Healthcare It News

APRIL 26, 2022

From the time Burrell Behavioral Health in Springfield, Missouri, received initial reports of the COVID-19 pandemic reaching the surrounding areas, clients and staff members became concerned about their physical health and wellbeing. THE PROBLEM. Out of fear of getting sick, many isolated themselves and did not leave their homes. Burrell team members wanted to be able to work remotely and reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 26, 2022

Most critical functions have been restored following the incident last week, while affected facilities are starting to resume normal operations, according to the Texas-based operator.

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Health Populi

APRIL 26, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted patients who were already deeply engaged with their own health care before the coronavirus emerged. Compared with a year ago, more patients and their advocates are seeking quality therapies, innovation, engagement, and integrity from pharmaceutical companies, based on research published today from PatientView. PatientView, based in the UK, has collaborated with over 40,000 patient advocacy organizations globally marking over 10 years doing this research.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 26, 2022

Hospital labor expenses per patient alone increased about 20% from 2019 to 2021, according to a new report from the hospital lobby.

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The Rand Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

After two months of fighting in Ukraine, some longer-term geostrategic consequences are coming into focus. Russia may emerge as a massive loser. Perhaps not since the collapse of the USSR has European security been so challenged. But Ukraine and its Western partners are showing that aggression in Europe may not pay.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 26, 2022

Deals across the sector fell by a third in the period from the brisk pace at the end of last year as buyers weighed an economic slowdown, the Russian-Ukraine war and the impact of the omicron variant, according to the new report.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 26, 2022

"I don't think UnitedHealth's offer to sell Change's claims payment business is going to move the competition thermometer one degree," said antitrust attorney David Balto.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 26, 2022

What You Should Know: – DiA Imaging Analysis Ltd , a global provider of AI-powered ultrasound analysis software, has teamed up with Intel to streamline artificial intelligence (AI) solutions used by echocardiography (Echo) labs. – DiA’s AI-based software, LVivo Seamless™, automatically analyzes cardiac ultrasound images using the Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ toolkit, to optimize processing time by over 40% percent while maintaining accuracy.

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The Rand Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

The opioid crisis isn't just about drug policy or law. It involves national security, homeland security, intelligence, diplomacy, supply chain issues, and cryptocurrency. Drawing on RAND's expertise across all those areas, the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking delivered a plan, a call to action about what it's going to take to save lives.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 26, 2022

Kuldeep Singh Rajput, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Biofourmis. What You Should Know: – Biofourmis , a global leader in virtual care and digital medicine raises $300 million in Series D investment led by leading global growth equity firm General Atlantic. CVS Health and existing investors also participated in the round, – Biofourmis also announced that former Medtronic CEO and Chairperson at Intel, Dr.

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APRIL 26, 2022

For startups, reaching unicorn status — a valuation at over $1 billion — is a major milestone. And with its latest funding round, Biofourmis just surpassed getting there. The company announced Tuesday that it has raised $300 million in Series D. The news runs counter to CB Insights’ recent findings that health tech funding, mega-round funding and unicorn valuations are down.

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Meditech

APRIL 26, 2022

At the center of every healthcare interaction — visiting an ambulatory clinic, having a procedure done at a surgical center, being admitted for an acute hospital stay, rehabbing with your home health care team, etc. — is the patient.

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 26, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. EVENT REGISTRATION OPEN for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Updated Guidance Virtual Training Program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be providing a virtual training program that will review the updated guidance for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility – Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) 4.0 and the LTCH Continuity Assessment Record and Evalua

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Solution Reach

APRIL 26, 2022

Now more than ever, it’s critical that healthcare practices and organizations go the extra mile to keep their patients’ information private and secure.

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HIStalk

APRIL 26, 2022

Top News 3M is reportedly seeking a buyer for its.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

APRIL 26, 2022

Medicare Part D plans have begun using preferred pharmacy networks in order to steer their beneficiaries to lower cost pharmacies. A key question is, does this work? A paper by Xu et al. (2022) aims to answer this question using 2011-2016 data. that compares Low Income Subsidy (LIS) Medicare beneficiaries and non-LIS beneficiaries. LIS beneficiaries have no or limited cost sharing which non-LIS individuals would be impacted if their Part D plan implemented a preferred pharmacy network.

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Twistle

APRIL 26, 2022

Investing in digital health to engage patients across the continuum of care can deliver big returns including better outcomes, greater satisfaction, and reduced costs. Ensuring patients are engaged and satisfied continues to be particularly important as acquiring and retaining patients becomes more competitive. Effectively activating patients in their care is challenging for several reasons including difficult to use tools, health literacy, motivation, and inadequate education.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 26, 2022

Amedisys names Nick Muscato as chief strategy officer. Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) announced this week the promotion of Nick Muscato to chief strategy officer. Moscato most recently served as the senior vice president of finance with Amedisys and has been responsible for leading investor relations. “[Nick] brings a wealth of expertise to the team and has been key to the creation and implementation of Amedisys’ strategy over the past seven years,” ??

