Thu.Oct 13, 2022

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CommonSpirit Health confirms it was hit by ransomware attack

Health Care Dive

The health system is still grappling with the cyberattack more than a week after it first disclosed it was dealing with an unspecified “IT security incident.” The hospital chain said it is working to bring systems back online as quickly as possible.

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Microsoft releases data-driven updates for healthcare cloud

Healthcare It News

Microsoft this week unveiled new capabilities to help solve some common roadblocks to enhancing patient engagement and effective health team collaboration, and to help support healthcare organizations more easily leveraging their enterprise data warehousing to fuel clinical and operational analytics. WHY IT MATTERS. The new Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare tools have been designed to address provider burdens and facilitate proactive patient care, according to an October 12 Microsoft Health blog po

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Omicron boosters from Pfizer, Moderna cleared by FDA for younger children

Health Care Dive

Pfizer's reformulated vaccine is now authorized for use in children at least 5 years of age, while Moderna's will be available for kids as young as 6.

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Create an empowering workplace

Pro CRNA

By Thomas Davis, DNAP, MAE, CRNA. The times they are a changing. Not long ago, applicants who lined up to compete for healthcare jobs hoped to be the lucky winner of the coveted position. Now, due to many factors including COVID burnout, healthcare organizations are competing to attract candidates to fill the void created by open positions. More than ever, employers are seeking ways to retain current workers while creating a positive reputation that will attract additional qualified people.

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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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GoodRx launching platform for providers

Health Care Dive

Targeting providers directly is a pivot from GoodRx’s traditional focus, but the company sees an opportunity to capture more pharmaceutical advertising revenue, executive medical director Preeti Parikh, said.

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Hybrid healthcare models are more necessary now than ever

Healthcare It News

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First-Ever Medicare Advantage Plan for LGBTQ+ Older Adults Launches

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – SCAN Health Plan , a Medicare Advantage insurer known for its expertise in keeping older adults healthy and independent is launching SCAN Affirm partnered with Included LGBTQ+ Health (HMO), a first-of-its-kind Medicare Advantage plan developed exclusively for LGBTQ+ older adults, in collaboration with Included Health , the only integrated virtual care and navigation platform. – SCAN Health Plan will offer the SCAN Affirm plan to members in California’s Los Ang

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Walgreens’ Home-Focused Health Care Segment Set To ‘Rapidly Scale’ In 2023

Home Health Care

The fourth quarter loss reported by Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) on Thursday is not a good indication for fiscal year 2023 and beyond, according to the company’s chief financial officer. And, in fact, it’s banking on its home-based care investments as contributors. Among those are VillageMD, CareCentrix and Shields Health Solutions, which will drive high contributions to the company’s bottom line as they mature, CFO James Kehoe said during the company’s earnings call.

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ChristianaCare Spins Out New Gene Editing Company, CorriXR Therapeutics

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – ChristianaCare recently announced it has spun out its first commercial biotechnology private startup company, named CorriXR Therapeutics. The company will use CRISPR gene editing technology to develop new, clinically relevant oncologic therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need, starting with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.

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How Alaska Supports Rural and Frontier Behavioral Health Services

NASHP

How Alaska Supports Rural and Frontier Behavioral Health Services October 13, 2022 / by Rebekah Falkner. As the behavioral health workforce shortage continues and states have launched the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline , state leaders are looking for new mechanisms to meet the increased demand for behavioral health services. Workforce pipeline challenges, such as the time and resources required to obtain university degrees and licensure status, complicate states’ efforts to address the

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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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Samsung, HealthTap Partner to Develop Telehealth Capabilities for Smart TVs

HIT Consultant

primary care. What You Should Know: – HealthTap announced a partnership with Samsung to develop new virtual primary care capabilities which would be made available directly to consumers via Samsung Smart TVs. – HealthTap demonstrates at the 2022 Samsung Developer Conference the ability for owners of future Samsung Smart TVs to easily access their doctor from the comfort of their own home with HealthTap’s high-quality, affordable telehealth services.

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Diabetes Awareness Saves Lives!

Healthcare Highways

As the number of diagnosed diabetes cases reaches 37.5 million in the United States, people living with the disease are seeing hope for new and better treatments – if not yet a cure. For the 37.5 million diagnosed—and 96 million diagnosed with prediabetes , daily wins tend to scale smaller and take shape over time.

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COVID-19 PHE Declaration Extended

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. This renewal/extension of the PHE can be found here.

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How Home-Based Care Organizations Are Training Their Care Staff

Home Health Care

After being identified as the No. 1 complaint from care staff in 2021, home-based care providers are taking a closer look at training within their organizations. As home-based care providers face severe staffing shortages, effective training programs that keep staff engaged remain crucial. A new survey from HCP gathered data on training from 335 agencies, including private-duty home care, home health, hospice and palliative care providers.

