p3care
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
With MIPS 2020 just around the corner, eligible clinicians are ready to submit quality data to CMS in order to improve their financial situation. We all are rooting for quality healthcare services, and technology incorporation is an efficient way to achieve this goal. For the same reason, MIPS eligible clinicians from all specialties are adopting health IT.
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
By the autumn of 2020, U.S. physicians grew concerned that patients who were avoiding visits to doctor’s offices were missing care for chronic conditions, discussed in in Delayed and Forgone Health Care for N onelderly Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic from the Urban Institute. More than three-fourths of people who delayed or forewent care had at least one chronic health condition.
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KHN
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Doctors say a woman in Michigan contracted covid-19 and died last fall two months after receiving a tainted double-lung transplant from a donor who turned out to harbor the virus that causes the disease — despite showing no signs of illness and initially testing negative. Officials at the University of Michigan Medical School suggested it may be the first proven case of covid in the U.S. in which the virus was transmitted via an organ transplant.
Isabel Healthcare Blog
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
As we near the 14-month anniversary since the first outbreak of COVID-19 was identified in December 2019, it is time to draw attention to the people who had COVID-19 and have been left with prolonged and sometimes new symptoms which they have been struggling with after the disease.
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Center for Health Progress
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
It has been almost a full year of living through this devastating pandemic. I miss my family so much. I am exhausted from staring at this computer screen. I am also incredibly grateful to be healthy and able to work from home. Luck had nothing to do with it. Rather, it is explicitly by design that I, a white, educated, upper-middle-class person, still have safety and security while Black and brown people in my community and across the country are bearing the brunt of this pandemic.
ACHE
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
By MAJ Christopher L. Armijo, FACHE, and Kimberly Tansey, DPT, FACHE. With every new international health crisis—be it Ebola, Zika or COVID-19—comes an infodemic. The World Health Organization defines an infodemic as an “overabundance of information, some accurate and some not, that occurs during an epidemic. It can lead to confusion and ultimately mistrust in governments and public health response.”.
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Health Populi
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic forced consumers to define what were basic or essential needs to them; for most people, those items have been hygiene products, food, and connectivity to the Internet. There’s another good that’s essential to people who are patients: prescription drugs. A new report from CoverMyMeds details the current state of medication access weaving together key health care industry and consumer data.
Geek Doctor
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, wrote this article. In a time of COVID, the current care models just can’t remain in place. We need innovative ways to address the high cost of acute care. One solution that is taking a front seat is telemedicine.
Cloud Blogs
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
2020 was the year that challenged healthcare professionals to learn, adapt, and grow as they cared for patients through the COVID-19 pandemic. The concepts of quarantine and social distancing became commonplace, as virtual health and remote patient monitoring usage grew exponentially, operational limits stretched, and care collaboration became more important than ever.
Patient Safety Blog
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
To understand and improve any system, we must look at its successes and failures. When it’s life and death, healing or inadvertently injuring patients, the stakes could not be higher.
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ACHE
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
By Peggy Davis Harris, MHA, FACHE, SPHR. As we recognize Black History Month in 2021, I can’t help but reflect on the significant advances people of African descent have made in the United States, especially given that not until 2107 will African Americans hit the milestone of living more years in the United States as full citizens versus living as enslaved humans.
KHN
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Médicos dicen que una mujer en Michigan desarrolló covid-19 y murió el otoño pasado, dos meses después de recibir un trasplante doble de pulmón de un donante que portaba el coronavirus que causa la enfermedad, a pesar de que no mostró signos de la enfermedad y que inicialmente dio negativo. Autoridades de la Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Michigan sugirieron que podría ser el primer caso comprobado en el país de covid en el que el virus se t
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed major weaknesses in the U.S. health care system, especially laying bare inequities and inertia in American health care, explained in The Progress We Need: Ten Health Care Imperatives for the Decade Ahead from Manatt Health. The report details the ten objectives that are central to Manatt’s health care practice, a sort of team manifesto call-to-action and North Star for the next decade.
The Healthcare Leadership
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
. Women in Leadership – Global Health Series: Making a difference takes courage. . by Emma Oostenbroek. . During one of my anatomy lectures about cardiac development, I remember learning that 1/100 children are born with a congenital heart defect. As of that moment, I knew I wanted to become a paediatric cardiologist and be able to provide the life-saving treatment these children desperately need.
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Cloud Blogs
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
2020 was the year that challenged healthcare professionals to learn, adapt, and grow as they cared for patients through the COVID-19 pandemic. The concepts of quarantine and social distancing became commonplace, as virtual health and remote patient monitoring usage grew exponentially, operational limits stretched, and care collaboration became more important than ever.
