Sat.Mar 05, 2022 - Fri.Mar 11, 2022

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5 can't-miss HIMSS22 panels

Health Care Dive

For those with boots on the ground in Orlando next week, here are panels you won't want to miss, touching on some of the hottest topics in healthcare today from health equity to cybersecurity.

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Effective digital transformation needs careful strategizing

Healthcare It News

Health systems have "been investing in a lot of digital health solutions over the last few years," Paddy Padmanabhan, CEO of Damo Consulting, said with a bit of understatement. But it's not always readily apparent whether those investments are the right ones, or were done at the right time, or were implemented optimally to work in tandem with other digital technologies.

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Negotiating Masks in the Workplace: When the ADA Does and Does Not Apply

Bill Of Health

By Katherine Macfarlane. Workplaces are, by and large, no longer safe for employees who are high-risk for serious illness or death from COVID-19. During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was common for workplaces to require masks, at least in shared spaces. Two years later, though the pandemic is still ongoing, mask requirements are now far less prevalent as a result of the politicization of masks, so-called mask fatigue, and new guidance from the U.S.

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Celebrating women, breaking the bias

Meditech

March 8 is International Women’s Day , celebrating the accomplishments of women across the globe, in all areas of life. It’s a time to appreciate those women who have inspired us and paved the way for so many leaders today.

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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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Threats, obscenities, homicide: Healthcare workers stressed by pandemic face elevated violence

Health Care Dive

Millions of healthcare workers across the country are becoming inured to workplace violence, which can range from verbal abuse and threats to physical attacks and even homicide.

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Aster DM Healthcare signs with Siemens Healthineers to drive digital transformation

Healthcare It News

A leading healthcare provider in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has teamed up with Siemens Healthineers to accelerate its technological and digital transformation. Aster DM Healthcare Group – which operates 27 hospitals, 118 medical clinics, 66 labs and patient experience centres, and 323 pharmacies in the Gulf region, plus India – has signed a seven-year partnership with the German company to upgrade its systems, develop further digital offerings, and support in training and cap

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What the Media Might Have Missed About South Korea's Elections

The Rand Blog

The toxicity of the anti-feminist discourse in South Korea does not accurately reflect the gender-related tensions and problems that most Koreans currently face. The obstacles to improving gender equity are more mundane and more ubiquitous than the hyperbole of anti-feminism suggests.

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Telehealth use increased amid omicron as 2021 drew to a close

Health Care Dive

Telehealth swelled from 4.4% of all medical claims in November to 4.9% in December, with the bump evident in every U.S. census region, according to new Fair Health data.

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Amwell, LG Electronics team up on connected health tools

Healthcare It News

Amwell and LG Electronics announced this week that they are partnering to develop device-based tools that make it easier for patients to access at-home or in-hospital care. The collaboration, said the vendors, will first focus on in-hospital services in the United States, building off LG's existing foothold providing smart TVs for patient rooms.

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After Reopening Their Doors, Adult Day Providers Are ‘Starting From Scratch’

Home Health Care

Last year, adult day centers across the U.S. were attempting to safely reopen after COVID-19 forced them to shut their doors. Now, up and running again, the sector still faces challenges while trying to solidify a more prominent role in the senior care space. “In general, two-thirds of states had some sort of temporary restrictions with suspended service,” William Zagorski, board chair of the National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA), told Home Health Care News.

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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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Is Putin Irrational? What Nuclear Strategic Theory Says About Deterrence of Potentially Irrational Opponents

The Rand Blog

Increasingly isolated and desperate, Putin might try to suddenly escalate the Ukraine conflict rather than back down in the face of international opposition. The United States and its allies must account for the possibility that even in the face of credible deterrent threats Putin might double down and lash out.

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Akili plans to go public as it prepares to market video game treatment

Health Care Dive

"We've proven that foundation and now it's time to run and scale," CEO Eddie Martucci said. The company is going public through a $1 billion SPAC, rather than a traditional IPO, expected to close in mid-2022.

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Digital fitness works for the senior market

Healthcare It News

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Home Health Admissions Stabilizing Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Home Health Care

The home health industry went through a rollercoaster 2020, when admissions tanked and then quickly skyrocketed. Now, admission levels appear to be mostly stable, according to new figures from post-acute care data and analytics company Trella Health. The caveat to that statement is home health admissions appear to be stabilizing below pre-pandemic levels.

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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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Latest CMS, CDC and NHSN Nursing Home COVID-19 Data

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted COVID-19 Nursing Home data for the week ending February 27, 2022. Comparing the February 27 th data to the February 20 th data shows these differences: Resident vaccination rate rose 0.1% from the previous week Residents with booster doses ( new the week of 2/6 ) increased by 1.2% this past week Staff vaccination rate increased 0.5% this week Staff with booster doses ( new the week of 2/6 ) increased by 1.6% t

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Amwell partners with electronics giant LG to develop digital health tools

Health Care Dive

The new partnership may be a bid to rejuvenate Amwell's hospital revenue, which saw tepid growth last year as major health systems have delayed new hardware deployments during COVID-19.

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Why does the top of my foot hurt?

