Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Regulators want payers to issue coverage decisions within 72 hours for urgent prior authorization requests — but the final turnaround time could be even shorter.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Upcoding isn't solely to blame for spike in 'high-intensity' ED billing, researchers say. dmuoio. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 15:39.
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Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Seventy-four percent of healthcare executives surveyed by a consulting firm said they felt burned out in the past six months, compared to 60% in 2018.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The Future of Ophthalmology Depends Next-Gen Ecosystems: Q&A with Seba Leoni, Global Head & General Manager, Alcon Vision Suite. mteefey. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 17:47.
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Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The hospital lobby is asking Congress to establish a temporary per diem Medicare payment to help ease healthcare capacity issues.
Healthcare It News
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Children's Mercy Kansas City is a pediatric health system with the highest-level designations in neonatal and pediatric intensive care, trauma and emergency services, fetal health and transport services. THE PROBLEM. Children's Mercy supports the children of Kansas and Missouri, with the next children's hospitals being hours away in all directions.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Sign-ups on ACA exchanges up 18% year over year to 5.5M so far. pminemyer. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 16:11.
Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The newly-merged $27 billion system announced appointed roles in its C-suite including its chief information, financial, nursing and population health officers.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Tomorrow Health launches tech to automate orders of medical equipment as at-home care grows. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 11:36.
The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The war in Ukraine has shattered the myth that the polar regions are somehow immune from global geopolitics. If Arctic governance is in trouble, the Antarctic could follow.
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Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Massachusetts system pays DOJ $1.9M after employee theft reveals drug inventory inaccuracies. dmuoio. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 12:41.
The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2022
African American families have significantly less wealth than White families, even after reaching the middle class. Home ownership is, for the vast majority of Americans, the primary vehicle for accruing wealth, and passing it down through generations. This is a crucial time for policymakers to consider policies that focus on improving home ownership rates for African Americans.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Bill that puts more antibiotics on market no sure thing. fdiamond. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 13:39.
Home Health Care
DECEMBER 7, 2022
UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) deal for the home health giant LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) is set to close. Eventually. According to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the deal is now expected to be finalized in the first quarter of 2023. “As previously disclosed, on June 10, 2022, the company and UnitedHealth Group each received a request for additional information and documentary materials from the U.S.
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Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Not Just for Kids: The Case for Modernizing Immunization Registries. mteefey. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 16:20.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
DECEMBER 7, 2022
That is the finding from a paper by Afoakwah et al. (2022) in JAMA Open. The authors use 2015-2019 data from the National Vital Statistics System , CDC WONDER , and the CDC’s Alcohol-Related Disease Impact ( ARDI ) Application for 58 alcohol-related causes of death. They find that: During the 2015-2019 study period, of 694 660 mean deaths per year among adults aged 20 to 64 years (men: 432 575 [66.3%]; women: 262 085 [37.7%]), an estimated 12.9% (89 697 per year) were attributable to exces
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Pharmacies slam Cigna and Express Scripts for shrinking TRICARE network by 15K. rking. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 13:23.
Home Health Care
DECEMBER 7, 2022
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership. Those in home-based care have seen a lot of government programs over the years, both good and bad. The Money Follows the Person (MFP) program tends to get brought up as part of the former camp – a good one. The program was initially launched in 2007 and was funded by the Affordable Care Act through 2016.
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Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Amid growing concern about data privacy, Invitae shines spotlight on how it uses de-identified health data. aburky. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 18:35.
NASHP
DECEMBER 7, 2022
State Strategies to Support the Future of the Primary Care Physician and Nursing Workforce December 7, 2022 / by Elaine Chhean , Anita Cardwell , Lauren Block (Aurrera Health Group), and Sarah Tocher (Aurrera Health Group). High-quality primary care is foundational to a healthy society and well-functioning health care systems. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the health care workforce, threatening access to essential services.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Industry Voices—The growing role of pharmacists in driving down drug costs through transparency. pminemyer. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 13:55.
Health Populi
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Health is “made” where we live, work, play, pray, learn….and shop. I spend a lot of time these days in the growing health/care ecosystem where retail health is broadening to address social determinants and drivers of health – namely food, transportation, broadband access, education, environment, and financial wellness – all opportunities for self-care and health engagement.
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.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
UnitedHealth, LHC Group extend merger agreement as FTC probe continues. pminemyer. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 13:43.
Bill Of Health
DECEMBER 7, 2022
By Vrushab Gowda, Leslie Appleton, and Jesse Ehrenfeld. The war in Ukraine has brought nothing less than an unmitigated humanitarian catastrophe. Health care infrastructure has been deliberately — and systematically — targeted by Russian forces since the very outset of the invasion. Hospitals have been bombed, internal displacement has uprooted providers from their communities, and rail lines have come under sustained bombardment from cruise missiles, hindering the resupply of frontline towns.
Sequence Health
DECEMBER 7, 2022
In a world where people are increasingly glued to their smartphones, it’s no surprise that social media is becoming an increasingly important platform for healthcare marketing. Facebook and Instagram advertising are essential tools for any healthcare marketer. Social media platforms for healthcare marketing provide a unique way to reach and engage their target audience.
The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Forget the work-from-home revolution or quiet quitting: The COVID-19 pandemic's biggest impact on the U.S. labor market will be as a mass disability event. It's a shock that the economy is not well prepared to handle.
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.
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 7, 2022
What You Should Know: – Specialty group Ohio Gastroenterology expands its use of Orbita ’s conversational AI platform after success in implementing its patient self-service features. Healthcare-specific, the secure Orbita platform leverages natural language processing to understand words and phrases people are comfortable with, rather than forcing them to use clinical terms.
NASHP
DECEMBER 7, 2022
State Approaches to Community Health Worker Financing through Medicaid State Plan Amendments December 7, 2022 / by Carl Rush, Elinor Higgins , and Sandra Wilkniss. Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic have revitalized activity around community-led efforts to improve health outcomes and build community resilience. Across the country, state officials are prioritizing partnerships with community health workers (CHWs) as a key pillar in reaching low-income and underserved communities.
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 7, 2022
What You Should Know: – Today, WebMD and patient communications platform provider Artera (formerly WELL Health) announced data integration that will enable providers (health systems and hospitals) to digitally communicate and engage patients on important education and information about medication affordability programs. – The collaboration reduces the cost of care while also improving patient adherence to prescriptions — which is a key challenge for providers — by connect
Sheppard Health Law
DECEMBER 7, 2022
On December 5, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“ HHS ”), Office of Inspector General (“ OIG ”), released their Semiannual Report to Congress for the period beginning on April 1, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2022 (the “ Semiannual Report ”). [1]. The Semiannual Report details the efforts made by the OIG in supporting HHS programs throughout the reporting period in “identifying significant risks, problems, abuses, deficiencies, remedies, and investigative outcomes relating
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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