HIT Consultant

JANUARY 15, 2024

Post-Acute Care Lags: Skilled nursing and long-term care facilities could face continued profit pool contraction due to labor shortages, particularly in nursing roles. Healthcare Services and Technology (HST): Tech Champions Growth: HST profit pools are predicted to be the fastest-growing segment, with a 12% CAGR between 2022 and 2027.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

The Surgical Center at?Columbia Columbia Orthopaedic Group in Missouri, like so many ambulatory surgery centers across the country, do procedures today that are far more complex than those it did five years ago. As one of the top surgery centers in the nation per Newsweek for both 2021 and 2022, The Surgical Center at?Columbia

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MedTrainer

APRIL 18, 2024

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) credential providers in much the same way as other healthcare organizations with some unique differences. The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare (AAAHC) and The Joint Commission have extensive credentialing and privileging requirements for ASCs.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday took several new steps to help U.S. Among them are new allowances for telehealth and remote monitoring, for what CMS is calling the Acute Hospital Care at Home program. " CMS has set up an online portal to expedite the submission of requests to waive §482.23(b)

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McGuire Wood

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Founded in 2011, the company states it works with more than 700 hospitals, pharmacies and ambulatory surgery centers and more than 6,000 suppliers. LLR , based in Philadelphia and founded in 1999, invests in a targeted set of industries, with a focus on middle market technology and services businesses.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 7, 2023

Invistics’ solution, Flowlytics, uses predictive analytics to detect illicit diversion of both controlled and non-controlled medications in patient care settings such as hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 18, 2022

Extraordinary advances in technology have opened up previously unthinkable possibilities for the healthcare industry and improvements in patient care. But EHR adoption remains stubbornly slower at surgery centers and clinics compared to large hospital systems. Maura Cash RN, BSN, CASC, VP of Clinical Strategies for HST Pathways.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Walgreens plans to close 60 underperforming VillageMD clinics and exit five markets as part of an aggressive $1B cost-saving strategy as it looks to boost profitability in its health care business. VHC intends to convert the office property to an outpatient surgery center as well as medical office space.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2023

Ongoing Shift in Patient Care Setting The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic kickstarted a shift in patient behavior that continues today. Patients continued to seek more of their care away from inpatient settings, with February 2023 outpatient revenue up 14% compared to February 2022. in January.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 7, 2023

Invistics’ solution, Flowlytics, uses predictive analytics to detect illicit diversion of both controlled and non-controlled medications in patient care settings such as hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.

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Healthcare Law Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

2 It is self-evident that this population is going to require cardiology care in increasing numbers. According to WestCove, a California based health care investment bank, there is a low level of market share concentration in cardiology and 80% of cardiology groups employ between one and five physicians. 25, 2019).

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 30, 2024

The professionals who manage compliance are the front lines of preventing medical errors, deterring fraud, and staying in good standing with federal payers like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This experience can be obtained through internships, entry-level positions, or working in healthcare settings.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 14, 2024

Privileging involves verifying a healthcare provider’s specific skills and competency to perform patient care and health services within their scope. After completing the privileging and peer review process, the healthcare organization grants the provider privileges to render patient care services at the approved facilities.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

Understanding ASCs Regulatory Changes and Their Billing Practices Outpatient surgery centers (ASCs) perform many surgical procedures outside of hospitals. Outpatient surgeries at these facilities are convenient, affordable, and specialized. ASCA members can view an ASC-specific surveyor tag tool. Besides the administrator!

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Healthcare Law Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

The Joint Commission accredits many different categories of health care providers, including hospitals, critical access hospitals, assisted living communities, ambulatory care organizations, home care entities, and laboratories. Ambulatory Health Care: 20 standards deleted and one revised.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It’s essential for healthcare providers, facilities, and organizations within North Carolina to grasp and maneuver through this complex set of rules to provide ethical, high-quality healthcare services, while also avoiding legal and financial setbacks. Medicaid expansion under H.B.

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Health Populi

JUNE 30, 2023

Health care cost trend will spike up another percentage point to 7.0% Another key shift that serves as a medical cost trend deflator is the shift in site of care, to homes, community-based care locales, and outpatient healthcare settings such as ambulatory surgery centers. That’s history.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Best in KLAS: Inpatient Clinical Care 340B Management Systems PharmaForce 340B Acute Care EMR: Large ( >400 Beds) Epic EpicCare Inpatient EMR Acute Care EMR: Midsize (151–400 Beds) Epic EpicCare Inpatient EMR Acute Care EMR: Small (1–150 Beds) MEDITECH Expanse Acute Care EMR Automated Dispensing Cabinets BD Pyxis MedStation ES Clinical Communications: (..)

