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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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Understanding the Role of HIPAA in Healthcare Innovation

Healthcare Leadership Council

As the healthcare industry has transformed throughout the years, the use of healthcare data has evolved as well. Johnson & Johnson’s data privacy and security program identifies federal, state and global requirements around accountability and innovation, cybersecurity included.

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Mitigating Serious Fall Risks and Associated Costs and Injuries with AI-Driven Motion Sensor Technology

HIT Consultant

According to a study in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society , non-fatal falls cost an estimated $50 billion in medical expenses, while fatal falls account for an estimated $754 million. According to the Journal of the American Geriatric Society study, a significant percentage of healthcare expenditures among seniors in the U.S.

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Technology, Aging and Obesity Drive Healthcare Spending, BEA Finds

Health Populi

This granular information comes from the BEA’s satellite account, using data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey which nationally examines expenditures by disease; and, a “blended account,” which mines claims databases of information for millions of insured Americans and billions of their claims. health citizen.

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Five Individuals and Two Nursing Facilities Indicted on Charges of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Health Care Fraud

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Also named in the Superseding Indictment were two nursing facilities operating in Western Pennsylvania, Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services, LLC d/b/a Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center and Mt. Lebanon Rehabilitation and Wellness Center.

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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.