Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente’s workers have voted to authorize a labor strike should no contract deal be in place by Sept. 30, unions announced Thursday. | The total could grow by nearly 20,000 more as other unions tally their votes. The large nonprofit would need to reach a contract deal by Sept. 30 to avoid the walk-off.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Researchers said their data supports site-neutral proposals to make care cost the same regardless of where it’s provided. Momentum is building in Congress around the policies, but they face fierce opposition from hospitals.
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Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
A third set of Medicare Part B prescription drugs will cost up to $618 less per average dose beginning Oct. 1, announced the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). | 34 additional drugs, with prices rising faster than inflation, will be capped by an Inflation Reduction Act program, lowering out-of-pocket costs for patients.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Patients often have little choice of ambulance provider, and federal law doesn’t protect them from surprise bills from the rides.
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Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Xylazine, a powerful veterinary tranquilizer, was detected in drug tests in 34 states from every region of the country, according to a new analysis. | Xylazine, also known as “tranq,” is a sedative that prolongs and enhances the euphoric effects of illicit fentanyl. Xylazine-associated deaths are on the rise, and nearly all involve illicit fentanyl or fentanyl analogs.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
The digital health company has notched its third partnership with a PBM in a bid to increase access to its drug discount coupons.
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Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Digital health venture capital funding reached a new low in the second quarter, while private equity and venture capital actively “remained muted” for IT firms, according to the report.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
A comparison between two different types of dual-eligible special needs plans (D-SNPs) as well as non-dual-eligible special needs Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in a recent
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Job openings, employee departures and wage growth have declined as health systems continued to add workers to payroll, according to Fitch Ratings.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Navina, an AI-powered primary care platform, is teaming up with physician enablement company Privia Health Group. | Navina reads and interprets structured and unstructured patient data like specialist notes, labs and imaging to generate succinct clinical summaries and evidence-based recommendations for preventive care and gap management.
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p3care
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
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Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Over 250 hospitals and health systems came together this week urging House and Senate leaders to again postpone or eliminate billions in funding cuts to the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital | The payments offsetting hospitals' uncompensated care costs are scheduled to dip by $8 billion annually beginning Oct. 1. It's one of the several health funding initiatives that typically enjoy bipartisan support but now hang in the balance of September's policy negotiations.
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Steve Rodgers is stepping down as the CEO of AccentCare. Laura Tortorella, the former COO of Steward Health Care, has been tapped as his replacement. Rodgers led AccentCare for more than a decade. He began his time as CEO in July of 2012. He was formerly the CEO of OptumHealth Collaborative Care, a division of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). At the time Rodgers joined AccentCare, the company had about 125 locations in 10 states.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Healthcare Payers are frustrated by the long-standing challenges that have become a barrier to success. There are three main challenges that form this barrier. | Healthcare Payers are frustrated by the long-standing challenges that have become barriers to success. There are three main challenges that.
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HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Alok Mandal, Head of Healthcare Consulting, Virtusa Massive disparities continue to plague healthcare in the United States. Many Americans do not have access to quality care, leading to higher rates of diseases like diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and obesity. Health equity means ensuring that health resources and services are accessible and affordable for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, geography, ethnicity, or financial circumstances.
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Fortune Magazine has rolled out its annual “ Best Workplaces in Aging Services ” list. Just like last year, a number of home-based care companies were featured. Fortune creates this list based on its “Trust Index,” which gauges workers’ experience by collecting their view and opinions about their employer. This process involves them filling out 60 statements using a five-point scale and answering two open-ended questions.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
What You Should Know: – ShiftKey today announced its expansion into acute healthcare facilities and will now be available to acute care facilities in the states of Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas – providing solutions to workforce challenges and maximizing access to high quality care for patients. – Additionally, beta testing of the technology has already rolled out at acute care facilities in Alabama, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Carolina and West Virginia.
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Last year, at the Home Care Conference in Chicago, home care provider leaders candidly shared just how high billing rates had gotten for them. Over the course of preceding two years, rates had risen by about 25%, it seemed. But 24 Hour Home Care President Ryan Iwamoto said they had risen by as much as 40% in certain markets.
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HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
What You Should Know: Annalise.ai, a leader in AI-powered medical imaging solutions, announced the receipt of 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the triage and notification of obstructive hydrocephalus (OHCP) on non-contrast brain CT scans. Annalise.ai has also received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its obstructive hydrocephalus software tool.
Meditech
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Ever since MEDITECH launched Expanse , we’ve been on a mission to make EHRs as easy and enjoyable to use as the other digital tools and apps we use in our daily lives — and we’re thrilled with just how far we’ve come, receiving some of the highest marks possible for usability and clinician satisfaction. Now we’re in the process of raising the bar again, opening Expanse to a growing family of trusted organizations and software developers who are testing innovative new solutions that securely conn
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
What You Should Know: – Out-of-network ground ambulance rides accounted for a larger percentage of ground ambulance claim lines 1 than in-network rides from 2018 to 2022. In 2022, out-of-network transport accounted for 59.4% of all ground ambulance claim lines, while in-network transports made up 40.6% of the distribution, according to other findings reported in a FAIR Health brief released today, A Window into Utilization and Cost of Ground Ambulance Services: A National Study of Private
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Discrimination in health care is reported by more people in the U.S. than in Germany, Spain, or the U.K., we learn in the research reported in The Intersection of Health Equity in Communities & Business Strategy: A Call-to-Action , from Omnicomm PR Group (OPRG) and Atlantic Insights. The study was conducted among 6,000 people living in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, fielding 1,500 interviews in each of the four countries in March 2023.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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HIStalk
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Top News The VA tells the House Appropriations Committee that.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Excess mortality in China after ending “Zero COVID” Responsiveness to private health insurance subsidies among the elderly. power=0.06 New COVID vaccines for all. ChatGPT made zero “grossly inaccurate” statements when presented with a standard set of eye complaints.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
What You Should Know: Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare has formed a strategic healthcare collaboration for research and product development programs aimed to transform the experience of patients and clinicians in the practice of radiology and the delivery of novel therapies. The Strategic Collaboration for Innovation in Medical Imaging and Theranostics comprises Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare scientists, technology developers, clinicians and other healthcare providers.
Health Business Group
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Brandi Kurtyka shares the findings from a recent survey of home care workforce dynamics. I was surprised (and disturbed) by the large proportion of agencies reporting that clients express specific racial preferences for caregivers. It's also interesting that many clients are reluctant to work with younger caregivers and that transportation and childcare are big unsolved issues for these workers.
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.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
What You Should Know: – Summus , a New York City-based virtual health company focused on specialty care, has raised $19.5M in its latest funding round to support the company’s continued growth and work to tackle the access problem in healthcare. – With a total of $70 million raised to date, Summus aims to expand its innovative approach to care, and this new investment will support the company in its efforts to revolutionize how patients and healthcare professionals share and access h
HIStalk
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Updated COVID-19 vaccines should be available soon, following approvals by.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Samm Anderegg, Co-Founder & CEO at DocStation Early next year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will remove the application of retroactive DIR fees and move DIR fees to the point of sale instead. The major issues with the DIR fees, which are paid by pharmacies to pharmacy benefit managers, are the fact that they drive up the costs of prescriptions for patients and delay reimbursement of care to the pharmacies.
Briggs Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Acumen LLC on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a public, virtual listening session. On behalf of CMS, we are seeking feedback from administration and management staff, software vendors, and clinical staff on the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) provide burden.
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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