Health Care Dive
MARCH 15, 2022
Turquoise Health's online search platform lists prices for medical procedures and services and offers a scorecard rating the transparency efforts of nearly 6,000 hospitals.
Healthcare It News
MARCH 15, 2022
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Health Care Dive
MARCH 15, 2022
CMS hasn't been enforcing stipulations that payers share patient data with competitors set out in information blocking regulations finalized two years ago. But that could change soon with a new rule.
Healthy Debate
MARCH 15, 2022
The post ‘Chipping away at barriers’: Nurse practitioners filling primary-care gap appeared first on Healthy Debate.
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Health Care Dive
MARCH 15, 2022
Google and Meditech have already exchanged some data in the new partnership, but will start work on directly integrating Google's tools in Expanse within the next 90 days before going live this year.
Home Health Care
MARCH 15, 2022
The home-based care provider Care Advantage is at somewhat of an inflection point. Last year, the private investment firm Searchlight Capital landed a majority stake in the company. With a greater access to capital, the company is determined to gain an even stronger footprint in the Mid-Atlantic U.S., and its recent acquisitions reflect that. Overall, Care Advantage provides a mix of personal care support and skilled services through its over 40 locations in Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C.,
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 15, 2022
What You Should Know: – Woebot Health announced that Leaps by Bayer, the impact investment arm of Bayer AG, has made a $9.5 million strategic investment in the company to help accelerate further development of its AI-powered behavioral health platform and products. – Woebot Health’s behavioral health platform combines sophisticated AI, decades of clinically-proven therapeutic research and an engaging relational agent called Woebot, which together form the foundation for delivering co
Health Care Dive
MARCH 15, 2022
Instead of sharing global profits and losses, Eisai will receive royalties tied to net sales of the Alzheimer's drug. Biogen, meanwhile, said the amended deal should make it easier to "address market developments.
Bill Of Health
MARCH 15, 2022
By Robyn Powell. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the pervasive inequities experienced by historically marginalized communities, including people with disabilities. Activists, legal professionals, scholars, and policymakers must critically examine the limitations of our current disability laws and policies, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), to elucidate why disabled people continue to endure these inequities, including those related to economic insecurity.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 15, 2022
What You Should Know: Samsung Electronics America today announced the launch of its new 4K QLED Smart Healthcare TVs (HT-Q60A Series) and its partnership with health tech company, ShareSafe today at HIMSS. – The first 4K QLED Smart Healthcare TV in the industry, Samsung’s Smart Healthcare TV transforms in-room displays into easily managed, all-in-one communication hubs personalized for hospital patients and senior care residents, significantly improving collaboration, patient engagement an
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Bill Of Health
MARCH 15, 2022
By Leah Pierson. Recently, Derek Thompson pointed out in the Atlantic that the U.S. has adopted myriad policies that limit the supply of doctors despite the fact that there aren’t enough. And the maldistribution of physicians — with far too few pursuing primary care or working in rural areas — is arguably an even bigger problem. The American Medical Association (AMA) bears substantial responsibility for the policies that led to physician shortages.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 15, 2022
What You Should Know: – Evidation , the company enabling anyone to participate in ground-breaking health programs, launches a new program in collaboration with the VA. The program — Heart Health on Evidation — will encourage veterans to understand and engage with their cardiovascular health using their smartphones and wearables. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of hospitalization in the VA health care system. – Veterans who opt to participate in the program, wh
Meditech
MARCH 15, 2022
Supporting healthcare staff is so important, especially in situations that involve aggression or threats of violence at work. I recently had a memorable discussion on MEDITECH Podcasts with Kelsey Reed, DNP, at Phoebe Putney Health System (Albany, GA) who is also a member of the State Senate Study Committee on Violence Against Health Care Workers.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
MARCH 15, 2022
That is the topic of a new paper by Drummond et al. (2022). When medical devices receive regulatory approval, payers can make one of three coverage decisions: (1) approve, (2) reject or (3) coverage with evidence development (CED). Note that all countries approve medical devices based on safety and efficacy but only England, the Netherlands, and Belgium also rely on cost-effectiveness models as well to inform medical device reimbursement decisions.
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HIStalk
MARCH 15, 2022
They say travel is broadening. I’m not sure how much.
