Healthcare It News
MAY 17, 2023
Patient engagement is top of mind for executives and clinicians at hospitals and health systems today. While there may be a need for more constant touchpoints with patients, that would bring with it an unintended physician burden. So, what's the solution? Some say artificial intelligence can play a role. Especially the latest and most powerful flavor – generative AI, the kind behind ChatGPT.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 16, 2023
Legislators reintroduce bill aimed at easing barriers to virtual mental health care in Medicare pminemyer Tue, 05/16/2023 - 16:38
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HIT Consultant
MAY 17, 2023
Dr. Erin Jospe, Chief Healthcare Advisor, World Wide Technology There has been a newfound effort to highlight and address the disparity in health outcomes for patients who belong to one or more marginalized communities. Opportunities for health and wellness are dictated by social, economic, environmental, and systemic factors, not by factors that are inherently genetic or physiologic.
Health Care Dive
MAY 17, 2023
The findings reflect government subsidies aimed at boosting healthcare access during the pandemic, and requirements that states keep Medicaid beneficiaries on their rolls during the public health emergency.
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Healthcare It News
MAY 18, 2023
Driven by a desire for more convenient and affordable care, many patients focusing less on provider qualifications when seeking ambulatory care, according to a new Wolters Kluwer survey, which shows 58% of them opting first for retail options as pharmacists shifting to address consumer needs. WHY IT MATTERS The second Wolters Kluwer "Pharmacy Next: Consumer Care and Cost Trends" survey polled more than 1,000 U.S. adults aged 18 and older and weighted by age, gender, household income an
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 16, 2023
Kaiser Permanente discloses timeline, financial commitments for its VBC megadeal with Geisinger Health dmuoio Tue, 05/16/2023 - 12:40
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Health Care Dive
MAY 18, 2023
“Insurers are in effect denying Americans necessary care in order to fatten and pad their bottom lines, and that phenomenon is unacceptable,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said at a subcommittee hearing.
Healthcare It News
MAY 19, 2023
A dataset dating back to 2005, containing contributions from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients will be added to the Pooled Resource Open-Access ALS Clinical Trials, or PRO-ACT database at Massachusetts General Hospital. The database, part of MGH's Neurological Clinical Research Institute, contains anonymized data from 29 clinical trials and 11,685 patient records.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 19, 2023
Cybersecurity attack against Amazon-owned online pharmacy PillPack exposed user health data aburky Fri, 05/19/2023 - 16:16
p3care
MAY 14, 2023
In the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, providers haven’t settled for average care at any point. Rather, they are looking for opportunities to implement meaningful quality improvement activities. Here, the MIPS has not only served its purpose but also offered payment adjustments. Perform well, score higher (hit the performance threshold), and unlock a positive payment adjustment.
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Health Care Dive
MAY 18, 2023
Suki incorporates generative AI to “listen” to clinician-patient encounters and auto-generate clinician notes, but says clinicians maintain ultimate control.
Healthcare It News
MAY 16, 2023
COVID-19 forced Oak Orchard Health, a health system based in Brockport, New York, to change the way it did almost everything at its health centers – beginning with its inability to see patients face to face. THE PROBLEM But services were needed more than ever. As a rural FQHC, it typically faced many challenges – challenges inflamed by the pandemic.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 19, 2023
Commercial payers frequently delayed paying out providers' claims in Q1, report finds dmuoio Fri, 05/19/2023 - 15:44
The Rand Blog
MAY 16, 2023
Extremism is like cancer: It will always exist, but ignoring it runs the risk that it rears its ugly head, metastasizing throughout the country. The United States needs to ensure it has the proper tools to diagnose extremism in its earliest stages, and that the agencies tasked with protecting our democracy have the capability to get it into, and keep it in, remission.
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Health Care Dive
MAY 19, 2023
The unions allege that UPMC, the largest private employer in the state, has used its market dominance to stamp out wage growth, “drastically increase” workload and keep workers from departing to other jobs.
Healthcare It News
MAY 17, 2023
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Fierce Healthcare
MAY 15, 2023
PBGH: What employers want to see as Congress aims to reform PBMs pminemyer Mon, 05/15/2023 - 16:13
The Rand Blog
MAY 13, 2023
Policies restricting discussion of LGBTQ+ issues and representation of LGBTQ+ individuals are likely to make schools less welcoming to the nation's estimated 2 million LGBTQ+ youth. Policymakers should develop policies that cultivate learning and work environments where students and educators of all backgrounds feel safe and valued.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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Health Care Dive
MAY 18, 2023
The World Health Organization warned that caution is not being exercised with the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, and called for rigorous oversight of the new technology.
Healthcare It News
MAY 15, 2023
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Fierce Healthcare
MAY 16, 2023
UnitedHealthcare defends controversial prior authorization policy for colonoscopies fdiamond Tue, 05/16/2023 - 16:43
The Rand Blog
MAY 15, 2023
Norway recently took over chairmanship of the Arctic Council from Russia under conditions never before experienced by the organization in its 27-year history. Despite the current uncertainties, there could be ways to move past the stalemate between Russia and the other council members.
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Health Care Dive
MAY 19, 2023
The Rochester, Minnesota-based academic medical system reported increased admissions and revenue in the first quarter. Operating expenses also grew, largely due to salary and benefit costs.
Healthcare Associates
MAY 19, 2023
Seven Common Causes of Aching Legs at Night Aches and pains in your legs aren’t always a sign of a serious condition. You may simply be experiencing pain from using your joints and muscles all day long. Aching legs can also be a side effect of taking certain medications or lifestyle choices such as alcohol consumption. Some of the most common causes of aching legs at night include: · Restless leg syndrome: Restless leg syndrome doesn’t always cause leg pain.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 17, 2023
FTC expands probe into pharmacy benefit managers to GPOs pminemyer Wed, 05/17/2023 - 16:36
The Rand Blog
MAY 17, 2023
Misinformation thrived during the pandemic, exacerbating health inequities. To meet its core mission, the public health field needs to engage more actively, particularly in communities it has historically failed to equitably protect.
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.
Health Care Dive
MAY 19, 2023
Political will seems to be rising to address drivers of growing medical costs and poor access to care, according to lawmaker comments on the Hill.
HIT Consultant
MAY 18, 2023
What You Should Know: Three years after COVID-19 was declared a public health emergency, many healthcare supply chain leaders and frontline professionals are operating in survival mode, according to new industry research from Deloitte Consulting LLP. Ongoing challenges include economic pressures, multiple resource shortages, data visibility and labor issues.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 14, 2023
Industry Voices—The case for hospitals to invest in cleaner air pminemyer Sun, 05/14/2023 - 23:25
CHQ Healthcare
MAY 16, 2023
CHG Healthcare has been named to the 2023 Parity.Org Best Companies for Women to Advance TM list. The ParityLIST TM program recognizes organizations that are creating the culture and conditions in which women can rise. Companies are rated across a comprehensive rubric covering recruiting, promotion, and compensation practices, as well as specific employee benefits and policies and quantitative representation at the leadership level.
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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