Health Care Dive
MARCH 17, 2022
Widespread adoption of acute-level care at home models has been hampered by physician reluctance and patchwork reimbursement, though a CMS waiver caused hospital participation to snowball during the pandemic.
Healthcare It News
MARCH 17, 2022
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Health Care Dive
MARCH 17, 2022
It's possible to rekindle the passion of doctors and nurses in providing care, even as many eye an exit, experts said at the HIMSS conference.
Patient Safety
MARCH 17, 2022
It’s going to be a busy day in the operating room (OR). The orthopedic group has a full caseload, neurosurgery is performing four spinal cases. The new general surgeon has two gall bladder cases and anesthesia is doing a half-dozen pain management injections in the block room. The first case of the day has been delayed, as an auto accident on the freeway has the surgeon stuck in traffic.
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Health Care Dive
MARCH 17, 2022
"At a minimum, Congress must establish a stable, annual Medicare physician payment update that keeps pace with inflation and practice costs," AMA wrote in its letter.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 17, 2022
What You Should Know: – GrandPad , the purpose-built tablet solution designed for people over the age of 75, announced today that seniors and family caregivers can now purchase the GrandPad tablet online at Amazon.com. – Availability on Amazon.com expands the reach of GrandPad senior-friendly tablets to millions of older adults, families, and caregivers in an effort to reduce isolation and loneliness that can diminish health and wellbeing.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 17, 2022
What You Should Know: – Today, Canopy announced it is launching out of stealth with $13 million in funding to work with leading oncology practices all over the country to help deliver high-quality care to cancer patients when they aren’t in the doctor’s office. – Canopy works with leading oncology practices nationwide to drive the best possible outcomes for over 50,000 cancer patients.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
MARCH 17, 2022
Many people might know that generally the answer is commercial health plans have the most generous reimbursement compared to government plans. However, a key question is how much more do they pay? Commercial vs. Medicare rates. A January 2022 report by the Congressional Budget Office finds that commercial payers reimburse hospitals at 223% of Medicare rates ( 240% for outpatient hospital services and 182% for inpatient hospital services).
HIT Consultant
MARCH 17, 2022
What You Should Know: – Today, digital medicine leader physIQ and CellCarta, a global leader in precision medicine services announced they are collaborating on a groundbreaking study that could revolutionize vaccine development. – The strategic collaboration advances the detailed study of early, individualized human responses to vaccinations as pharma companies race to deliver safe, effective vaccines sooner. physIQ , a pioneer in digital medicine, and CellCarta , a global leader in
GoMoHealth
MARCH 17, 2022
Guest blog by Jessica Anderson, BSN, RN, CPHQ, Director of Program Strategy, Development & Measurement at GoMo Health. In 2020, I found myself in a constant haze. My list of things to do each day seemed never-ending. Get the girls up for the day. Feed the dog. Pack lunches—but not with peanut butter! Get the girls dressed. Respond to emails. Answer IMs.
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HIStalk
MARCH 17, 2022
Today was a whirlwind of activity. I hit the exhibit.
Briggs Healthcare
MARCH 17, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) Quarterly Q&As, March 2022, Consolidated June 2020 to March 2022 document so that all IRF providers have the benefit of the clarifications to existing guidance.
Health Populi
MARCH 17, 2022
Compared with health citizens living in other wealthy countries, people living in the U.S. are still among the least likely to have a regular doctor or place to go for care. Thus, millions of Americans continue to lack access to primary care compared with peers in other nations, according to a report from The Commonwealth Fund. The Commonwealth Fund has tracked primary care access for many years, and over time has found the United States to lack the kind of primary care “backbone” th
Patient Safety
MARCH 17, 2022
Whether to become a nurse, therapist, pharmacist, or physician, students dedicate upwards of 15 years learning their profession, with countless hours spent studying topics like anatomy, pharmacology, and chemistry. But what about empathy? Jefferson University created the Health Mentors Program to teach future caregivers what it’s like to experience the other side of healthcare.
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Home Health Care
MARCH 17, 2022
In its report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended that the Medicare base payment rate for home health should be reduced by 5%, something that will come as a shock to almost no one in the industry. The report , released Tuesday, also recommended that home health agencies be required to report telehealth services provided during a 30-day period.
