Tue.Nov 09, 2021

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Oak Street faces DOJ inquiry into third-party marketing, transportation relationships

Health Care Dive

Analysts said the inquiry, while in early stages, could pressure the company's stock. "This creates a new potential risk factor that we are unlikely to get clarity on for some time," SVB Leerink analyst Whit Mayo said.

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Healthcare industry will face higher medication errors, declining patient trust in 2022: Forrester

Fierce Healthcare

Healthcare industry will face higher medication errors, declining patient trust in 2022: Forrester. agliadkovskaya. Tue, 11/09/2021 - 19:23.

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Tenet inks another $1B deal with SurgCenter Development for ambulatory surgery centers, long-term partnership

Health Care Dive

Analysts characterized the deal as savvy and said it will reshape the company's earnings towards a "faster growing, higher margin, and improved capital return profile.

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Infrastructure bill includes record increase of 4,000 Medicare-supported GME slots to combat looming shortage

Fierce Healthcare

Infrastructure bill includes record increase of 4,000 Medicare-supported GME slots to combat looming shortage. rking. Tue, 11/09/2021 - 15:13.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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RPM brings patients' blood pressure under control at Kentucky Cardiology

Healthcare It News

Kentucky Cardiology in Lexington was finding it difficult to monitor the blood pressure of patients at home and feel comfortable it was getting accurate numbers. Staff would ask a patient if they had a way to take their blood pressure at home, and they would say yes. Staff then would provide the patient a blood pressure log (a paper form) and request they take their blood pressure two times a day.

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Nearly 60% of health systems aim to become 'payviders' in 2022, survey finds

Fierce Healthcare

Nearly 60% of health systems aim to become 'payviders' in 2022, survey finds. rking. Tue, 11/09/2021 - 13:51.

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Humana to offer Virta Health's diabetes care platform for self-funded employer plans

Fierce Healthcare

Humana to offer Virta Health's diabetes care platform for self-funded employer plans. pminemyer. Tue, 11/09/2021 - 15:38.

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Anderson Hospital’s strategy to remain independent affords better community care

Meditech

When Anderson Hospital (Maryville, IL) was first established over 40 years ago, it was with a singular focus of providing all residents of Madison County with the best care possible. Since our inception, our leadership has been unwavering in their commitment to the community and we continue to foster that long-standing relationship with the people we serve.

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Truveta's health data platform launches with $200M, insights on COVID breakthrough infections

Fierce Healthcare

Truveta's health data platform launches with $200M, insights on COVID breakthrough infections. rtorrence. Tue, 11/09/2021 - 14:59.

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Interim HealthCare CEO: More Medical Professionals Want to Join Home Health Industry

Home Health Care

New data constantly reaffirms the idea that seniors want to be cared for in their homes as they age. While that is undoubtedly a tailwind for home-based care, an even more encouraging trend would be professionals wanting to enter into the space. New research from Interim HealthCare and The Harris Poll suggests that trend could be on the horizon. In a joint study released Tuesday, the two organizations found that more than two-thirds of licensed medical professionals may soon seek a role in home-

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5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist

Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs

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Health tech firm Color pockets $100M to build out healthcare services in post-pandemic market

Fierce Healthcare

Health tech firm Color pockets $100M to build out healthcare services in post-pandemic market. hlandi. Tue, 11/09/2021 - 13:54.

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Blue Cross NC Expands Telehealth Offerings with Teladoc Health

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Blue Cross NC has announced the rollout of Teladoc Health’s full suite of virtual care services, including chronic condition management and mental health, to select Blue Cross NC employers and members. With Teladoc Health, Blue Cross NC can continue to offer more equitable access to chronic disease digital solutions regardless of physical location and work to make health care better for all North Carolinians. – Members on most Blue Cross NC individual and full

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Tenet commits nearly $1.5B to secure ownership of 92 more SurgCenter ASCs, with option to add 50 more

Fierce Healthcare

Tenet commits nearly $1.5B to secure ownership of 92 more SurgCenter ASCs, with option to add 50 more. dmuoio. Tue, 11/09/2021 - 14:51.

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3 Barriers to Decentralized Clinical Trials Adoption

HIT Consultant

It’s official. Decentralized clinical trials have disrupted the clinical trial process for good. The COVID-19 pandemic elevated many digital innovations, proving that virtually connecting with patients is not only convenient but necessary when it comes to providing equitable access to cutting-edge treatments and clinical research. Historically, traditional clinical trials have always experienced recruitment and retention challenges due to inconveniently located trial sites, lack of awareness of

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Doctors make revenue, productivity gains in Q3 but expenses also tick up, report finds

Fierce Healthcare

Doctors make revenue, productivity gains in Q3 but expenses also tick up, report finds. hlandi. Tue, 11/09/2021 - 10:58.

