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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

4 Health Systems Join Provider-Created Data Collective to Improve Care. On Average, Two Nurses Are Assaulted Every Hour, New Press Ganey Analysis Finds. These 10 states still have COVID emergency orders in place. Why asking about social determinants of health is so important. Covid cases remain low in Alaska.

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JUNE 30, 2023

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

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 26, 2021

Hospitals across the country have been slammed with challenges over the course of the past 12 months as the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the U.S., creating all kinds of chaos for CIOs and other health IT leaders to contend with. This latest feature story has a special focus: children's hospitals.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic and health IT, if there's just one thing that everyone can agree on, it's that telehealth has gone mainstream. Thanks to new regulations from the government and subsequent new rules from commercial payers, telemedicine services are being reimbursed.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Harbor is a nonprofit mental health and substance use disorder treatment provider based in Toledo, Ohio, that has been addressing community needs for more than 100 years. Clearly, psychiatric care is a much needed service, and access to this care is an issue. It serves more than 23,000 individuals annually. ” PROPOSAL.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

NATIONAL 988 suicide hotline adds support for American Sign Language 3 Takeaways from Physician Compensation Trends Adventist Health completes merger with Montebello’s ailing Beverly Hospital AHA-supported bill to protect health care workers introduced in Senate AHA weighs in on CMS’ proposed ASC payment system AHA submits comments on CY 2024 (..)

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Hall Render

APRIL 1, 2022

AHA Urges DOJ to Protect Health Care Workers??from Coalition of hospitals, health plans and others urge for stronger guidance around third-party apps. Ex-Vanderbilt nurse’s trial could set dangerous precedent, ANA warns. Hospital, long-term care groups again petition Becerra to extend COVID-19 public health emergency.

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Hall Render

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

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 26, 2022

From the time Burrell Behavioral Health in Springfield, Missouri, received initial reports of the COVID-19 pandemic reaching the surrounding areas, clients and staff members became concerned about their physical health and wellbeing. " Darren Johnson, Burrell Behavioral Health. THE PROBLEM. PROPOSAL.

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Hall Render

APRIL 29, 2022

About 20K nursing home staff now have vaccine medical exemptions. County Struggles with Income Affect Social Determinants of Health. County Struggles with Income Affect Social Determinants of Health. Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration from ending Title 42 Covid border restrictions for migrants.

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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. Like ordering from Amazon: Where health tech is heading, according to 3 CIOs. Supreme Court Weighs Whether Medicaid Residents Can Sue State-Owned Nursing Homes. grant will do.

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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? Telemedicine regulation more aggressive now than before the pandemic?

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Hall Render

JUNE 3, 2022

4 benefits of behavioral health partnership for hospital performance. Court OKs denying coverage for mental health, substance-use care. Court OKs denying coverage for mental health, substance-use care. COVID-fatigued health workers are mobilizing. Doctors, nurses risked their lives to battle COVID.

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MARCH 18, 2022

Amazon Pharmacy partners with health plans for discount drugs. CMS updates COVID-19 testing rules for long-term care facilities. Former CMS Chief Seema Verma Blasts Nursing Home Reform Proposals. Health Policy Brief: Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And Health Equity.

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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.

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JULY 8, 2022

CMS issues updated nursing home staffing compliance guidelines. Nurse pay jumps nearly 5%. SCOTUS won’t hear challenge to health worker vaccine mandate. Why health systems are choosing Amazon as their cloud provider. Worst health system data breaches of 2022, according to Wired. UAB names interim health system CEO.

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APRIL 21, 2023

NATIONAL 6 health systems using GPT and AI tools 100,000 nurses left industry during the pandemic, report finds AHA backs bill to delay Medicaid DSH cuts by 2 years AHA launches info hub for healthcare quality leaders AHA opposes MedPAC recommendations to Congress on site-neutral, Part B drug, wage index policies AHA ramps up 340B protection efforts (..)

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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. FDA halts use of antibody drugs that don’t work vs. omicron. Hospital discharge pressures build as nursing homes clamor for help.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Rachel Levine expressed her support for telemedicine, emphasized the importance of addressing young people's mental health needs and described her strategy for combating the ongoing opioid crisis amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Department of Health and Human Services this past month.

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MARCH 22, 2024

NATIONAL 79 percent have positive outlook for senior living and care: NIC 12 key legal issues impacting health systems AHA: 94% of hospitals financially impacted by Change Healthcare’s cyberattack A conversation about the HHS plan on AI in health care A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

11% of US hospitals critically understaffed, 21% anticipate shortages: Numbers by state. CMS clarifies COVID-related LTC survey process. CMS makes nursing home staffing data available for 1st time. CMS makes nursing home staffing data available for 1st time. For Health Care Providers, Five Trends To Watch In 2022.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Dunleavy proposes extending Medicaid coverage for new mothers ARIZONA Banner Health pays $1.25M penalty over HIPAA failures from 2016 breach Arizona nursing school at risk of losing accreditation St. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursing homes $6.8B million patients Senate committee advances bill cutting hospital facility fees What Joint Commission, NQF’s affiliation means for hospitals Which health systems teamed up with Amazon, Google + Microsoft ALABAMA Alabama gets $3.6M

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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 (..)

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Hall Render

JUNE 16, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Poses Threat to Patient Privacy Bill for Rural Hospital Cyber Skills Passes Senate Committee Chemotherapy shortages push cancer centers toward crisis CMS estimates national spending on hospital care grew just 0.8% What are they doing to address it?

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JANUARY 20, 2023

nursing home workers get $690,000 in denied overtime and break time pay in court order California sues major PBMs, drugmakers over insulin prices Coast Surgery Center sues major insurance providers over reimbursement disputes Former nurse wins $1.2M

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MARCH 1, 2024

in 2023 income Ransomware group leader told hackers to attack hospitals, FBI, HHS say The 23 health systems pushing Congress to act on virtual care Three examples of how AI is going to change medicine U.S. R1 RCM posts $3.3M R1 RCM posts $3.3M R1 RCM posts $3.3M R1 RCM posts $3.3M R1 RCM posts $3.3M R1 RCM posts $3.3M

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JUNE 2, 2023

NATIONAL 9 health systems working with Amazon, Microsoft, Apple 293 hospitals at immediate risk of closure AHA chair-elect participates in CEO roundtable on rural health care crisis AHA report demonstrates benefits of 340B program AHA Urges OCR to Suspend or Amend Online Tracking Guidance AMA and others launch collective call for health equity in Rise (..)

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