Health Care Dive

AUGUST 9, 2022

Patients made greater use of virtual care visits for a second straight month during an upturn in coronavirus cases.

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The Rand Blog

AUGUST 9, 2022

While the outcome of the war in Ukraine is by no means clear, the balance of materiel, manpower, and willpower all seem to make the case for cautious optimism. Although Ukraine is unlikely to throw Russia back to its borders any time soon, the war will likely trend in Ukraine's favor in the coming months. But only if the West does not blink first.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 9, 2022

All but two of the seven largest insurers saw profits climb in the second quarter as hospital operators continued to struggle with weak volumes and higher labor costs amid record-high inflation.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 9, 2022

Justin Jacobson, VP & General Manager, Patient Engagement Solutions at Nuance Communications. When patients contact their healthcare providers, they look for efficiency, convenience, and compassion. But often, the reality is far more clunky and impersonal when they find that an out-of-date phone system or a long hold queue are their only options.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 9, 2022

The Oakland, California-based integrated health system attributed the setback in its quarterly results to market investments.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 9, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. On July 27, 2022 the CDC increased access to testing via Operation Expanded Testing. Assisted living centers now have access to free COVID-19 testing for their staff and residents through December 31, 2022. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Operation Expanded Testing (OpET) program expanded access to free testing nationwide to now include assisted living communities, which previously targeted schools, she

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 9, 2022

Two large private equity firms have made under-the-radar investments in the self-directed, at-home care enabler Public Partnerships (PPL). That’s according to a new report from Axios , which said that “few other details are known about transaction.” The two backers are the Park City, Utah-based DW Healthcare Partners and the Chicago-based Linden Capital Partners.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 9, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel (the Panel) is pleased to announce the publication of a major update to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines. Key changes in this version of the Guidelines include: The Panel added a new section entitled Special Considerations in People Who Are Immunocompromised.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 9, 2022

Though the Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) has entered into a new era of leadership , the company is doubling down on its core strategy and operational principles. “Our differentiators are, one, our innovative operating model focused on empowering and developing strong local leaders,” Pennant CEO Brent Guerisoli said during a second quarter earnings call Tuesday.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 9, 2022

“Almost overnight, lines blurred between consumers’ physical and digital worlds, and home became the headquarters for virtual working, learning, fitness, health care, shopping, socializing, and entertaining.” . That blur has reshaped peoples’ Everyday Normal we learn in Mastering the new digital life from Deloitte, a survey conducted among 2,005 U.S. consumers in the first quarter of 2022.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

AUGUST 9, 2022

It seems like everything just gets more and more expensive. But are prices for medical care declining? Cutler et al. (1998) found in seminal paper “ Are medical prices declining? Evidence for heart attack treatments ” that while unadjusted prices of medical care were in fact rising, quality-adjusted health care costs actually were falling. In my own research, Lakdawalla et al. (2015), I found that while the prices paid for cancer treatments were rising, the quality-adjusted cost of care was flat

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Health Dialog

AUGUST 9, 2022

With an increased focus on racial and economic disparities in recent years, more attention has been paid to social determinants of health (SDOH). The Department of Health and Human Services defines SDOH as conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality of life outcomes and risks. [1] This can impact people’s access to healthcare, which Ryan Croteau, director of client services for Health

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 9, 2022

Good healthcare and the financial sector cannot be separated entirely, even when their base motivations lie in different directions. While the medical sector should focus more on the health of the patients instead of consumerism, a good amount of capital is needed to ensure a functional system. Naturally, we can find healthcare companies on the stock market.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

The newly rebranded CyberAB held their monthly virtual Town Hall meeting on July 26, 2022. During the event came the release of the much anticipated CMMC Assessment Process (CAP). We’ve written a separate summary of this draft publication to assist those looking to understand what it says. We’ll focus this update on what else they discussed. We'll also provide some commentary on recent announcements made by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Justice (DoJ).

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NASHP

AUGUST 9, 2022

NASHP Public Health Modernization Learning Collaborative: Building Linkages Between Public Health and the Health Care System Request for Applications– Due September 16, 2022. The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) is seeking state applications to participate in its Public Health Modernization State Learning Collaborative. This learning opportunity will engage up to five teams of state leaders for one year to develop and/or strengthen policies and strategies to improve cross-sector

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 9, 2022

What You Should Know: – One of the nation’s largest real-time health information networks Availity announced an agreement to acquire Diameter Health , a national leader in clinical data quality and interoperability. – This strategic deal expands Availity’s clinical portfolio to deliver the strongest integrated clinical and claims data network and interoperability platforms in healthcare.

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HIStalk

AUGUST 9, 2022

Top News Health information network management company Availity will acquire.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 9, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. On August 25 th from 2:00 pm ET – 3:00 pm ET, the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Technical Assistance (TA) Team will present Navigating Performance Feedback Reports: Interim Performance Report (IPR) and Annual Performance Report (APR). Understanding the content of each report is essential to an HHA accurately and efficiently monitoring data to interpret their total performance score and potential payment adjustmen

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HIStalk

AUGUST 9, 2022

Availity to Acquire Diameter Health, A Leader in Clinical Data.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 9, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) has published MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 9, Issue 4). In this issue: Another Gem Added Monkeypox ICAR Corner Coming Soon… New Surveyor Guidance GDR in Psychotropic Medication Management Coaching Skills Value-Based Purchasing Incentive.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 9, 2022

Telehealth has been operationally implemented within Intermountain Healthcare since 2015, with pilots running for several years prior. As a centralized service, it was possible to engage with a broad consortium of departments such as legal, finance, marketing, compliance and physician affairs to develop models, learn about the nuances of implementing telehealth as an embedded service and engage with clinical leadership on the opportunities.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 9, 2022

What You Should Know: – Cybercriminals are leveraging illegal bots to steal pharmacy accounts and resell prescriptions on a secondary market for in-demand substances, like Oxycodone, according to recent research from Kasada ’s threat intelligence team. has recently shared research by its threat intelligence team about a new, illegal use of bots -. – Researchers have also identified an acceleration in this activity: over the past 60 days, the number of stolen pharmacy accounts availab

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 9, 2022

The latest funds build on $16 billion invested by the Biden administration to bolster rural healthcare last year, according to the HHS.

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Bill Of Health

AUGUST 9, 2022

By Jack Becker. It’s 1955, the Cold War is heating up, and a popular magazine publishes an article titled “The Report that Shocked the President.” What could shock a seasoned leader like Dwight Eisenhower? A report about a potential missile gap ? An early report on the gap between the Soviet and American space programs ? Surprisingly (or, unsurprisingly, because the title of this post is a spoiler), it was the muscle gap.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 9, 2022

What You Should Know: – Evidence Partners has announced a growth financing round, their first ever, for $20M, led by Thomvest Ventures. – With their new AI product DistillerSR, Evidence Partners are changing the way Literature Reviews are conducted, making them efficient, accurate, and less labour-intensive. AI-Driven Literature Review Software.

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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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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 9, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced today (August 4, 2022) that he will declare the ongoing spread of monkeypox virus in the United States a Public Health Emergency (PHE). This action will further strengthen and accelerate the Biden-Harris Administration’s responsein recognition of the continued rapid transmission of monkeypox in the U.S. and globally, and to signal the seriousness

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