Health Populi

APRIL 24, 2018

I covered the launch of the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer across all industries here in Health Populi in January 2018 , when this year’s annual report was presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos as it is each year. Biotech is roughly tied for second place with consumer health, dropping also by 7 points.

Health Insurance 74

Health Insurance Fraud Hospitals Doctors 74

Hall Render

AUGUST 10, 2023

This new Final Rule counts days of patients who receive from the demonstration (1) health insurance that covers inpatient hospital services or (2) premium assistance that covers 100 percent of the premium cost to the patient, which the patient uses to buy health insurance that covers inpatient hospital services.

Hospitals 40

Hospitals Medicare Medicare Medicaid 40

Health Populi

JUNE 13, 2018

The 6% trend is equal to that of 2018, illustrating a flat scenario, roughly the same trend seen in 2016 at 6.2%. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Financial wellness is a benefit in companies building a culture of health and an integrated employee benefits strategy embedding wellness across all components of the compensation package.

Medicaid 63

Medicaid Medicaid Health Insurance Medicare 63

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Acquisition of BCBSLA Paused a Second Time It was the biggest health care deal in Louisiana history. Michael Ross of Northern Light Health Northern Light Health asks ‘How Are You?’ And lawmakers are trying to help.

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals Medicaid 40

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2019

From 2003 to 2019, the theory that prices are the primary driver of America’s spending more on health care than any other country is still the case. in fact devotes fewer hospital beds, physicians and nurses to health care delivery compared with other countries. On the supply side, the U.S. and 300,000 people worldwide.

Prescription Drug Pricing 66

Prescription Drug Pricing Health Insurance Doctors Medicare 66

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Consumers point to some organizations that they perceive may be working against their better health: these include fast food manufacturers, the entertainment industry, food processors (“Big Food”), the media, government agencies, and health insurance companies.

Doctors 124

Doctors Nurses Public Health Medical Billing 124

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The pandemic generated uneven experiences for millions of Americans as physicians, therapists, nurse practitioners, hospitals and other caregivers – all coming to telehealth with varying levels of experience themselves – tried suddenly to meet patients where they were, said PwC researchers.

COVID-19 217

COVID-19 Hospitals Doctors Health Insurance 217

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

That wand has begun to initiate its magic in the physician community, based on a wonderful essay in JAMA published 20 December 2018 titled, Social Determinants of Health in the Digital Age: Determining the Source Code for Nurture.

Medicare 95

Medicare Medicare Doctors Health Insurance 95

Health Populi

MARCH 7, 2018

I greatly appreciated the opportunity today to attend a luncheon at the HX360 meeting which convened as part of the 2018 HIMSS Conference. More #nurses than #miners #healthcosts.

ACA 48

ACA Governance Nurses Medicare 48

Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Denials of transfers to post-acute care facilities, such as inpatient rehabilitation facilities or skilling nursing facilities, from hospitals were due to the claimed intensive therapy or skilled care not being needed and a lower level of care, such as home health services, would suffice. Industry Response.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicare Licensing Health Insurance 52

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 24, 2023

million members and cost the health insurer around $230 million in clean-up costs, $115 million to settle the lawsuits, $39.5 In 2022, 127 data breaches were self-reported by business associates, but there were 394 reported data breaches where business associates were involved – That’s a 337% increase since 2018. Hardy, D.D.S.,

HIPAA 111

HIPAA Ransomware Hospitals Fraud 111

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

1783(a), the Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services adopted new rules regarding nursing facility patient care ratio requirements. 1841(a), the Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services published a notice of readoption of N.J.A.C. 1840(a), 53 N.J.R.

Licensing 40

Licensing Medicaid Medicaid Nurses 40

Hall Render

JUNE 9, 2023

ConnectiCare names new president; interim leader Wachtelhausen to retire CT passes bill focused on expanding kids’ mental health services DC Why D.C.’s Here’s why ARKANSAS Arkansas Children’s Hospital raises $5.9

Nurses 40

Nurses COVID-19 Nursing Homes Hospitals 40

HIPAA Journal

MAY 18, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights is the main enforcer of HIPAA compliance; however, state Attorneys General also play a role in enforcing compliance with the Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). million 78.8 million 78.8 million 78.8 million 78.8

HIPAA 94

HIPAA Compliance Ransomware Hospitals 94

Health Populi

JULY 13, 2021

To complement the consumer study, an additional survey was undertaken among 400 health care providers including primary care physicians and specialists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, RNs and pharmacists. CVS has been tracking the growing trend of health care consumerism in the U.S. Stress levels among U.S.

