Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
Over 90% of respondents to a recent U.S. News and World Report survey said their goal is to age in place. | More than 90% of respondents to a recent U.S. News and World Report survey said their goal is to age in place. A whopping 88% also reported that assistive or health-related technologies have improved their quality of life.
Health Care Dive
JUNE 14, 2023
The figure is almost triple prior estimates of MA overpayments, highlighting the need for payment reform to avoid overtaxing the Medicare system, researchers said.
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Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
Digital health companies should brace for a shake-up as COVID-era contracts inked with hospitals will soon be up for renewal, according to the results of a recent survey. | Numerous digital health contracts signed by hospitals reacting to COVID-19 are nearing their conclusion, giving many providers a chance to reevaluate their options, a recent executive survey suggests.
Health Care Dive
JUNE 14, 2023
The extension guarantees access to care for 12 months following pregnancy — up from the previously guaranteed 60 days.
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Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
While national health spending growth slowed in 2022, that trend isn't likely to stick around. | While national health spending growth slowed in 2022, that trend isn't likely to stick around, actuaries at CMS said Wednesday.
Healthcare It News
JUNE 14, 2023
Patient engagement tools have to be, well, engaging, say Mona Baset, VP of digital services for Intermountain Health, and Kyruus Chief Revenue Officer Brandon Spring.
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Health Care Dive
JUNE 14, 2023
The insurer expects its medical loss ratio in the second quarter to reach or exceed its full-year target. UnitedHealth’s stock, along with that of other major Medicare payers, fell in Wednesday morning trading as a result.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
Cerner brought in $1.5 billion in revenue in the latest quarter, boosting strong growth for enterprise software giant Oracle. | Cerner brought in $1.5 billion in revenue in the latest quarter, boosting strong growth for enterprise software giant Oracle. But hospital CIOs who use Cerner continue to have reservations about the future of the EHR company, citing the lack of a concrete road map.
Health Care Dive
JUNE 14, 2023
A report from Fitch Ratings found the group — which includes UnitedHealth, Elevance Health, Cigna and Humana — benefit from a strong market share that aids them in negotiations with providers.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
Two Chairs, a hybrid behavioral health provider, launched a customized clinician dashboard for delivering measurement-based care. | The therapist-facing platform analyzes patient data with the goal of enabling therapists to quickly adjust treatment plans and improve outcomes.
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Healthy Debate
JUNE 14, 2023
The post Finding your energy envelope: Long COVID patients urged to ‘pace’ themselves back to health appeared first on Healthy Debate.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
The country’s largest physician organization is taking a strong stance against noncompete contracts for physicians and is redoubling efforts to urge Congress to boost Medicare payments. | The country’s largest physician organization is taking a strong stance against noncompete contracts for physicians and is redoubling efforts to urge Congress to boost Medicare payments.
Health Populi
JUNE 14, 2023
The fast-growing adoption of telemedicine and remote patient monitoring from the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic led to hospitals and health systems launching new or expanding existing virtual care programs to accommodate a new reality for work-flow and patient care. Now that the worst of the coronavirus acute impact is in our rear-view mirror, it appears medical care providers are reassessing these implementations and may “rip [out] and replace” those systems, according to The G
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and its parent company, Point32Health, have been hit with a class-action lawsuit for allegedly failing to secure the personal information of over 2.5 million people. | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and its parent company, Point32Health, have been hit with a class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to secure the personal information of over 2.5 million people.
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Home Health Care
JUNE 14, 2023
The U.S. government is projected to accelerate its spending on home health services in 2023. Then, from 2025 to 2031, annual home health spending will grow at a rate faster than any other health care category. That’s according to new estimates from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The estimates were published Wednesday in Health Affairs.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
A patient filed a class action lawsuit this week against Trinity Health seeking relief after a data breach at the Catholic system compromised the protected information of an estimated 21,000 patien | A patient suing Trinity Health wrote in a new class action that the Catholic giant was negligent with patient data and would have detected the breach sooner if it had "properly monitored its networks.
