Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Delivering virtual care via community broadband offers big financial and quality of life benefits, says our contributing writer, opening avenues to both digital equity and health equity. Craig Settles Telehealth and community broadband are symbiotic technologies. Much more than mere video chats, telehealth uses intranets and the internet networks to observe, diagnose, initiate or otherwise medically intervene,

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Insurtech platform HealthCare.com banks $180M, boosts valuation to $1B. rtorrence. Mon, 12/13/2021 - 15:15.

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Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The findings raise questions of whether employers are experiencing a temporary correction to the cost trend or if they're staring down the barrel of a new period of higher cost growth.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Quartet picks up InnovaTel Telepsychiatry to expand its reach in the digital mental health market. hlandi. Mon, 12/13/2021 - 16:51.

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Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Researchers said lack of transparency on costs for services by independent providers that bill separately from hospitals is complicating CMS' effort to help patients shop around for the best value.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Senate version of Build Back Better axes DSH cuts to hospitals in non-expansion states. rking. Mon, 12/13/2021 - 10:47.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Centene mulls divestiture of $2B international business as part of value creation effort. pminemyer. Mon, 12/13/2021 - 13:31.

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Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The agency's discussion paper lays out the benefits and challenges of creating 3D-printed devices in healthcare settings as well as a potential approach for regulatory oversight.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Employer insurance costs jumped in 2021—and the future is murky. pminemyer. Mon, 12/13/2021 - 11:46.

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Bill Of Health

DECEMBER 13, 2021

By Leah Pierson. Today, the average medical student graduates with more than $215,000 of debt from medical school alone. The root cause of this problem — rising medical school tuitions — can and must be addressed. In real dollars, a medical degree costs 750 percent more today than it did seventy years ago, and more than twice as much as it did in 1992.

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The Rand Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Although it provided a foundation, the ACA alone could not have absorbed the effects of the pandemic's sudden job losses on health care coverage. Temporary expansions to the safety net enacted by Congress also were necessary to stem coverage loss. As the pandemic continues policymakers will want to keep safety net provisions as available policy options.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 13, 2021

On November 19, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5376 , the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), which is now being considered by the U.S. Senate. State Medicaid officials are particularly interested in the BBBA’s provisions related to the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement and the associated federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) increase [1].

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It has never been more challenging to be a home health operator. At the same time, there has never been more upside. That’s the general census of home health executives as 2021 comes to a close. Looking ahead to next year, many believe unprecedented labor struggles are likely to continue, though technology and the use of “extenders” offer potential solutions.

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Clearwave Inc

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes For a practice to operate functionally, it must gather accurate patient data that’s up to date. Having up-to-date patient data refers to more than a patient’s specific healthcare needs. It includes their medical records, insurance information and any number of other points necessary for legal and business purposes.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Ofir Paldi, CEO of Shamaym. As pressure eases, fundamental changes will last far beyond the pandemic. As COVID-19 began surging across the globe in the early months of 2020, it almost immediately flooded health care providers with challenges and demands the industry had never before seen. Suddenly doctors’ offices were closed to patients, hospital emergency departments and ICUs were running out of beds, and healthcare workers were battling a new and unknown disease.

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Healthy Debate

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The post Secondary losses: The impact of the pandemic on Canadians with cancer appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2021

What You Should Know: – CentralReach , a provider of electronic medical record (EMR) software and services for ABA and related behavioral health providers, today announced the acquisition of ABA Tools , a software provider of digital materials for applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy providers. – The acquisition adds to CentralReach’s suite of end-to-end solutions and provides ABA organizations with an alternative to paper-based learning materials, which are heavily used today.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The home-based care M&A landscape has been very active over the last year. And as long as the publicly traded companies remain in good standing, investment activity from private equity players and others is likely to remain strong. That’s according to Mertz Taggart Managing Partner Cory Mertz, who said at the Home Health Care News Home Care Conference last week that even if the number of transactions ticks down in 2022, interest and demand is likely to hold steady.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2021

