HHS: Disparities in video telehealth use highlight key barriers to access
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
HHS: Disparities in video telehealth use highlight key barriers to access. rking. Wed, 02/02/2022 - 13:45.
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The pipeline of new antibiotics is drying up. A bill in Congress aims to change that.
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Despite the growing threat of drug-resistant bacteria, few new antibiotics are reaching the market because of hurdles that biotech executives and experts say stand in the way.
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HealthRhythms lands UCHealth partnership, $11M investment to scale up AI-based mental health app
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
HealthRhythms lands UCHealth partnership, $11M investment to scale up AI-based mental health app. hlandi. Wed, 02/02/2022 - 15:39.
Anthem relies on flexible partner-not-build strategy in shift to value
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
It's a capital-efficient way to achieve growth without being pigeonholed into one approach and differs from the value-based blueprints of peers UnitedHealth and Humana, analysts said.
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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Warren calls for end to Direct Contracting, reforms to Medicare Advantage risk adjustment
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Warren calls for end to Direct Contracting, reforms to Medicare Advantage risk adjustment. rking. Wed, 02/02/2022 - 16:57.
Pfizer, BioNTech begin process of asking FDA for COVID-19 vaccine clearance in young kids
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
The companies said the FDA, in an unusual step, requested they submit the clinical trial data they currently have while testing of a third dose in children under 5.
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Virtua Health offers lessons in creating a Digital Transformation Office, Part 1
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Virtua Health is a nonprofit community health system with five hospitals, seven urgent care centers and 280-plus locations across South New Jersey and Philadelphia. It employs 14,000 people, including more than 2,850 doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and has more than one million patient encounters per year. Virtua Health had an early start to digital technology that included the implementation of an integrated electronic health record across its inpatient and ambulatory cam
Magellan Health partners with Zipline to deliver prescriptions by drone
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Magellan Health partners with Zipline to deliver prescriptions by drone. rtorrence. Wed, 02/02/2022 - 15:25.
Humana looks to cut costs, reinvest $1B into Medicare business
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Part of the plan includes "optimizing" the workforce. Executives didn't clarify whether that would include layoffs.
Vizient: Drug prices for hospitals to increase 3% in 2022, with remdesivir topping adalimumab in total spend
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Vizient: Drug prices for hospitals to increase 3% in 2022, with remdesivir topping adalimumab in total spend. dmuoio. Wed, 02/02/2022 - 16:48.
5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist
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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
Digital therapeutics industry is gaining steam, but usability questions still loom
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
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DOJ recovers over $5B in healthcare fraud settlements, judgments in 2021
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
DOJ recovers over $5B in healthcare fraud settlements, judgments in 2021. dmuoio. Wed, 02/02/2022 - 12:13.
Should NATO Close Its Doors?
The Rand Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
In their current confrontation with Russia, the United States and its allies are defending a dangerously anachronistic principle: that all of Russia's European neighbors should be free to seek NATO membership and that NATO should be free to incorporate them. But maintaining this open-ended process of NATO expansion is likely to produce further conflicts.
Humana outlines its strategy to bounce back after MA growth for 2022 underwhelms
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Humana outlines its strategy to bounce back after MA growth for 2022 underwhelms. pminemyer. Wed, 02/02/2022 - 07:30.
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What the Future of Re-Charging Your Car Has to Do With Your Health
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Health care must confront its role in the climate crisis, a JAMA viewpoint asserted on January 31, 2022. Dr. Kenneth Kizer and Dr. Kari Nadeau recommended that, “Instead of contributing to climate change, health care as an enterprise could become a model for environmental sustainability.” This ethos was called out at the recent COP26 UN Climate Conference which resulted in a portfolio of health care initiatives for providers, globally, to address climate change as a macro determinan
CMS puts focus on health equity in Medicare Advantage, Part D Advance Notice
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
CMS puts focus on health equity in Medicare Advantage, Part D Advance Notice. pminemyer. Wed, 02/02/2022 - 16:58.
We Need to Evaluate Ethics Curricula
Bill Of Health
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
By Leah Pierson. Health professions students are often required to complete training in ethics. But these curricula vary immensely in terms of their stated objectives, time devoted to them, when during training students complete them, who teaches them, content covered, how students are assessed, and instruction model used. Evaluating these curricula on a common set of standards could help make them more effective.
City of Hope closes acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
City of Hope closes acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America. dmuoio. Wed, 02/02/2022 - 14:41.
