Health Care Dive
AUGUST 31, 2021
The findings from employment services firm Aon contrast sharply with this time last year, when widespread shutdowns of nonemergency care led systems to institute furloughs and other cost-cutting measures.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 31, 2021
Hospitals stopped suing patients for unpaid medical debt after media exposure, public pressure, study suggests. dmuoio. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 17:13.
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Healthcare It News
AUGUST 31, 2021
Patient Engagement Population Health Precision Medicine This is the second article in a series regarding process-based opportunities as the healthcare industry begins to emerge from the challenges of the pandemic. Sam Hanna Population health and precision medicine have often been set against each other because of the inherent differences in their approaches to health management, but the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a bright light on both, highlighting some potential intersections that may not hav
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 31, 2021
Medicare trustees project hospital fund to run out in 2026, same deadline as year before. rking. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 17:02.
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Health Care Dive
AUGUST 31, 2021
Use of the treatment had been halted due to weakened efficacy versus an early coronavirus variant. Now, with delta widely prevalent and demand for antibody treatments surging, Lilly's therapy will be available again.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 31, 2021
Fitness tech company Whoop hits $3.6B valuation after SoftBank-led funding boost. agliadkovskaya. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 10:18.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 31, 2021
Aetna, ACES team to launch Institute of Quality for autism care. pminemyer. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 11:40.
Bill Of Health
AUGUST 31, 2021
By Rachel Rebouché. Before the end of 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will reconsider its restrictions on medication abortion. The FDA’s decision could make a critical difference to the availability of medication abortion, especially if the Supreme Court abandons or continues to erode constitutional abortion rights. Under that scenario of hostile judicial precedents, a broad movement for abortion access — including providers, researchers, advocates, and lawyers — will be immens
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 31, 2021
FAH calls for Congress to delay $36B in Medicare cuts set to go into effect in October. rking. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 13:54.
The Rand Blog
AUGUST 31, 2021
Given widening achievement disparities in math and reading over the course of the pandemic, and potential blowback to teaching anything related to race or gender, avoiding any lessons on the experiences of women or people of color will be the path of least resistance in many schools. But discussing racism and sexism in a safe environment is crucial for students to become active, knowledgeable citizens.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 31, 2021
DuPage Medical Group hit with data breach that may affect 600,000 patients. elucas. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 11:25.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 31, 2021
Hundreds of in-home care workers in Rhode Island have resigned from their posts due to the state’s mandatory vaccine policies, the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care announced Tuesday. That, in turn, has jeopardized patient care in the state. An emergency declaration was made Aug. 17, requiring all licensed health care workers in Rhode Island to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 1.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 31, 2021
Expect a surge in employer vaccine mandates, Willis Towers Watson survey says. pminemyer. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 15:03.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 31, 2021
Medicare patients with diabetes are more likely to be sent back to the hospital if they do not receive home health services within two days of discharge from an acute setting, new research has found. The findings have important implications for post-acute care planning, especially considering that roughly one in five Medicare beneficiaries 65 and older is affected by diabetes, according to the U.S.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 31, 2021
Fitch: Nonprofit children's hospitals poised to ride out COVID-19's financial pressures. dmuoio. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 14:21.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 31, 2021
What You Should Know: – Osso VR , a San Francisco, CA-based virtual reality-based surgical training company, today announced the launch the of its VR-based multimodal assessment experiences. In addition to adding this capability within its platform, Osso’s platform has also launched in multiple new languages in addition to English, including Japanese, Spanish, German and French to broaden access in the 30+ countries in which it is currently utilized. – Osso VR is the first surgical t
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 31, 2021
