Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Calls to action suggested by DHAGE include more inclusive and accessible health services by in-house and private sector companies, while barriers to digital services identified included a lack of digital skills and connectivity. WHY IT MATTERS. During the third DHAGE 2021 high-level meeting, held last month, decision makers in Europe identified collaborations and challenges for the future of digital healthcare policies - when accounting for the health inequailities that have been highlighted dur

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Aetna rolls out in-network coverage for multi-million-dollar gene therapies for rare diseases. rtorrence. Fri, 10/29/2021 - 13:56.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The EHR vendor tried to do too much in the past, new CEO David Feinberg told investors. "Going forward, we're going to change that approach and only focus on a small number of important, high-value areas.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Texas Medical Association files suit against surprise billing rule's 'unlawful' arbitration process. dmuoio. Fri, 10/29/2021 - 15:38.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The work stoppage at Mercy Hospital in New York caused the facility to scale back operations, and it's seeing about 100 patients per day versus a usual census of more than 300 patients per day, according to the hospital.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Tech leaders say digital health can help build trust, address health equity among Medicare patients. hlandi. Fri, 10/29/2021 - 13:33.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Poor diversity, equity culture has health system employees eyeing the door, Press Ganey says. dmuoio. Fri, 10/29/2021 - 12:39.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Despite majority control of Congress, it appears unlikely the Biden administration will be able to pass meaningful pricing reform, though a slimmed-down bill may still be in the works.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Mobile app could help address hypertension in pregnancy, study suggests. rtorrence. Fri, 10/29/2021 - 11:56.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The authorization makes the shot available to nearly 28 million kids between the ages of 5 and 11, though a CDC panel next week could hold significant sway over who among them should be vaccinated.

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Healthcare Associates

OCTOBER 29, 2021

How Safe Are Vaccines? | FDA Vaccine Approval Process. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that children, adolescents, and adults alike receive several vaccines throughout their lifetimes to prevent the development and spread of infectious diseases. Depending on your state, children may even be required to get certain vaccinations, such as vaccines for tetanus, diphtheria, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, and polio.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 29, 2021

What You Should Know: – Blue Shield of California announced that mindfulness and meditation app Headspace is now available to its members through the nonprofit health plan’s Wellvolution program. – Headspace offers hundreds of tools and more than 1,000 exercises to reduce stress and improve one’s mental wellbeing. The app joins the extensive resources offered on Blue Shield’s Wellvolution, a digitally based lifestyle medicine and health platform provided in collaboration with Solera

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NASHP

OCTOBER 29, 2021

How North Dakota Provides Supportive Services to People with Behavioral Health Conditions in Rural Areas November 1, 2021 / by Neva Kaye. State Medicaid agencies recognize that meeting beneficiaries’ social needs (e.g., housing) is important to improving overall health outcomes, especially for individuals with chronic health or behavioral health conditions.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 29, 2021

JohnMatthew Douglas, President And Founder at iPressForward, LLC. The following list provides examples of the social determinants of health, which influence health equity in positive and negative ways: Income and social protection, Education, Unemployment, and job insecurity, Working life conditions , Food insecurity, Housing, basic amenities and the environment, Early childhood development, social inclusion, and non-discrimination, Structural conflict, Access to affordable health services of de

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The Rand Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

This weekly recap focuses on why we should measure ‘GDP2,’ an announcement from RAND president and CEO Michael D. Rich, a look at quantum technology, and more.

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Health IT Analytics

OCTOBER 29, 2021

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Health Policy News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Implementation of the No Surprises Act (NSA) continued this fall with the release of a second interim final rule (IFR) on September 30, 2021. The NSA—which was signed into law.

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PDC Healthcare

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Developed with anesthesiologist Dr. Christopher Walters, Ident-Alert® IV Port Clips are a simple way to help prevent IV medication errors during surgery. The clips are designed specifically for IV injection ports to act as a last step visual cue and reminder for medication warnings or allergies. They help prevent potentially lethal medication administration errors by […].

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Medcenter

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The stereotype of a domestic abuser looks like this: A domineering male with a short fuse who routinely erupts, physically assaulting a vulnerable female. But it’s rarely that simple. Domestic abuse can mean outright physical violence, but it can also mean a lot of other things, from sexual assault to emotional manipulation, reproductive control to financial intimidation. […].

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Wisconsin Healthcare Leadership

OCTOBER 29, 2021

North Central Health Care hosted a full-day virtual site visit with our chapter Leadership Development Program (LDP) cohort, focused on master facility planning; an executive Q&A panel on leading through change & uncertainty; expansion of mental & behavioral health services; psychiatry residency program; understanding dementia; and a virtual tour.

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Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. “ OIG’s Top Unimplemented Recommendations: Solutions To Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs is an annual publication (99 pages) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG). In this edition, we focus on the top 25 unimplemented recommendations that, in OIG’s view, would most positively affect HHS programs in terms of cost savings, public health and safety, and program ef

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 29, 2021

What You Should Know: – Medsphere Systems Corporation , a provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare IT platform solutions, today announced that Wells Fargo has extended a $50 million credit facility that will enable Medsphere to continue its current growth trajectory. – Medsphere is continuing to develop a comprehensive health platform that incorporates existing technology platforms and service lines while also exploring additional software tools and services that meet the

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Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has just issued Transmittal 11092 … Change Request 12439 (October 29, 2021). Be sure to pass this on to your billers.

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Etactics

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The CMMC-AB held two Town Hall events in October to address a backlog of questions from the ecosystem. During the October 12th Town Hall, the Board addressed many administrative questions. But, their queue actually grew longer, receiving over 100 new questions during that meeting. Members of the Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center (DIBCAC) participated in the October 26th Town Hall.

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Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. On October 29, 2021, CMS issued a 7-page Transmittal 11083 … Change Request 12482.

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Etactics

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Over the last few years, we’ve all heard about how tough it is to be in the medical profession. You don't need to be in the field to have heard the phrase "healthcare hero" over and over. It seems like every other commercial in 2020 used it. America was finding so many ways to recognize these people, especially nurses, during the COVID-19 pandemic. They were on the front lines through one of the most challenging times to be a healthcare worker.

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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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HIStalk

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Weekly News Recap Northwell Health and Aegis Ventures create.

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Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. HHSC Long-term Care Regulation is contracting with CertiSurv. CertiSurv is a contract agency that employs surveyors to assist states with survey needs. LTCR selects and trains CertiSurv surveyors on Texas nursing facility survey procedures. The staff are SMQT qualified surveyors who assist with: Recertification surveys Investigations Infection control surveys.

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Leaders in Healthcare

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Friday, October 29, 2021 - 10:45 Covid-19 safety measures have been announced for delegates attending the in-person days of Leaders in Healthcare 2021. The full detail of these measures can be found on this page , and they involve both mandatory and strongly encouraged voluntary protocols. Upon arrival all delegates will be asked if they have Covid-19 or display any of the key symptoms, and entry will likely be denied to those that do.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The Lancet and Financial Times Commission on governing health futures 2030: growing up in a digital world has placed children and young people centre stage of the report, as this demographic is seen as the most likely to have the highest exposure to digital technologies. There is an urgent need to orient digital health priorities towards the establishment of strong health and wellbeing foundations from an early age.

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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.