Fri.Jul 15, 2022

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HIMSSCast: What does the future of AI in healthcare look like?

Healthcare It News

The avenues of artificial intelligence and machine learning research are expanding widely and rapidly. Meta says it plans to tailor its AI explorations by analyzing the structures and networks of the human brain , hoping to map better deep learning algorithms by patterning them on the neural activities of real human cells. Over at Google, meanwhile, one of its top engineers says he's convinced a chatbot he worked with has achieved human-like sentience.

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UnitedHealth to offer some drugs, including insulin, at no cost share in 2023

Health Care Dive

The new offering is a bid to address inflationary pressures and prevent worse health outcomes down the line, CEO Andrew Witty told investors Friday.

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In A Declining Consumer Tech Spending Forecast, Consumer Health Tech Will Grow in 2022: Reading the CTA Tea Leaves

Health Populi

Supply chain challenges, inflation, and plummeting consumer economic sentiment are setting the stage for a decline in consumer electronics revenues for 2022. However, there will be some bright spots of growth for consumer tech spending, for 5G smartphones, smart home applications, gaming, and health technologies, noted in the Consumer Technology Association’s CTA U.S.

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Texas sues HHS over emergency abortion guidance

Health Care Dive

The suit, filed in federal court, names HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra as its lead defendant and accuses the Biden administration of using federal law to “transform every emergency room in the country into a walk-in abortion clinic.

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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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PHE Declaration Renewed for Another 90 Days 

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Just a few minutes ago (Friday, July 15, 2022), Xavier Becerra, Secr?etary of Health and Human Services, signed the RENEWAL OF DETERMINATION THAT A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY EXISTS. The renewal can also be viewed on the Public Health Emergency Declarations webpage: The PHE declaration will expire on Thursday, October 13, 2022 unless a) HHS terminates the PHE earlier or b) HHS renews the declaration for another 90 days.

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Home Health Providers, Staff In For ‘Rude Awakening’ Following Public Health Emergency Expiration

Home Health Care

Though it sometimes may not feel like it, the expiration of the public health emergency (PHE) will, one day, come. And when it does, that will have ramifications on home health providers specifically, and home-based care more generally. With the declaration came a handful of waivers and flexibilities meant to alleviate the harsh impacts of the pandemic for home health providers.

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American Hospital Association Slams ‘Unworkable’ Unified Post-Acute Payment Model Draft

Home Health Care

A draft version of Medicare’s unified post-acute care payment model dropped earlier this month. Already, health care stakeholders are describing the plan as an “unworkable” model with “numerous fundamental flaws.”. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), along with the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), were charged with developing a universal, site-neutral payment model for post-acute care (PAC) settings as part of the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care

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Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has provided the COVID-19 Nursing Home data for the week ending July 3, 2022. Comparing the July 3 rd data to the previous June 26 th data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate remained the same Residents with booster doses increased 0.2% Staff primary vaccination completion rate remained the same (same as previous 2 weeks) Staff with booster doses increased 0.4% An additional 10,354 resident c

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UnitedHealth Group Remains Committed to ‘Strategically Critical’ LHC Group Deal

Home Health Care

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) is still awaiting its pending deal of the home health giant LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) to close. In the meantime, while LHC Group remains relatively quiet on that front, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Whitty reemphasized UnitedHealth Group’s – and Optum’s – desire to get the deal done and the show on the road. “The bringing together of LHC within the overall Optum organization is really important to us, and we’re very committed to that transaction,” Wh

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What You Missed – July 13, 2022 National NH Stakeholder Call

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Another National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call was held the afternoon of Wednesday, July 13, 2022. There was an overview of the new surveyor guidance issued on June 29, 2022. (Reference this blog post; also this blog post for CMS training resources.) This overview highlighted the key components of Appendix PP (currently available only in advance copy format).

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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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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy

Bill Of Health

By? Ameet Sarpatwari , 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 June.

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Curbing Burnout Among Healthcare Workers

Medi Leadership

Adapted from How to Succeed as a Healthcare Leader by Rachel Miller, MD. Burnout has reached crisis levels among healthcare workers. Earlier this year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murphy issued an advisory highlighting the urgent need to alleviate the burnout crisis and promote the mental health and well-being of health workers. Addressing the problem begins with identifying what’s fueling it.

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Hundreds of Iowa Nursing Home Complaints Go Uninvestigated for Months  

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. This was the headline here in Iowa last Friday (July 8 th ) and throughout this past weekend. The article – found here – is not a pretty one but the information needs to see the light of day. We need to do better, as a state and as a nation. Here’s a look at the age of pending complaints now before the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, the state agency that oversees nursing homes, hospices, surgical centers, d

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Abortion Is Power

The Rand Blog

The Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will affect much more than women's access to abortions. Abortions allowed women to escape abusive and even deadly relationships. Now that door is closing, state by state.

