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Practice Better adds new tools, billing integration for mental health practitioners

Fierce Healthcare

Practice Better, a practice management software vendor, is expanding its platform to better support the needs of mental health practitioners. | The practice management platform is adding range of mental health screening forms, client progress tracking tools and mental health templates with more specialized features to its platform.

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Federal agencies open online portal for reporting anticompetitive practices in healthcare

Fierce Healthcare

. | FTC, DOJ and HHS said that information and accounts received from the public could plant the seeds for formal investigations into healthcare companies' monopolistic or anticompetitive practices.

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Cerebral agrees to $7M settlement with FTC, DOJ over user data sharing, cancellation practices

Fierce Healthcare

million people's sensitive information, upheld "sloppy security practices" and slow-walked consumers trying to cancel services, the FTC said.

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Medicare Advantage marketing practices draw ire from senators

Fierce Healthcare

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.

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Strategies to Deal with Collaborative Healthcare Communication

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.

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Many employed docs say non-physician practice ownership cuts quality, survey finds

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Nearly 60% of doctors who practice as employees of hospitals and other corporate entities say that non-physician practice ownership results in lower quality patient care, per a new survey. | Most docs surveyed cited decreased time with patients and greater focus on financial success as elements negatively affecting quality at non-physician-owned medical (..)

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New multispecialty advocacy group wants to protect independent practices from hospitals' buyouts

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A new national, multispecialty advocacy organization representing independent practices launched last week. | The American Independent Medical Practice Association says it is the first advocacy organization of its kind focused on supporting private medicine across specialties. patients.

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19 Massive Telehealth Learnings After 4,000,000 Visits in 2021

Speaker: Matt McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Mend

However, due to the rapid rollout, many practices and health systems were forced to cut corners when establishing their Telehealth programs. As a result, practices are dealing with a variety of issues, not least of which are patient information management and engagement.

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Burnout, Tele-Health, and Accessibility: How to Manage the Expectation of a 24-Hour Workday

Speaker: Keith Carlson — BSN, RN, NC-BC, Host of The Nurse Keith Podcast

In order to promote compassionate care and reduce burnout, healthcare settings must implement modern practices which help physicians and RNs to practice efficiently, expertly, and at the top of their license.