Fri.Feb 24, 2023

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Hospital lobby opposes noncompete ban, says ‘now is not the time to upend’ labor markets

Health Care Dive

The American Hospital Association is pushing the FTC to abandon its proposal to eliminate restrictive covenants. At the very least, the lobby wants physicians and senior executives exempt.

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Major coalition of health groups aims to combat health misinformation

Fierce Healthcare

Major coalition of health groups aims to combat health misinformation rking Fri, 02/24/2023 - 11:17

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Partisan gridlock shouldn’t threaten true value in healthcare

Health Care Dive

Oak Street CEO Mike Pykosz makes the case for value-based healthcare policy despite potential partisan gridlock in the 118th Congress.

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Butterfly takes flight: Hand-held ultrasound pushed to the limits to test its use for space missions

Fierce Healthcare

Butterfly takes flight: Hand-held ultrasound pushed to the limits to test its use for space missions agliadkovskaya Fri, 02/24/2023 - 15:22

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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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Humana exits employer insurance, pivots focus to government plans

Health Care Dive

The insurer said its employer segment no longer meets Humana’s long-term strategic plans.

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Optum report: Alzheimer's drugs key for payers to watch in Q1

Fierce Healthcare

Optum report: Alzheimer's drugs key for payers to watch in Q1 pminemyer Fri, 02/24/2023 - 16:18

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VA taps 10 digital health innovators for $20M challenge to reduce veteran suicide

Fierce Healthcare

VA taps 10 digital health innovators for $20M challenge to reduce veteran suicide agliadkovskaya Fri, 02/24/2023 - 17:23

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Public Health Law’s Future Begins in the Classroom

Bill Of Health

By Taleed El-Sabawi The use of emergency public health powers by state and local governments during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic led to intense public criticism followed by legislative attempts (include some successes) to strip state executives of this authority. This has led some to ask: is this the end of public health law? What does the future hold?

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Study: Why employers expect to be offering health coverage for the long haul

Fierce Healthcare

Study: Why employers expect to be offering health coverage for the long haul fdiamond Fri, 02/24/2023 - 14:47

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KLAS Report: SAP in Healthcare 2023

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – A new report from KLAS finds that several midsize and large healthcare customers have broadly adopted SAP’s platform and appreciate how robust the tools can be. – Customer feedback around the tools’ usability, however, is mixed; some report high satisfaction and praise the systems’ configurability, while others report frustration with complex interfaces and the number of clicks.

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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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14 rural senators push CMS to extend low-wage hospitals' payment bump in FY2024

Fierce Healthcare

14 rural senators push CMS to extend low-wage hospitals' payment bump in FY2024 dmuoio Fri, 02/24/2023 - 16:34

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ObvioHealth Launches Digital Therapeutics API for Clinical Trials

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – ObvioHealth launches proprietary application programming interface (API) tailored specifically for digital therapeutics (DTx) clinical trials. – ObvioHealth’s API ensures tight integration between the digital therapeutic and the ObvioGo platform, providing sponsors with accurate data to correlate efficacy with adherence to the DTx.

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As SNAP benefits wane, food-as-medicine companies carve out a niche in healthcare

Fierce Healthcare

As SNAP benefits wane, food-as-medicine companies carve out a niche in healthcare aburky Fri, 02/24/2023 - 16:56

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New Healthcare H2 2022 Data: Reported Breaches Trend Down, But Individuals Affected Skyrocket by 35% to Nearly 29M

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Critical Insight, the Cybersecurity-as-a-Service provider specializing in helping critical organizations Prepare, Detect, and Respond in today’s threat environment releases its H2 2022 Healthcare Data Breach Report, which analyzes ​​breach data reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by healthcare organizations. – The number of data breaches affecting healthcare providers declined in the second half of 2022, consistent with a downward tren

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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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US primary care system suffering from 'chronic lack of adequate support,' scorecard report finds

Fierce Healthcare

US primary care system suffering from 'chronic lack of adequate support,' scorecard report finds dmuoio Fri, 02/24/2023 - 13:24

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Impact of Medicare Part D on net drug prices

Healthcare ECONOMIST

When you buy a car, there is the sticker price and what you actually paid after haggling with the dealer over discounts. For pharmaceuticals, the media typically reports on list prices which are analogous to the “sticker price” for cars. However, what really matters is the net price, which is the price after discounts and rebates. One key question is, how well do Medicare Part D plans do at negotiating prices down from their list price.

