Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 10, 2021
CVS wants to broaden its care delivery strategy, including "physician-led primary care centers with integrated virtual and home assets," CVS EVP and president of pharmacy services Alan Lotvin said Thursday.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Health services M&A deals surged in 2021. Here are key trends that could impact deal-making next year, PwC reports. hlandi. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 14:55.
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Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 10, 2021
After months of contentious negotiations, workers have agreed to a new contract that secures wage increases and safe staffing commitments.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 10, 2021
From 340B to short-term health plans: Here are the top 4 regulations to watch for in 2022. rking. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 16:44.
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The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 10, 2021
The recent deployment of a Carrier Strike Group represents a marked shift in the United Kingdom's ambitions and capabilities for power projection in both the maritime and air domains. The United Kingdom is hoping to work closely with NATO Allies to enhance the Alliance's collective ability to deploy maritime airpower as part of a flexible posture that can deter and respond to threats both close to home and far afield.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Study: Medicaid expansion not a 'panacea' for solving critical access hospitals' financial woes. pminemyer. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 12:11.
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Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Nurse staffing app connectRN pulls $76M to empower nurses with flexible shifts, career development. rtorrence. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 10:54.
NASHP
DECEMBER 10, 2021
State Community Health Worker Models Updated December 10, 2021. Community Health Worker (CHW) is an umbrella term that encompasses several? categories ?of? frontline public health workers — including Community Navigator,?Promotora, Health Coach, Community Health Advisor, Community Health Aid, or Outreach Worker—who are often also trusted members of the community they serve.?
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Senate passes bill to delay nearly 10% in Medicare cuts expected to start in January. rking. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 10:25.
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 10, 2021
What You Should Know: – Report from Codoxo that finds 10-15% of telehealth claims fall outside of approved CMS codes and indicates a high potential for rapidly increasing fraud schemes (and provider coding errors) in a new telehealth era. Codoxo , a provider of healthcare artificial intelligence solutions for healthcare payers and agencies, today released a new study revealing that among the 41% of provider specialties showing statistically significant increases for telehealth adoption, up
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Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 10, 2021
How Morgan Health is making its accountable care pitch to providers. pminemyer. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 15:06.
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 10, 2021
What You Should Know: – Improving patient access to medical services is a top priority for health system leaders in 2022, according to new research from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) and KLAS Research. – According to new research, patient access was identified by health system leaders as the challenge in healthcare that can be best addressed with telehealth in the coming year.
The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 10, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on Russia and Ukraine, planning for climate migration, the state of democracy in Asia, and more.
Home Health Care
DECEMBER 10, 2021
The measurements used to track the home health industry could use some updating to better align perception with reality, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). And interestingly enough, access may be one of the rare occasions where on-the-ground evidence tells a truer story than available data. “The access to home health appears to be very good,” Evan Christman, a senior analyst for MedPAC, said during the commission’s public meeting Friday.
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HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 10, 2021
What You Should Know: – More than half (55%) of consumers find it stressful paying a medical bill, understanding their plan’s coverage and benefits (53%) or comprehending what they owe (53%), according to results of Cedar’s Annual Healthcare Consumer Experience Study. – 4 in 10 (41%) are unsatisfied with their billing experiences, and nearly 90% of consumers would find it at least “somewhat useful” if their healthcare provider posted pricing information on their web
Sheppard Health Law
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Physicians and other providers can take a deep breath as Congress has acted to prevent the trio of Medicare payment cuts that were set to take effect at the beginning of 2022—a 3.75% cut due to scheduled changes in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”), a 2% cut for Medicare sequestration, and a 4% Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (“PAYGO”) Act cut would have slashed Medicare payments by nearly 10% during a tumultuous time for healthcare.
Briggs Healthcare
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS posted the latest version of the Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Rating System_Technical Users’ Guide_State-Level Health Inspection Cut Point Table-November 2021 on December 8, 2021. The Star Cut Points for Health Inspection Scores – by State – (11-01-2021) are found on the last 2 pages of this 4-page table.
Health IT Analytics
DECEMBER 10, 2021
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Briggs Healthcare
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. On December 8, 2021, the NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) published Nursing Home Staff Vaccination and Covid-19 Outcomes. A Supplementary Appendix is found here. “ Nursing home staff are considered to be a source of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in nursing homes.
HIStalk
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Weekly News Recap Ambient clinical documentation vendor Robin raises.
Briggs Healthcare
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has not posted the nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending November 28, 2021 which is most unusual. The latest data from that website is from the week ending November 21, 2021. (Reference this blog for that information.) As soon as CMS posts the November 28, 2021 data, I’ll make it available in a new blog.
HIStalk
DECEMBER 10, 2021
ConnectiveRx Acquires Rx Savings Assistant® from Medicom Digital Medication access.
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Briggs Healthcare
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. On November 23, 2021 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the extension for the continued use of the OASIS-D instrument. The new expiration date is November 30, 2024. Providers collecting OASIS on paper may use up any current inventory prior to using the instruments with the updated expiration date.
Briggs Healthcare
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted the recording and transcript from the National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call … November 23, 2021 (the day before Thanksgiving). The recording is just a few seconds beyond 39 minutes. You’ll find the transcript on the right side of this website. The Passcode to access this material is *&F6pdM4.
Bill Of Health
DECEMBER 10, 2021
By Jennifer S. Bard. To those who believe that the federal government is a benign force doing the best they can to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and keep us all safe, I have two words of advice: Grow up. Neither the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), or Dr. Fauci should be anthropomorphized into a benevolent but perhaps out-of-touch parental figure.
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.
Vie Healthcare
DECEMBER 10, 2021
In Episode 26 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience , Lisa is joined by Bryan Covert from VIE Healthcare to discuss hospital supply chain and predicted trends for 2022. As Bryan comments: ‘’Now more than ever, supply chain …needs executive support to be successful. And executives need to be paying attention and supporting supply chains so that they can work throughout the organization.’’.
Home Health Care
DECEMBER 10, 2021
The COVID-19 emergency, vaccination mandates and other challenges have served as a powder keg in relation to the staffing pressures home care providers were already facing. Yet some providers – including Help at Home and Interim HealthCare – have been able to at least partially defuse the explosive situation via dedicated recruitment and retention strategies.
Sheppard Health Law
DECEMBER 10, 2021
On December 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a memorandum (the “CMS Memo”) addressing survey and enforcement of the COVID-19 vaccine requirement applicable to Medicare and Medicaid participating healthcare providers and suppliers and their staff. The CMS Memo was issued in response to preliminary injunctions against the implementation and enforcement of the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule published on November 4, 2021, w
Home Health Care
DECEMBER 10, 2021
This article is an excerpt from a newly released white paper from Home Health Care News and PlayMaker Health. A link to download the paper is at the end of this article. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a lot of unknowns for care services providers in 2021, especially for sales teams in home-based care that are trying to navigate unprecedented hurdles.
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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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