Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Virtua Health is a nonprofit community health system with five hospitals, seven urgent care centers and 280-plus locations across South New Jersey and Philadelphia. It employs 14,000 people, including more than 2,850 doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and has more than one million patient encounters per year.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 1, 2022

In Spring 2022’s Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR), the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) reported that nearly $3 billion had been misspent on Medicare and Medicaid services. Increased Telehealth Services.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 9, 2024

NATIONAL 10 multimillion-dollar Stark law cases in 2 years 40 hospital ownership changes made in 1 day 15 Areas That Would Change Under Health Data Rule Proposal 5 states cracking down on noncompetes New DOJ whistleblower program not ‘easy money’: legal expert CMS’ inpatient rule adds ‘insult to injury,’ say hospital groups CMS drops (..)

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Hall Render

JUNE 21, 2024

Homer hospital bond ARIZONA After 24 years as CEO of Banner, Peter Fine pinpoints the most important traits for leaders Banner’s momentum blueprint Doctors speak out as U.S. NATIONAL 50% of U.S. to buy property. NATIONAL 50% of U.S. to buy property. NATIONAL 50% of U.S. to buy property. Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly considers $38.5M

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 1, 2023

Virtual care technologies and artificial intelligence are helping health systems and healthcare retailers to improve care delivery. "As a doctor, I’ve seen firsthand that patients want to be healthy but lack the time, tools or resources to effectively manage their care," Ayogu said.

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Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As a constant observer and advisor across the health/care ecosystem, for me the concept of a “health plan” in the U.S. Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. is getting fuzzier by the day.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Previous articles in this series introduced the role of generative AI in the healthcare back office and examined its use in billing and revenue management. We’ll cover a lot of other uses in this article. Sharma says that message generators can take language translation services and the level of education into account.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

In a hearing this week, members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions asked how many of those changes should be made permanent – and how to make sure the most vulnerable won't get left behind. At UVA, she said, "we saw a greater than 9,000% increase in the use of telehealth. Tina Smith, D-Minn.

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Hall Render

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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Health Populi

JULY 9, 2020

Combine these new life-flows with conflicting information about the nature, severity, and life-span of COVID-19: From three levels of government leaders: The President and the Executive Branch at the Federal Level, Governors of States, and Mayors of cities; Public health agencies, especially the U.S. How do health care providers build trust?

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Hall Render

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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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. CVS Health, Walgreens each to settle all opioid cases for $5B. Cullman Regional to build north Alabama’s 1st freestanding emergency department. USDA funds 11 rural Alabama health care projects with $7.3 CMS bumps ASC payments to 3.8

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The Health Law Firm

JUNE 23, 2017

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law We are often consulted by licensed health professionals, doctors, dentists, nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, chiropractors and others, after they have signed an Exclusion Agreement with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Hall Render

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. Why asking about social determinants of health is so important. Medical Impact of Roe Reversal Goes Well Beyond Abortion Clinics, Doctors Say.

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Hall Render

APRIL 22, 2022

GAO investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes. HHS Secretary Outlines FY 2023 Mental Health Investments at Senate Hearing. million in ARP funds to train health workers in local communities. Patient generated data can be a key factor in reducing health inequity. Banner Health to build new hospital in Buckeye.

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Jane Sarashon

JULY 27, 2022

Apple wants to be your “intelligent guardian for health,” based on a 60-page paper shepherded by Jeff Williams, the company’s Chief Operating Officer. I’m folding the report into my coverage this week on the Retail Health Battle Royale today, Day 3 of my week-long series updating us on the health/care ecosystem.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 10, 2019

As healthcare manages the twin challenges of a shrinking workforce and an expanding patient population , hospitals and health systems are faced with some fundamental challenges. More than half of respondents to a recent Accenture survey said they've already made use of wearable devices so far this year.).

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The Health Law Firm

JANUARY 28, 2014

Health care providers were told they would not be able to submit any new appeals until the existing backlog clears, which could take two or more years. Indest III, J.D., Indest III, J.D.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 25, 2019

Focus on Workforce Development According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States will see a shortage of between 46,900 and 121,900 physicians by 2032, including both primary care doctors and specialists. Interoperability: Health IT's hardest problem is (finally) at an inflection point. Collection. Collection.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With much of the country shut down earlier this year, the typical number of weekly virtual care visits grew from dozens, to hundreds, to thousands at hospitals and health systems across the country. Bardack, medical director of CareMount Medical and chair of the department of internal medicine/endocrine/rheumatology. " Dr. Lisa R.

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Hall Render

MARCH 31, 2023

in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? What happens if it disappears?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 4, 2021

But for health IT, things sped up. When new technologies were needed to solve fast-moving healthcare challenges, hospitals and health systems could not afford to wait the time it normally took to stand up IT. This is the ninth installment in Healthcare IT News ' Health IT Lessons Learned in the COVID-19 Era feature story series.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Mesa hospital Phoenix bioscience boom poised to improve health care and local economy, proponents say What’s next for Steward hospitals in Arizona?

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 9, 2022

Christopher Crow is cofounder and CEO of Catalyst Health Group, a primary care network that works for physicians and patients. America spends half of what other developed countries spend on primary care, despite it being the single area of healthcare that has proven to deliver actual cost savings with better population health results.

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Hall Render

JUNE 14, 2024

NATIONAL AHA Comments on CMS’ Inpatient Payment Proposal for FY 2025 AHA urges CMS to make Transforming Episode Accountability Model voluntary AMA adopts new policy to create equity in clinical trials and research DOJ loses bid to toss Humana Medicare Advantage case Drug shortages hit highest number since 2001, impacting patients, hospitals and pharmacies (..)

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Hall Render

AUGUST 19, 2022

Amazon to offer behavioral health services through Ginger partnership. CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow. House approves sweeping climate, tax, health care package. Joint Commission’s New Accreditation Standards Tackle Health Disparities. CALIFORNIA.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2021

and the issue of pandemic preparedness for the next “Disease X” became part of global public health planning. But the biggest health threat to human life is climate change, according to a new report from the World Health Organization titled The Health Argument for Climate Action.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The following is a guest article by Amy Hester, PhD, RN, BC, FAAN, Chairwoman and CEO at HD Nursing The growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) across a number of industries, particularly in healthcare, has shown both great promise as well as cause for alarm. Government’s AI Executive Order: A Step Forward or Falling Short?

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Hall Render

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

MARCH 25, 2022

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act becomes law. Here are the top health systems by patient reviews. Hospital stays for nursing home residents down nearly 9%, federal data shows. Most doctors have patients affected by social drivers but feel ill-equipped to address them, survey finds. What’s next?

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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 Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Collaborating with ethical hackers can help the healthcare sector prevent cyberattacks before they occur, ultimately safeguarding sensitive patient data, medical devices, and health delivery infrastructure. Despite our focus on security and privacy, cyber threats are continuously increasing in both number and severity.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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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

JULY 26, 2024

How hospitals can mitigate the damage.

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Hall Render

JULY 26, 2024

How hospitals can mitigate the damage.

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