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In orthopedics, a surgeon performing a hand surgery might open a whole kit from the sales representative but only use certain components within that kit as part of the procedure. When multiplied across different care locations and health networks, it’s easy to see how consignment orders have become unwieldy, inefficient and wasteful.

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Hall Render

APRIL 26, 2024

New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually UC San Diego Health operations deal with California hospital slows to crawl Kaiser reports data breach affecting 13.4M

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

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Hospitals rely on elective surgeries as a source of up to 50% of all revenue, allowing them to take losses on a range of high-cost service lines to remain profitable. The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the impact of reduced surgery volume, with hospitals suffering immediate revenue loss and negative profit margins. David Bocanegra, R.N.,

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The patient is at the center of the healthcare experience, and rightfully so. However, a strong case can be made to place the physician at the center. However, it’s becoming increasingly clear that physicians bear more of the onus for the care experience. Rob Stuart, Founder & President of Claim.MD

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Jane Sarashon

APRIL 18, 2023

Consider the key drivers of supply and demand in health care, globally, right now: On the medical delivery supply side, the shortage of staff is a limiting factor to continuing to deliver care based on the usual work-flows and payment models.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

To manage healthcare compliance effectively, groups in Kentucky must set up reliable and sound systems that track regulatory changes so compliance can be maintained. Falling behind is not a fun place to be. These regulations, overseen by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services , establish how telehealth services are covered and reimbursed.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

NATIONAL 382 rural hospitals cut chemotherapy, breakdown by state 1 year after Amazon-One Medical deal finalized: What’s happened since ACOs want increased participation of long-term and post-acute care providers ‘Behind the times’: DC tries to catch up with AI’s use in health care CMS finalizes DSH payment cuts for some safety-net hospitals: (..)

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 10, 2024

It’s that time of the year to check your records for 2023 compliance deficiencies and set your organization up for success in 2024. The risk to healthcare organizations allowing excluded providers to care for patients is very high. It may seem a little early to do some spring cleaning, but not when it comes to compliance!

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 16, 2023

Invistics’ solution, Flowlytics, uses predictive analytics to detect illicit diversion of both controlled and non-controlled medications in patient care settings such as hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. Drug diversion is a growing challenge in the U.S. healthcare system, costing some $70 billion per year.

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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

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

s largest community health center move to unionize DELAWARE Delaware gets top rating for hospital maternity care Delaware system hits funding goal, raises objective ACA enrollment begins, most plan options offered in Delaware marketplace history Nemours Children’s Health Names Delaware Valley Regional President FLORIDA Ascension St.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

So, aside from the above and the fact that as seniors live longer they will need more MSK care, why would private equity be interested in MSK? MSK is heavily procedure based, and until recent times dependent on inpatient surgery and care/recovery. That, however, is changing.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

health care system, including telehealth and drug prescribing. She explains in the podcast how the NMTC program works, how hospitals and FQHCs can access the program and how the program benefits the advancement of health care initiatives in low-income communities. Deloitte published its 2023 commercial real estate outlook.

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McGuire Wood

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Q: Can you tell us about Ambulatory Management Solutions (AMS)? Scott Mayer (SM): AMS is an outpatient anesthesia platform exclusively focusing on non-hospital cases, surgeries and environments. If anesthesia-related support is needed by any of these settings, we deliver it.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2023

Improved EHR Help Desk Support Mitigates these Issues while Making a Positive Impact on Clinician Workflow and Patient Care. IT clinical help desks that are optimized and designed to support clinicians also make a positive impact on clinician workflow, patient care, and increase satisfaction.

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Med Law Blog

MAY 1, 2023

Two quotes will set that stage: “It’s past time for a bright light to be shined on how private equity ownership in our healthcare system affects patient safety, costs and jobs. Private equity firms are investment firms set up to increase profits for their shareholders, not to provide better quality medicine. Surgery Partners, Inc.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Telehealth continues to grow as a crucial part of patient care, especially when supporting patients who live in remote areas and senior citizens. For healthcare providers, telehealth presents an opportunity to address patient care needs, improve the customer experience and reduce costs.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2021

They are: Andrew Buscemi, director of information technology at Holyoke Health Center in Holyoke, Massachusetts. ( @HolyokeHealth ). Paul Coyne, RN, assistant vice president of clinical practice and chief nursing informatics officer at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. ( @hspecialsurgery ). What do the providers say?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2023

USCDI is a standardized set of health data classes and data elements that enables data exchange across care settings. An analysis of 12 million commercial members from value-based care platform Cedar Gate concluded that inpatient surgery volumes decreased more than 7% from 2019 to 2021. Partnerships.

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