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Teladoc plans to take on risk in primary care, expand program to hospital clients

Health Care Dive

It's unlikely the vendor will step into fully capitated contracts right away, but its CEO said there are degrees of risk Teladoc will take on: moving from clinical measures of care, to risk corridors and ultimately into capitation.

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Healthcare is in an era of 'hyper-innovation' as executives look to ramp up digital tech: survey

Fierce Healthcare

Healthcare is in an era of 'hyper-innovation' as executives look to ramp up digital tech: survey. rtorrence. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 16:57.

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Delta surge weighs on Molina's Q3 earnings, but membership up 20%

Health Care Dive

Despite pandemic pressure, the insurer largely beat Wall Street expectations, and Jefferies analysts said the company delivered "solid overall results.

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Hinge Health bags $600M investment from Coatue, Tiger Global, boosting valuation to $6.2B

Fierce Healthcare

Hinge Health bags $600M investment from Coatue, Tiger Global, boosting valuation to $6.2B. hlandi. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 11:00.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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CHS profit, revenue in Q3 mirrors prior year as patient volumes improve

Health Care Dive

Labor costs are a sticking point this earnings season. But unlike its peers, CHS' expenses actually dropped slightly during the period.

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Execs say the momentum around Medicare Advantage creates a hotbed for innovation

Fierce Healthcare

Execs say the momentum around Medicare Advantage creates a hotbed for innovation. pminemyer. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 15:25.

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White House drops bid to add dental, vision benefits to traditional Medicare in pared down infrastructure bill

Fierce Healthcare

White House drops bid to add dental, vision benefits to traditional Medicare in pared down infrastructure bill. rking. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 10:14.

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Gravitate Health working to improve patient outcomes

Healthcare It News

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Chutes & Ladders—Adventist names next CEO; Google welcomes Headspace's former CSO

Fierce Healthcare

Chutes & Ladders—Adventist names next CEO; Google welcomes Headspace's former CSO. dmuoio. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 16:30.

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Nearing a Public Spinoff in 2022, Encompass Health Scrambles to Fix Home Health Staffing Issues

Home Health Care

Two days after Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC) filed a lawsuit against its former home health and hospice segment CEO for allegedly violating her non-compete agreement, the company gave a little more insight into what was next for the business. “We’re taking a step further today in saying that we now believe that separating [the home health and hospice segment] into a separate independent public company makes the most sense,” Encompass Health CFO Doug Colthrap said on a Q3 earnings call Thurs

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5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist

Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs

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UnitedHealth lawsuit claims TeamHealth upcoded claims for $100M in fraud

Fierce Healthcare

UnitedHealth lawsuit claims TeamHealth upcoded claims for $100M in fraud. pminemyer. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 12:21.

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Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Data

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted the latest nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending October 17, 2021 : This latest data set shows these changes from the October 10 th data set: Resident vaccination increased 0.1% from the previous week Staff vaccination increased 0.6% from the previous week Resident confirmed cases increased 3,404 from the previous week Staff confirmed cases increased 3,797 from the previous week An additional 302 resi

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Drug price reforms appear to be out of infrastructure bill

Fierce Healthcare

Drug price reforms appear to be out of infrastructure bill. rking. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 12:30.

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Join Us for an Upcoming LTC Webinar – November 17, 2021

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. This is no time for standing still: Learn the best ways to move forward in clinical care. The years 2020 and 2021 have been extremely challenging for the LTC/PAC workforce thanks to COVID and the ongoing PHE. We continue to learn many lessons from standing firm on the front lines of this historical event — and it’s not done with us yet!

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Level up Culture & EQ | Sign up for the #CultureDrop

Once a week, culture & leadership expert Galen Emanuele gives free, actionable EQ training in 5 minutes or less. Subscribe to the #CultureDrop and access free resources & content.

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Former HHS deputy secretary joins digital health startup Amino as price transparency adviser

Fierce Healthcare

Former HHS deputy secretary joins digital health startup Amino as price transparency adviser. rtorrence. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 11:03.

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Hinge Health Reaches $2.6B Valuation with $600M Funding Round for Digital Musculoskeletal Care Solution

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Hinge Health , a San Francisco, CA-based digital musculoskeletal (MSK) solution , today announced $400 million Series E financing led by Tiger Global and Coatue Management with Alkeon and Whale Rock acquiring ownership as part of a $200 million secondary investment. At a $6.2 billion valuation, Hinge Health is now one of the most valuable companies in digital health. – Hinge Health reduces MSK pain, surgeries, and opioid use by pairing advanced wearable senso

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Policy Associate – Chronic and Vulnerable Populations Team

NASHP

The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) seeks an experienced Policy Associate to support its growing portfolio of work focused on state policy responses to behavioral health, chronic care, and underserved populations. Prior experience in state government is preferred and the ability to develop and support practical solutions that states can implement is a must.

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Livongo Exec Launches FemTec Health with $38M to Transform Healthcare Experience for Women

HIT Consultant

FemTec Health’s Services. What You Should Know: – Today, former Livongo executive Dr. Kimon Angelides announced the launch of FemTec Health, a women’s health sciences and beauty company with $38M in funding focused on using technology and data to transform the total healthcare experience for women. . – Investors, capital and shareholders include Longmont Capital, Ithaca LifeSciences, Unilever Ventures, Estee Lauder, Shiseido, e.Ventures, Viking Global, and Trinity Capital

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A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address

This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!