Uber Health to expand nonemergency medical transportation to Texas Medicaid recipients. elucas. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 12:38.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 31, 2021
What You Should Know: – Hoy Health , a bilingual digital primary care platform today announced the acquisition of HomeFront Health , a San Antonio, TX-based service-driven mobile healthcare organization that delivers frontline medical services to patients in their homes as an extension of hospital- and provider-centric care models. By harnessing the untapped resource of military-trained and field-tested veteran medics, the mobile medical units provide unparalleled in-person patient care wh
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 31, 2021
Highmark, CareFirst join forces on plan targeting labor union members. pminemyer. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 13:46.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 31, 2021
What You Should Know: – Ellipsis Health , a San Francisco-based pioneer of the first voice vital sign to quantify and manage depression and anxiety at scale has raised $26M in Series A funding led by SJF Ventures with participation from several investors. The Series A investment round brings Ellipsis Health’s total funding to $31 million. – Founded in 2017, Ellipsis Health has pioneered an artificial intelligence-powered , speech-based vital sign to quantify and manage depression and
Health Populi
AUGUST 31, 2021
“CVS wants to be your therapist, too,” the Wall Street Journal reported on 31st August , discussing the plans of retail stores, Big Box and pharmacies, adding mental health services to their growing health/care portfolios. The coronavirus spawned an epidemic inside and beyond the pandemic throughout the U.S.: very clear and widespread mental and behavioral health impacts that have become a new and transparent normal in America.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 31, 2021
Troy Ament, Field CISO for Healthcare, Fortinet. There’s no sugarcoating it: healthcare has a serious ransomware problem. And it’s not a new problem for this sector. In fact, the first-ever such attack targeted the industry in 1989 when 20,000 floppy disks infected with ransomware were given to those who attended the World Health Organization’s AIDS Conference.
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Geek Doctor
AUGUST 31, 2021
The three risk assessment tools now in use fall far short. Using the latest deep learning techniques, investigators are developing more personalized ways to locate women at high risk. John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, wrote this article.
Health IT Analytics
AUGUST 31, 2021
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Accountable Care Doctors
AUGUST 31, 2021
By Dr. Norman Chenven. Vice Chair, CAPP, Founding CEO, Austin Regional Clinic. In our fragmented healthcare system, providers seldom have the opportunity to speak directly with employers, even though these employers pay for much of the healthcare expenses in this country. Communication between the two parties can often feel like a game of telephone, with health plans playing intermediaries.
Wisconsin Healthcare Leadership
AUGUST 31, 2021
Our Leadership Development Program (LDP) spent an impactful day of learning with influential healthcare executives at Froedtert Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin in a virtual site visit with virtual tours last week, and gained valuable insights from inspiring leaders including: Froedtert President and CEO Cathy Jacobson, Mark Behl, Matthew Rehmann, Erika Smith, Andrew Dresang and Amanda Wisth from Froedtert Health; and MCW President and CEO Dr.
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.
Eclinical Works
AUGUST 31, 2021
What’s the first thing you do when you’re ready to set up a build-it-yourself table? Well, you may be one of two kinds of people: Someone who follows an instruction manual or someone who just gets right to it.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 31, 2021
What You Should Know: Today, Appriss Health announced its new company name— Bamboo Health —following the acquisition of PatientPing earlier this year. The new name is representative of their newly merged company’s approach to whole-person care coordination. Bamboo is a symbol of strength, flexibility, and health. Bamboo Health supports more than 2,500 hospitals, 37 payers, 7,800 post-acute facilities, 25,000 pharmacies, and 45 state governments.
Baird Group
AUGUST 31, 2021
Leading Through Upheaval: Get Vulnerable. Healthcare has been in a constant state of change to the point of upheaval for months on end, putting even the most resilient and courageous to the test. Workers and their leaders are exhausted, discouraged, and running on fumes. Many of those on the front line are essentially asking, “How long will this go on?
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 31, 2021
What You Should Know: – DirectTrust today announced it has acquired the assets of SAFE Identity (including Trust Framework), an industry consortium and certification body supporting identity assurance and cryptography in healthcare. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. – The acquisition substantially extends DirectTrust’s capabilities and services and is expected to enable new and expanded interoperability use cases.
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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