Fri.Sep 16, 2022

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Physician burnout higher in 2021 than 2020, study shows

Health Care Dive

Burnout can push providers to leave the profession or retire early, and poses other complications for health systems and clinics.

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Epic launches data-driven clinical trial matchmaking in its EHR

Healthcare It News

To improve how patients, providers and research sponsors connect, Epic's new Life Sciences program is designed to expand clinical trial access to more patients and better support the development of new research. WHY IT MATTERS. The current disparate systems used for clinical studies can be tedious for patients and providers, according to Epic's announcement.

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Hospitals sending ‘distress flare’ after billions in projected 2022 losses

Health Care Dive

A Thursday report prepared by Kaufman Hall showed that hospitals are likely to lose billions, driven by an overall expected $135 billion increase in expenses this year, and a $86 billion rise in labor costs alone.

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Osmind EHR integrates Zoom for psychiatry telehealth

Healthcare It News

San Francisco-based Osmind announced today that its electronic health record system for mental health clinicians has integrated Zoom virtual visits within its technology platform as part of the company's regulatory-compliant ISV Partner Program. WHY IT MATTERS. Within the Osmind EHR, clinicians can access a suite of digital tools to meet high-patient demand, like progress monitoring and journaling tools.

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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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Healthcare industry’s resiliency to surging inflation is poised to ebb

Health Care Dive

Healthcare costs — unlike other goods and services — haven’t experienced immediate price increases amid record inflation. That’s starting to change.

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U.S. healthcare system's reliance on biased data perpetuates health inequity, report shows

Healthcare It News

There is widespread use of biased utilization data in the U.S. healthcare system, resulting in the misallocation of resources and perpetuation of health inequity, most notably in the already underserved communities nationwide, according to "How Biased Utilization Data Perpetuate Health Inequity: A Two-Part Strategy to Address the Problem," a new report from The Terry Group, a health and actuarial consulting firm.

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Physicians More Bullish On the Benefits of Digital Tools for Patient Care, the AMA Tells Us

Health Populi

Most doctors see the advantages of digital health tools like telehealth, consumers’ access to their health information, and point-of-care workflow solutions, the American Medical Association found in a survey of 1300 physicians, published in September 2022. The AMA first conducted research with physicians and their views on digital health in July 2016.

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Sutter Health taps Oschner executive as new CEO

Health Care Dive

Warner Thomas will become Sutter’s first external CEO in more than 40 years.

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The Institutionalization Missing Data Problem

Bill Of Health

By Doron Dorfman and Scott Landes. One of the most important lessons from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic needs to be about health surveillance of marginalized health populations — indeed, “who counts depends on who is counted.”. As disability scholars who use data and empirical tools in our work, we want to remind decision makers that advancing just law and policy depends on the systematic collection of accurate data.

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The Hidden Risk of Wheelchair Use

Patient Safety

Not knowing how to unfold or even sit in a wheelchair the right way can cause a catastrophic injury to patients, visitors, volunteers, and staff of a healthcare facility. Wheelchairs are one of the most common assistive devices used in healthcare facilities, from admission to discharge. They are often found at the entrance of a facility for use by both patients and visitors with mobility issues.

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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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Should Greenland and Denmark Become Part of NORAD?

The Rand Blog

As tensions with Russia rise to levels not seen since the Cold War, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) may need to detect and counter increasing numbers of aerial intrusions. One way to strengthen NORAD's capabilities: Invite Greenland and Denmark to join the command.

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As Demand Rises For Home-Based Care, Patients Becoming More Complex

Home Health Care

Since the onset of COVID-19, the demand for home-based care has gone up. At the same time, patients are becoming more complex. Those were the main takeaways from a recent study done by USAging, an advocacy group that represents and supports the national network of Area Agencies on Aging (AAA). “Even clients that area agencies had before COVID hit, the complexity had really increased dramatically,” Sandy Markwood, CEO of USAging, told Home Health Care News.

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How Old Is Too Old When It Comes to Expired Drugs?

Patient Safety

“Can I use a teaspoon to measure my cough syrup?” “Is it ok to crush my pills?” “Are generic and brand name drugs really the same?” Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) fellow and emergency room nurse, Michelle Bell , and medication safety officer for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Sharon Camperchioli , answer patient questions about medication.

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Factors Slowing Home Health Care’s Labor Arbitrage

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership. Changing industry dynamics might be slowing home health care’s labor arbitrage. Prior to 2020, a major workforce priority for several home health providers was making sure their clinicians were “operating at the top of their license.” Generally, the belief was that operators could stretch staffing capacity and reduce visit costs by shifting certain duties from upper-level clinicians to lower-level ones, when safe to do so. .

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What Is the Best Practice for Treating Back Pain: Ice or Heat?

Healthcare Associates

When you have back pain , you want to relieve it as quickly and effectively as possible. Taking medication for pain can be helpful, but you may not want to rely on painkillers if you have chronic or recurring pain. You can use other treatment methods to safely take the edge off back pain. Both ice and heat can help relieve discomfort from back pain and promote healing from injuries.

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Future Leader: Joseph Cauterucci, CEO, Avalon In-Home Nursing And Rehabilitation

Home Health Care

The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with PointClickCare. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link]. Joseph Cauterucci, the president and CEO of Avalon In-Home Nursing and Rehabilitation, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.

