Health Care Quality Digest

Consumers more discerning about health data sharing: survey

Health Care Dive

MARCH 21, 2024

While respondents were largely willing to share their data, consumers have become pickier about who they’ll offer their information to, according to a Rock Health survey.

Health Data

Centene echoes Humana’s concerns about proposed MA rate drop

Health Care Dive

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

On the insurer’s earnings call, analysts peppered Centene with questions about its Medicare Advantage business until its CFO attempted to change the subject.

Medicare

Industry Voices—Medical debt isn't about money. It's about health

Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

There is no shortage of unjust elements in the U.S. healthcare system. But one in particular deserves far more attention and action than it is currently receiving—namely, medical debt. | As healthcare leaders, we believe there is a moral obligation to take action to reduce the burden of medical debt, and there are obvious levers to help.

Healthcare

'Things get built and forgotten about': The challenging work of maintaining AI tools in clinical settings

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 29, 2024

With AI being all the buzz in healthcare today, many questions about the technology still remain. Do clinicians understand and trust AI tools? Are algorithms accurate and free from bias? | At the 2024 SXSW conference, a panel on the future of AI in healthcare moderated by AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, M.D.,

Integration

Integration Healthcare

The New Tech Experience: Innovation, Optimization, and Collaboration

Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

Join us for this exclusive webinar with expert innovator Paul Weald to learn more about: How artificial intelligence technology can complement employee performance and optimize business performance with intelligent insights and analytics. Embrace automation, collaborate with new technology, and watch how you thrive!

Healthcare

Rural providers optimistic about financial stability, plan to expand services, Wipfli survey finds

Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Rural providers optimistic about financial stability, plan to expand services, Wipfli survey finds agliadkovskaya Mon, 02/05/2024 - 15:34

Hospital groups question HHS about data breach reporting after Change attack

Health Care Dive

MARCH 22, 2024

In a Thursday letter, the American Hospital Association urged the HHS’ Office of Civil Rights to reduce possible “duplicative” breach notifications from the Change cyberattack.

Hospitals

CMS officials say agency is monitoring concerns from ACOs about DME costs

Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 11, 2024

Accountable care organizations have sounded the alarm on billions in durable medical equipment fraud, and officials at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said Thursday that the | Accountable care organizations have sounded the alarm on billions in durable medical equipment fraud, and officials at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (..)

Accountable Care

Accountable Care Accountability Medicaid Medicare

HHS warns industry about resurfaced ransomware group after attack on cancer center

Health Care Dive

JUNE 21, 2023

The department sent a cybersecurity notification to the sector about TimisoaraHackerTeam after an attack on a U.S. cancer center that “significantly reduced” its capability to treat patients.

Cybercriminals seek to extort Fred Hutch patient for about $2M

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

"We cannot speculate about the total number of individuals who may have been impacted," Fred Hutch said according to the report, noting that the organization will be contacting affected patients within 60 days. The email included a redacted sample of Quinlan's protected data as proof.

Prevention

Prevention Health Data Healthcare

Cybercriminals seek to extort Fred Hutch patients for about $2M

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

"We cannot speculate about the total number of individuals who may have been impacted," Fred Hutch said according to the report, noting that the organization will be contacting affected patients within 60 days. The email included a redacted sample of Quinlan's protected data as proof.

Prevention

Prevention Health Data Healthcare

Confusion about Medicaid skewing coverage estimates, study finds

Health Care Dive

APRIL 10, 2024

The number of people enrolled in Medicaid soared over the pandemic, but many enrollees may not have known their coverage had continued, new research suggests.

Medicaid

Payers, providers are cautiously optimistic about their value-based care efforts. Here's how their sentiments differ

Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Payers, providers are cautiously optimistic about their value-based care efforts. Here's how their sentiments differ agliadkovskaya Tue, 09/26/2023 - 14:22

Steward Health Care's dire finances have government leaders worried about shutdowns

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 29, 2024

Financial troubles and a flurry of planned hospital divestitures have landed for-profit Steward Health Care squarely in the public and lawmakers’ crosshairs. Millions in unpaid rent and other signs of financial distress have led the for-profit to explore divestitures and other potential strategies in Massachusetts and Texas.