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Value-based care enabler Vytalize Health focused on primary care clinches $100M to scale

Fierce Healthcare

Value-based care enabler Vytalize Health focused on primary care clinches $100M to scale agliadkovskaya Fri, 02/24/2023 - 11:49

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How Senior Care Disruptors Are Pushing Health Plans Further Into The Home

Home Health Care

More startups and innovators are being drawn to the home-based scare space. These forward-looking companies offer a new avenue for health plans looking to reach their members and, in turn, improve health outcomes. One such company, DUOS, engages with the seniors through Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and dual-eligible plans in order to aid them in their desire to age in place.

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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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Consequences of the War in Ukraine

The Rand Blog

One year ago, Russian ground forces, following a lengthy military buildup, invaded Ukraine. Today, the war continues, with no clear end in sight. How does this end?

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Despite Turnover Increasing 25% In 2 Years, Pennant Sees Modest Home Health Growth

Home Health Care

Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) leaders see a lot of room for improvement in 2023. The company’s president and CEO, Brent Guerisoli, highlighted four key areas where it can measure that improvement: clinical outcomes, improved operating margins, organic and inorganic growth, and an elevated employee experience. “While we are pleased with the progress, we know we can be much better and see tremendous opportunity to unlock additional value in the coming year,” Guerisoli said.

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The Political Dilemma May Be Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Europe When Deciding Whether to Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine

The Rand Blog

Supplying military equipment to another country's forces can be far from straightforward. The logistical, operational, and technical considerations are immensely complex, and any offer made by NATO allies to Ukraine might best come with a credible plan for deployment and effect—not just a cheque that cannot be cashed.

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CMS Plans to Implement Stricter Enforcement Efforts to Boost Hospital Price Transparency Compliance

Triage Health Law

In January 2021, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) implemented the Price Transparency Regulations (“PTR”) which required hospitals to publish prices for all their services on their websites in a user-friendly format — improving consumer access to pricing information when shopping for health services. Since implementing the PTR, CMS has seen a significant increase in hospital price reporting.

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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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Puerto Rico's Food Security Must Factor in Planning Energy Security

The Rand Blog

The tragedy of disaster recovery has unlocked substantial capital for Puerto Rico to rewrite its interdependent security in energy and food. Considering food security in this context could help to ensure the population has access to both power and food.

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What healthcare professionals want in their careers

CHQ Healthcare

Physicians, advanced practice professionals, and registered nurses are facing unprecedented pressures in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. A study by Definitive Healthcare found that as many as 333,942 healthcare providers left the profession in 2021, and new student enrollment is declining. The growing shortage is putting more pressure on working providers than ever before, resulting in high rates of burnout and job dissatisfaction.

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The Philippines Is America's New Star Ally in Asia

The Rand Blog

The election of the Philippines' new president, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., in May 2022 has proven exceptionally significant for Washington's security alliances in the Indo-Pacific. Marcos has prioritized the maintenance of healthy ties to the United States, marking a sharp departure from the foreign policy of his predecessor.

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Completing a PRP Intake

Icanotes

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly 1 in 5 adults live with a mental illness — and many experience severe symptoms. While the stigma around seeking therapy and other types of treatment for these conditions is much milder than in the past, some people with serious mental illnesses may require rehabilitation. A psychiatric rehabilitation program (PRP) provides treatment and support to adults with serious mental illness (SMI) , such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

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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.

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One Year of Russia's War in Ukraine: RAND Weekly Recap

The Rand Blog

This weekly recap focuses on the one-year anniversary of Russia's war in Ukraine: What has stood out to RAND experts so far? And what are they watching as the conflict continues?

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Latest Nursing Home COVID-19 Data 

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare CMS has posted the nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending February 12, 2023. Comparing the February 12, 2023 data to the February 5, 2023 data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate decreased 0.1% again this week; Residents up to date with vaccines increased 0.4% this past week; Staff primary vaccination completion rate remained unchanged this past week; Staff up to date with vaccines remaine

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No Surprises Act Update: Certified IDR Entities to Resume Payment Determinations for Services Furnished Before October 25, 2022

Sheppard Health Law

Earlier today, the Department of Labor, the Treasury, and the Department Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (the “Departments”) issued a new directive to Certified Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Entities regarding issuing payment determinations for certain pending out-of-network (OON) disputes. Effective February 27, 2023, Certified IDR Entities will resume issuing payment determinations for disputes related to services and items furnished prior to October

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2023 CMS Quality Conference: May 1 – 3, 2023 

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The 2023 CMS Quality Conference, brought to you by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is the premier health care quality conference focused on improving quality, equity, and innovation. Leaders in the health care space will explore and educate how advocates, providers, researchers, and champions in health care quality improvement can develop and spread solutions to address America’s most pervasive health system

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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.