Tue.Nov 23, 2021

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Epic's sepsis algorithm may have caused alert fatigue with 43% alert increase during pandemic

Fierce Healthcare

Epic's sepsis algorithm may have caused alert fatigue with 43% alert increase during pandemic. rtorrence. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 12:45.

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Anesthesiologists say Blue Cross NC 'abusing' surprise billing ban to drive down rates

Health Care Dive

Doctors are raising the alarm against what they perceive as Blue Cross NC's "take it or leave it" ultimatums to in-network clinicians, using the consumer protection legislation as a bargaining chip to negotiate more favorable rates.

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Federal jury holds pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart responsible for role in opioid crisis

Fierce Healthcare

Federal jury holds pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart responsible for role in opioid crisis. hlandi. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 17:09.

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Kaiser Permanente's historic labor-management deal survives again

Health Care Dive

Over the years, workers describe a dwindling partnership. Some believe it is this deterioration that led the organization to where it is today — recently on the brink of a major work stoppage following disputes over a new contract.

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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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Race Equality Foundation says UK review into medical device bias is not enough

Healthcare It News

The UK government has launched a “far-reaching review” into the impact of potential bias in the design and use of medical devices. Race Equality Foundation CEO Jabeer Butt welcomed the review, but said it was not enough to explain the disproportionate deaths of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people from COVID-19. The review will examine medical devices currently on the market to identify where systematic bias and risk exist and make recommendations on how these issues should

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Biden admin investing $1.5B to quell healthcare staffing shortages, promote workforce equity

Health Care Dive

The funding will go toward scholarship and loan repayment programs for healthcare students committing to work in hard-hit and high-risk communities, according to the White House.

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Consumers want convenience in healthcare

Healthcare It News

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Mental health provider Ieso lands $53M for digital therapeutics backed by real-world data

Fierce Healthcare

Mental health provider Ieso lands $53M for digital therapeutics backed by real-world data. rtorrence. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 15:23.

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Afghan Refugees Are Being Recruited to Join an Iranian Paramilitary

The Rand Blog

As Western policymakers consider how to deal with Afghan evacuees, including former members of the Afghan security forces, they might consider how to prevent adversaries such as Iran from recruiting Afghan refugees for dangerous and destabilizing operations. Greater attention to these risks may become increasingly important as refugee flows from Afghanistan continue.

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Docs hit with fewer malpractice suits as COVID lockdowns curtailed procedures

Fierce Healthcare

Docs hit with fewer malpractice suits as COVID lockdowns curtailed procedures. hlandi. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 12:47.

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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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Physician burnout: a history of the not-so-recent phenomenon plaguing clinicians

Spok Inc

A timeline of physician burnout in healthcare from 1974-2019. The post Physician burnout: a history of the not-so-recent phenomenon plaguing clinicians appeared first on Spok Inc.

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Humana: Value-based contracts led to better care, outcomes during COVID-19

Fierce Healthcare

Humana: Value-based contracts led to better care, outcomes during COVID-19. agliadkovskaya. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 17:15.

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For Senior Living Providers, Launching Home Care Service Lines is Means for Growth and Survival

Home Health Care

American Baptist Homes of the Midwest (ABHM) is the latest example of a senior living provider launching a home care business. After partnering with the HomeCare Advocacy Network (HCAN), the nonprofit is ready to provide home care services to its residents, as well as seniors living in their homes nearby. ABHM had been considering launching a home care service line for a few years.

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Private-equity-acquired nursing homes have worse resident outcomes, higher Medicare costs, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Private-equity-acquired nursing homes have worse resident outcomes, higher Medicare costs, study finds. dmuoio. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 15:53.

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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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XRHealth Awarded Patent to Measure Sway and Conduct Fall Risk Assessment

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: XRHealth received a patent to measure sway and conduct a fall risk assessment in virtual and augmented reality. XRHealth , the leader in extended reality and therapeutic telehealth applications, announces today that they received a patent to measure sway and conduct a fall risk assessment using virtual reality and augmented reality therapy.

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Rural hospital COVID-19 vaccination rates remain stubborn despite surge linked to delta variant

Fierce Healthcare

Rural hospital COVID-19 vaccination rates remain stubborn despite surge linked to delta variant. rking. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 14:15.

