Etactics
OCTOBER 19, 2023
When you hear the word “culture”, what comes to mind? Does a certain food or family tradition come to mind? Do you think of someone you know or do you think of yourself? The reality is that culture is all around us. It involves the beliefs, customs, and behaviors of people from various groups. It’s often referred to as, “the way of life for an entire society.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Physicians accounted for nearly half of departures from 2021 through 2022, with staffing shortages putting care quality at risk, according to a new report from Definitive Healthcare.
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Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 18, 2023
The average premium was nearly $8,500 for single coverage and nearly $24,000 for family coverage this year, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.
Bill Of Health
OCTOBER 19, 2023
By Stephen Wood The number of physicians in the U.S. is shrinking, especially among those who choose primary care. Advanced practice providers, such as Advanced Practice Nurses (APRNs) and Physician Assistants (PAs), are helping to fill that void. In order to maintain a health care system that can serve our aging population, and one that is aligned with the health care needs and goals of our nation, there is a need for legislative support to fund APRN and PA clinical education in a way commensur
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Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Dr. R. Hal Baker, chief information and digital officer at York, Pennsylvania-base WellSpan Health, asks a simple question: "What if?" He does so because, he says, old ways of thinking and doing have become obsolete, and the organization's teams have been driven to reimagine the way they operate to improve processes. THE PROBLEM "We pride ourselves on the idea of 'Working As One' to provide an integrated approach to our patients across our systems of care," Baker
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 19, 2023
A new analysis backed by doctor lobbying groups suggest that physician-owned hospitals could have fueled about $1.1 billion in savings across 20 of Medicare’s most expensive conditions in 2019— tho | Lobbying groups in favor of overturning the ban on new physician-owned hospitals outlined broad cost savings if 2019's Medicare patients were treated at such facilities instead of a traditional hospital.
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p3care
OCTOBER 17, 2023
MIPS performance categories are a set of evaluation criteria for eligible clinicians. As we know, these categories have varying weights assigned, contributing to the total MIPS score. Do you know what the category score distribution in MIPS 2023 is? Well, in MIPS 2023 reporting , there is no change in each category score distribution. It is the same as of 2022.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights has released two new patient privacy resources that healthcare organizations can use to educate patients about reducing their risks of a breach of their protected health information when using telemedicine technologies. WHY IT MATTERS The tips and resources offered on the HIPAA website under Educating Patients about Privacy and Security Risks to Protected Health Information when Using Remote Communication Technologies for Te
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Seniors are forced to navigate a convoluted Medicare Advantage (MA) landscape for healthcare coverage, often only to be denied care, experts told legislators during a Senate Finance Committee heari | Senators and experts agreed Wednesday that marketing practices from Medicare Advantage plans are often overwhelming for seniors.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The no-cash deal will combine Detroit-based Henry Ford Health with Ascension’s southeast Michigan and Genesys healthcare facilities and create an organization spanning more than 550 sites.
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Healthy Debate
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The post Beyond birth control: The benefits of universal contraception don’t end at pregnancy prevention appeared first on Healthy Debate.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Aniket Singh Rajput, CEO and founder of Neuroglee, talks the scope of the mild cognitive impairment issue and how cognitive care-at-home technology can help.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 17, 2023
SEATTLE—Amazon Pharmacy is launching drone delivery for prescription medication orders with the service initially taking flight in College Station, Texas, the company announced Wednesday. | SEATTLE—Amazon Pharmacy is launching drone delivery for prescription medication orders with the service initially taking flight in College Station, Texas, the company announced Wednesday.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 19, 2023
A state hospital association says the updated charity care guidance, which would require facilities to offer subsidized care for patients regardless of residency, risks making Washington a “medical tourism destination.
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Home Health Care
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) has set out on an ambitious endeavor, aiming to build a pipeline of “100 CEOs.” The company has always leaned into a strategy of purchasing community-driven home-based care agencies with strong ties to their specific markets, and then empowering local leaders. The idea of health care as a local business, however, isn’t just a strategy.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Sign language and other interpretation delivery methods are getting more tech-enabled, says Kathryn Jackson, VP of language operations at AMN Healthcare, who offers tips to help providers ensure patients with hearing difficulties receive proper care.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 19, 2023
There is a lot of buzz about the use of artificial intelligence to help with clinical documentation and administrative tasks. | Centerstone, a large nonprofit mental health system, is working with tech company Lyssn to leverage its AI-powered platform to train its team of more than 3,000 clinicians in the latest evidence-based practices. The partnership also includes developing new solutions and long-term revenue sharing.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The law, backed by healthcare unions, is expected to affect approximately 469,000 healthcare workers and will be phased in over the next several years.
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Bill Of Health
OCTOBER 17, 2023
By Adithi Iyer The cultural, informational, and medical phenomenon that is 23andMe has placed a spotlight on precision medicine, which seeks to personalize medical care to each patient’s unique makeup. Thus far, advances in direct-to-consumer genetic testing have made saliva-sample sequencing services all the rage in this space, but regenerative medicine, which relies on cells and tissues , rather than saliva , now brings us to a new, increasingly complex inflection point.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 18, 2023
According to dHealth Foundation director and cofounder Quy Vo-Reinhard, for regulators and users to keep up with emerging technologies like blockchain and smart contracts there needs to be an emphasis on education.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Three out of four Americans don’t trust artificial intelligence in a healthcare setting, and most have no idea whether their provider is already using the technology, a new survey has found. | Many respondents admitted their understanding of AI is limited, and half would not be comfortable with it in the healthcare setting. But most said if their practice was transparent about its AI use, that would help them feel more comfortable.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The administration is ramping up production of medtech guidance, adding 18 draft documents to the list of priorities for the upcoming financial year.
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CDC
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Two hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, are demonstrating that even when access to resources is limited, commitment to infection prevention and control (IPC) practices makes combating antimicrobial resistance (AR) possible. Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria can cause severe, hard-to-treat infections. They were associated with almost 5 million deaths worldwide in 2019.
Home Health Care
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Home health aides regularly work “below” the top of their licenses. That’s an inefficiency more and more providers are looking to address. Sentara Health is a Virginia-based health system with 11 home health locations in both Virginia and North Carolina. Sherry Kesler runs the home health arm as the director of home health services. In November 2021, Kesler and the rest of her team created a pilot that started with a “top of license” steering committee to get a better sense of how their clinicia
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 20, 2023
It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that employers are putting a focus on managing healthcare costs in the coming year. | It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that employers are putting a focus on managing healthcare costs in the coming year.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 20, 2023
It’s unclear how much the partnership will improve access to affordable insulin given other recent initiatives from drugmakers and public insurance programs.
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 Rand Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2023
The horrors of the past have motivated Lithuanians to build a successful new independent country. Lithuania is a success story, an advertisement for democracy and market economics during a dark period in Eastern Europe.
Home Health Care
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The transitional period between a hospital admission and the start of care for home health patients is an often overlooked aspect of a care journey. For providers like Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), that time period has become a key focus in lowering costs and improving outcomes. “The start of care is critically important for us,” Chase Dailey, a principal for Humana’s home solutions team, said during a Bright Spots in Healthcare webinar Thursday.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Hundreds of Allina Health physicians have voted in favor of unionizing, creating what their representation believes to be the largest collection of unionized private-sector physicians in the countr | Primary and urgent care clinicians' 325-200 vote was announced late last week and follows another in-favor unionization push by Allina Health inpatient physicians earlier this year.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The report comes weeks after regulators again extended pandemic-era flexibilities on virtual prescriptions of controlled substances.
Speaker: Matt McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Mend
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