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NYC Health + Hospitals keeps patients out of ER with virtual urgent care

Healthcare It News

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest safety net health system in the United States, serving more than one million patients annually, including the most vulnerable New Yorkers. THE PROBLEM. Once the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the health system needed to be able to treat the surge of patients with urgent care needs virtually so they could keep them safely at home and away from the overwhelmed emergency care system.

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Hospitals lose legal challenge over changes to DSH payments

Health Care Dive

A federal judge sided with HHS, pointing to a portion of the Medicare law that prohibits any administrative and judicial review of how the department arrived at its calculations.

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Hospitals stopped suing patients for unpaid medical debt after media exposure, public pressure, study suggests

Fierce Healthcare

Hospitals stopped suing patients for unpaid medical debt after media exposure, public pressure, study suggests. dmuoio. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 17:13.

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Where Chinese Science Fiction and RAND History Meet

The Rand Blog

Senior policy analyst Sale Lilly read about renowned RAND researcher Bill Mathers in an award-winning Chinese science fiction trilogy—but somehow had never heard of him before.

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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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Even innocuous-seeming data can reproduce bias in AI

Healthcare It News

Artificial intelligence tools in healthcare, as with any other software, are not immune to bias – especially if they have been trained on data sets that do not accurately reflect the population they ostensibly serve. And tackling bias in AI and machine learning goes beyond recognizing its existence, said Chris Hemphill, VP of applied AI and growth at SymphonyRM.

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Medicare insolvency still expected by 2026, unchanged by COVID-19, trustees say

Health Care Dive

The forecast is a bit of a bright spot for the otherwise grim financial prospects of the program, as experts worried COVID-19 would result in the fund that finances Medicare Part A running out of money faster than previously expected.

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Legal and Ethical Analysis of Court-Ordered Ivermectin Treatment for COVID-19

Bill Of Health

By Jennifer S. Bard. A judge in Ohio ruled on Monday that a hospital in the region must administer ivermectin to a patient very sick with COVID-19 in their ICU, despite the decision by the medical staff, in agreement with recent statements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , that ivermectin is not an appropriate treatment, as it has been shown not to work against COVID.

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Navigating the intersections of population health and precision medicine

Healthcare It News

Patient Engagement Population Health Precision Medicine This is the second article in a series regarding process-based opportunities as the healthcare industry begins to emerge from the challenges of the pandemic. Sam Hanna Population health and precision medicine have often been set against each other because of the inherent differences in their approaches to health management, but the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a bright light on both, highlighting some potential intersections that may not hav

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Hospitals boost hiring efforts, sweeten employee benefits, survey finds

Health Care Dive

The findings from employment services firm Aon contrast sharply with this time last year, when widespread shutdowns of nonemergency care led systems to institute furloughs and other cost-cutting measures.

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AppliedVR taps Curebase to run at-home clinical trials testing VR for pain treatment

Fierce Healthcare

AppliedVR taps Curebase to run at-home clinical trials testing VR for pain treatment. hlandi. Sun, 08/29/2021 - 20:50.

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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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How Social Movements Have Facilitated Access to Abortion During the Pandemic

Bill Of Health

By Rachel Rebouché. Before the end of 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will reconsider its restrictions on medication abortion. The FDA’s decision could make a critical difference to the availability of medication abortion, especially if the Supreme Court abandons or continues to erode constitutional abortion rights. Under that scenario of hostile judicial precedents, a broad movement for abortion access — including providers, researchers, advocates, and lawyers — will be immens

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‘We Want to Support People Being in Their Home’: Walmart, Amazon Outline Health Care Strategies

Home Health Care

If home-based care is not a very real part of both Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Walmart’s (NYSE: WMT) future health care plans, each has done a bad job of hiding it lately. During MATTER’s recent “Healthcare 2040: Changing Care Delivery Models” virtual event, each behemoth company had a representative touting home-based care and the outsized role it would play in the future of U.S. health care.

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New Jersey hospitals appeal FTC merger challenge

Health Care Dive

Hackensack Meridian Health, the largest health system in New Jersey, wants to to acquire a close competitor. The Federal Trade Commission won an injunction to stop the deal, which is now headed to an appeals court.

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Federal judge grants final approval of $575M settlement against Sutter Health

Fierce Healthcare

Federal judge grants final approval of $575M settlement against Sutter Health. rking. Mon, 08/30/2021 - 13:13.

