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Lyft gets new head of healthcare to lead expansion in nonemergency medical transportation

Fierce Healthcare

Lyft gets new head of healthcare to lead expansion in nonemergency medical transportation. rtorrence. Mon, 10/25/2021 - 13:51.

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How surgicalist programs bolster hospital marketing

Health Care Dive

Learn how the introduction of a surgicalist program can yield valuable marketing opportunities for your hospital.

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Moody's: Hospitals, staffing agencies shouldering the labor shortage while insurers are largely immune

Fierce Healthcare

Moody's: Hospitals, staffing agencies shouldering the labor shortage while insurers are largely immune. dmuoio. Mon, 10/25/2021 - 13:05.

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Large purchaser coalition PBGH forms new venture to lower employer health costs, starting with PBM launch

Health Care Dive

Emsana is the latest independent venture from employer interests looking to disrupt the healthcare industry, something easier said than done.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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What providers say are the biggest challenges of tracking social risk factors in patients

Fierce Healthcare

What providers say are the biggest challenges of tracking social risk factors in patients. agliadkovskaya. Mon, 10/25/2021 - 10:24.

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5 ways the healthcare industry can confront the looming threat of ransomware

Health Care Dive

Amid a pandemic, ransomware proves to be another assault on our healthcare systems.

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Wellspring Capital Management Acquires Interim HealthCare Parent Company Caring Brands International

Home Health Care

Private equity firm Wellspring Capital Management has reached a deal to acquire Caring Brands International, the parent company of Sunrise, Florida-based Interim HealthCare. The deal, announced early Monday, is yet another example of PE players becoming more involved in the home-based care space, especially when it comes to home care franchise organizations.

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Cigna expands access to virtual care services available through MDLive

Fierce Healthcare

Cigna expands access to virtual care services available through MDLive. pminemyer. Mon, 10/25/2021 - 16:32.

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Why Your Practice Should Offer Patients Instant Access

Clearwave Inc

Reading Time: 2 minutes Great patient experience is key to the success of your practice. It drives loyalty and satisfaction and keeps patients coming back whenever they need care. The strongest patient experiences motivate new patient referrals or positive online reviews. In short, positive patient experiences drive practice growth. Giving patients access to the access they need, when they need it, is a simple way to show up for your patient base and improve the overall experience.

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2 new PBM launches aim to bring greater transparency to the market

Fierce Healthcare

2 new PBM launches aim to bring greater transparency to the market. pminemyer. Mon, 10/25/2021 - 13:33.

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5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist

Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs

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The Import of the UNCRPD and Disability Justice for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Bill Of Health

By Joel Michael Reynolds and Rosemarie Garland-Thomson. During the COVID-19 crisis, many nation-states did not consult or substantively take into consideration treaties protecting the rights of people with disabilities when developing their pandemic responses. For example, the United Nations’ 2008 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) is an international human rights treaty intended to protect the rights and dignity of all persons with disabilities.

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ACOs need screening tools and new quality bonuses to help address health equity, NAACOS says

Fierce Healthcare

ACOs need screening tools and new quality bonuses to help address health equity, NAACOS says. rking. Mon, 10/25/2021 - 14:04.

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4 Best Practices to Foster Virtual Care Transformation for Providers

HIT Consultant

Telehealth’s meteoric rise began just as the pandemic took off, and all indications suggest it’s here to stay. States that were once unwilling to reimburse for virtual visits are now onboard. Some have even passed parity legislation requiring insurers to reimburse equally for in-person visits and virtual visits. So why, with all that momentum behind telehealth, are some providers still reluctant to use it?

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CitiusTech taps new CEO as payer-focused company eyes strategic M&A moves

Fierce Healthcare

CitiusTech taps new CEO as payer-focused company eyes strategic M&A moves. rtorrence. Mon, 10/25/2021 - 20:19.

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Level up Culture & EQ | Sign up for the #CultureDrop

Once a week, culture & leadership expert Galen Emanuele gives free, actionable EQ training in 5 minutes or less. Subscribe to the #CultureDrop and access free resources & content.

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Russia's Neighbors Have More Leverage Than They Think

The Rand Blog

While Ukraine, Belarus, and Georgia may be top priorities for Russia, Moscow has less room for maneuver than its power might suggest. Some of Moscow's difficulties with neighbors could leave openings for the West.

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UHS' Q3 net income dips nearly 10% year over year to $218.4M

Fierce Healthcare

UHS' Q3 net income dips nearly 10% year over year to $218.4M. dmuoio. Mon, 10/25/2021 - 16:56.

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Healthcare Data & Analytics Platforms: Shifting from Siloed Capabilities

HIT Consultant

Bradley Hunter, Research Director at KLAS Research Ryan Pretnik, Research Director at KLAS Research Lois Krotz, Research Director at KLAS Research. Historically, analytics capabilities for healthcare organizations have been offered in siloed solutions. These solutions provide quick insights but not the longitudinal patient, financial, and operational views organizations need to truly move the needle in their efforts to improve care and reduce costs.

