Health Care Dive
JUNE 22, 2022
Spending due to inequities that drive late diagnoses and comorbidities is only expected to rise over the next few decades without intervention, according to research from Deloitte.
Healthcare It News
JUNE 22, 2022
Designed in collaboration with Luma Health, the new technologies aim to improve the care experience and boost satisfaction for patients – and help providers increase appointment-based revenue. Change Healthcare on Wednesday introduced its new Patient Engagement suite, showcasing new tools, developed with Luma Health, to help patients better navigate the care continuum and improve revenue cycle management for providers.
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Health Care Dive
JUNE 22, 2022
Solv Health CMO Robert Rohatsch contends that digital healthcare transformation will help GPs finally get back to what most of us really want to do in the first place — keep patients healthy.
The Rand Blog
JUNE 22, 2022
Should the United States humiliate Russia—and Russian President Vladimir Putin specifically—over the Russo-Ukrainian War? It could lead to escalation and new wars, but the United States and NATO may need to think twice before offering concessions.
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Health Care Dive
JUNE 22, 2022
The justices declined to take up the case, leaving intact a lower court ruling that backed the 2014 CMS regulation requiring swift return of overpayments.
Health Populi
JUNE 22, 2022
The best U.S. states to live in for health and health care are Hawaii, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Washington, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Maryland… Those are the top health system rankings in the new 2022 Scorecard on State Health System Performance annual report from the Commonwealth Fund. If you live in Mississippi, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Texas, Missouri, Alabama, Georgia, or Arkansas, your health care and outcomes are less likely to be top-notch, the Fund’s research concluded.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Bill Of Health
JUNE 22, 2022
By David Gindler & Jasper L. Tran. Has the worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccines been impacted by patent rights? David Gindler , head of IP at Milbank LA, and Jasper L. Tran , senior associate at Milbank LA, argue that the story is much more complicated — making vaccines involves much more than waiving patents, they explain. The following article, which is adapted from the authors’ conversation with Vanderbilt Law Review podcast editor Jacob Goodman on Hot Topics in Intellectual Proper
Health Care Dive
JUNE 22, 2022
Under the terms of the deal, Tenet subsidiary USPI will acquire a portion of the network’s ownership stake in new and established facilities in Maryland, Colorado and Arizona.
Healthcare Associates
JUNE 22, 2022
Can Gas Cause Pain In Chest? Gas pain is usually felt in your stomach and abdomen, but sometimes it can occur in the chest, too. If at any point you feel gas pain in your chest, it helps to know whether it’s really gas you’re experiencing or symptoms of a heart attack. Here’s more about gas-related chest pain and steps you can take to make it go away.
Health Care Dive
JUNE 22, 2022
Epic is interested in joining the new nationwide data-sharing framework due to its private-sector-friendly nature and focus on privacy, an interoperability lead at the EHR vendor told Healthcare Dive.
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The Rand Blog
JUNE 22, 2022
Russia's actions are to blame for the damage done to its gray zone capabilities, but it's the West's choice to see whether this respite represents a short-term aberration or presents opportunities for some long-term fixes.
Health Care Dive
JUNE 22, 2022
Carlos Cubia is charged with driving the company "toward its goals of transforming health for the communities it serves, improving health and health equity, and fostering a culture of belonging.
Home Health Care
JUNE 22, 2022
Over 27 million of LHC Group’s (Nasdaq: LHCG) 31 million shareholders participated in a vote Tuesday regarding the company’s pending deal with UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and its subsidiary Optum. The move was first announced in March. . Those shareholders overwhelmingly approved UnitedHealth Group’s pending acquisition of LHC Group, another big and necessary step in a process that the two companies hope to complete in the second half of this year.
GoMoHealth
JUNE 22, 2022
The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual+ community represents a diverse range of expressions of gender and sexual orientation combined with a wide range of backgrounds and socioeconomic status. All of these factors together have played into the healthcare inequities seen within this community. . According to HealthyPeople.gov , these health disparities among the LGBTQIA+ community directly affect their physical and behavioral health, including: .
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Home Health Care
JUNE 22, 2022
As more home health providers move into the value-based care space, these organizations are engaging on multiple fronts in order to ensure success. Providers such as VNA Health Group and AccentCare Inc., in particular, exemplify the moves companies are making to support their value-based care strategies. In its broadest definition, value-based care means outcomes over costs.
Sequence Health
JUNE 22, 2022
When it comes to health care, some patients are more likely to see the doctor when they feel like their needs are being met. That’s why it’s so important for health care providers to try to meet their patients’ needs as best they can. But sometimes, we need more input from the patient. That’s where patient engagement comes in. There’s a growing body of evidence that shows that engaged patients have better health outcomes.
NASHP
JUNE 22, 2022
Aligning Quality Measures with the National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) June 28, 2022 / by Olivia Randi. Comprehensive quality measurement of care coordination services is essential to evaluate and guide care coordination efforts, yet little agreement exists among stakeholders about how to best measure the provision and quality of care coordination services. [4] Current measurable outcomes of care coordination include: patient experi
Nordic
JUNE 22, 2022
Health systems are feeling the squeeze from all sides. Many are still reeling from the revenue losses incurred during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The labor shortage has created a positive feedback loop with what looks to be a permanently higher baseline wage for many clinical care professionals. Supply chain issues and inflation continue to drive the cost of both durable and non-durable medical goods higher, even as interest rates are making debt more expensive.
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HIStalk
JUNE 22, 2022
Health Tech Start-up Spry Secures New Investment to Further Strengthen.
Home Health Care
JUNE 22, 2022
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a fairly negative proposed payment rule for the home health industry on Friday. Specifically, the proposal includes a 4.2% decrease to payment rates that, if finalized, dumps cold water on an industry that’s just starting to heat up again. Though CMS’ unveiling of the proposed payment rule is less than a week old, it has already been met with a flurry of strong criticism from home health industry stakeholders.
HIT Consultant
JUNE 22, 2022
Mike Ipekdjian, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, SANE, PHRN, NREMT, Head of Clinical & Solution. Hospitals are increasingly turning to value-based care initiatives to transform care delivery, lower the total cost of care, and improve patient outcomes. Unlike traditional fee-for-service (FFS) models that reimburse providers based on volume (i.e., the number of patient visits), providers are reimbursed based on the quality of care delivered in value-based care.
NASHP
JUNE 22, 2022
National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Implementation Guide June 28, 2022 / by Olivia Randi, Zack Gould, & Kate Honsberger. Care coordination is a core element of efforts to strengthen systems of care and improve health outcomes for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN).
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