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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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Costa Rica Leads the Way in Cutting Carbon Emissions

The Rand Blog

Almost every country has pledged to slash carbon emissions to slow the gears of global warming. Costa Rica's plan provides a glimpse of what a carbon-neutral future will look like. It shows how nations can take action and make investments that hold up, regardless of what future comes to pass.

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How CommonSpirit Reduced Medicare Spending by $136M

Home Health Care

CommonSpirit Health carved out $136 million in savings to Medicare for 2020, while also improving overall outcomes for hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries, the company recently announced. CommonSpirit Health is a participant in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), which began back in 2012 after being designed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Actuaries suggest individual insurance premiums won't see large swings in 2022

Health Care Dive

There is more information available now about how COVID-19 continues to affect healthcare spending and utilization, unlike the 2021 rate-setting season, and "those impacts are not expected to be material," according to a report.

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Medicare trustees project hospital fund to run out in 2026, same deadline as year before

Fierce Healthcare

Medicare trustees project hospital fund to run out in 2026, same deadline as year before. rking. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 17:02.

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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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How State Critical Race Theory Bans Could Trickle Down to the Classroom

The Rand Blog

Given widening achievement disparities in math and reading over the course of the pandemic, and potential blowback to teaching anything related to race or gender, avoiding any lessons on the experiences of women or people of color will be the path of least resistance in many schools. But discussing racism and sexism in a safe environment is crucial for students to become active, knowledgeable citizens.

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‘Mass Exodus’ of Nursing Home Staff Likely to Impact Home Health Providers

Home Health Care

The Biden administration announced last week that all nursing home staff must be vaccinated against COVID-19, or operators would risk losing Medicare or Medicaid funding. That prompted concern among nursing home stakeholders and rumors that home health providers’ staff may not be far behind. Since the announcement, survey data is beginning to prove why vaccinating all nursing home and home health employees would be a herculean feat — and how it could put health care providers across the co

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AHA presents Congress with laundry list of requests for budget reconciliation bill

Health Care Dive

The hospital lobby asked that some of the funding be used to address the ongoing labor shortage, shore up mental health services and address ongoing coverage gaps.

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Medicare's hospital fund is running out of money. Experts have 5 ideas on how to help

Fierce Healthcare

Medicare's hospital fund is running out of money. Experts have 5 ideas on how to help. rking. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 15:50.

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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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Reinforcing U.S. Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific After the Fall of Afghanistan

The Rand Blog

China and North Korea are seizing on the U.S. departure from Afghanistan to press their own political warfare messages. What can the United States do to mitigate the impact of the Taliban takeover on America's interests in the Indo-Pacific?

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How Geriatric Care Management Businesses Can Accelerate Growth for Home Care Operators

Home Health Care

Geriatric care managers. Care coordinators. Aging life care professionals. Care navigators. Whatever you want to call them, the experts trained and experienced at handling the care needs of aging adults are playing an increasingly important role in the home care industry. To some extent, that’s simply true because older Americans are turning to home care more often.

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Philips sleep apnea, ventilator recall triggers US lawmaker scrutiny, legal woes

Health Care Dive

Patients seeking class-action status and Sen. Richard Blumenthal are questioning the medtech's timing of the recall and outreach to patients. Philips has not quantified the impact of the suits but said it could be material.

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CDC: 'Perfect storm' fueled a spike in healthcare-associated infections in 2020

Fierce Healthcare

CDC: 'Perfect storm' fueled a spike in healthcare-associated infections in 2020. dmuoio. Thu, 09/02/2021 - 14:50.

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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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Lessons From Afghanistan

The Rand Blog

The British invaded Afghanistan multiple times from 1839–1919. These wars offer wider context for understanding America's intervention in that same nation—and its ultimate failure.

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Research Analyst – Population Health Team

NASHP

The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) is seeking an individual to join the Population and Public Health Team as a Research Analyst. The Research Analyst will assist team-based initiatives designed to support state policymakers in improving population health and wellbeing. Projects focus on integrating public health, social services, and comprehensive health system transformation (with a Medicaid focus) to achieve those goals.

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Pandemic spurs rise of infections contracted at healthcare facilities

Health Care Dive

Bloodstream infections associated with central line catheters were responsible for the largest rise in hospital-acquired infections from 2019 to 2020, according to the CDC.

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FBI warns healthcare systems of Hive ransomware following Memorial Health System attack

Fierce Healthcare

FBI warns healthcare systems of Hive ransomware following Memorial Health System attack. elucas. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 11:54.

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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.