Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 6, 2023

Despite physician and advanced practice provider productivity continuing its post-pandemic recovery, compensation gains are being outstripped by the most severe inflationary growth in decades, acco | Despite physician and advanced practice provider productivity continuing its post-pandemic recovery, compensation gains are being outstripped by the most severe inflationary growth in decades, according to a new report.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 5, 2023

Brent Lamm is CIO at UNC Health, based in Morrisville, North Carolina. He has quite the seat for the artificial intelligence explosion in healthcare – he's sitting right in the middle of it. Lamm and peers at Stanford, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of California at San Diego are part of a pilot project by electronic health records giant Epic, testing Epic's large language model AI capabilities to enhance the provider experience.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 1, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlined plans Thursday to broadly cover a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs once the medications get full approval from the Food and Drug Administration | CMS outlined plans Thursday to broadly cover a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs once the medications get full approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 1, 2023

The pharma company said it will work with startups and other digital health companies as well as add to its own capabilities as it builds out the consumer-focused business unit.

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JUNE 2, 2023

Whether you’re a healthcare professional or just interested in learning more about MIPS, we’ve got you covered. MIPS may appear to be a labyrinth of laws, measures, and deadlines, but fear not! We’ll provide you with concise responses to the most commonly asked questions in this blog. You may feel confident with our guide to MIPS 2023 reporting.

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Healthcare Success

JUNE 2, 2023

Online reviews play a significant role in the success of any healthcare organization. In fact, patient reviews of doctors come in third as the most influential driver in consumers’ decisions 1 (after insurance acceptance and location). Today, virtually everyone should use reputation management software (RMS) to solicit, manage, and respond to reviews.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 2, 2023

Over the past 25 years, the field of oncology has witnessed a dramatic shift in cancer care delivery with the development of new therapeutics, a desire to shift care from inpatient and clinic settings to the home and widespread implementation of electronic health records. THE PROBLEM One area of innovation has been the development of oral anti-cancer drugs, including cytotoxic chemotherapies that patients can self-administer at home.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 6, 2023

Todd Smith will be responsible for delivering systemized service line standards, deepening relationships between medical groups and community physicians, and reducing clinical variation

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The Rand Blog

MAY 31, 2023

After months of publicly lobbying to acquire U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, it appears that Ukraine may receive them later this year. However, there remains a long road ahead before the F-16s would see service in Ukraine—and it is an open question how much they would affect the outcome of the war.

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NCQA

JUNE 5, 2023

NCQA quality measures and evaluation programs will reflect the National Strategy to Advance Social Connection that Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murphy announced in May. Our ongoing work to develop next generation quality measuremen t and accreditation aligns with Dr. Murphy’s: Announcement that loneliness is a public health crisis. Call to Mobilize the Health Sector to advance social connection.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 1, 2023

A pair of new healthcare workforce surveys outline widespread reports of discrimination, racism and workplace violence perpetuated by patients and coworkers alike. | A pair of polls released this week detail the interpersonal difficulties nurses and other healthcare workers face in the workplace.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 6, 2023

It's a challenging time to be a young person. Study after study has shown that stressors such as social media, bullying, loneliness and the pandemic are causing and exacerbating a wide array of mental health challenges among high school and college kids. And healthcare resources are not always readily available to help them. Among some recent stats: There are never-before-seen levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts among teens, according to a report from the CDC. 71% of college student

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 5, 2023

In a statement, the insurer said it was “unable to scale our financial infrastructure to match the pace of our growth and secure the additional capital required to run our business.

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The Rand Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Russia's looming troop-retention and veteran-treatment problems are already visible on the horizon, even though they have been delayed by policy. By invading Ukraine, Russia has created a wave of severe trauma that will soon crash over its own country.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 1, 2023

What You Should Know: Somavedic Technologies (Inc.) , makers of the scientifically-studied sleep & well-tech device by the same name, launches Attune Health Mobile App , an AI-enabled, biomarker analysis, offering 100% contactless solution that enables anyone to measure a wide range of vital signs by simply using their smartphone camera. Somavedic aims to empower consumers with the knowledge to make informed wellness decisions through instant and accessible wellness markers delivered to the

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 5, 2023

The roughly half of American smartphone users with iPhones will notice new health and pri | Apple brings its Health app to the iPad while offering new vision and mental health features to its suite of devices.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 31, 2023

Qualitative data provided by 87 primary care practices in New York and Florida showed that while telehealth experiences differed on the basis of pre-pandemic clinician and practice familiarity with virtual care platforms, varying state regulations during the public health emergency, the lack of formal guidelines and physician burnout affected how quickly telemedicine offerings matured within practices.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 6, 2023

The new study is the latest in a string of research suggesting nonprofit hospitals’ balance sheets benefit from the latitude they have regarding charity care spending.

