Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2023

ONC-certified health IT supports the care delivered by more than 96% of hospitals and 78% of office-based physicians around the country. Developers of certified health IT will also have the ability to move to USCDI v3 sooner.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 14, 2023

According to government reports, 23% of hospitals are experiencing a significant staff shortage. Since February 2020, hospital workforces have been reduced by more than 105,000 employees. Many hospitals increasingly rely on contract labor from healthcare travel staffing firms to mitigate these talent shortages.

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Redox

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

All general acute care hospitals, physician organizations, medical groups, skilled nursing facilities, health service plans and disability insurers, Medi-Cal managed care plans, clinical laboratories, and acute psychiatrist hospitals were required to sign the CalHHS data sharing agreement (DSA) by January 2023.

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

Starting in 2023, the Administration will promulgate regulations to implement the Act’s provisions and to issue reports to Congress as required by statute, including on telehealth utilization, the Acute Hospital Care At Home program, pandemic preparedness efforts, and clinical trials reform, among others.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 11, 2019

Healthcare costs are rising and it is not tenable in the long-run to keep building hospitals. It focuses on what patients value and allocates resources according to the health outcomes delivered by the system, rather the traditional model of a volume or visit-based healthcare system.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Three factors will drive healthcare costs to 2026: prices for medical goods and services, changes in income growth, and shifting enrollment from private health insurance to Medicare — driven by the aging of Boomers. trillion in 2026 when healthcare spending will be $1 in every $5 in the American economy (approaching 20%).

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Provider Trust

OCTOBER 12, 2021

government estimates that >200,000 new RN positions will be created each year from 2016 to 2026. Most healthcare services involve some sort of care by nurses including private practices, primary care clinics, home health, nursing homes, hospices, and more. Additional Complexities During The Public Health Emergency.

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Verisys

JANUARY 13, 2022

The State of Alabama state of emergency Proclamation by the Governor which extended the public health emergency until Oct. This public health order included: Emergency care in hospitals. The Indiana Executive Order 21-28 was passed to extend the public health disaster emergency only until Dec.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Vincent Partners With Park Plaza Mall on Community Health Programs Former Arkansas Medical Board Chair Brian Hyatt Arrested for Medicaid Fraud New Provider in Arkansas Focuses on No-Rush Health Care Walker Foundation Pledges $1M to UAMS Radiation Oncology Center Five nonprofits to split $5.9 health care startup Ounce raises $5.2M

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Vincent North in Sherwood Washington Regional Medical System Names Lucas Campbell as VP & Chief Transformation Officer 4 more Arkansas hospitals awarded federal funds Arkansas Legislative Council approves Department of Human Services’ requests for $13.4M Opens in North Little Rock CHI St.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 1, 2023

to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

The on-demand, self-service approach to analytics, more commonly associated with the financial services industry and its Bloomberg terminal, will become broadly accessible to hospitals, payers, and life sciences companies. Patient records, hospital records, exam reports and the movement of information are all tracked by such systems.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 27, 2023

NATIONAL Amazon launches $5-a-month unlimited prescription plan CMS begins publicizing disputed nursing home deficiencies CMS Readies Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Proposal, Reviews Study Recommendations Healthcare workers are unhappy with their pay Kroger Health launches clinical trial site network Local anesthetic drug supply: 132 in shortage, 13 (..)

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Hall Render

JUNE 3, 2022

4 benefits of behavioral health partnership for hospital performance. CMS has cited 69 hospitals for noncompliance with worker vaccine mandate. Court OKs denying coverage for mental health, substance-use care. Now they’re facing a mental health crisis. HHS formally establishes federal health research agency.

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Hall Render

MARCH 3, 2023

NATIONAL 14 rural senators push CMS to extend low-wage hospitals’ payment bump in FY2024 American Hospital Association voices support for telehealth expansion bill Behavioral health market to hit $262B by 2029 Biden administration moves to establish ‘guardrails’ for telehealth prescriptions CMS Officials Confirm End of PHE Nursing (..)

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

The high level summary below of some of the Act’s more notable components that are significant in the healthcare arena is not meant to be an exhaustive list of all health policy changes or provisions included in the Act. Extension of Increased Inpatient Hospital Payment Adjustment for Certain Low-Volume Hospitals. Telehealth.

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Hall Render

JULY 14, 2023

Under PDGM, CMS must “annually determine the impact of differences between assumed behavior changes … and actual behavior changes on estimated aggregate expenditures” every year from 2020 to 2026. CMS can make temporary or permanent changes to the prospective payment to adjust for the identified impact of behavioral change.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Under PDGM, CMS must “annually determine the impact of differences between assumed behavior changes… and actual behavior changes on estimated aggregate expenditures” every year from 2020 to 2026. CMS can make temporary or permanent changes to the prospective payment to adjust for the identified impact of behavioral change.

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