Bill Of Health
MARCH 17, 2022
By Christopher A. Riddle. Remote work meaningfully facilitates inclusion of people with disabilities in the labor market. But, to truly fulfill its promise, employers must also take steps to ensure that remote work accommodations are not made at the expense of the employee, simply because their labor is conducted in their own home. Remote Work Promotes Inclusion.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 17, 2022
What You Should Know: – Today Grow Therapy , a leader in helping create life-changing therapeutic connections between therapists and clients, today announced that its mental health care services are now available as an in-network benefit to all members of Aetna, CVS Health company. – Bringing Grow Therapy’s multi-thousand therapy and psychiatry provider group in-network with Aetna means it can now connect its provider network to millions of people in need, giving them more options to
Sheppard Health Law
MARCH 17, 2022
On Thursday, March 16, the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued OIG Advisory Opinion (“AO”) No. 22-05 , relating to subsidization of certain Medicare cost-sharing obligations in the context of a clinical trial involving medical devices (the “Proposed Arrangement”). This is the third AO in a recent series of AOs ( see AO 21-17 on November 19, 2021 and AO 21-13 on October 4, 2021 ) focused on Medicare cost subsidies in a clinical trial sett
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Patient Safety
MARCH 17, 2022
I AM Patient Safety is the Patient Safety Authority’s annual contest celebrating the things that go right each day to make patients safer. Judges selected individuals and teams from healthcare facilities throughout Pennsylvania and nationwide to receive awards in 10 categories—including this year’s new awards for achievements in sepsis and time-outs.
Home Health Care
MARCH 17, 2022
LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) established its first home health joint venture with Louisiana’s Opelousas General Hospital in 1998. Since then, LifePoint Health, Christus Health and several other hospital chains have joined the in-home care company’s JV network as well. Overall, the Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group now has 82 unique joint venture partnerships, collectively covering upwards of 435 hospitals.
Patient Safety
MARCH 17, 2022
It is not uncommon for those involved in hospital- or healthcare organization–based quality improvement (QI) initiatives to implement a robust QI project, present the results within the organization, celebrate wins, and quickly move on to the next project that demands attention. This rapid cycle turnover of QI projects leaves little time or energy for those involved to publish their findings to a broader, academic audience, despite the likely usefulness of these projects for others beyond the wa
Briggs Healthcare
MARCH 17, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The Federal Register published this CMS Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. The link to the public inspection (PDF) 6-page document is here. [Document Identifier: CMS–10573 and CMS– 10106]. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS’ intention to collect information from th
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Patient Safety
MARCH 17, 2022
Tracheostomized patients represent a unique patient population at risk of life-threatening airway compromise. There can be a presumption that these patients have a “safe” or low-risk airway. Clinicians and other care providers may be unfamiliar with both tracheostomy tubes and best practices for tracheostomy maintenance, assessment, and emergency triage or resuscitation.
HIStalk
MARCH 17, 2022
Top News Healthcare analytics and provider performance transparency company Embold.
Patient Safety
MARCH 17, 2022
This week marks Patient Safety Awareness Week. In this issue, you will find stories of the individuals and teams recognized by the Patient Safety Authority (PSA) in our 2022 I AM Patient Safety Annual Achievement Awards. The campaign was designed more than a decade ago to recognize advancements, outcomes, and commitment to patient safety. This year’s highlights include reducing central line–associated blood stream infections (CLABSI), reducing resident falls in a long-term care facility, impleme
HIStalk
MARCH 17, 2022
$23M in Series B funding to enable Embold’s continued growth?.
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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.
Patient Safety
MARCH 17, 2022
Background : Tracheostomy- and laryngectomy-related airway safety events can lead to life-threatening situations, permanent harm, or death. We conducted a statewide population-based study to learn about these events and the relationship with associated factors, interventions, and outcomes to identify potential areas for improvement. Methods : We queried the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS) to find tracheostomy- and laryngectomy-related airway safety event reports involving
Healthcare It News
MARCH 17, 2022
In today’s digitalized healthcare environment, keeping the best outcomes for patients at the center of all activity increasingly depends on the smart use of medical data. The exponential growth in health data from a variety of sources, such as electronic medical records and image databases, makes it difficult to integrate information for optimized decision-making that meets the highest possible standards of care.
Patient Safety
MARCH 17, 2022
Objectives: To improve patient safety, information regarding errors must be collected. This practice constitutes one of the strategies that hospital managers use to understand the types of errors that occur at their hospitals. This pilot study aimed to evaluate an intervention designed to improve error reporting percentage among physicians. Methods: The study was conducted at University Hospital A, where data were collected from April 2017 to March 2019.
Briggs Healthcare
MARCH 17, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare . It’s here! I wait every year for the Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures. This year the 122-page report also includes a special report: More Than Normal Aging: Understanding Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). 2022 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures is a statistical resource for U.S. data related to Alzheimer’s disease, the
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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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