Health Care Dive
AUGUST 26, 2021
As Headspace Health, the two companies will offer support for mental health symptoms from anxiety to depression to more complex diagnoses, selling direct to consumer and to employers and health plans.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 26, 2021
Alphabet's Verily, Mayo Clinic team up on decision support tech for cardiovascular care. hlandi. Thu, 08/26/2021 - 09:08.
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Health Care Dive
AUGUST 26, 2021
The expansion, which is pending regulatory approval, means Cigna's exchange footprint now spans 13 states, and puts some 1.5 million additional consumers within reach.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 26, 2021
Boehler's Rubicon Founders is taking aim at kidney care. Here's why. pminemyer. Thu, 08/26/2021 - 15:50.
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Health Care Dive
AUGUST 26, 2021
The last time the system raised its minimum wage across the board was in 2019, to $13 an hour, though earlier this year nurses did receive an off-cycle wage adjustment, according to a spokesperson.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 26, 2021
Study names best and worst U.S. cities for mental health. agliadkovskaya. Thu, 08/26/2021 - 13:44.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 26, 2021
Foundation Medicine to integrate with Epic to streamline clinical insights. agliadkovskaya. Thu, 08/26/2021 - 11:15.
NASHP
AUGUST 26, 2021
State Approaches to Contact Tracing during the COVID-19 Pandemic Updated August 26, 2021. Contact tracing is an essential strategy to curb the spread of COVID-19. Across the country, states have developed, deployed, and adapted their contact tracing approaches in response to the pandemic. NASHP and Mathematica partnered to develop this interactive map.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 26, 2021
UPMC posts $605M profit in first half of 2021 as insurance business dips. rking. Thu, 08/26/2021 - 15:38.
The Rand Blog
AUGUST 26, 2021
Over the years the United States has been humbled abroad more than once but bounced back. Now, as the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, might Russia see the United States as defeated and vulnerable to pressure? This could be an error.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 26, 2021
Intermountain latest health system to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour amid other pay boosts. rking. Thu, 08/26/2021 - 14:07.
Bill Of Health
AUGUST 26, 2021
By? Ameet Sarpatwari , Beatrice Brown , Alexander Egilman , Aviva Wang, and? Aaron S. Kesselheim. Each month, members of the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) review the peer-reviewed medical literature to identify interesting empirical studies, policy analyses, and editorials on health law and policy issues. Below are the citations for papers identified from the month of July.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 26, 2021
Blue Cross NC's value-based care program saved $197M last year. pminemyer. Thu, 08/26/2021 - 12:42.
NASHP
AUGUST 26, 2021
State Legislative Action to Lower Health System Costs Updated August 26, 2021. Find the status of individual state’s legislation to address health care costs in 2021 below. Use the category button to search by type of legislation and roll over a state to view its pending legislation. View 2020 Health Cost legislation here. Email information about new bills or legislative action to Amanda Attiya. .
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Home Health Care
AUGUST 26, 2021
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made a major update to the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD), one that home health providers will undoubtedly be thrilled about. On Sept. 1, agencies in Florida and North Carolina are set to roll out RCD. One of the major complaints as the date loomed was a stipulation that would subject claims made prior to Sept. 1 to RCD, retroactively.
NASHP
AUGUST 26, 2021
State Family Caregiving Task Forces. Since 2014, 11 states have created family caregiving task forces through legislation or executive order. These task forces draw in stakeholders with lived experience and professional expertise to take inventory of existing programs and recommend actions that improve caregiver supports. Many of the reports from task forces highlight the challenges caregivers face and how new policies and programs can assist family caregivers.
Eclinical Works
AUGUST 26, 2021
Interoperability: Are we there yet? Without effective interoperability , practices can be stuck in the past. Today, health information needs to move quickly among physicians' offices and hospitals. The goal of interoperability is to allow this health information to flow securely among practices and facilities nationwide. Maybe you’ve heard of Marvel’s Avengers film series?
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 26, 2021
Olive Launches In-House Venture Studio for Digital Health Startups. What You Should Know: – Olive , the $4B healthcare automation company, today announced Olive Ventures , a new in-house venture studio that works hand-in-hand with early-stage entrepreneurs to create digital health companies through Olive’s platform. – Olive Ventures offers visionaries a secure, compliant tech environment (i.e.