COVID-19 71

COVID-19 Health Insurance Medicaid Medicaid 71

Health Populi

AUGUST 21, 2020

.” Self-care in the pandemic drove virtual health care visits up across generations due to elective procedures and primary care shifting to telehealth platforms, and some consumers’ concerns about heading back to brick-and-mortar health care settings for in-person high-touch care.

COVID-19 105

COVID-19 Doctors Public Health Health Insurance 105

Health Populi

OCTOBER 5, 2018

In healthcare, being smart and mission-driven at the same time requires addressing the Quadruple Aim: those four pillars are to enhance the healthcare experience, to bolster health outcomes, to support clinicians (doctors, nurses, allied professionals) in their daily work and prevent burnout, and to lower per-patient costs.

Health Outcomes 87

Health Outcomes Hospitals Doctors Health Insurance 87

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Looking through lab values, vital signs, medications, provider notes, or nursing documentation, a clinician had to review each separate visitation folder and take notes on a separate piece of paper to compare them. For new clinicians today, this probably seems ridiculous, but it was reality not long ago. References. Alexandru, A.G.,

Due Diligence 98

Due Diligence Compliance HIPAA Nurses 98

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 placed a number of requirements on HIPAA-covered entities to safeguard the Protected Health Information (PHI) of patients, and to strictly control when PHI can be divulged, and to whom. Memorial Hermann Health System. Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation.

HIPAA 127

HIPAA Compliance Hospitals COVID-19 127

Hall Render

APRIL 28, 2023

area Kaiser Permanente to acquire Geisinger, form company to operate other nonprofit systems Pandemic mental health diagnoses increased in D.C. area Kaiser Permanente to acquire Geisinger, form company to operate other nonprofit systems Pandemic mental health diagnoses increased in D.C. This year, there may be no funding.

Nurses 40

Nurses COVID-19 Nursing Homes Hospitals 40

Health Law Gurus

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The report issued on December 3, 2018, aligns with the position on healthcare reform the Trump administration has taken and announced since Trump’s election. This healthcare manifesto is a blueprint to reform the delivery of care and consumer choice by relaxing state and federal laws.

Nurses 52

Nurses Licensing Hospitals Health Insurance 52

Hall Render

MARCH 17, 2023

NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T Lawmakers are now mulling limits.

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40

Health Populi

JULY 30, 2018

But that diminishes what Walgreens has already built in terms of institutional memory and health/care ethos. The company has over 78,000 healthcare service providers, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurse practitioners and other health capital. households shopped at retail in January and February 2018.

Doctors 78

Doctors Hospitals Nurses Health Insurance 78

Health Populi

JANUARY 24, 2019

That individual could be a member of a health plan, a nurse, a physician, a grandparent-caregiver tapping into her grandchild’s medical portal…all people, with different abilities to read and comprehend data, values, and incentives. Health insurance plans? Not so much. Finally, patients are political.

Medicaid 69

Medicaid Medicaid Doctors Health Insurance 69

Health Populi

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Then in 2018, two years into President Donald Trump’s four-year term, the mid-term elections drove U.S. voters to the election polls…including health care providers. nurses, too, have demonstrably increased their political activism in this year’s election. Until 2016, physicians’ voting rates in U.S.

Nurses 77

Nurses Doctors COVID-19 Health Care Access 77

Hall Render

JULY 14, 2023

NATIONAL 3 Stark law updates changing the healthcare landscape Agency nurse prices move higher for skilled nursing as staffing minimum nears AHA Responds to Request for Information on Drug Shortages AHA responds to GOP inquiry on drug shortages, shares impact on hospitals and patient care Biden launches new initiatives to reduce health care costs Cash (..)

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2019

Health insurance was on the collective minds of American voters in the 2018 midterm elections. Health care, broadly defined, drove many people to the polls voting with feet and ballots to protect their access to a health plan covering a pre-existing condition or to protest the cost of expensive prescription drugs.

Health Insurance 94

Health Insurance ACA Governance Medicare 94

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

2018 midterm elections. “Kasich used his first week as governor to issue an executive order: All aspects of publicly funded health care would be controlled by the new Office of Health Transformation. It would streamline services, vaporize redundancies and confront the costly nursing-home industry.

Medicaid 91

Medicaid Medicaid Nursing Homes Nurses 91