Intermountain, SCL Health complete merger, forming $12B system
Health Care Dive
APRIL 6, 2022
Combined, the system will become one of the nation's largest nonprofit health operators with 33 hospitals and hundreds of clinics across seven states.
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What Person-Centered Interoperability Looks Like: Seqster
Health Populi
APRIL 6, 2022
He had me at the statement, “I believe health data is medicine.”. Those were the words of Ardy Arianpour, CEO and Co-Founder of Seqster, when sharing with me how his company was founded. We met up last week at the DIA Europe 2022 meeting (Drug Information Association) in the cool SQUARE Conference Center in Brussels, Belgium (my current home base for work and life).
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Nearly 80% of patients with infection following cardiac implant not treated appropriately: study
Health Care Dive
APRIL 6, 2022
A Duke University study, which was supported by Philips, showed that roughly four out of five patients with an infection following a cardiac implant did not have devices extracted, which goes against clinical guidelines.
Improving healthcare access and efficiency with data
Healthcare It News
APRIL 6, 2022
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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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CAR-T treatment moves earlier as FDA widens approval of Gilead's Yescarta
Health Care Dive
APRIL 6, 2022
There are some obstacles to use. Yescarta is expensive, priced by Gilead at $373,000 per patient. Treatment is now widely covered by insurance, but the cost can still present hurdles for patients, depending on their coverage plans.
COVID ‘Compromise’ on International IP Underscores Need for New Approach
Bill Of Health
APRIL 6, 2022
By Cynthia M. Ho. The leaked compromise regarding a “waiver” of international intellectual property (IP) obligations under the TRIPS Agreement for World Trade Organization (WTO) members has met harsh criticism as a shadow of the original proposal to waive international obligations regarding patent, trade secret, and copyright obligations relating to any COVID vaccine, treatment, diagnostic, or personal protective equipment (PPE).
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Doceree Lands $11M for Physician-Only Platform for Precision Marketing
HIT Consultant
APRIL 6, 2022
What You Should Know: – Doceree , a global network of HCP-only platforms for programmatic messaging raises $11M in a Series A funding round led by Eight Roads Ventures to enrich programmatic messaging offerings for health information technology (HIT) platforms to improve the distribution of hyper-relevant messages to prescribers. The round also included participation from F-Prime Capital and Alkemi Growth Capital. – Doceree’s platform offers real-time measurement solutions to underst
The value of data infrastructure modernization for the health system [Podcast]
Nordic
APRIL 6, 2022
In this podcast, Nordic’s Director of Performance Improvement Kelly Krulisky sat down with Nordic’s Managing Director of Digital Health Kevin Erdal and Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, along with Emory Healthcare’s Corporate Director Matt Robuck and Texas Children’s Hospital’s VP of IT John Hamm, to discuss the positive effects a new data strategy can have on a health system’s ability to manage their patient population and business operations and how it might improve the overall patient exper
IntelyCare Secures $115M for Intelligent Nurse Staffing Platform at $1.1B Valuation
HIT Consultant
APRIL 6, 2022
What You Should Know: – IntelyCare, a leading intelligent workforce management solution for post-acute facilities raises $115M to solve the nationwide nurse shortage. – IntelyCare plans to build on this momentum by using the new funding to expand its footprint to new states and invest heavily in its AI-based platform and data science technology. IntelyCare , a Quincy, MA-based tech-enabled nurse staffing platform for healthcare organizations announced it has secured $115M in a Series C financing
Over 4 Million MA Beneficiaries Have At-Home Care Access Through Supplemental Benefits
Home Health Care
APRIL 6, 2022
New data relating to Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) has been released. And while there are plenty of kinks to work through before these benefits become a significant revenue driver for home-based care agencies, their increasing popularity is undoubtedly encouraging. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled a pathway for primarily health-related supplemental benefits to be offered through Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in 2018, then a year late
5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist
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Russia, Ukraine, and the Misuse of History
The Rand Blog
APRIL 6, 2022
History as playbook has been used to paint the Ukraine conflict as the start of a larger battle for Europe. But even if it is Putin's intent to knock over one domino of a European country after another, the Russian Army—unlike the Soviet Army of old—simply does not have the capacity to do that.
Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum Rescheduled
Briggs Healthcare
APRIL 6, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Just 2 days ago, I reported this Open Door Forum scheduled for tomorrow – April 7 th. This morning, CMS has notified providers that it has been rescheduled: **THIS HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 20TH, 2:00PM – 3:00PM.**. The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for.
Episode 36 – Making Hospitals Safer
Healthy Debate
APRIL 6, 2022
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick do a Rapid Fire session to discuss two recent papers exploring hospital safety – specifically, which opioid is best to use after fractures requiring orthopedic surgery and how we can minimize sleep interruption in hospitalized patients.
New Optional Event-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Forms in NHSN
Briggs Healthcare
APRIL 6, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The NHSN Vaccination Team provided two webinars on Tuesday, March 29th and Thursday, March 31st to review the new (optional) Event-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Forms. These are the new and improved versions of the Excel Data Tracking Worksheets. These worksheets are available in the NHSN application for long-term care facilities (other modules coming soon!
