Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2023
Cigna has launched a new tool that will allow its members to use their smartphones to check for dental health issues including gum disease and cavities. | Cigna has launched a new tool that will allow its members to use their smartphones to check for dental health issues including gum disease and cavities.
Healthcare It News
AUGUST 16, 2023
The COVID-19 public health emergency prompted a rapid shift to telemedicine as both a replacement and adjunct to usual in-person care. However, based on the National Institute on Aging's National Health and Aging Trends Study , researchers estimated roughly one-third of older adults in the U.S. are not ready to participate in video visits. THE PROBLEM Inexperience with technology was the major barrier – those who were older, Black or Hispanic tended to have less education and lower inc
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2023
Online messages have become a linchpin of many patients’ relationships with their doctors. | An influx of patient portal messages during recent years are taking a toll on clinicians. As a result, at least 22 systems across the country have added a price tag to the subset of missives demanding the most time and expertise.
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 16, 2023
It's the grocery chain's third MA plan in partnership with a health insurer. Kroger also operates plans with Elevance and Priority Health.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2023
National Quality Forum is joining the Joint Commission in a merger deal that the groups say will allow both to refine quality and outcome measures they develop for the industry. | The combination will help bolster Joint Commission’s standard development processes, expand the National Quality Forum's platform and refine both groups' quality measures, leaders said in the announcement.
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 16, 2023
Some physicians played a role in spreading COVID-19 misinformation by posting erroneous information on social media, according to a JAMA study.
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Healthcare It News
AUGUST 16, 2023
Cybersecurity challenges are often "really a matter of people taking it as seriously as we do," says Zina Kind, IT director at The Admiral at the Lake, which provides all levels of senior living, from independent to dementia care.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2023
Insurers still have plenty of work to do when it comes to improving member satisfaction, according to a new survey. | Insurers still have plenty of work to do when it comes to improving member satisfaction, according to a new survey.
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 16, 2023
Federal judges disagreed with a lower court decision suspending the pill’s approval, but said recent changes that loosened prescribing rules should be rolled back.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2023
The Physicians Foundation has opened applications for a grant award and fellowship program aimed at helping drive awareness and best practices around the social determinants of health (SDOH). | The grant award and fellowship program are aimed at helping drive awareness and best practices around the social determinants of health. They are open to medical associations and doctors, respectively.
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Healthcare Associates
AUGUST 16, 2023
Why Does My Eye Feel Bruised When I Blink? Blinking is an involuntary and nearly constant activity. Most people blink 15 to 20 times per minute. This momentary closing and reopening of the eye is important for overall eye health. It ensures that your eyes stay oxygenated and well moisturized. It also helps remove any debris from the surface of the eye.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2023
As the generative artificial intelligence race in healthcare continues with big tech companies jumping into the space, startup Abridge nabbed several notable partnerships to expand the use of its g | As the generative artificial intelligence race in healthcare continues with big tech companies jumping into the space, startup Abridge nabbed several notable partnerships to expand the use of its gen-AI-powered medical note-taking service.
The Rand Blog
AUGUST 16, 2023
While AI will bring many benefits, it is also potentially dangerous. We would do well to establish a model of oversight that focuses on the three parts of the AI supply chain: hardware, the training of each model, and rigorous review before each model is released.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2023
Kaiser Permanente has launched a multichannel support center to better address the social needs of members and nonmembers. | The Community Support Hub is a self-service online directory of community resources with a call center for referral assistance. Kaiser Permanente said the approach will increase touch points with patients and better address the overall health of its communities.
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HIT Consultant
AUGUST 16, 2023
Rick Froehlich, President and Chief Executive Officer at ClearDATA It’s no secret that healthcare is a slow-moving industry. Its hesitancy to change has played out in a number of ways over the years — including its lingering resistance to cloud migration. Organizations holding out on migrating wonder: “Is it really secure? Why take the risk of shifting away from on-prem systems?
