Health Care Dive
AUGUST 17, 2021
Currently, new facilities help pay for their capital costs through a special exemption. An HHS watchdog says Medicare could see significant cost savings if regulators did away with the carveout.
Healthcare It News
AUGUST 17, 2021
The Verizon virtual care product BlueJeans Telehealth announced this past week that it had enabled integration with the Apple Health app with the aim of allowing patients to share data with clinicians during telemedicine visits. The integration will allow patients to share data such as heart rate, sleep and falls with their provider, said BlueJeans Chief Innovator and Strategist Krish Ramakrishnan in a blog post.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 17, 2021
Maven Clinic nabs $110M funding round and a boost from Oprah to reach unicorn status. hlandi. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 12:50.
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 17, 2021
Rich Fisher's promotion comes weeks after the insurer reported a $535 million quarterly loss but a 25% growth in its Medicare business.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 17, 2021
Carrot banks $75M to expand fertility benefits to more employers, health plans. agliadkovskaya. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 13:56.
The Rand Blog
AUGUST 17, 2021
The sudden end to America's longest war came Sunday as the Taliban rolled into Kabul and the government collapsed. RAND researchers share their thoughts on how to help displaced Afghans, whether the country could again become a safe haven for terrorists, and the geopolitical implications of the collapse.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
NASHP
AUGUST 17, 2021
States Address Students’ Transition Back to School Updated August 17, 2021. As of August 6, 2021, the CDC has recommended that all children 12 years and older get vaccinated against COVID-19 and that all students wear masks in schools regardless of vaccination status. As states develop their back-to-school planning efforts, a number of states are addressing vaccines, masks and mental health.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 17, 2021
Mercyhealth fires marketing, public affairs VP suspected of $3M kickback scheme. dmuoio. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 12:49.
Bill Of Health
AUGUST 17, 2021
By Wendy E. Parmet. Social movements can play an important role in promoting population health and reducing health disparities. Yet, their impact need not be salutatory, as is evident by the worrying success that the anti-vaccination movement has had in stoking fears about COVID-19 vaccines. So, what makes a health-related social movement “healthy?” We need far more research about the complex dynamics and interactions between social movements and health, but the experience of a few health-relate
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 17, 2021
Providence posts $94M loss in first half as higher staff expenses offset increases in volume. rking. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 10:44.
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Geek Doctor
AUGUST 17, 2021
To convince physicians and nurses that deep learning algorithms are worth using in everyday practice, developers need to explain how they work in plain clinical English. Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, and John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, wrote this article. AI’s so-called black box refers to the fact that much of the underlying technology behind machine learning-enhanced algorithms is probability/statistics without a
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 17, 2021
Optum quietly adds cash-pay virtual care services to online pharmacy. pminemyer. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 14:20.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 17, 2021
Seniors’ overwhelming preference to receive care and remain in their homes has opened the door for companies looking to disrupt the aging-in-place sector. One startup, UpsideH?M, is doing this with its tech-enabled co-living space for older adults. As part of its business model, the company creates co-living environments by partnering with existing apartment complexes and leasing individual units — or blocks of units.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 17, 2021
Anthem, CareMax team to open 50 new senior-focused medical centers. pminemyer. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 11:19.
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Meditech
AUGUST 17, 2021
Podcasts continue to grow in popularity across many industries — and healthcare is no exception. MEDITECH recently launched our own podcast series , focused on the intersection of technology and medicine and featuring unique perspectives from today’s thought leaders in healthcare.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 17, 2021
KFF: Hospitals did not experience a major rebound in deferred care in early 2021. rking. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 15:43.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 17, 2021
Home-based care is going to be a larger part of health care’s future. As a result, it’s beginning to attract considerable attention from entrepreneurs and other innovators. But as new trends arise with the shift toward the home, including new technology, partnership opportunities and payment models, it’ll be up to each provider to decide whether or not it’s worth it to explore them.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 17, 2021
OIG: Medicare paid new hospitals three times more than older facilities for capital costs. dmuoio. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 16:01.
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Hospital Medicine
AUGUST 17, 2021
During the first two to three weeks of the pandemic in 2020, I was involved in a lot of meetings about the current status and future plans for the impending surge of COVID-19 patients we were anticipating. It was during that time we witnessed COVID-19 ravaging cities like New York City. In one of the [.]. The post Emotions & Vulnerability: A Leadership Reflection From More Than a Year of COVID-19 appeared first on The Hospital Leader - The Official Blog of the Society of Hospital Medicine.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 17, 2021
Fresh off its win in the CMS Challenge, ClosedLoop.ai nabs $34M to build out 'explainable' AI. hlandi. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 16:28.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 17, 2021
What You Should Know: Verily , an Alphabet company announced an agreement to acquire SignalPath , a Raleigh, NC-based clinical trial management system (CTMS) that improves the ease, quality and efficiency of conducting clinical research at study sites. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. – The acquisition marks Verily’s first major acquisition that will strengthen and expand Verily’s existing clinical trial system and evidence generation platform, known as Baseline.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 17, 2021
Fresenius, Cigna expand value-based kidney care partnership. pminemyer. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 15:51.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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HIT Consultant
AUGUST 17, 2021
What You Should Know: – Unite Us , a New York City-based company connecting health and social care services, today announced the acquisition of Carrot Health , an action-oriented health analytics company focused on removing barriers to health and optimizing care. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. – The combination of predictive analytics powerhouse Carrot Health and Unite Us’ end-to-end social determinants of health products will further deepen community-based
Patient Safety Blog
AUGUST 17, 2021
Adverse events are an inevitable part of healthcare. Even when healthcare organizations pay strict attention to detail and plan for all likely outcomes, there will always be a percentage of adverse events that are simply unavoidable.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 17, 2021
What You Should Know: – Maven , a New York City-based virtual health clinic for women and families announced it has raised $110M in Series D funding co-led by Dragoneer Investment Group and Lux Capital , with participation from BOND and existing investors Sequoia , Oak HC/FT , and Icon Ventures. Maven also welcomed Oprah Winfrey as an investor in its Series D round. – This brings Maven’s total funding to more than $200M at a valuation north of $1B– making them the only unicorn
Twistle
AUGUST 17, 2021
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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.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 17, 2021
Michael Delisle, VP, Practice Leader for Digital Health at GattiHR. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will disrupt healthcare’s destiny for good. Here are five steps digital health startups can take to find the premier talent to get the job done. Not too long ago, AI was the topic of futuristic movies. What was once a fictional draw at the Box Office is now a reality in offices worldwide.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 17, 2021
Health care investors have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into the post-acute and senior care spaces over the past several months. The latest example is Element5, which closed a $15 million Series A round on Tuesday. Founded in late 2019, not long before the initial COVID-19 surge, Element5 helps home health agencies and other post-acute care providers automate otherwise tedious, time-consuming tasks, including the authorization process.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 17, 2021
What You Should Know: – Rendever , a Boston-based virtual reality (VR) platform built to help seniors overcome social isolation through shared experiences, announces that it has been awarded a $2M Phase II Grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). – This grant will fund a registered multi-site clinical trial, in conjunction with the University of California Santa Barbara, to further Rendever’s continued research on the ef
Healthcare Leadership
AUGUST 17, 2021
Last week, I live-tweeted a presentation on the future of fax in healthcare. The information and statistics I shared generated some strong reactions on Twitter. I thought it would be interesting to discuss fax technology this week on HCLDR. Fax ain't going anywherere anytime soon. Over 50% of healthcare people surveyed said they intend to continue using it or believe it will continue to be valuable.
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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