Health Care Dive

AUGUST 30, 2022

Outpatient volumes and surgery times are down, while costly inpatient stays are getting longer, suggesting that patients are sicker, Kaufman Hall said.

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The Rand Blog

AUGUST 30, 2022

A new step-by-step guide can help communities prevent shootings and other mass attacks before they happen, and to save lives when they do. It's written for police, paramedics, local government officials, church leaders, concert promoters, grocery store owners, and school superintendents.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 30, 2022

The HHS so far has made over 1 million vials available to jurisdictions, “which is nearly enough to reach the entire population that's most at risk,” Secretary Xavier Becerra said during a call with reporters Tuesday.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 30, 2022

Social determinants of health became a buzz term at some point over the last five years. They were what every health care provider – and home-based care provider, in particular – wanted to fix in seniors. But during the pandemic, some of those factors worsened seniors. That’s according to a new study from administered by Toluna and sponsored by Alignment Healthcare, the latter of which is a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 30, 2022

Respirators were one of the first medical devices identified as being in critical shortage during the COVID-19 public health emergency, the agency said.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 30, 2022

Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) has received a $2.3 million grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF) to bring the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement to home-based care. Broadly, the age-friendly framework is a patient-centered care focus. It concentrates on the “4Ms” – what matters, medication, mentation and mobility. The first “M” pertains to what matters to the patient in their lives, with the latter three being more self explanatory.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 30, 2022

What You Should Know: – Epicore Biosystems today announced a partnership with Denka Corporation , a Japan-based multinational technology and materials company. – Under the agreement, Epicore Biosystems and Denka will collaborate on strategic initiatives to pilot and distribute Epicore’s portfolio of advanced wearable hydration solutions in Japan and expand into Asia markets.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 30, 2022

Cyber risk mitigation is becoming more expensive, but with hospitals' cost pressures mounting, spending on security may not be a priority, the ratings agency said.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 30, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS updated QSO-22-15-NH & NLTC & LSC on Monday, August 29, 2022. The red ink shows the updated information; also look for the red ink on pages 5 and 6 of this 7-page QSO Memorandum.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 30, 2022

Inflation and supply chain concerns haven't slowed costly healthcare projects.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 30, 2022

David Brailer is a founder and chairman of Health Evolution Partners, a healthcare investment firm, and is also vice chairman of the Duke-Margolis Health Policy Center.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 30, 2022

What You Should Know: – Hello Heart, the only digital therapeutic that focuses exclusively on heart health, today announced a new cholesterol management feature, designed to empower people to improve their heart health. – The first-of-its-kind, Hello Heart’s ‘My Cholesterol’ allows users to easily track and understand their cholesterol levels, and provides personalized insights based on peer-reviewed, published recommendations, encouraging them to make positive lifestyle changes to i

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Meditech

AUGUST 30, 2022

Two years ago, Berkshire Health Systems went LIVE with Expanse Ambulatory across our entire hospital system and all of our ambulatory practices, encompassing 42 practices with over 180 providers.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 30, 2022

Like with many of its retail peers, home-based care and aging services has become a key area of focus for Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). These peers include heavy hitters like Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT). Together, these companies exemplify the ways that retail has begun to gain a foothold in health care, home-based care and aging services.

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Sequence Health

AUGUST 30, 2022

The internet is a vast medical information resource, but it can be tough to sift through everything and figure out what’s reliable. Physicians often complain that patients come in with pages of “research” that are inaccurate or misleading. Patients need to get their information from credible sources, like their doctors. It is where patient education comes in.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 30, 2022

The in-home companionship company Papa went from a scrappy startup to a nationally recognized brand partnering with some of the largest payers in the country in a very short period of time. But no startup’s journey is completely smooth, as just about any entrepreneur will tell you. And in July, the company was forced to lay off 15% of its workforce.

