Healthcare It News

APRIL 25, 2022

Behavioral Nutrition is a holistic eating disorder outpatient clinic that treats adolescents and adults using behavioral therapy and nutritional counseling. The clinic has five locations spread out among Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Florida, New Jersey and Texas. THE PROBLEM. The provider organization had four main challenges: The clinical team was looking to provide convenient nutritional support to patients who needed help but were deterred from scheduling a session due to being located sever

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 18, 2022

Bright, which went public in June last year, wants to refocus on growth in markets where it can have a bigger impact. The seven-year-old startup lost almost $1.2 billion in 2021.

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Health Populi

APRIL 6, 2022

He had me at the statement, “I believe health data is medicine.”. Those were the words of Ardy Arianpour, CEO and Co-Founder of Seqster, when sharing with me how his company was founded. We met up last week at the DIA Europe 2022 meeting (Drug Information Association) in the cool SQUARE Conference Center in Brussels, Belgium (my current home base for work and life).

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The Rand Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

As the war in Ukraine creeps into its second month, perhaps the most common question is: How will it end? Ultimately, the answer comes down to three internal clocks—Ukraine's, which is counting down in years, Russia's, in months, and the United States and NATO's, which is stalled at the moment but could restart quite quickly.

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Bill Of Health

APRIL 13, 2022

By Kelan Thomas. Given the current evidence for psychedelic “microdosing,” the risks may outweigh the benefits for many people. This is because there is compelling theoretical evidence to suggest prolonged and repeated microdosing may cause valvular heart disease (VHD), and only weak survey evidence that it provides the benefits microdosers typically seek, such as enhanced cognition, or relief from depression and anxiety.

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Cloud Blogs

APRIL 7, 2022

The 2022 HIMSS conference wrapped up in Orlando and experts from around the world attended to share their perspectives and key learnings from the last two years of the pandemic, which have transformed healthcare and made a lasting impact. Trends that are changing the industry have emerged, including the growing need to create more personalized experiences for patients, the opportunity to implement virtual health solutions to unlock new avenues of care for providers, and the challenge of reducing

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 7, 2022

The bill is best known for its signature achievement, but there are lesser known requirements that are difficult to put into practice, experts told Healthcare Dive.

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Health Populi

APRIL 26, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted patients who were already deeply engaged with their own health care before the coronavirus emerged. Compared with a year ago, more patients and their advocates are seeking quality therapies, innovation, engagement, and integrity from pharmaceutical companies, based on research published today from PatientView. PatientView, based in the UK, has collaborated with over 40,000 patient advocacy organizations globally marking over 10 years doing this research.

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The Rand Blog

APRIL 7, 2022

Since the start of Russia's increasingly brutal war in Ukraine, the West has ramped up pressure on the rest of the world to condemn Moscow's belligerence and join sanctions against Russia and its regime. In the vast Indo-Pacific region, however, the West's message has fallen flat.

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NASHP

APRIL 5, 2022

Understanding Hospital Costs. As health care spending continues to rise — with the largest proportion of those expenditures on hospital services — states and other purchasers are seeking to better understand and address hospitals’ costs. To support these efforts, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has developed an interactive Hospital Cost Tool and accompanying resources.

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Bill Of Health

APRIL 14, 2022

By Jacob Balamut. David Bennett, a man who recently underwent the world’s first successful xenotransplantation organ surgery, died last month after a sudden and as yet unexplained period of rapid deterioration. Bennett, who was 57 years old, had been suffering from end-stage heart disease. With limited options for treatment, he underwent an experimental emergency procedure to replace his damaged heart with a genetically modified pig’s heart.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 25, 2022

A survey conducted by the American Medical Association found that the vast majority of physician respondents say they're currently using telehealth – and many of those reporting a decrease say they're providing a mix of virtual and in-person care. The survey, which was conducted online in late 2021, explored the variations in telehealth use among 2,232 physicians.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 5, 2022

National Nurses United argued before a federal appeals court on Monday that an existing temporary emergency standard isn't enough to protect healthcare workers from the ongoing threat of COVID-19.

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Health Populi

APRIL 1, 2022

People spend one-half of their lives in “less-than-good health,” we learn early in the paper, Adding years to life and life to years from the McKinsey Health Institute. In this data-rich essay, the McKinsey team at MHI sets out an agenda that could help us add 45 billion extra years of higher-quality life equal to an average of six years per person (depending on your country and population demographics).

