Healthcare payments: Remedy these 3 compliance risks
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OCTOBER 17, 2022
Explore potential consequences and remedies for 3 compliance risks in the healthcare payments space.
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Allina Health spinoff to help health systems build hospital-at-home programs
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Minneapolis-based Allina Health, working with Flare Capital Partners, has launched a new company, Inbound Health, designed to help health systems and payers design and build hospital-at-home and home-based skilled nursing programs. WHY IT MATTERS. The goal with Inbound Health is to offer the full stack of capabilities needed to scale at-home care models, according to Allina Health – such as engagement and workflow technologies, analytics, virtual care teams, home-based care pathways, suppl
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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DOJ sues Cigna for exaggerating patient illnesses
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 18, 2022
The insurer paid outside vendors to conduct in-home visits with its plan members, then pressured the vendors to record high-value diagnoses that would lead to higher payments for Cigna, the DOJ alleges.
What Is Geofencing, and How it’s Used in Healthcare?
Healthcare Success
OCTOBER 18, 2022
When it comes to marketing, location is everything—especially for health systems and providers. Today’s healthcare consumers expect high-quality options close to where they live or work. And healthcare marketers are always looking for the most cost-effective channels to reach them. Location data has been a hot topic in the digital space for years, but the way marketers use that data is constantly evolving.
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Roundup: Latrobe Regional Hospital turns to VR training and more briefs
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Latrobe Regional Hospital upgrades medical training with VR. Latrobe Regional Hospital, a specialist referral and trauma centre in Gippsland, has tied up with Vantari VR to incorporate a virtual reality platform in its medical training. "This partnership means we will be able to rapidly increase skill level, knowledge and familiarity with clinical procedures, and improve standards of care for patients," said Kylie Larkin, medical education officer at LRH.
Hospital volumes under pressure as labor crisis persists, Kaufman Hall says
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Patient volumes are falling in orthopedics, cardiology and neurosurgery from a year ago, a survey of hospital executives from Kaufman Hall found. Only oncology volumes are up.
Medicaid Structured Family Caregiving: Enabling Family Members to make Caregiving Their Primary Focus
NASHP
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Medicaid Structured Family Caregiving: Enabling Family Members to Make Caregiving Their Primary Focus October 2022/ by Neva Kaye. Family caregivers play an important role in states’ efforts to help Medicaid beneficiaries safely remain in their communities. And, as of August 2022, at least seven states ( Connecticut , Georgia , Indiana , Louisiana , Missouri , North Carolina , and South Dakota ) covered structured family caregiving (SFC) services provided to older adults and/or people with physic
The International Weaponization of Health Data
Bill Of Health
OCTOBER 18, 2022
By Matthew Chun. International collaboration through the sharing of health data is crucial for advancing human health. But it also comes with risks — risks that countries around the world seem increasingly unwilling to take. On the one hand, the international sharing of health-related data sets has paved the way for important advances such as mapping the human genome , tracking global health outcomes , and fighting the rise of multidrug-resistant superbugs.
5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist
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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
NSW Ambulance adopts mobile emergency alert app to empower community response
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 17, 2022
NSW Ambulance is promoting community emergency response by equipping volunteer responders with a mobile emergency alert and dispatch app developed in the United Kingdom. Called GoodSAM (Good Smartphone Activated Medics), the free app alerts a responder to nearby individuals – within 1,000 metres – in cardiac arrest. This allows them to provide CPR or use an AED before paramedics arrive.
HHS approves Medicaid housing intervention program in Arizona
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 17, 2022
It’s the latest demonstration approval from the agency, following others in Oregon and Massachusetts targeted at expanding access to coverage and addressing nutrition and housing needs.
Reduce clinician burnout and improve care with AI in healthcare
Cloud Blogs
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Clinician burnout is one of the most significant and urgent challenges facing the healthcare industry today. According to an American Medical Association survey of nearly 21,000 healthcare professionals, almost half reported at least one symptom of burnoutand 43 percent said they suffer from work overload. 1 Physician burnout costs the United States an estimated USD 4.6 billion a year in billings due to reduced hours, doctor turnover, and the expenses associated with hiring replacement clinician
Why Putin's Nuclear Gambit Is a Huge Mistake
The Rand Blog
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Russia is losing in Ukraine, and the rhetoric of Russian leaders has recently become ever more apocalyptic. The United States and its allies should be prepared in case Russia goes down the nuclear path, but fear should not drive the Western response to Russia's nuclear bluster.
A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address
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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!
Manipal Hospitals installs Isansys' RPM system to monitor critical patients out of ICU
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 16, 2022
Manipal Hospitals in India has adopted a remote patient monitoring system by UK-based Isansys Lifecare. The Patient Status Engine (PSE) is a wireless platform that captures and analyses patients' physiological data, such as heart rate, temperature, blood saturation, blood pressure and ECG, continuously and in real time. These data, along with an early warning score, are being fed live to a central monitoring station and on care teams' mobile phones.
