Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
The agency noted that a breach must be reported regardless of whether it was the result of malicious action. Any unauthorized access, including sharing information without consent, would trigger the rule.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
To the surprise of no one, the new AMA Physician Practice Benchmark Survey , finds a major uptick in use of telehealth since before the pandemic: 70.3% of physicians polled say they work in practices that used videoconferencing to provide patient visits in September 2020, according to the survey – that's compared to only 14.3% in September 2018.
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Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Industry Voices—Not all automation is created equally for clinical documentation improvement. hlandi. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 15:26.
p3care
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Medical billing and coding is a serious profession. It seems just a simple math or accounting field, but the reality can make you wonder about how hard it is. Yes! Medical billing is no easy job. That is why many medical practices and physicians are outsourcing the respective service to professionals. Let’s say if you interview any of the healthcare professionals about their most stressful task, claim compilation and submission would be among the top scorers.
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Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Legislation passed earlier this year also expanded premium tax credits and helped drive down premiums — over 90% of those who enrolled during the SEP saw their premiums reduced.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
The care coordination and healthcare navigation vendor Quantum Health announced this week that it had hired Zane Burke as chief executive officer and Board of Directors member. Most recently, Burke served as CEO at Livongo, after a 22-year stint at Cerner. "The team at Quantum Health has succeeded in building the industry’s best high-touch consumer engagement model, with a unique culture that puts consumers and clients first," said Burke in a statement.
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p3care
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
The focus on value-based service is now more than ever. Medical practices cannot ignore the importance of keeping a check on the quality and cost alongside. Payment incentive programs like QPP MIPS are some of the examples that reward clinicians on quality parameters. So, in this article, we will discuss why you should consider ACO reporting to CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services).
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
It's potentially troubling because people who are eligible for Medicare have a higher vaccination rate than the rest of the population. Humana's report raises questions about what's driving the uptick in hospitalizations among this cohort.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open found that more than half of adolescent patient portal accounts with outbound messages were accessed by guardians. The findings, say the researchers, could be useful in guiding health system approaches to protecting confidentiality with regard to patient portals.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Docs press CMS for permanent telehealth flexibility, relief from pay cuts in fee schedule comments. rking. Tue, 09/14/2021 - 11:44.
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Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
“The simple fact is that the federal and state governments are doing almost nothing to help people who have a broadband service available that partially meets their needs but abuses them with regular price hikes, spotty reliability, and poor customer service. Local governments will continue to step in to build better networks because communities have very few other options.”.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
After posting a $1 billion loss during the prior-year period, the nonprofit Catholic giant posted about $5.7 billion in net income for its fiscal year ended June 30.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Groups Recover Together is a national healthcare company for individuals with opioid use disorder. It's based in Burlington, Massachusetts. THE PROBLEM. Addiction is a disease of isolation. The success of Groups Recover Together's care model relies heavily on building a supportive community for its members. Before COVID-19, this was in the form of weekly, in-person group therapy.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
FTC warns health apps must notify users about data breaches or face fines. hlandi. Fri, 09/17/2021 - 13:28.
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p3care
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Medical billing and coding is a serious profession. It seems just a simple math or accounting field, but the reality can make you wonder about how hard it is. Yes! Medical billing is no easy job. That is why many medical practices and physicians are outsourcing the respective service to professionals. Let’s say if you interview any of the healthcare professionals about their most stressful task, claim compilation and submission would be among the top scorers.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
The plaintiff discovered that "tens of thousands of children were assigned to [primary care providers] that had no relationship whatsoever to [Aetna]," the suit alleges.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
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Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
CMS delays enforcement of key interoperability requirement of payer-to-payer data exchange. rking. Fri, 09/17/2021 - 16:30.
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p3care
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
The focus on value-based service is now more than ever. Medical practices cannot ignore the importance of keeping a check on the quality and cost alongside. Payment incentive programs like QPP MIPS are some of the examples that reward clinicians on quality parameters. So, in this article, we will discuss why you should consider ACO reporting to CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services).
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Intermountain is the latest system to announce it's putting non-emergency procedures back on hold at 13 of its hospitals, and expects the pause to last several weeks, CEO Marc Harrison said Friday.
The Rand Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Norway, Sweden, and Finland have dramatically shifted their plans and actions in response to Russian threats in the European Arctic. This change could provide an opportunity for the United States to further strengthen cooperation, enhancing security and better countering Russia in the region.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Lead exposure continues to be a 'silent epidemic' for kids. These 3 states have the most affected areas. agliadkovskaya. Thu, 09/16/2021 - 18:28.
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NASHP
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provided additional subsidies for millions of individuals who purchase coverage through health insurance marketplaces. The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) partnered with state-based marketplaces across the country through NASHP’s State Leadership Exchange Network to analyze early data on the impact of the ARPA subsidies.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
The deal expands Intermountain's regional footprint to Colorado, Montana and Kansas. CEO Marc Harrison would be the president and chief executive of the newly formed company.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
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Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Definitive Healthcare hauls in $420M in IPO, joining steady stream of health tech firms to go public. hlandi. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 10:17.
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
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Late the afternoon of Friday, September 10, 2021, CMS posted a revised QSO-20-38-NH. Note the red ink for the last 2 bullets in this Memorandum Summary: Other changes in the 12-page Memorandum include: Be sure to review the entire QSO Memorandum carefully with your team. I’ve only highlighted the changes above in this blog.
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Defendants Independent Health, an MA payer, and its now-defunct medical analytics subsidiary DxID denied all allegations of wrongdoing and said they planned to defend themselves "vigorously" in court.
Medcenter
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Exercise… The word itself can spark anxiety for many. It’s easy to come up with excuses to avoid exercise, and even easier to fall into sedentary habits. Dylan Daniels, EP, CCEP, understands. As a Clinical Exercise Physiologist at UVM Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital Daniels’s job is to help patients who have avoided the […]. The post 10 Minutes is Better Than No Minutes appeared first on UVM Medical Center Blog.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Aetna misrepresented network to secure Pennsylvania Medicaid contract, lawsuit claims. pminemyer. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 11:33.
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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