Health Care Dive
MAY 23, 2022
Systems should address burnout systemically, and a priority is seeking and responding better to feedback from front-line workers, according to a Monday advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
Healthcare It News
MAY 24, 2022
Healthcare workflow technology company Braidio has partnered with health IT vendor BlueSemi with the aim of creating a preventive home-health and telehealth ecosystem. BlueSemi's primary product is a handheld device called EYVA, which measures six vitals, including blood glucose, without requiring a pinprick for blood. By integrating the device with Braidio's My Health Concierge platform, the companies will be attempting to encourage positive behavioral change.
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The Rand Blog
MAY 27, 2022
Are certain gun laws and regulations likely to improve or worsen public safety? At a time when many Americans are searching for solutions to our country's intolerably high rates of gun violence, social scientists can help provide answers.
Home Health Care
MAY 22, 2022
Aging-in-place enabler Homethrive has raised an additional $20 million in Series B funding. For Homethrive, the funding round – led by Human Capital, with participation from Allianz, 7wireVentures and Pitango HealthTech – will go toward its “aggressive expansion” plans and further technology investments. And for similar senior-focused startups, the infusion of capital shows that VC interest in the space has far from cooled, despite a recent investment slowdown.
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Health Care Dive
MAY 24, 2022
Employees were responsible for 39% of healthcare breaches last year. That's compared to 18% across all industries, according to new Verizon research.
Healthcare It News
MAY 25, 2022
Building on its effort to battle social isolation and support aging-in-place, the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) is delivering voice-operated smart technology into the homes of more than 800 older adults. NYSOFA is working with local offices for the aging and partners to identify older adults who would most benefit from the technology: ElliQ by Intuition Robotics, which is described by the company as a proactive and empathetic care companion.
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Home Health Care
MAY 24, 2022
Though it’s by definition the delivery of high acuity care in the home setting, hospital-at-home programs tend to be operated by, and centered around, hospitals. But there are cost benefits to building these programs around home-based care providers, a Health Affairs article published on Tuesday suggests. The research came about as authors from Milliman Inc. and AccentCare tried to consider some different options for addressing the logistical challenges of implementing hospital-at-home pro
Health Care Dive
MAY 26, 2022
Patients in communities across the nation who have come to rely on telehealth have been left waiting and wondering if they will be able to receive the virtual care they need once the COVID-19 public health emergency has ended.
Healthcare It News
MAY 24, 2022
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Healthcare Associates
MAY 24, 2022
How Long Do Hemorrhoids Last? Hemorrhoids can be extremely difficult to deal with, especially when they cause pain and discomfort. When you develop hemorrhoids, you want them to go away as quickly as possible so you can experience relief from your symptoms. Here’s how long it usually takes for hemorrhoids to go away and what you can do in the meantime to feel better.
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Home Health Care
MAY 24, 2022
Best Buy’s (NYSE: BBY) at-home health care focus has become a regularly mentioned topic for the company. After purchasing Current Health – a well-known home-based remote patient monitoring platform (RPM) – for $400 million last year, the company has established itself among the likes of other top retailers that have become heavily engaged in the home-based care marketplace.
Health Care Dive
MAY 23, 2022
The hospital lobby is pushing the Justice Department to go beyond the recommendations in a new report from the HHS OIG and punish Medicare Advantage organizations that routinely deny coverage to beneficiaries.
Healthcare It News
MAY 26, 2022
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Briggs Healthcare
MAY 26, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. “Vaccines have proven to be spectacularly effective in preventing death from Covid-19, but the U.S. continues to struggle with keeping Americans up to date on vaccinations. (The Brown School of Public Health) Vaccine Preventable Deaths Dashboard shows that since vaccines became widely available, every second Covid-19 death could have been prevented by vaccines.”.
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Home Health Care
MAY 26, 2022
The SCAN Group announced on Thursday that it has acquired The Residentialist Group (TRG), an organization that provides chronic disease management, palliative care and home-based care to seniors. The deal is noteworthy because it marks the first time the organization has acquired an outside company. SCAN declined to disclose financial terms of the deal.
Health Care Dive
MAY 25, 2022
The complaint alleges the nonprofit system used a number of anticompetitive practices to inflate healthcare prices at a cost to Wisconsin businesses.
