Healthcare It News

MAY 19, 2022

Telehealth company Antidote Health is extending its virtual care offerings to include a service focused on mental health issues. Called the Mental Health Clinic, it will offer medication management, as well as treatment for depression, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, PTSD, OCD and insomnia disorder. Antidote Health and its clinicians will use an approach called enhanced, evidence-based care.

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Health Care Dive

MAY 16, 2022

The agreement, which covers three experimental vaccines as well as several key patents, makes products sold in 49 low-income countries royalty-free.

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MAY 20, 2022

Each performance category accounts for a particular percentage of the overall score, which determines how much payment adjustment a clinician will receive for the following MIPS year’s performance. The rules and regulations relating to each category also change or are updated every year. So today, we will be discussing the MIPS Quality Measures linked to Allergy and Immunology.

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Healthcare Success

MAY 19, 2022

We’re living through a seismic shift in how physicians deliver medical care in the United States. . Here’s a brief timeline: In 2012, 60.1% percent of physicians worked in physician-owned practices. By 2018, that percentage had fallen to 54%. At the end of 2020—for the first time ever—less than half ( 49.1% ) of patient care physicians worked in private practice. .

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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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Healthcare It News

MAY 20, 2022

Cloud Computing Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Patient Engagement Workforce As a high-flying startup ecosystem comes back down to earth, health systems with the financial resources will be able to double down on their digital transformation efforts. Paddy Padmanabhan Back in 2020, in the immediate wake of the pandemic, we were celebrating the coming of age of digital health – the 25X to 50X increase in telehealth visits, the explosion in VC funding for digital health s

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Health Care Dive

MAY 16, 2022

Proposed 2023 plan year average increases on individual and family plans of 17% for MVP Health Care and 12% for Blue Cross Blue Shield in the state buck the national trend of declining ACA exchange premiums.

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Home Health Care

MAY 18, 2022

It is often said that storytelling can be a powerful tool for change. This is what the members of the newly formed Home Care Workforce Action Alliance are banking on with the announcement of the Voices for Care at Home campaign. The Home Care Workforce Action Alliance is the byproduct of some of the biggest industry stakeholders on the trade association side.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 17, 2022

Policy-makers in the EU are promoting an array of digital health programs, such as the European Health Data Space unveiled earlier this month. But lack of awareness and knowledge could stymy their impact. Kristine Sørensen, a digital health literacy expert based in Denmark says digital health literacy varies across countries, regions — even within families.

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Health Care Dive

MAY 18, 2022

Rand researchers also found wide price variations across states. Florida, West Virginia and South Carolina had relative prices at or above 310% of Medicare prices, according to the report.

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NASHP

MAY 20, 2022

Family Caregiver Services and Supports Section 3a of the RAISE Act State Policy Roadmap for Family Caregivers. This section of the RAISE Act State Policy Roadmap focuses on state opportunities to support services for families caring for older adults and adults with disabilities. Family caregivers are the major providers of long-term services and supports (LTSS), with an estimated economic value of unpaid contributions totaling approximately $470 billion in 2017.

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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

Home Health Care

MAY 19, 2022

Value-based care remains a loaded term in the home health care industry. But nonetheless, its prevalence is growing by the day. Industry insiders have recently told Home Health Care News that likely less than 5% of industry business is conducted through value-based contracts. Contrasted with that is what 42% of providers say, which is that such contracts will account for over 50% of their business in the next three to five years.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 20, 2022

For some health interactions and interventions, health systems deliver care fueled by real-time, real-world data captured through digital health technology. New research being done by the National Institutes of Health centered on precision nutrition is a recent example of how innovations in health IT are driving the way research translates into patient care.

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Health Care Dive

MAY 19, 2022

The pandemic has prompted nurses and residents in the state to rethink working conditions and what they will endure. Some have walked off the job, demanding better contracts, and some residents organized for the first time.

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Briggs Healthcare

MAY 20, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted COVID-19 nursing home data for the week ending May 8, 2022. Comparing the May 8 th data to the previous May 1 st data shows these changes: Resident vaccination rate again remained the same as the 2 previous weeks Residents with booster doses increased by 0.2% again this past week Staff vaccination rate increased 0.1% from the previous week Staff with booster doses increased by 0.4% this past week An additional

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Home Health Care

MAY 15, 2022

A bill allowing older adults to deduct home-modification expenses from their taxes was introduced in Washington, D.C. last week. If passed, the Home Modification for Accessibility Act would provide a boost to aging-in-place efforts, perhaps spurring greater partnership between home care companies and home-modification businesses. ??Already, home care industry leaders and home-modification stakeholders are heralding the bill as a major step forward.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 20, 2022

Digital health company Get Well has partnered with Health Journeys, a publisher of guided imagery and meditation audios, to offer its programs to Get Well's clients, with a special focus on veterans. Health Journeys targets specific behavioral health challenges that military service members face, including anxiety, sleep deprivation, burnout, chronic pain, depression, anger, PTSD, grief, addiction, traumatic brain injury and injury rehabilitation.