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The Path Forward: The Future of Providing Safe Cancer Care

Patient Safety

An estimated 1 in every 182 Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Providing them safe care has inherent challenges, such as reaching an accurate diagnosis as quickly as possible, differentiating between disease progression and treatment side effects, and addressing broader systemic risks. Managing editor, Caitlyn Allen , sat down with medical oncologist and former chief quality officer of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dr.

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Dementia Care Expert Teepa Snow Breaks Down Common Mistakes Home-Based Care Providers Make

Home Health Care

It’s rare to meet a home care provider that’s dedicated to dementia care who hasn’t name-dropped Teepa Snow. Snow — a thought leader and innovator in the dementia care space — is the founder of Positive Approach to Care, a renowned dementia care training program. Home care companies such as FirstLight Home Care, Senior Helpers and Tender Rose have all adopted Snow’s teachings and incorporated them into their care delivery.

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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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Burnt to a Crisp: A Third-Year General Surgery Resident’s Perspective

Patient Safety

I remember when I started surgical residency as a brand-new intern. Every page, from every nurse, no matter what the concern was, deserved my full attention. Patient complaining of heartburn; please order Tums! the page read. Heartburn? Is it just heartburn? What if this is a heart attack? What if this is the start of a gastric ulcer that may perforate?

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RWJUH Opens Center for Innovation for Medical Research

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) launched a new model for medical research and innovation today at the grand opening of its Center for Innovation, located on the main campus of the hospital. – The Center for Innovation is a partnership between RWJUH and Rutgers RWJMS to bring together clinicians, researchers and private industry to invent and develop new tech

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Amedisys, Enhabit, VNS Health All Seeing Shifting Workforce Dynamics

Home Health Care

Recruiting and retention woes are the obvious, above-the-surface topics when it comes to home-based care providers’ staffing. But the below-surface trends could be just as important, and those are becoming apparent. For instance, home health providers are having to manage increased PTO usage and decreased productivity from workers. In general, the profile of a worker pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 is different.

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Size Matters When it Comes to Choosing The Right Stent

HIT Consultant

It doesn’t take long for kids to figure out that people come in all different shapes and sizes and that what differentiates us from one another is what makes us unique. And while we are told from a young age that we are all the same inside—that we all see, smell, taste, touch and hear the same as one another—there are nuances to this that become apparent as we age.

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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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Top 6 Healthcare Technology Trends for 2023

Advanced Data Systems

Savvy owners and operators of medical practices know that it’s prudent to periodically look ahead to the future of healthcare technology trends. The idea is to carve out a bit of room in their already busy schedules to get a better understanding of what may be to come. Doing so can help you support your bottom line in the coming year.

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Biometrics as the Next Frontier of Authentication in Healthcare

HIT Consultant

Robert Eckel, President and CEO, Aware. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, more healthcare consumers than ever before have begun to engage digitally with their healthcare providers rather than seek in-person treatment and care options. A survey recently released by software company Redpoint Global found that 65 percent of consumers reported using telehealth during the pandemic, with 34 percent of those respondents indicating they will continue to do so as the pandemic winds down.

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Impacting Outcomes in the Hospitalized Oncology Patient: Evidence-Informed Quality and Safety Project to Implement Routine Screening for Delirium

Patient Safety

Background: Delirium can occur in cancer patients during an acute hospitalization or in the terminal stages of cancer. Iatrogenic delirium can complicate hospital stays for over 2.6 million older persons by increasing fall risk, restraint use, length of stay, post-acute placement, and costs. The purpose of this evidence-based quality improvement project was to implement routine screening for delirium with a consistent instrument and adopt an interprofessional plan of care for delirium.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Boosted RPM Adoption in Cardiac Rehab

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The pandemic forced many cardiac rehab clinics to limit and sometimes terminate in-person rehab, leaving Vivalink – a leading provider of digital healthcare solutions – with questions: How did they conduct at-home rehab? Did it work well for them? What were some of the barriers to implementation? – Vivalink has announced a new study of cardiac rehabilitation clinicians that reveals the current landscape of remote patient monitoring technology (RPM)

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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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National Security After Roe, Women Veterans, COVID-19's Lasting Effects: RAND Weekly Recap

The Rand Blog

This weekly recap focuses on how overturning Roe could affect national security, supporting women veterans, responding to the next pandemic, and more.

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Top Job Stressors for Pharmacist and Prescribers, Exacerbated by Incomplete Patient Data

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Survey data released by Surescripts, a health information network, showed that two-thirds (65%) of specialty prescribers and almost three-quarters (73%) of specialty pharmacists agree that the leading cause of delays in getting patients started on their specialty medications is due to issues often caused by outdated processes and paperwork required for prior authorization. – The survey, taken this summer by 501 specialty pharmacists and prescribers of specialt

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Duplicate Medication Order Errors: Safety Gaps and Recommendations for Improvement

Patient Safety

Background: Duplicate medication orders are a prominent type of medication error that in some circumstances has increased after implementation of health information technology. Duplicate medication orders are commonly defined as two or more active orders for the same medication or medications within the same therapeutic class. While there have been several studies that have identified contributing factors and described potential solutions, duplicate medication order errors continue to impact pat

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Intelerad Acquires Life Image to Expand Global Open Image Exchange Network

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today, Intelerad , a global provider of enterprise medical imaging solutions, announced its acquisition of Life Image , one of the largest image exchange networks of curated clinical and imaging data. – The acquisition, which closely follows Intelerad’s recent deal with PenRad Technologies, Inc. and acquisition of cloud imaging leader Ambra Health last year , creates the largest medical image exchange network in the world.

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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.