The Rand Blog
MAY 26, 2022
The effects of Russia's war against Ukraine stretch worldwide as countries watch Ukraine's unfolding tragedy to glean possible lessons for their own security. Understanding how Australia and Japan are perceiving the conflict could be critical for allied strategy in the Indo-Pacific region.
HIT Consultant
MAY 27, 2022
What You Should Know: New price transparency government mandates are on the horizon, but how much does cost really impact consumers? HealthSparq published its Annual Consumer Sentiment Benchmark report, which found that 44% of respondents have avoided getting healthcare services because they were unsure of the costs (compared to 25% last year). The survey of 1,000+ healthcare consumers unveils their opinions on price transparency in healthcare and how cost influences care.
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Home Health Care
MAY 25, 2022
For a while now, home care giant BrightStar Care has gone above and beyond the standard franchise model. It introduced senior living communities into its network to assist seniors with their care transitions while maintaining those clients. Recently, it has launched its new “care homes,” a twist on those senior living communities. BrightStar has always had its medical staffing segment, too.
Health Care Dive
MAY 24, 2022
Companies are coping with factors such as supply disruptions, staffing shortages, inflation and foreign-exchange hurdles, according to analysts at William Blair.
The Rand Blog
MAY 25, 2022
As alluring as a calendar filled with three-day weekends may seem, research shows that short school weeks can have educational and health risks for students, but also benefits for them and for school districts that make the change. Do the benefits of the condensed week outweigh the costs?
HIT Consultant
MAY 27, 2022
Komodo Health has named Dr. Aswin Chandrakantan as its Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Chandrakantan will also continue to serve as the firm’s Chief Medical Officer, a role he has held since 2016. Dr. Chandrakantan was one of Komodo Health’s earliest employees – following leadership roles at McKinsey and Google – and has played a central role in the company’s rapid-fire growth.
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Home Health Care
MAY 24, 2022
While the appetite for home health and home care dealmaking remains strong, other health care subsectors are catching up. Coming off a record-breaking 2021 for M&A deals, the home-based sector saw a slightly down Q1 in 2022. However, experts have told Home Health Care News that M&A players are taking their time with deals, and even though the number of deals is lower, the valuations in those deals have not dipped.
Health Care Dive
MAY 23, 2022
Travel nursing continues to rise – how are you monitoring license verifications across state lines?
Briggs Healthcare
MAY 23, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria 2015 – 2020 (2015 Plan) has guided the U.S. Government’s response to combating antibiotic-resistant infections since its establishment in 2015. The U.S. Government’s Interagency Task Force for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB) has produced four previous reports on progress toward the 2015 Plan.
HIT Consultant
MAY 26, 2022
The end of the public transportation mask mandate, officially undone by federal Judge Kathryn Mizelle on April 18, may be recognized as the day the COVID-19 pandemic ended in America. Except it hasn’t ended in any real sense. The virus continues to produce new variants of greater or lesser transmissibility and lethality; for now, comparatively small numbers of people continue to die of the virus daily and weekly; and the CDC continues to recommend that the elderly and immunocompromised take ever
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.
Home Health Care
MAY 25, 2022
Though staffing remains the top challenge for the home-based care industry, providers agree that there isn’t one universal panacea. . Instead, there are various approaches that have yielded results for different agencies across the country. One of these approaches is making sure that potential clinicians and caregivers know about the job opportunities that exist within home-based care, Mandy Tilton, chief nursing officer at Bayada Home Health Care, said during a panel discussion at Home Health C
Health Care Dive
MAY 26, 2022
At question is whether insurers will be able to shift Medicaid members who lose coverage to subsidized marketplace plans.
Briggs Healthcare
MAY 24, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS revised Admin Info: 22-02-ALL on May 19, 2022. To improve efficiency in the enrollment process for Medicare-participating certified providers and suppliers, CMS is transitioning certain certification-enrollment functions performed by the CMS Locations to CMS’ CPI/PEOG and the MACs.
HIT Consultant
MAY 25, 2022
Srulik Dvorsky, TailorMed CEO and Founder. New patients at a cancer center in Michigan receive a 79-page handbook when their treatments commence. The handbook includes needed advice on what to eat and the side effects of chemotherapy drugs. One double-sided page features information about how to navigate the financial aspects of cancer treatment, including who to contact for help with medical bills.
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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