Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Intermountain Healthcare, a health system that operates 33 hospitals across seven western states, is transitioning from Oracle Health's Cerner electronic health record to rival Epic, citing higher | Intermountain Healthcare, a health system that operates 33 hospitals across seven western states, is transitioning from Oracle Health's Cerner EHR to its rival Epic, citing higher physician satisfaction scores as one key factor.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

More rural seniors are turning to MA, but the plans can offer limited provider networks. That could prove an additional challenge for rural beneficiaries who already have to travel further distances for care.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A trio of House committees unveiled new legislation (PDF) Friday to lower costs and increase transpar | Several house committees dropped new legislation Friday meant to improve price transparency for patients and employers. Here's what they're proposing.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Shawn Guertin will now helm the healthcare giant's suite of care delivery businesses, including Oak Street and Signify, as CVS undergoes a major corporate restructuring following flagging profits.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Princess Alexandra Hospital offers data for medication harm research A research project from the University of Queensland School of Pharmacy has started collaborating with the Princess Alexandra Hospital to use digital technologies in reducing rehospitalisation cases due to medication harm. Researcher Dr Nazanin Ghahreman-Falconer noted that in Queensland alone, up to a quarter of adult patients are being re-admitted to hospital within 28 days, further placing a burden on an already overwhelmed

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The credit cards, which can promise patients deceptive no- or low-interest rates, are increasingly being offered in hospitals and physician offices.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

CEO Bill Gassen told employees that "new voices" on the executive team would help the nonprofit health system remain agile in the years ahead.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry.

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The Rand Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

From the doctor's office to the office at work, good sleep is often overlooked as a key part of well-being. We pay for that. Chronic insomnia reduces the U.S. economy by more than $200 billion every year. Other major economies also forgo tens of billions of dollars in lost productivity.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Mental health conditions are the leading cause of maternal mortality, and most pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. | This week on "Podnosis," we take a closer look at how one of New York's largest health systems integrated behavioral health services at several of its OB practices, and the impact that change has had.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What You Should Know: Elsevier Health , a global leader in information and data analytics, released its Clinician of the Future 2023 report , which serves as the global health ecosystem’s most recent pulse on what doctors and nurses think about the changes and challenges in healthcare, including the rapid rise of generative AI products and platforms.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) first announced the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model in late July. Home-based care providers have now had time to think about the opportunity the model may bring with it. The goal of the model is to “support people living with dementia and their unpaid caregivers.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What You Should Know: Recently, researchers from Chung-Ang University developed an electrochemical DNA biosensor with enhanced sensitivity for effective HPV detection with high specificity. They achieved this feat using a graphitic nano-onion/molybdenum disulfide nanosheet composite with improved conductive electron transfer compared to the nanosheet alone.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Home health agencies aren’t reporting more than half of falls involving major injury or hospitalization on patient assessments for Medicare beneficiaries, a recent report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found. In order to compile this report, OIG looked for falls with major injury in Medicare hospital claims for home health patients, and then checked if these falls were reported in an OASIS assessment.

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CDC

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Our daughter, Maisie, died after ingesting a methadone pill at a neighbor’s house that was on the floor. Six adults, three of them doctors, were with her the entire evening. Still, the small white pill found her hand, and then, as a nine-month-old baby would do, found her mouth. After putting Maisie to bed during her normal routine, her mother MaryBeth found her dead from an overdose the following morning.

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NASHP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The U.S. continues to have the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed nations. Stark disparities exist among pregnant people. American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Black women are two to three times more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than White women. Over 800 women die each year in the U.S. from maternal-related causes , with more than 80 percent of these deaths being preventable.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

WTWH Media LLC has announced the acquisition of HME Business and Mobility Management from 1105 Media Inc. The two digital B2B media properties are focused on the home medical equipment industry, mobility professionals, and rehabilitation suppliers and clinicians. These two additions build upon WTWH’s presence in the health care sector and further enhance its ability to provide valuable content and resources to professionals in this rapidly growing market.

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Bill Of Health

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

By Victoria Hooton and Elizabeth Chloe Romanis The emergent Artificial Amnion and Placenta Technology (AAPT) provides an illuminating example of how the EU maternity leave framework has become unable to support modern pregnancies and family structures. AAPT is designed to facilitate partial human gestation outside the body (i.e., ectogestation). The idea is that it would be able to replace conventional neonatal intensive care to improve morbidity and mortality that remains a constant risk in NIC

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

CMS pushing an all-payer model ? The real secret to blue zones. New approaches to treating pain. COVID excess deaths by political party. “We have a specialty-driven system. Primary care is seen as a thankless, undesirable backwater.

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Baird Group

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The role of a manager has evolved from mere supervision to becoming a crucial driver of employee engagement, team performance, and organizational success. A seasoned leader can navigate all these needs, but what about the newly promoted managers? With guidance and support, new managers can transition smoothly into their leadership roles and contribute to a thriving environment.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

John Hataway, Sr.Director of Continuous Improvement and Automation at Savista Typically, hearing the terms “Automation or AI” elicits one of two responses– an immediate sense of apprehension and avoidance, or a complete overestimation of its capabilities, though in some cases those two responses go hand in hand. However, neither view is particularly helpful as one is trying to understand the tremendous power of this capability and employ it in appropriate places within their business.

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Healthcare Associates

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Can You Get the Flu Twice? Flu season in the U.S. usually begins in October, peaks between December and February, and ends in May. If you get the flu at any point during flu season, you may think you’re protected from the flu until the following year. However, it’s possible to get sick again, even if you’ve gotten the latest flu shot. Can you get the flu back-to-back, and can the flu be prevented?

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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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Etactics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

According to a report by Kaiser Permanente , one-third of Americans say they have trouble meeting their basic human needs. Basic human needs include things such as stable housing, adequate food, and reliable transportation. Four in ten said they would turn to their healthcare provider when looking for helpful resources to meet those needs. This is why providers have more responsibility in the exam room than just simply focusing on symptoms and primary diagnoses.

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The Rand Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As it stands now, airmen are being asked to pick up the pieces when communications networks and chains of command break. Mission command could be the means to succeed in the future, but only after the USAF does the hard work now to make organizational changes and define a viable construct to guide their efforts.

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare “Fifty-five percent of falls we identified in Medicare claims were not reported in associated OASIS assessments as required. Falls reporting on OASIS assessments was worse among younger home health patients (compared to older patients) and patients who identified as Black, Hispanic, or Asian (compared to White).

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The Rand Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This weekly recap focuses on the costs and benefits of a four-day school week, how artificial intelligence is bringing a new era of social media manipulation, the effects of placing police officers in schools, and more.

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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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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What You Should Know: Since the Arch Collaborative’s early days, analysis of clinician feedback has identified three pillars key to EHR satisfaction: (1) strong user mastery, (2) an organization-wide sense of shared ownership, and (3) EHR technology that meets users’ unique needs (personalization). This last pillar is the focus of this report. While it is important for physicians to have the flexibility to care for patients and document in a way that fits their workflow, too much freedom to chan

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is pushing the White House to address the “alarmingly high rates of medical errors and patient injuries” occurring regularly ac | The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology's latest recommendations highlight the care quality, equity, workforce safety and even cost savings that would result from an administration-led focus on patient safety improvement.

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