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Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

Learn how to streamline productivity and efficiency across your organization with machine learning and artificial intelligence! No matter what industry you're in - healthcare, customer service, sales, and more - it’s easier than you think to reduce wait times, monitor sentiment, and provide enhanced self-service options for all of your users. This means that you can achieve a more consistent and engaging customer experience while reducing sources of friction.

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Health Recovery

JUNE 1, 2023

June, recognized as Men's Health Month , is an ideal time to explore the unique health challenges faced by men, the importance of preventive care, and the latest advances in chronic disease management. Studies show men are more susceptible to certain chronic health conditions and there are some innovative approaches out there to managing chronic conditions that ensure optimal outcomes beyond the hospital and clinical settings.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 1, 2023

What You Should Know: Walmart announced this week it has raised pay for approximately 3,700 pharmacists, raising the average salary for pharmacists to more than $140,000, not including bonuses and incentives. These investments build on the raises for 36,000 pharmacy technicians that took place last year. Additionally, Walmart will be raising pay for more than 4,000 opticians, bringing the average wage for opticians to be more than $22.50 an hour.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 1, 2023

Less than a month after CVS Health acquired Oak Street Health, the primary care provider plans to expand into four more states. | The company plans to open value-based primary care centers in Little Rock, Arkansas; Des Moines and Davenport, Iowa; Kansas City, Kansas and Richmond, Virginia, beginning this summer. Oak Street Health will operate centers in 25 states by the end of the year.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 5, 2023

To better evaluate rapidly evolving remote patient monitoring technologies, KLAS researchers explored customer experience with RPM in several key areas, including partnership, innovation, ease of use and integration with electronic health records. WHY IT MATTERS RPM has demonstrated earlier intervention and reduced utilization – particularly critical outcomes for value-based care arrangements – but healthcare organizations that are piloting the technology are looking at reimbursement

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Speaker: Dr. Ugo Uwaoma, MD, MBA

Due to the impact of COVID-19, integrating telehealth software into practices and organizations has become the new normal. In turn, this has increased the effectiveness of collaborative healthcare by strengthening communication amongst healthcare workers and helping combat the woes of burnout. Communication between patients and healthcare providers has also improved, allowing patients to reach their providers easily and decreasing turnaround time.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 6, 2023

The $100-per-share offer comes a month after the home health company agreed to a deal with Option Care Health, which was set to close in the second half of the year.

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Home Health Care

MAY 31, 2023

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will immediately stop enforcing the COVID-19 vaccine mandates for home health workers and other health care staff. In light of the public health emergency (PHE) ending on May 11, the Biden administration announced in early May that it planned to end vaccination requirements for federal workers and certain other groups.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 2, 2023

What You Should Know: UnitedHealthcare , the largest health insurance company in the United States, will begin providing coverage for the Eversense E3 , a Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System effective July 1, 2023 for people with type 1 and insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes. Eversense, brought to people with diabetes by Ascensia Diabetes Care, is a CGM System indicated for continually measuring glucose levels in persons age 18 years and older with diabetes for up to 6 months.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 31, 2023

When the University of Alabama at Birmingham health system created a telehealth program, the main problem it was trying to solve was how to improve access to care across the state. THE PROBLEM Alabama has some of the worst healthcare outcomes in the country. Telehealth technologies were adopted to eliminate the geographic excuse for these outcomes and start to address the issues, said Dr.

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Speaker: Chris Wolpert, Founder of Group Benefit Solutions

Of all the benefits employers provide, healthcare and insurance are two of - if not the - most important. But health insurance in America is broken. It's fragmented, confusing, opaque, and expensive because it was made that way. What’s missing from the discussion of benefits today is the financial implications of the status quo and its impact on employees' health outcomes.

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Health Care Dive

MAY 31, 2023

A J.D. Power study found overall satisfaction with commercial health plans fell, with sicker members less likely to receive outreach and care coordination.

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The Rand Blog

MAY 31, 2023

On May 17, the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, dissolved the country's legislature in the midst of impeachment proceedings against him. Did Ecuador just have a self-coup? The answer matters greatly for the country's democratic trajectory and for the international community's response.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 2, 2023

HCP marketing, also known as healthcare professional marketing, plays a vital role in the pharmaceutical industry. It focuses on engaging and informing healthcare professionals about pharmaceutical products, treatments, and services. In this article, we will explore the meaning of HCP marketing , its elements, and its significance in the digital era.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 31, 2023

BJC HealthCare of St. | The two organizations are hoping to close their cross-market deal by the end of the year, potentially creating a new 28-hospital, integrated, academic health system.

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Speaker: Matt McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Mend

Patient engagement happens before, during, and after interactions. Consumer research has found that in 2021, 64% of US households reported using Telehealth services. In addition 34% of patients would prefer Telehealth visits to in-office visits. Accessible patient engagement technology can help you improve your relationships with your patients while also improving your KPIs.