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Human-centered AI can improve the patient experience

Healthcare It News

Given the growing ubiquity of machine learning and artificial intelligence in healthcare settings, it's become increasingly important to meet patient needs and engage users. And as panelists noted during a HIMSS Machine Learning and AI for Healthcare Forum session this week, designing technology with the user in mind is a vital way to ensure tools become an integral part of workflow.

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Hospitals across the country running out of beds, reducing surgeries amid latest COVID surge

Fierce Healthcare

Hospitals across the country running out of beds, reducing surgeries amid latest COVID surge. hlandi. Sun, 12/12/2021 - 22:15.

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Coronavirus variants are accelerating front-line worker burnout to new heights

Health Care Dive

While physicians said chaotic work environments are to blame for their burnout, nurses cited after-hours workloads, according to a recent report from KLAS Research's Arch Collaborative.

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Biden's Southeast Asia Policy Still Has Much to Prove

The Rand Blog

As the Biden administration's first year comes to a close, how is the United States faring in Southeast Asia? Washington got a lot right, but it could do better to optimize competition against China and work on a more sensitive understanding of the delicate and at times precarious position Southeast Asian states are in.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Telehealth and community broadband, in sickness and in health

Healthcare It News

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Delivering virtual care via community broadband offers big financial and quality of life benefits, says our contributing writer, opening avenues to both digital equity and health equity. Craig Settles Telehealth and community broadband are symbiotic technologies. Much more than mere video chats, telehealth uses intranets and the internet networks to observe, diagnose, initiate or otherwise medically intervene,

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Physician compensation rises alongside burnout, retirements in 2021

Health Care Dive

Over 73% of physicians reported feeling overworked amid the pandemic and 50% said they are considering an employment change because of it, Doximity's annual report found.

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Temporary Safety Net Policies Prevented Mass Insurance Loss During the Pandemic

The Rand Blog

Although it provided a foundation, the ACA alone could not have absorbed the effects of the pandemic's sudden job losses on health care coverage. Temporary expansions to the safety net enacted by Congress also were necessary to stem coverage loss. As the pandemic continues policymakers will want to keep safety net provisions as available policy options.

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UnityPoint Health pins hopes on interoperable digital health platform for patients

Healthcare It News

It comes as a surprise to no one that healthcare's digital landscape is fragmented and siloed with numerous point solutions. UnityPoint Health, a health system based in Des Moines, Iowa, is well aware of this. THE PROBLEM. "Patients want digital health tools, but they do not want 100 of them," said Matthew Warrens, chief digital innovation officer at UnityPoint Health.

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A list of the 20 highest paid specialties in 2021 as average pay for doctors slumps amid rising inflation: Doximity

Fierce Healthcare

A list of the 20 highest paid specialties in 2021 as average pay for doctors slumps amid rising inflation: Doximity. hlandi. Thu, 12/16/2021 - 13:02.

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From Payroll Pains to Growth Gains: Streamlining Payroll & HR for Success

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

In the world of small business management, the challenge of managing payroll & HR efficiently while scaling operations can be overwhelming. Yet, with the right strategies in place, these challenges can become opportunities for growth and innovation. In this session, Joe Sharpe, Senior Director of Managed Payroll Services at IRIS, will reveal practical methods and expert insights for outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes, resulting in substantial time and resource savings.

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Employers report highest annual increase in per-employee health costs in over a decade

Health Care Dive

The findings raise questions of whether employers are experiencing a temporary correction to the cost trend or if they're staring down the barrel of a new period of higher cost growth.

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Sorry Not Sorry: How a hospital complaint system perpetuates harm after medical error

Healthy Debate

The post Sorry Not Sorry: How a hospital complaint system perpetuates harm after medical error appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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Epic enables location services with Mapquest integration

Healthcare It News

System1, a Los Angeles-based marketing platform company, announced this week that Epic Systems had selected its Mapquest for Business services to provide mapping, navigation and geolocation functionality. Company representatives say MapQuest’s location and mapping data will help patients find nearby or conveniently located clinicians. It will also assist home health providers in getting to their destinations efficiently.

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A software vulnerability is threatening the internet. Experts explain why a fix for healthcare is not easy

Fierce Healthcare

A software vulnerability is threatening the internet. Experts explain why a fix for healthcare is not easy. agliadkovskaya. Fri, 12/17/2021 - 15:26.

