Health Care Dive
MAY 5, 2023
Rachel Walensky, who has served as director since 2001, was criticized for the federal government’s handing of the pandemic, announcing in August last year that she planned to reorganize the CDC.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
OIG flags $580M in improper Medicare payments for psychotherapy, with the bulk billed for telehealth services aburky Fri, 05/05/2023 - 15:03
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Health Care Dive
MAY 5, 2023
CFO Brian Evanko said that, while Cigna is “not yet seeing signs of economic pressure,” it expects higher levels of overall disenrollment in the back half of the year.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
Verizon will supply VA with mobile devices, emergency tech in $448M deal aburky Fri, 05/05/2023 - 16:17
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Health Care Dive
MAY 5, 2023
The April job numbers are a decrease compared to the sector's average monthly gain of 47,000 jobs over the prior six months.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
California lawmakers greenlight $150M of emergency loans for struggling hospitals dmuoio Fri, 05/05/2023 - 15:30
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Fierce Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
Alignment Health's CEO predicts that the insurtech will break even next year, turn a profit in 2025 fdiamond Fri, 05/05/2023 - 15:10
Healthcare It News
MAY 5, 2023
Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
WHO declares end to COVID-19 global health emergency dmuoio Fri, 05/05/2023 - 10:24
Home Health Care
MAY 5, 2023
As Medicare Advantage (MA) penetration continues, home health agencies are coming to grips with the additional — and sometimes hidden — costs that are associated with transitioning to a payer mix more dominated by MA. Whether those costs come from operational changes or otherwise, the financial impact of MA’s market penetration can’t be ignored. “To get Medicare Advantage right, you have to be prepared for a sea change in your cost structure and the way that you operate your business,” Frontpoin
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Fierce Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
Cigna boosts guidance as it reports $1.
Home Health Care
MAY 5, 2023
The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) is celebrating a milestone. The company has reached an all-time high in home health and hospice average daily census. Specifically, Pennant saw a 7.1% year-over-year increase in home health admissions last quarter. “We are excited about this progress, and still see significant opportunities to improve our bottom-line financial performance,” Pennant CEO Brent Guerisoli said during the company’s first-quarter earnings call on Friday.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
CareFirst, Noom program aims to ‘retrain the brain’ of members with obesity, prediabetes fdiamond Fri, 05/05/2023 - 10:56
Home Health Care
MAY 5, 2023
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership HouseWorks acquires Care and Help Home Care, Amedisys’ personal care division The Massachusetts-based HouseWorks is expanding its footprint in Pennsylvania by acquiring Care and Help Home Care. Care and Help Home Care is a privately-owned personal care provider serving the greater Philadelphia area. Sign up for HHCN+ to read this exclusive content.
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Fierce Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
Humana teams with Longevity on new Medicare special needs plans pminemyer Fri, 05/05/2023 - 15:04
Healthcare ECONOMIST
MAY 5, 2023
Impact of retirement on health. JAMA articles on physician use of AI ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) Is the COVID-19 emergency over ? What EHR reforms are needed? Pharma vs. PBM: patients lose out ?
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
Industry Voices—Why more healthcare can be harmful to your health pminemyer Fri, 05/05/2023 - 12:26
Home Health Care
MAY 5, 2023
This article is sponsored by Homecare Homebase. This article is based on a Home Health Care News discussion with Scott Pattillo, Chief Strategy Officer at Homecare Homebase. The discussion took place on March 30, 2023 during HHCN Capital + Strategy in Washington D.C. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. Home Health Care News: We are going to be using some of the insights that Homecare Homebase gleans to tell the story of home health, where it’s been, where it’s a
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Briggs Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare COVID-19 is an ongoing public health problem that will be monitored with sustainable data sources to guide prevention efforts. An early release in the CDC’s May 5, 2023 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ( MMWR ), COVID-19 Surveillance After Expiration of the Public Health Emergency Declaration ― United States, May 11, 2023 to identify authorizations to collect certain public health data that expire at the end of the U.S. p
Health Recovery
MAY 5, 2023
Telehealth solutions present numerous benefits to patients struggling with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) management. As technology develops, an increasing number of clinicians will utilize telehealth solutions to improve patient outcomes and reduce hospital admissions. Will you be one of them?
Briggs Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the latest data for nursing homes for the week ending April 23, 2023. Comparing the April 23, 2023 data to the April 16, 2023 data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate decreased 0.1% this past week; Residents up to date with vaccines increased 0.2% this past week; Staff primary vaccination completion rate increased 0.1% this past week; Staff up to date remained increased 0.1% this pa
Nordic
MAY 5, 2023
Humanity’s imagination has long been captured by intelligences that exist outside of the human brain. We are fascinated by the creatures we share the planet with, and it is easy to bring to mind examples of our attempts to understand and even shape (e.g., the dog) the way they think. The birth of computers introduced the possibility of in silico intelligence, and a new frontier of possibility and worry was born.
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Briggs Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare May is always a great month, especially after a long winter. Signs of spring are everywhere – at least north of the equator. The last 3 years have been a long winter for all of us but especially those in the healthcare field. Today, I write in honor of nurses everywhere. As is my annual tradition, I’m a bit nostalgic in remembering why we have a day, a week and a month to honor nurses.
Triage Health Law
MAY 5, 2023
On March 27, 2023, the U.S. Food &Drug Administration (FDA) released two final guidance documents to assist with the transition of medical devices that were legally distributed: (1) subject to certain enforcement policies issued during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) or (2) Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs). Manufacturers, distributors, and industry stakeholders that have products subject to one of these pathways should review the agency guidance if they wish to continue marketi
Briggs Healthcare
MAY 5, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Clean and healthy hands count for all healthcare personnel at every level of healthcare delivery. CDC joins the World Health Organization (WHO) in observing World Hand Hygiene Day. Today and every day, we remind all healthcare personnel that practicing good hand hygiene, such as using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer or washing your hands with soap and water, is an effective way to help prevent the spread of germs and protect y
Bill Of Health
MAY 5, 2023
By Sarah Gabriele On April 27, 2023, the European Commission proposed new legislation that would allow companies to make drugs without the patent holder’s consent in emergency situations. The proposed legislation constitutes a step forward in the European Union’s effort to harmonize patent law in the Union, after the establishment of Unitary Patents and the European Patent Court.
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.
Etactics
MAY 5, 2023
An incident response policy establishes organizational guidelines for an incident management capability. This capability includes analyzing events, detecting incidents and determining an appropriate response. The purpose of this blog is to: Explain why you need to have an incident response policy Catalog authoritative sources on incident response capabilities Identify components of incident response policy Management Commitment Purpose Objectives Scope Definitions Roles and Responsibilities Clas
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