Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
The departure of Brewer, a veteran of retailers Starbucks and Walmart, comes as Walgreens looks to beef up its leadership roster with healthcare executives.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
As more and more cell and gene therapies come to the market, these high-cost drugs are set to have a major impact on cash-strapped Medicaid programs, according to a
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Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Covenant Health expanded its high acuity care hospital-at-home program in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Tuesday. WHY IT MATTERS A suite of electronics is enabling patients from Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center facility and now Parkwest Medical Center with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, cellulitis and more to recuperate at home, according to a local WATE ABC6 report.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Bicycle Health announced a partnership with Albertsons Companies to make prescriptions of buprenorphine injections available to patients. | The buprenorphine extended release injections, known as Sublocade, will be available across 17 states with the goal of expanding. The virtual care provider and pharmacy's collaboration hopes to increase access to vital medications for opioid use disorder, which can be hard to come by.
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Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Amir Dan Rubin will leave the primary care chain later this year after leading the company since 2017, according to an email sent Thursday to One Medical employees.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Rosalind Brewer will step down as CEO of Walgreens, kicking off the search for her replacement, the pharmacy chain announced Friday morning.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Much of the growth experienced by Medicare Advantage over the last two decades can be attri | Beneficiaries switching from fee-for-service Medicare to Medicare Advantage more than tri-pled between 2006 and 2022. Conversely, switching from MA to traditional Medicare decreased.
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
A lot of personal home care providers have been conducting business the same way for decades. For them to continue to flourish, however, they may have to bring new ideas into the fold. “One of the biggest opportunities out there is collaboration with your competitors in your local market,” HomeWell Care Services CEO Crystal Franz said during Home Health Care News’ FUTURE event in Nashville.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are in no short supply as providers, health tech companies, retailers and other industry players look to expand their businesses and gain a competitive edge. | Wellstar merges with Augusta University Health System, Centene sells off its U.K. hospital group, NextGen Healthcare sale rumors and more merger and acquisition news from the month of August.
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
CenterWell Senior Primary Care – a part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) – is expanding into the home. It announced Wednesday that, in select Georgia and Louisiana locations, patients would be able to receive at-home primary care services under its “CenterWell Primary Care Anywhere” program. CenterWell is Humana’s senior care services arm. It includes pharmacy, primary care and home health services.
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Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Rosalind Brewer What You Should Know: – Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) CEO Rosalind Brewer is stepping down as CEO and a member of the board after only two years, as of August 31, 2023. Roz Brewer served as Chief Executive Officer of WBA since March 2021. – The Board of Directors has appointed Ginger Graham, current Lead Independent Director of WBA, as the Company’s interim CEO.
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) CEO Roz Brewer has stepped down from her leadership position and the company’s board. Brewer led the company during a period where it invested more in health care service delivery – including in-home care – than ever before. She took over in March 2021. Her exit is effective immediately. “I am proud of what we accomplished together,” Brewer said in a statement.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Cost sharing analogy: “ hydrologist charges travelers high prices for well water ” ABCD. AI-generated Narx Score. Does AI already drive safer than humans ? FDA: protector or obstacle ?
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Nordic
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Healthcare continues to be … well … “on the cusp” of incredible technological change. While we continue to lag the adoption rates seen in other industries (appropriately so in many cases, as healthcare is a literal life and death enterprise), recent additions have been incorporated at seeming break-neck speed. Advances in fields like machine learning, sensor technology, and telehealth are already starting to change the way we think about and deliver care.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
The power and potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the healthcare industry are unparalleled. The use of automated technology systems like digital workflows, orchestration and storing of data digitally is helping to shape their application, enabling far greater personalization of treatment for patients and greater efficiency and speed of clinical trials.
Icanotes
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
How to Provide Culturally Responsive Care in Mental Health Care As professionals in behavioral health, it's essential to acknowledge the daily impact of culture on mental health. Responsive care is a pragmatic approach that involves recognizing the influence of cultural backgrounds on mental health experiences. You can develop a therapy plan that dismantles barriers and fosters trust by understanding how culture affects mental health.