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Impact of biosimilar entry on drug costs

Healthcare ECONOMIST

While generic drugs frequently replace their branded counterparts after the latter lose their market exclusivity, the uptake of biosimilar products is often slower. Further, biosimilars are relatively more expensive compared to generic small molecule drugs. A key question then is how much could payers save by switching to biosimilars after loss of exclusivity.

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Southern California community hospital seeks approval to join Keck Medicine by Q2 2022

Fierce Healthcare

Southern California community hospital seeks approval to join Keck Medicine by Q2 2022. dmuoio. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 12:28.

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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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Griswold Home Care Carving Out Major Role in VA Community Care Network

Home Health Care

Diversifying revenue is a priority for many private-pay heavy home care owners. To do so, some are starting to turn toward newer opportunities like Medicare Advantage and hospital-at-home models. Others, however, are turning to a familiar but sometimes overlooked partner: the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA is the part of the federal government charged with providing life-long health care services to eligible military veterans.

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HHS rolls out $7.5B in COVID-19 relief funds to rural providers

Fierce Healthcare

HHS rolls out $7.5B in COVID-19 relief funds to rural providers. rking. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 11:15.

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Cardiologs Awarded FDA Clearance for Pediatric Use of Algorithm

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Cardiologs announced today that the FDA has cleared their algorithm to be used for the pediatric population – younger than 18. Their technology can now analyze ECG readings for atrial arrhythmias across all age groups. Cardiologs , a medical technology company committed to transforming cardiac diagnostics using medical-grade artificial intelligence and cloud technology, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S.

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With insurance margins still thin, UPMC's health services recovery headlines nine-month $1.2B net income

Fierce Healthcare

With insurance margins still thin, UPMC's health services recovery headlines nine-month $1.2B net income. dmuoio. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 17:15.

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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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The Growing Green Bond Market Could Plateau. How Can It Grow Further?

The Rand Blog

If green bonds are a viable tool to reduce emissions and adapt infrastructure to the effects of climate change, how can governments encourage the issuance, sales, and growth in the share of green bonds in the total bond market?

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UCB latest drugmaker to restrict 340B access to contract pharmacies

Fierce Healthcare

UCB latest drugmaker to restrict 340B access to contract pharmacies. rking. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 16:38.

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The unspoken courage of modern nursing

Meditech

As the unprecedented Years of the Nurse draw to a close, I cannot let this moment pass without once again recognizing our incredible nursing community. We’re nearly two years into a pandemic that no one expected or asked for, and my gratitude for this community has only grown. To imagine then what we’ve now faced, and are facing, would have been impossible.

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Simplifying the Healthcare Journey

Fierce Healthcare

Simplifying the Healthcare Journey. admin. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 15:04.

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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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5 Steps for Providers When Selecting a Healthcare Technology Vendor

HIT Consultant

Joey Cavanaugh, Chief Operations Officer at Zotec Partners. Healthcare providers typically rely on a multitude of vendors to help them deliver care to patients. Some partnerships flourish seamlessly, while others are burdensome and take more resources to maintain. Depending on time and interests, physicians themselves may or may not work directly with revenue cycle management vendors; however, healthcare administrators communicate with vendor representatives more frequently — weekly or even dail

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American Rescue Plan Act Gives States Opportunity to Invest in Transition Services and Housing

NASHP

American Rescue Plan Act Gives States Opportunity to Invest in Transition Services and Housing November 23, 2021. Section 9817 of the American Rescue Plan Act gives states an opportunity to receive a 10% increase in the federal medical assistance program (FMAP) for Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) through March 31, 2022. States submitted spending plans to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for review; most states have received approval or partial approval pendi

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Data Analytics Highlights Health Disparities In Cancer Clinical Trials

Health IT Analytics

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We’re thankful for the ability to innovate in difficult times

Osf Healthcare

OSF HealthCare, we are thankful for a talented group of individuals who are dedicated to the Mission of serving people with the greatest care and love. As a result, they continually work to advance their knowledge and experience to solve complex problems in health care.

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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.