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Long COVID described as a 'syndrome of syndromes' in NIH funded research

Fierce Healthcare

Long COVID described as a 'syndrome of syndromes' in NIH funded research fdiamond Tue, 05/30/2023 - 12:16

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Postpartum people could lose coverage amid Medicaid redeterminations

Health Care Dive

People in some states could lose postpartum coverage 60 days after giving birth, even though health risks from pregnancy can continue for months, according to a new report from KFF.

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3 Ways Government Can Catalyze Biomedical Innovation

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Deloitte has published some new research about how government can advance biomedical innovation and improve public health. The report shares insights from various government leaders and biomedical industry experts on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, what’s driving innovation, the challenges and opportunities in partnerships, and the government’s role in sustaining the biomedical industry.

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Rising to the Challenge: A Methodological Approach to Prioritizing Defense Investments

The Rand Blog

Meeting the Pentagon's goals to invest efficiently in military capabilities calls for a methodological process hinging on five key elements: aligning strategies with tasks, understanding what drives military innovation, embracing specificity in problem-solving, preparing for an unknown future, and assessing technology investments for prioritization.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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How Medical Credentialing Services help in protection from Lawsuits?

p3care

In the constantly evolving healthcare landscape, prioritizing patient safety is of utmost importance. And it all starts with the medical credentialing services. With proper healthcare credentialing services, the providers can mitigate any legal risks as well. So, the credentialing process lays the foundation for a provider’s successful future. If you are pursuing a career in the medical field, you must know that credentialing is a tiresome job.

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Pharma giant Bayer moves deeper into digital health with new business unit

Fierce Healthcare

Pharma giant Bayer is launching a precision health unit as it ramps up its investment in consumer-facing digital health tools. | Pharma giant Bayer is launching a precision health unit as it ramps up its investment in consumer-facing digital health tools.

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Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine

Healthcare It News

Qualitative data provided by 87 primary care practices in New York and Florida showed that while telehealth experiences differed on the basis of pre-pandemic clinician and practice familiarity with virtual care platforms, varying state regulations during the public health emergency, the lack of formal guidelines and physician burnout affected how quickly telemedicine offerings matured within practices.

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MIPS 2023 Reporting FAQs: Your Essential Guide for Success

p3care

Whether you’re a healthcare professional or just interested in learning more about MIPS, we’ve got you covered. MIPS may appear to be a labyrinth of laws, measures, and deadlines, but fear not! We’ll provide you with concise responses to the most commonly asked questions in this blog. You may feel confident with our guide to MIPS 2023 reporting.

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Medicare to broaden coverage of Alzheimer’s drugs after full FDA approval, but with some restrictions

Fierce Healthcare

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlined plans Thursday to broadly cover a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs once the medications get full approval from the Food and Drug Administration | CMS outlined plans Thursday to broadly cover a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs once the medications get full approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

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UnitedHealth rolls back gastroenterology prior authorization plan amid backlash

Health Care Dive

The American Hospital Association said it thinks the new advance notification process is a better approach than prior authorization, but other medical groups took a harsher stance against the refocused policy.

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

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Penn Medicine uses AI chatbot 'Penny' to improve cancer care

Healthcare It News

Over the past 25 years, the field of oncology has witnessed a dramatic shift in cancer care delivery with the development of new therapeutics, a desire to shift care from inpatient and clinic settings to the home and widespread implementation of electronic health records. THE PROBLEM One area of innovation has been the development of oral anti-cancer drugs, including cytotoxic chemotherapies that patients can self-administer at home.

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How to Ask for Patient Reviews to Grow Your Online Reputation

Healthcare Success

Online reviews play a significant role in the success of any healthcare organization. In fact, patient reviews of doctors come in third as the most influential driver in consumers’ decisions 1 (after insurance acceptance and location). Today, virtually everyone should use reputation management software (RMS) to solicit, manage, and respond to reviews.

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Discrimination, racism, violence are common and weighing heavily on healthcare workers, surveys show

Fierce Healthcare

A pair of new healthcare workforce surveys outline widespread reports of discrimination, racism and workplace violence perpetuated by patients and coworkers alike. | A pair of polls released this week detail the interpersonal difficulties nurses and other healthcare workers face in the workplace.

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Tenet to pay over $29M to settle kickback allegations at Detroit Medical Center

Health Care Dive

The Department of Justice alleged two DMC hospitals offered the services of mid-level practitioners to physicians in exchange for Medicare patient referrals.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Linking up immersive tech devices to healthcare networks

Healthcare It News

Clinicians and IT groups must work together to incorporate immersive technologies such as VR into digital health and bring VR device data into the EHR, contends Gita Barry, president of immersive healthcare at Penumbra.

