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Ascension Michigan to pay nearly $3 million in latest settlement to resolve fraud claims

Fierce Healthcare

Ascension Michigan to pay nearly $3 million in latest settlement to resolve fraud claims. agliadkovskaya. Thu, 08/05/2021 - 13:30.

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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

Health Populi

“Most Americans clearly recognize the potential benefits that improved health IT can offer, and they want this transformation of the health care system to continue,” the Pew Charitable Trusts research concludes in Most Americans Want to Share and Access More Digital Health Data. The Pew team surveyed 1,213 adults ages 18 and over in June and July 2020, interviewing in English and Spanish.

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Help, Not Just Hunt, Violent Extremists in the Military

The Rand Blog

The Pentagon is working to rid itself of violent extremist members. In addition to strengthening the chain of command to detect and remove extremist members from its ranks, the military could also empower military family members to intervene.

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Why am I not hungry?

Healthcare Associates

Why Am I Not Hungry? Experiencing a loss of appetite from time to time is normal as it may occur when you’re feeling stressed, anxious, or ill. However, undergoing a complete loss of appetite for an extended period may indicate that you have an underlying health condition that needs attention. Continue reading to learn why you may be experiencing a sudden loss of appetite and what you can do to stimulate your appetite and start feeling better.

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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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Accountability is Not Micromanaging

Baird Group

Accountability is Not Micromanaging. Nobody likes a micromanager, someone who hovers wanting to know every detail of what you do. But don’t confuse micromanaging with holding people accountable. The two are miles apart in how they affect the employees and culture. Holding people accountable is essential to achieving goals and getting the desired results.

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Alumni Highlight: Helping Moms Break Free From Overindulging

American College of Healthcare Sciences

By Gillian Turner, Social Media & PR Specialist. Alison, also known as The Healthy Mom Coach, earned master’s degrees in both Health and Wellness and Holistic Nutrition before opening her own online coaching business in 2020. Lifelong interest in holistic health. As someone who has always been interested in natural ways to overcome health issues, Alison says that she’s learned firsthand how important wellness is across the board and how mental, physical, and emotional wellness all work

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Interview with Affinity Empowering’s Michael Tkach

Health Business Group

Dr. Michael Tkach. Affinity Empowering Chief Behavioral Health Officer and Chief Operating Officer Dr. Michael Tkach grew up reading Sherlock Holmes and sniffing out the perpetrator of an ice shack arson. By now he’s graduated to studying the linkage between inflammation and depression while pioneering a streamlined and powerful approach to pool testing for COVID-19.

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I Am So Proud of My Team

Vie Healthcare

Today, I want to share why I am so proud of my team at VIE Healthcare®. During the pandemic, we worked with an independent community hospital to identify potential cost savings in a period of crisis. In just over 6 months, VIE Healthcare® identified $2 million in annual savings and recouped over $100,000 in over and incorrect payments in billing. I want to share a letter of thanks we received for our work.

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Get to know Nordic

Nordic

Nordic connects people, data, and technology to create a healthier world. Want to learn more? Watch the video below.

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5 Top-Tier Certifications for Medical Coders

Etactics

What is one of the best ways for medical coders to increase their income? The answer may surprise you: certifications. Depending on the certification, those extra letters at the end of your name could mean a $5,000 difference in your yearly paycheck. It could even be a $25,000 pay upgrade. Don’t believe me? Buckle up. The beauty of the medical coding field is that bettering yourself won’t take the time nor the money compared to other industries.

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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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Connecting the future of healthcare

Nordic

“How did you go bankrupt?” “Gradually, and then suddenly.” – Ernest Hemingway, “The Sun Also Rises”.

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Blurring the Line Between Public Health and Public Safety

Bill Of Health

By Jocelyn Simonson. Collective movement struggles during the twin crises of COVID-19 and the 2020 uprisings have helped blur the concepts of public safety and public health. These movements have shown how all of our public health and all of our public safety suffers when we use the police, prosecution, and prisons to solve our collective problems. Their collective resistance to the status quo underscores how these terms — public health and public safety — too often carry with them an exclusiona

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