What You Should Know: – Prolucent Health raises $11.5 million In Series A funding To advance workforce optimization In healthcare. – Prolucent Health will use the new capital to further expand its sales, marketing, and client services teams and broaden product capabilities. Prolucent Health ®, a provider of enterprise-wide healthcare workforce optimization software and services, today announced it has raised $11.5 million in Series A funding co-led by SpringTide Ventures and Health V

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Medi Leadership

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Kathy Gibala, Sr. Vice President MEDI Leadership. Here we are in the final days of 2021, our second “unprecedented” year in a row. I’ve been inspired by, and am grateful for, the strength, resilience, compassion and commitment of the many healthcare leaders and team members I’ve had the privilege to collaborate with this year. The end of the year and beginning of a new one provides a natural place for us to pause, reflect and move forward with intention.

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Voyage Healthcare

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Although we are still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, this holiday season feels different than last year. As of mid-November, the Centers for Disease Control reports approximately 60% of the United States population has been vaccinated, mask-wearing has become commonplace, and it's highly likely that most of us are much better at washing our hands than we were a few years back!

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Healthcare Leadership

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This week’s HCLDR tweetchat will be the last one for 2021. We’ve decided to take a short 3 week break over the holidays. We’ll be back with new HCLDR chats on Tuesday January 11, 2022. Joe and I wanted to give everyone back their Tuesday evenings to enjoy the holidays. Time with family and away from our computer screens has become so important these days.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This brief highlights the recent work of nine states (Alaska, California, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Wyoming) to prevent and mitigate adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and to implement trauma-informed practices at the state level. Experiencing adversity in early life can affect a person’s health, well-being, and success into adulthood.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

DECEMBER 13, 2021

That is a title of a new white paper from FTI Consulting and Alexion. The key findings from the article are: HTA practices are designed to be used for medical technologies and pharmaceuticals that treat commonly-occurring diseases, and are not fit to determine the value of orphan drugs for rare disease, which face unique challenges. Estimating the value or clinical improvement for orphan drugs is complicated by small patient groups, making it difficult for HTA bodies to precisely estimate clinic

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Fortis Home Health & Hospice — Grant Avenue Capital’s home-based care buy-and-build initiative — has acquired Select Home Health. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sign up for HHCN + to read this exclusive content. Individual Membership $400 per year. Purchase. Group 2–5 members $380 per year*. Purchase. Need more than 5 members?

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2021

What You Should Know: – Phreesia’s acquires Insignia Health, a mission-oriented company dedicated to improving health outcomes through patient activation. – Insignia has an exclusive worldwide license for the Patient Activation Measure® (PAM®). Phreesia , a customized patient intake software platform today announce it has acquired Insignia Health, LLC , a founder-led and mission-oriented company dedicated to improving health outcomes through patient activation.

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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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Sheppard Health Law

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Scope of practice expansion has been a hot-button issue within medical communities and state legislatures for more than thirty years. The debate is centered on what services advanced practice providers (“APPs”) who hold Master’s Degrees ( e.g. , Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Dental Hygienists, etc.) should or should not be able to furnish in their professional practices.

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The Rand Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Health data have historically lumped all Asian American people together, obscuring distinct health disparities and leaving vulnerable communities neglected by researchers and policymakers. What would be needed to construct a fuller representation of Asian American communities and their well-being?

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Health Recovery

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Improving patient outcomes is and has always been an ongoing goal for health care providers. However, the shift from a fee-for-service to a value-based care model has sparked a change in how health care providers approach this objective.

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Sheppard Health Law

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The ABA Washington Health Law Summit is the premier legal conference focusing on health law policy and, as a result, offers insight into current and future major policy issues. But, as always at this conference, there are the issues selected by the conference chairs and formally on the agenda – and then there are issues experienced practitioners can identify by reading between the lines.

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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.