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What F-16s Will (and Won't) Do for Ukraine

The Rand Blog

After months of publicly lobbying to acquire U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, it appears that Ukraine may receive them later this year. However, there remains a long road ahead before the F-16s would see service in Ukraine—and it is an open question how much they would affect the outcome of the war.

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Oak Street Health unveils expansion plans to open centers in 4 new states

Fierce Healthcare

Less than a month after CVS Health acquired Oak Street Health, the primary care provider plans to expand into four more states. | The company plans to open value-based primary care centers in Little Rock, Arkansas; Des Moines and Davenport, Iowa; Kansas City, Kansas and Richmond, Virginia, beginning this summer. Oak Street Health will operate centers in 25 states by the end of the year.

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Members’ satisfaction with commercial health plans declines

Health Care Dive

A J.D. Power study found overall satisfaction with commercial health plans fell, with sicker members less likely to receive outreach and care coordination.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Telemedicine and RPM transform care delivery in Alabama, racking up wins

Healthcare It News

When the University of Alabama at Birmingham health system created a telehealth program, the main problem it was trying to solve was how to improve access to care across the state. THE PROBLEM Alabama has some of the worst healthcare outcomes in the country. Telehealth technologies were adopted to eliminate the geographic excuse for these outcomes and start to address the issues, said Dr.

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The Russian Military's Looming Personnel Crises of Retention and Veteran Mental Heath

The Rand Blog

Russia's looming troop-retention and veteran-treatment problems are already visible on the horizon, even though they have been delayed by policy. By invading Ukraine, Russia has created a wave of severe trauma that will soon crash over its own country.

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Missouri nonprofit health systems BJC HealthCare, Saint Luke's targeting $10B merger

Fierce Healthcare

BJC HealthCare of St. | The two organizations are hoping to close their cross-market deal by the end of the year, potentially creating a new 28-hospital, integrated, academic health system.

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Physician compensation rose but was eclipsed by inflation, MGMA survey finds

Health Care Dive

Although hampered by a 7% increase in inflation, advanced practice providers saw the biggest change in median total pay compared to pre-pandemic levels.

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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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AMA and others launch collective call for health equity in Rise to Health

Healthcare It News

On Tuesday, the American Medical Association, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and Race Forward officially launched Rise to Health, a call to action for providers, payers, pharma and professional societies to make health equity a priority. Rise to Health will have enforcement teeth in the form of establishing a set of measures across numerous participants.

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4 videos showcasing the power of leadership and innovation in healthcare

Meditech

It’s no secret that healthcare organizations today are facing numerous challenges, such as cost restraints and labor shortages. Our customers are working tirelessly to rise above the challenges of this new era in healthcare, through their strong leadership and innovative approaches. As proud technology partners, we are sharing these inspiring video testimonials featuring leading organizations including HCA Healthcare, Frederick Health, and FHN Memorial Hospital.

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Employers hope to weather inflation without shifting healthcare costs to workers: survey

Fierce Healthcare

Employers are bracing for 2024, fearing they’ll face inflation and soaring healthcare costs while still trying to recruit and retain workers in a tight labor market, a new survey shows. | Employers got something of a break last year from inflation when it comes to healthcare costs because most contracts with providers last three years. A survey by the consulting company Mercer says they won’t be so lucky in 2024.

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Over half a million disenrolled amid Medicaid redeterminations so far

Health Care Dive

A KFF analysis of 11 states found many of the people who have already been removed from the Medicaid program were disenrolled for procedural reasons.

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How To Empower Your Workforce With Modern Fertility Benefits

Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski

In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.

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How to improve patient trust and strengthen cybersecurity

Healthcare It News

The policies that followed a pre-HIPAA workplace data breach won back patient trust, sparking his interest in cybersecurity, recounts Dr. Eric Liederman, director of medical informatics for the Permanente Medical Group.

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Normalizing Mental Health Supports is Critical for Our Communities

Center for Health Progress

Growing up, I thought of health as solely related to physical health–a healthy heart, healthy eyes, and a healthy body in general. My family never talked about depression, anxiety, stress, or poor self-esteem as health concerns that deserved attention. Visits with our family doctor never included questions about mental health. I remember my grandma recalling earlier years in her life, after the birth of her last child, when she struggled with postpartum depression.

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Attack by notorious ransomware group compromises personal data of 8.9M dental patients

Fierce Healthcare

Data breaches for the year have reached the high-water mark with the data of nearly 9 million individuals being compromised in a reported cyberattack on one of the country’s largest dental health i | Managed Care of North America posted a notice Friday that between Feb. 26 and March 7, a digital intruder stole the data of 8.9 million people. The cyberattack is the largest of its kind in 2023 to date.

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Medicaid changes, end of COVID emergency hampered hospital margins in April

Health Care Dive

Inflation and high expenses are placing a burden on hospitals as they recover from COVID-19 challenges. Hospital labor expenses rose 3% in April from March, according to Kaufman Hall.

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.