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Additional Resources for OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS is a 28 minute, 27 second YouTube video that will help you understand OSHA’s latest ETS. COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS Frequently Asked Questions is another resource for answers. Another repository of the OSHA ETS information is found here : The November 4, 2021 National News Release is found here (also note that it also available beneath the hyperlink in the above para

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Oak Street Health stock plummets with Q3 losses, DOJ inquiry

Fierce Healthcare

Oak Street Health stock plummets with Q3 losses, DOJ inquiry. rtorrence. Tue, 11/09/2021 - 11:55.

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Caption Health, Ultromics Partner for AI-Powered Heart Disease Detection

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Caption Health and Oxford University spin-out Ultromics have teamed up to empower a broader set of healthcare providers and put heart disease detection and management tools in more hands. This is a second strategic partnership that Caption Health secured in the last three months to enable earlier disease detection and management with AI-based guidance and diagnostics. – Together, the companies will offer the Caption AI™ software platform alongside Ultromics’ E

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A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address

This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!

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Doximity's Q2 revenue soars 76% as company pegs valuation at nearly $14B

Fierce Healthcare

Doximity's Q2 revenue soars 76% as company pegs valuation at nearly $14B. hlandi. Tue, 11/09/2021 - 19:36.

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Bright Health, MedArrive Partner to Deliver Preventative In-Home Care

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Bright HealthCare (“Bright Health”), a tech-enabled health insurance carrier, announced a new partnership with MedArrive , a healthcare platform that enables payers and providers to extend medical services into the home. Through the program, which recently kicked off in Charlotte, North Carolina, Bright Health is tapping MedArrive’s network of highly skilled EMS professionals within the community to conduct in-home preventive health visits coupled with physician-led

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Study finds significant variation in how payers are using step therapy

Fierce Healthcare

Study finds significant variation in how payers are using step therapy. pminemyer. Tue, 11/09/2021 - 12:30.

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How to Evaluate a Remote Patient Monitoring Vendor

Health Recovery

Are you considering launching a new remote patient monitoring program , or bringing on a new vendor? To ensure program success from the get-go, it's crucial that you ask comprehensive questions during the evaluation process.

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The New Tech Experience: Innovation, Optimization, and Collaboration

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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Coalition of attorneys general move to block Hackensack Meridian Health, Englewood Health merger

Fierce Healthcare

Coalition of attorneys general move to block Hackensack Meridian Health, Englewood Health merger. dmuoio. Tue, 11/09/2021 - 16:13.

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After ‘Sobering’ Quarter, Pennant Conducting Internal Review to Identify Possible Missteps

Home Health Care

The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) has fallen short of its own goals. At the top of the company’s earnings call Tuesday, Pennant CEO Danny Walker called its Q3 2021 performance “sobering” in relation to its high expectations. Eagle, Idaho-based Pennant’s network includes 87 home health and hospice agencies, plus 54 senior living communities. The company has locations throughout 14 states overall.

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Color Raises $100M at $4.6B Valuation to Expand Accessible, Equitable Public Health Infrastructure

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Color , a San Francisco, CA-based health technology company committed to advancing public health, announced a $100 million Series E financing round at a valuation of $4.6 billion led by Kindred Ventures and by certain funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. with participation by existing investors General Catalyst, Viking Global Investors, and Emerson Collective. – Color makes population-scale healthcare programs accessible, convenient, an

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MedArrive Partners with Bright HealthCare, Sees Plenty of Upside in Home-Based Care Market

Home Health Care

It was almost a year ago when Dan Trigub co-founded his company , MedArrive, with support from Redesign Health, Kleiner Perkins and Define Ventures. The San Francisco-based in-home care startup has grown fairly rapidly since then, landing key partnerships with organizations like Cover Health (Nasdaq: CLOV) and a strategic investment from The SCAN Group.

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Strategies to Deal with Collaborative Healthcare Communication

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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Update to the FINAL Version of the Java PDPM Grouper (MDS 3.0)

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. This November 8, 2021 posting is found on the MDS 3.0 Technical Information website : An update to the FINAL version of the Java PDPM Grouper, v.2.0 has been posted in the Downloads section below. This update to SNF addresses two issues. It corrects a logic issue on “Behavioral Symptoms and Cognitive Performance” under Nursing payment component.

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States Take Action on Vaccine Mandates in Schools

NASHP

States Take Action on Vaccine Mandates in Schools November 9, 2021/ by Zack Gould. As students readjust to in-person learning in many schools this fall, states and school districts are implementing policies to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks and ensure the health of the children most disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, including those with special health care needs , from communities of color , and from lower income families.

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Accelerating the path to commercialization

Osf Healthcare

An app to help improve the surgical safety of patients with medical implants. A novel resting hand splint for infants. And a new type of heart stent. These are just a few of the ideas our Mission Partners have developed in hopes of improving or transforming health care.

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EMR vs. EHR: How Do These Two Terms Differ?

Sequence Health

The medical field is filled with abbreviations and acronyms, and at times, it gets confusing. Many of these terms are so close in meaning, they seem interchangeable. But even when they are very similar, there are key differences to be aware of. Electronic medical records (EMRs) and electronic health records (EHRs) are two terms that often get confused.

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Top 12 Telehealth KPIs Every Health Tech Leader Should Know

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.