HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Consider that more seniors are aging at home or in their family members’ homes during the pandemic, especially as COVID-19 deaths in senior living facilities began to climb and facilities tightened visitor restrictions to avoid the spread of infection. since 2015, according to a recent report.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. How California can add Black doctors to health care system. Colorado ends daily reporting of COVID-19 numbers. Nurse accused of sexual assault while working at Colorado hospital. CMS bumps ASC payments to 3.8

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

These 10 states still have COVID emergency orders in place. Medical Impact of Roe Reversal Goes Well Beyond Abortion Clinics, Doctors Say. HHS expected to renew COVID-19 PHE for 11th time. Alabama’s COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalization rate continues its decline. Covid cases remain low in Alaska.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

” "Nearly overnight, as volumes dropped precipitously, the deadly pandemic thrust patients, doctors, pharmaceutical companies and payers headfirst onto virtual platforms and other digital technologies." Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. “Quite a bit, it turns out.

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Hall Render

JUNE 30, 2023

after home health provider reneges on Option deal Will the doctor see you now? Here’s why. Report: Amazon Pauses 50-State Virtual Care Service Expansion UnitedHealth acquires Amedisys for $3.3B Maybe not amid the changing healthcare landscape in the US. MedStar Transport Celebrates 40 years of service C.

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JULY 28, 2023

million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.

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JULY 22, 2022

Covid-19 public health emergency extended in the US. Telemedicine exec among 36 charged in $1.2B Health systems eye perks of M&A post-COVID shock. Omicron variant fueling uptick in Alabama COVID-19 hospitalizations. Advocates concerned about Alabama’s telemedicine law. CMS proposes 2.7%

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

1 Mass General Brigham to build AI products with Australian health tech company Mass General Brigham hospital workers to receive average 21% raises Mass General Brigham to integrate triage AI across system Mass General Brigham sued over infection control lapse Nurse practitioner pleads guilty to $7.8M

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Remote patient monitoring technologies are akin to telemedicine technologies, since they automatically observe and report on patients, often with chronic illnesses, so caregivers can remotely keep tabs on patients. The CAM Patch can serve as a remote patient monitoring system during the COVID-19 pandemic, the vendor said.

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Hall Render

MAY 19, 2023

to Partners The federal COVID-19 emergency is ending. Supplemental Grant for Rural Health Programs UAMS to Study Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Breast Cancer Treatment Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary Donates $1.4 These groups are trying to change that. A month later, a baby was born along I-55.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

health care spending hits $4.5 Million in Retaliation Suit John Muir, Tenet scrap hospital deal after FTC challenge Kaiser to lay off 79 administrative employees Leaning toward big wins in schizophrenia and vaccines, venture group raises new fund of $389 million Madera hospital creditors want to be paid, including CEO.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

million in federal funding Dignity Health – Memorial Hospital awarded Primary Heart Attack Center Certification Kaiser trash inspections end in $49M settlement L.A.

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APRIL 1, 2022

Hospital, long-term care groups again petition Becerra to extend COVID-19 public health emergency. Nursing Home Operating Expenses Could Balloon by $500K With Staffing Minimums in Place. Nursing Home Operating Expenses Could Balloon by $500K With Staffing Minimums in Place. California nurses begin strike.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

Major nursing home association urges COVID emergency extension, revised guidance. Kay Ivey asks Biden to remove COVID vaccine requirement for international travelers. Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: State reports declining cases. Tenet’s Doctors Medical Center names new CEO. study reveals.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

House report attacks, nursing homes fight back over allegations of deficient staffing, care and safe practices as pandemic hit. Alabama’s COVID positivity rate, hospitalizations drop considerably. Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: State reports significant decrease in cases, hospitalizations. CALIFORNIA.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M for scholarships Yale New Haven investment leader departs DC D.C.’s

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It changes decades of practice Three female doctors sue L.A. health care startup Ounce raises $5.2M to broaden services for low-income households Team From George Washington University Wins Grand Prize in 2023 D.C. health care startup Ounce raises $5.2M

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APRIL 29, 2022

About 20K nursing home staff now have vaccine medical exemptions. Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration from ending Title 42 Covid border restrictions for migrants. Hospitals to OSHA: Do not finalize COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers. Arkansas see new covid case jump, but active cases fall.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2020

Community-healthcare-systems vendor CPSI has launched TalkWithYourDoc.com, designed to be an effective alternative to face-to-face medical visits for patients and doctors amidst the COVID-19 crisis. The information, he added, is stored securely in one place, and is also available to their families and doctors.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Amazon launches virtual doctor marketplace in newest healthcare play. American Hospital Association Throws Weight Behind Nursing Home TNA Legislation. Decades of neglect in nursing homes spur Biden plan for staff mandates. will keep Covid public health emergency in place at least until mid January.

