Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Minneapolis-based Allina Health, working with Flare Capital Partners, has launched a new company, Inbound Health, designed to help health systems and payers design and build hospital-at-home and home-based skilled nursing programs. WHY IT MATTERS. The goal with Inbound Health is to offer the full stack of capabilities needed to scale at-home care models, according to Allina Health – such as engagement and workflow technologies, analytics, virtual care teams, home-based care pathways, suppl

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Patient volumes are falling in orthopedics, cardiology and neurosurgery from a year ago, a survey of hospital executives from Kaufman Hall found. Only oncology volumes are up.

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The Rand Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Russia is losing in Ukraine, and the rhetoric of Russian leaders has recently become ever more apocalyptic. The United States and its allies should be prepared in case Russia goes down the nuclear path, but fear should not drive the Western response to Russia's nuclear bluster.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 19, 2022

A former contractor alleged the payer billed and received payment from the Illinois Medicaid program for services it did not provide.

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Health Care Leader News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Pressure on general practice has been growing for some time and has never been greater. So, while primary care leaders welcomed the recent new support package set out by the Secretary of State, Thérèse Coffey, in the government’s Our Plan for Patients’ , it was in full acknowledgment that it will only really pay lip service to what is needed to get through winter and beyond.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 19, 2022

CEO Gail Boudreaux attempted to temper concerns about the impact a recession may have on the company during a Q3 earnings call Wednesday.

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Readiness Rounds

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Hopefully by now, you have had a chance to review The Joint Commission’s Summary of Sentinel Events 2004-2015 that was released on February 9 th , 2016. If not, here’s the link: [link]. After looking at and digesting the data, one thing is very clear: hospitals, by and large, have not embraced a culture of safety or come to the realization that any occurrence of patient harm is absolutely unacceptable.

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The Rand Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In the 1990s, after the breakup of the USSR, the West adapted to and helpfully influenced the birth of 15 new republics. If liberalizing change comes anew, the West may seek to help Russia heal itself for the long term.

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Health Care Leader News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Pressure on general practice has been growing for some time and has never been greater. So, while primary care leaders welcomed the recent new support package set out by the Secretary of State, Thérèse Coffey, in the government’s Our Plan for Patients’ , it was in full acknowledgment that it will only really pay lip service to what is needed to get through winter and beyond.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Jeff Ruby, Founder & CEO of Newtopia. Without addressing root causes through sustained behavior modification, all results are temporary. The most effective approach to preventing and treating chronic disease today focuses on the creation of healthy habits that fundamentally change behavior in a sustainable way. Smart solutions involve personalized programs based on genetic testing, nutrition, exercise, mental well-being and 1:1 personal health coaching.

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The Rand Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 19, 2022

More than half of home care agencies lack defined career paths and educational resources to support the advancement of their staff. At the same time, only half of organizations have an established professional development strategy, according to a new survey from Axxess and Home Health Care News. The survey involved 135 professionals who work for organizations that provide home-based care.

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Bill Of Health

OCTOBER 19, 2022

By Michelle Richards. In the United States, the imposition of tort liability for the transmission of an infectious disease goes back more than a century. It is no surprise, therefore, that similar claims have been filed for damages arising from the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. However, in order for these claims to be adjudicated fairly, they must be judged against a standard of care.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 19, 2022

After completing its spinoff from Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC) in July, Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) is full speed ahead on expanding its home health operations. To do that, Enhabit has three guiding principles for its strategy moving forward — those are “scale, market density, and then overlap strategy,” Jay Duty told Home Health Care News.

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Healthy Debate

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The post The Plan to Stay Open: Relief for our beleaguered health-care system or a move to further privatization? appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Elevance Health Inc. (NYSE: ELV) leaders believe that investing early in its at-home care platform will give it a comfortable runway as rumors of a recession swirl around the U.S. economy. By purchasing myNEXUS, a convener that manages home-based care for payers , Elevance has been able to diversify its business profile and feels like it has become a more resilient business.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Hunger in America. Cancer vaccines being developed by Moderna/Merck and BioNTech. Health plan value ? star ratings. Impact of daylight savings on health. Reduced copayment for psychologist treatment and suicide attempts. Ode to Giannis.

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Health Care Leader News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Pressure on general practice has been growing for some time and has never been greater. So, while primary care leaders welcomed the recent new support package set out by the Secretary of State, Thérèse Coffey, in the government’s Our Plan for Patients’ , it was in full acknowledgment that it will only really pay lip service to what is needed to get through winter and beyond.

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Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. October 18, 2022 … Both the MDS as well as the PBJ CASPER Reporting User’s Guides show as being updated. I haven’t yet discovered what has been updated in either of the Guides but wanted to call both to your attention as I know there are a lot of new staff in LTC and Swing Bed facilities.

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HIStalk

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Over 41,000 VA Patients Warned of Delayed Care Due to.

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Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Historically provider demographic data have been maintained in the Automated Survey Processing Environment or ASPEN software; however, CMS will be transitioning to use the demographic information from Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). While this transition is underway, a final date when all demographic data will be obtained from PECOS has not been identified.

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Nordic

OCTOBER 19, 2022

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Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on October 24, 2022. To access these reports, select the CASPER Reporting link located on the CMS QIES Systems for Providers page. Once in the CASPER Reporting system, select the ‘Folders’ button, then select ‘My Inbox’ or the Inbox beginning with ‘LTC’ and the state abbreviation followed by a facility ID.

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Cloud Blogs

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The world relies on industry. Events over the last two years have revealed just how important our ability to adapt and be resilient to changes and challenges is. Across all industries, whether healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, or even non-profit, an organization’s digital resilience can be key to success. Microsoft is committed to helping every organization use technology and tools to accelerate their transformation and empower them to do more with less.

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