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Animal Aromatherapy: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) With Paula Warner

American College of Healthcare Sciences

By ACHS Diploma in Aromatherapy Graduate Paula Warner. After finishing my Diploma in Aromatherapy through ACHS, I wanted to broaden my knowledge base to include working with aromatherapy and Bach Flower Essences through Ashi Aromatics. I want to share with you some questions that always seem to come up in my practice, Paws & Hooves Holistic Practice, as an Animal Aromatherapy Practitioner.

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How CrossFit and 23andMe Are Moving from Health to Primary Care

Health Populi

As we see the medical and acute care sector moving toward health and wellness, there’s a sort of equal and opposite reaction moving from the other end of the continuum of health/care: that is, wellness and fitness companies blurring into health care. Let’s start with the news about CrossFit and 23andMe, then synthesize some key market forces that will help us anticipate more ecosystem change for 2022 and beyond.

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Beyond Parity in Mental Health Coverage

Bill Of Health

By Kaitlynn Milvert. Mental health “parity” laws require insurers to provide the same level of mental health benefits as they do medical or surgical benefits. These laws have made important strides toward reducing restrictions in an area of historically limited and inconsistent coverage. But this comparative approach also creates complexities and gaps, which reveal the need to move beyond “parity” in addressing mental health coverage restrictions.

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The Parallel Roads of Representation and Access

Healthcare Leadership Council

Guest post by: Dana Dornsife, Founder and CEO, Lazarex Cancer Foundation. There are many avenues to addressing health disparities, an essential health policy objective. To determine the most appropriate strategies, it is important to first identify gaps in the healthcare delivery process. Access to healthcare services is universally seen as a disparity that must be confronted.

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The New Tech Experience: Innovation, Optimization, and Collaboration

Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

Learn how to streamline productivity and efficiency across your organization with machine learning and artificial intelligence! No matter what industry you're in - healthcare, customer service, sales, and more - it’s easier than you think to reduce wait times, monitor sentiment, and provide enhanced self-service options for all of your users. This means that you can achieve a more consistent and engaging customer experience while reducing sources of friction.

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Vaccine hesitancy in low- and middle-income countries

Healthcare ECONOMIST

While the recently developed COVID-19 vaccines offer the hope of ending the pandemic, ending the pandemic is only feasible if individuals take the vaccine. In the US, a large portion of individuals report being hesitant to receive the vaccine. A key question then is whether individuals living in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) are have high rates of vaccine hesitancy.

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PE Investment Strategies in Home-Based Care Becoming More Long-Term

Home Health Care

It’s no secret that private equity is shaping the present and future of home-based care in the United States. It appears to me that in-home care is also rubbing off on PE, however, with multiple examples of the idea coming this week. Sign up for HHCN + to read this exclusive content. Individual Membership $400 per year. Purchase. Group 2–5 members $380 per year*.

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A Quick Breakdown of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model

Health Recovery

This past summer, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its FY 2022 home health proposed payment rule. Arguably the most notable change in the new ruling is the proposed nationwide expansion of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP).

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The Role Blockchain Could Play in Strengthening Patient-Provider Relationships

HIT Consultant

Matthew Doyle, COO & Head of Investor Relations at Chicago Pacific Founders. With conversations about NFTs and blockchain prominent in the news today, the future of such technology is a hot topic. The integration of blockchain technology into a variety of industries has proved to be beneficial in productivity, efficiency, and security. Because of this success, it is imperative that the healthcare industry continue to effectively adopt and utilize blockchain technology to improve data securit

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Strategies to Deal with Collaborative Healthcare Communication

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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Why the Healthcare Kiosk Still Matters Today

Eclinical Works

The impact of Kiosk technology in healthcare. Although there are now ways for patients to check in before walking in to a healthcare facility, the kiosk still plays a large role in healthcare. A recent study that looked at 28,636 kiosk-based patient encounters found that check-in time decreased, daily gross and individual point of sale returns increased, and that more satisfaction surveys were completed by patients.

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Everything You Need to Know About CUI Designations

Etactics

As organizations prepare for CMMC, the first question they need to answer is what controlled unclassified information (CUI) they have. This will determine the scope of information systems that process, store, or transmit CUI. In an ideal world, the government marks all CUI when it flows to contractors. As it flows down to subcontractors, it gets marked again.

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Interview with Congruity CEO Justin Davis

Health Business Group

Congruity Health CEO Justin Davis. Congruity Health CEO Justin Davis started his career as a math teacher and football coach before moving into healthcare –where he still uses math and football strategy! In this episode of the HealthBiz podcast, Justin shares how Congruity leverages technology to help telemedicine companies identify the right interventions at the right time for the right patients with cardiometabolic conditions.

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Predictive Analytics Finds Genetic Biomarkers Tied to Severe COVID-19

Health IT Analytics

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Top 12 Telehealth KPIs Every Health Tech Leader Should Know

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.