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The Ultimate Guide to Healthcare SEO: 3 Techniques Your Website's Organic Marketing Needs

Healthcare Success

A successful health system, hospital, practice, or healthcare organization website facilitates patient communication and helps you win more of the patients you want. But this doesn’t mean much if patients can’t find your website. To get on page #1 for an organic search, you need a strong healthcare marketing SEO company, a solid website, an even stronger medical SEO strategy, and a tactical SEO team.

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Abortion providers in 3 states sue over mifepristone restrictions

Health Care Dive

The Monday lawsuit seeks to remove safety restrictions on mifepristone or, alternatively, prevent further altering of access to the drug.

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Scripps ransomware post-mortem reveals significant ripple effects for nearby hospitals

Fierce Healthcare

Scripps ransomware post-mortem reveals significant ripple effects for nearby hospitals aburky Tue, 05/09/2023 - 16:00

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Premier explores strategic alternatives, including a sale

Health Care Dive

The group purchasing organization lowered its revenue outlook last week due to softer demand from its customers amid excess inventory levels.

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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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CEO Mark Bertolini: Oscar Health to exit California's ACA exchange in 2024

Fierce Healthcare

CEO Mark Bertolini: Oscar Health to exit California's ACA exchange in 2024 fdiamond Tue, 05/09/2023 - 18:16

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Cyber Threats to Medical Billing Services; How to Identify and Protect?

p3care

With the advancement in technology, we now prefer the digital cloud-based medium for our technical operations. However, there is one thing that is still unbeaten: cyber security issues. Hackers and data thieves have also modernized their hacking techniques. So, it’s a bare truth that the healthcare sector is still not immune to cyber threats. Today, medical billing services depend more on EHRs and automated billing systems.

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Mobile apps boost outcomes in tandem with telehealth

Healthcare It News

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Clover Health execs say MCR improvements, cost reduction program put it on path toward profitability

Fierce Healthcare

Clover Health execs say MCR improvements, cost reduction program put it on path toward profitability pminemyer Tue, 05/09/2023 - 17:44

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What Would It Take to Close America's Black-White Wealth Gap?

The Rand Blog

White Americans hold ten times more total wealth than Black Americans, a disparity that has worsened in recent decades. RAND researchers modeled wealth across millions of households and tested several funding scenarios to see which could most effectively close the gap.

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'Podnosis': The rise of digital therapeutics, and ways to fix the PBM industry

Fierce Healthcare

'Podnosis': The rise of digital therapeutics, and ways to fix the PBM industry tcarey Tue, 05/09/2023 - 22:27

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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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Alternative Futures Following a Great Power War: Miranda Priebe and Bryan Frederick in Conversation

The Rand Blog

Though not a great power war, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused many to wonder what a true great power war in Europe or the Indo-Pacific would look like, and especially what kind of world would emerge afterwards. Two RAND researchers discuss how their recent report sheds light on this issue.

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Group purchasing organization Premier exploring potential sale, other 'strategic alternatives'

Fierce Healthcare

Group purchasing organization Premier exploring potential sale, other 'strategic alternatives' dmuoio Tue, 05/09/2023 - 15:21

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Strategies for Living Well with ADHD

Healthcare Associates

Strategies for Living Well with ADHD Our brains are amazing. Still, they don’t all work in exactly the same way. The differences make the world richer. They spark creativity that has driven innovation and art throughout history. For the more than eight million adults diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), their brains do work differently.

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Troubled insurtech Bright Health focused on sale of California MA plans, execs say

Fierce Healthcare

Troubled insurtech Bright Health focused on sale of California MA plans, execs say fdiamond Tue, 05/09/2023 - 13:02

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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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The Changing Landscape of Health Literacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Viral Transmission of Knowledge and Information Around COVID-19

The Rand Blog

As the official public health emergency comes to a close, now is a good time to reflect on the changing landscape of health literacy and consider how we can improve health communication in the future.