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2023
Headlines in consumer and professional media outlets alike have made one thing abundantly clear: Healthcare providers are tired. | No doubt, healthcare providers are experiencing debilitating burnout. Adopting tools that alleviate administrative burden, while improving patient safety, can help. Surescripts Medication History with Sig IQ provides exactly what’s needed to reinvent medication reconciliation.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 16, 2023
What You Should Know: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Indiana has provided $2.85M to four organizations working to advance the direct service health workforce in the state. Direct service workers (DSWs) are essential in providing care to long-term services and support recipients who choose to age and live in their homes, especially those in underserved communities and rural areas.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2023
A three-judge panel of appellate judges has partially concurred with a lower court decision placing access limits on the abortion drug mifepristone, though the change will not go into effect until | A three-judge panel vacated a lower court’s order that would have nullified the drug’s FDA approval but also imposed restrictions on access to mail-order prescriptions.
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The Rand Blog
AUGUST 16, 2023
The competition between the U.S. and China is a multi-dimensional contest involving technological, economic, military, and political elements. To accurately assess a nation's standing, the focus should shift from measures (raw numerical data) to metrics, which offer meaningful interpretations of these numbers.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2023
Not just infants with a history of underlying conditions or who’d been born prematurely but even healthy ones need to be inoculated against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as part of routine care | The time has come when the healthcare system should vaccinate even healthy infants against respiratory syncytial virus, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
The Rand Blog
AUGUST 16, 2023
Botnets are networks of computers infected with malware that an attacker controls and uses to fulfill malicious cyber activities. Decisionmakers could incorporate a complex adaptive systems perspective to assess if their organization and immediate network, as well as the overall ecosystem, are adaptable and resilient enough to respond to botnet activities.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 16, 2023
Telehealth can be a useful tool for health care organizations – including home-based care providers – looking to beef up their resources and increase access to care. But virtual care still has its limitations. That’s one key takeaway from a recent study from the University of Texas at Austin published in Information Systems Research. The study found that telehealth utilization did not result in significant cost reductions, or lower emergency rooms (ER) visits.
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Healthcare Leadership Council
AUGUST 16, 2023
Throughout the year, this site has been exploring how leaders within various sectors of the healthcare industry – members of the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) – have been taking bold steps to advance equity and eliminate health and healthcare disparities in this country. The pursuit of equity is an important priority for HLC and its member companies.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 16, 2023
When patients face language barriers, having the same home health nurse across the care timeline significantly decreases hospital readmissions. That’s according to a new study from New York University’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing. “If you have a nurse who can consistently work with the same patient and their family members — and utilize interpreter services — you could have the same effects as if you have a nurse who speaks the same language as the patient,” Allison Squires, a professor at N
Health IT Analytics
AUGUST 16, 2023
Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a deep learning method to predict cancer-related protein fragments that trigger tumor cell-killing immune responses.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 16, 2023
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Private equity investment remains down in health care services. But the firms active in home-based care will likely have a major impact on the industry in the near future. The decisions those firms make – while entering or exiting – will have a lasting impact. Sign up for HHCN+ to read this exclusive content.
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.
Bookzurman
AUGUST 16, 2023
In the era of digital healthcare, the ability to share and exchange data between different healthcare systems and applications is crucial for effective communication and seamless patient care. To achieve this, it is vital to implement healthcare IT standards that ensure secure interoperability and data exchange. This blog post explores the significance of these concepts and their role in promoting efficient healthcare delivery.
The Rand Blog
AUGUST 16, 2023
Since 2011, Congress has routinely struggled to pass a budget on time. Instead, Congress leverages continuing resolutions to fund the government and prevent shutdowns. This flawed process that relies on temporary fixes is hampering Pentagon planning and could pose long-term risks to U.S. military readiness and competitiveness.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 16, 2023
What You Should Know: Virgin Pulse launches a five-week global loneliness challenge for employers and health plans designed to foster social connections and reverse costly adverse health risks. Social isolation and loneliness is a worldwide problem and is clinically proven to be detrimental to individual and population health. The Striding for Connection challenge is being offered to all current clients worldwide to empower members to foster new connections while strengthening current relationsh
NCQA
AUGUST 16, 2023
NCQA now validates FHIR output files as part of our Data Aggregator Validation program. We announced last week we’ve expanded our Data Aggregator service to validate FHIR files–an enhancement that conforms with key industry standards. FHIR files can be exchanged across the health care ecosystem by Health Information Exchange (HIE) organizations, health IT vendors, and anyone else aggregating clinical data.
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.
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