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3 myths sabotaging healthcare innovation

Health Care Dive

Health systems are rethinking how they engage with patients. Read on to break into innovation.

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Industry Voices—Medicare’s assault on home health keeps patients from going home

Fierce Healthcare

A home health agency in Missouri recently announced it is shutting down due to the impact of | Home healthcare providers are experiencing severe payment cuts along with challenges to retain nurses and therapists, putting healthcare services at home in jeopardy.

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Want to improve patient safety? Up your EHR’s usability

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Astute readers (for the record, I assume all my readers are astute, thank you very much!) will surely know that I’ve been writing and talking about human-centered design and its application to healthcare for a while now. Even more astute (astuter?) readers will know that my colleague, Jerome Pagani, PhD, and I recently published a book titled Designing for Health: The Human-Centered Approach (which can be pre-ordered here for those interested).

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How health systems can better protect patient privacy

Healthcare It News

Dr. Eric Liederman, director of medical informatics for the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, says good communications with patients about cybersecurity protection is essential – even as risks to protected health information are on the rise, from external bad actors and insider threats. Growing patient discomfort in sharing health information Beyond health system disruptions such as ransomware that can compromise patient data , cybercriminals are increasingly going after individual patients

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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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Going nowhere fast: How specialist wait times impact primary care practitioners

Healthcare Leadership

With Emily Gard Marshall Have you or a family member had to endure prolonged wait times to see a medical specialist? Have you gone through the anxiety and uncertainty associated with waiting to see a specialist and wondered whether you or your family member’s health condition is getting progressively worse while you wait? Turns out your primary care provider (PCP) shares similar concerns, and the wait time to see specialists impacts their patients as well as their practice.

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FTC sues PE-backed anesthesia provider for monopolistic roll-ups, price setting

Fierce Healthcare

Federal regulators have accused a major Texas-based anesthesia provider and its parent private equity firm of a decade-long, three-pronged scheme to suppress competition and drive-up prices. | U.S. Anesthesia Partners and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, its private equity backer, have "cost Texans tens of millions of dollars more each year" by suppressing competition over the course of a decade, the regulator alleges.

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MIPS 2023 Reporting in 6 Easy Steps: Where’re You Now?

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Every year, the Merit-based Incentives Payment System brings a fresh opportunity for providers. Following the value-based care model, the program intends to achieve a high standard of quality care. So, MIPS 2023 reporting has started, and providers are demonstrating their commitment to quality. Accepting new challenges, they are all striving to secure themselves while targeting a maximum score.

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Reverse mentoring; Unite and enlighten the workplace.

Pro CRNA

By Thomas Davis, DNAP, MAE, CRNA Josh has been a solid frontline healthcare worker for 4 years, he is respected by colleagues and has developed a comfortable workflow. His boss seems to be a little aloof and although Josh does his job well, he is stagnant in his work and does not sense an opportunity for professional growth or promotion. The corporation is at risk of losing a qualified and productive worker.

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Oracle Health integrates generative AI, voice tech into EHR system to automate medical note-taking

Fierce Healthcare

Software giant Oracle has integrated generative AI services into its Cerner electronic medical record system as health IT companies race to harness this cutting-edge tech for providers. | Software giant Oracle has integrated generative AI services into its Cerner EHR system as health tech companies race to harness this cutting-edge tech for providers.

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Hospitals share differing medical prices online versus over the phone, secret shopper survey finds

Health Care Dive

The study raises new questions about the dependability of hospital pricing, and builds on a mountain of research finding wide variance in pricing between different hospitals — and within the same facility.

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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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Looking Beyond the War: Planning for Ukraine's Reconstruction

The Rand Blog

More certain than the outcome of the war is the need for an extensive post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. It is likely to be the largest post-war rebuilding effort since the one in Europe after World War Two. The United States and its allies and partners have an intense interest in the success of reconstruction.

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The Key to a Competitive Edge in Life Sciences: The Network

HIT Consultant

Matt Roberts, Healthcare Practice Leader at Juniper Networks The life sciences industry sits at the cross-section of virtually all the technological advancements driving today’s economy. Not only is it steeped in cutting-edge chem-bio research and development, it relies heavily on advanced computing infrastructure to support massive data analytics and modeling.

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An inside look at Walgreens’ primary care and pharmacy model

Fierce Healthcare

Despite a recent leadership shakeup and sub-par third quarter financial results, Walgreens’ executives maintain that its transformation from a retail store to a full-blown healthcare company is the | Walgreens execs gave reporters a peek behind the curtain at its Chicago primary care office and micro-fulfillment center. Here's what we learned.

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The one code Congress must support: G2211

Health Care Dive

Presidents of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians argue for reforms in the national physician payment system.

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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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Progress or Peril? The Brave New World of Self-Driving Science Labs

The Rand Blog

Self-driving laboratories (SDLs) promise to reshape our very understanding of research. But, as with all groundbreaking innovations, SDLs bring their own set of intriguing questions and potential challenges.