Healthcare Associates

Why Does the Top of My Foot Hurt? If you’ve been dealing with growing discomfort in the top of one or both feet over several days or weeks, you’ve likely wondered, “why does the top of my foot hurt?” There are several potential causes behind pain in the top of the foot. Each of your feet is made up of 26 bones, 30 joints, thousands of nerve endings, and more than 100 tendons, ligaments, and muscles.

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What is Google Business Profile & How to Use it to Get More Healthcare Consumers

Health Care Success

If you don’t have a local SEO strategy , you’re missing out on a large, high-intent audience. The Google business page – Google Business Profile – is one of the best—free—ways to improve your local SEO ranking and attract new consumers. . Google receives more than 2 billion visits every day, making it the most visited website globally. Perhaps even more eye-opening, 46% of these daily searches include local intent.

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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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Latest NH COVID-19 Data – CMS, CDC and NHSN

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. CMS has posted nursing home COVID-19 data for the week ending February 20, 2022. [NOTE: On this landing page, you’ll also find resources and ways to explore and visualize the data and links to the left, as well as the buttons at the top of the page.]. Comparing the February 20 th data to the February 13 th data shows these differences: Resident vaccination rate down 0.1% from the previous week Residents with booster doses ( n

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Medical groups say prior authorization burdens persisted during pandemic

Health Care Dive

A new survey of doctor practices from the Medical Group Management Association found 98% of respondents wrestled with an increased or steady level of prior authorization requirements over the past year.

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Thinking About Telehealth Through the Lens of Real Estate – Listening to JLL

Health Populi

If you made your living in commercial real estate — and especially, working with hospitals’ and health systems’ office space — would the concept of telehealth be freaking you out right now? If you heed the words of JLL’s 2022 Patient Consumer Survey , you’d chill (at least a bit). The tagline on this paper is, “Convenience and choice drive patient decisions as new digital options take hold.” I was particularly keen to dig into this study based on i

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Bill Aiming to Significantly Extend the Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver Introduced

Home Health Care

A bill that would extend the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver has finally been introduced. Dubbed the “Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act,” the bill is sponsored by Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), as well as Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.). The bill would extend the waivers that have made hospital-level care at home viable during the pandemic by two years, “beyond the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).

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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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Blue Booking Long COVID: Accounting for Long-Term COVID-19 Complications in Social Security Disability Benefits Evaluations

Bill Of Health

By Jacob Madden. Long COVID has left an estimated 1.6 million Americans unable to work. Those experiencing Long COVID face long-term neurological issues, heart problems, lung damage, and myriad other complications following an initial bout with COVID-19. Though some who are incapacitated by Long COVID will eventually be able to return to work, others may never work again.

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6 major regional health systems form alliance to share staffing resources

Health Care Dive

Advent Health, Atrium Health, Henry Ford Health System, Intermountain Healthcare, Northwell Health and OhioHealth will participate in reciprocal staffing arrangements.

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7 Causes of Burning Knee Pain

Healthcare Associates

7 Causes of Burning Knee Pain. Burning pain in the knee can be an incredibly unpleasant experience. It often feels like the joint is on fire or as if there’s something sharp sticking into the joint or poking it. When there’s a constant burning sensation in the knee, walking, relaxing, or even sleeping can be difficult. And, when we’re tired, pain seems to feel a whole lot worse.

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Why Post-Acute Care Is Health Care’s New ‘Apex Predator’

Home Health Care

A large post-acute care company with a deep presence in America’s rural areas, Intrepid USA Healthcare Services has been in the market for a new private equity partner. Intrepid is a Texas-based provider of home health, hospice and personal care services. The company has more than 60 locations spanning 17 states. CEO John Kunysz likes to say the company has a tremendous footprint in “the hills, hollers, bayous, backwoods, barrier islands, deserts and prairies of the United States.”.

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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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Our New Remote Workplace Culture Creates Opportunities for Disabled Employees

Bill Of Health

By Arlene S. Kanter. While the COVID-19 pandemic has taken an enormous toll on the nation, it has also opened an unprecedented opportunity to transform our workplaces and offer greater flexibility for employees with and without disabilities. This shift in our workplace culture presents employment opportunities for disabled people that they may not have had in the past, even with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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FDA warns of cyber vulnerabilities in medical device software components

Health Care Dive

An agency alert warned that flaws in PTC's Axeda agent and desktop server, used in devices from several manufacturers, could allow an unauthorized attacker to take full control of the host operating system.

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#JHMChat Recap: EHR Documentation–What Makes a Good Note?

Hospital Medicine

Could being on Twitter make you a better note-writer? We certainly think so! That was one of the many hot takes from February’s #JHMChat, with special guests Drs. Blair Golden, Robert Centor, and Andrew Olson. We explored the most fundamental question in the electronic health record (EHR): what makes a good note? Honest question, has [.]. The post #JHMChat Recap: EHR Documentation–What Makes a Good Note?

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Balancing humanity and technology in the future of healthcare

Nordic

As some nations declare an end to the COVID-19 pandemic and begin to retreat from their emergency policies and restrictions, it’s a reminder of the dramatic impact healthcare systems have weathered over the past two years. Yet in reality, the pandemic is not over for the healthcare sector, which must now figure out the best way forward.

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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.