Tue.Nov 22, 2022

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State AGs urge Apple to protect consumers’ reproductive health data

Health Care Dive

Apps holding sensitive health data should be required to delete nonessential information and clearly inform consumers what information they share with parties such as law enforcement, the 10 state attorneys general said.

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State attorneys general call on Apple to beef up privacy protections for reproductive health information

Fierce Healthcare

State attorneys general call on Apple to beef up privacy protections for reproductive health information. hlandi. Tue, 11/22/2022 - 12:32.

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Lawmakers object to latest surprise billing rule, call for changes

Health Care Dive

House Ways and Means Committee leaders “are severely disappointed to find that the August 2022 final rule violates the No Surprises Act in the same ways as before,” they wrote in a letter to regulators last week.

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MetroHealth System board ousts CEO after investigation reveals $1.9M in unapproved performance bonuses

Fierce Healthcare

MetroHealth System board ousts CEO after investigation reveals $1.9M in unapproved performance bonuses. dmuoio. Tue, 11/22/2022 - 11:29.

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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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Providence closes 27 retail clinics in Southern California

Health Care Dive

The healthcare system said the clinics were losing money as they attracted fewer patients. Labor shortages, inflation and an increasingly competitive retail health industry are also to blame.

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Advocacy groups press FTC to probe GPOs' role in supply chain shortages

Fierce Healthcare

Advocacy groups press FTC to probe GPOs' role in supply chain shortages. rking. Tue, 11/22/2022 - 16:21.

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Nonprofit health systems' Q3 earnings: Baylor Scott & White, Sutter Health's operations stand tall among the pack

Fierce Healthcare

Nonprofit health systems' Q3 earnings: Baylor Scott & White, Sutter Health's operations stand tall among the pack. dmuoio. Tue, 11/22/2022 - 22:37.

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What's the Harm in Talking to Russia? A Lot, Actually

The Rand Blog

Despite the way it is commonly portrayed, diplomacy is not intrinsically and always good, nor is it cost-free. In the Ukraine conflict, the problems with a push for diplomacy are especially apparent. The likely benefits of negotiations are minimal, and the prospective costs could be significant.

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Senate bill seeks to improve Medicare handbook amid spike in marketing complaints

Fierce Healthcare

Senate bill seeks to improve Medicare handbook amid spike in marketing complaints. rking. Tue, 11/22/2022 - 11:09.

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Building the future of medical imaging at RSNA 2022

Cloud Blogs

Medical imaging has long been at the forefront of the adoption of digital tools in healthcare. Over the past three decades, radiology has evolved from an analog film-based workflow to leading the development and adoption of the most sophisticated health IT tools and workflows in the entire healthcare system. The success of this evolution depended on the foresight of medical imaging leadership to make capital investments in powerful computing networks, which led to an unprecedented ability to sha

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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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Today’s Seniors: Independent and Active

Fierce Healthcare

Today’s Seniors: Independent and Active. ncapone. Tue, 11/22/2022 - 16:28.

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Russian Aircraft Keep Crashing. Could Sanctions Be the Cause?

The Rand Blog

At least six fixed-wing Russian aircraft have crashed over Russian-controlled airspace since September. Sanctions placed on Russia by the West could well be affecting Russia's ability to manufacture and maintain parts needed to keep aircraft safe.

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'Podnosis': How public-private employer coalitions can force innovation, and how to fix the healthcare system

Fierce Healthcare

'Podnosis': How public-private employer coalitions can force innovation, and how to fix the healthcare system. tcarey. Tue, 11/22/2022 - 10:35.

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Government Watchdog Agency Signs Off On CMS Home Health Final Payment Rule

Home Health Care

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has signed off on the home health payment rule finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last month. After its review , the GAO found that CMS appropriately determined the impact of the difference between assumed versus actual behavior change on estimated aggregate expenditures for home health payments.

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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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Citing dire finances, Providence shutters 27 Southern California retail clinics

Fierce Healthcare

Citing dire finances, Providence shutters 27 Southern California retail clinics. dmuoio. Tue, 11/22/2022 - 15:49.

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Transactions: PE-Backed PurposeCare Makes Slew Of Acquisitions; CenterWell Senior Primary Care Expands

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership. PurposeCare acquires a number of agencies. PurposeCare — a Lorient Capital-backed provider of home care and home health services — has acquired six agencies. The company purchased Purpose Home Health, Alliance Home Health Services, A1 Home Health Care and A1 Nursing Care, Newsome Home Health Care and Honor Home Health.