NCQA
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
We’ve updated our Long-Term Services and Supports programs, effective for surveys beginning on or after July 1, 2024. Our recent webinar , How States Can Leverage NCQA’s LTSS Programs and Programmatic Updates Beginning in 2024, told state Medicaid agencies what they need to know about this dynamic field, including: LTSS program requirements. Reporting HEDIS LTSS measures.
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HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Kuldeep Singh Rajput What You Should Know: – Biofourmis founder and CEO Kuldeep Singh Rajput has quietly resigned as CEO, according to the company’s spokesperson. The company has appointed private equity investor General Altantic’s Ben Wanamaker as interim CEO. – Rajput’s abrupt exit comes after the Boston-based virtual care and digital medicine company laid off 120 employees. – Founded in 2015, Biofourmis discovers, develops, and delivers clinically validated software-ba
Briggs Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending August 30, 2023. Comparing the August 30 th data to the August 6 th data (24 days apart): Residents up to date with the vaccines decreased 0.1% Staff up to date with the vaccines remains the same (has for past 6+ weeks) An additional 15,234 resident cases were reported as of August 30 th (nearly doubled since 8/6) An additional 581 resident deaths were reported
Etactics
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Did you know that 94% of first impressions when it comes to a website relate to its design? On top of that, 75% of credibility comes from a website’s design. So if you take anything from these statistics, it’s that if you run a business, your website should be high-quality. Now I’m sure you’re thinking, “Wait, I thought this was about websites for therapists?
Advanced Data Systems
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
The world of healthcare is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and Pulmonology practices are no exception. In this digital age, where seamless information flow and patient care are paramount, Electronic Health Records (EHR) software has emerged as a game-changer. In this blog, we delve into the transformative benefits EHR software brings to Pulmonology practices.
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.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
What You Should Know: – Better Life Partners , a virtual and in-person, community-embedded, whole-health solution for individuals and populations with substance use disorders (SUD) raises $26.5M in Series B funding round. – The round is co-led by aMoon and existing investor F-Prime Capital with participation from existing investor,406 Ventures.
The Rand Blog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
This weekly recap focuses on the state of public education in America right now, a missing piece of the strategy for addressing the opioid crisis, emerging technology that could help defend Taiwan, and more.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
What You Should Know: – Banner Health forms a strategic partnership with Phoenix-based evolvedMD to place mental-health providers at Banner’s primary-care clinics, making it easier for people to receive mental health services they may need. – The integration of mental health services in primary-care settings will be phased in at Banner Medical Group sites throughout metro Phoenix, starting in the East Valley at Banner’s East Mesa and Queen Creek locations. – Under the program,
Etactics
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Recovering revenue from healthcare insurance providers is one of the most important aspects of running a modern-day practice. In fact, that last sentence alone fuels a $49.6 billion industry today that’s expected to grow to $84.1 billion by 2028. Of course, what I’m referring to is the revenue cycle industry. If you’ve ever tried to work through the revenue cycle for your business alone, you likely know how convoluted the process is.
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.
Briggs Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The October 2023 release of the HH PPS Grouper software (v04.2.23) is now available in the “Downloads” section of this webpage. Included in the v04.2.23 HH PPS Grouper software update are the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) diagnosis codes, effective beginning October 1, 2023.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Humana has filed suit against the feds, saying the Biden administration's bid to claw back overpayments in Medicare Advantage (MA) is built on "shifting justifications and erroneous legal reasoning | Humana has filed suit against the feds, saying the Biden administration's bid to claw back overpayments in Medicare Advantage is built on "shifting justifications and erroneous legal reasoning.
Briggs Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Abt Associates is currently recruiting a wide range of home health stakeholders—for example, providers, patient advocates, and methodologists/researchers with expertise in areas such as performance measurement, quality of care, and health equity—to participate in a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) to provide input on potential refinements to the expanded HHVBP Model.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
The controversial proposal would require nursing homes to have a registered nurse on site 24/7 and have three hours of care per resident per day.
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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