Health Populi
MARCH 15, 2022
HIMSS convenes its annual conference this week in Orlando, kicking off with an Executive Summit that featured John Mackey , the CEO and Co-Founder of Whole Foods, in conversation with Cris Ross, CIO of the Mayo Clinic. Mackey said in support of his long-held belief that food is the”best solution” to address Americans’ health. As for health care? Not so much, at least as it’s delivered in the United States. ”Why don’t we have clinics that help people change their diets and lifestyles so that they
Home Health Care
MARCH 15, 2022
Aging Media Network (AMN) is proud to announce the 2022 Aspect Awards winners. With 42 submissions in the categories of Home Health & Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care, Senior Housing & Senior Living, Skilled Nursing (SNF), and Behavioral Health, the scope of creativity is broader than ever before. The program was judged by 8 individuals from across the care continuum, with expertise in sales, marketing and public relations.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 15, 2022
What You Should Know: Lyniate , a leader in healthcare data interoperability, has announced a merger agreement with NextGate , a pioneer in Enterprise Master Person Index (EMPI). Financial details were not disclosed. – This strategic combination will help meet increased market demand for more advanced interoperability solutions that address data quality as well as data-sharing, furthering Lyniate’s commitment to building connections for a healthier world.
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Briggs Healthcare
MARCH 15, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. In addition to revising QSO-20-38-NH on March 10, 2022, CMS also revised QSO-20-39-NH: Nursing Home Visitation and the Nursing Home Visitation FAQ. Just as with the revision of QSO-20-38-NH, the updated QSO-20-39-NH is found with the other 2021 QSO Memorandums and not obvious as a 2022 update: Looks like I didn’t find all of the “easter eggs” late last week.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 15, 2022
What You Should Know: – Healthcare payments platform Enter , which is on a mission to simplify that process on both sides of the transaction, has just come out of stealth mode after raising a $5.7M seed round led by Menlo Ventures with participation from Quiet Capital, Savantus Ventures, 500, and SpringRock Ventures along with angels including Matt Roszak and Mato Peric. – The company’s founders Jordan Kelley and John Russell have previously launched groundbreaking financial technolo
Briggs Healthcare
MARCH 15, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. I don’t believe I’ve blogged on these reports in the past, but I have accessed and used them often (e.g., research). You may find them interesting as well. The MDS 3.0 Frequency Report summarizes information for active residents currently in nursing homes. The source of these counts is the resident’s MDS assessment record.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 15, 2022
What You Should Know: OpenLoop , a health tech startup delivering full-stack clinical support to companies launching and scaling virtual care services across the nation raises a Series A funding round of $8M led by SpringTide Ventures. . – OpenLoop, known for the quality, flexibility and breadth of services they offer to clients who are often early in their telehealth delivery journeys, will use this fresh capital to continue to expand their technology-enabled infrastructure.
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Home Health Care
MARCH 15, 2022
Humana Inc. (Nasdaq: HUM) has been one of the key home health players to watch over the past few years, an idea best illustrated by its full takeover of Kindred at Home last year. The Louisville, Kentucky-based health care company expects to be less active on the home health M&A front moving forward, however. After figuring out what to do with Kindred at Home’s hospice business, Humana’s interest will likely revolve around primary care opportunities, according to CFO Susan Diamond.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 15, 2022
Microsoft Expands Healthcare Cloud Strategy with New Solutions. What You Should Know: Today at HIMSS22, Microsoft announced advancements in cloud technologies for healthcare and life sciences with the general availability of Azure Health Data Services and updates to Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. Azure Health Data Services. Azure Health Data Services is purpose-built for protected health information (PHI) and brings together diverse datasets — like clinical, imaging and streaming data from medi
Healthcare Performance
MARCH 15, 2022
HIPAA has been around for years -. but that does not mean complying with HIPAA is easy. Does your HIPAA compliance program need a tune-up? Take MPA’s HIPAA quiz to find out.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 15, 2022
What You Should Know: Today at HIMSS22, MEDITECH announced a new collaboration with Google Health that will embed Google’s search and summarization capabilities within the Expanse EHR. – This functionality builds upon the integrated, longitudinal record inherent in Expanse by pulling forward discrete information from legacy and disparate systems and filling gaps in information for a more holistic view of a patient’s record.
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.
Healthcare Highways
MARCH 15, 2022
What should you know about colon cancer and screening? Did you know the recommended age to start regular colon cancer screenings was reduced by 5 years?
HIStalk
MARCH 15, 2022
Top News Health data integration company Lyniate will acquire patient.
Healthcare Highways
MARCH 15, 2022
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Spok Inc
MARCH 15, 2022
The following are three top challenges that are keeping nurses up at night. 1. The patient experience; 2. Nurse retention and recruitment; 3. Keeping up with the rate of change. Explore three technology solutions provided by advanced clinical communication solutions that can help address these challenges. The post 3 challenges keeping nurses up at night (3 technology solutions to help) appeared first on Spok Inc.
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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