Providers are doubling down on software investments, report finds
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 20, 2022
About 45% of providers increased their software investments over the past year, while only 10% decelerated spending, according to a new report from KLAS and Bain.
Appendix B – RAI 3.0 User’s Manual Updated
Briggs Healthcare
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The October update of Appendix B to the RAI 3.0 User’s Manual contains changes to the list of State RAI Coordinators, MDS Automation Coordinators, RAI Panel members, and CMS locations and contacts. The file is located in the Downloads section. The direct link is found here. The document was posted on October 19, 2022 with October 25, 2022 identification.
Opinion: Spilt screen thinking required for primary care to thrive in the system
Health Care Leader News
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Pressure on general practice has been growing for some time and has never been greater. So, while primary care leaders welcomed the recent new support package set out by the Secretary of State, Thérèse Coffey, in the government’s Our Plan for Patients’ , it was in full acknowledgment that it will only really pay lip service to what is needed to get through winter and beyond.
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.
Alexandra Hospital leverages cloud-based service to help patients avoid preventable chronic disease
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Alexandra Hospital has taken part in the launch of a new cloud-based digital health service in Singapore by telecommunications provider StarHub, together with its partners, health technology company ConnectedLife and Fitbit. Called LifeHub+, the mobile app-based service seeks to connect clinicians and health coaches with patients who are at risk or dealing with preventable chronic health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Hospital price transparency ‘moving in the right direction’
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 18, 2022
A new report from Turquoise Health finds progress in compliance with federal rules created to help consumers comparison shop for medical services.
A Home Health Provider Agrees To Pay $22.9 Million In False Claims Act Case
Home Health Care
OCTOBER 18, 2022
The Oklahoma City-based home health provider Carter Healthcare will pay $22.9 million in order to resolve allegations that it paid physicians to induce referrals of patients that led to false claims to the Medicare and TRICARE programs. “The taxpayer dollars that fund Medicare and Medicaid are meant to support the delivery of health care services most suitable for beneficiaries,” Mike Stapleton, acting special agent in charge at the U.S.
Why Not Space Mirrors?
The Rand Blog
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Giant space mirrors can reflect solar radiation away from Earth, potentially helping to address the effects of climate change. But decisionmakers need more information about this technology to determine if it's a viable option.
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Digital investment seeing a major shift in priorities with baby boomers
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OCTOBER 17, 2022
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Falling MA star ratings dog payers’ future earnings
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Volatility in MA stars for the 2023 plan year is raising questions around the earnings outlooks issued by payers.
When Advancing a Medical Device, Be A Partner First & Seller Second to Hospital Systems
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Rolland Carlson, CEO of Immunexpress. US hospital systems validate the safety, clinical utility, and robustness of newly FDA-approved devices, 510(k) cleared, before adopting them into clinical practice. This work occurs alongside evaluating how to integrate the medical device into the hospital system’s diagnostic paradigms, including in relation to quality improvement programs.
National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN): Proceedings from the National Forum on Care Coordination for CYSHCN
NASHP
OCTOBER 20, 2022
National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN): Proceedings from the National Forum on Care Coordination for CYSHCN October 21, 2022 / by Olivia Randi. [avia_codeblock_placeholder uid="0"]. Children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) often have unmet health care needs and face challenges in accessing high-quality care, as services for this population are frequently fragmented, uncoordinated, and inadequate.
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.
The West and Russia the Day After
The Rand Blog
OCTOBER 19, 2022
In the 1990s, after the breakup of the USSR, the West adapted to and helpfully influenced the birth of 15 new republics. If liberalizing change comes anew, the West may seek to help Russia heal itself for the long term.
Crossover Health in talks with multiple major insurers to offer capitated primary care
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Crossover has been working on extending its business model to payer clients for several years now, and will have more news to share by the end of the year.
Sentinel Events & Patient Safety: The Disturbing Data, Part I
Readiness Rounds
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Hopefully by now, you have had a chance to review The Joint Commission’s Summary of Sentinel Events 2004-2015 that was released on February 9 th , 2016. If not, here’s the link: [link]. After looking at and digesting the data, one thing is very clear: hospitals, by and large, have not embraced a culture of safety or come to the realization that any occurrence of patient harm is absolutely unacceptable.
Bain Capital PE Makes Strategic Investment in CitiusTech
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 20, 2022
What You Should Know: – CitiusTech, a leading provider of technology and consulting services to healthcare and life sciences companies, today announced a strategic growth investment from Bain Capital Private Equity (“Bain Capital”). – Bain Capital joins Baring Private Equity Asia (“BPEA”), which acquired a majority stake in CitiusTech in 2019, as a significant shareholder to accelerate the Company’s growth.
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.
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