Strategic Planning
As CMS signals longer-term changes in acute RPM reimbursement and Amazon teams with major providers to push for new policies, clinical and IT leaders should start planning ahead, says one expert. "Everyone has to be...
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Supply Chain
McKesson was selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be the centralized distributor for vaccines and ancillary supply kits.
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Budgeting
Even with increasing health plan costs, most employers say they have no plans to reduce costs in their medical plans for 2021.
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Quality and Safety
Even with temporary hold on third vaccine, there is enough of a supply of Moderna and Pfizer to vaccinate every American, Biden says.
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Claims Processing
The vendor announced that it was collaborating with New York Life to facilitate and simplify EHR retrieval.
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Workforce
A new JAMIA article identifies three main factors: technostress, time pressure and workflow-related issues.
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Operations
The pandemic has acted as an accelerant for the development and evolution of these technologies.
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Medical Devices
Several factors are driving the increased need for wound care, including higher rates of chronic diseases and surgical procedures.
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Hospital/physician relations
Founder Dr. Nathan Davis' history of discriminatory practices has led to the removal of his likeness from the group's Chicago headquarters.
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Compliance & Legal
At least 65% of the top 100 largest hospitals were "unambiguously noncompliant" with the rule as of early February.
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Policy and Legislation
The impact of the payment policies would result in an increase of about $444 million in Medicare Part A payments in 2022.
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Community Benefit
With the endowment, it is expanding its graduate medical education program, investing in community health and building a virtual hospital.
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Accountable Care
CHART was set up to test whether upfront investments, capitated payments and regulatory flexibilities improve care while reducing costs.
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Acute Care
The findings give healthcare workers an insight into how patients may be affected, and could lead to more effective treatments.
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Ambulatory Care
The clinics offer primary and urgent care services, as well as extended office hours for walk-ins, same-day appointments and scheduled appointments.
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Analytics
Anumana will develop and market algorithms for early detection of disease. Lucem Health can collect device data and feed it into clinical workflows. Both spin-offs aim to capitalize on advances in AI and remote telemetry.
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Business Intelligence
The clinic said the program helps keep costs down through better outcomes and bundled pricing while increasing access.
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ICD-10 & Coding
Doctors need to carefully and properly use the HCC codes, which indicate the expected costs for a patient.
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Meaningful Use
Administrator Seema Verma said changes to the program eliminate 25 measures and saves hospitals over 2 million hours of work and $75 million.
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Medicare & Medicaid
The goal of the partnership is to enhance care by enabling members to receive certain healthcare services in their homes.
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Patient Engagement
Many beneficiaries with end-stage kidney disease suffer from poor health outcomes and face increased risk of complications.
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Pharmacy
Vaccine opposition at a social media event inspired the creation of new guidelines to combat misinformation.
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Population Health
Intermountain is financing a new university program that will teach practitioners to provide preemptive care.
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Risk Management
With the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, they describe some of the techniques that may be used by foreign groups that could be targeting hundreds of health systems with ransomware.
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Telehealth
Almost 88% of Americans want to continue using telehealth for nonurgent consultations after COVID-19 has passed.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Average seller size by revenue was $676 million, well above historical averages for the first quarter and for recent year-end averages.
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