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Get Well unveils digital health meditation initiative for veterans and others

Healthcare It News

Health Journeys targets specific behavioral health challenges that military service members face, including anxiety, sleep deprivation, burnout, chronic pain, depression, anger, PTSD, grief, addiction, traumatic brain injury and injury rehabilitation. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Hackensack Meridian Health shows the benefits of telepsychiatry

Healthcare It News

With a shortage of physicians to address the growing need for care, a lack of providers who accept Medicaid, and access issues due to transportation or office hour challenges, healthcare organizations are looking to technology to help bridge the gap. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Impact of hospital mergers on quality: a case study

Healthcare ECONOMIST

There is mixed evidence about whether hospital mergers improve quality. 2022) investigates the impact of a recent hospital merger on quality in New York. The merging hospitals were described as follows: NYU Langone Health (NYULH) is an urban academic medical system. A recent paper by Wang et al.

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Opioid Use Disorders Cost U.S. Hospitals More than $95B Annually

HIT Consultant

during 2017-2022, creating a substantial economic burden for affected hospitals. Opioid overdose patients that present to the ED are at high risk for multiple organ failure, hospitalization, increased costs due to ICU stays and unplanned readmissions following discharge. hospitals are $95.43 billion annually, or 7.86

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HLTH22 Day 3 News Summary

HIT Consultant

DispatchHealth Raises $330M for Hospital-at-Home Care. Uber Health announced its plans to expand its healthcare offerings into the employer market. Evangelical Community Hospital Switches from Allscripts to Epic. Evangelical Community Hospital switches from Allscripts to Epic’s enterprise EHR.

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Second Edition COVID-19 Public Reporting Tip Sheets Available

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Content-related questions should be submitted to the setting specific help desk: Home Health QRP Help Desk Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility QRP Help Desk Long-Term Care Hospital QRP Help Desk Skilled Nursing Facility QRP Help Desk. PAC Training Mailbox.

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Correction – Reporting Deadline Reminder for CMS Quality Reporting Programs

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Please see corrected information below and disregard previous version of this message: + **Attention Acute Care Hospitals, Cancer Hospitals, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, Long-term Acute Care Facilities (Long-term Care Hospitals) **.