Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 22, 2021
23andMe jumps into telehealth, prescription drug delivery with $400M buyout of Lemonaid Health. hlandi. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 10:44.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Larger academic medical centers received a significantly larger proportion of federal coronavirus relief funds than smaller and more rural hospitals, a study of more than 950 facilities concluded.
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Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Volumes for these elective procedures are closest to rebounding from COVID declines, Epic finds. agliadkovskaya. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 16:43.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The ride-hailing giant wants to continue capitalizing on non-emergency medical transportation, and said the transition will be instrumental in that expansion, along with finding new use cases in the sector.
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Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 22, 2021
HCA posts $2.2B profit after ‘most intense surge’ of COVID-19 in Q3, higher labor costs. rking. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 11:49.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The chain more than tripled its profit in the third quarter. The company turned to overtime, bonuses and "whatever it took to staff to the patient load that we had," CFO Bill Rutherford said.
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Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The move is rare in the industry, as hospitals have steadily consolidated over the years, raising serious concerns about a lack of robust competition and the subsequent impact on prices.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 22, 2021
ATA urges HHS to protect telehealth coverage by extending public health emergency through 2022. rtorrence. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 11:07.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Advisers' recommendations followed the FDA's clearance of additional doses for certain people vaccinated with Moderna's and J&J's shots, while also endorsing a mix-and-match approach.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Biden doubts Medicare benefits expansion could make it into infrastructure package. rking. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 14:46.
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Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The outcome of a high-stakes advisory panel Tuesday could open the door for millions of kids to receive Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. Here's what we know.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 22, 2021
UnitedHealthcare will reimburse providers for COVID-19 vaccine underpayments. pminemyer. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 12:12.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 22, 2021
As communities across the nation seek new ways to bring COVID-19 vaccination rates up to levels that can more effectively mitigate the spread of variants, they are looking for new and better ways to reach those who are just hesitant, undecided or unaware of how to get vaccinated. A study of one regional health system's digital campaign found that sending interactive text messages increased vaccinations rates by more than 4%, in this case by using "psychological ownership" technique
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Doomed Next Gen ACO program saved Medicare $637M last year. rking. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 14:12.
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Health Populi
OCTOBER 22, 2021
In the U.S., “Health care is complicated because complexity is profitable.” So explain Bob Kocher, MD, and Anuraag Chigurupati, in a viewpoint on Economic Incentives for Administrative Simplification, published this week in JAMA. Dr. Kocher, a physician who is a venture capitalist, and Chigurupati, head of member experience at Devoted Health, explain the misaligned incentives that impede progress in reducing administrative spending.
The Rand Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Today's children are growing up amid extraordinary challenges that could shape their health, development, and well-being for years to come. Investing in a new approach to measure their potential to flourish could promote national well-being in the long term.
Briggs Healthcare
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted nursing home data for the week ending October 10, 2021. This latest data set shows these changes from the October 3 rd data set: Resident vaccination increased 0.5% from the previous week Staff vaccination increased 1.4% from the previous week Resident confirmed cases increased 4,016 from the previous week Staff confirmed cases increased 4,623 from the previous week An additional 527 resident deaths from the p
The Rand Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Some communities hard-hit by the opioid crisis are interested in opening supervised consumption sites—places where people who use drugs can consume them under supervision of trained staff. What could be done to make it easier to pilot and evaluate these sites in the United States?
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NASHP
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Supporting the Continuum of Care for Serious Illness in Medicaid Managed Care October 25, 2021 / by Salom Teshale, Kitty Purington, Wendy Fox-Grage, and Mia Antezzo. As state policy leaders work to improve quality and reduce cost in the management of public health systems, ensuring access to the full continuum of support for people with serious illness may be an underutilized approach to achieving value in state health care spending, particularly within Medicaid managed care.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 22, 2021
What You Should Know: – Consumer genetics and research company 23andMe , today announced a definitive merger agreement with Lemonaid Health, Inc., an on-demand platform for accessing medical care and pharmacy services online. – As part of the merger agreement, 23andMe acquired Lemonaid Health for $400M, of which 25% will be paid in cash and 75% in shares of 23andMe Class A Common Stock.
Isabel Healthcare Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Join your HCIC colleagues for an exclusive look at measurable consumer engagement, patient access and labor productivity gains using chat in a complex health system. Bryan Yarbrough, Ardent Health’s Corporate Director of Integrated Services, Marketing, will share the goals and results in their chat pilot the business reasons for expanding chat across the entire Ardent Health enterprise.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
OCTOBER 22, 2021
If you are on Medicare, how much will you pay for insulin? The answer is in the graph below (via MedPAC’s Payment Basics). Seem confusing? Well it is. Medicare Part D beneficiaries have a deductible, then the standard coverage phase with 25% cost sharing, then a coverage gap where beneficiaries pay 25% of cost (manufacturers cover 70% of the cost for branded drugs in this coverage gap), and then a catastrophic phase where beneficiaries pay 5%.
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The Rand Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on why the United States doesn’t need more nuclear weapons, increased infant deaths during the pandemic, preventing veteran suicide, and more.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Created by Section 3021 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI; aka The CMS Innovation Center) has been tasked with creating new reimbursement strategies to improve quality and decrease costs. Over the past decade, CMMI has tested over 50 new payment models, and in just the last 3 years (2018-2020) CMMI models have reached almost 28 million patients and over half a million health care providers and plans.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 22, 2021
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Briggs Healthcare
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. On October 21, 2021, “CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccines in certain populations. The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization and CDC’s recommendation for use are important steps forward as we work to stay ahead of the virus and keep Americans safe.
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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.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 22, 2021
James Sutcliffe, CEO at Veta Health. Veta Health, a global provider of digital solutions for remote patient care and chronic condition monitoring appoints James Sutcliffe has been named chief executive officer. Sutcliffe will guide the strategic direction of the company with an emphasis on key commercial dynamics. Founders Tanvi Vattikuti Abbhi and Dr.
Briggs Healthcare
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. On October 21, 2021, CMS issued Transmittal 11056 … Change Request 12491 with the same title as this blog. The updated material is found starting on page 5 of this 7-page transmittal.
Home Health Care
OCTOBER 22, 2021
This article is brought to you by Forcura. The panel took place during a live Q&A session with Forcura Founder & CEO Craig Mandeville, and Medalogix President & CEO Elliott Wood at the HHCN FUTURE event in Chicago held on September 30, 2021. The interview has been edited for clarity. Home Health Care News: We’re going to spend the next 30 minutes talking about care communication and some of the trends around outcomes and data.
NASHP
OCTOBER 22, 2021
In November 2020, Governor Holcomb hired Karrah Herring as Indiana’s first Chief Equity, Inclusion and Opportunity Officer (CEIOO). This position supports agencies across Indiana government to “build diversity and foster an inclusive environment.” Indiana joins a growing list of states, including Illinois , Michigan , New Jersey , Oregon , and Virginia , in committing to principles of equity and inclusion in their whole-of-government approach.
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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.
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