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Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Why health plan consumer experience matters; from the perspective of a stressed-out son.
Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Why health plan consumer experience matters; from the perspective of a stressed-out son.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
Paul Shorrosh, CEO and founder of AccuReg. The gamble is over for hospitals that avoided complying with CMS price transparency mandates. After a slow start since they were implemented more than 18 months ago, CMS has issued 350 warnings for noncompliance, 157 corrective action requests, and finally issued fines to two Georgia hospitals in June. It seems many more will be on the way.
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HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
Dinesh Katiyar, Head of Business Development at Asimily. Hospitals and other critical healthcare systems face skyrocketing risks as ransomware attacks—which most commonly target IoT devices—continue to escalate. In 2021 alone, IoT ransomware attack incidents targeting healthcare organizations increased by 123%. While most healthcare systems have a healthy respect for the importance of securing the myriad Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices humming within their facilities, many harbor misco
Healthcare It News
DECEMBER 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a bulletin to highlight the obligations on covered entities and business associates under HIPAA's Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules when using online tracking technologies. These tracking tools have caused a number of patient data security concerns and there are several class-action lawsuits, creating a new challenge for healthcare organizations.
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Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Although the U.S. is entering a post-COVID era, many factors straining the healthcare industry will continue and more risk factors will kick in, argues Syed Kaptan of cybersecurity intelligence company ThreatQuotient.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
More vaccinated than unvaccinated died from COVID-19 in August: analysis. fdiamond. Mon, 11/28/2022 - 16:34.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Healthcare It News
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Prior to 2020, Franciscan Health, a health system based in Mishawaka, Indiana, conducted few telemedicine visits throughout the organization. Outside of some tele-stroke and behavioral health virtual care there wasn't any robust programming for patients to participate with Franciscan Alliance providers through telemedicine. THE PROBLEM. In February 2020, some specialties were in the process of requesting telehealth technologies, and a few of them, such as urgent care, already were in the sta
Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
The longtime proponent of universal healthcare is set to become chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is in line to be the committee’s ranking member.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Digital health VCs eye healthcare workforce, cancer care as ripe for startups in 2023. hlandi. Fri, 12/02/2022 - 06:26.
The Rand Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
It may be too soon to compare protests against China's zero-COVID policy to the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement. But looking back to 1989 still provides valuable insights into what might happen next.
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p3care
DECEMBER 1, 2022
In the past, we used to store patients’ demographic information and histories on paper. Thus, medical record management and sharing were once very problematic for healthcare facilities. Also, it was not easy to handle the bulk when facilities had limited rooms for storage. Healthcare providers can’t even reach the patient’s old data as quickly as they had to.
Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
The projected revenue growth comes after the Department of Justice announced this month it would appeal a federal judge’s decision that allowed UnitedHealth’s $13 billion purchase of Change Healthcare to close.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 1, 2022
As major hospitals now bill for some patient-provider messaging, the move could usher wider adoption. dmuoio. Thu, 12/01/2022 - 17:48.
The Rand Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
The intelligence community needs to communicate to its workforce about the varied forms of trauma, how it affects individuals, and what resources exist to help. Protecting the intelligence workforce can help protect us all.
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p3care
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Just like medical billing and coding fields, we can see tough competition when considering pharmacology vs pharmacy. Drugs and their administration are the main focus of both of these professions. Both fields seem connected but there is a huge difference between them. Anyone thinking of pursuing any of these professions will not like to shoot a gun in the blind.
Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Akram Boutros’ lawsuit alleges that MetroHealth’s board members were participating in secret deliberations outside of public meetings, violating the law during the hiring process for incoming CEO Airica Steed.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
UnitedHealth Group expects to bring in nearly $360B in revenue for 2023. hlandi. Wed, 11/30/2022 - 00:11.
Bill Of Health
DECEMBER 2, 2022
By Donrich Thaldar. South Africans have issued a clarion call for research to move ahead on health-related applications of heritable human genome editing (HHGE), finds my research group’s new public engagement study — the first of its kind in Africa. The study engaged a diverse group of 30 South Africans in three evenings of deliberations on the governance of HHGE.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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p3care
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
The World Health Organization has provided the International Classification of Disease to avoid the complexities in medical billing. This classification assists all healthcare professionals in patients’ data storage and retrieval. However, physicians, coders, health information managers, nurses, and other staff have benefited from ICD-9-CM. It is the 9th version of the clinical modification, effected up to 1999.
Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 2, 2022
A three-judge arbitration panel in Florida has awarded $10.8 million to TeamHealth after finding UnitedHealthcare underpaid the physician group’s clinicians from 2017 to 2020.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Google Health strikes deal with iCAD to commercialize mammography AI. hlandi. Mon, 11/28/2022 - 12:49.
Home Health Care
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) plans to close shop at most of its SeniorBridge locations before the end of year. SeniorBridge is a home-based care organization that offers complex chronic care management for seniors. The organization’s care management team includes nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers and caregivers. Humana originally acquired SeniorBridge back in 2012 as a part of a larger effort to shift more care into the home.
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Briggs Healthcare
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS posted the latest COVID-19 nursing home data for the week ending November 13, 2022. Comparing the November 13 th data to the November 6 th data shows these changes: Resident primary vaccination completion rate remained the same as the previous 2 weeks. Residents up to date with vaccines increased 0.8% from the previous week.
Health Care Dive
DECEMBER 1, 2022
The HHS has yet to finalize disincentives for providers or say how the OIG will go about investigating and applying civil monetary penalties to health IT vendors. “We’re working really, really hard,” Micky Tripathi told Healthcare Dive.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
In face of 'tripledemic,' masking mandates might make a comeback. fdiamond. Mon, 11/28/2022 - 14:46.
Home Health Care
DECEMBER 1, 2022
As home-based care becomes more popular and renowned among the larger health care system, agencies will need to put a greater emphasis on legal compliance. Matt Wolfe, a health care attorney with the law firm Baker Donaldson, believes that value-based care, staffing struggles and the emergence of telehealth will all present even more struggles for providers in 2023.
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
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
By Gianluca Ceci and Sarah Gabriele. In 2021, the total revenue of Italian pharmacies dropped by 4% compared to 2015, despite Italy being the fifth largest country in the EU for pharmaceutical expenditures. The main reasons: the reabsorption of demand and small pharmacy size, as well as the failure to innovate the current business model. Contrary to what one might expect, given the pandemic, the health emergency, and the rush to ensure health supplies, in 2021 the total revenue of Italian pharma
Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Hospitals must effectively mitigate risks to ensure patients and staff are safe as part of their Medicare certification, the agency said in a Monday memo, noting that some facilities have received citations for failing to do so.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Florida panel hands TeamHealth a win in its ongoing battle with UnitedHealthcare. pminemyer. Thu, 12/01/2022 - 15:34.
The Rand Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
When fighting subsides, Ukraine may undergo reconstruction on the scale of the post–World War II Marshall Plan. Debate is ramping up about core issues, such as the scope of reconstruction, sources of funding, and reforms needed for success. Ukraine and the West might begin now to forge consensus on these issues.
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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