Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 11, 2021
The outcome does not mean a strike will start immediately. The results give union leaders the authority to set a strike date so long as they give the required 10-day notice in writing to Kaiser Permanente.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 14, 2021
A study published this week from the patient experience vendor WELL Health found that the vast majority of frontline clinical support staff are reporting moderate to extreme burnout. Nearly two-thirds say they've considered switching jobs or quitting due to stress. "While much has been reported on doctor and nurse burnout, less attention has been paid to the frontline clinical support staff who have been working tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure high-quality patient
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Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Providers are putting more focus than ever on health equity. Here's how payers can support them. pminemyer. Mon, 10/11/2021 - 16:20.
p3care
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Medical Billing service providers are there to assist medical practitioners because they should be spending more time with their patients rather than on the administrative work. If you are an independent physician or practicing in a hospital, you have the option to outsource medical billing to avoid paperwork and the hassle of compiling clean claims.
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Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Despite broad bipartisan support for telehealth in Washington, the return of restrictions — even nominal ones — threaten the viability of virtual services offered by cash-strapped primary care offices, a new survey finds.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 15, 2021
A research letter published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open found that physicians saw a "small but sustained" increase in patient message volume during the first 15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. By analyzing more than 10 million messages to 419 unique clinicians from 38 specialties across 141 practice sites, researchers from the Yale University School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic found that ambulatory physicians spent more time in their i
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p3care
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Medical Billing service providers are there to assist medical practitioners because they should be spending more time with their patients rather than on the administrative work. If you are an independent physician or practicing in a hospital, you have the option to outsource medical billing to avoid paperwork and the hassle of compiling clean claims.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 15, 2021
The agency is mulling the types of information medtechs might include in labeling for such devices to support transparency. A Philips rep cautioned about the pitfalls of "information overload.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 12, 2021
At Philadelphia's Albert Einstein Medical Center, whose health system serves a large geographical area and offers complex quaternary care, telehealth has been an innovative solution to several care delivery problems. These can be categorized in three areas: patient/staff safety, communication and logistics. THE PROBLEM. Patient and staff safety, which are primary concerns, were especially critical after the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent mandatory shut-downs nationally.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 14, 2021
UnitedHealth Group boosts guidance as it posts $4.1B in profit for Q3. pminemyer. Thu, 10/14/2021 - 07:25.
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The Rand Blog
OCTOBER 13, 2021
What is the U.S. Army's role in an oceanic theater that spans half the globe, where China increasingly asserts itself for strategic advantage? Gen. Charles A. Flynn, head of the U.S. Army Pacific, discussed this and other topics related to the Army's role in the Pacific theater at a recent event at RAND.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 12, 2021
It's the third healthcare buy for the Minneapolis-based consumer electronics giant, as the company looks to capitalize on trends like the aging population and rising demand for lower-cost care.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 11, 2021
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has announced the launch of its Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, aimed at enhancing opportunities for collaboration among medical and computer scientists. Billed as the foremost department of its kind within a medical school, the department will train the next generation of healthcare scientists and work toward a goal of establishing an AI framework throughout the health system's hospitals and ambulatory clinics.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 11, 2021
NowRx turns to equity crowdfunding to raise $73M for expansion, tech investment. hlandi. Mon, 10/11/2021 - 15:46.
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Bill Of Health
OCTOBER 13, 2021
By Sarah de Guia, Rachel A. Davis, and Kiran Savage-Sangwan. Health justice is not just a cause or an idea, but the way forward for public health agencies and communities alike. Beyond focusing attention on measurable disparities, the term health justice provides a vision for a fair future that minimizes inequities and sends a clear and urgent call to change discriminatory policies, practices, and systems.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Thursday's investment hikes Walgreens' stake in VillageMD from 30% to 63% as the pharmacy operator looks to increases its presence in the red-hot primary care market.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Bupa Arabia , the Saudi-owned and publicly traded health insurance company, has just announced its backing of the Dubai-based online appointment booking platform, Okadoc. The two MENA businesses have signed a “strategic partnership”, which includes an undisclosed equity investment by Bupa Arabia in Okadoc. Part of the Bupa Global network, Bupa Arabia backed the healthtech startup as part of its mission to “enhance customer experience and elevate the level of its digital healthc
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Intelerad acquires competitor Ambra Health to form $1.7B enterprise imaging giant. hlandi. Fri, 10/15/2021 - 12:17.
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Healthy Debate
OCTOBER 13, 2021
The post ‘Do I really need this in my life?’ Concerns grow over violence in ERs appeared first on Healthy Debate.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The British drugmaker could soon become the first with both a marketed vaccine and treatment for COVID-19, a notable achievement. Yet competition has blunted the potential impact of each of them.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Five years ago, in his then-capacity as president and chief executive officer of Geisinger , Dr. David Feinberg keynoted Day 4 of the 2016 annual Cerner Health Conference. On Tuesday, after just days on the job as Cerner's newly-minted CEO , Feinberg kicked off CHC21, which continues through Wednesday. "In the five years since I last talked at CHC, there have been some amazing medical breakthroughs," said Feinberg in his virtual keynote address.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Scrutiny of risk adjustment practices looms over Medicare Advantage as open enrollment starts. rking. Fri, 10/15/2021 - 13:30.
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The Rand Blog
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Minimum wage increases can lead to reductions in employer-sponsored health insurance for some workers and their dependents. If policymakers want to raise the minimum wage, they should look beyond standard labor market outcomes and take into account other potential effects.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The deal for a stake in ASCs in Florida, North Carolina and Texas builds on the hospital operator's long-term strategy of expanding that portfolio.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 14, 2021
A group of healthcare organizations announced this week the launch of the Advanced Care at Home Coalition, an advocacy effort aimed at creating a pathway toward safeguarding access to hospital-level services. Founded by the Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente and hospital-at-home vendor Medically Home, the coalition says it hopes to work with Congress to ensure continuity of care beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Best Buy ramps up focus on home health care by acquiring Current Health. hlandi. Tue, 10/12/2021 - 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.
Bill Of Health
OCTOBER 13, 2021
By Ana Santos Rutschman. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp relief longstanding equity problems surrounding the allocation of newly developed vaccines against emerging pathogens. In my upcoming book, Vaccines as Technology: Innovation, Barriers, and the Public Health , I examine these problems and look into possible solutions to incrementally build more equitable frameworks of access to vaccines targeting emerging pathogens.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Hospitals spent more than $3 billion on personal protective equipment since the start of the pandemic, though costs have steadily declined since peaking last year, according to a Premier analysis.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 10, 2021
The evolution of data from a historical asset into live, instantly usable information is fundamental for any healthcare provider looking to value-based care models for the delivery of optimised patient treatment. This is the view of Dr Lloyd McCann, CEO of Auckland-based Mercy Radiology and Clinics, and Head of Digital Health for Healthcare Holdings Limited, which is five years into its digital transformation journey across a portfolio of three hospital sites, 16 radiology clinics and a comprehe
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente recruit 11 health system partners for new hospital-at-home advocacy coalition. dmuoio. Wed, 10/13/2021 - 16:27.
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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