Health Recovery

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

From longer hospital stays and readmissions to rising inflation, keeping healthcare costs within the margins is a constant challenge for any healthcare facility. The traditional approach would be to shift that cost to consumers or look into resizing the organization. In today’s modern healthcare industry, healthcare providers must instead look at sustainable strategies to reduce healthcare costs while respecting the?

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

According to the CDC, immunization rates declined across the board beginning in March 2020, but the most significant drop was among children who receive vaccines through the Vaccines for Children program.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas in Pittsburg, Kansas, is a federally qualified health center and a not-for-profit corporation. CHC/SEK provides medical, dental, behavioral health, addiction treatment, case management services and pharmacies to all, regardless of ability to pay, and serves about 65,000 patients for more than 220,000 visits per year, making the organization the largest FQHC in Kansas and one of the largest of all rural FQHCs in the United States.

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Healthcare Success

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to step four of our “Marketing to Doctors” blog series. This comprehensive playbook is designed to help people in virtually every sector (e.g., healthcare businesses, device and supply companies, SaaS, etc.) market their products and services directly to doctors, physicians, surgeons, and other healthcare professionals. If you haven’t read steps 1-3, I highly recommend doing so.

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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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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

For Labor Day 2022, I’m thinking about health, vaccines, work (especially returning-to-work), and art. Let’s start with the vaccine news. Called the “first updated COVID-19 booster,” on September 1st the CDC announced the availability and approval for health citizens to get new vaccines which have added Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 spike protein components to the original vaccine formulation.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Delayed procedures and tests were the most commonly reported consequences of healthcare cyberattacks, according to a study from the Ponemon Institute and Proofpoint, a cybersecurity compliance company.

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NASHP

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Vaccinating Children and Youth against COVID-19: Washington, DC’s Approach September 2, 2022 / by Michelle Fiscus. It is estimated that immunizations prevent approximately 6 million deaths each year from vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio, measles, and pertussis. While routine childhood immunization requirements for schools and childcare centers have long existed in every state, COVID-19 vaccine requirements are very rare.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Fortune Magazine’s annual “ Best Workplaces in Aging Services ” list once again features a number of familiar names from the home-based care space. The top-15 home-based care organizations on this year’s list include ComForCare, Senior Helpers, 24 Hour Home Care, Compass Care and Reliant at Home. SCAN Health Plan was also included. Every year, Fortune puts together a list of the best places to work that is based on the “Trust Index,” which helps measure workers’ views and opinions about their em

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Envision CEO Jim Rechtin called UnitedHealthcare’s alleged practice “cold, callous and inhumane,” according to a statement released Friday announcing a lawsuit was filed in a Tennessee federal court.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

While most healthcare leaders in the Asia Pacific recognise the value of health data more than their global peers, they are still facing significant challenges in using data effectively, according to Royal Philips' Future Health Index 2022 report. FINDINGS. The report, now in its seventh edition, gathered responses from 2,900 healthcare senior executives across 15 countries with 900 from the APAC region.

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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

Meditech

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The past few years have taught all of us in healthcare about the importance of resilience, education, and collaboration. Going forward, we will need to leverage everything we have learned (as well as the resources we have in each other) in order to meet the next set of challenges, whatever they may be.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Seniors on Medicare Advantage health plans may not always be receiving high quality care, a new study shows. The study from RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization, looked at 15 different quality measures from patients on MA plans during 2016 and 2017 and found that the quality of care was only slightly better when compared to plans that didn’t have any monthly premiums.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Ultimately, the goal is to serve hundreds of thousands of seniors and Medicare beneficiaries in value-based arrangements through multiple Medicare Advantage plans.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Can you imagine a world in which technology enables physicians and nurses to spend less time in front of a computer and more time with patients? This is the vision of Gareth Sherlock, chief information officer (CIO) at Cleveland Clinic London. He recalls one of the physician leaders at the clinic saying that he dreams of the day when he can sit across from a patient and look them in the eye without requiring any interaction or typing into a PC throughout the consultation.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Consumers consider health and well-being as an “essential” household spending category based on new research from Accenture. Accenture polled over 11,000 consumers in 17 countries, considering how people are faring amid “widespread uncertainty and personal financial strains,” in the firm’s words. While two in three consumers feel financially stressed, 4 in 5 intend to grow or hold their personal spending on health and fitness steady in the next year.