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Health Care Dive

MAY 16, 2022

The first quarter is going to be "one of the worst for most of our providers," Fitch Analyst Kevin Holloran said last week.

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Briggs Healthcare

MAY 17, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. The draft Guidance Manual for the OASIS-E version of the OASIS data set, effective January 1, 2023, is available in the Downloads section on the OASIS Users Manuals page. The updated draft OASIS-E All Items Instrument is now available in the Downloads section of the OASIS Data Sets webpage.

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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

MAY 18, 2022

Typically, rebranding either serves two purposes: presenting a new company identity or clarifying one that wasn’t getting across. For Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), becoming VNS Health is a case of the latter. On Wednesday, the company announced that it has rebranded to VNS Health, with the goal being to represent the company’s overall evolution.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 17, 2022

The pandemic has shone a spotlight on longstanding issues with healthcare inequities due to underlying social determinants of health issues, such as living in a food desert, a lack of reliable transportation and unequal access to care. However, many in health IT contend that healthcare provider organizations can use advanced analytics to surface key insights about their patient populations and take action to ensure all patients have equal access to high-quality care.

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Health Care Dive

MAY 20, 2022

The law includes penalties of up to $10,000 per day for hospitals failing to follow requirements and not taking corrective action, though Gov. Jared Polis asked the state health department to go easy on small, rural hospitals.

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Meditech

MAY 19, 2022

In person events? Networking? Vendor booths? For many of us, it’s been awhile since we were able to experience these things up close and in person. Last week, MEDITECH hosted the Healthcare and IT Marketing Community (HITMC) Conference , at our office in Foxborough, MA. This community is tight knit and we were more than ready to share ideas about trends that we’ve all seen since the last time we were able to gather together.

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Home Health Care

MAY 17, 2022

The staffing situation has been dire in home-based care for a long time, but there could finally be tailwinds slowly gaining momentum at providers’ backs. There is an increasing amount of evidence suggesting that the home health and home care labor markets could get a boost from two somewhat unexpected types of workers: sidelined ones returning to their respective fields and travel or contract nurses finally looking to find a home.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 20, 2022

The American Medical Association this week, along with Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Joint Commission, announced the launch of a new learning network to help U.S. health systems approach their quality improvement and patient safety practices with health equity top of mind. WHY IT MATTERS. The goal of the Advancing Equity through Quality and Safety Peer Network – which offers a year-long mentorship and networking program – is to improve health outcomes for hist

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Health Care Dive

MAY 17, 2022

The insurer is accused of failing to disclose the potential negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business before its March 2021 IPO.

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MAY 20, 2022

North Dakota Supports Caregivers to Serve Rural Populations May 20, 2022 / by Luke Pluta-Ehlers. States are experiencing direct care workforce shortages that are especially pronounced in rural areas. Responding to these challenges, states are increasingly supporting family caregivers to help older adults receive care at home. North Dakota has championed this approach for decades through their longstanding Service Payments for Elderly and Disabled (SPED) program, which provides payments and suppo

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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.

Home Health Care

MAY 16, 2022

Access to quality nutrition is often one of the overlooked aspects of maintaining a healthy lifestyle for seniors aging in place. But companies that offer home-delivered meals can help boost patient outcomes and lower overall health care costs. Home-based care providers that are partnering with such organizations see the relationship as a “beautiful fit,” especially as referral sources and payers continue to focus on social determinants of health.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 19, 2022

On Thursday Amwell announced the launch of its new evidence-based and scalable behavioral health technology. WHY IT MATTERS. The Amwell Comprehensive Behavioral Health Program is built using digital cognitive behavioral health programs of SilverCloud Health with virtual care provided by therapists and psychiatrists from Amwell clinical partner, Amwell Medical Group.

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Health Care Dive

MAY 17, 2022

The payer plans to open about 100 new value-based primary care clinics for Medicare patients between 2023 and 2025 through the latest deal.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 19, 2022

What You Should Know: – Solve.Care , the global healthcare blockchain technology company, has announced the world’s first crypto-enabled marketplace dedicated to healthcare. – Care.Marketplace will allow for the purchase of domestic healthcare devices across the United States. This first-of-its-kind development will work to influence the use of domestic healthcare devices.

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