Fri.Mar 18, 2022

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'On high alert': Hospitals wary of cyber threats from Russia-Ukraine conflict

Health Care Dive

Cybersecurity has always been chronically underfunded in hospitals, even before COVID-19 swallowed up more resources. Now, this major international threat is creating a "perfect storm," one cybersecurity expert said.

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The stigma of mental health has to go away, says Michael Phelps

Healthcare It News

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Moderna, citing need for 'flexibility,' seeks broad clearance of fourth COVID shot

Health Care Dive

Days after Pfizer asked U.S. regulators to authorize another booster shot for people 65 and older, Moderna has followed with a similar request for all adults, arguing an OK would "provide flexibility" to public health officials and doctors.

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Payer-provider partnerships essential to creating stable hospital-at-home programs

Healthcare It News

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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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Sore Throat from Allergies: Causes, Prevention, and Remedies

Healthcare Associates

Can Allergies Cause a Sore Throat? A sore throat is a common complaint of people with allergies. Research shows that about 20% of people with allergies report a sore throat as a primary symptom. The primary culprit of an allergy-related sore throat is postnasal drip. This occurs when congestion in your nose runs down the back of your throat. When you have allergies, being exposed to an allergen such as animals (dander) or pollen can lead to sinus congestion.

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How States Are Getting Ready to Unwind Medicaid’s Continuous Coverage Requirement

NASHP

Across agencies, state health policy officials are in the midst of tremendous planning efforts to prepare for the end of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement and the resumption of normal eligibility determination processes in Medicaid. While the timing of when this will occur is uncertain because the requirement is tied to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), as the pandemic moves towards a more endemic phase states recognize that it is likely that the federal PHE declaration coul

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ACHS Founder’s Scholarship Recipient: Digambar Prasad Chaudhary

American College of Healthcare Sciences

Digambar Prasad Chaudhary graduated from ACHS.edu with the Graduate Certificate in Aromatherapy in 2021. Living in Nepal, he began his journey with essential oils 15 years earlier as he became aware of the “many oils in his country” At that time, he worked for Non-Government Organization’s (NGO’s) and International Non-Government Organization’s (INGO’s) development programs.

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Adobe Experience Cloud for Healthcare Launches

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Adobe announced the general availability of Adobe Experience Cloud for Healthcare , a solution that empowers healthcare enterprises to deliver seamless customer journeys with personalized and secure digital experiences. – Adobe Experience Cloud for Healthcare enables healthcare and life science companies to activate robust health and behavioral insights that shape everything from member acquisition, retention and connected health.

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Fostering Mentally Healthier Workplaces via Disability Advocacy: COVID-Era Strategies and Successes

Bill Of Health

By Zachary F. Murguía Burton. Can employers foster mentally healthier workplaces via theater? Here, I discuss a mental health advocacy and inclusivity initiative built around a theatrical production, The Manic Monologues , with a particular focus on pandemic-era efforts to foster awareness, empathy, and connection around mental health challenges. These efforts aim to promote healthier and more inclusive (and, by extension, more productive) workplaces in the face of the ongoing, escalating global

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Webinar: Sustaining Emergency Department Buprenorphine Services: Panel Discussion with California Leaders

NASHP

Webinar: Sustaining Emergency Department Buprenorphine Services: Panel Discussion with California Leaders. 3-4 p.m. (ET) Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Register Now. Starting individuals on opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in hospital emergency departments can help reduce the risk of overdose death and strengthen the continuum of care by providing ongoing connections to treatment services.

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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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Report: Private Hospitals Overcharge NYC Government Over $2B Annually

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The 32BJ Health Fund, a self-insured fund that provides care for 32BJ SEIU members and their dependents, today released a report that lays bare the stark price disparities between Medicare and private hospitals, and outlines solutions to both reins in prices and holds hospital systems accountable for these practices. – The report, titled, ‘ Hospital Prices: Unsustainable and Unjustifiable ’ found that hospital prices are dramatically rising, the main driver

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State Innovations in Medicaid Managed Care for Mobile Crisis Services

NASHP

Background. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) establishes an enhanced 85 percent federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) opportunity for mobile mental health crisis team services in Medicaid. This match supports states in ongoing efforts to build out mental health crisis systems that align to the core elements of a crisis continuum as outlined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): regional call centers, mobile response, and crisis stabilization facilit

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Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted nursing home data for the week ending March 6, 2022. Comparing the March 6 th data to the February 27 th data shows these changes: Resident vaccination rate rose 0.2% from the previous week Residents with booster doses ( new the week of 2/6 ) increased by 1.1% this past week Staff vaccination rate increased 0.5% this week (same increase as the previous week) Staff with booster doses ( new the week of 2/6 ) incr

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New Report Offers Steps for Supporting Family Caregivers

NASHP

New Report Offers Steps for Supporting Family Caregivers March 2022. The situation: Family caregivers are a critical link in the network of people who provide long term services and supports (LTSS). Yet their needs are often overlooked. A new report from the Leading Age LTSS Center at UMass Boston and Community Catalyst’s Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation presents a strategic roadmap for better support.

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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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Provider prices: Non-group vs. employer-provided health insurance. Does telehealth work for long-term care ? Should health plans exclude “star” hospitals from their network? Sutter wins anti-trust case. Are patients good at price shopping ? There is no such thing as countries. The future of surfing.

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From HIMSS with Dr. Jayne 3/17/22

HIStalk

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Physician venture investor talks telehealth, digital therapeutics, Medicaid tech

Healthcare It News

GSR Ventures, a $3 billion assets under management venture firm investing in early-stage digital health companies, is an unusual venture firm: The partners all are former practicing physicians and former successful healthcare technology entrepreneurs themselves. This hands-on experience in the industry gives them the opportunity to bring their medical knowledge and business-growing experience into their investment strategy and process – with the ultimate aim of improving patient care and o

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Purchased Services Benchmarking With Richard Dormer| Ep. 38

Vie Healthcare

In Episode 38 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience , Lisa is joined by Richard Dormer, COO of VIE Healthcare. Together they discuss the good, the bad and the average of purchased services benchmarking. As Richard comments, ‘.the majority of organizations are not able to run a report on specific purchased services to get to the line item details….

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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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Nurses Are Beyond Burnout, Suffering From PTSD as Spiraling Work Demands, Report Finds

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – A majority of nurses (56%) report that they’re sacrificing their mental health for the job, reveals survey data from the IntelyCare Research Group. IRG is the research arm of IntelyCare , the largest digital staffing platform for nursing professionals seeking per diem positions. – The third-party data demonstrates that working conditions during COVID-19 have taken a significant toll on nurses’ mental, physical and emotional well-being and suggests why more tha

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Purchased Services Benchmarking With Richard Dormer| Ep. 38

Vie Healthcare

In Episode 38 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience , Lisa is joined by Richard Dormer, COO of VIE Healthcare. Together they discuss the good, the bad and the average of purchased services benchmarking. As Richard comments, ‘.the majority of organizations are not able to run a report on specific purchased services to get to the line item details….