December, 2020

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MACRA MIPS – What it Means for Physicians?

p3care

MACRA MIPS (The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 – Merit-based Incentive Payment System) is a program that caters to physician finances under Medicare. Not only that, but it determines the quality of care within hospitals, practices, and clinics should meet certain standards. The program is now in its fifth year (started back in 2017) and it would be right to say that it facilitates the whole physician reimbursement process.

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COVID Vaccines Appear Safe and Effective, but Key Questions Remain

KHN

The recent rollout of two newly authorized COVID-19 vaccines is a bright ray of hope at the pandemic’s darkest hour. We now have a path that can lead us to happier times — even as we watch and suffer from the horrible onslaught of new infections, hospitalizations and deaths that mark the end of this regrettable year. Health care workers and nursing home residents have already begun to get shots in the first phase of the rollout.

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A Baptism of Fire – Reflections of a Class of Corona Doctor by Chris Grieco

The Healthcare Leadership

A Baptism of Fire – Reflections of a Class of Corona Doctor. by Chris Grieco. I would like to share my account and some reflections of what it was like to start work during a pandemic, to have my studies cut short and elective cancelled. Date: Friday 13th (I know…) March 2020. I’m not a particularly superstitious person, but it is a widely held superstition that Friday 13th is an unlucky day – when bad things just seem to happen.

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TBT – Dr. Robbie Goldstein on COVID-19

Healthy Debate

Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we are back with a throwback to our interview with Dr. Robbie Goldstein early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Back in April, we interviewed Dr. Robbie Goldstein to find out how Mass General Hospital (MGH) in Boston has prepared, and adapted, to a massive influx of patients with COVID-19. Dr. Goldstein is an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and an Infectious Disease physician at MGH.

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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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Testing Your PFA Integration

The Beryl Institute

As we look to The New Existence , so much of the transformation is rooted in partnership with patients and families. To create new models, build better care teams and address systemic issues, we must begin holding ourselves to a standard of integration that will allow us to be successful. “Integration” in the context explored within this blog refers to the depth and breadth to which your organization has integrated and acted upon the patient and family voice.

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5 Cybersecurity Threats to Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Instamed

Digital processes and experiences persist in healthcare as the COVID-19 pandemic draws on. For patients, this means paying more bills online and using virtual care options when medical attention is.

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Las vacunas de COVID parecen ser seguras y efectivas, pero todavía hay preguntas

KHN

El reciente lanzamiento de dos vacunas para COVID-19 es una luz de esperanza en medio de la pandemia. Ahora hay un camino que puede llevarnos a tiempos más felices, incluso mientras observamos y sufrimos la horrible avalancha de nuevas infecciones, hospitalizaciones y muertes que marcan el final de este año lamentable. Los trabajadores de salud y los residentes de hogares de adultos mayores ya han comenzado a recibir vacunas en la primera fase de la distribución.

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Reflections on the HLA 20 Conference by Simon Phillips

The Healthcare Leadership

. Reflections on the HLA 20 Conference. by Simon Phillips. How to sum up the experience of organising a conference in 2020 in 600ish words is presenting something of a challenge, particularly if I want to keep it pithy and interesting. For reasons that don’t need to be stated for the umpteenth time, this year has been far removed from anything anyone but the most paranoid prepper was expecting.

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Be smart with your home office space

Osf Healthcare

If you're working from home, health experts encourage you to pay attention to your workstation to make sure it properly fits you.

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Empowering vulnerability: Overcoming the fear and shame of physician errors

Healthy Debate

The post Empowering vulnerability: Overcoming the fear and shame of physician errors appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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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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Leadership Health Care Presents 2020 Awards to Nashville’s Promising Health Care Leaders of Tomorrow

Healthcare Council

Leadership Health Care (LHC), an initiative of the Nashville Health Care Council created to nurture the talent of Nashville’s emerging health care leaders, has announced its 2020 award winners in the categories of Health Care Emerging Leader of the Year, Ambassador of the Year and Supporting Organization of the Year. The awards were announced at. The post Leadership Health Care Presents 2020 Awards to Nashville’s Promising Health Care Leaders of Tomorrow appeared first on Nashville Health Care C

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How CMS Assists Physicians with MIPS 2020 Reporting Amidst Corona?

p3care

As QPP MIPS 2020 is approaching the end of the performance year, P3Care has decided to revisit the changes and flexibilities in response to COVID-19. It has been a tough year, especially for our heroes – the healthcare providers. In fact, the pandemic made the healthcare industry work more than its capacity. Besides relaxation in compliance obligations, the purpose of these flexibilities is to assist physicians in a state of emergency.

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Let’s turn wealth into health with a 1% tax on the rich

Healthy Debate

The post Let’s turn wealth into health with a 1% tax on the rich appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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