Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Let’s be real—nurses are, to put it lightly, still being stretched very thin. I’ve been talking with hospitals all over the country this year, and in recent conversations I’ve heard more and more about virtual nursing. Check out our community’s healthcare workforce predictions.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

CT’s Medicaid reimbursement rates lower than peer states: report Better safety training, reporting, escorts for CT home health care workers focus of new legislation D.C. Acquisition of BCBSLA Paused a Second Time It was the biggest health care deal in Louisiana history. What they say sets them apart.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

At the heart of our philosophy is the conviction that equity stands as a fundamental pillar for achieving optimal health outcomes. Additionally, we take immense pride in our role to train the upcoming generation of healthcare professionals.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M operating margin, $1B net gain halfway through its first year Illinois public health officials warn of “rising COVID-19 activity” St.

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JUNE 10, 2022

As skilled nursing ‘teeters,’ leaders look to DC for help on pay rule and more. Nurses lobby for ‘RaDonda’s Law’ Physician compensation now above pre-pandemic levels. Shooting at Tulsa hospital exposes vulnerability of health care facilities. Encompass Health opens rehabilitation hospital in Cape Coral.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Alaska health officials say they’re tracking a modest rise in RSV, but it’s nothing like the Lower 48. In Bethel, a homegrown solution to the state’s nursing shortage. UC Davis Health breaks ground on 267,000-square-foot ASC.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Medical-behavioral integration, or behavioral medicine, is necessary to drive true health outcomes. On the one hand, being smarter with staffing is a great answer, and companies like Trusted Health are doing exactly this. Second, the one-size-fits-all approach to healthcare will increasingly feel like a thing of the past.

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MAY 19, 2023

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 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

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2020

Dialogue’s multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals consists of nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, care coordinators and allied health professionals who all work together to deliver complete patient care. This is especially the case when treating patients with complex acute and chronic conditions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 2, 2020

The UAE is an example of how unified policies and infrastructures across the public and private healthcare sectors can work towards the delivery of a full range of services and as a result improve health outcomes.

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JUNE 9, 2023

Here’s why ARKANSAS Arkansas Children’s Hospital raises $5.9 Here’s why ARKANSAS Arkansas Children’s Hospital raises $5.9

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APRIL 15, 2022

CMS: End to pandemic waivers helps nursing homes ‘redirect efforts’ to meet residents’ needs. CMS pushes for mandatory flu vax monitoring among nursing home staff. CMS Releases Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Proposed Rule for FY23. CMS Releases Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Proposed Rule for FY23. CMS finalizes 8.5%

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

health care spending hits $4.5 health care spending hits $4.5 health care spending hits $4.5 Accused Of Filing False Claims Settles For $14.7M

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

For example, the Brigham Home Hospital program leveraged Biofourmis’ AI-based technology to improve outcomes while lowering costs by 38%, the company reported. A provider present with the patient at one location – a nursing home, community clinic, etc. It also provides medication adherence tools. iRhythm Technologies.

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APRIL 14, 2023

NATIONAL 94% of Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in 2022 AHA blog: Strengthening crisis management in rural health care Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 national emergency Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients CMS Releases FY24 IPPS Proposed Rule, Seeks to Boost Rates by 2.8%

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JUNE 23, 2023

voters could clamp down on pay for hospital executives California health system uses philanthropists’ gifts to launch innovation fund Probe into California hospital unearths patient safety concerns Wrong family notified after man dies at SF hospital California Gov.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

s Vanda Pharmaceuticals pays $100M for commercial rights to Johnson & Johnson company’s drug Hundreds of DC’s Medicaid nursing home patients sent to Maryland Medical facility in DC’s Ward 8 gets $22.5M NATIONAL AHA pushes back on HHS proposal to penalize hospitals for cyberattacks AHA urges Congress to oppose H.R.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

in repairs Sutter Health faces possible $519M payout in alleged double billing case COLORADO Denver Health sued by sons after father’s jail death How a Kaiser Permanente worker strike could affect Colorado patients Kaiser names regional president Medical Office Building in Littleton Sells for $6.1M

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Jill Biden will lead new initiative to boost federal government research into women’s health Joint Commission says acute, critical access hospitals must join safety network Lawsuit claims UnitedHealth AI wrongfully denies elderly extended care Most Rural U.S. Compensation is key Is spine surgery expansion next for ASCs?

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M

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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.

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MARCH 18, 2022

Former CMS Chief Seema Verma Blasts Nursing Home Reform Proposals. Health Policy Brief: Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And Health Equity. How the PE Nursing Home Crackdown Could Affect the Home Health Industry. Nursing home lobbyists request sit-down with Biden about reforms.

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AUGUST 26, 2022

Amazon competes with CVS Health, others in bid for Signify Health. Amazon to shutter virtual health care service Amazon Care. CMS bulletin presses states on Medicaid nursing home spending. CMS informational bulletin urges steps for improving health outcomes in nursing homes. Compliance with Oct.

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MARCH 29, 2024

after cyberattack CHI St. after cyberattack CHI St. migrants are a housing challenge. migrants are a housing challenge.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

1 in the nation for hospital maternity practices Noramco acquires former Halo Pharmaceuticals FLORIDA 5 AMA members who see advancing health equity as their mission AdventHealth ER rises on Holy Land Experience site Florida Laboratory Agrees to Pay Over $1.1 See who got an A.

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MAY 5, 2023

Health systems ‘taking a breath’ on major construction projects HHS to drop COVID-19 vaccine rule for hospitals HHS to Start Unwinding COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement How Are Health Care Organizations Working on DEI Efforts? Here’s how, and why hospitals say it ‘cherry-picks data.’

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JULY 29, 2022

Nursing Home Operators Make Infrastructure, Staffing Changes to Meet Behavioral Health Needs. Traveling nurse wages take a fall. Alabama nursing homes battling staffing shortages amid COVID uptick. What They’re Watching: Dawna Cato, PhD, Arizona Nurses Association. cardiology ASC wins approval in Alabama.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Banner Health to expand clinical AI to 33 hospitals, 6 states Banner reports $282.8M Banner Health to expand clinical AI to 33 hospitals, 6 states Banner reports $282.8M Banner Health to expand clinical AI to 33 hospitals, 6 states Banner reports $282.8M family sues hospital over life-altering injuries Calif.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

NATIONAL Biden plans to end the Covid public health emergency this spring in a major shift to federal response Biden administration will end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11 Can a drugstore be your only doctor? Danbury, New Milford hospitals to discuss CT nursing homes are requesting more money. Now hospitals are charging them.

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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.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

Truly making a difference in mental health next year will require evolution and long-term commitment, otherwise, we’ll stay in the same hype-cycle and patients will continue to suffer from a lack of access to high quality mental health care. What does this look like in practice?

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

CALIFORNIA 8 ASCs opening in Florida, California and New York A bankrupt California hospital left a health care desert. CALIFORNIA 8 ASCs opening in Florida, California and New York A bankrupt California hospital left a health care desert. And lawmakers are trying to help.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

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MARCH 15, 2024

NATIONAL 3 things to expect from the pharmaceutical supply chain in 2024 Absence of AI hospital rules worries nurses American Academy of Dermatology votes to keep its diversity policies after anti-DEI proposal Are digital health partnerships replacing M&A? From -6.8%

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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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