Sat.Dec 18, 2021 - Fri.Dec 24, 2021

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FDA warns about Log4j cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices

Health Care Dive

The bugs in Apache's Java-based open source logging library could potentially allow unauthorized users to remotely impact the safety and effectiveness of device functionality, according to the agency.

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Combating patient loneliness through conversational AI

Healthcare It News

With disinformation and confusion about COVID-19 on the rise, effective patient engagement is taking on an even greater role. Studies have shown that engaged patients show improved health outcomes and that effective tools can enhance service delivery. But it's not always simply a question of communicating more. Communicating with impact is the real key – and innovators and vendors are exploring the best ways to do so.

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More than 40 organizations, unions urge OSHA to extend protections for healthcare workers

Fierce Healthcare

More than 40 organizations, unions urge OSHA to extend protections for healthcare workers. agliadkovskaya. Tue, 12/21/2021 - 15:57.

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The Most Popular RAND Research of 2021

The Rand Blog

As another extraordinary year draws to a close, we continue to believe that objective, nonpartisan research and analysis has a key role to play in navigating what continues to be a difficult time. Here are the 10 research projects that resonated most with rand.org readers in 2021.

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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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For the first time in 25 years, Centene looks for new CEO

Health Care Dive

Soon, the payer will begin searching for Michael Neidorff's successor, kicking off an executive search for the first time since he was installed in 1996.

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With wider EHI scope compliance on tap for 2022, ONC offers clarity

Healthcare It News

Leaders from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT offered some help for healthcare organizations who will face broader information blocking compliance in 2022 – specifically with regard to the sharing of electronic health information, or EHI. In a blog post , Kathryn Marchesini and Michael Lipinski offer providers, certified health IT developers and health information networks/exchanges some clarity on a deceptively simple question: "So, what is EHI anyway?

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2022 Home Care Executive Forecast: ‘Buckle Up For A Wild Ride’

Home Health Care

This year saw home care providers further build on the spotlight the public health emergency placed on the industry. No longer fighting for a seat at the proverbial table, the operators were able to fully lean into opportunities that have pushed the industry forward. More than anything, ongoing labor shortages and ways to circumvent workforce challenges have been top of mind for executives.

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Cerner acquired by Oracle for $28B

Health Care Dive

The deal further pushes Oracle into the healthcare market, where its presence is mostly in data use efficiency for payers and providers. Oracle's areas of focus include database software and cloud systems.

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Create a patient-first experience & take healthcare mobile

Healthcare It News

Sponsor: DocuSign Primary topic: Interoperability Topic: Interoperability Patient Engagement Privacy & Security Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Create a patient-first experience & take healthcare mobile Region Tag: Global Edition Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Digital health startups join HHS accelerator to tackle COVID health inequities

Fierce Healthcare

Digital health startups join HHS accelerator to tackle COVID health inequities. rtorrence. Tue, 12/21/2021 - 11:06.

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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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RAND Commentary Highlights of 2021

The Rand Blog

The paradox of 2021 was that even as COVID-19 dragged on, bringing a certain limiting sameness to many daily lives, the events of the year felt unprecedented. Vaccine rollouts, an attack on the U.S. Capitol, massive ransomware attacks, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, record numbers of job openings and people quitting, and more. RAND researchers weighed in on all these topics and more.

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SCOTUS upholds another state vaccine mandate

Health Care Dive

The high court blocked a challenge to New Mexico's statewide vaccine mandate for healthcare workers Tuesday. The CMS vaccine mandate remains in place, though injunctions in some states still stand.

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The paperless future of healthcare and life sciences

Healthcare It News

Sponsor: DocuSign Primary topic: Privacy & Security Topic: Cloud Computing Patient Engagement Privacy & Security Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: The paperless future of healthcare and life sciences Region Tag: Global Edition Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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13.6M have signed up for coverage on ACA exchanges during open enrollment so far: CMS

Fierce Healthcare

13.6M have signed up for coverage on ACA exchanges during open enrollment so far: CMS. pminemyer. Wed, 12/22/2021 - 11:41.

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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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State Policies to Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce

NASHP

State Policies to Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce. 1-2 PM EST, Tuesday, February 8. REGISTER NOW. Funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation and the RRF Foundation for Aging, NASHP’s RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center is hosting this webinar to discuss state policies to improve the quality and supply of the direct care workforce, which are featured in its RAISE State Policy Roadmap for Family Caregivers.

