Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
It's the latest sprint in an ongoing race among drugstore chains to build out nationwide medical clinics, as consumers increasingly look for low-cost, convenient care options close to the home after two years of the pandemic.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
The World Health Organization released a policy brief this past week aimed at combating age-related bias in health-related artificial intelligence tools. The brief , "Ageism in artificial intelligence for health," proposes a wide range of measures to ensure older people are effectively engaged in the processes, technologies and services affecting them.
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Health Populi
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
While love can’t solve all of the world’s problems, it is absolutely a basic human need and a positive force for health and well-being. For today’s Health Populi blog, I have curated a big hug-full of posts I’ve written over the years building the evidence base of love as a determinant of health. As a sidebar, the graphic you see here — my “WiFi Heart” — was purposefully commissioned to my web designer to incorporate elements of love and connectivi
Meditech
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
Those who know me well know that I am driven by a sense of optimism — looking to the future with a sense of all that will be possible, even during unpredictable times. I am filled with a tremendous sense of pride to see how our industry has responded to recent challenges none of us would have anticipated. We have done so with a sense of fluidity and the specific intention of making a positive difference.
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
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Regulators allege a union between Lifespan and Care New England would increase prices and diminish quality as the combined system would control at least 70% of the state's hospital market.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
A systematic review of 28 studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association this week found that telehealth-delivered interventions for patients of color were mostly effective when it came to treating and managing many conditions. However, technological difficulties were the main barriers to effective telehealth consultation.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Rand Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
With Russia now having enough troops and equipment in place to invade Ukraine if diplomacy fails, one fallout of such an invasion could be a massive refugee or migration crisis. If that happened, there would be significant humanitarian, political, and economic implications for both the Ukrainians who flee and for the European nations they go to.
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
The agency's commissioners will weigh Thursday whether to investigate PBMs and their relationship to drug prices and "practices that may disadvantage independent or specialty pharmacies," according to the meeting agenda.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
At Bumrungrad International Hospital, chief digital MarTech officer Wisut Ua-Anant has led the development of a comprehensive digital health application that brings the benefits of transformation directly to its Thai and international patients. One of the major impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic was a significant reduction in the hospital’s international business and a need to refocus strategically on the needs of domestic patients during the crisis, as Ua-Anant explains.
Meditech
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
I’ve always been intrigued by the role of CIO. I know a lot of people probably still equate this role to someone who deals with servers and devices all day, but the role has evolved significantly in the last decade alone. Today’s CIOs are at the center of innovation for their healthcare organizations, meaning they need to be well versed in all of the shifting trends and challenges their peers face, and in developing IT strategies to support them.
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
Home Health Care
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
The vast majority of home-based care organizations are dealing with capacity constraints, rising levels of staff burnout, recruitment roadblocks and other operational challenges. While many of the current hurdles are due to macro-level forces that are largely outside of an operator’s control, some can be cleared with the help of smart scheduling, strategic incentives and impactful training programs.
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Among today's leaders in healthcare, few health system executives have the fortitude and patience to stand by a long-term investment until it pays dividends. CommonSpirit Health CEO Lloyd Dean, who announced that he is retiring in 2022, is someone whom we should all aspire to model. While.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
For vulnerable patient populations – and for those who just prefer the convenience of care at home – telemedicine has been a success. But it still has its limitations. For example, the precise movements and exercises involved in physical therapy rehab are hard for a patient to accomplish remotely. A provider on a video call may seem about as valuable as a YouTube video.
Briggs Healthcare
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. It’s easy to lose sight that we’re in flu season when we’re up to our eyeballs battling COVID-19. It is indeed flu season and here’s the current stats : We’ve seen worse maps for the past 23 months – lots of red on the COVID-19 maps. Still, we can’t let our guard nor surveillance lapse on preventing severe illness and death from the flu.
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Home Health Care
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Sprinter Health – an on-demand mobile health startup – has raised a lot of money since it was founded at the beginning of last year. The company, which partners with home-based care agencies, has taken a slow-and-steady approach to spending that money as it figures out what works in the home and what doesn’t. Of the nearly $38 million it has raised, it hasn’t spent more than $5 million of it.