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IntelyCare Raises $115 Million, Aims to Grow Home Health Footprint
Home Health Care
APRIL 6, 2022
IntelyCare, a Boston-based health care staffing solutions platform, announced Wednesday that it has raised $115 million in Series C funding. It plans to use the new funding to expand its footprint to new states while investing heavily in its AI-based platform and data-science technology. And even though IntelyCare launched its home health efforts in the first quarter of 2022 – and those services still represent a relatively small portion of the company’s total revenue – its leaders believe it’s
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APRIL 6, 2022
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Blue Shield of CA & Walgreens Launch Health Advisory Services in Retail Stores
HIT Consultant
APRIL 6, 2022
What You Should Know: – Blue Shield of CA and Walgreens Health announces a new health advisory service that will expand access to care management and coordination for Californians through in-store and virtual resources through the launch of 12 new Walgreens Health Corner™ locations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County. – With the addition of Walgreens Health Corner™ locations in LA and the Bay Area, Blue Shield commercial PPO and HMO members can receive health screeni
Implementing a Staff Vaccination Program in Your Nursing Home
Briggs Healthcare
APRIL 6, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. “COVID-19 vaccines help protect nursing home residents who are vulnerable to illness and death if they become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Healthcare staff who are vaccinated also have a lower risk of getting COVID-19 or spreading the virus that causes the illness to residents and visitors, as well as to their families and friends.
A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address
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Epic Selects Lyniate for Integration within Epic Garden Plot Offering
HIT Consultant
APRIL 6, 2022
What You Should Know: – EHR leader Epic has selected Lyniate , a provider of healthcare data interoperability, for integration within its new Garden Plot Software as a Service (SaaS) model for independent medical groups. . – Garden Plot takes on hosting, support, and ongoing configuration and updates so providers can focus on their patients.
Updated Care Compare Five-Star Technical Users’ Guide – April 2022
Briggs Healthcare
APRIL 6, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS posted the updated Technical Users’ Guide (35 pages) on April 5, 2022. April 2022 Revisions – Quality Measure Rating Threshold changes. Effective with the April 2022 refresh, CMS is implementing the planned, regular increases to the Quality Measure (QM) rating thresholds, increasing each rating threshold by one-half of the average improvement in QM scores since the last time the thresholds were set.
6 BEST Therapist Invoice Templates to Ease Your Workload
Etactics
APRIL 6, 2022
According to Mind Money Balance, some mental health therapists have a caseload of 30-40 clients each week while others may see several hundred. Depending on the type of therapy that the professional provides, too many patients will result in burnout. Therapists already face compassion fatigue especially if they see clients who have trauma. But this burnout is also a result of the administrative work that comes with each client.
CMS Revises Guidance for the Interim Final Rule – COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination
Briggs Healthcare
APRIL 6, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, CMS posted revised guidance for COVID-19 HC Staff Vaccination for all providers participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs. Just as it did late in 2021 and early 2022, in response to the 2 multi-state lawsuits and the 3 rd challenge from the state of Texas, CMS has updated and revised the original IFRs: QSO-22-07-ALL QSO-22-09-ALL QSO-22-11-ALL (Texas).
The New Tech Experience: Innovation, Optimization, and Collaboration
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Have You Trained Your Board On Compliance This Year?
Healthcare Performance
APRIL 6, 2022
Your Board is responsible for compliance failures. And, board members can be held personally liable for financial losses caused by those compliance failures. In other words, your Board is ultimately responsible for your compliance program. Does your Board know this? Board Responsibility. The OIG has said : “every Board is responsible for ensuring that its organization complies with relevant Federal, State, and local laws.”.
Attention Home Health Providers: April 2022 Refresh Information
Briggs Healthcare
APRIL 6, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. (CMS) had previously identified an issue in the iQIES system that may have affected your HHA’s Services Provided values that are displayed on the HHA Provider Preview reports that were distributed in iQIES on 02/23/2022. Moreover, we had previously asked HHAs to review the Services Provided Information on the HHA Provider Preview Reports for the April 2022 refresh and contact their OASIS Education Coordinator (OEC) or OASIS A
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HIStalk
APRIL 6, 2022
Evernow Raises $28.5M in Series A Funding to Redefine Menopause.
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.
At-Home Testing is the Future, but Lab APIs are Stuck in the Past
HIT Consultant
APRIL 6, 2022
David Stein, CEO of Ash Wellness. The rise of telemedicine and virtual care options have primed at-home testing to make a significant impact on the future of healthcare. 70% of today’s medical decisions depend on laboratory test results, but lagging lab APIs hinder the widespread launch of remote diagnostics. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic , there has been a major increase in telemedicine usage, including a 154% increase in telehealth visits during the last week of March 2020 alone.
What Macrodosing Can Learn from Microdosing
Bill Of Health
APRIL 6, 2022
By Dustin Marlan. Following a recent wave of unbridled positivity culminating in a “shroom boom,” the psychedelic renaissance now finds itself under fire amidst concerns of predatory capitalism , cultural appropriation , adverse psychological effects , and sexual abuse and boundary issues by guides and therapists. Nonetheless, the psychedelics industry is moving ahead at full speed.
NASEM Report Slams ‘Ineffective’ Nursing Home System, Highlights Post-Acute Care Utilization Shifts
Home Health Care
APRIL 6, 2022
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) on Wednesday released its long-anticipated report on how to improve nursing home care in the U.S. In doing so, NASEM reinforced what so many long-term and post-acute care stakeholders have learned over the past two years: that, for multiple reasons – both within and beyond their control – nursing homes are plagued by inadequate staffing levels, poor infection-control practices and general deficiencies, all of which result in “a
CMS Begins Option to Extend Medicaid Postpartum Coverage
Sheppard Health Law
APRIL 6, 2022
On April 1, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced states may seek to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to one year through a new state plan option offered by the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”). The new state plan option allows state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”) agencies to provide 12 months of continuous postpartum coverage, regardless of any changes in circumstances, through a state plan amendment (“SPA”).
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.
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