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Study: Better COVID-19 vaccine uptake might have saved thousands of lives

Fierce Healthcare

Study: Better COVID-19 vaccine uptake might have saved thousands of lives. fdiamond. Tue, 11/22/2022 - 13:27.

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To mask or not to mask. The sequel

Healthy Debate

The post To mask or not to mask. The sequel appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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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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3 More Efficient Ways to Identify Patients at an ASC

PDC Healthcare

3 More Efficient Ways to Identify Patients at an ASC According to a recent survey with PDC customers, a majority of Ambulatory Surgery Centers are using a printed label adhered to a paper or plastic wristband as their method of identifying patients. While this method enables them to satisfy the Joint Commission’s Two Patient Identifiers […]. The post 3 More Efficient Ways to Identify Patients at an ASC appeared first on connectID - PDC Healthcare Blog.

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New Risk Score Tool Provides Accurate Predictions of Dementia Patterns

Health IT Analytics

Published in JAMA Network… read more

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The Secret World of mRNA: HDT Bio Corp v. Emcure and Access to Next-Gen mRNA

Bill Of Health

By Aparajita Lath. The future of public health in an “RNA world” is on trial in a trade secrecy dispute worth $950 million currently being fought before the District Court of the Western District of Washington, Seattle between HDT Bio Corp. and Emcure Pharmaceuticals. The trade secrets at issue concern an improvement over existing mRNA technology called “self-amplifying RNA” or “saRNA.” saRNA are effective at much smaller doses and lower costs.

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What is CMMC Compliance: An Authorized C3PAO Perspective

Etactics

At the time of writing this blog, there are currently 29 CMMC 3rd Party Assessor Organizations (C3PAOs) listed in The Cyber AB Marketplace. These organizations have passed a third party assessment. In other words, they've verified the implementation of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171. Up to 80,000 contractors and suppliers within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) will set out to achieve the same in the coming years.

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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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Building the future of medical imaging at RSNA 2022

Cloud Blogs

Medical imaging has long been at the forefront of the adoption of digital tools in healthcare. Over the past three decades, radiology has evolved from an analog film-based workflow to leading the development and adoption of the most sophisticated health IT tools and workflows in the entire healthcare system. The success of this evolution depended on the foresight of medical imaging leadership to make capital investments in powerful computing networks, which led to an unprecedented ability to sha

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Why Get an Online Nursing Degree?

HIT Consultant

Online education has rapidly gained popularity over the last few years. Online degrees have now become mainstream and are no longer a trend. The COVID-19 pandemic caused students to get confined to their homes, where online teaching became a norm. Students are now better able to understand the benefits of online education and are more willing to get a master of advanced nursing online.

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Working Moms' Winter Math Is Getting Tougher

The Rand Blog

Working mothers remain disproportionately responsible for raising children, and no one can work and take care of sick kids at the same time. In the coming months, the tripledemic of COVID, the flu, and RSV will pull a lot of working mothers out of the office for days at a stretch, compounding the obstacles that women already face.

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Health System Ransomware Attack Lingers…

Healthcare Performance

CommonSpirit hospitals reported IT issues on October 3 rd with a response that included taking systems offline, including their electronic medical records. CommonSpirit has 140 hospitals in 21 states. According to Healthcaredive.com, based on website information, hospitals in seven states have been impacted. Scheduling issues and procedure delays have been reported.

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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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News 11/23/22

HIStalk

Top News Care.ai, which offers AI-powered ambient monitoring technology for.

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Hartford HealthCare, Google Cloud Launch Data Analytics Partnership

Health IT Analytics

Hartford HealthCare… read more

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Morning Headlines 11/23/22

HIStalk

South County Hospital Announces “Phone and Network Issues” Resolved South.

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Why 2021’s Record-Breaking M&A Was Over A Decade In The Making

Home Health Care

As the value of home care services has become increasingly more apparent within the health care sector, it should come as no surprise that dealmaking in the space began to heat up last year. Despite this previous rise in M&A activity, a number of economic and sector-specific factors have opened the door to headwinds that have slowed down the acceleration taking place in the market, according to The Braff Group President Dexter Braff.

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Top 12 Telehealth KPIs Every Health Tech Leader Should Know

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.