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.
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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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).
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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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.
Healthcare It News
APRIL 5, 2022
Advocate Aurora Enterprises on Tuesday announced its acquisition of MobileHelp, which develops remote monitoring technology and personal emergency response systems. WHY IT MATTERS. A subsidiary of Advocate Aurora Health, AAE invests in and sometimes buys consumer health and wellness companies to expand the Illinois health system's capabilities beyond traditional clinical care.
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The Rand Blog
APRIL 7, 2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine and resulting sanctions will likely devastate Russia's economy. If the country had taken a more productive economic course over the past two decades, it might be looking toward a different future—one in which economic reforms had more tightly integrated Russia with the economically advanced countries, enhanced Russian influence and power, and built global trust.
Health Care Dive
APRIL 5, 2022
The Florida locations will be the first Walmart Health centers to use a medical record built by health IT software giant Epic, as part of a partnership announced last year.
Healthcare It News
APRIL 8, 2022
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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 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).
Health Care Dive
APRIL 7, 2022
Among the top five telehealth diagnoses in January, COVID-19 tied for second with acute respiratory diseases and infections. Mental health conditions were by far the most common diagnosis, coming in at nearly 60% of all claims.
Healthcare It News
APRIL 6, 2022
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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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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.
Health Care Dive
APRIL 8, 2022
Treatment with Aduhelm would only be covered for patients enrolled in a clinical trial under the policy, which largely follows a draft proposal released in January.
Healthcare It News
APRIL 5, 2022
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The Rand Blog
APRIL 6, 2022
While insurgency rarely offers a path to early victory, a campaign of popular resistance that supports the continuing conventional battle could give overmatched Ukraine an edge in its fight against Russian occupiers.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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Bill Of Health
APRIL 5, 2022
By Sarah Hashkes. When we talk about microdosing psychedelics, it’s important we have a mutual understanding of its definition to be able to conduct accurate research, promote regulations, and educate the wider population. This article will look at three main questions and ambiguities regarding the term “microdosing psychedelics” and suggest a definition that would help promote coherence in the field. 1.
Health Care Dive
APRIL 7, 2022
This is the fourth transaction for the newly minted Advocate Aurora Enterprise, which launched last year with the aim of building a portfolio of companies beyond acute medical care.
Home Health Care
APRIL 5, 2022
When Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) invested $1 billion into VillageMD , it was largely viewed as a way for Walgreens to enhance its primary care approach, especially in underserved communities. But in July of 2020, on the day the investment was announced, VillageMD CMO Dr. Clive Fields made it known that a large part of his company’s strategy involved the home as a setting of care – something Walgreens was more than aware of.
Healthcare Associates
APRIL 7, 2022
Can Type 2 Diabetes Be Reversed? Type 2 diabetes is a serious medical condition that affects over 35 million Americans. Though it is most common in adults, more and more children are diagnosed with the condition each year. Long believed to be lifelong and chronic, type 2 diabetes can be managed or even reversed with the right treatments and lifestyle changes.
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Bill Of Health
APRIL 7, 2022
(Clockwise from top left: Alma Beltrán y Puga, Luciano Bottini Filho, Ana Lorena Ruano, María Natalia Echegoyemberry). By Alicia Ely Yamin and Chloe Reichel. Leer en español. In the years before the pandemic, and especially since the pandemic began, there have been increasing calls to decolonize global health. Setting aside what ???y? Abímb??lá rightly characterizes as the slipperiness of both the terms “decolonizing” and “global health,” these calls speak to the need to
Health Care Dive
APRIL 8, 2022
The draft guidance, which replaces a 2018 document, sets recommendations for how medical device companies should approach cybersecurity in premarket submissions.
Home Health Care
APRIL 7, 2022
For home health providers looking to reduce confusion, increase patient and staff satisfaction and improve quality metrics, honing in on the case management model is the best way to do so. This is especially true in the wake of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), and in the lead-up to the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model’s expansion, J’non Griffin, a principal at SimiTree, noted during a presentation at the annual Illinois HomeCare & Hospice Council (IHHC) conference o
The Rand Blog
APRIL 5, 2022
Is college still the best path to the middle class? It's complicated. College credentials still do lead many to increased earnings, but the rapid increases in college costs, coupled with a strong labor market, have made the payoff for a college degree no longer a sure thing.
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.
Briggs Healthcare
APRIL 4, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. For the second time in March 2022, CMS has posted an updated Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Quick Reference Guide. This version – 3.0 – is dated March 30, 2022. The only change from the previous version (v2.0) dated January 28, 2022, posted March 2, 2022, is this (found on page 3 of 5): The last sentence in v2.0 read: “However, due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), impl
Health Care Dive
APRIL 4, 2022
But this doesn't indicate that physician burnout is beneficial or should be tolerated, researchers said, stressing that the relationship between burnout and outcomes is complex and needs further investigation.
Home Health Care
APRIL 7, 2022
Last week, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) revealed that it’s buying aging-in-place giant LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) and combining the provider with its Optum business. In the aftermath of that announcement, one of the most interesting questions to ponder has been: How will LHC Group fit alongside the rest of Optum’s home-focused offerings? Optum is a diversified health services company housed within UnitedHealth Group, the parent of UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurance organization
The Rand Blog
APRIL 8, 2022
Amid some hopeful signs in Russian-Ukrainian ceasefire talks, it may be useful to keep in mind that the West could gain substantial economic leverage to influence outcomes during and after Russia's war against Ukraine. How it uses this leverage could have far-reaching consequences.
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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