Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 12, 2023
Allina Health System announced last Friday it was placing controversial billing practices on hold as it reevaluates its approach. | Allina reportedly had an explicit policy to cancel outpatient appointments for patients with at least $4,500 in unpaid medical debt. It announced last week it was placing that on hold to reevaluate.
Health Care Dive
JUNE 12, 2023
Nonprofits continue to add to payrolls as wage growth remains elevated above pre-pandemic levels, forcing hospital systems to consider cost-saving measures to offset labor costs.
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Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 12, 2023
Industry hospital groups are pushing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to consider a higher annual pay bump and to shed some light on why it believes the number of uninsured patients | Public comments submitted to CMS by the hospital lobby were critical of a "woefully inadequate" 2.8% pay bump, disproportionate share hospital payment calculations, new quality measures and other proposals included in the fiscal year 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems rule proposal
Health Care Dive
JUNE 12, 2023
Walgreens said it will use the proceeds to pay down debt and support strategic priorities. Option Care is currently under an agreement to buy Amedisys, but Optum recently made a competing bid for the home care company.
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Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 12, 2023
Uber's healthcare arm has added grocery and over-the-counter pharmacy product delivery to its growing list of services. | The expansion builds on the company's existing work to rethink the logistics of care—improving patient access and experience while simplifying things on the backend for health plans and providers.
Health Care Dive
JUNE 12, 2023
CVS Health was one of the first retailers to launch a clinical trials business. But a number of other competitors followed, arguing they could provide easier access and more diverse studies.
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Healthcare Success
JUNE 12, 2023
Consumers across the globe have come to rely on search engines for reliable, trustworthy, accurate, and timely healthcare information. This has significantly increased competition among providers, making SEO—particularly local SEO—a crucial part of any digital marketing strategy. Local SEO is beneficial for any size business but critical for multilocation companies.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 12, 2023
Prior authorization has been a flashpoint for providers, and, while insurers have taken steps to ease these utilization management protocols, they still play a key role as the industry shifts to va | Prior authorization has been a flashpoint for providers, and, while insurers have taken steps to ease these utilization management protocols, they still play a key role as the industry shifts to value-based care.
Health Care Dive
JUNE 12, 2023
The authors said the impacts could be long-lasting, writing, “the findings of this study suggest that these Supreme Court decisions may harm the health of US citizens for years, and possibly decades, to come.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 12, 2023
SimplePractice, an EHR and practice management software company, has launched a subscription service for group practice owners to invest in clinicians’ continuing education. | Group practices that subscribe can offer their clinicians CE as an employee benefit and manage their group CE learning and training.
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The Rand Blog
JUNE 12, 2023
Modernizing, better funding, and expanding wildland firefighting forces in North America won't make fires or smoke magically disappear. A massive paradigm shift is necessary. But it's clear something needs to happen immediately too.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 12, 2023
Healthgrades has collaborated with OutCare Health, a nonprofit focused on LGBTQ+ health equity, to launch a new LGBTQ+ affirming care designation on its site. | The designation identifies providers committed to providing affirming care to the LGBTQ+ community by integrating OutCare’s “OutList,” which is the largest international directory of such providers according to the company.
Bill Of Health
JUNE 12, 2023
By Matthew Chun The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in fulfilling its task of ensuring that drugs are safe and effective, has recently turned its attention to the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in drug development. On May 10, FDA published a discussion paper on this topic and requested feedback “to enhance mutual learning and to establish a dialogue with FDA stakeholders” and to “help inform the regulatory landscape in this area.&
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 12, 2023
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Color Health, a platform for large-scale care delivery, are teaming up to provide access to convenient and accessible cancer screenings through employers and u | The program includes at-home screenings, care navigation services, care advocacy and educational resources. The partnership will also give employers and unions data on their employee or member screening rates.
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NASHP
JUNE 12, 2023
In order to spend funding received through the national settlement and other opioid-related settlements, states have developed legislative and legal frameworks that distribute funds and decision-making authorities between the state government, local governments, and/or special abatement funds or trusts. States are in different stages in the process of receiving money, deciding how to spend it, implementing funded programs, and reporting on spending and outcomes.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 12, 2023
Health systems have made big investments in the past few years to build out "digital front doors" for patients. | Health systems have made big investments to build out "digital front doors" for patients. But in many cases, all these "doors" lead down different hallways, resulting in a fragmented, disjointed experience. Artera launched a solution to help solve this pain point by unifying patient messaging.
