Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
The pandemic has given hospitals (and especially their boards, which decide salary) the chance to rethink how they compensate CEOs. Researchers suggest hospitals look into aligning CEO salary with the value they create.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
By John J. Janas III, MD, Medical Director, Twistle by Health Catalyst. Approximately half of all adults in the United States have hypertension, or higher-than-normal blood pressure, costing the nation an estimated $131 billion annually. With its human and economic impact, controlling hypertension is a healthcare and community imperative. Individuals with hypertension have a systolic blood pressure above or equal to 130 mmHg, a diastolic blood pressure above or equal to 80 mmHg, or take medicati
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Health Populi
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Just over 1 in 4 people over 50 in the U.S. use at least one mobile health app, and 56% of older people have never used one. Among seven mhealth tools, the most commonly-used is to track exercise. Among older people who do not use health apps, half say it is because of their lack of interest, we learn from the research in Mobile Health App Use Among Older Adults from the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging, sponsored by AARP.
Bill Of Health
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
By Matthew Bauer. During the COVID-19 pandemic, science has moved quickly, and the pace of disseminating research findings also has sped up. When science (and the media) moves this quickly, all involved — including scientists, journalists, and the general public — should exercise a greater degree of caution when interpreting research. Peer review vs.
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Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
In a recent quarterly report, Moody's Investors Service called out hospital labor shortages as having a potential material impact on procedures in 2022, even as the omicron surge begins to decline.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Epic representatives gave a sneak peek at the company's plans for the HIMSS22 Conference and Exhibition this March – including the announcement of Cheers, a new customer relationship management system. "The booth will show off how healthcare organizations can use Cheers to help folks shopping or looking for care, complete an easy intake process, access direct care and remain engaged outside the four walls of a health system," said Sam Seering, a member of the implementation s
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Bill Of Health
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
By Fatima Khan. When news broke last week that Pfizer-BioNTech was submitting for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) a two-dose COVID vaccine regimen for children under 5 to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), many parents felt a glimmer of hope after a long time. Up until a few days before, the public was expecting approval to possibly drag into summer.
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
The report said only two of 361 combined hospitals at three of the largest hospitals systems — HCA Healthcare, CommonSpirit Health and Ascension — were estimated to be in compliance with the federal standard.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Labcorp announced this week that it had partnered with Ascension to manage the health system's hospital-based laboratories in 10 states. It will also purchase some assets of Ascension's outreach lab business. Through the partnership, Ascension’s clinicians and patients will have access to Labcorp’s diagnostics and at-home test collection services.
KHN
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications. The penalties — a 1% reduction in Medicare payments over 12 months — are based on the experiences of Medicare patients discharged from the hospital between July 2018 and the end of 2019, before the pandemic began in earnest.
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Bill Of Health
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
By Stephen Wood. The provision of scarce resources such as intensive care unit (ICU) beds, antivirals, and ventilators during this pandemic has been an ongoing topic of discussion. Repeatedly, states and hospital systems have considered implementing crisis standards of care, which establish triage protocols for scarce resources. Though crisis standards of care are meant to provide an ethics-based approach to the complex process of allocating scarce health care resources, in reality, they fall sh
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Along with virtual health services now being available for employers across the U.S., Amazon Care is expanding its in-person benefit to 20 more cities this year, the e-commerce giant said Tuesday.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
In the last few years, care delivery has undergone a major transformation – from nearly 100% in-person to nearly 100% virtual during the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the healthcare industry has started to reach a consensus that the future of telemedicine will be a hybrid of virtual and in-person care. While virtual care's widespread adoption will certainly help providers offer more proactive care in lower cost settings and decrease the need for regular in-person visits, i
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
Trust, or really lack thereof, is a killer app for people’s coronavirus health outcomes. That is the through-line found in a very deep dive into 177 countries’ health data published in The Lancet in a research article on pandemic preparedness and COVID-19. The Lancet study, published on 1 February 2022, was funded by the Gates Foundation in partnership with The Bloomberg Philanthropies et al.
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Home Health Care
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Home-based care workers are generally underpaid. That’s something almost everyone in the industry can agree on. Getting them more money, however, is another issue. Regardless, the labor situation is worsening. A survey published by the John A. Hartford Foundation Wednesday found that Americans strongly support raised wages for direct care workers. Specifically, 73% of survey respondents believed that direct care workers were underpaid after they were given wage details.
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
The omicron variant is posing new challenges as staff call in sick or quit their jobs entirely for higher-paying traveling nurse positions. That's leaving hospitals in a bind as they treat higher acuity COVID-19 patients.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Michigan's Henry Ford Health System offers a 100% virtual care program for behavioral health integration that is delivered to patients either directly in a primary care clinic or the patient's home. Therapists are located at either a central clinical location or their home office and are able to securely deliver care using real-time audio and video through various platforms.
The Rand Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
India lives in a difficult neighborhood, and there are no easy, straightforward solutions. But thus far—and especially under Modi—India has managed its foreign-policy challenges with remarkable effectiveness. With new partners and by making some tough decisions, there is a very good chance that it will continue to do so.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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Healthy Debate
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
The post ‘The well is starting to run dry’: Emergency department physicians speak out appeared first on Healthy Debate.
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Under the terms of the deal, Labcorp will manage Ascension's hospital-based laboratories in 10 states, and acquire select assets of the St. Louis-based system's outreach laboratory business.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
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Home Health Care
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The COVID-19 emergency undoubtedly forced the health care sector to reimagine care delivery. In this environment, home-based care and senior care services began to receive more attention than ever from venture capitalists (VCs). In recent years, VC firms have poured over $2.5 billion into various senior care and home-based care startups, according to Crunchbase data.
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Healthy Debate
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
The post Adding more beds is not the solution to overcrowding in Canadian hospitals appeared first on Healthy Debate.
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
The hospital operator plans to buy 30 more centers from SurgCenter Development in 2022, in addition to the 16 it's already acquired this year, executives said on a earnings call Tuesday.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
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Healthcare Associates
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
What Are the Warning Signs of Clogged Arteries? Clogged arteries can lead to several serious heart problems, including heart attack and stroke. Knowing the symptoms of clogged arteries can help you determine whether it’s time to see your doctor for treatment. Here’s how to tell if you have clogged arteries and how to contact Healthcare Associates of Texas when you’re ready to get help.
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.
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
What You Should Know: – LifeOmic , a software company that leverages the cloud, machine learning and mobile devices to power precision health and wellness solutions announced it has acquired Bavard , a Utah-based conversational artificial intelligence (AI) company offering intelligent digital assistants and platforms. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. – The acquisition comes as AI technology has experienced widespread adoption in the health care space, a trend
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
People flocked to get booster shots as the omicron variant drove a sharp increase in testing, boosting revenue for CVS' drugstore segment. Meanwhile, its payer arm reported lower-than-expected COVID-19 treatment costs.
Bill Of Health
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
By John Tingle. The clinical negligence system reform debate in England is proceeding at some pace now with the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee recently receiving expert oral evidence. The evidence has produced some excellent and controversial food for thought along with creating an important change agenda. One area of controversy: whether clinical negligence lawyers are thwarting reform because of their financial interest in the status quo.
Clearwave Inc
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes The payment process often involves small hurdles that can quickly grind cash flow to a halt for healthcare practices. Digitizing a handful of points on the patient journey can eliminate those hurdles while improving efficiency overall. Do you know all the ways you can make cash flow frictionless within your practice? Automation.
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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