Health Care Dive
APRIL 11, 2022
By adapting new tactics, building more flexible ways to credential new nurses and making academic progression more accessible, learning institutions can take critical steps to strengthen America's core of nurses, the authors argue.
The Rand Blog
APRIL 11, 2022
There seems to be very little reason to believe that the true stakes of the war in Ukraine are the country's natural gas reserves, as some have speculated. Ukrainian gas fields appear too small to justify the costs of the invasion, too hard to keep, and almost impossible for Russia to exploit.
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Health Care Dive
APRIL 11, 2022
The nurses' demands in new contracts focus on recruitment and retention of nursing staff "amid an industry-wide shortage and nurses being exhausted after working through the pandemic, many in short-staffed units," the union said.
Home Health Care
APRIL 11, 2022
Home-based care has taken on a more prominent role in the broader health care continuum, but there are still challenges bubbling underneath the surface. One of these challenges is a lack of payer equity, John Kunysz, president and CEO of Intrepid USA Healthcare Services, said last month at Home Health Care News’ Capital+Strategy conference. “I want payers to treat us all the same,” he said.
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Health Care Dive
APRIL 11, 2022
The healthcare industry has faced unprecedented staffing challenges over the past two years. Learn what the leaders of CHG Healthcare's staffing brands had to say about the competition to attract and retain providers in 2022.
Home Health Care
APRIL 11, 2022
For months, organizations and individuals alike have rallied and advocated for higher wages for home care workers in New York. The Fair Pay for Home Care Act – which gained considerable traction in the state – seems to have hit a wall. And although higher home care worker wages are a part of the state’s recently finalized budget, it’s not what workers or providers were hoping for.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Briggs Healthcare
APRIL 11, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted the latest nursing home data for the week ending March 27, 2022. Comparing the March 27 th data to the March 20 th data shows these changes: Resident vaccination rate increased 0.1% from the previous week (same as past 2 weeks) Residents with booster doses ( new the week of 2/6 ) increased by 0.9% this past week Staff vaccination rate increased 0.2% this week Staff with booster doses ( new the week of 2/6 ) inc
Health Care Dive
APRIL 11, 2022
Just because HIPAA doesn't require the use of data governance technology doesn't mean you can do without it.
HIT Consultant
APRIL 11, 2022
What You Should Know: – Vytalize Health raises over $50 million to advance its value-based care platform for seniors helping primary care doctors strengthen relationships with their patients through data-driven, holistic, and personalized care. – Led by Enhanced Healthcare Partners, the financing round signals an enormous opportunity for Vytalize Health to accelerate the adoption of value-based care programs by providers.
Bill Of Health
APRIL 11, 2022
By Robert I. Field and Anthony W. Orlando. The latest wave of COVID cases and hospitalizations has raised concerns about the financial resilience of many hospitals in the United States. Throughout the pandemic, we have witnessed shortages of medical supplies, exhaustion of frontline workers, and the overflow of patients beyond the physical capacity of hospital beds and buildings.
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HIT Consultant
APRIL 11, 2022
Grant Harland, Retail and Hospitality Industry Analyst at Windstream Enterprise Melinda Cisnero, Healthcare Industry Analyst at Windstream Enterprise. When it comes to the quality of their healthcare journey, patients, it seems, are losing patience with their healthcare providers. In Cedar’s latest Healthcare Consumer Experience Study , for example, the share of consumers who said they won’t pay a bill if they cannot understand the administrative experience tripled from 2020 to 2021, to 37
Home Health Care
APRIL 11, 2022
As workforce shortages remain a challenge for home-based care providers, industry stakeholders are finding that combating the issue in a myriad of ways is the best route. “We consider [workforce] the number one priority in home care and hospice,” Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), said during a panel discussion at the annual Illinois HomeCare & Hospice Council (IHHC) conference on Wednesday.