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Numerous pharmacists urged commissioners to probe the practices of PBMs, which they allege harm their independent pharmacies and threaten to drive them out of business.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Because of COVID-19, many primary care physicians have seen declines in well-child visits and vaccinations. The trend has put children at risk for developmental delays, and children and adults at risk for infectious diseases. The declines have significantly impacted operations. In the summer of 2020, healthcare data and software company Arcadia started offering provider-organization clients analytics to create educational outreach campaigns designed to cut through conflicting information and enc
Briggs Healthcare
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. Friday, February 18 th is just around the corner. This blog is to give you the heads-up regarding this important day. No, it’s not a Federal or state holiday nor a Hallmark moment but a day to honor caregivers who silently and selflessly give of themselves every day. “There are different types of caregivers who are not just limited to the health sector.
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.
Life Qi
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
The huge ongoing transformation in how health and social care in the NHS in England is being planned, structured and delivered - in the form of the new Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) - will have a huge impact on the role that leadership plays in healthcare. This seismic shift will naturally create challenges for leadership in ICSs, while there is an onus on the NHS to help support these transformational changes.
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
An election to decertify the Massachusetts Nurses Association from representing nurses at the hospital could threaten gains achieved in a new contract agreement following a 10-month strike last year.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
COVID-19 has created another health crisis in this country – a massive increase in depression and other mental health issues associated with being isolated. Further, the opioid crisis has worsened with an increase in addiction. THE PROBLEM. For Michigan Avenue Primary Care in Chicago, the most pressing need near the beginning of the pandemic was to find a way to adopt telemedicine as the primary service model during the COVID-19 lockdown, especially for mental health patients who suddenly
Healthcare Associates
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
When To Worry About a Headache. Headaches are a common symptom of many different health conditions. The burden of severe headache and migraine is high in the United States, where it affects one in six Americans at least once during a three-month period, reports the journal Headache. Headaches can be caused by a wide range of problems, some of which are more serious than others.
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Health Advances
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
By Masha Dumanis, Senior Director. After decades lagging behind in funding, and as a result – innovation, women’s health is finally having a moment. The intersection of women’s health, digital health, medical devices and diagnostic tools, sometimes referred to as FemTech (though we are not fans of this particular terminology), brought in over $1B in VC funding for the first time in 2021, according to Rock Health.
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
The decision vacates a violation letter HHS sent to the drugmaker that argued it was illegally restricting discounts on drugs providers delivered through contract pharmacies.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
Mercy Hospital, a tertiary surgical hospital in Dunedin, New Zealand, has deployed a bedside terminal platform by Rauland Australia. The Concierge platform combines Rauland's software and services with Siemens HiMed bedside terminal. It supports patient engagement through features including telehealth, on-demand patient education, patient information, electronic meal ordering, patient communications and entertainment.
Briggs Healthcare
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The February 10, 2022 Federal Register includes the announcement of the opening of a docket to obtain comment on the proposed clinical practice guideline, CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids—United States, 2022. “The clinical practice guideline updates and expands the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain— United States, 2016, and provides evidence-based recommendations for clinicians who
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.
Home Health Care
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
Home care agencies saw client turnover spike in 2021, though not necessarily for negative reasons. Operators at the same time saw caregiver churn remain mostly flat, despite the ongoing labor pressures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s according to preliminary data from Home Care Pulse’s annual benchmarking study. Executives from the Idaho-based firm previewed these and other insights Tuesday during its Home Care Growth Summit.
Health Care Dive
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
One of the nation's largest nonprofit health systems also disclosed an agreement to acquire a pair of hospitals in the central U.S. for $135 million.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Royal Melbourne Hospital introduces remote heart device interrogation amid lockdowns. The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), a public hospital in Victoria has turned to remote interrogations of cardiac implanted electronic devices (CIED) to continue checking up on patients amid COVID-19 lockdowns. Remote device interrogation kiosks have been set up at local pharmacies where patients can show up and connect their devices.
Clearwave Inc
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes At cardiology practices, patients’ expectations are changing. Patients are looking for new and more adept ways to engage with cardiologists and other healthcare providers. Offering sleek and optimized digital interfaces with minimal contact will make them happy while helping to increase patient volume steadily – and successfully reflecting on your bottom line. .
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