Hospitals

About 800,000 nurses planning to leave the profession by 2027, data show

Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 14, 2023

About 800,000 nurses planning to leave the profession by 2027, data show dmuoio Fri, 04/14/2023 - 14:25

Nursing

Providers still skeptical about wearable accuracy, integration abilities

Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Providers still skeptical about wearable accuracy, integration abilities. Mon, 12/06/2021 - 14:10.

Integration

FTC, OCR send warning letter to hospitals about online tracking pixels

Healthcare It News

JULY 21, 2023

Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights this week in reminding healthcare organizations about their responsibilities for third-party disclosures of protected health information under HIPAA, the FTC Act and the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule. The FTC adds a warning about consumer protection laws.

Hospitals

Hospitals Regulations Telemedicine Integration

Healthcare execs must consider workforce, consumer concerns about generative AI: survey

Health Care Dive

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Leaders were most likely to rate data quality, availability and reliability as their greatest concerns. Deloitte researchers urge a broader focus.

Healthcare

Talkdesk talks about the benefits of being an early adopter of ChatGPT

Healthcare It News

JUNE 23, 2023

We interviewed Hayward to talk about ChatGPT in healthcare, how Talkdesk as an early adopter has incorporated ChatGPT, the benefits of this generative AI tool, and where healthcare organizations must be cautious. What is it about ChatGPT that makes it particularly interesting to your corner of the health IT industry?

Life Sciences

Life Sciences Healthcare Patient Experience Doctors

Regulators warn hospitals and telehealth companies about privacy risks of Meta, Google tracking tech

Fierce Healthcare

JULY 21, 2023

Federal regulators are warning hospital systems and telehealth providers about the data privacy risks of using third-party tracking technologies.

Regulations

Regulations Hospitals Integration

Providers concerned about staffing shortages post-SCOTUS vaccination mandate ruling

Health Care Dive

JANUARY 14, 2022

Nursing facilities are particularly worried about the strain a vaccination mandate could have on their shrinking workforce, and are urging CMS to consider a regular testing option for unvaccinated workers.

Nursing

Industry Voices—Let's be transparent about hospital price transparency

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 9, 2023

Industry Voices—Let's be transparent about hospital price transparency pminemyer Thu, 03/09/2023 - 11:28

Hospitals

Employers hope to address parents' concerns about their kids' mental health

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 31, 2023

Employers hope to address parents' concerns about their kids' mental health fdiamond Tue, 01/31/2023 - 07:39

Expanding What We Know About Smart Use of Antibiotics

NCQA

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Responsible Stewards of Antibiotic Use , our project to spread the word about smart use of antibiotics , has progressed to the second phase. This milestone matters for two reasons: A new utilization measure increases our understanding. The post Expanding What We Know About Smart Use of Antibiotics appeared first on NCQA.

Medicaid

Medicaid Medicare

Health centers raise alarm about rolling back Medicaid coverage post-public health emergency

Health Care Dive

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The clinics are worried about people with Medicaid coverage being deemed ineligible and losing insurance once states revert back to pre-pandemic Medicaid policies and eligibility, a new survey found.

Medicaid

Answering Your Every Question About MIPS 2023 Promoting Interoperability

p3care

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Everyone talks about the Quality and Cost categories of MIPS 2023. A MIPS final score calculation depends on each category’s score, no matter what proportion they’ve So, while others are guiding briefly about the most prominent MIPS categories, we’re different. Do you know why? That’s all from our side for now!

Nursing

Nursing Healthcare

Researchers raise questions about the safety of home infusion therapy

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 12, 2023

Researchers raise questions about the safety of home infusion therapy. Thu, 01/12/2023 - 10:31.

