Healthcare Leadership
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Over the past two years, retail health has been a hot topic of conversation. Some see retail health as a threat, some see it as the natural evolution of healthcare, and some see it as an innovative disruptor. We may not know who is right for a decade or more, but there is no doubt that retail health is having an immediate impact. But is that impact good?
Nordic
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
In a recent blog post, we covered the plethora of factors forcing health systems to do more with less. Collectively known as The Big Squeeze , they include market forces, labor issues, and a clinical tsunami of Long COVID and post-COVID sequelae. In this article, we discuss how to increase internal efficiency so the organizational strategy can offset the external drivers responsible for the Big Squeeze.
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CHQ Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
The healthcare industry knew COVID-19 would cause changes in critical areas, and a heightened awareness of home healthcare emerged as one of those. In conjunction with The Harris Poll, Interim Healthcare wanted to assess consumers’ feelings about home healthcare and whether the pandemic had altered their perceptions. The two companies conducted a Home Health Insights Study from September 14 to 16, 2021.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Sparrow Health System in Lansing, Michigan, began developing a virtual care strategy in October 2019 – well before COVID-19 struck – with the hope of leveraging the technology as a tool to support patient care and the organizational strategy, rather than as a stand-alone strategy in and of itself. Sparrow's initial goal was to launch on-demand, virtual urgent care to increase access and provide another front door into the health system.
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Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
“The result, in the case of Providence, is that thousands of poor patients were saddled with debts that they never should have owed,” The New York Times found.
Healthcare Success
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Philadelphia retailer John Wanamaker once said, “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half.”. And truthfully, it’s probably more for many businesses. Years ago, it was common for healthcare providers to ask, “How did you hear about us?” when you called to schedule an appointment or ask a question. Though well-intentioned, this first step toward identifying the best marketing channel for your business relied solely—and heavily—on front office personne
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Harbor Care Health and Wellness Center in Nashua, New Hampshire, provides primary care, behavioral health and dental services to a population that is either homeless or at risk of homelessness. Harbor Care Health is a Federally Qualified Community Center. FQHCs were established to provide affordable medical services to those in need, regardless of their ability to pay.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Even as the uninsured rate has dipped to a record low, having coverage is not enough to protect consumers from the high-cost of care, Commonwealth Fund researchers found.
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Excess moisture, faulty structuring and bad wiring. Those are some of the common issues that arise in the seniors’ homes. But the home is where seniors want to remain as they age. That’s why the University of Pittsburgh is trying to push the needle forward with its healthy home lab. The project brings together researchers from multiple disciplines with the goal of improving the viability of the home environment in order to support aging in place.
The Rand Blog
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022
Twitter has a deep bench of engineers working for the company. They have access to trillions of data points on their over 300 million monthly active users. Why has a company this size struggled to clean up its platform?
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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
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Hospital Authority has made significant achievements over the past years in digitising its processes and ways of delivering care to patients and communities. For over 30 years, it has invested in developing its clinical management system, which is now considered one of the most advanced systems in the world. Recently, it also began working on projects that contribute to its vision of a smart hospital.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission required the state’s largest health system to submit a cost-cutting plan, a first for the state board.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
What You Should Know: – Rockley Photonics Holdings Limited , a global leader in photonics-based health monitoring and communications solutions, recently announced that it has developed what it believes to be the world’s first micro-transfer-printed (mTP) silicon-photonics-based laser for commercial applications. – This groundbreaking achievement is expected to allow Rockley to further increase the density and reduce the size of its high-density spectrophotometer chips — which are alr
The Rand Blog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
While the warming trend in India-Pakistan ties is encouraging, it makes sense to keep a healthy check on expectations. Events could easily derail progress. Ultimately, it will take trust for India and Pakistan to normalize their relationship, and developing trust takes time.
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Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
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Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
The bill cuts funding for COVID-19 and monkeypox aid but extends two rural hospital programs.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Doreen DeGroff, MEDITECH Senior Productor Director, CereCore. According to the National Assessment of Adult Health Literacy , only 12% of adults in the U.S. have proficient health literacy skills. Healthcare is a unique industry because it is wide-ranging yet highly personalized. Health literacy is important for patients, physicians and their communities.
Healthcare Associates
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
When is the best time to get a flu shot? As September rolls into October, your local pharmacy may be advertising that it has received this season’s shipment of flu vaccines. However, you may be wondering when is the best time to get a flu shot. The best time to get flu shots is not necessarily as soon as they become available every year. Here’s what you need to know about when is the best time to get the flu shot, including why you should consider the best time to get the flu vaccine before imme
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.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
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Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Digital pathology technologies, already popular in Europe, are primed for growth in the U.S., according to a report from KLAS research.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
What You Should Know: – Epicore Biosystems, a digital health company developing advanced sweat-sensing wearables to provide real-time personalized hydration insights for performance and safety, today announced a new collaboration with 3M’s Health Care Business, a manufacturer and distributor of medical products and solutions, and Innovize Inc.
The Rand Blog
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
When students or others don't know how to report a threat or aren't willing to do so, important opportunities to protect students may be missed. Schools receive comparatively little guidance about how to implement an effective reporting program or how to build a robust reporting culture. A recent research effort helps to fill this gap, highlighting seven key implications for school safety planning.
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Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
The mental health startup Rippl, which is specifically geared toward seniors, has raised $32 million. Led by co-founder and CEO Kris Engskov, the company has a home-based focus. It wants to fix what it calls a “broken” mental health model for seniors, and will target patients with dementia and other neurocognitive conditions. “I think we know overwhelmingly now know that seniors want to stay at home and age at home,” Engskov told Home Health Care News.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
A closed deal would be a major setback for the DOJ, which lost another merger case this year, antitrust legal experts told Healthcare Dive.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
What You Should Know: – Today, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announced it has collaborated with Accenture and Microsoft over the last 12 months to help develop and refine MSK Telemedicine. MSK Telemedicine was created to provide patients access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future, allows MSK patients and families to virtually interact with their entire care team, seamlessly replicating an in-clinic visit. – With the combined resources of Accenture,
Life Qi
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
We’ve taken a look at ‘Plan-Do-Study-Act’ (PDSA) cycles in some of our previous blogs. You can use this four-step model for improvement as a framework for changes across a wide range of industries.
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.
Home Health Care
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Organizations far and wide are leveraging their internal innovation and home-based care to reduce readmissions and other avoidable hospitalizations. Three of those organizations — all unique in their own way — were on hand at Home Health Care News’ FUTURE event to discuss what makes their companies innovative and what disruptions they are making in the home.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
It’s the latest system to report that pressures from inflation and expenses are outpacing revenue growth.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
What You Should Know: – Qnovia (formerly Respira Technologies)—a pharma company developing inhaled therapeutics with an initial focus on nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and cardiopulmonary diseases—has raised $17M in Series A funding led by Blue Ledge Capital and included DG Ventures , Evolution VC Partners , Gaingels , TL Capital, and Vice Ventures. – Qnovia will use the Series A proceeds to advance its NRT drug candidate through an IND submission with the FDA and begin human cli
Life Qi
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Why use PDSAs in healthcare? In this article we are going to take a look at why the ‘Plan-Do-Study-Act’ or PDSA cycle is so widely used within healthcare organisations. We’re going to delve into the benefits – and any disadvantages – of using PDSAs in healthcare and how you can use them to drive Quality Improvement.
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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