Health Care Dive
AUGUST 18, 2021
Hospitals are probably paying 10% to 20% more than they were during previous COVID-19 waves for travel nurses, Kathy Kohnke, senior vice president of client relations at Fastaff, said.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 18, 2021
Biden administration to invest $19M to expand telehealth in rural, underserved areas. hlandi. Wed, 08/18/2021 - 08:15.
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Health Care Dive
AUGUST 18, 2021
The Kaiser Family Foundation chalked the higher spending up to how MA is paid, including how benchmarks for plan payments are set and the risk adjustment process.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 18, 2021
Survey: Nurses largely on board with COVID-19 vaccines but want more info on boosters, long-term safety. dmuoio. Wed, 08/18/2021 - 15:32.
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Health Care Dive
AUGUST 18, 2021
As more patients returned for care, the Washington state-based system's expenses increased to meet demand and was further stressed by worker shortages.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 18, 2021
AHA presses for meeting with federal agencies as scrutiny of hospital deals ramps up. rking. Wed, 08/18/2021 - 15:54.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 18, 2021
Anthem Blue Cross, Dignity Health reach new network agreement in California. pminemyer. Wed, 08/18/2021 - 15:19.
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 18, 2021
Castlight CEO Maeve O'Meara argues that if regulations aren't implemented in a meaningful way for consumers, the efforts will likely fail to inform healthcare decision making and achieve the desired levels of cost savings.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 18, 2021
HCA Healthcare sells off PatientKeeper to Commure, forming new inroads with General Catalyst. dmuoio. Wed, 08/18/2021 - 13:22.
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 18, 2021
The agency "will be looking for much more detailed and comprehensive" cyber threat models as part of premarket review, said Suzanne Schwartz, director of CDRH's Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 18, 2021
KFF: Medicare Advantage payments increased federal spending by $7B in 2019. rking. Wed, 08/18/2021 - 13:52.
NASHP
AUGUST 18, 2021
Overview of States’ Health Care Cost-Growth Benchmark Programs Updated August 18, 2021. A cost-growth benchmark program is a cost-containment strategy that limits how much a state’s health care spending can grow each year. Massachusetts established the first program in 2012, and a growing number of states are now using the strategy to contain costs for patients, providers, and payers.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 18, 2021
Biden administration hopes to roll out COVID-19 boosters on Sept. 20 after new data. rking. Wed, 08/18/2021 - 12:09.
Health Recovery
AUGUST 18, 2021
Patient engagement is the backbone to a successful telehealth program. Time and time again studies have shown that patients who are more involved in their care have better outcomes than their less engaged counterparts. But how do you build patient engagement when connecting with patients primarily through a device? You Practice.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 18, 2021
Humana completes acquisition of Kindred at Home. pminemyer. Wed, 08/18/2021 - 12:23.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 18, 2021
As the regulatory landscape continues to incentivize home-based care, health system leaders plan to beef up their investments in the space. Along these lines, 81% of decisionmakers intend to increase their investment in remote care technologies in the next 12 months. That’s according to a recent survey conducted by Current Health, a Boston-based company with a remote care technology platform that helps health care providers in offering home-based care.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 18, 2021
Industry Voices—Hospital staff unprepared for information blocking rules. It's time to invest in education, training. hlandi. Wed, 08/18/2021 - 12:36.
American College of Healthcare Sciences
AUGUST 18, 2021
By Kathy Sadowski, MS in Aromatherapy, RA, LMT. This article originally appeared in the NAHA Journal (Spring 2021) and it is republished here according to the NAHA Writer Guidelines 2021 copyright statement. In Part 1 , Kathy discussed what to look for in a plant’s name and some key chemical differences between basil (Ocimum basilicum) , Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) , and lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). .
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Bill Of Health
AUGUST 18, 2021
By Sara Gerke and Chloe Reichel. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) health apps, such as apps that manage our diet, fitness, and sleep, are becoming ubiquitous in our digital world. These apps provide a window into some of the key issues in the world of digital health — including data privacy, data access, data ownership, bias, and the regulation of health technology.
Nordic
AUGUST 18, 2021
One of the most challenging questions to ask right now is, “Are you vaccinated?” Public Trust in Government has been in decline for decades and “vaccine passports” to demonstrate proof of COVID-19 vaccination face vocal opposition from state legislatures , the ACLU , and the EFF. Businesses and healthcare providers alike are left wondering what tools are available to help them chart a return to normalcy.
CHQ Healthcare
AUGUST 18, 2021
Last updated August 18, 2021. New orders have been issued concerning COVID-19 vaccination requirements for healthcare workers that will affect current, upcoming, and future locum tenens and travel assignments. Multiple states are now requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated or be tested once or even twice weekly for the COVID-19 virus in order to work in any healthcare facility.
Healthy Debate
AUGUST 18, 2021
The post Not on the same team: Police presence in health-care settings is at odds with professional obligations and trauma-informed care appeared first on Healthy Debate.
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Bookzurman
AUGUST 18, 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.
Life Qi
AUGUST 18, 2021
We’ve talked about scale up and spread and how to sustain quality improvement (QI) across your organisation. Now we’re going to focus on how exactly you create and achieve your frameworks for scale-up and spread. We’ll be looking at how some of the ‘big names’ of QI recommend you do this – including the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Health Improvement Scotland and the Mayo Clinic – and pick out some guidance and recommendations for you.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
AUGUST 18, 2021
That is the title of an article published in Pharmaceutical Technology today. I am quoted extensively. For instance, President Biden proposes to cap drug prices at genera rates of inflation. The article highlights some limits this would pose to value-based pricing that could evolve over time: Shafrin also says while Biden’s plan to penalise companies that increase drug prices may sound like a good idea, it “removes flexibility” when it comes to pricing drugs based on how valuable they are.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 18, 2021
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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.
Health IT Analytics
AUGUST 18, 2021
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Health Care Law Blog
AUGUST 18, 2021
On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) on Promoting Competition in the American Economy where he seeks to address many facets of the American economy and promote a more competitive marketplace. Read More › Tags: Health Care Reform.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 18, 2021
Dr. Ronan Brown, SVP and Head of Integrated Global Compliance, IQVIA. The pandemic has given rise to new norms in drug development that will influence the future of the industry as we know it. The world has been in urgent need of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and diagnostic tools. In view of this, regulators have demonstrated unprecedented flexibility and collaboration with key industry players to support the delivery of treatments to the market.
Medbridge Education
AUGUST 18, 2021
MedBridge has been recognized for its remarkable and sustained growth, driven by innovative healthcare technology that helps organizations across the care continuum better engage patients, educate clinicians, and improve access to high-quality care. MedBridge today announced that it has been named to this year’s Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies, ranking 2,348 overall in […].
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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