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Hospitals are hiding prices from patients, advocacy report says

Health Care Dive

Patient Rights Advocate concluded that some hospitals owned by Ascension and HCA Healthcare are omitting rates for medical services from files made public under new federal rules.

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8 ways to reduce alarm fatigue in hospitals

Spok Inc

The alarm fatigue epidemic needs to be resolved: Here are eight ways to help diminish the din of alarms throughout your hospital, improve patient safety, and boost clinician satisfaction. The post 8 ways to reduce alarm fatigue in hospitals appeared first on Spok Inc.

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Physicians are experiencing delayed COVID-19 burnout

Health Care Dive

Physician burnout has risen during the most recent phase of the pandemic, resulting in exacerbated retention challenges among healthcare workers, an MGMA survey and other recent reports have found.

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CommonSpirit still working to restore EHR systems after ransomware attack confirmed

Healthcare It News

A major ransomware attack at CommonSpirit Health has been disrupting medical operations across several states for nearly two weeks , leaving the Chicago-based health system scrambling to maintain patient care while it conducts a forensics investigation and works to bring its electronic health record systems back online. WHY IT MATTERS. After several days of cancellations and outage reports at CommonSpirit hospitals and medical facilities across several states, the country's biggest Catholic

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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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12 Tips for Marketing to Affluent Consumers in Healthcare

Healthcare Success

While many affluent consumers don’t think twice about paying cash (or credit) for luxury retail goods, there is a built-in bias that healthcare products and services should be covered by insurance. Of course, that’s often not the case. Despite this bias, patients are more than willing to pay out of pocket for the pricey healthcare products and services they value—but that is only a part of the equation.

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Create an empowering workplace

Pro CRNA

By Thomas Davis, DNAP, MAE, CRNA. The times they are a changing. Not long ago, applicants who lined up to compete for healthcare jobs hoped to be the lucky winner of the coveted position. Now, due to many factors including COVID burnout, healthcare organizations are competing to attract candidates to fill the void created by open positions. More than ever, employers are seeking ways to retain current workers while creating a positive reputation that will attract additional qualified people.

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Telemedicine boosts access, decreases inequities in Montana

Healthcare It News

Montana has unique challenges in providing healthcare to its widely dispersed population of just over 1 million people. THE PROBLEM. Out of 56 counties in Montana, 55 are designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), limiting access to both urgent and routine medical visits. The cost of travel and long distances between healthcare providers and patients are commonly cited reasons for patients to delay or avoid medical care.

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The Impossibility of Legal Accountability for COVID-19 Torts

Bill Of Health

By Chloe Reichel and Valerie Gutmann Koch. Since the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers, businesses, and other entities have anticipated litigation around tort claims associated with the novel coronavirus. Early in 2020, scholars here began to grapple with questions of tort liability relating to the pandemic response. However, nearly three years later, it appears that the warnings of a “ tidal wave ” of lawsuits were vastly overstated.

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Could K-Pop Help Deter Kim Jong-un's Provocations?

The Rand Blog

The United States and Republic of Korea could be more specific and creative in seeking to deter Kim Jong-un. The global popularity of K-pop could be part of the strategy.

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LCMC Health to acquire 3 HCA hospitals in partnership with Tulane University

Health Care Dive

Together, the two plan to expand academic medicine across Southeast Louisiana. The deal will leave HCA with one remaining hospital in the state.

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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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Microsoft releases data-driven updates for healthcare cloud

Healthcare It News

Microsoft this week unveiled new capabilities to help solve some common roadblocks to enhancing patient engagement and effective health team collaboration, and to help support healthcare organizations more easily leveraging their enterprise data warehousing to fuel clinical and operational analytics. WHY IT MATTERS. The new Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare tools have been designed to address provider burdens and facilitate proactive patient care, according to an October 12 Microsoft Health blog po

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Tort Liability is a Potentially Powerful Tool for Pandemic Response

Bill Of Health

By Timothy D. Lytton. When pandemic response efforts are hampered by inadequate enforcement resources and political polarization, tort liability could, potentially, be a powerful public health tool. However, starting in the initial stages of the pandemic, tort reform advocates quickly secured for businesses sweeping immunity from negligence, thereby sidelining the tort system.

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Xi Jinping Is Weaker Than You Think

The Rand Blog

Although Xi wields significant influence over Chinese domestic politics—certainly more than his most recent predecessors—he still needs support from the Party elite. And on that front, some cracks are showing.

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CommonSpirit Health confirms it was hit by ransomware attack

Health Care Dive

The health system is still grappling with the cyberattack more than a week after it first disclosed it was dealing with an unspecified “IT security incident.” The hospital chain said it is working to bring systems back online as quickly as possible.