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 26, 2022

What You Should Know: – Fathom , the first medical coding automation company to receive an investment from a national physician group, Inflect Health the innovation hub of Vituity and one of the largest physician-led provider groups in the United States. . – Fathom will also leverage Vituity’s expertise in the revenue cycle as it refines the Fathom platform to alleviate staffing challenges, reduce denials and mitigate audit risk.

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Etactics

APRIL 26, 2022

Collecting from your patients is easy, right? They schedule an appointment at your facility, you provide services to them and they pay you in full before they walk out of your doors. There aren’t any other external factors at play and it’s that simple. I’m being facetious. Between patient pay preferences and communicating with insurance organizations on the claim side , things get a little dicey.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 26, 2022

What You Should Know: – Mark Thierer — the former CEO of OptumRx who took that role after selling Catamaran to UnitedHealth Group for $13B , today announced the launch of Waltz Health with $35.4M led by GV (Google Ventures) including participation from Define Ventures, Echo Health Ventures, Blue Venture Fund, Byers Capital, and Twine Ventures.

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NASHP

APRIL 26, 2022

2022 Emerging Leaders of Color Fellowship Advisor Pairings. [avia_codeblock_placeholder uid="1"]. Learn more about the Emerging Leaders of Color Fellowship. Fellow . Advisor. Alyzah Virani . Texas . Shabnam Salih. Director, Office of Health Care Affordability and Transparency, New Jersey Governor’s Office. Anzhane Slaughter . Washington . Heather Burris.

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Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

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APRIL 26, 2022

Michael Norring, President and CEO of GCSIT. Artificial intelligence (AI) is predicted to save the US healthcare economy $150 billion by 2026. Replacing legacy systems and changing standard operating procedures, hospitals are moving to capitalize on technology and the ways it can change a historically hesitant to change sector. The big question is how fast teams are going to implement changes.

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NASHP

APRIL 26, 2022

NASHP Announces the Class of 2022 Emerging Leaders of Color Fellows April 26, 2022 / by NASHP Staff. [avia_codeblock_placeholder uid="0"]. Meet the Next Generation of Leaders Fostering Equity in State Health Policy. Washington, DC – Today the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) announced 10 fellows from nine states who will participate in the Emerging Leaders of Color (ELC) Fellowship this year.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 26, 2022

What You Should Know: – Sharecare , the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, today announced the formation of a clinical advisory board for its home health platform and network of caregivers, CareLinx by Sharecare. – The aim of the board is to help shape the clinical care offering from CareLinx as well as our nurse retention and recruiting efforts, so we’ve appointed 10 leaders across the nursing field – military, private practice, academia,

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Health Recovery

APRIL 26, 2022

Value-based care is quickly emerging as an alternative to traditional fee-for-service models of reimbursement. Designed to drive better patient outcomes, this updated payment model reimburses care provided to patients according to quality rather than quantity. This model considers how well providers offer care to effectively reduce hospital readmissions and improve preventative care.

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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.

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APRIL 26, 2022

Transform Patient Engagement with a Digital Front Door from Ryan Blachly on Vimeo. What You Should Know: – Enlyt Health , a St. Petersburg, FL-based low code platform for healthcare digital front door raises $10M in Series A funding led by Meritage Partners. Enlyt Health has several well-known Health Systems already live on the platform providing patients the needed access and tools to better their overall health journey. – Enlyt Health helps organizations build Digital Front Doors

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Healthcare Performance

APRIL 26, 2022

HIPAA has been around for years -. but that does not mean complying with HIPAA is easy. The rules are long, and require a lot of policies. The Security Rule requires a HIPAA Security Risk Analysis - a task that is interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and detailed. Plus, HIPAA guidance and risks are continually changing - and so should your HIPAA training.

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Bill Of Health

APRIL 26, 2022

By James R. Jolin. To navigate the myriad interests and stakes involved in creating federal psychedelic policy, the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School convened a virtual panel discussion with three leading psychedelic policy advocates. The conversation was situated against the backdrop of the “psychedelics renaissance” in the United States, which has been fueled by a wave of local and state legislation reducing or eliminating the criminal

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

APRIL 26, 2022

When new drugs are approved, FDA limits their on-label use to the treatment of specific diseases. A key question is whether the definition of a disease should be narrower or broader. Make the disease definition too broad, then there may not be strong evidence from the clinical trial to support its use among these types of patients; make the disease definition too narrow, however, patients who could benefit from the treatment may not be able to receive it.

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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.