Healthcare ECONOMIST

DECEMBER 14, 2022

JAMA and it’s related sister journals as part of the JAMA Network have adopted a new publishing policy, moving the journal not entirely into the open access space, but one that will give individuals access to JAMA articles on other sites.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In addition to highlighting the Patient’s Bill of Rights, NABIP’s keynotes and general sessions will speak to similar topics being brainstormed at VIVE this week — including mental health, maternal health, pharmacy and prescription drugs (pricing, PBMs), population health, and Medicare and Medicaid innovations.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 21, 2023

This is the fourth in a series of articles that looks at the current state of drug cost transparency for prescribers, pharmacists, and patients, and how to improve it based upon savings and ROI | Until the introduction of real-time prescription benefit tools, patient-specific drug costs surfaced only at the pharmacy counter.

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Health Care Dive

JULY 8, 2022

CMMI has taken initial actions to address existing bias, and has started developing a guide to screen and mitigate bias in existing and future models, according to a new article in Health Affairs.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 25, 2023

Editor's Note: The article has been updated with information from Teladoc's earnings call with investors late Tuesday afternoon. Teladoc is doubling down on its strategy to focus on "whole person care" through its virtual care platform.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 26, 2022

Of the nearly 12,000 articles on artificial intelligence, only 39 described randomized controlled trials, making it difficult to quantify the clinical benefits of using AI-assisted tools for patient care.

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Pro CRNA

MAY 15, 2022

This article is not intended to make a political statement, pass judgement on the CDC, or coerce healthcare providers to do anything that would compromise their safety or that of their patients. The importance of emotional intelligence in both your personal and professional life was documented in a recent article published on prosynex.com.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

MARCH 13, 2024

The article concludes with the following: Even a Labour government committed to reviving the NHS will not seek to disturb its growing interdependence with the private sector. A recent Daily Mail article provides some statistics. Tragically, that will not change anytime soon.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

APRIL 1, 2024

That is the question asked by a recent article in The Economist titled “ Can artificial intelligence make health care more efficient? You can read the full article here. However, can AI save the health care system money? Technology has rarely been able to do so ” An excerpt is below.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

The full article is interesting throughout. A paper by Meyer et al. 2020) has a nice summary of potential mechanisms through which the presence of COVID-19 could impact clinical trial results. What should a researcher do when a clinical trial is impacted by COVID-19? Here are some analysis considerations.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 18, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Home Health Care News recently spoke with 15 home-based care leaders for our annual “Executive Forecast” articles, which we published at the end of last year. Those executives’ responses covered a wide range of topics, and were surprisingly and refreshingly diverse.

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Bill Of Health

APRIL 18, 2024

While the Kenyan Constitution, adopted in 2010, allows for abortion when the pregnant person’s life or health is at risk under Article 26(4), the Kenyan Penal Code still criminalizes it—a legal grey area creating “ ambiguity, confusion, and stigma. Thus, the Court instructed Parliament to enact legislation to actualize Article 26(4).

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 25, 2024

– On April 18th, Optum Virtual Care employees were informed of the shutdown, with some reportedly having last days in July according to a Seeking Alpha article referencing Endpoints News. Optum Virtual Care offered 24/7 access to virtual consultations with board-certified physicians and nurse practitioners across all 50 states.

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Patient Safety Blog

MARCH 27, 2024

In this article we’ll tell you all about incident reporting in nursing. We’ll conclude the article with an example. The purpose of an incident report in nursing is multifaceted and crucial for both patient safety and quality improvement as well as legal documentation.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

APRIL 16, 2024

Some key trends to watch from some of my colleagues at FTI in their article The Evolution of Healthcare: Trends to Watch in 2024. Commercialization of Healthcare. Over the past decade, private equity’s presence in the healthcare sector has significantly accelerated, with annual deal values soaring from $41.5 billion in 2010 to $119.9

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

JANUARY 24, 2024

The article provides an excellent review of how drugs get reimbursed in the US and who the key players are. I provide an abbreviated summary below, but do read the full article. That is the title of a recent paper by Hernandez and Hung (2024). The players Manufacturers research, develop, and bring new drug products to market.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

That is the title of a new Health Affairs Forefront article by Peter Neumann and Joshua Cohen. The article also discusses issues related to appropriate discount rates, spillover impacts, and the need to incorporate patient risk preferences (i.e., Read the full article is here. GRACE) into value assessment.