A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address
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Inclement Weather closings 2/3, 2/4, and 2/5
Healthcare Associates
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
All locations will be closed due to inclement weather on 2/3, 2/4, and 2/5. If you have an appointment scheduled for one of these days, no action is needed on your part. Patients with an appointment these days will be contacted to reschedule their appointment. The post Inclement Weather closings 2/3, 2/4, and 2/5 appeared first on Healthcare Associates of Texas.
Withings Acquires Health and Fitness App 8Fit to Strengthen Personalized Wellness Capabilities
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
What You Should Know: – Withings , the leader in at-home connected health, today announced the acquisition of 8fit , worldwide health, fitness, and wellness app with more than 40 million downloads. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. – The acquisition is part of a $30M investment Withings is announcing over the next three years in its strategy to combine cutting-edge medical devices with personal health and wellness plans.
Alumni Highlight – Kristyn Cook of Sacred Oak Apothecary
American College of Healthcare Sciences
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Kristyn Cook is a Master of Science in Herbal Medicine graduate who took the initiative to open her apothecary, Sacred Oak Apothecary LLC, in 2021. She started with local farmer’s markets to introduce her products and now has a thriving presence online, working with Naturopathic Doctors and supporting herbal businesses across the nation. Discovering Holistic Health.
Why Value-Based Care Requires Value-Based Administration
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Rahul Sharma, Chief Executive Officer at HSBlox Lynn Carroll, Chief Operations Officer at HSBlox. Value-based care (VBC) i s finally gaining steam among healthcare organizations as executives look to implement processes that boost patient outcomes and rein in elevated levels of spending. To that end, more than 90% of health system executives say they expect VBC contracts will continue to grow in the coming years.
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.
Amedisys to Acquire Evolution Health, Jump-Starting Home Health M&A Engine
Home Health Care
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) has entered into an agreement to acquire Evolution Health, a Dallas-based provider of home health, hospice and infusion therapy services. The deal could mark a shift in Amedisys’ mindset, one that its executives said was coming. After remaining mostly quiet on the home health front of late – favoring hospice M&A instead – the Evolution deal suggests a turn in its strategy.
Neura Health Raises $2.2M to Expand Virtual Neurology Clinic
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
What You Should Know: – Created to close the massive access and quality gap in neurological care, Neura Health announced it has raised $2.2M in seed funding from investors Pear VC (Doordash, Guardant Health), Norwest Venture Partners (Calm, Talkspace), Global Founders Capital , Index Ventures (Figma, Robinhood), digital health expert Nikhil Krishnan , and Next Play Ventures , the fund of former LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner.
Care Compare January Refresh of SNF QRP Data – Now Available
Briggs Healthcare
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The January 2022 refresh of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) data is now available on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC). The data are based on quality assessment data submitted by SNFs to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from Quarter 3, 2020 through Quarter 1, 2021 (3 quarters).
Butterfly Network & Ambra Health Partner to Enhance Ultrasound Data Integration
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
What You Should Know: – Butterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE: BFLY), a digital health company transforming care with handheld, whole-body ultrasound, and Ambra Health , an Intelerad Company, and maker of a leading cloud-based, medical image management suite, today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate and simplify interoperability for bedside imaging data. – Working together, Butterfly and Ambra will empower providers and departments across hospitals and health systems to view and
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.
Getting Started with HQRP CASPER QM Reports Now Available
Briggs Healthcare
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. To assist hospice providers in understanding and using the CASPER QM Reports that now include claims-based measures, CMS has updated this fact sheet to reflect the changes to the HQRP based on the (FY) 2022 Hospice Final Rule. This renamed and revised document, Getting Started with HQRP CASPER QM Reports can be found in the Provider Toolkit section of the HQRP Requirements and Best Practices webpage.
A United Strategy Could Reap Rewards for the United Kingdom in the High North
The Rand Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
The multifaceted nature of Arctic policies, stretching from climate security and scientific cooperation to economic development and conflict mitigation, may require a whole-of-government approach from the United Kingdom. Such an approach could be necessary for the United Kingdom to appear a credible partner to Arctic countries and other third parties.
Upcoming Challenges Facing Physicians in 2022 and Beyond
Advanced Data Systems
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Nearing the end of the 2021 calendar year, Congress was under immense pressure concerning the upcoming status of healthcare policies during the public health emergency (PHE) and other COVID-19 flexibilities.
Headwinds Mount as Encompass Health Nears ‘Enhabit Home Health & Hospice’ Launch
Home Health Care
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
The long road that was Encompass Health Corporation’s (NYSE: EHC) journey to finding the right “strategic alternative” for its home health and hospice segment is nearing its end. And while the segment is about to undergo a $13 million to $18 million rebranding as it spins off as Enhabit Home Health & Hospice onto the public market, there’s plenty of other aspects of the business that deserve equal and immediate attention.
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.
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