Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest safety net health system in the United States, serving more than one million patients annually, including the most vulnerable New Yorkers. THE PROBLEM. Once the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the health system needed to be able to treat the surge of patients with urgent care needs virtually so they could keep them safely at home and away from the overwhelmed emergency care system.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

A federal judge sided with HHS, pointing to a portion of the Medicare law that prohibits any administrative and judicial review of how the department arrived at its calculations.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Artificial intelligence tools in healthcare, as with any other software, are not immune to bias – especially if they have been trained on data sets that do not accurately reflect the population they ostensibly serve. And tackling bias in AI and machine learning goes beyond recognizing its existence, said Chris Hemphill, VP of applied AI and growth at SymphonyRM.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The forecast is a bit of a bright spot for the otherwise grim financial prospects of the program, as experts worried COVID-19 would result in the fund that finances Medicare Part A running out of money faster than previously expected.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Apple plans to add blood pressure monitoring, thermometer to smartwatch: report. hlandi. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 13:52.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The nation's largest nursing union has reached agreements on more than 50 contracts covering around 27,000 nurses across the country at major hospital chains like HCA and Tenet since February.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The cuts, if they go through, will result in an estimated loss of $36 billion in funding in 2022 alone, the Federation of American Hospitals said.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Cyberattacks against outpatient, specialty clinics on the rise as data breaches double from 2018. hlandi. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 12:13.

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. COVID-19 Vaccines for Long-term Care Facility Residents was updated August 31, 2021. It’s not clear exactly what was updated on this website but there is a lot of good information. I encourage you to share this information/website with your staff, residents and families. CDC launches COVID-19 resources for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is the September 1, 2021 Press Release announcing the new toolkit

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

FBI warns healthcare systems of Hive ransomware following Memorial Health System attack. elucas. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 11:54.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Jai Singh, SVP of Growth at Reify Health. Clinical trials were front and center in 2020, as pharma companies raced to develop and prove the safety and efficacy of their COVID-19 vaccines. Despite this increased awareness, many potential participants and referring clinicians remain unaware of available trials and how to become involved. This negatively impacts enrollment efficiency and overall study timelines.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Hospitals ramp up hiring, benefits offerings to counter the workforce shortage, survey says. dmuoio. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 12:47.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

What You Should Know: – Today, One Medical closed its acquisition of Iora Health , a value-based primary care group serving roughly 39,000 Medicare patients. Together, One Medical and Iora will extend its combined reach to provide human-centered, technology-powered care across every stage of life, with nationwide digital health coverage and a combined office footprint in 28 markets covering 120 million people or nearly 40% of the entire U.S. population. – The acquisition, taking on m

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Florida Blue parent GuideWell to acquire Puerto Rico-based Triple-S Management. pminemyer. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 12:39.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Manan Sheth, Sr. Technical Product Manager at CitiusTech. Healthcare interoperability issues have always been confusing, changing, and difficult to address. The reason why is not straightforward: we have a fragmented health system with a myriad of specialized applications that are not universally used. Instead, we have a system where each organization elects which technology tools to use and in what configuration.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Healthcare Dealmakers—Ginger, Headspace's $3B merger; UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare's DOJ deal. dmuoio. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 16:24.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The home health company PathWell began as a technology company aiming to help other operators with back-end issues. But when COVID-19 hit, it changed direction to become a provider itself, equipped with the capabilities it once exclusively sought to give to others. PathWell has now grown into a multi-state provider through expansion and acquisitions.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

OIG: Nearly half of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with COVID-19 also treated for kidney failure, circulatory issues. pminemyer. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 15:35.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The home health market has been a hotbed of M&A activity as of late, and there are a number of key factors sparking the dealmaking interest. Since its implementation in 2020, the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) has loomed large in the home health space. Now, PDGM is a driving force behind much of the transaction activity taking place in this space, according to Linda Murphy, COO and founder of Concierge Home Care.

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American College of Healthcare Sciences

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

This article was written by ACHS student Rebeca Gonzalez for an assignment in her English 101 course. We are pleased to share it here on the blog. What is Wellness? Deepak Chopra once said that “When the mind is at peace, the internal energies awaken and work miracles in us, without any conscious effort on our part” (Chopra, 2013). Research made by The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (Corbin, 2003) defines wellness “as a multidimensional state of being describing the existence

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Bookzurman

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

With so much evolving in healthcare and technology, it can be hard to keep up and difficult to see where the work that we, and our peers, do is being applied to help caregivers and patients. That's why we've hand-selected these recent articles featuring the world of healthcare interoperability and other related issues that our team finds to be worth a quick read.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The 2021 Medicare Trustees Report–formerly known as the “ Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund “–had some grim news. Expenditures ($925.8 billion) exceeded revenues ($899.9 billion) in 2020. More worrying, the estimated depletion date for the Medicare (i.e., Hospital Insurance) trust fund is 2026, The good news is that this is the same year as the previous; the bad n

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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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Health IT Analytics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing flexibilities being provided to ensure health care access continues for residents in Louisiana and Mississippi impacted by Hurricane Ida. On August 30, 2021, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra declared Public Health Emergencies (PHEs) for Louisiana and Mississippi.

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Health IT Analytics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

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Health Recovery

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The Emergency Department (ED) Diversion and Triage Program provides health system and hospital clients with telehealth and remote patient monitoring support as they determine how to effectively deploy the technology to divert patients from their crowded emergency departments.

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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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Voyage Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

We can't turn back time, so it's best to embrace healthy habits while we're young and continue to build upon those habits to keep our bodies healthy and happy as we age. Modeling healthy habits is also a great learning experience for our children. What are some of the best habits you can embrace during the decades of your life? Keep reading for more information!

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Sheppard Health Law

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

On August 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (“IPPS”) final rule (“Final Rule”) for fiscal year 2022. In addition to a number of other changes, the Final Rule repeals the price transparency requirement for hospitals, discussed in our September 2, 2020 blog post , obligating hospitals to report certain contract terms with Medicare Advantage (“MA”) plans for cost reporting periods ending on or after January 1, 20

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

With a 1.7% bump to Medicare rates and seemingly few modifications to the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), the home health proposed payment rule for calendar year 2022 felt relatively benign at first glance. In reality, though, the June 28 proposal from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) likely sets up a policy battle of epic proportions for 2022 and after.

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Vie Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

What’s the secret to finding cost savings for hospitals? Changing your beliefs around what’s possible, can transform your hospital margins. I’m going to share a story with you today about the Roger Bannister effect. This is how it applies to hospital cost savings : Roger Bannister was the first runner to break the four-minute mile barrier. Before he broke it, no one thought it was possible.

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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.