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10 indicted in $1.4B rural hospital fraudulent billing scheme: DOJ

Fierce Healthcare

10 indicted in $1.4B rural hospital fraudulent billing scheme: DOJ. pminemyer. Tue, 06/30/2020 - 10:14.

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U.S. Hospitals Will Lose $323 Billion in 2020 – Before Accounting for Growing COVID Cases

Health Populi

U.S. health systems are projected to lose $323 billion in 2020 due to declining inpatient and outpatient volumes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the “normal” hospital business. Hospitals racked up over $200 bn in losses between March and June 2020. according to the American Hospital Association’s report, Hospitals and Health Systems Continue to Face Unprecedented Financial Challenges Due to COVID-19.

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War and peace: Shifting our mindset in the ‘fight’ against COVID-19

Healthy Debate

Our collective descriptions of our response to COVID-19 are analogous to our descriptions of wartime, casting the novel coronavirus as the opposition and ourselves as the mighty conquerors.Reflecting on this portrayal over the past three months – during my final stretch of medical training before becoming an independent practitioner – I wonder if this monochromatic narrative has actually moved us toward the ultimate goal of defeating COVID-19.

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How Primary and Specialty Care Practices Can Recover From the Financial Burden of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Instamed

article.resource.blog-lead-text p, article.post.blog-lead-text p,block-editor.blog-lead-text p{ line-height: 40px; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 100; } The COVID-19 pandemic created a.

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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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Updates to Michigan Nursing Home COVID-19 Regulatory Requirements

Health Care Law Blog

Through Executive Order 2020-136 , Governor Whitmer has extended the duration of restrictions on the entry of visitors into health care facilities and residential care facilities. These restrictions were originally imposed through Executive Order 2020-72 and extended through Executive Order 2020-108. Executive Order 2020-136 now extends the restrictions through July 24, 2020.

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Growing Evidence for eConsults – the Asynchronous, Clinician-to-Clinician Platform for Telehealth

Health Populi

Health care providers stood up virtual health care services with lightning speed as the coronavirus pandemic emerged in the U.S. Telehealth and its various flavors enabled both patients and providers to manage the risk of contracting the virus, especially at a time when little was known about the nature of transmission, treatment and prevention — except for washing hands, covering one’s face, and isolating when showing symptoms.

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Data shows financial impact of COVID-19

Osf Healthcare

A new healthcare analytics tool helped OSF leaders make financial decisions for the future as COVID-19 cases started popping up in Illinois.

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Updated Protections for COVID-19 Response Employees: The Differences Between the Prior Emergency Rules and Recent Executive Orders

Health Care Law Blog

There have been nearly 70,000 confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases in Michigan. This figure includes over 6,150 deaths. While other areas of the country are experiencing significant increases in confirmed COVID-19 cases, Michigan appears to have flattened the curve for the time being. We are currently averaging around 250 new cases per day. Read More › Tags: COVID-19 and Workers' Compensation , Legislative Updates.

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Stressed Out By COVID and Civil Unrest – the APA’s Stress in America Survey, Part 2

Health Populi

“Now” is the lowest point in history that most Americans can remember: 7 in 10 people in the U.S. feel this way, up from 56% in 2018 and 2019. Furthermore, 4 in 5 people in the U.S. say the future of America is a significant source of stress, as discussed in Stress in the Time of COVID-19, Volume Two , a report covering a poll of U.S. adults sponsored by the American Psychological Association.

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Canada’s ‘new normal’ must include virtual care

Healthy Debate

About 60 per cent of healthcare visits in Canada are now conducted virtually, a jump from the 10 to 20 per cent pre-pandemic. My own clinic group is currently “seeing” more than 90 per cent of our patients through phone appointments alongside some additional “visits” conducted through video chat.Virtual care has allowed Canadians to continue to access health care while maintaining physical distancing and safety.

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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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LHC Chair Spotlight: Jordan Kendig

Healthcare Council

What led you to join LHC? In 2009, I was laid off during the height of the Great Recession. I had a master’s degree, three years of technology sales experience, a mountain of medical debt and school loans, and was interested in health care. At the time, Meaningful Use was on the horizon, and I. The post LHC Chair Spotlight: Jordan Kendig appeared first on Nashville Health Care Council.

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Wear A Mask and Save 5% of US GDP: My Independence Day Holiday Wish

Health Populi

“And please…please…please wear a face covering,” Dr. Jerome Adams, the U.S. Surgeon General pleaded on June 30, 2020 , during a speech to U.S. Public Health Workers. [You can fast forward to second #42 to hear Dr. Adams’ impassioned plea to his fellow Americans. s. Wearing a mask or face covering reminds me of an early economics lesson from Adam Smith: that actions I take that are good for you can be good for me. “In addition to caring about our own well-being