Wed.Jun 08, 2022

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Physician residents reach deal with Los Angeles County, averting strike

Health Care Dive

The labor discord is one of several recent disputes in California, where unions representing healthcare workers have been especially active as more contracts expire and staff see an opportunity to negotiate working conditions.

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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

“I am a health care executive who happens to be a patient, caregiver, and advocate,” Stacy Hurt explained to me in a Zoom chat we shared on 31 May. I asked her to meet with me to discuss her professional news update: being appointed Parexel’s first Patient Ambassador. My Zoom invitation to Stacy was a very convenient excuse for me to catch up with a friend in the field: we have known each other since Stacy started to grow her health-social media presence on Twitter.

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Oracle closes $28B buy of 'huge growth engine' Cerner

Health Care Dive

With the deal’s close, the days of standalone EHR vendors are increasingly in the rearview mirror.

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How to engage many stakeholders in reimagining healthcare

Healthcare It News

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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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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Amwell appoints ex-Advocate Aurora exec as chief medical officer

Health Care Dive

Amwell has tapped Carrie Nelson as its new CMO, filling a role that’s been vacant since last summer.

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CMS Updates LTC Survey Process Materials

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS posted an update to the LTC Survey Process on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. The Revision History for LTC Survey Process Documents and Files is found here. CMS corrected the version of Appendix PP back to the 2017 (2018 revision was a typo) for the May 2022 update. The Survey Resources with Staff Vaccine Documents folder (it’s a.zip file) is found here.

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TytoCare & Carilion Clinic Partner to Expand Telehealth Offerings

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – TytoCare has partnered with Carilion Clinic , a not-for-profit health care organization serving Virginia’s Blue Ridge and Southwest Virginia regions. – The integration of TytoCare into Carilion’s current virtual care offerings enhances the health system’s ability to diagnose and treat patients remotely with in-depth, physical examinations during virtual visits.

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Why More Home Care Franchises Are Seeing Value in Company-Owned Locations

Home Health Care

As more home care franchise companies begin to embrace company-owned or corporate-owned locations, veterans in the space are analyzing the return on investment of their long-held locations. While company-owned locations are more recent additions at a number home care agencies, BrightStar Care got its start with a handful of company-owned locations in 2002.

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Philips’ Future Health Index 2022 Report: 4 Key Trends to Know

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today, Philips announced the publication of its Future Health Index (FHI) 2022 report : ‘Healthcare hits reset: Priorities shift as healthcare leaders navigate a changed world’. FHI is the largest global survey of its kind, analyzing feedback from nearly 3,000 healthcare leaders across 15 countries on the impact of digital health technology in the adoption of connected care. – This year’s FHI report, the seventh edition, looks at how healthcare leaders are res

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Fueled by Goldman Sachs, CareAcademy Lands $20 Million in Funding

Home Health Care

The Boston-based training platform CareAcademy has scored a major investment from one of the most prestigious financial institutions in the country. On Tuesday, CareAcademy announced it had secured $20 million in strategic investments, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The investment is part of Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women initiative, a $10 billion commitment that will address the employment opportunity gaps for Black women in a number of job sectors, including health care.

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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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7 Must-Have Features for Behavioral Health EHR

Advanced Data Systems

Medical practices, small and large, rely on electronic health records or EHR software to help them keep track of patient data and spot overall trends in the population they serve. For those healthcare providers working in the area of behavioral health, a behavioral health EHR application is indispensable. The last thing you would want to saddle your staff with would be a generic EHR application that you have failed to customize.

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CareBridge Receives $140M in Financing to Expand Value-Based HCBS Model

Home Health Care

CareBridge – a value-based solutions platform for home- and community-based services – has closed on $140 million in financing. To date, the company has brought in $180 million in funding, including the $40 million it raised prior to its launch in early 2020. The most recent round was led by the venture capital and private equity firm Oak HC/FT, which also participated in the initial round.

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Physician Service Agreement yet again leaves the most vulnerable in the shadows

Healthy Debate

The post Physician Service Agreement yet again leaves the most vulnerable in the shadows appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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How To Schedule Patients Effectively: Medical Appointment Scheduling Guidelines

Sequence Health

Medical Appointment Scheduling guidelines were created to help medical providers, including primary care physicians and specialist physicians, schedule medical appointments in a way that achieves high-quality outcomes, while being efficient and effective. These guidelines are meant to supplement other physician scheduling policies and procedures in place at the practice.

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Morning Headlines 6/9/22

HIStalk

Bon Secours bags Nordic Consulting Partners in $400M-plus deal Sources.

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Nava Benefits Nabs $40M to Bring F500 Healthcare Benefits Downstream

HIT Consultant

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Sanofi Launches Its First Digital Health Accelerator to Address Unmet Patient Needs

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Sanofi launched its first Digital Accelerator to better leverage data and artificial intelligence to develop solutions that address unmet patient needs. – The Digital Accelerator team is developing an integrated platform and data solution to enhance awareness of atopic dermatitis and available treatment options amongst patients and HCPs.