Healthcare It News

JUNE 13, 2023

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's stance on prescribing via telehealth has been evolving, with hints toward an appetite for lasting flexibilities. This, among other policy shifts, has a direct impact on healthcare provider organizations and telemedicine companies delivering care virtually. On another front, telepsychiatry keeps gaining ground in the post-public health emergency landscape.

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JUNE 15, 2023

Running a successful medical practice is no easy feat, especially when you encounter hurdles like denied insurance claims. These denials can affect your practice’s revenue cycle, drain resources, and consume time that could be better spent on patient care. In short, if your medical billing services are not right as per standards, your practice’s survival can become difficult.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 13, 2023

Dan Pichette, CEO of Output When we think of innovation in healthcare, what comes to mind? For many, it may be fancy diagnostic machines or breakthrough drug therapies. But sometimes, it can be as simple as a 3D-printed cover for an insulin pod. A product, or an improved process, that solves a need. While medical settings like hospitals and clinics are good at managing patient care, it can still be challenging to create and manage a culture of innovation.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 13, 2023

Home-based care insiders are looking on as outsiders come in and sweep up top assets within their industry. There’s the payers, like UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and Humana (NYSE: HUM), that are doing so. Then there’s the retailers, such as CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT).

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 14, 2023

Digital health companies should brace for a shake-up as COVID-era contracts inked with hospitals will soon be up for renewal, according to the results of a recent survey. | Numerous digital health contracts signed by hospitals reacting to COVID-19 are nearing their conclusion, giving many providers a chance to reevaluate their options, a recent executive survey suggests.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 15, 2023

The unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency and recent legislation are expected to influence health spending across the country’s major payers over the next decade.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 14, 2023

Patient engagement tools have to be, well, engaging, say Mona Baset, VP of digital services for Intermountain Health, and Kyruus Chief Revenue Officer Brandon Spring.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 14, 2023

Over 90% of respondents to a recent U.S. News and World Report survey said their goal is to age in place. | More than 90% of respondents to a recent U.S. News and World Report survey said their goal is to age in place. A whopping 88% also reported that assistive or health-related technologies have improved their quality of life.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 16, 2023

The group that advises Congress on Medicare policy also suggested more closely setting payment rates across outpatient facilities for some services, which hospital lobbyists oppose.

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p3care

JUNE 15, 2023

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) can be a complex landscape to navigate. However, with strategic planning and understanding, you can leverage it to your practice’s advantage. Here are top tips and best practices to master MIPS 2023. Understand the Four MIPS Categories MIPS scores are based on four categories: Quality, Cost, Improvement Activities, and Promoting Interoperability.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 13, 2023

A new joint federal cybersecurity warning says that the Clop Ransomware Gang, also known as TA505, began exploiting a previously unknown vulnerability this past month in one of Progress Software's managed file transfer tools, known as MOVEit Transfer. WHY IT MATTERS Progress Software announced the discovery of the MOVEit vulnerability and issued guidance on known affected versions – from 2020.0.x and forward – along with software upgrades and patches.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 16, 2023

With the release of ChatGPT, what had long been science fiction became a reality, leaving healthcare wondering where medicine meets machine. | This week, Stanford Medicine and Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) launched Responsible AI for Safe and Equitable Health (RAISE-Health) with the goal of addressing critical ethical and safety issues regarding the technology.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 16, 2023

Pent-up demand for healthcare delayed during COVID-19 is making a reappearance, pressuring medical costs for health insurers that had a financial windfall during the pandemic.