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Etactics

AUGUST 30, 2022

You submit a patient’s claim to their insurance payer, their payer takes a look at it and they pay you. Easy enough, right? Although that statement is technically true regarding the claim submission process, it’s definitely not easy. Every experienced medical biller will tell you that there is a lot more involved in the three steps I just listed and that it’s the minutiae that matter most within each step.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 30, 2022

This article is sponsored by Select Data. In this Voices interview, Home Health Care News sits down with Ed Buckley, CEO of Select Data, to learn how Buckley and his team are redefining the capabilities of artificial intelligence solutions to empower care teams to overcome today’s greatest home health challenges. He explains how Select Data is making strides to improve efficiency and health outcomes, specifically with its product SmartCareAI TM, and shares the auxiliary benefits of using technol

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Baird Group

AUGUST 30, 2022

Every organization needs policies and procedures to ensure high-quality, safe care. Yet, policies can get in the way of being reasonable if we aren’t careful. When to follow, and when not to follow, policies can be difficult, especially when trying to balance patient experience. . Applying Policies and Procedures in the Real World. Recently, we were working with an organization that promotes human-centered care.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 30, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare . Iowa Medicaid issued guidance in Informational Letter 2318-MC-FFS regarding IHAWP member eligibility for SNF and NF services. Iowa Medicaid has implemented a ME status lookup function within IMPA. The look-up function will allow SNF and NF providers the ability to look up an IHAWP member’s ME status when the individual is admitted to their facility.

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Healthcare Performance

AUGUST 30, 2022

What is Callback Phishing? CrowdStrike, a third-party cybersecurity firm, recently disclosed a new phishing tech support campaign. Hackers send out a fake email from a reputable cybersecurity firm (like CrowdStrike). The email falsely claims your business had a cybersecurity event and is working with the company’s security department to address a possible issue with the employee’s workstation.

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NASHP

AUGUST 30, 2022

States’ Use of Peers in the Mental Health Crisis Continuum August 30, 2022/ by Rebekah Falkner, Jodi Manz , and Mia Antezzo. As states continue to build out mental health crisis systems following the implementation of 988 and the opportunity to receive an enhanced Medicaid match under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for mobile crisis services, considerations for how to leverage limited behavioral health workforce are at the forefront.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 30, 2022

What You Should Know: – Abridge, the healthcare conversation company that uses AI to help everyone get more from their medical conversations, today announced a partnership with Google Cloud. – Google Cloud now includes Abridge as a premier partner to structure, summarize, and generate insights on medical conversations. Increasing Insights On Healthcare Conversations Through Real-Time Clinical Documentation.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

AUGUST 30, 2022

Resurgence of polio. Compensation for hospital executives. Government exacerbating market concentration? Intergenerational persistence of opioid dependence. Durability of DTx.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 30, 2022

What You Should Know: – Cybersecurity attacks are on the rise, and healthcare organizations are especially at risk. Security vulnerabilities can lead to financial penalties imposed by OCR, damaged organization reputations, and the increased risk of patient safety and data being compromised. – A new report by KLAS examines several such firms (and one cross-industry firm) to determine who effectively assists in reducing risk, engages closely with clients, and exceeds expectations.

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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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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 30, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. On September 28, 2022, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host an educational webinar: Overview of Finalized SNF VBP Policies from the FY 2023 SNF PPS Final Rule. The educational webinar will provide an overview of the major policies in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) Final Rule for the SNF VBP Program.

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HIStalk

AUGUST 30, 2022

Top News Politico points out that the HHS Office for.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 30, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. 2022 Iowa Medicaid Annual Provider Training sessions will be held in-person and via Zoom live broadcast. There will be six 4-hour sessions. Each session will cover the same material; providers need only sign up for one session. Iowa Medicaid will record the sessions and post the recordings to the DHHS website for providers who are unable to attend.

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HIStalk

AUGUST 30, 2022

Software Firm Everbridge Is Exploring Potential Sale Critical event management.

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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.