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NASHP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Unwinding Medicaid’s Continuous Coverage Requirement: Themes in States’ Communication Plans September 8, 2022 / by Leah Wilson. As states prepare for the end of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement, state Medicaid agencies are actively communicating with residents about upcoming changes, encouraging them to update their contact information, and providing information about other health coverage options.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

A small proportion of providers that billed for telehealth — 1,714 out of 742,000 — posed a high risk of fraud or abuse to Medicare in COVID-19’s first year, regulators found.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

CVS Health announced on September 5 that it will acquire Dallas-based Signify Health, a network of 10,000 clinicians across 50 states with more than 50 health plan clients, including CVS's Aetna division, for $8 billion. In order to further CVS's healthcare services strategy, the acquisition of Signify Health adds clinicians that assess patients at home.

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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.

Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This marketing content will be shown in place of your protected content to anyone who is not allowed to read the post… The post How Home-Based Care Became Table Stakes For CVS, Walgreens, Amazon appeared first on Home Health Care News.

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The Rand Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Middle schoolers can be savvy users of news and information—when they know where to look. But they're also easy marks for misinformation, disinformation, and trolls. Helping them find their way in today's media landscape is important both for their futures and for the future of democracy.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The findings could be evidence of overutilization designed to drive up profits, the senior author of the study published in JAMA Health Forum said.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington state, will use the funds to establish the Stuart and Molly Sloan Precision Oncology Institute and accelerate the center's precision oncology research. WHY IT MATTERS. Fred Hutch’s work in precision oncology integrates fundamental biology, technology, immunology, data science and clinical experience into strategies to prevent, detect and treat cancer.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Leaders in the long-term care industry are putting their heads together to help aging adults and their families navigate the complicated world of aging services. In a report from Nexus Insights — a think tank focused on senior care — over a dozen executives and professors argue the country needs navigational centers, or hubs, to serve as community entryways to existing supports and services in the long-term care space.

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Healthcare Associates

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

How To Sleep With Shoulder Pain. According to recent clinical studies, nearly 26 percent of adults in the United States suffer from shoulder pain. While most people experience symptoms during the day, sleeping with a high level of discomfort can be just as bothersome. In this article, you will learn how to sleep with shoulder pain. You will also discover the underlying conditions causing your discomfort and how to prevent them from keeping you up at night. 5 Potential Reasons for Shoulder Pain W

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A second request from the regulator means the two cannot move forward with the deal “until the companies have substantially complied with the additional investigatory request,” according to the FTC.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Chief nursing informatics officer at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Kevin Percival, sees the emerging field of nursing informatics as “fundamental to the enhancing of patient experience” His role is to provide leadership for digital transformation across the trust on behalf of nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals (AHPs).

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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.

NASHP

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Developing Meaningful and Effective Partnerships between State Leaders and Community Health Worker Associations September 7, 2022 / by Elinor Higgins and Megan D’Alessandro. Community Health Workers (CHWs) are recognized as trusted, front-line public health workers who provide and advocate for culturally informed care, carry out health education, and promote health in their communities.

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The Rand Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As the world emerges from the long and devastating COVID-19 pandemic, nations around the world, including the United States, could look to South Korea's near-perfect response as a model for dealing with future public health crises.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Cybersecurity professionals say healthcare payments processing firms are particularly vulnerable to information technology breaches and ransom demands.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is inviting patients and their families, providers, clinicians, consumer advocates, healthcare professional associations, individuals serving underserved communities and all CMS stakeholders serving populations facing disparities in health and healthcare to submit public comments by November 4. CMS is asking for public input on accessing healthcare and related challenges, understanding provider experiences, advancing health equity and assessing the

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