CMS insurer price transparency rule has taken effect. Signs are good for compliance
Health Care Dive
JULY 1, 2022
UnitedHealthcare, Anthem and Centene are among the major payers already hosting machine-readable cost files onsite.
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Telehealth platform Connect2MyDoctor launches AR patient education module
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JULY 1, 2022
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SCOTUS won't hear challenge to health worker vaccine mandate
Health Care Dive
JULY 1, 2022
Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito dissented in the court’s decision regarding the New York lawsuit.
Civilian Casualties: Lessons from the Battle for Raqqa
The Rand Blog
JULY 1, 2022
The United States' emphasis on minimizing civilian harm in Raqqa, Syria, was quite clear and strong up and down the chain of command. But the way in which the U.S. military waged war in Raqqa too often undercut that commitment. The Pentagon asked RAND to find out what happened.
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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Strained Chest Muscle: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Healthcare Associates
JULY 1, 2022
Strained Chest Muscle: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment. A strained chest muscle can often cause extreme chest discomfort and pain, making it difficult to perform and enjoy your daily activities. Here’s more about the causes and symptoms of muscle strain in the chest and how to contact Healthcare Associates of Texas when you’re ready for a proper diagnosis and treatment.
Enhabit Home Health & Hospice Has Completed Its Spinoff From Encompass Health
Home Health Care
JULY 1, 2022
Enhabit Home Health & Hospice (NYSE: EHAB) has completed its spinoff from Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC). The move is over a year and a half in the making, after Encompass Health first announced it was exploring “strategic alternatives” for its home health and hospice segment in December of 2020. “Today marks a new and exciting chapter for our company, and we look forward to embarking on this next phase of growth with our team,” Enhabit President and CEO Barb Jacobsmeyer said in a
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Despite Growing Prevalence of At-Home Virtual Care, Barriers to Adoption Remain
Home Health Care
JULY 1, 2022
Despite the growing popularity of remote patient monitoring (RPM) and home-based care delivery, the barriers that prevent widespread adoption of these solutions still remain. No one understands this better than Current Health, a company that has made enabling health care in the home its key area of focus. “I think that there are two major barriers that come to mind,” Dr.
Overturning Roe, a New Mental Health Hotline, Russia: RAND Weekly Recap
The Rand Blog
JULY 1, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on how repealing Roe v. Wade could affect women in the military, whether America is prepared to launch a new emergency mental health hotline, Russia's war in Ukraine, and more.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Remains Focused On Home, But Faces Near-Term Drags
Home Health Care
JULY 1, 2022
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) remains committed to its growth strategy, one that includes the continued incorporation of home-based care. The company is focused particularly on tech enablement, an area where it hopes to make an acquisition this year, Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer said during an earnings call Thursday. However, one plan for accessing more capital has been backburnered.
Primary care is key to the success of Integrated Care Systems
Health Care Leader News
JULY 1, 2022
Sarah Walter is the director of the NHS Confederation’s ICS Network. In May, the chief executives of all 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) signed a letter to NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard endorsing the recommendations set out by Dr Claire Fuller, a GP and chief executive of the Surrey Heartlands ICS, in her recent Government commissioned review into the future of primary care.
5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist
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Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
Briggs Healthcare
JULY 1, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted the COVID-19 nursing home data for the week ending June 19, 2022. Comparing the June 19 th data to the previous June 12 th data shows these changes: Resident vaccination rate decreased 0.1% (same as the previous week) Residents with booster doses increased 0.5% Staff vaccination rate remained the same Staff with booster doses increased 0.4% An additional 8,341 resident cases were confirmed/reported this week A
Primary care is key to the success of Integrated Care Systems
Health Care Leader News
JULY 1, 2022
Sarah Walter is the director of the NHS Confederation’s ICS Network. In May, the chief executives of all 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) signed a letter to NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard endorsing the recommendations set out by Dr Claire Fuller, a GP and chief executive of the Surrey Heartlands ICS, in her recent Government commissioned review into the future of primary care.
Life as a Nurse Practitioner With Walter “Buddy” Elliott | Episode 51
Vie Healthcare
JULY 1, 2022
In Episode 51 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience Jim Cagliostro is joined by Walter ‘’Buddy’’ Elliott, a nurse practitioner for the phase one cancer clinical research program for Hackensack Meridian Health, to explore the reality of nursing. Episode Introduction. The role of a nurse practitioner has changed in recent years. In this episode, Jim Cagliostro, VIE’s Clinical Operations Performance Improvement Expert, interviewed Walter ‘’Buddy’’ Elliott to discuss the benefits of previous ‘’han
QSEP Training Videos for LTC Regulatory and Interpretive Guidance and Psychosocial Severity Guide Updates – June 2022
Briggs Healthcare
JULY 1, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Yesterday, I blogged about the training documents for the newly-released regulatory guidance and the Psychosocial Severity Guide update. Today, I want to provide you with access to recordings of the training. Using both the documents and the recordings will help you and your team understand what’s included in these latest regulatory updates.
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Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Overturns 50 Years of Precedent on Abortion Laws and Rights
Sheppard Health Law
JULY 1, 2022
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , No. 19-1392 (2022), holding that the United States Constitution provides no basis for a right to abortion. In its opinion, the Court further states that the right to abortion is not in the text of the Constitution, not a part of this nation’s fundamental history or concept of ordered liberty, that abortion restrictions are subject to rational basis review, and that the authority
Important Updates on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP)
Briggs Healthcare
JULY 1, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Swingtech sends informational messages to hospices related to the Quality Reporting Program (QRP) on a quarterly basis. Their latest outreach communication can be found on the HQRP Requirements and Best Practices webpage. If you want to receive Swingtech’s quarterly emails, then add or update the email addresses to which these messages are sent by sending an email to QRPHelp@swingtech.com.
Effect of pharmaceutical innovation on longevity
Healthcare ECONOMIST
JULY 1, 2022
Using data from 2006-2018 across 26 high-income countries, Lichtenberg et al. (2022) measures the relationship between pharmaceutical innovation and longevity. Innovation is measured by “mean vintage…of the drugs used to treat each disease in each country” where vintage is defined as the year of worldwide launch. For the U.S., the authors found that: …the diseases for which there were larger increases in drug vintage tended to have larger increases in the longevity of Ame
Learn about Collaborative Safety, Opportunities to Review Incidents, Identify the Influences That Lead to Incidents
Briggs Healthcare
JULY 1, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. You are invited to attend a safety science orientation session by Collaborative Safety, LLC, to learn about opportunities for providers, stakeholders, policy makers and the public to identify the influences that cause violations in healthcare settings and discover ways to holistically address issues throughout the system.
A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address
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CMS wants Tennessee to change Trump-approved Medicaid block grant plan
Health Care Dive
JULY 1, 2022
Regulators sent a letter to Tennessee requesting the state submit a new financing and budget neutrality model based on a traditional per member per month cap, instead of an aggregate cap, among other changes.
CMS Action to Expand Access to Emergency Care Services in Rural Communities
Briggs Healthcare
JULY 1, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) are a new provider type established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to address the growing concern over closures of rural hospitals. The REH designation provides an opportunity for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and certain rural hospitals to avert potential closure and continue to provide essential services for the communities they serve.
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