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Medbridge Education

JANUARY 23, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore how organizations like Ivy Rehab are using a hybrid […] The post The Future of Physical Therapy Is Hybrid: An Interview With Ivy Rehab on Digital MSK Care appeared first on MedBridge Blog.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

MAY 4, 2023

This is the title of my Health Affairs Forefront article published today alongside co-authors Darius Lakdawalla, Jalpa Doshi, Louis Garrison, Anup Malani, Peter Neumann, Charles Phelps, Adrian Towse, and Richard Willke.

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Health Policy News

MARCH 29, 2024

Our first article features this important health topic. Health Policy News March We start this month’s edition looking forward to Black Maternal Health Week – April 11th-17th. We hope you.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 10, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Home care companies have always had to deal with a gray market in senior care, or an “underground” caregiver workforce. But as the cost of providing care continues to rise, providers may find themselves in more of a bind than before.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A helpful table is below, but do read the whole article here. A Health Affairs Forefront paper by Lin et al. 2023) compares how drug price negotiation differs between Canada, France, Germany and the US.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership It’s easy for home health agencies to point the finger at the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for slashing reimbursement rates. However, some argue that agencies also should take a close look in the mirror, with a point of reflection being around cost reporting.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership To strategically grow, home care companies need to build out robust sales and business development teams. As demand for home care rises, sales teams are on the front lines of a very competitive private-pay marketplace.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 12, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Elevance Health to acquire infusion provider Paragon Healthcare Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV) announced that it has plans to acquire the infusions services company Paragon Healthcare. The acquisition opens up the opportunity for Elevance members to receive more in-home care.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership HIG Growth Partners finalizes sale of Just Home Healthcare Services H.I.G. Growth Partners — a growth capital investment affiliate of investment firm H.I.G. Capital — has sold portfolio company Just Home Healthcare Services. In April, H.I.G.

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Bill Of Health

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

containing the infectious disease outbreak), against the short-, medium- and long-term impact of such measures on children’s enjoyment and realization of rights, namely the right to development (Article 6(2)), the right to education (Article 28) and the right to play (Article 31). Similarly, Principle 6.1

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Home care providers looking to grow need to follow meticulous planning – and also have realistic goals. During the public health emergency, when more attention was being paid to alternative settings for long-term care, the home care industry saw record-breaking volume and valuations.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Home health providers have griped with their Medicare Advantage (MA) plan partners for years over poor rates, claim denials and increased administrative burden.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 5, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Though the winds in Best of Care’s neck of the woods are blowing in a favorable direction, CEO Kevin Smith is always prepared for a change in weather.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 4, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership The Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model is one of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI) only cost-saving successes, which is why it was expanded nationwide on Jan.

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HIStalk

APRIL 11, 2024

I recently saw an article talking about the creation of.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

JANUARY 15, 2024

The full article is here. Between 2000 and 2020, declines in cancer mortality were observed for each cancer type for both groups. However, Black individuals consistently experienced higher mortality than White individuals for all cancers except female lung and bronchus.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Over the last week, a potential Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) and Humana Inc. NYSE: HUM) combination has gone from a rumor to a real possibility.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership For years, many industry advocates have pushed for more standardization across home care. Home care licensure is largely seen as one of the main avenues to industry standardization.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership As the demand for home care grows, so do the industry’s largest providers. In particular, franchises are expanding rapidly across the country, adjusting operations slightly along the way. BrightStar Care and Griswold Home Care are two examples of that growth.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Home-based care providers have been waiting for the other shoe to drop on dealmaking for a year now. As 2024 nears, that shoe may be finally landing. And, in addition to M&A, genuine AI application in both home health care and home care appears to be right around the corner.

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