Fri.Oct 28, 2022

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UnitedHealthcare latest payer to expand ACA reach with 4 new states for 2023

Health Care Dive

The payer has been steadily ratcheting up its presence on the Affordable Care Act exchanges after dramatically reducing its footprint in 2017.

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Mayo Clinic working with Memora Health on virtual postpartum care

Healthcare It News

The initial phase of a new research program at Mayo Clinic is seeing the Minnesota health system working with Memora Health to explore new ways to extend care to postpartum patients at home. WHY IT MATTERS. Memora Health, which specializes in virtual care delivery and complex care management, is researching how maternal care teams at Mayo can extend engagement for postpartum patients between visits and enable more connected care experience, the company says.

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Lifespan taps new diversity, equity and inclusion officer

Health Care Dive

Christin Zollicoffer is responsible for devising Lifespan’s strategy to cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace.

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Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data  

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted the nursing home data for the week ending October 16, 2022. Comparing the October 16 th data to the October 9 th data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate remained the same as the previous week. Residents up to date with vaccines remained the same as the previous week.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

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Planning Now for a Negotiated Outcome in Ukraine

The Rand Blog

The United States should consider keeping open lines of communication with Russia. While it may not lead to peace in Ukraine any time soon, it could help mitigate the risks of dramatic escalation and indefinite war.

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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy 

Bill Of Health

By? Ameet Sarpatwari , Alexander Egilman , Aviva Wang, and ? Aaron S. Kesselheim. Each month, members of the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) review the peer-reviewed medical literature to identify interesting empirical studies, policy analyses, and editorials on health law and policy issues. Below are the citations for papers identified from the month of September.

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Highlights of CMS’ Proposed Rule on Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewals

NASHP

Highlights of CMS’s Proposed Rule on Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewals October 28, 2022 / by Anita Cardwell. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a proposed rule affecting eligibility determination and enrollment policies in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and which is related to their earlier request for input on how to improve access to coverage and care in these programs.

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Voices: Beth Ann Longo, Associate Director, Department of Research, The Joint Commission

Home Health Care

This article is sponsored by The Joint Commission. In this Voices interview, Home Health Care News sits down with Beth Ann Longo, Associate Director of The Joint Commission’s Department of Research, to learn about the value of Joint Commission accreditation for home-based care providers. Longo also shares results from a recent Joint Commission study on home health agency performance with and without Joint Commission accreditation.

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Litigation and Patient Safety: The Importance of Good Communication Strategies

Bill Of Health

By John Tingle. Good record keeping and communication practices are essential prerequisites for safe and proper patient care. Serious patient injury, including death, can result from poor record keeping and other communication failures. A fundamental issue in England’s National Health Service (NHS) patient safety culture development, however, is whether health care staff implement the necessary communication changes in light of adverse health care events.

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Help at Home Launches Care Coordination Service Arm

Home Health Care

The Chicago-based personal home care company Help at Home announced last week a new segment of their business that will focus on care coordination. Help at Home Care Coordination will attempt to transform the delivery of in-home personal care, increase access to care and improve quality outcomes and client satisfaction for seniors aging in place. In order to do so, the new model will connect caregiver observations to a network of providers and community resources to create a holistic experience

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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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Friday Links

Healthcare ECONOMIST

Reforming the WHOs Essential Medicines List. Should countries ban dual practice by physicians ? Evidence on alcohol use. College vaccine mandates and COVID deaths. Using natural experiments for analysis of population health. 4 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths are preventable.

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Health Policy News October 2022

Health Policy News

The End of the Public Health Emergency & Effect on Medicaid Coverage In the coming months it is anticipated that the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) will require.

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How Healthcare Employers Can Prepare for Employee Unionization Efforts

Sheppard Health Law

Increasing Unionization Efforts in the U.S. Labor Market and Healthcare Sector. In recent months, the United States has seen workers’ unionization and collective bargaining efforts gain momentum across industries, including healthcare. Current reporting attributes this growth in organized labor activities to the tight labor market, heightened risks to some workers during the pandemic, a favorable political environment, and increased awareness among workers.

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The Desire for Cost Savings Driving Key Trends in Healthcare Market

HIT Consultant

John Calcagnini, Managing Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at Stout. The healthcare market underwent significant changes during the pandemic as patients rethought how they received care, including opting for more telehealth and deferred elective procedures, but patient care is now normalizing as patients return to the office. However, payers are working to reduce the cost of care to reel in healthcare costs and keep premiums lower to remain competitive, driving key changes.

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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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October 2022 Five-Star State-Level Cut Point Tables Available

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted the October 2022 Five-Star State-Level Cut Point Tables for the Five-Star Quality Rating System. This document – Five Star Quality Rating System Technical Users’ Guide: State Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table – provides the data for the state-level cut points for the star ratings included in the health inspection domain.

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The End of the Public Health Emergency & Effect on Medicaid Coverage

Health Policy News

The End of the Public Health Emergency and the Effect on Coverage In the coming months it is anticipated that the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) will require.

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Medical Device Warranty Credits With Al Brander| Episode 55

Vie Healthcare

In Episode 55 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience, Lisa Miller and Jim Cagliostro are joined by Al Brander, Chief Sales Officer at SpendMend to discuss their Explanted Medical Device Warranty Credit Tracking solution and how it helps hospitals to avoid costly fees and penalties. Episode Introduction. In this episode, Lisa Miller, founder of VIE Healthcare and CEO of Spendmend, and Jim Cagliostro, VIE’s Clinical Operations Performance Improvement Expert, interviewed Al Brander to explore in d