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ONC head Micky Tripathi on info-blocking complaints, provider penalties and future of TEFCA

Health Care Dive

Tripathi shared his thoughts on the scope and content of information-blocking complaints, when the industry can expect penalties for providers found information blocking and how the government plans to build on TEFCA moving forward.

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People in the U.S. Without the Internet Were More Likely To Die in the Pandemic

Health Populi

Access to the Internet has been a key determinant of health — or more aptly, death — during the COVID-19 pandemic. Americans lacked Internet access were more likely to die due to complications from the coronavirus, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open this month. The study’s key finding was that for every additional 1% of people living in a county who have access to the Internet, between 2.4 and 6.0 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 were preventable.

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AHA wants healthcare workers protected like airline staff amid rising workplace violence

Health Care Dive

No federal laws protect healthcare workers from violence on the job like they do flight crews. AHA wants the DOJ to support legislation that would make violence against healthcare workers a federal offense.

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Why the BBC World Service's New Ukrainian Shortwave Service Matters

The Rand Blog

Despite its age, shortwave remains an enduring tool in the global fight against disinformation. It can travel vast transcontinental and transoceanic distances, cannot be hacked, and is notoriously difficult to jam. Perhaps it's time for the United States to consider whether it should follow the BBC's lead in restarting shortwave services to Ukraine and southeastern Russia.

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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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Google launches new search tool for provider appointments, seeks FDA approval for Fitbit feature

Health Care Dive

Google is working to prop up its healthcare efforts following internal project shakiness that led the company to dismantle its Google Health business last year.

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With the Ukrainians, Avoid the Mistakes of Other Refugee Crises

The Rand Blog

A month into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 10 million people have left their homes, including those who are now internally displaced. At this critical moment, European Union countries have an opportunity to avoid some of the worst pitfalls of how the world has handled other refugee crises.

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

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted COVID-19 nursing home data for the week ending March 13, 2022. Comparing the March 13 th data to the March 6 th data shows these changes: Resident vaccination rate remained unchanged from the previous week Residents with booster doses ( new the week of 2/6 ) increased by 1% this past week Staff vaccination rate increased 0.5% this week (same increase as the previous 2 weeks) Staff with booster doses ( new the

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Inequitable Marine Corps Body Composition Policies and Their Impact on the Health of the Force

The Rand Blog

The Marine Corps Body Composition and Military Appearance Program is potentially harming Marines. We recommend that the Marine Corps pause the policy while it further examines the effects of the policy on individual Marines' health and considers developing a new health-focused policy that includes requirements designed to reflect the diversity of the force.

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State Strategies to Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Children

NASHP

COVID-19 vaccines have been available for children ages 5-11 since October 29, 2021. As of March 16, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that just one-third (33%) of children in this age group have received their first vaccine dose, with vaccination rates varying widely by state. Just twenty-six percent of 5–11-year-olds have been fully vaccinated.

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LG Launches LA Business Innovation Center for Medical Environments

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – LG Business Solutions USA has opened its new Los Angeles Business Innovation Center , the first comprehensive LG technology and education hub to focus on commercial displays and devices designed for medical environments, led by LG’s diagnostic and clinical review monitors, digital X-ray detectors and smart hospital TVs. – The new Los Angeles Business Innovation Center is LG’s third in the United States (the others being in Chicago and Atlanta).

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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 , Beatrice Brown , 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 February.

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Researchers Develop AI Method for Personalized Diabetes Treatment

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Hitachi, U of U Health, and Regenstrief researchers partnered to develop and test a new AI method to improve personalized care for diabetes patients needing complex drug treatment. – The new AI method can now be used to help determine an optimal drug regimen for a specific patient. Hitachi , University of Utah Health , and Regenstrief Institute today announced the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) method to improve care for patients with type 2 di

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Physician Retention & Why It Matters With Douglas Farrago, MD | Ep. 39

Vie Healthcare

In Episode 39 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience , Lisa is joined by Douglas Farrago MD, author of 7 books. Together they explore the topic of his latest book The Hospital Guide to Physician Retention: Why Creating a Physician-Friendly Environment Is Critical For Your Organization’s Success , in more detail. As Doug notes, ‘’ (hospitals) … are losing doctors and they keep worrying about recruiting…. they’re not worried about the holes in their bucket….If you don’t patch those ho

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Update to Chapter 7 – Home Health Services – Medicare Benefit Policy Manual

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS posted Transmittal 11296 – Change Request 12615 on Friday, March 25, 2022. Note the red ink on the last 3 pages of this 8-page update.

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Physician Retention & Why It Matters With Douglas Farrago, MD | Ep. 39

Vie Healthcare

In Episode 39 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience , Lisa is joined by Douglas Farrago MD, author of 7 books. Together they explore the topic of his latest book The Hospital Guide to Physician Retention: Why Creating a Physician-Friendly Environment Is Critical For Your Organization’s Success , in more detail. As Doug notes, ‘’ (hospitals) … are losing doctors and they keep worrying about recruiting…. they’re not worried about the holes in their bucket….If you don’t patch those ho

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The Go-To CMMC Policy Templates According to NIST

Etactics

Written policies document nearly one-third of the 320 assessment objectives within CMMC. In fact, there are 281 results if you search for “policy” or “policies” in the CMMC Assessment Guide - Level 2. The purpose of this blog is to: Outline the relationship between Policies, Practices and Procedures Enable you to write CMMC policies based on NIST SP 800-53A guidelines Provide a mapping of policies to practices & procedures within CMMC How to avoid bottlenecks along the way.

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Insights on Russia's War in Ukraine, Global Citizenship, Vaccination Equity: RAND Weekly Recap

The Rand Blog

This weekly recap focuses on Russia's war on Ukraine, medication treatment for patients with opioid use disorder, promoting global citizenship in America, and more.

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines Updated

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. NIH (National Institutes of Health) updated the COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines on March 24, 2022. Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Prioritization of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Therapies for the Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19 When There Are Logistical or Supply Constraints Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Inhibitors.

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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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Top 6 Hospital Costs Trends in 2022

Vie Healthcare

Have you thought about hospital costs trends in 2022? There are 6 emerging hospital costs trends you should watch in 2022 and beyond. The Covid-19 pandemic is undoubtedly the most significant challenge the healthcare system has faced in living memory. It disrupted the daily lives of Americans and significantly impacted how and where they access healthcare services.

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Fifth Circuit Upholds ACA Risk Adjustment Program

Sheppard Health Law

Various smaller health insurance issuers have challenged the risk-adjustment program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), alleging, among other things, that its underlying methodology favors larger insurers. Last week the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion in one of those cases, affirming the lower court’s rulings in favor of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its administration of the risk-adjustment program.

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Health Plan Invests $100M to Introduce Real-Time Claims Payments for Providers

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – CalOptima will be the first health plan to introduce ‘real-time claims payments’ permanently for providers as part of this historic $100+ million investment in the safety net in Southern California. . – Board also approves $100 million in technology to improve health care delivery and $8 million to launch a Street Medicine Program.