Health Care Dive
APRIL 27, 2022
Whether or not telehealth visits result in duplicative care — a hot topic on the Hill as Congress debates future telemedicine regulation — could depend on if users have acute or chronic conditions, according to new research.
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 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.
The Rand Blog
APRIL 29, 2022
For decades, elected officials brushed off harm reduction as a viable option for reducing the harms of drug use over concerns of enabling drug consumption. But now, these strategies are front and center, spoken aloud, from the largest podium in the land, and during primetime. What caused this historic about-face?
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Health Care Dive
APRIL 25, 2022
New data from the nonprofit reiterates the explosive growth in telemedicine in the first year of the pandemic when other medical sites scaled back services.
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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The Rand Blog
APRIL 25, 2022
Permanent daylight saving time is widely favored by the public, and the House of Representatives may or may not follow the Senate in its recent approval of such a change in law. But that delicious extra hour of evening recreation in the spring and summer comes at a major cost to people's sleep, mood, alertness, and productivity for the remainder of the year.
Health Care Dive
APRIL 29, 2022
The report calls for improved oversight of MA and urges the CMS to update audit protocols and issue new guidance on medical necessity reviews performed by the plans.
Healthcare It News
APRIL 28, 2022
Cost is a major determining factor for patients deciding whether to pick up prescriptions from the pharmacy. When medications are too expensive, patients may abandon them, regardless of how important they are to their health. THE PROBLEM. The impact of non-adherence is dire in terms of patient outcomes, with up to 125,000 avoidable deaths attributed to non-adherence every year, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study.
NASHP
APRIL 29, 2022
Five States’ Progress toward Expanding Access to PACE Services April 29, 2022 / by Neva Kaye. The Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) was one of the first programs to deliver fully integrated care to Medicaid beneficiaries who are frail elders. The goal of PACE is to maintain members in the community as long as safely possible, and, although all members must qualify for nursing home care to join the program 95 percent of all members live in the community.
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The Rand Blog
APRIL 26, 2022
After two months of fighting in Ukraine, some longer-term geostrategic consequences are coming into focus. Russia may emerge as a massive loser. Perhaps not since the collapse of the USSR has European security been so challenged. But Ukraine and its Western partners are showing that aggression in Europe may not pay.
Health Care Dive
APRIL 29, 2022
Bristol Myers paid $13 billion to acquire the drug's maker, MyoKardia, and expects it to become a blockbuster. But a tricky dosing regimen, as well as safety concerns, could challenge the pharmaceutical giant's lofty forecast.
Healthcare It News
APRIL 29, 2022
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Briggs Healthcare
APRIL 29, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted the nursing home data for the week ending April 17, 2022. Comparing the April 17 th data to the previous April 10 th data shows these changes: Resident vaccination rate remained unchanged from the previous week (same as past 5 weeks) Residents with booster doses increased by 0.4% this past week Staff vaccination rate increased 0.2% from previous week Staff with booster doses increased by 0.8% this past week An
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Bill Of Health
APRIL 27, 2022
(Photo: Sign at the central train station in Berlin (Berlin Hauptbahnhof) that offers free support for pet owners coming from Ukraine. Courtesy of Kristin Sandvik.). By Kristin Bergtora Sandvik. Introduction. The care for animals rapidly became a part of the humanitarian narrative of the attack on Ukraine. There are countless accounts of the efforts of activists, shelters and zoo staff to keep animals alive, as well as underground operations to get them to safety.
Health Care Dive
APRIL 27, 2022
Improving affordability, providing virtual care and boosting mental health offerings will be top priorities for U.S. employers over the next two years, according to a Willis Towers Watson report.
Healthcare It News
APRIL 27, 2022
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Briggs Healthcare
APRIL 28, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Every year, on April 28, the nation recognizes Workers Memorial Day. This is the day we pay our respects to those who lost their lives on the job and recognize the impact these tragic losses have on families, co-workers, and communities. This year, we also recognize that, more than a year into the pandemic, every day essential workers, many of whom are people of color and immigrants, have put their lives on the line during th
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The Rand Blog
APRIL 28, 2022
Researchers from RAND and RAND Europe have been working on a way to better track migrant numbers, country by country and state by state, in almost real time. They do it by tapping into one of the largest information-gathering operations on the planet, Facebook.
Health Care Dive
APRIL 25, 2022
The Department of Justice intends to appeal a ruling siding with the Texas Medical Association, saying arbiters should not weigh any factor more heavily than others when resolving payment disputes between payers and providers.
Home Health Care
APRIL 28, 2022
Encompass Health reported a strong financial first quarter for 2022 despite continued staffing constraints in its home health business. On Wednesday, Encompass Health reported total revenue of $1.33 billion for Q1 2022, up 8.4% compared to $1.23 billion in Q1 2021. Its home health revenue checked in at $224 million, up 2.3% from $220 million a year ago.
Healthcare Associates
APRIL 29, 2022
Sciatic Nerve Pain Relief At Night. Sciatic nerve pain can make it difficult to get a good night’s sleep, especially during flare-ups. Fortunately, several sleeping positions can help you find relief. Here are sleeping positions that can give you sciatic nerve pain relief at night, along with other tips that can help you feel more comfortable while you sleep.
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HIT Consultant
APRIL 28, 2022
What You Should Know: – Komodo Health , a company delivering patient-level insights by dynamically analyzing the broadest array of data across patients, practitioners, and health systems. today announced a new partnership with AppliedVR , the leader in therapeutic virtual reality (VR) for pain management. – Using Komodo’s technology, AppliedVR will combine its proprietary insights with Komodo’s real-world data to conduct clinical research into the efficacy, cost savings, and health s
Health Care Dive
APRIL 27, 2022
In the latest open-ended strike, nurse demands for new contracts focus heavily on recruitment and retention of staff amid nationwide labor shortages.
Home Health Care
APRIL 26, 2022
The right partnership can be a powerful tool for businesses looking to expand their service offerings, enhance their internal operations or even gain an edge over competitors. Over the years, home care providers have gone beyond just forming relationships with industry peers. These collaborations have yielded a significant return on investment (ROI) for agencies. .
Briggs Healthcare
APRIL 27, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS posted these updates to the LTC Survey Process, dated April 26, 2022: The Survey Resources with Staff Vaccine Documents Folder is found here , in the Downloads section: Subscribers to Briggs 1766 and 1766E will receive this update within a few days.
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.
HIT Consultant
APRIL 28, 2022
What You Should Know: – Inspire Medical Systems has announced its investment in EnsoData , an artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare company helping clinicians uncover disease while patients sleep. – EnsoData’s technology helps address some of the most intractable problems in healthcare: access and affordability for patients and clinician burnout.
Health Care Dive
APRIL 25, 2022
Asheville is an area well known in healthcare circles for its previous state-sanctioned monopoly. If approved, AdventHealth's facility will be the second hospital in the area.
Home Health Care
APRIL 28, 2022
It would be silly to have an argument over whether value-based care is a good principle. That’s unless, of course, you had to parse out what exactly each individual or organization meant when they referred to value-based care. No one would argue – or should argue – that making the health care system more focused on providing good outcomes for patients at a lower cost is a bad thing.
The Rand Blog
APRIL 25, 2022
Security cooperation rarely makes headlines. But it enhances the security of the United States and its allies and partners in an effective and cost-effective way, and may deserve more attention and support.
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.
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