Health Care Dive
MAY 19, 2023
The unions allege that UPMC, the largest private employer in the state, has used its market dominance to stamp out wage growth, “drastically increase” workload and keep workers from departing to other jobs.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 19, 2023
Cybersecurity attack against Amazon-owned online pharmacy PillPack exposed user health data aburky Fri, 05/19/2023 - 16:16
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Health Care Dive
MAY 19, 2023
The Rochester, Minnesota-based academic medical system reported increased admissions and revenue in the first quarter. Operating expenses also grew, largely due to salary and benefit costs.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 19, 2023
Commercial payers frequently delayed paying out providers' claims in Q1, report finds dmuoio Fri, 05/19/2023 - 15:44
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Health Care Dive
MAY 19, 2023
Political will seems to be rising to address drivers of growing medical costs and poor access to care, according to lawmaker comments on the Hill.
Healthcare It News
MAY 19, 2023
A dataset dating back to 2005, containing contributions from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients will be added to the Pooled Resource Open-Access ALS Clinical Trials, or PRO-ACT database at Massachusetts General Hospital. The database, part of MGH's Neurological Clinical Research Institute, contains anonymized data from 29 clinical trials and 11,685 patient records.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 19, 2023
Senators press Medicare Advantage insurers over claims denials pminemyer Fri, 05/19/2023 - 14:01
Healthcare Associates
MAY 19, 2023
Seven Common Causes of Aching Legs at Night Aches and pains in your legs aren’t always a sign of a serious condition. You may simply be experiencing pain from using your joints and muscles all day long. Aching legs can also be a side effect of taking certain medications or lifestyle choices such as alcohol consumption. Some of the most common causes of aching legs at night include: · Restless leg syndrome: Restless leg syndrome doesn’t always cause leg pain.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 19, 2023
LRVHealth raises $200M to fund the 'second wave' of digital health innovation hlandi Fri, 05/19/2023 - 06:21
HIT Consultant
MAY 19, 2023
Health IT veteran Ed Marx announces his departure as CEO at Divurgent to launch his advisory company, Marx Advisory focused on helping healthcare executives & organizations achieve objectives and key results. Particle Health appointed Jason Prestinario as its next CEO, effective today. Troy Bannister, founder and current CEO, will continue with Particle as Chief Strategy Officer, where he will spearhead product innovation.
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Fierce Healthcare
MAY 19, 2023
Elevance Health experts offer advice on how to effectively use payers' price transparency data fdiamond Fri, 05/19/2023 - 16:34
Home Health Care
MAY 19, 2023
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) has cemented its position as a home-based care powerhouse. The company has largely accomplished this through buying and building CenterWell Home Health, along with a number of other efforts in the home, including strategic partnerships. Now, Humana is focused on accelerating value-based care and integrating all of its services that fall under the larger CenterWell brand, which includes home-based care, primary care and pharmacy services.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
MAY 19, 2023
AI in the operating room. Estimated annual Medicare spending on Alzheimer’s drug. On remote work: “ The Power of Proximity to Coworkers ” Price vs. cost. Issues with publicly available price data. On the definition of a timely diagnosis : “Our health care system assumes the diagnostic journey begins when the patient is first seen by a clinician…However, from the perspective of a patient, the diagnostic journey begins with the onset of their symptoms.
Home Health Care
MAY 19, 2023
Boost Home Healthcare names new brand president Boost Home Healthcare has named Larry Blacker its new brand president. Boost is a Michigan-based home health provider that offers in-home nursing, therapy and home care services. The company was acquired by The Riverside Company in 2021 and is now part of Best Life Brands. “Larry comes to us with an extensive background in the home care industry,” Best Life Brands CEO J.J.
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The Rand Blog
MAY 19, 2023
Until the Taiwanese presidential election next January, China, the United States, and many other countries will be watching Taiwan with bated breath. Across the Indo-Pacific region and the world, the hope would simply be that no matter who is elected, peace and stability continue to prevail in the Taiwan Strait.
Home Health Care
MAY 19, 2023
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Whether it’s because of their proven leadership teams looking to shake up the market or their roles in a jaw-dropping transaction, there are several home health providers that stand out among their peers in 2023. And the moves that these companies – new players and established powerhouses alike – make over the next 6-12 months will define the home health industry’s post-PHE identity for years to come.
Sheppard Health Law
MAY 19, 2023
As an update to our previous post , on Monday, May 15, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 112 (“AB 112”), which is designed to provide critical relief to qualified struggling hospitals across the state. AB 112 creates the $150 million Distressed Hospital Loan Program, which is intended to provide zero-interest cash flow loans to qualified not-for-profit and public hospitals experiencing financial distress, as well as qualified government entities representing ho
HIT Consultant
MAY 19, 2023
What You Should Know: HealthSnap , a Miami-based remote patient monitoring platform for chronic disease management raises $9M in funding led by Asclepius Growth Capital, an SPV founded by David Jahns, a managing director of Galen Partners, and Steve Cashman, CEO of Caption Health and former CCO of InTouch Health, as well as new strategic investments from current business partners UnityPoint Health and Tampa General Hospital.
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The Rand Blog
MAY 19, 2023
This weekly recap focuses on addressing domestic extremism, managing reductions in Medicaid enrollment, the effects of Florida's “Don't Say Gay” law, and more.
HIT Consultant
MAY 19, 2023
Tampa General Hospital Teams Up with Navina Tampa General Hospital (TGH) partners with AI-powered platform Navina to bring its transformative AI the health system’s primary care clinicians. Navina’s AI takes large amounts of patient data, including information from labs, consult notes, imaging and more to help create a concise picture of a patient’s health status that is instantly understandable and actionable.
Health IT Analytics
MAY 19, 2023
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Bill Of Health
MAY 19, 2023
By Scott J. Schweikart* Many medical professionals in the United States today face a personal dilemma over whether to delay (and potentially forego) starting a family in order to fulfill lengthy medical training. In response to these concerns, the American Medical Association (AMA) recently passed a new policy that supports trainee access to assisted reproductive technologies (ART).
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HIT Consultant
MAY 19, 2023
Brian Whorley, Founder and CEO of Paytient In 2022, 38 percent of Americans reported delaying medical care—a 20-year high. But as with many things, the burden of paying for healthcare doesn’t affect all Americans equally. Lower-income communities, for example, tend to have higher incidences of disease and therefore a greater need for healthcare. And in a vicious catch-22, those with lower incomes, Black and Hispanic adults, and women often have health benefits mis-sized to their income, which co
Etactics
MAY 19, 2023
Medical billing and coding is an important piece of the revenue cycle puzzle. Ironically enough, coding errors are the top-rated concern for hospital reimbursement leaders. The top concerns for claim denials are as follows: Coding 32% Medical Necessity Acute IP 30% Front-End 20% Clinical Validation Denials 18% The good news is that approximately 34% of claim denials are absolutely avoidable, with about 86% of them being potentially avoidable.
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