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JUNE 13, 2023

MIPS represents a framework for providers’ accountability and their part in promoting standardized care. Every year, it gives them an open invitation to select their reporting measures and perform well. CMS then evaluates their performance and assigns a suitable score and corresponding payment adjustments. Right now, we have taken a jump start on MIPS 2023 with a strict set of reporting rules and requirements.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 15, 2023

Since its inception more than 60 years ago, Community Health Network, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit health system, has worked to stay true to its tagline: “Exceptional Care. Simply Delivered.” A team of roughly 16,000 healthcare professionals shares in that mission by offering the full breadth of healthcare services with a particular focus on population health management.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 15, 2023

Retail pharmacy giant Walgreens inked another partnership to recruit participants for research as it continues to build out its clinical trials business. | Retail pharmacy giant Walgreens inked another partnership to recruit participants for research as it continues to build out its clinical trials business.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 12, 2023

Nonprofits continue to add to payrolls as wage growth remains elevated above pre-pandemic levels, forcing hospital systems to consider cost-saving measures to offset labor costs.

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Pro CRNA

JUNE 11, 2023

By Thomas Davis, DNAP, MAE, CRNA In November of 1999, the Institute of Medicine shook America’s healthcare consumers when they released their report “To Err is Human.” The report noted that up to 98,000 patients were being harmed each year by medical errors. The healthcare community responded with an endless line of safety initiatives meant to protect the patient, however in the past 23 years, the safety numbers have not changed significantly.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 16, 2023

Penn State Health announced this week that a subscription-based virtual care service, currently in beta with employers and educational institutions in central Pennsylvania, will expand access to patients statewide later in the year. WHY IT MATTERS Through the new service, called COMMpanion, members can call or message two physicians, three nurse practitioners and a team of nurses and health navigators to get their questions answered and access health coaching and care navigation.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2023

Legislators and policymakers have put payments to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans under the microscope, and new analysis highlights why. | Legislators and policymakers have put payments to Medicare Advantage plans under the microscope, and new analysis highlights why.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 15, 2023

U.S. consumers doubled their use of wearables between 2020 and 2021, with smartwatches outpacing other devices.

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The Rand Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

Modernizing, better funding, and expanding wildland firefighting forces in North America won't make fires or smoke magically disappear. A massive paradigm shift is necessary. But it's clear something needs to happen immediately too.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 13, 2023

Uber Health announced that payers and providers nationwide can soon use the same platform they may already use for non-emergency medical transportation and prescription delivery to order and deliver other covered items directly to patient homes. WHY IT MATTERS Food as medicine programs, designed for patients with complex health and social needs, may reduce avoidable hospitalizations and emergency room visits.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 12, 2023

Allina Health System announced last Friday it was placing controversial billing practices on hold as it reevaluates its approach. | Allina reportedly had an explicit policy to cancel outpatient appointments for patients with at least $4,500 in unpaid medical debt. It announced last week it was placing that on hold to reevaluate.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 14, 2023

The figure is almost triple prior estimates of MA overpayments, highlighting the need for payment reform to avoid overtaxing the Medicare system, researchers said.

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Healthy Debate

JUNE 14, 2023

The post Finding your energy envelope: Long COVID patients urged to ‘pace’ themselves back to health appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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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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Healthcare It News

JUNE 16, 2023

The company is bringing medication price transparency to the provider at the point of care, says its CMIO, Dr. Andrew Mellin, who explains how that can offer patients big savings on their prescriptions.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 12, 2023

Industry hospital groups are pushing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to consider a higher annual pay bump and to shed some light on why it believes the number of uninsured patients | Public comments submitted to CMS by the hospital lobby were critical of a "woefully inadequate" 2.8% pay bump, disproportionate share hospital payment calculations, new quality measures and other proposals included in the fiscal year 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems rule proposal

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 12, 2023

Walgreens said it will use the proceeds to pay down debt and support strategic priorities. Option Care is currently under an agreement to buy Amedisys, but Optum recently made a competing bid for the home care company.

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Bill Of Health

JUNE 16, 2023

By Minsoo Kwon The legalization of cannabis has raised ethical, regulatory, and scientific questions. Panelists discussed these topics during a recent webinar hosted by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics. This article highlights key points made during the conversation. First, Stephanie Tabashneck, Senior Fellow in Law and Applied Neuroscience at the Center for Law, Brain & Behavior at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Petrie-Flom Center, began by

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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.