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Hall Render

JUNE 3, 2022

COVID-fatigued health workers are mobilizing. Doctors, nurses risked their lives to battle COVID. Alaska’s COVID-19 data shows little change from last week. Doctors in Arizona are trying to rewrite the surprise billing law to boost their own pay. Arizona COVID-19 cases continue to increase.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency. Bill would use CMS’s Five-Star system to punish consistently 1-star nursing homes. Telemedicine regulation more aggressive now than before the pandemic? UAB doctors working to prevent high infant and maternal mortality numbers. ’s Medicaid saga.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Amazon’s leaked ‘Clinic’ would connect patients to telemedicine. How CVS, Amazon and Walgreens are pushing into primary care, home health. Medical groups to Biden: ED boarding at a ‘crisis point’ Nursing home groups request public health emergency extension. One of CT’s largest home-care companies sold.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 7, 2020

Hopdoc, a telemedicine technology and services startup backed by software developer DevDigital, is giving away a telemedicine platform to doctors for free to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Hopdoc’s secure telemedicine system is accessible on any device with a browser: phone, tablet or computer.

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Hall Render

MARCH 18, 2022

CMS updates COVID-19 testing rules for long-term care facilities. Former CMS Chief Seema Verma Blasts Nursing Home Reform Proposals. How the PE Nursing Home Crackdown Could Affect the Home Health Industry. New Bill Aims to Extend Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver. What’s in the $1.5

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2020

As healthcare professionals look to telehealth solutions to halt the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Braidio announced the release of the telemedicine platform MyHealth Concierge, which runs over the network and cloud infrastructure of AT&T. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD. Rural America is already experiencing this.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

to tackle brittle bone disease NEA nursing homes highlighted as best in the country NWA healthcare continues evolution despite challenges NWA, Fort Smith metro hospitals take on maternal mortality with statewide collaboration CALIFORNIA California Skilled Nursing Facilities, Owner and Management Company Agree to $45.6

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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. Francis Hospital-Interquest Progresses In Colorado Colorado’s wealthiest hospitals favored in $1.2

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Hall Render

JULY 8, 2022

CMS issues updated nursing home staffing compliance guidelines. Nurse pay jumps nearly 5%. Alabama COVID hospitalizations rise to 467. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations on the rise in Alabama. COVID-19 hospitalizations decline even as Alaska reports second highest national case rate.

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Hall Render

JULY 29, 2022

6 Major Trends Boosting the Telemedicine Market in Health Care. Nursing Home Operators Make Infrastructure, Staffing Changes to Meet Behavioral Health Needs. COVID-19 and monkeypox, case numbers, treatment options diverge widely in Alabama. Alabama nursing homes battling staffing shortages amid COVID uptick.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

Care collaboration technology vendor TigerConnect has debuted TigerTouch, a text message-oriented, audio/visual telehealth system designed to help health systems manage COVID-19 cases. Healthcare IT News has compiled a listing of telemedicine vendors in the age of COVID-19, a resource for health IT leaders.

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MARCH 8, 2024

NATIONAL 34.5% NATIONAL 34.5% NATIONAL 34.5% NATIONAL 34.5% NATIONAL 34.5% of Health Services announces first-ever chief heat officer Valley exec on track to raise $2B for pediatric health system Gov.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 28, 2022

Biden administration withdraws Covid vaccine mandate for businesses after losing Supreme Court case. COVID-positive employees returning to work: 2 CEOs share their protocols. Hospital discharge pressures build as nursing homes clamor for help. The nursing home staffing crisis right now is like nothing we’ve seen before.

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Hall Render

APRIL 21, 2023

health-tech startup MemoryWell pivots, eyes new funding to roll out software for insurers Department of Veterans Affairs health system kicks off multiyear Greater Washington expansion Georgetown to open Southeast D.C.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

CMS clarifies COVID-related LTC survey process. CMS makes nursing home staffing data available for 1st time. Medicare patients win the right to appeal gap in nursing home coverage. Most doctors are compensated for volume, not value of care, research finds. Alabama sees decrease in positive COVID-19 tests.

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MARCH 22, 2024

To qualify, facilities must close their beds Amazon’s physician acquisition strategy As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update Change competitors step in but breaking up may be hard to do CMS to launch new primary care ACO program Congress unveils $1.2T

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

billion since pandemic U.S. leading cause of death is heart disease, Alabama’s matches that Alabama lawmakers put temporary hold on $1 billion contract for prison healthcare New rolling NICU a ‘game changer’ for critical babies in Alabama More than a dozen Alabama hospitals at immediate risk of closing; officials say hospitals suffer $1.5

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