Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest safety net health system in the United States, serving more than one million patients annually, including the most vulnerable New Yorkers. THE PROBLEM. Once the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the health system needed to be able to treat the surge of patients with urgent care needs virtually so they could keep them safely at home and away from the overwhelmed emergency care system.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

A federal judge sided with HHS, pointing to a portion of the Medicare law that prohibits any administrative and judicial review of how the department arrived at its calculations.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2021

Hospitals stopped suing patients for unpaid medical debt after media exposure, public pressure, study suggests. dmuoio. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 17:13.

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The Rand Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Senior policy analyst Sale Lilly read about renowned RAND researcher Bill Mathers in an award-winning Chinese science fiction trilogy—but somehow had never heard of him before.

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

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Artificial intelligence tools in healthcare, as with any other software, are not immune to bias – especially if they have been trained on data sets that do not accurately reflect the population they ostensibly serve. And tackling bias in AI and machine learning goes beyond recognizing its existence, said Chris Hemphill, VP of applied AI and growth at SymphonyRM.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The forecast is a bit of a bright spot for the otherwise grim financial prospects of the program, as experts worried COVID-19 would result in the fund that finances Medicare Part A running out of money faster than previously expected.

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Bill Of Health

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

By Jennifer S. Bard. A judge in Ohio ruled on Monday that a hospital in the region must administer ivermectin to a patient very sick with COVID-19 in their ICU, despite the decision by the medical staff, in agreement with recent statements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , that ivermectin is not an appropriate treatment, as it has been shown not to work against COVID.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 31, 2021

Aspire Indiana Health, based in Noblesville, prioritizes the patient experience in all of its implemented workflows and systems. THE PROBLEM. Before considering a chat solution, the health system had high call volumes, and staff was spending a considerable amount of time consistently answering the same questions. A patient's journey can be complex, and certainly varies, but staff members believe it is their inherent duty to support each unique patient journey to the best of their ability.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 31, 2021

The findings from employment services firm Aon contrast sharply with this time last year, when widespread shutdowns of nonemergency care led systems to institute furloughs and other cost-cutting measures.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 30, 2021

Federal judge grants final approval of $575M settlement against Sutter Health. rking. Mon, 08/30/2021 - 13:13.

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Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

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The Rand Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Almost every country has pledged to slash carbon emissions to slow the gears of global warming. Costa Rica's plan provides a glimpse of what a carbon-neutral future will look like. It shows how nations can take action and make investments that hold up, regardless of what future comes to pass.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 31, 2021

Patient Engagement Population Health Precision Medicine This is the second article in a series regarding process-based opportunities as the healthcare industry begins to emerge from the challenges of the pandemic. Sam Hanna Population health and precision medicine have often been set against each other because of the inherent differences in their approaches to health management, but the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a bright light on both, highlighting some potential intersections that may not hav

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 30, 2021

Hackensack Meridian Health, the largest health system in New Jersey, wants to to acquire a close competitor. The Federal Trade Commission won an injunction to stop the deal, which is now headed to an appeals court.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 29, 2021

AppliedVR taps Curebase to run at-home clinical trials testing VR for pain treatment. hlandi. Sun, 08/29/2021 - 20:50.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 30, 2021

If home-based care is not a very real part of both Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Walmart’s (NYSE: WMT) future health care plans, each has done a bad job of hiding it lately. During MATTER’s recent “Healthcare 2040: Changing Care Delivery Models” virtual event, each behemoth company had a representative touting home-based care and the outsized role it would play in the future of U.S. health care.

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The Rand Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

Given widening achievement disparities in math and reading over the course of the pandemic, and potential blowback to teaching anything related to race or gender, avoiding any lessons on the experiences of women or people of color will be the path of least resistance in many schools. But discussing racism and sexism in a safe environment is crucial for students to become active, knowledgeable citizens.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

There is more information available now about how COVID-19 continues to affect healthcare spending and utilization, unlike the 2021 rate-setting season, and "those impacts are not expected to be material," according to a report.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Medicare's hospital fund is running out of money. Experts have 5 ideas on how to help. rking. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 15:50.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 30, 2021

CommonSpirit Health carved out $136 million in savings to Medicare for 2020, while also improving overall outcomes for hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries, the company recently announced. CommonSpirit Health is a participant in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), which began back in 2012 after being designed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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The Rand Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

China and North Korea are seizing on the U.S. departure from Afghanistan to press their own political warfare messages. What can the United States do to mitigate the impact of the Taliban takeover on America's interests in the Indo-Pacific?

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The hospital lobby asked that some of the funding be used to address the ongoing labor shortage, shore up mental health services and address ongoing coverage gaps.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2021

Medicare trustees project hospital fund to run out in 2026, same deadline as year before. rking. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 17:02.

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NASHP

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) is seeking an individual to join the Population and Public Health Team as a Research Analyst. The Research Analyst will assist team-based initiatives designed to support state policymakers in improving population health and wellbeing. Projects focus on integrating public health, social services, and comprehensive health system transformation (with a Medicaid focus) to achieve those goals.

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The Rand Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The British invaded Afghanistan multiple times from 1839–1919. These wars offer wider context for understanding America's intervention in that same nation—and its ultimate failure.

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Health Care Dive

AUGUST 30, 2021

Patients seeking class-action status and Sen. Richard Blumenthal are questioning the medtech's timing of the recall and outreach to patients. Philips has not quantified the impact of the suits but said it could be material.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

CDC: 'Perfect storm' fueled a spike in healthcare-associated infections in 2020. dmuoio. Thu, 09/02/2021 - 14:50.

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Bill Of Health

AUGUST 30, 2021

By Sara Gerke and Chloe Reichel. Recently, Google announced a new direct-to-consumer (DTC) health app powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose skin conditions. The company met criticism for the app , because the AI was primarily trained on images from people with darker white skin, light brown skin, and fair skin. This means the app may end up over-or under-diagnosing conditions for people with darker skin tones.

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The Rand Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

As society relies more and more on digital technologies, there are growing implications for human rights and individuals' fundamental freedoms—both positive and negative.

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Health Care Dive

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Both companies are racing to prove their oral antivirals are effective as treatments for COVID-19. Key clinical results could come later this year.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

FBI warns healthcare systems of Hive ransomware following Memorial Health System attack. elucas. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 11:54.

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