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Hims & Hers boosts 2023 forecast as execs eye potential move into weight management

Fierce Healthcare

Hims & Hers boosts 2023 forecast as execs eye potential move into weight management hlandi Tue, 05/09/2023 - 19:56

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Aegis Ventures, Northwell Launch Optain for AI-Powered Retinal Imaging

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Today Ascertain , the partnership between Aegis Ventures and Northwell Holdings , announced a $12M seed funding round to launch its first company, Optain , an artificial intelligence (AI) company leveraging retinal imaging to non-invasively assess patient health. With this $12 million investment, Optain is the first company launched by Ascertain, Aegis Ventures and Northwell Holdings’ partnership to develop healthcare AI companies at scale.

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Industry Voices—SAMHSA wants to exempt buprenorphine from the Ryan Haight Act. It should chart the same course for cannabis once it's rescheduled

Fierce Healthcare

Industry Voices—SAMHSA wants to exempt buprenorphine from the Ryan Haight Act.

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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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DEA Extends COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing Controlled Medications for 6 Months

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued the “Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications” – a temporary rule that extends telemedicine flexibilities adopted during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). · The temporary rule will take effect on May 11, 2023, and extends the full set of telemedicine flexibilities ado

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Humana CEO Bruce Broussard: We Believe The Home Offers A Lot Of Opportunity For Expansion

Home Health Care

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) leaders see home-based care as a longer-term opportunity that has the potential for continued expansion. They also view it as complementary to many of their other long-term goals, but namely the further pursuit of value-based care models. They expressed these sentiments during a presentation at the BofA Securities Healthcare Conference on Tuesday.

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Why a 4K video about MEDITECH’s Might? Because it’s a once in a generation story we can all learn from

Meditech

In about 2009, a narrative emerged in the industry about a two-horse race. That narrative continued to build momentum through the better part of the last decade, as it was assumed that Epic and Cerner would lead the industry in buying decisions due to a lack of response from other EMR vendors to develop platforms that health systems wanted to buy. The analysts promoting this narrative might have changed their tune if they could have jumped to 2023.

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Why Advocates Aimed For A ‘Catch-All Bill’ With The Expanding Care In The Home Act

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership When it comes to legislation aimed at expanding at-home care initiatives, most have learned to temper expectations from the jump. That’s part of the reason why the new, sweeping Expanding Care in the Home Act (ECHA) casts such a wide net. Sign up for HHCN+ to read this exclusive content. Get Membership Already a member?

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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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Regard sur les soins de première ligne au Québec: défis, solutions et priorités

Healthy Debate

The post Regard sur les soins de première ligne au Québec: défis, solutions et priorités appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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News 5/10/23

HIStalk

Top News Hackers breach the systems of NextGen Healthcare and.

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Resilient Healthcare Raises $10M Through Angel Investors, Buys Out Mezas Capital Group

Home Health Care

Resilient Healthcare has raised $10 million in funding. In tandem, it bought out Mezas Capital Group in a cash-plus-debt deal. The company was able to achieve this round of funding – and buy out its initial capital partner – through angel investors, a group that included veterans, technology executives, health care leaders and members of its own clinical team.

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Can Machine Learning, Wearable Tech Help Treat Mental Health?

Health IT Analytics

New research from the Icahn… read more

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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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How long were US schools closed during COVID-19 compared to other countries?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

Results below from UNESCO data. Presented without commentary.

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Telemedicine in Rural Areas: Increasing Access to Care

Health Recovery

The demand for telehealth is growing globally as it expands healthcare access to underserved populations. In rural areas, the need for remote care and treatment is even more pressing due to limited resources and access to medical facilities. Telehealth, specifically telemedicine , offers an effective solution for meeting this demand by providing technology-enabled care to patients who are unable to access traditional healthcare services.

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Industry Conversations podcast by Microsoft: 5 episodes showcasing our industry impact

Cloud Blogs

The pace of change and the sheer speed at which the world is redefining what's possible presents new and powerful opportunities for organizations. In the face of so much change, Microsoft's commitment to businesses has taken on a new urgency. That's why Microsoft Industry Clouds was built with powerful, integrated, and uniquely tailored solutions. To show how some of these businesses have found success, we bring their stories to you with a new podcast from Microsoft: Industry Conversations.

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iQIES MDS FAQs for Providers

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the iQIES MDS Frequently Asked Questions for Providers, version 1.0 with the date of April 25, 2023. This is a 7-page document. Be sure to share this document with your Provider Security Official (PSO) and anyone else that submits MDS and/or retrieves reports such as the Final Validation Report.

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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.