Health Care Dive
AUGUST 25, 2021
One aim of the deal is to provide a more competitive Medicare Advantage product in Florida and Puerto Rico, executives outlined in a letter to other Blue Cross Blue Shield CEOs.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 25, 2021
Three-quarters of employers have accelerated telehealth offerings amid pandemic: Business Group. pminemyer. Wed, 08/25/2021 - 16:29.
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Health Care Dive
AUGUST 25, 2021
While the screening recommendation could lead to more treatment, and therefore more costs to health insurers, catching the disease earlier may save money in the long run.
Healthcare It News
AUGUST 25, 2021
Virtual care can help fill the gaps in behavioral healthcare, including the critical supply-and-demand issue – too many patients, not enough clinicians – that has been hampering care for quite some time. This was the focus of a HIMSS21 Digital discussion between Michael Hasselberg, senior director of digital health at the University of Rochester and Julie Rish, clinical psychologist and director of design and best practices at the Cleveland Clinic.
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Health Care Dive
AUGUST 25, 2021
The first delivery will go from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in North Carolina to one of the health system's family medical practices.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 25, 2021
AI startup Kintsugi secures $8M from investors to build out voice biomarker-based mental health tech. elucas. Wed, 08/25/2021 - 13:56.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 25, 2021
Ginger and Headspace plan merger to rapidly scale up digital mental health services. hlandi. Wed, 08/25/2021 - 07:45.
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 25, 2021
It's a big win for Molina, which will join three incumbents in the state: UnitedHealthcare, Centene and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 25, 2021
Providers push Congress to include value-based care bill in $3.5T infrastructure package. rking. Wed, 08/25/2021 - 11:48.
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 25, 2021
A second shot given six months after the first appears to provide a bigger immune response, the company said, a finding J&J aims to take to regulators in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 25, 2021
Cigna to expand ACA exchange footprint to 3 new states, 93 counties. pminemyer. Wed, 08/25/2021 - 17:41.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 25, 2021
A recently published study by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is sure to add more fuel to the fire for the “Choose Home” initiative and other movements aiming to bring more care into the home. Specifically, the study found that although nursing home residents only represent 2% of the Medicare population, they accounted for 22% of all COVID-19 cases among Medicare members.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 25, 2021
Chutes & Ladders—BetterUp names its first CMO; Allina Health Aetna's new COO. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 08/25/2021 - 18:01.
The Rand Blog
AUGUST 25, 2021
The United States is a nation which sees that it is in its vital interest to deter autocrats from adventurism and challenges to the world order. Drawing lessons from the narrow case of Afghanistan to speak about broad U.S. resolve or credibility comes with an inherent risk that adversaries may choose to ignore at their own peril.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 25, 2021
ACOs generated $4.1B in gross savings in 2020, nearly double 2019 amount. rking. Wed, 08/25/2021 - 15:22.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 25, 2021
After months of taking a more passive approach to COVID-19 vaccinations, home health providers are starting to turn up the heat on their workforce. On Tuesday, Sarasota, Florida-based Empath Health — a home health, hospice and home care provider that also offers palliative care and more — announced it will require COVID-19 vaccinations for all staff, volunteers and vendors.
Medical GPS
AUGUST 25, 2021
Poor patient satisfaction scores can hurt an organization’s reputation and bottom line. As patients are becoming more savvy healthcare consumers providing an exceptional patient experience is not only a key to success, it is necessary for survival. Avoid these seven deadly sins when implementing a strategy for improving the patient experience: 1. Lack of Empathy.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 25, 2021
What You Should Know: – AccessDX , a leading diagnostic laboratory, and diagnostic technology company has acquired 2bPrecise , a genomic and healthcare informatics innovator, from Allscripts Healthcare Solutions. This merger comes as advances in genetic research and medicine have driven skyrocketing demand for genetic testing, data, and insights by healthcare providers, laboratories, and consumers around the world.