Baird Group
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Keeping in close touch with both the patients and the staff is key when it comes to creating a more patient-centered culture. A leader sends a strong message that service is a top priority and not just lip service, simply by observing and giving regular feedback and support. The best way to be both visible and observant is through rounding. Rounding is nothing new.
Geek Doctor
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, wrote this article. Of all the disorders that have responded well to artificial intelligence and machine learning, diabetes mellitus probably tops the list. The evidence supporting a role for Machine Learning (ML)-enhanced algorithms in managing the disease is persuasive and applies to several components of patient care, including screening, diagnosi
KHN
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Doctors say a woman in Michigan contracted covid-19 and died last fall two months after receiving a tainted double-lung transplant from a donor who turned out to harbor the virus that causes the disease — despite showing no signs of illness and initially testing negative. Officials at the University of Michigan Medical School suggested it may be the first proven case of covid in the U.S. in which the virus was transmitted via an organ transplant.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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Health Populi
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
With a third vaccine approved by the FDA for licking COVID-19, brought to market by Johnson & Johnson, the U.S. can expect an uptick in vaccinations among fellow health citizens. That’s such welcome news and a positive outlook for a healthier 2021. But there’s another angle on 2021 for which health care providers and health citizens alike should prepare: that is the excess deaths that will happen due to patients postponing needed health care, diagnostic tests, and preventive services that st
Osf Healthcare
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
It’s well known among health care systems that those with chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer cost the industry over a trillion dollars each year. When you understand how some of these debilitating illnesses impact people, it’s easy to see how these costs quickly add up.
The Beryl Institute
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
As we wrapped up 2020, I can’t tell you how many people said, including myself, “I can’t wait for 2021.” While none of us were really expecting the world to magically reset when the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, I know that we were all hopeful for change to come. The reality is that we are still balancing COVID challenges, vaccine concerns, Zoom fatigue and much more.
Accountable Care Doctors
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Employers have a big influence on how and whether, as a nation, we accelerate the pace to value-based care. Employers also collectively shoulder the biggest share of national health care costs, which regularly rise faster on an annual basis than overall inflation. At the Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP), we define and practice value-based care as care that is coordinated through teams, connected with health information technology, led by physicians, and paid based on quality and
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.
Beterra
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
March 14 – 20th marks yet another National Patient Safety Week. This annual event creates a platform for organizations to develop and grow awareness about patient safety. Why does it matter? Much has been said and written about why patient safety matters. Yet, we encounter at least half a million deaths due to adverse events every year (We know the numbers are only higher.
KHN
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Médicos dicen que una mujer en Michigan desarrolló covid-19 y murió el otoño pasado, dos meses después de recibir un trasplante doble de pulmón de un donante que portaba el coronavirus que causa la enfermedad, a pesar de que no mostró signos de la enfermedad y que inicialmente dio negativo. Autoridades de la Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Michigan sugirieron que podría ser el primer caso comprobado en el país de covid en el que el virus se t
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
The growing use of APIs in health information technology innovation for patient care has been a boon to speeding development placed in the hands of providers and patients. Using APIs can help drive interoperability and make data “liquid” and useable. APIs can enable “Data liberación,” a concept proposed by Todd Park when he worked in the Obama administration.
Osf Healthcare
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
For individuals with suspected cases of sepsis, time is everything. The overwhelming bacterial infection quickly causes the body’s blood pressure to drop, leading to organ damage and even death. Care teams can slow this process by pushing fluids into a person as fast as possible.
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.
Healthy Debate
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
The post Joy in work on a COVID Unit? Yes, Really appeared first on Healthy Debate.
Triage Health Law
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
Regulation 2020/561 (Regulation) was passed by the EU in April last year to take account of issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic and to defer the date of application of certain provisions of Regulation 2017/745 (MDR) by one year. The Regulation was published on 24 April 2020 through an EU accelerated procedure, and although the COVID-19 pandemic is still a major issue, the expiry of the one-year deferral is fast approaching.
The Healthcare Leadership
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
. Women in Leadership – Global Health Series: Leadership through the eyes of GECCo. . by Anisa Jafar. . I’ve never had any trouble considering myself a leader when it comes to following my own self. Generally, I have reflexively sought out and questioned what I find important and interesting and followed a reasonably self-led path. However, the idea of leading others is one not quite a comfortable fit.
Geek Doctor
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, wrote this article. If Mary Putnam Jacobi were alive today, she would probably embrace artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data analytics. Dr. Jacobi might best be described as the mother of modern scientific medicine — or at the very least one of its founding parents.
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