Healthcare It News
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Given the growing ubiquity of machine learning and artificial intelligence in healthcare settings, it's become increasingly important to meet patient needs and engage users. And as panelists noted during a HIMSS Machine Learning and AI for Healthcare Forum session this week, designing technology with the user in mind is a vital way to ensure tools become an integral part of workflow.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 16, 2021
A list of the 20 highest paid specialties in 2021 as average pay for doctors slumps amid rising inflation: Doximity. hlandi. Thu, 12/16/2021 - 13:02.
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Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Diagnostics from Applied DNA Sciences, Meridian Bioscience and Tide Laboratories are not able to detect omicron, causing false negative results, and should not be used, the agency said.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Federal appeals court revives Biden's vaccine mandate for health workers in 26 states. hlandi. Thu, 12/16/2021 - 16:52.
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Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 16, 2021
The two health systems are planning to create an $11 billion system, led by Marc Harrison, Intermountain's current CEO.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 16, 2021
KFF poll: Half of US adults avoided care in the past year due to costs. agliadkovskaya. Thu, 12/16/2021 - 13:51.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Acadia Health forms latest joint venture with Fairview Health Services for new Minnesota-based facility. rking. Thu, 12/16/2021 - 16:45.
Home Health Care
DECEMBER 16, 2021
As I tried to fall asleep the other night doing the 21st century version of counting sheep – listening to a podcast, of course – I heard an advertisement about home care. The ad was placed on a popular sports show from CVS Health (NYSE: CVS). Among a few other things, it featured the idea of “home care” and how the retailer could deliver that to you.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Medicare patients may have challenges accessing medication treatment for opioid use disorder, OIG says. agliadkovskaya. Thu, 12/16/2021 - 16:32.
Home Health Care
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq:WBA) invested over $6 billion in VillageMD. Humana (NYSE: HUM) invested $100 million in Heal. Patina raised $57 million in Series A. All of those companies – VillageMD, Heal and Patina – have two things in common: They are primary care providers, and they are more focused than their peers on the home as a setting for care.
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Healthcare Associates
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Can Constipation Cause Back Pain? Constipation and back pain are both highly common conditions. In many instances, these two conditions occur at the same time. Here’s more about the link between constipation and back pain, and what to do next if you are suffering from one or both conditions. Can Constipation Cause Severe Back Pain? Constipation does not usually cause severe back pain.
Home Health Care
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Medicare-certified home health providers are falling short when it comes to the amount of care services they’re offering, a new survey released Thursday from the Center For Medicare Advocacy (CMA) suggests. “Our surveys confirmed what we, unfortunately, hear all the time at [CMA], either directly from the beneficiaries, family members or friends who’ve tried to get services ordered by an authorized practitioner and cannot,” Judith Stein, founder and executive director of CMA, told Home Health Ca
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 16, 2021
What You Should Know: – COTA’s study reveals that 70 percent of oncologists believe patient populations enrolled in clinical trials for cancer research are representatively diverse. COTA, Inc., an oncology real-world data and analytics company, announced insights from a study of practicing oncologists that reveals 83 percent of oncologists surveyed believe real-world data is critical to accelerating the development of potentially life-saving cancer drugs and treatments.
The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2021
After having gone years without a significant threat from Russia, NATO leaders and legislatures now may be recognizing that the security environment has changed and that the more comfortable political status quo is gone. But if NATO were to decide to stand firmly together, conflict in Europe may be deterred and strategic stability restored.
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HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 16, 2021
What You Should Know: – New Chilmark Research report on artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare operations forecasts a market poised for explosive growth with a CAGR of 40% over the next 5 years as solutions mature and more use cases demonstrate ROI. The COVID-19 pandemic has irrevocably expedited adoption of enterprise augmented and artificial intelligence (collectively AI) solutions in healthcare to modernize operations.
The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea have hovered at a standstill since 2019. With the door to diplomacy seemingly closed and North Korea marching forward on weapons development and making threatening statements, what are the prospects for Pyongyang's denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula?
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 16, 2021
What You Should Know: – Partnership enables AdhereHealth to deploy Hero’s digital in-home care platform to simplify complex medication routines, improve patient safety and optimize value-based care. AdhereHealth , a healthcare technology leader in medication adherence insights and health outcomes, has entered into a strategic partnership with Hero , the market leader in digital in-home care.
Advanced Data Systems
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Maybe when you first opened the doors of your practice, it made good financial sense to handle billing internally. But now, as your business grows in size and perhaps scope, billing has been growing more complex too. With so many moving parts to keep track of to ensure a good flow of revenue, many practices find it prudent to outsource this task.
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HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 16, 2021
What You Should Know: – Pear Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEAR), announced it has acquired two new digital therapeutic assets that it intends to integrate into a potential prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) to treat patients across a continuum of depression subtypes and severities. – Additionally, Pear announced yesterday the expansion of its existing initiative with Crossroads.
Bill Of Health
DECEMBER 16, 2021
This post was originally published on the Verfassungsblog as part of our joint symposium on international pandemic lawmaking. By Anne Van Aaken and Tomer Broude. In this brief essay, we wish to highlight some insights from behavioral economics that can contribute to a successful process of international pandemic lawmaking. Our interest here is not to engage with individual or collective psychological reactions to pandemics or other large-scale risks, or with substantive policy made in their wake
Lexis Nexis
DECEMBER 16, 2021
When we first heard of COVID-19 back in early 2020, the immediate mindset for myself and my peers was, how do we protect ourselves? What happens if we get sick? How would I know if I’ve spread this to my infant or grandparents? I certainly was not thinking, what is the impact to my health if I delay an annual doctor’s appointment for a few weeks? How is my long-term health going to be affected by COVID, even if I don’t catch COVID?
Healthcare Performance
DECEMBER 16, 2021
This blog was also posted on The Compliance & Ethics Blog , the national compliance blog published by the Health Care Compliance Association and the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics. Jane Goodall is a British primatologist and anthropologist who is world renowned for her study of chimpanzees, and her commitment to conservation and animal welfare.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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Health IT Analytics
DECEMBER 16, 2021
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Spok Inc
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Burnout among healthcare workers is at an all-time high. But it’s not just affecting patient-facing staff like physicians and nurses. Burnout affects healthcare workers in roles that are often overlooked. Like those working in the clinical laboratory. Learn about the reasons behind clinical lab burnout and how you can help mitigate the risk. The post Can closed-loop communication help mitigate clinical lab burnout?
HIStalk
DECEMBER 16, 2021
The healthcare IT world seems to be going into hibernation.
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.
Health Business Group
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Sr. Sumir Sahgal. Dr. Sumir Sahgal started Essen Health in the Bronx more than 20 years ago to help underserved patients get the care they need to prevent and treat illness. The patient-centered approach has helped Essen grow to almost 30 multi-specialty offices in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island. Essen has pioneered innovative approaches and leveraged technology to meet patient needs.
HIStalk
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Oracle in Talks to Buy Cerner The Wall Street Journal.
nThrive
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Combined business will offer one of the most complete end-to-end revenue cycle management solutions for healthcare organizations, addressing growing demand for integrated, single vendor platforms. nThrive, Inc. (“nThrive”), a healthcare revenue cycle management (“RCM”) software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform provider, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Matt Becker, VP of Interoperability at Kno2. What is Electronic Patient Matching Anyway? According to HealthIT.gov, patient matching is defined as “the identification and linking of one patient’s data within and across health systems to obtain a comprehensive view of that patient’s health care record.” At a minimum, one can accomplish patient matching by automatically linking multiple demographic data fields such as name, birth date, phone number, and address.
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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