Most doctors have not yet tried AI but are 'cautiously optimistic' about the benefits

Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The hype around healthcare artificial intelligence has reached a fever pitch but most doctors are holding back from trying it out in their medical practice, for now. Among those who are holding off, doctors report lack of confidence in accuracy and a lack of integration or access through existing tools — as key obstacles to adoption.

Doctors

Doctors Integration Healthcare

A 'reckoning' in healthcare: The climate crisis and what the industry can do about it

Fierce Healthcare

MAY 8, 2023

A 'reckoning' in healthcare: The climate crisis and what the industry can do about it agliadkovskaya Mon, 05/08/2023 - 18:13

Healthcare

Here’s what you need to know about the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act

Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A House vote on transparency regulations in healthcare could occur next week, potentially having substantial ramifications on how PBMs and hospitals operate. | Bipartisan anticipation is in the air for a potential vote in the House this week that would bring transparency to PBMs and ban spread pricing in Medicaid, but hospital groups are firmly opposed (..)

Regulations

Regulations Medicaid Hospitals Healthcare

FTC, OCR warn hospitals, telehealth companies about tracking tech

Health Care Dive

JULY 21, 2023

The regulatory agencies sent a joint letter to roughly 130 hospitals and telehealth providers outlining the risks of using online tracking technologies that might disclose sensitive consumer information.

Hospitals

Researchers say 'essential questions remain' about telehealth's diagnostic viability

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

"We found that telediagnosis has potential, although there is still much to learn about how virtual diagnosis can be done most effectively," said Suz Schrandt, senior patient engagement advisor at SIDM and principal investigator on the project, in a statement.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Hospitals Healthcare

Veterans Health Administration teams with About Fresh to scale up 'food is medicine' demonstration project

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

Veterans Health Administration teams with About Fresh to scale up 'food is medicine' demonstration project aburky Mon, 03/20/2023 - 17:08

All About MIPS 2021 Eligibility, Participation, and Special Status

p3care

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This article briefs a little about the QPP MIPS 2021 reporting exclusions, participations criteria, and special status designations. Learn about them and get started with the reporting process. The post All About MIPS 2021 Eligibility, Participation, and Special Status appeared first on P3Care.

Medical Practitioners

Medical Practitioners Medicare Nursing Hospitals

MA enrollees constrained by prior auth but docs more likely to ask about health assessments: report

Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries are more likely than traditional Medicare enrollees to experience delays in care while they wait for prior authorization approval, but MA members are likely to | Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare enrollees experience similar access to services and similar challenges, a report from the Commonwealth Fund (..)

Medicare

One-third of Medicaid members say health plan didn't reach out about renewing coverage

Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 2, 2023

More than one-third of Medicaid members (35%) said they were not contacted by their health plan to renew coverage, a recent survey from healthcare software company Icario and conducted by The Harri | Health plans failed to contact one-third of members about Medicaid coverage renewal, a new survey finds.

Medicaid

Medicaid Healthcare

FTC warns health apps must notify users about data breaches or face fines

Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

FTC warns health apps must notify users about data breaches or face fines. Fri, 09/17/2021 - 13:28.

More than half of private practice therapists worry about economy, plan to raise rates in 2023, survey finds

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 26, 2023

More than half of private practice therapists worry about economy, plan to raise rates in 2023, survey finds agliadkovskaya Mon, 06/26/2023 - 12:03

Private Practices

FDA warns about Log4j cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices

Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The bugs in Apache's Java-based open source logging library could potentially allow unauthorized users to remotely impact the safety and effectiveness of device functionality, according to the agency.

It’s Not About the HCAHPS Scores!

Baird Group

MARCH 8, 2024

Lab tests provide vital signs about what is going well and what needs to be adjusted. In truth, it’s always about whether you use the information to take action. Moving Beyond HCAHPS Scores Of course, to the provider whose compensation is tied to HCAHPS scores, it is about the scores. appeared first on Baird Group.

Patient Experience

Patient Experience Doctors

OIG raises concern about prior authorization denials in Medicaid managed care

Fierce Healthcare

JULY 20, 2023

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is urging the feds and states to take on greater oversight of prior authorization denials in Medicaid managed care. | The Office of Inspector General is urging the feds and states to take on greater oversight of prior authorization denials in Medicaid managed care.

