Fri.Jul 12, 2024

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Colorado dropped Medicaid enrollees as red states have, alarming advocates for the poor

Fierce Healthcare

Colorado stands out among the 10 states that have disenrolled the highest share of Medicaid beneficiaries since the U.S. | Colorado stands out among the 10 states that have disenrolled the highest share of Medicaid beneficiaries since the U.S. government lifted a pandemic-era restriction on removing people from the health insurance program.

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CMS’ first No Surprises audit targets Aetna, finds some noncompliance

Health Care Dive

The findings are a “big deal,” according to one expert, as CVS’ health insurer didn’t follow some “major requirements that are essential to ensuring that the IDR process runs smoothly.

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Enabling teledermatology using patients' cell phone pictures

Healthcare It News

Steven Osborne, Medweb's director of federal business, discusses the company's new teledermatology app, which compresses the highest-resolution images a patient's phone can take without compromising data quality for a doctor's review.

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Steward Health Care under federal investigation for fraud and corruption

Health Care Dive

The Department of Justice investigation follows a multi-year international probe into Steward's deal to improve three hospitals in Malta.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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VR opens new avenues for teaching neurodiverse people

Healthcare It News

Virtual reality is particularly beneficial for teaching social and life skills, says Floreo CEO Vijay Ravindran, who explains and how investment in extended-reality digital therapeutics is evolving.

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ONC's HTI-2 proposed rule 'big step forward' for interoperability, health IT experts say, but EHR vendors concerned about timelines

Fierce Healthcare

ONC's HTI-2 proposed rule 'big step forward' for interoperability, health IT experts say, but EHR vendors concerned about timelines hlandi Fri, 07/12/2024 - 14:43

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AI platform helps employers spot ERISA violations

Fierce Healthcare

Darrow AI, a platform that helps firms spot irregularities in legal cases, says its engine can help employers pinpoint the most extreme ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) viola | Darrow is using its proprietary AI algorithms to find ERISA violations for employers they may not know exist.

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Russia Is a Strategic Spoiler in the Indo-Pacific

The Rand Blog

Moscow has recently shown that it remains a formidable presence in the Indo-Pacific. But as long as Russian interference does not fundamentally challenge the United States' own Indo-Pacific strategy, then Moscow's interference is just part and parcel of the emerging multipolar order.

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Industry Voices—Prior authorization regulations: Where they fall short, where we’re moving the needle

Fierce Healthcare

Initially meant to protect patients from unnecessary procedures, prior authorizations have shifted towards being a cost containment strategy for health payers. | Regulations and policies are moving the industry in the right direction, but there is still room for improvement in key areas where regulations don't go far enough.

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IPCC's Next Assessment Needs to Tackle the Complexities of Catastrophic Risk

The Rand Blog

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is well positioned to tackle the global threats posed by the climate emergency. What is needed is a concerted effort to confront the stark realities of catastrophic risk and interpret that literature through a policy-relevant lens.

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5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist

Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs

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Enhabit’s Board Battle Continues, Advisory Firm Partially Sides With Activist Investor

Home Health Care

One of home health care’s biggest public battles continued Thursday, as an outside advisory firm made its recommendations regarding the future of the Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) board. AREX Capital Management – which owns 4.9% of Enhabit’s outstanding common shares – has been challenging Enhabit’s strategic direction for more than a year. Initially, the activist investor urged Enhabit to undergo a strategic review after financial underperformance.

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Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution Receives 510(k) Clearance

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Philips IntelliSite Pathology 5.1 has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA, solidifying its position as the most widely deployed digital pathology solution for primary diagnosis globally. – With over 300 pathology labs already implementing Philips’ solution, and over 20 labs achieving complete digital workflows, the success of this technology is evident.

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Improve Compliance with Behavioral Health Chart Audits

Icanotes

Improve Compliance with Behavioral Health Chart Audits Updating patient charts is an essential part of providing behavioral and mental health care. Using a behavioral health chart audit tool ensures your practice's documentation processes meet high standards and comply with important industry regulations. Regular audits are crucial for maintaining quality documentation.

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CRISP Awarded $255M Grant to Accelerate Public Health Data Modernization

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – CRISP Shared Services (CSS) , a leading non-profit focused on public health data exchange technology, has been selected as an Implementation Center awardee under the newly launched $255M National Implementation Center Program. – The program, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG), positions CSS as a key player in modernizing data exchange and integrating health data into the public h

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A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address

This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!

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Deductible Vs. Out-of-Pocket Expenses: Everything You Need to Know

Etactics

In 2023, the average annual deductible for employer-sponsored health insurance in the U.S. was $1,735. Did you know that this cost traditionally increases from year to year? If you know anything about deductibles and their role in a typical health insurance plan, you know that this isn’t great news. If you don’t know what a deductible is, you’ve come to the right place!

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Friday Links

Healthcare ECONOMIST

Economics of infertility. COVID-19 impact on physician revenue. Impact of rent control. GLP-1’s often discontinued within 2 years. Life before EHRs.

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Moderna’s U.K. Vaccine Patent Pledge Cut Short by Boilerplate

Bill Of Health

By Jorge L. Contreras On July 2, 2024, the High Court of the United Kingdom issued a decision in Moderna’s mRNA vaccine patent litigation against Pfizer and BioNTech. As I previously discussed in October of 2020, Moderna pledged not to enforce its patents against makers of COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic. Then, in 2022, Moderna sued competing vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech.

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Rethinking Priorities in Quantum Computing

The Rand Blog

The emergence of quantum computing suggests limitless possibilities in chemistry, material science, simulations to predict outcomes, and other areas. But even if sufficiently good quantum hardware is built, are there algorithms that can leverage the laws of quantum mechanics to solve difficult problems?

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The New Tech Experience: Innovation, Optimization, and Collaboration

Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

Learn how to streamline productivity and efficiency across your organization with machine learning and artificial intelligence! No matter what industry you're in - healthcare, customer service, sales, and more - it’s easier than you think to reduce wait times, monitor sentiment, and provide enhanced self-service options for all of your users. This means that you can achieve a more consistent and engaging customer experience while reducing sources of friction.

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Stackable Certificates Could Be a Lifeline for Governments Facing an IT Talent Crisis

The Rand Blog

How can the public sector bridge the widening tech talent gap and improve retention? The answer may lie in upskilling current employees through stackable certificate programs.

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Back to the Basics: How Many People Are in the People's Liberation Army?

The Rand Blog

The People's Liberation Army is often described as the largest military in the world. But how big is this force, really? Depending on who you ask and what you count, the details are murky and confusing.

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