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Level up Culture & EQ | Sign up for the #CultureDrop

Once a week, culture & leadership expert Galen Emanuele gives free, actionable EQ training in 5 minutes or less. Subscribe to the #CultureDrop and access free resources & content.

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How States Are Adapting COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies for Children under 5

NASHP

How States Are Adapting COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies for Children under 5 July 15, 2022 / by Michelle Fiscus (NASHP), Ella Roth (NASHP), Ashley Hill (STAT), Hayley Benson (STAT). On June 18, 2022, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that all children 6 months and older should receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Gun Storage, the Dangers of Replacement Theory, War in Ukraine: RAND Weekly Recap

The Rand Blog

This weekly recap focuses on how Americans store their guns, why ‘replacement theory' is a danger to us all, the war in Ukraine, and more.

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Three State Examples of Opioid Abatement Administration

NASHP

Three State Examples of Opioid Abatement Administration July 15, 2022 / by Mia Antezzo. As states begin to receive funds from opioid-related legal settlements, policy makers and leaders are defining processes for allocation and oversight of these dollars. In addition to considerations for how opioid abatement funds will be spent, states are also considering parameters and mechanisms for long-term administration, including who will compose decision-making bodies, how dollars can be requested, and

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Embracing Intrinsic Cultural Advantages in Innovation

The Rand Blog

The United States has long enjoyed the benefits of novel technology, but it could lose ground soon as other countries advance. Could it be time for the United States to embrace the advantages in innovation that it holds relative to near-peers like China?

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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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Why Mental Illness Is Not the Cause of Gun Violence

HIT Consultant

I guess there’s just no way to have a sacred cow without also keeping a goat. Understand, I’m not talking about a GOAT, as in Tom Brady or Michael Jordan. I mean a goat, i.e, something or someone that takes the blame for an event, failed policy, etc., perhaps more commonly called a scapegoat. The sacred cow, in this instance, is the Second Amendment, which has become so sacrosanct in the national foundational myth of an inspired Constitution that it no longer means a great deal more than “everyo

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9 Tips for Weight Loss: A Guide to Losing Weight Safely

Voyage Healthcare

Take a look at these pro tips to help you healthily lose weight.

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HPG Acquires HIT Consulting Services Provider HDS

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Healthcare Performance Group, Inc. (HPG) acquires Health Data Specialists, LLC (HDS), a healthcare IT consulting firm with expertise in Epic, Siemens, and Cerner platforms serving more than 300 hospitals and health systems. – The HPG consulting team includes IT and informatics experts as well as nurses, pharmacists, lab technicians, radiology experts, certified revenue cycle professionals, medical executives, program managers and project managers.

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Now Available in iQIES – Preview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports for the October 2022 Refresh

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) will be based on the standard number of quarters. Due to the COVID-19 reporting exceptions, the claims-based measures have been calculated excluding Q1 and Q2 2020 data from measure calculations. The HH QRP claims-based quality measures will not be refreshed for the October 2022 public reporting refresh.

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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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FDA User Fee Reauthorization Package May Impact State Importation Programs

NASHP

FDA User Fee Reauthorization Package May Impact State Importation Programs July 15, 2022 / by Johanna Butler. As states continue to implement wholesale prescription drug importation programs, Congress is considering legislation that may impact state program design and flexibility. Currently, six states have enacted laws to import lower cost drugs from Canada and are working to design programs that meet the requirements in the final federal rule issued in October 2020.

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July 2022 Refresh of IRF QRP Data is Now Available

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The data are based on quality assessment data submitted by IRFs to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from Quarter 4, 2020 through Quarter 3, 2021. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) measures reflect data from Quarter 3, 2020 through Quarter 2, 2021 for the Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) measures, as well as Quarte

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Voices: Paul Pino, Chief Development and Analytics Officer, Co-Founder, Integrated Home care Services, Inc.

Home Health Care

This article is sponsored by Integrated Home Care Services. In this Voices interview, Home Health Care News sits down with Integrated Home Care Services (IHCS) co-founder Paul Pino to learn the top challenges in the home-based care space, and how the IHCS model addresses those challenge s. Pino also shares why he views the IHCS model as “the future of health care.” Home Health Care News: Paul, what career experiences led you to co-found Integrated Home Care Services?

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July 2022 Refresh of LTCH QRP Data Now Available 

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The data are based on quality assessment data submitted by LTCHs to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from Quarter 4, 2020 through Quarter 3, 2021, and for the LTCH Change in Mobility measure, Quarter 4, 2019 and Quarter 3, 2020 through Quarter 3, 2021. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) measures reflect data from Quarter 3, 2020 and Quarter 2, 2021 for the Clostridium Difficil

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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.