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Healthcare Associates
AUGUST 26, 2021
How To Prevent a Stroke. Having a stroke is preventable. Yet, someone in the U.S. dies from a stroke every four minutes, according to the CDC. Up to 80% of strokes can be prevented by making healthy lifestyle changes and working closely with your doctor to reduce your risk. Continue reading to learn more about stroke causes and prevention, and signs that it’s time to see your doctor for treatment.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 26, 2021
What You Should Know: – Today, BioIntelliSense announced it has formed a strategic collaboration with Jasper Health , an emerging leader of digital engagement for people diagnosed with cancer. – As part of the strategic collaboration, Jasper Health will integrate the BioIntelliSense FDA-cleared BioSticker and medical grade BioButton® wearable devices as part of its remote member engagement and guidance platform.
Medbridge Education
AUGUST 26, 2021
Healthcare technology and software can improve patient communication and access to care, enhance patient self-efficacy, and increase patient activation and adherence, but to effectively support the needs of both your organization and your patients, you’ll need to select the right combination of patient engagement tools. Early adopters have been leveraging online patient education, virtual home […].
Spok Inc
AUGUST 26, 2021
With their unmatched reliability, convenient size, and low cost, pagers for hospitals have been a messaging staple for decades. In this post, learn more about the types of pagers some of the best hospitals use as part of their device mix. The post The guide to pagers for hospitals appeared first on Spok Inc.
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Life Qi
AUGUST 26, 2021
In this article we’re going to look at various elements of your spread plan for Quality Improvement (QI) including establishing an aim for spread, as well as developing and executing your spread plan.
Briggs Healthcare
AUGUST 26, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, the AMA (American Medical Association) issued this statement (I have bolded the verbiage in the last paragraph): The following statement is attributable to: Gerald E. Harmon, M.D. President, American Medical Association. “The FDA has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and the meticulously collected evidence from more than 100 million vaccinated Americans is clear: the vaccines we have
Healthcare ECONOMIST
AUGUST 26, 2021
That is the title of a recent commentary published in the Journal of Clinical Pathways with my colleague David Gruber. New digital technologies have the potential to greatly improve our healthcare system on multiple fronts. Telemedicine allowed many patients to communicate with their doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic; during the height of the pandemic, 30% of all visits were televisits.
Michele Late
AUGUST 26, 2021
This summer’s heat wave has broken records in many parts of the country. The hot, dry weather can make droughts worse and increase risk of wildfires, especially in western states. Get Ready has created two new infographics to help you prepare for both droughts and wildfires. Make sure to follow @GetReady on Twitter for these infographics and more preparedness tips.
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.
Etactics
AUGUST 26, 2021
$2.3 billion of recovered fraudulent healthcare reimbursement dollars came in 2018. That seems like a huge amount, doesn’t it? If the government could recover several billion dollars, it makes me wonder how much fraud actually occurs every year. Fraud in the medical billing world can occur in several ways. You see, 46% of provider fraud cases were due to duplicate billing and phantom charges.
Lexis Nexis
AUGUST 26, 2021
Ever-changing regulations in the healthcare space keep pharmacies constantly on their toes. Staying on top of these trends and gearing pharmacy programs in the right direction can be a big ask. One way for pharmacies to get the insight they need to stay nimble is to have access to non-clinical patient data that helps complete the picture of their patients’ health risks and needs.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 26, 2021
For the most part, home health operators are saying “bring it on” to the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model expansion plan from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). There are plenty of very real concerns buried under that enthusiasm, however. Sign up for HHCN + to read this exclusive content. Individual Membership $400 per year.
Accountable Care Doctors
AUGUST 26, 2021
The pandemic has pushed us to innovate farther and faster, with unprecedented reliance on telehealth and virtual care. Recent data shows the majority of Americans have now experienced a telehealth visit and 88 percent of Americans hope to use virtual care beyond the pandemic. But despite the fact that the vast majority of patients who rely on virtual care are highly satisfied, challenges remain.
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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