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The Rand Blog

APRIL 14, 2022

Russia appears poised to make a first move against the United States and its allies in cyberspace. A savvy U.S. response that is deliberately measured and accompanied by the right message could end this fight after the first round.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 19, 2022

Over the years, there have been federal efforts in the U.S. to shift dialysis for kidney care patients into the home. Meanwhile, home-focused kidney care companies have cemented their spot as part of the broader health care landscape. In this environment, the question that lingers is if there’s a place for home health providers in the home-based kidney care space.

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APRIL 18, 2022

Improving Birthing Outcomes through Midwifery Care: New Mexico April 18, 2022 / by Veronnica Thompson. Midwives play a critical role in improving birth outcomes and advancing maternal health equity. To support robust access to certified nurse-midwives and licensed midwives in home and community birth settings, New Mexico has successfully implemented a Medicaid midwifery benefit under its Birthing Options Program (BOP) for over 15 years, building on a historical key partnership between the curand

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 21, 2022

Automation has a major role in transforming the healthcare experience. For example, many hospitals and health systems use automation to ease the burden of staffing shortages and effectively manage and triage patients at scale. One type of automation is chatbots and related technology that can automate the triage and symptom intake process, along with surfacing education and discharge materials.

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Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 19, 2022

Children are at highest risk in Texas, Florida and Georgia when states resume checking Medicaid eligibility after the public health emergency expires, Georgetown University researchers found.

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Bill Of Health

APRIL 6, 2022

By Cynthia M. Ho. The leaked compromise regarding a “waiver” of international intellectual property (IP) obligations under the TRIPS Agreement for World Trade Organization (WTO) members has met harsh criticism as a shadow of the original proposal to waive international obligations regarding patent, trade secret, and copyright obligations relating to any COVID vaccine, treatment, diagnostic, or personal protective equipment (PPE).

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The Rand Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

The ongoing Russian war in Ukraine has highlighted the need for federal, state, and local level emergency managers to prepare to respond to a cyberattack with widespread impacts that significantly disrupt critical infrastructure.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 3, 2022

For the longest time, home care providers were just trying to gain a foothold in the broader health care sector. Now times have changed, as home care services have proven to be an integral part of the overall system, especially during the public health emergency. And with changing times comes evolution. For home care leaders, this means identifying what types of investments will move the needle forward for their companies.

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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.

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Healthcare Leadership

APRIL 12, 2022

Over the past several weeks, I have received more LinkedIn notifications from people changing roles/organizations than ever before. Last Monday, for example, I received 10 such notices! I have also heard from numerous company leaders who would love an introduction to anyone that I know who might be looking for a new healthcare role – clinical and non-clinical alike.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 18, 2022

Early last year, Baptist Health, a health system based in Louisville, Kentucky, was taking note of the lessons staff had learned and the data gathered through the first year of the pandemic to reassess the organization's overall virtual care strategy and current digital health tools. THE PROBLEM. Patient experience and access, along with provider efficiency, were areas Baptist wanted to improve – to ensure the virtual tools it had were helping to meet its overall goals around care deli

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 11, 2022

By adapting new tactics, building more flexible ways to credential new nurses and making academic progression more accessible, learning institutions can take critical steps to strengthen America's core of nurses, the authors argue.

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Bill Of Health

APRIL 8, 2022

By Vincent Sliwoski. In light of the widespread cultural and business culture adoption of microdosing, private sector employers should reconsider the implications of a blanket prohibition on workplace use of controlled substances. Microdosing is the practice of ingesting subperceptual amounts of psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin mushrooms or LSD.

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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.

The Rand Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

By leveraging better investment conditions and reforms and broad international support, Ukraine could carry out a well-executed reconstruction program. It might repair much of the war damage and help Ukraine move into the ranks of faster-growing European economies.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 19, 2022

The tech-enabled, home-focused Presidium Health recently reduced hospitalizations within a specific patient population by 53%, saving $6 million on the way. To do so, it worked with some of the most high-need patients in the U.S. health care system. Presidium Health performed the pilot program with San Diego’s largest nonprofit health plan — Community Health Group.

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Health Populi

APRIL 27, 2022

“It’s hard to be healthy in the U.S. today.” That is the underlying premise and reason for The Building H Index. Health happens outside of doctors’ offices and hospital operating rooms. Health is made in our homes, in our communities, in our daily lives as we go about working, playing, learning, and praying. Too often, in those daily life-flows, making a healthy decision is harder than defaulting to a less-healthy one.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 8, 2022

The American Medical Association this week released a report outlining key steps that organizations and policymakers should take in order to work toward equity in the telehealth landscape. "Telehealth has the potential to be an important tool for addressing long-standing health inequities among historically marginalized and minoritized communities that have been impacted disproportionately by the COVID-19 pandemic," said the organization in an issue brief.

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