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UPMC launches in-house travel staffing agency

Health Care Dive

The system said it can hire two of its own nurses or surgical technologists for the price of one contracted through an outside agency.

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Expanding healthcare services with digital agreement technology

Healthcare It News

Sponsor: DocuSign Primary topic: Interoperability Topic: Interoperability Patient Engagement Privacy & Security Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Expanding healthcare services with digital agreement technology Region Tag: Global Edition Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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CMS: Medicaid, CHIP enrollment increases by 433K in June and 17% since start of pandemic

Fierce Healthcare

CMS: Medicaid, CHIP enrollment increases by 433K in June and 17% since start of pandemic. rking. Tue, 12/21/2021 - 12:36.

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The New Tech Experience: Innovation, Optimization, and Collaboration

Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

Learn how to streamline productivity and efficiency across your organization with machine learning and artificial intelligence! No matter what industry you're in - healthcare, customer service, sales, and more - it’s easier than you think to reduce wait times, monitor sentiment, and provide enhanced self-service options for all of your users. This means that you can achieve a more consistent and engaging customer experience while reducing sources of friction.

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Taiwan Would Be Better Off Alone

The Rand Blog

Relinquishing diplomatic partners could free Taiwan from an unwinnable competition with China and refocus attention on what really matters: reducing China's coercive power by strengthening relationships with powers that can truly help.

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Insurers returned $2B to consumers for 2020 under ACA

Health Care Dive

The rebates, tied to lower medical loss ratios, were triggered as utilization rates dropped at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Making the telehealth patient experience seamless

Healthcare It News

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More than 800 hospitals urge HHS to appeal controversial ruling in 340B lawsuit

Fierce Healthcare

More than 800 hospitals urge HHS to appeal controversial ruling in 340B lawsuit. rking. Tue, 12/21/2021 - 14:13.

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Level up Culture & EQ | Sign up for the #CultureDrop

Once a week, culture & leadership expert Galen Emanuele gives free, actionable EQ training in 5 minutes or less. Subscribe to the #CultureDrop and access free resources & content.

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Addressing IP Barriers in the Context of a Pandemic Treaty

Bill Of Health

This post was originally published on the Verfassungsblog as part of our joint symposium on international pandemic lawmaking. By Paul Ogendi. Tackling the question of how to address the needs for sharing scientific research, pooling technology, and know-how in diagnostics, therapeutics, and potential vaccines in future epidemics is fundamental to any pandemic treaty discussion.

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Hospitals clamp down on elective surgeries as COVID-19 surges

Health Care Dive

Cleveland Clinic, Banner Health and other hospital systems are pausing nonessential procedures, while provider groups issued a joint statement Friday declaring that doctors and nurses are exhausted and heartbroken.

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Patients are the most important stakeholders in digital health

Healthcare It News

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Burnout, workload and fear of infection compel physicians and nurses to reduce hours or leave, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Burnout, workload and fear of infection compel physicians and nurses to reduce hours or leave, study finds. hlandi. Tue, 12/21/2021 - 09:56.

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Strategies to Deal with Collaborative Healthcare Communication

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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OSHA Mandate Reinstated, Noncompliance Penalties to Begin in January

Home Health Care

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation requiring workers at companies with 100 or more employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing has been revived. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a stay on the OSHA vaccine mandate late Friday. The mandate had been paused since Nov. 6, challenged by states that believe the Biden administration does not have the legal authority to implement a nationwide policy for worker vaccinations. “Fun

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Achieving a new vision of health care delivery depends on our nurses

Health Care Dive

In the face of a national crisis, now is the time to invest in attracting and retaining great talent for patient care.

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Can Dehydration Cause High Blood Pressure?

Healthcare Associates

Can Dehydration Cause High Blood Pressure? High blood pressure is a chronic condition where the force of your blood is higher than normal and pushes strongly against your blood vessel walls. When it’s not treated, high blood pressure can lead to other serious health problems including heart attack and stroke. Many different factors can cause high blood pressure.

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Amazon taps former Prime executive to oversee virtual care, pharmacy and diagnostics businesses

Fierce Healthcare

Amazon taps former Prime executive to oversee virtual care, pharmacy and diagnostics businesses. hlandi. Sun, 12/19/2021 - 18:59.

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Top 12 Telehealth KPIs Every Health Tech Leader Should Know

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.