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Home Health Care
AUGUST 25, 2021
When the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) first released its home health proposed payment rule for 2022, its nationwide expansion of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model was recognized as a potential game-changer for the home health industry. While HHVBP has been heralded for its ability to improve quality of care and bolster annual Medicare savings, only select states have been able to take part in the demonstration since its 2016 implementation.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 25, 2021
What You Should Know: – ConcertAI , a leader in RWD and enterprise AI tech for oncology, announced the expansion of its multi-year collaboration with Janssen. The expanded collaboration aims to further the novel work that the two companies’ are doing to broaden access to trials in new sites and strengthen trial diversity. – This expanded collaboration, which combines ConcertAI’s broad data sets with the expertise of Janssen’s data science team, aims to advance innovative insights tha
Bill Of Health
AUGUST 25, 2021
By Nikol Nesterenko, Jonathan Chernoguz, and Sarah Hooper. Advance care planning — the process by which an individual documents their wishes for health care in the event that they become incapacitated — has become particularly urgent during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, individuals that wish to engage in advance care planning, and specifically to document their plans in a written form (i.e., advance directives), have faced significant hurdles due to legal execution requirements.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 25, 2021
What You Should Know: – AntidoteHealth , a New York City-based telehealth provider making quality healthcare accessible to all Americans, today announced it has raised $12 million in seed funding to build an AI-based virtual Health maintenance organization (HMO). The seed round was led by iAngels , Well-Tech Ventures , and Flint Capital , along with other angel investors. . – Antidote is an HMO, which means it cuts out the middleman, connecting simply patients to doctors.
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American College of Healthcare Sciences
AUGUST 25, 2021
By Professor Margaret LaPierre, BS, HHP, CERT. AROMA., LME, LEI. It is that time of year and everyone is heading back to school. Are you prepared? Maybe this is your first time returning to school after a long hiatus or you are on track to complete your educational goals. Juggling work and family while going to school can be daunting. Why not let your return to school be a little easier with the help of aromatherapy!
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 25, 2021
What You Should Know: – UPS, together with its UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF) subsidiary, announced it is now making COVID-19 vaccine deliveries via drone for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, using new cold chain packaging developed specifically for drones. – The announcement marks the first COVID-19 vaccine drone delivery in the U.S. and is an extension of current work for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.
Icanotes
AUGUST 25, 2021
Mental health professionals often deal with sensitive topics, and your note writing will likely reflect that. The sensitive nature of progress notes sometimes makes sharing them with others nerve-wracking. Thanks to the new open notes implementation in the 21st Century Cures Act, healthcare providers are required to provide patients and clients with access to their records.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 25, 2021
What You Should Know: – Headspace , a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, and Ginger , a leader in on-demand mental healthcare, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. – The combined entity, Headspace Health, will provide the full spectrum of proven, effective virtual support – from mindfulness and meditation to text-based behavioral health coaching, to video-based therapy and psychiatry – for all types of patient populations (cons
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.
Voyage Healthcare
AUGUST 25, 2021
Back to school often brings a range of emotions for everyone - excitement, anticipation along with a sprinkle of apprehension, especially this year. This school year brings its own unique set of challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic which is still prevalent in many of our communities. We always want to keep our kids safe this year, especially in school.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 25, 2021
What You Should Know: – Rezilient Health , a St. Louis-based, concierge primary care practice that uses connected digital devices and an advanced video platform to bring doctors remotely to its CloudClinics today announced it has closed its oversubscribed $2.5M seed funding. The seed funding was led by Unseen Capital , with participation from Techstars , Headwater VC , The Council, and The Living Fund. . – Founded in 2016 by Danish Nagada, MD and Jeff Gamble, Ph.D., Rezilient Health
Healthy Debate
AUGUST 25, 2021
The post What’s in a name? Fear for patients when cancer is in a hospital’s title appeared first on Healthy Debate.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 25, 2021
What You Should Know: – Experity , the chosen partner of 50% of U.S. urgent care clinics, announced their new EMR and PM operating system in direct response to the pivotal, pandemic-driven movement towards on-demand healthcare. The company. has committed over $50 million in product and development to bring this new urgent care-focused EMR/PM to market in under two years. – With Experity’s new EMR/PM solutions, on-demand care and urgent care facilities can keep up with pandemic needs
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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