abuse or suicide prevention, despite the growing rates of deaths connected to these risk factors, according to a new study. Just 22% of employers have such a program in place or plan to implement one in 2019 to addresses these two issues, according to a recent study by Willis Towers Watson, a consulting and broking company. # [CMS Launches AI Challenges for Predicting Unplanned Hospital, SNF Admissions ](https://homehealthcarenews.com/2019/03/cms-launches-ai-challenges-for-predicting-unplanned-hospital-snf-admissions-%ef%bb%bf/) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced last week the launch of a three-stage challenge designed to encourage the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care. As part of the challenge, participants will be tasked with using AI to better predict unplanned hospital and skilled nursing facility admissions — already a key focus for many home health providers. 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