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How To Empower Your Workforce With Modern Fertility Benefits

Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski

In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.

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HHS to funnel $9B in relief funds to providers

Health Care Dive

The federal government will reimburse smaller providers more favorably in this funding round, regulators said, acknowledging these facilities tend to operate on shakier financial footing compared to larger peers.

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Disrupting Hospital Price Increases: Using Growth Caps in Insurance Rate Review

NASHP

Introduction. Rising prices for health care services are a major determinant of increased health care spending and health insurance premiums. Hospital prices (for inpatient and outpatient care) are the largest driver of rising health care spending in the commercial market in the U.S. Much of the increase in price stems from hospital market consolidation and the failures of competition in the health care marketplace.

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Epic partners with MapQuest; Massachusetts cuts nonurgent procedures by 50%

Healthcare It News

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Health systems reap big rewards by acquiring practices, but physicians aren’t sharing in those benefits, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Health systems reap big rewards by acquiring practices, but physicians aren’t sharing in those benefits, study finds. hlandi. Tue, 12/14/2021 - 12:46.

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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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Huge variance in state costs for complex hospitalizations from COVID-19, analysis finds

Health Care Dive

New Jersey has the highest in-network costs for complex hospitalizations from COVID-19 of any U.S. state, nonprofit Fair Health said. Maryland, which uses an all-payer model, had the lowest.

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Medical Schools Need to Do More to Reduce Students’ Debt

Bill Of Health

By Leah Pierson. Today, the average medical student graduates with more than $215,000 of debt from medical school alone. The root cause of this problem — rising medical school tuitions — can and must be addressed. In real dollars, a medical degree costs 750 percent more today than it did seventy years ago, and more than twice as much as it did in 1992.

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Deterring Putin in Eastern Europe

The Rand Blog

After having gone years without a significant threat from Russia, NATO leaders and legislatures now may be recognizing that the security environment has changed and that the more comfortable political status quo is gone. But if NATO were to decide to stand firmly together, conflict in Europe may be deterred and strategic stability restored.

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Northwell Health, American Academy of Family Physicians and Athenahealth join digital health equity pledge

Fierce Healthcare

Northwell Health, American Academy of Family Physicians and Athenahealth join digital health equity pledge. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 12/15/2021 - 12:21.

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.

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Humana sues slate of drugmakers, alleging anticompetitive practices to protect HIV drug monopoly

Health Care Dive

The payer filed suit Monday against Gilead, Teva, Janssen and Bristol Myers Squibb, alleging the drugmakers conspired to protect the market dominance of lucrative HIV medications despite the existence of generic alternatives.

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Precision dosing can create safer and more effective medication

Healthcare It News

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Senior Solutions, HouseWorks Keep ‘Spirit of Innovation’ Alive in Changing Home Care Market

Home Health Care

Anywhere from 13,000 to 18,000 agencies make up the highly fragmented home care market. “Whatever the real number is, no one really knows,” Kunu Kaushal, founder and CEO of Senior Solutions Home Care, said last week at the Home Health Care News Home Care Conference. A big chunk of that market belongs to agencies that are part of a corporation or franchise system.

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Federal appeals court revives Biden's vaccine mandate for health workers in 26 states

Fierce Healthcare

Federal appeals court revives Biden's vaccine mandate for health workers in 26 states. hlandi. Thu, 12/16/2021 - 16:52.

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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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SCOTUS blocks challenge to New York's health worker vaccine mandate

Health Care Dive

The lawsuit was filed by a group of doctors and other medical professionals protesting that the state's requirement for staff in hospitals, long-term care and other healthcare facilities does not allow for a religious exemption.

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A ‘Middle Ground’ in the Legal Abortion Debate Disproportionately Harms Marginalized Communities

Bill Of Health

By Adrienne R. Ghorashi, Esq. All eyes are on SCOTUS after the Court heard oral arguments on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and issued narrow rulings in cases related to Texas SB8 early this month. The line of questioning, as well as the Court’s continued decision to allow most abortions in Texas to come to a screeching halt, are a distressing signal that abortion rights are in immediate danger.

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Could the Move Toward Zoom and Other Collaboration Technologies Due to the Pandemic Change the Very Make-Up of Populations?

The Rand Blog

Collaborative technologies such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams have transformed how we work, visit the doctor, and go to school. But can they also shift demographic trends in migration, fertility, morbidity, and mortality? And if so, how?

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