HIT Consultant
APRIL 11, 2022
Diligent Robotics co-founders, Dr. Andrea Thomaz and Dr. Vivian Chu pose with Moxi, a robot they created to help take the stress off of nurses and clinical care teams so they can spend more time with their patients. What You Should Know: – Diligent Robotics raises over $30M to deploy its collaborative robots to healthcare systems across the nation. – Company plans to use the funding will accelerate product development to meet the demand for healthcare service robots and enhance inter
The Rand Blog
APRIL 11, 2022
The evolving crisis in Ukraine has generated much discussion about whether Moscow would escalate the conflict, whether in frustration at the slow progress of its military operations, or in response to actions of other states, even possibly resorting to nuclear weapons. But what do Russian sources suggest about escalation?
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Healthcare ECONOMIST
APRIL 11, 2022
Are narrow networks a good thing or a bad thing? The first thing you need to know is what is a “narrow network” Narrow networks is an informal terms which basically means that your health plan either places restrictions over the providers you are able to see and/or you certain providers that are out of network have much higher cost-sharing levels.
Healthy Debate
APRIL 11, 2022
The post The digital revolution is upon us; how can e-prescribing help alleviate the click burden? appeared first on Healthy Debate.
HIStalk
APRIL 11, 2022
I spent some time this week with people who are.
Lexis Nexis
APRIL 11, 2022
Read how Doximity leveraged LexisNexis® MarketView™ to better quantify value for its hospital clients. Doximity , the leading digital platform for U.S. medical professionals, had launched a product helping physicians and health systems build and nurture professional referral relationships. A more interconnected community of regional physicians could better direct patients to expert care best suited to their needs.
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Briggs Healthcare
APRIL 11, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. As you know, CMS notified LTCFs of updates to the survey process, specifically related to the staff vaccine requirement (F888). You’ll find information about that event here in case you missed it or want to review it again. The updated materials referenced in the above chart are found here.
HIT Consultant
APRIL 11, 2022
What You Should Know: – Today, Komodo Health and Datavant are expanding their partnership to make it even easier for companies to bring together disparate datasets and unlock deeper insights to speed innovation and improve patient outcomes. Together, the companies are helping customers gain more value than ever before from their proprietary or third-party data by linking it with Komodo’s longitudinal patient journey data and advanced analytics platform – all without compromising patien
Patient Safety Blog
APRIL 11, 2022
Severe staffing shortages have plagued healthcare organizations over the past several years, and between factors like COVID-19 burnout, an aging workforce, and the Great Resignation (in the United States, 4.3 million people quit their jobs in January 2022 alone), the problem is only getting worse. Organizations are short-staffed, workers feel stretched thin, and hospitals are often slammed with patients who are sicker than ever before due to delayed care during the pandemic.
Health Recovery
APRIL 11, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has catapulted home health services to the forefront. According to estimates from a McKinsey study, $265 billion worth of care services for Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries could shift from traditional facilities to at-home care by 2025. While this spells good news for your home health agency (HHA), it has never been more crucial for you to stay on top of the reimbursement process to maintain a healthy bottom line and revenue cycle.
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Baird Group
APRIL 11, 2022
Change is a constant, but the past two years have put that adage on steroids. The pace of change has been unprecedented. While change places stress on everyone, middle managers are impacted the hardest. They need to translate issues from administration to the frontline associates and vice versa. And all the while keeping the department running and the lines of communication open and being a change agent.
HIStalk
APRIL 11, 2022
Vytalize Health raises over $50M Series B to advance value-based.
Briggs Healthcare
APRIL 11, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The NHSN Vaccination Team is providing two webinars on Tuesday, April 12th and Tuesday, April 19th at 2:00 PM Eastern Time to provide additional training on the Event-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Forms in the COVID-19 Vaccination Modules and to answer frequently asked questions. These worksheets are available in the NHSN application for long-term care facilities (other modules coming soon!
Health Care Success
APRIL 11, 2022
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are searching social media for reliable healthcare news and resources. As expectations for trustworthy, up-to-date information continue to increase, it’s not surprising that some of the most followed and engaged accounts are in the healthcare industry: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): 4.2+ million Facebook (FB) followers.
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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