HIT Consultant
JUNE 12, 2023
Teri Gatchel-Schmidt, VP, Consulting at SYNERGEN Health Healthcare systems driven by insurers fronting most of their members’ healthcare bills have allowed hospitals to be relatively immune to economic downturns in the past. However, this dynamic began to shift as consumer-directed health plans hit the mainstream. Exaggerated by the rise of the current consumer mentality, even more, patients will be vulnerable to healthcare financial responsibility due to the prevalence of high deductible plans
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 12, 2023
Attorneys representing New Mexico announced on Friday that the state has reached a $500 million settlement with Walgreens for the pharmacy retail giant's alleged involvement in the opioid epidemic. | Walgreens will pay half a billion to the state of New Mexico, while California finalized a $17.3 billion settlement with Walgreens, CVS, Allergan and Teva for their alleged roles in the opioid crisis.
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The Rand Blog
JUNE 12, 2023
Psychedelics are attracting interest as a treatment for some mental health conditions. In response, some states and cities are changing their laws and policies on the supply and use of these mind-altering substances. But like cannabis, most psychedelics are federally prohibited—raising some tough questions for the federal government.
Fierce Healthcare
JUNE 12, 2023
As flexibilities introduced as part of the COVID-10 public health emergency recede, coverage gains in Medicaid made during that time could be lost as well, according to a new
Healthcare ECONOMIST
JUNE 12, 2023
The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) and AcademyHealth have developed a consensus document titled “ A Research Framework to Understand the Full Range of Economic Impacts on Patients and Caregivers ” Direct Medical Costs : Patient or caregiver costs paid to a healthcare provider or healthcare system. Non-Clinical Healthcare Costs : Costs that are a direct result of seeking treatment but are not paid into the healthcare system.
Health IT Analytics
JUNE 12, 2023
ChatGPT correctly answered less than 30 percent of questions from the 2022 American Urological Association Self-assessment Study Program exam.
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.
Home Health Care
JUNE 12, 2023
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership After the implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), many home health providers began adjusting their clinical strategies. One strategy, for instance, was a larger focus on wound care programs. During the worst parts of the pandemic, many providers similarly invested in respiratory programs to care for highly complex COVID-19 patients.
HKLaw
JUNE 12, 2023
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.
Home Health Care
JUNE 12, 2023
Two executive leaders join Mission Healthcare After the news that Paul VerHoeve would be stepping down as CEO, Mission Healthcare has named Phil Spencer as his replacement. Backed by The Vistria Group, San Diego-based Mission Healthcare is a large, regional provider of home health, hospice and palliative care services in seven states. Before joining Mission Healthcare, Spencer served as CEO of U.S.
HIT Consultant
JUNE 12, 2023
Nijay Patel, Chief Technology Officer, AmplifyMD The shortage of physicians in America is a growing concern, with serious consequences for our nation’s hospitals. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) estimates a shortage of between 21,000 and 77,100 non-primary care physicians by 2034, including surgical and other medical specialists.
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.
Baird Group
JUNE 12, 2023
Organizations are built on the ability of their leaders to guide and inspire others. While some people possess natural leadership abilities, it is crucial to recognize that leadership skills can be learned and honed. Everyone can develop the ability to rally a team with consistent practice and feedback. Here are the five ways to build leadership skills: Repetition Breeds Mastery Just as an athlete repeatedly trains to refine their technique, aspiring leaders must consistently exercise their skil
HIT Consultant
JUNE 12, 2023
What You Should Know: Range Biotechnologies (Range Bio) announced $5.2M in seed funding, led by TechBio-focused ARTIS Ventures with participation from Pear VC , Page One Ventures , Civilization Ventures , Pillar , Four Cities Capital , Hawktail , and others. Proteomics, the study of proteins in the body, has the potential to improve human health in several ways.
Health Recovery
JUNE 12, 2023
Chronic disease management, also known as chronic care management , allows patients to enjoy an improved quality of life while having a long-term disease by slowing down disease progression and managing the symptoms. Chronic disease management involves a total health approach that focuses on understanding the patient’s overall health profile and specific conditions.
HIT Consultant
JUNE 12, 2023
What You Should Know: Finni Health , a Santa Monica, CA-based company empowering autism care providers to go independent raises $3.2M seed round led by General Catalyst, with participation from YCombinator, Wayfinder Ventures, Andrew Adams (Headway), and Divya Bhatt (Virta). According to the CDC , 1 in 36 kids are diagnosed with autism in the US today, and this is growing at 12% each year.
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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