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5 Problems with Outsourced Medical Billing Services

Advanced Data Systems

How is the flow of revenue going in your health system? If you’ve been taking care of medical billing internally with your own staff, it’s possible that there is some room for improvement. There is no need to put up with medical billing services problems when a solution is readily available.

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A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address

This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!

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Reconsidering U.S. Decisionmaking Within NATO After the Fall of Kabul

The Rand Blog

With NATO, the United States often tries to have it all: U.S. leadership of the alliance and increased allied burden-sharing. But the recent experience in Afghanistan shows how the form U.S. leadership takes can frustrate allies. Prioritizing allied preferences would help to preserve alliance unity and maybe even strengthen burden-sharing.

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Let’s #JHMChat About Physicians’ Mental Health

Hospital Medicine

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Week, October’s #JHMChat focused on physicians’ mental health. It was inspired by this article from the Journal of Hospital Medicine, centered on Dr. Justin Bullock’s personal experience with seeking treatment for his mental illness. His account was the backdrop of the article’s discussion of what happens when physicians disclose [.].

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Artificial Intelligence Capable of Predicting COVID-19 Symptoms

Health IT Analytics

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CLEARLAKE CAPITAL BACKED NTHRIVE TO ACQUIRE TRANSUNION’S HEALTHCARE BUSINESS

nThrive

Creates prominent end-to-end healthcare RCM software and technology platform with patient financial clearance and eligibility capabilities that reduce complexity and drive profitability to allow providers and payers to provide enhanced care. nThrive, Inc. (“nThrive”), a leading healthcare revenue cycle management (“RCM”) software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.

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The New Tech Experience: Innovation, Optimization, and Collaboration

Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

Learn how to streamline productivity and efficiency across your organization with machine learning and artificial intelligence! No matter what industry you're in - healthcare, customer service, sales, and more - it’s easier than you think to reduce wait times, monitor sentiment, and provide enhanced self-service options for all of your users. This means that you can achieve a more consistent and engaging customer experience while reducing sources of friction.

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Data Analysis Reveals Risks of Prolonged Continuous Kidney Therapy

Health IT Analytics

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5 healthcare staffing lessons learned from the pandemic

CHQ Healthcare

The pandemic has hurt healthcare on many levels, but the experience has also helped many healthcare organizations to strengthen their recruiting efforts and improve how they take care of their people. Melissa Love, VP of Professional Staff Services and the Office of Professional Well-Being at Ochsner Health in Louisiana, shares five lessons her organization learned from the pandemic and how they’re helping them become stronger for the future. 1.

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Future Leader: Carla Martinoff, Division Director, Bayada Home Health Care

Home Health Care

The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with PointClickCare. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health and hospice care. To see this year’s future leaders, visit [link]. Carla Martinoff, division director at Moorestown, New Jersey-based Bayada Home Health Care, has been named a 2021 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.

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11 Mammogram Questions You’re Too Shy To Ask

Medcenter

Breast health experts Kim Dittus, MD, and Michelle Sowden, MD, of UVM Medical Center’s Breast Care Center join Mammography Team Leader Brittani Trombley, of UVM Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center, to answer the 11 breast care and preventive health questions they’ve heard from their patients. 1. Does a mammogram hurt? Many patients come […].

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Strategies to Deal with Collaborative Healthcare Communication

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.

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HouseWorks Lands Atlantic Homelife Senior Care; Help at Home Completes Multiple Acquisitions

Home Health Care

The independent home care company HouseWorks has acquired Atlantic Homelife Senior Care. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Boston, HouseWorks offers mainly private-pay in-home care services to older adults in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, plus Philadelphia and parts of Maine. In addition to traditional home care services, HouseWorks — founded more than two decades ago — also helps clients with certain home-modification needs.

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What is Medicare? Five Questions You’ve Been Too Embarrassed to Ask

Medcenter

Medicare provides health insurance benefits for people age 65 years and older, as well as certain people under 65 with disabilities or specific medical conditions. Becoming eligible for Medicare creates a lot of new opportunities – but you need to know how to make the most of them. 1. What does Medicare Part A mean […]. The post What is Medicare?

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Amazon Brings Alexa to Senior Living Communities and Health Systems

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today, Amazon announced two new solutions, as part of Alexa Smart Properties that will enable senior living communities and healthcare providers to integrate Alexa into their properties to empower residents and patients to stay connected, informed and entertained, just by asking Alexa. – Designed specifically for the needs of senior living communities and healthcare facilities, Alexa Smart Properties simplifies deploying and managing Alexa-enabled devices at s

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When Will the Pandemic End? Your Top 9 COVID-19 Questions Answered

Medcenter

1. Why are some vaccines, like polio, one and done while others need annual boosters? Most vaccines – against hepatitis B and measles and beyond – involve getting multiple shots. Getting more than one dose of a vaccine generates larger immune responses which can be important to getting full protection. Influenza vaccines require annual vaccination […].

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Top 12 Telehealth KPIs Every Health Tech Leader Should Know

Speaker: Matt McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Mend

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.