HIT Consultant
JUNE 14, 2023
What You Should Know: Over half of doctors have had a negative encounter with another user, according to Software Advice’s Social Media for Doctors Survey. The survey finds that attracting new patients is the number one benefit to using social media, according to 66% of US practitioners. Key findings of the survey include: Social media keeps practitioners updated with trends and increases patient count : 81% of healthcare providers follow other providers on social media in order to stay updated
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
Paige is enhancing its suite of AI-enabled solutions designed to support pathologists in the diagnosis of breast cancer while decreasing subjectivity and the tedium of manual analysis. | Paige is enhancing its suite of AI-powered tools designed to support pathologists in the diagnosis of breast cancer while decreasing subjectivity and the tedium of manual analysis.
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Healthcare ECONOMIST
JUNE 14, 2023
That is the conclusion from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services National Health Expenditure Projections. The paper–published in Health Affairs — summarizes the spending changes as follows: National health expenditures are projected to grow 5.4 percent, on average, over the course of 2022–31 and to account for roughly 20 percent of the economy by the end of that period.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
By Rick Newell, MD, MPH | Equipping hospitals with strategies to use technological advancements in healthcare.
HIT Consultant
JUNE 14, 2023
What You Should Know: Samsung announced today that the Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) feature will be available to users in 13 markets starting this summer. Combined with the app’s Electrocardiogram (ECG) [3] monitoring, the IHRN feature, detects heart rhythms suggestive of atrial fibrillation (AFib), helping Galaxy Watch users understand their heart health more comprehensively.
Home Health Care
JUNE 14, 2023
Although the popular ride-sharing app Lyft Inc. (Nasdaq: LYFT) was formed in 2012, Buck Poropatich considers 2016 a turning point for the company. That’s when company leaders decided to take a look at health care. “That’s when Lyft started to realize health care is not a $4 trillion monolith,” Poropatich, head of Lyft Health Care, told Home Health Care News.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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The Rand Blog
JUNE 14, 2023
Ukraine may soon launch a counteroffensive against Russian forces entrenched in eastern and southern Ukraine. We consider three ways this counteroffensive might end and their implications for the future.
Health IT Analytics
JUNE 14, 2023
A new report details the implementation of AI tools within organizations, noting that facilities with over 1,000 beds used more AI solutions on average than their peers.
The Rand Blog
JUNE 14, 2023
Moscow's desire for additional fighters in Ukraine has created a breeding ground for Russian private military company (PMC) development. This explosion of what are essentially private armies is not only shaping the battlefield in Ukraine; it could have devastating impacts long after this conflict ends.
HIStalk
JUNE 14, 2023
News The American Medical Association’s House of Delegates considers a.
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.
Briggs Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS posted QSO-23-17-CAH on June 9, 2023 – same title as this blog. This QSO Memorandum is 2 pages in length.
Sequence Health
JUNE 14, 2023
Patient reactivation is one of the most important topics when it comes to healthcare services. After all, if a patient falls out of engagement and is no longer active, they may miss out on important care. This could cause them to have worsening health conditions and even lead to fatal consequences. That’s why in this blog post, we’re going to talk about how to engage inactive patients to get them back where they need to be.
Briggs Healthcare
JUNE 14, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare This month’s newsletter focuses on establishing and monitoring a Naloxone program for your nursing facility. Become informed about regulatory guidance and share new COE-NF resources that will assist your facility in implementing an effective Naloxone program. What is Naloxone? Naloxone and Nursing Facility Regulatory Guidance COE-NF Resources for Naloxone Use in Nursing Facilities Naloxone in Nursing Facilities: HOW IT SAVES L
HIT Consultant
JUNE 14, 2023
What You Should Know: Medigate by Claroty announced its strategic partnership with medical technology company, Siemens Healthineers to protect healthcare enterprises from malicious cyberattacks. Through a combination of software, managed services, and medical device security data sharing, the solution will increase reliability for patients by boosting risk management and operational efficiency.
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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