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Level up Culture & EQ | Sign up for the #CultureDrop

Once a week, culture & leadership expert Galen Emanuele gives free, actionable EQ training in 5 minutes or less. Subscribe to the #CultureDrop and access free resources & content.

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California Supreme Court to Decide If Employers May Be Liable for ‘Take-Home’ COVID-19

Bill Of Health

By Mark A. Rothstein. Should an employer be held liable if an employee is infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the workplace and subsequently “takes it home” and infects a family member? The California Supreme Court will soon take up this question in Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks. The take-home liability theory was developed in the 1990s to provide a remedy for family members exposed to asbestos fibers brought home on the clothing of an employee, which later resulted in severe illness or death.

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The ‘Toxic Positivity’ Around Bringing More Care Into The Home

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership. Dr. Sachin Jain – the CEO of SCAN Health Plan – is a provocateur on the topic of home-based care. I’ve talked to him in the past about his concerns with value-based care , for instance, at a time when value-based care is almost ubiquitously championed. . Sign up for HHCN + to read this exclusive content.

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8 ways to reduce alarm fatigue in hospitals

Spok Inc

The alarm fatigue epidemic needs to be resolved: Here are eight ways to help diminish the din of alarms throughout your hospital, improve patient safety, and boost clinician satisfaction. The post 8 ways to reduce alarm fatigue in hospitals appeared first on Spok Inc.

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GRAIL, Carrum Health Partners to Help Employers Address Cancer Care

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – GRAIL and Carrum Health announce a partnership to help self-insured employers improve care outcomes for their employees while also reigning in the rising cost of healthcare spending for this group: CANCER. – This product integration will enable employers who offer Carrum Health benefits to provide eligible employees the Galleri test as part of the comprehensive cancer care Carrum delivers. – Members who receive a signal detected from the Galleri test can

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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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Earn CEUs with MPA's FREE Compliance & HIPAA Webinars!

Healthcare Performance

Sign up for MPA's FREE Compliance & HIPAA webinars: All webinars start at 11:00 a.m. CST and are presented by Margaret Scavotto and Scott Gima. Top Privacy and Security Risks that Can Lead to HIPAA Violations. October 19, 2022. 60 minutes. 1.2 CCB CEUs. HIPAA breaches can occur everywhere. They come from conversations, from TikTok, from hackers, and from tricky phishing emails.

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WELL Health Acquires EMR, Billing, Clinical Assets from CloudMD for $5.75M

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – WELL Health is acquiring CloudMD’s Cloud Practice entity which includes OSCAR1 based Juno EMR and ClinicAid billing Software applications as well as three primary care clinics located in the province of British Columbia. – The combined entities serve more than 2,500 healthcare practitioners across Canada and represent WELL’s entrance in the Alberta and Saskatchewan markets for its EMR and billing products.

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News 10/14/22

HIStalk

Top News Walgreens will buy the remaining shares of care.

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NeuroFlow Secures $25M for Behavioral Health Integration Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – NeuroFlow , the market leader in behavioral health integration technology, has secured $25 million in growth capital, led by SEMCAP Health. – With SEMCAP Health as a new strategic partner and investor, the company will continue to expand its groundbreaking referral network and deepen its relationships with payors and providers, determined to identify and triage individuals with behavioral health needs across the spectrum of care.

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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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Morning Headlines 10/14/22

HIStalk

Walgreens Boots Alliance Accelerates Full Acquisition of CareCentrix Walgreens will.

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Beyond DocuSign: How to Upgrade Specialty Drug Patients to a First-Class Experience

HIT Consultant

Yishai Knobel, CEO/Co-Founder, HelpAround. Imagine booking a luxury international vacation. A dedicated concierge arranges your hotels, your travel arrangements, and your daily itinerary. You barely lift a finger. From the outset, however, you realize something unusual. You have been booked on a discount airline with seats in the back of the coach section.

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EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 10/13/22

HIStalk

The HLTH conference team has announced the headliner for.

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Is Human Trafficking Illegal: Answered State by State

Etactics

Is human trafficking illegal? The short answer is yes. Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery that spreads into different industries. To prove its illegality in the United States, the federal government has a clause all about it in its vast text of laws and regulations. According to the Department of Justice , human trafficking is a crime involving the exploitation of a person for labor, services, and commercial sex.

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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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TytoCare Launches Donation Initiative for Global Communities in Need

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – TytoCare , the global healthcare industry’s first all-in-one modular device and examination solution for AI-powered , on-demand, remote physical exams, is announcing today the launch of its new giveback initiative, TytoCareS. – The program will facilitate and supplement device donations from TytoCare and its partners, including health systems and insurers, to provide increased access to clinic-quality care to communities in need.