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Caregiving Policies and Programs in Wisconsin: A Chat with Lynn Gall, New RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council Member

NASHP

Wisconsin has a longstanding history of strong programs that provide support and services to caregivers in the state, and it has big plans for the future, as demonstrated in its 2023–2025 State Aging Plan. To learn more about Wisconsin’s caregiving initiatives, NASHP sat down with Lynn Gall. She is the manager of family caregiver support and lifespan respite programs at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ (DHS) Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources and Office on Aging and a newly swo

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Traditional Medicare lags behind MA, commercial plans in utilization, efficacy: research

Fierce Healthcare

Traditional Medicare not only doesn’t measure up to Medicare Advantage (MA) when it comes to cutting back on utilization, it also falls short in many ways compared to commercial insurance for those | Researchers say Medicare Advantage enrollees have more than 50% fewer inpatient hospital stays than FFS Medicare enrollees and 22% fewer visits to emergency departments.

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CMS to get ‘tougher’ on Medicare Advantage, official promises

Health Care Dive

CMS Deputy Administrator Jon Blum signaled regulators could increasingly crack down on bad actors in the MA program, which now covers more than half of Medicare seniors.

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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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With ASEAN Paralyzed, Southeast Asia Seeks New Security Ties

The Rand Blog

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations tirelessly proclaims its centrality to the region, but its inability to develop a coherent response to Chinese aggression or the crisis in Myanmar has effectively killed that claim. ASEAN members will inevitably continue to seek out alternative paths.

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What the New York City Marathon Can Teach Us About Equitable Access to Vaccines

Bill Of Health

By Ana Santos Rutschman What can the New York City Marathon experience teach those reflecting on ways to increase equity in the transnational allocation of scarce vaccine doses? Quite a lot, it turns out. I explore this analogy in a recently published article in the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics ( JLME ), Increasing Equity in the Transnational Allocation of Vaccines Against Emerging Pathogens: A Multi-Modal Approach.

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Lawmakers, payers and providers all air grievances with federal No Surprises Act implementation

Fierce Healthcare

Amid a flurry of partisan roadblocks rolling out across Capitol Hill, representatives on both sides of the aisle came together Tuesday to critique federal agencies’ rollout of the No Surprises Act | Members of the House's Ways and Means Committee were unified in their critiques of HHS' "flawed implementation" of their bipartisan consumer protection legislation.

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Over 80% of nursing homes currently fall short of proposed CMS staffing thresholds

Health Care Dive

In over half of states, less than a quarter of nursing facilities would meet staffing requirements under a proposed federal rule, according to a new KFF analysis.

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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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Disaster Recovery Creates Its Own Bubble

The Rand Blog

Shortages of workers and materials inevitably make rebuilding slower and more expensive after a natural disaster. In Maui, this is likely to be a problem for agencies like FEMA that provide public assistance. But it will also be a problem for individual households if private insurance payouts are insufficient to rebuild.

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Briya Raises $11.5M for Healthcare Blockchain-Secured Data Exchange Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Briya, an end-to-end healthcare data exchange platform, today announced completion of an $11.5 million Series A round of financing, bringing the company’s total funding to $17 million. The round was led by Team8 , includes existing investors Insight Partners , Amiti Ventures and Innocare Health Investments, and is joined by the George Kaiser Family Foundation.

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UN official, tech leaders tout the power of data, AI to improve global health, sustainable development

Fierce Healthcare

NEW YORK CITY—Advances in technology innovation and artificial intelligence can help accelerate global sustainable development efforts to combat hunger, poverty and climate change and improve healt | Advances in technology innovation and artificial intelligence can help accelerate global sustainable development efforts to combat hunger, poverty and climate change and improve health outcomes, a United Nations official said Monday.

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New RSV vaccines can be powerful tools, but rollout poses test

Health Care Dive

Public health officials and drugmakers are trying to raise awareness of RSV among at-risk older adults — and convince them to get an additional respiratory shot alongside those for COVID-19 and flu.

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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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New Website Provides Clear Strategies to Support Family Caregivers

NASHP

SupportCaregiving.org offers resources to help guide implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers A coalition of groups including the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), the National Alliance for Caregiving, and The John A. Hartford Foundation is proud to announce the launch of SupportCaregiving.org , a new site that supports the implementation of the first-of-its-kind National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.

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‘This Has Been Haunting Us’: How Sloppy Cost Reporting Leads To Home Health Payment Cuts

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership It’s easy for home health agencies to point the finger at the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for slashing reimbursement rates. However, some argue that agencies also should take a close look in the mirror, with a point of reflection being around cost reporting. Sign up for HHCN+ to read this exclusive content.

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AI claims top spot by far in annual survey of what excites hospital executives

Fierce Healthcare

Artificial intelligence soared to the top spot in an annual survey that measures what emerging technology excites hospital executives as having the potential to transform the industry. | Hospital executives in a new survey called AI the most exciting emerging technology, while patient care replaced patient access as to what respondents most want technology to tackle.

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Kaiser unions issue a 10-day unfair labor practice strike notice as bargaining further breaks down

Health Care Dive

Leaders of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions announced on Friday that over 75,000 members will strike from Oct. 4 to Oct. 6 if labor and management cannot agree to new contract terms.

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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.