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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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Send Mammogram leverages cloud for data security

Healthcare It News

The mobile and web application that digitally shares breast images sought a managed cloud services provider to operationalize compliance and ensure patients’ private health data remains safe and secure. WHY IT MATTERS. Without past, difficult-to-transfer breast imaging data, patients may experience additional radiation exposure and unnecessary tests — a void Send Mammogram was launched to fill.

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COVID-19 and the Problem of Multiple Sufficient Causes

Bill Of Health

By Nina A. Kohn. Although politicians and pundits warned that businesses would drown in a “ tidal wave ” of lawsuits seeking to hold them liable for COVID-19 infections, plaintiffs face significant barriers to recovery. Not the least of these is the requirement that a tort plaintiff establish that the defendant was the “actual cause” (or “cause in fact”) of the plaintiff’s injury.

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State Respite Care and Adult Day Services Policies

NASHP

State Respite Care and Adult Day Services Policies October 12, 2022 / by Kimberly Hodges and Wendy Fox-Grage. Family caregivers across the nation have emphasized to the RAISE Act Family Caregiving Council that what they often need is respite care –-that is, services that provide caregivers time off to attend to their own needs and obtain relief from the ongoing demands of care work.

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CVS tags Optum exec to lead new healthcare delivery division

Health Care Dive

Effective Oct. 17, Amar Desai will lead the new CVS unit, and will work to link CVS’ portfolio to develop payer-agnostic products and services.

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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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Securing the edge: How Advantech and Microsoft are improving healthcare IoT security

Healthcare It News

Sponsor: Advantech Primary topic: Patient Engagement Topic: Patient Engagement Privacy & Security Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Sponsor: Advantech.

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6 must-watch interviews that speak to innovation

Meditech

We love sharing stories that highlight the passion and innovation of our customers and corporate leadership. Recently, we were fortunate to have several of these leaders sit down with popular industry influencers for a series of video interviews, giving voice to their passion and commitment to healthcare. Throughout these interviews, they share their vision for moving healthcare forward by focusing on innovative approaches to health equity, interoperability, clinical decision support, and other

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The CHIPS Act Alone Won't Secure U.S. Semiconductor Supply Chains

The Rand Blog

The implementation of the CHIPS Act shows promise for revitalizing the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing industry via investments in research and development, workforce development, and incentives programs. But executing on these ambitions could take some time and may not resolve all semiconductor supply chain risks.

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Walmart steps into clinical trials, joining rivals Walgreens, CVS

Health Care Dive

The new division could become a valuable stream of revenue for Walmart as drug companies look for potential participants in clinical trials and studies.

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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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Windows IoT for healthcare

Healthcare It News

Sponsor: Advantech Primary topic: Privacy & Security Topic: Patient Engagement Privacy & Security Resource Central: On Demand Webinars External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Sponsor: Advantech.

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Walgreens’ Home-Focused Health Care Segment Set To ‘Rapidly Scale’ In 2023

Home Health Care

The fourth quarter loss reported by Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) on Thursday is not a good indication for fiscal year 2023 and beyond, according to the company’s chief financial officer. And, in fact, it’s banking on its home-based care investments as contributors. Among those are VillageMD, CareCentrix and Shields Health Solutions, which will drive high contributions to the company’s bottom line as they mature, CFO James Kehoe said during the company’s earnings call.

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Q&A with the Experts: Puerto Rico

The Rand Blog

When Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico on September 18, electricity went out across the island. It was a reminder that recovery from 2017's Hurricane Maria is far from complete. RAND researchers discuss the difficulties Puerto Rico is still facing.

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Beleaguered Bright slashes footprint, fully exiting ACA markets and restricting MA to 2 states

Health Care Dive

Bright is doubling down on its decision earlier this year to contract its business, halting the sale of ACA plans to focus on care delivery business NeueHealth as well as MA in higher-performing markets.

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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 doctors can speed their work with software

Healthcare It News

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Supporting Family Caregivers: A Roadmap for States

NASHP

Supporting Family Caregivers: A Roadmap for States. To inform the National Strategy, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) created the RAISE Act State Policy Roadmap for Family Caregivers. The roadmap helps states interested in expanding supports for family caregivers by offering the following policy strategies and promising practices.

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Six Reasons you Can’t Breathe Through Your Nose

Healthcare Associates

Six Reasons you Can’t Breathe Through Your Nose. Breathing is supposed to be easy, breezy. After all, it’s natural. Breathe in. Breathe out. The average person takes up to 22,000 breathes every day. You probably don’t even think about it — until you can’t breathe through your nose. From nasty viruses and allergies to anatomical anomalies, here’s six on-the-nose reasons you can struggle with a stuffed-up nose.

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Wasteful administrative costs tied to high US health spending

Health Care Dive

A Health Affairs research brief identified at least half of nonclinical health expenditures as excessive.

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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.