Medicaid

Urban Insitute: Outreach to uninsured about ACA exchanges, subsidies lacking

Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Urban Insitute: Outreach to uninsured about ACA exchanges, subsidies lacking. Wed, 09/29/2021 - 13:45.

Survey Shows the Terrifying Truth About America’s Healthcare Affordability Crisis: Patients Put off Care for Years due to Costs

Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 29, 2023

Survey Shows the Terrifying Truth About America’s Healthcare Affordability Crisis: Patients Put off Care for Years due to Costs mteefey Wed, 03/29/2023 - 19:41

Healthcare

Telehealth startup Cerebral to lay off about 20% of staff

Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The past year has been rocky for the startup telehealth provider, as it faced dissatisfied patients and a Justice Department investigation into allegations it overprescribed controlled substances.

Consumers more discerning about health data sharing: survey

Centene echoes Humana’s concerns about proposed MA rate drop

Trending Sources

Industry Voices—Medical debt isn't about money. It's about health

'Things get built and forgotten about': The challenging work of maintaining AI tools in clinical settings

The New Tech Experience: Innovation, Optimization, and Collaboration

Rural providers optimistic about financial stability, plan to expand services, Wipfli survey finds

Hospital groups question HHS about data breach reporting after Change attack

CMS officials say agency is monitoring concerns from ACOs about DME costs

HHS warns industry about resurfaced ransomware group after attack on cancer center

Cybercriminals seek to extort Fred Hutch patient for about $2M

Cybercriminals seek to extort Fred Hutch patients for about $2M

Confusion about Medicaid skewing coverage estimates, study finds

Payers, providers are cautiously optimistic about their value-based care efforts. Here's how their sentiments differ

Steward Health Care's dire finances have government leaders worried about shutdowns

About 800,000 nurses planning to leave the profession by 2027, data show

Providers still skeptical about wearable accuracy, integration abilities

FTC, OCR send warning letter to hospitals about online tracking pixels

Healthcare execs must consider workforce, consumer concerns about generative AI: survey

Talkdesk talks about the benefits of being an early adopter of ChatGPT

Regulators warn hospitals and telehealth companies about privacy risks of Meta, Google tracking tech

Providers concerned about staffing shortages post-SCOTUS vaccination mandate ruling

Industry Voices—Let's be transparent about hospital price transparency

Employers hope to address parents' concerns about their kids' mental health

Expanding What We Know About Smart Use of Antibiotics

Health centers raise alarm about rolling back Medicaid coverage post-public health emergency

Answering Your Every Question About MIPS 2023 Promoting Interoperability

Researchers raise questions about the safety of home infusion therapy

Most doctors have not yet tried AI but are 'cautiously optimistic' about the benefits

A 'reckoning' in healthcare: The climate crisis and what the industry can do about it

Here’s what you need to know about the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act

FTC, OCR warn hospitals, telehealth companies about tracking tech

Researchers say 'essential questions remain' about telehealth's diagnostic viability

Veterans Health Administration teams with About Fresh to scale up 'food is medicine' demonstration project

All About MIPS 2021 Eligibility, Participation, and Special Status

MA enrollees constrained by prior auth but docs more likely to ask about health assessments: report

One-third of Medicaid members say health plan didn't reach out about renewing coverage

FTC warns health apps must notify users about data breaches or face fines

More than half of private practice therapists worry about economy, plan to raise rates in 2023, survey finds

FDA warns about Log4j cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices

It’s Not About the HCAHPS Scores!

OIG raises concern about prior authorization denials in Medicaid managed care

Urban Insitute: Outreach to uninsured about ACA exchanges, subsidies lacking

Survey Shows the Terrifying Truth About America’s Healthcare Affordability Crisis: Patients Put off Care for Years due to Costs

Telehealth startup Cerebral to lay off about 20% of staff

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