HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Caring for these seniors accounts for more than one-third of all medical expenditures in the U.S. and nearly 40% of all in-patient hospital encounters. But the real challenge is that there will be 45% more 60-90 year-olds by 2033 than there are now, and 30% fewer workers to support them.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 7, 2023

The goal of age tech is to enable seniors to maintain their independence for as long as possible, whether at home or within skilled nursing facilities or other long-term care centers, while also helping healthcare organizations achieve better patient outcomes. Remote monitoring is another age-tech solution transforming senior care.

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Hall Render

MARCH 3, 2023

NATIONAL 14 rural senators push CMS to extend low-wage hospitals’ payment bump in FY2024 American Hospital Association voices support for telehealth expansion bill Behavioral health market to hit $262B by 2029 Biden administration moves to establish ‘guardrails’ for telehealth prescriptions CMS Officials Confirm End of PHE Nursing (..)

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C&M Health Law

MAY 11, 2022

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released data —for the first time—reporting on mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and changes of ownership of Medicare enrolled hospitals and nursing homes over the past six years.

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Hall Render

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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Hall Render

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Key takeaways include: 41% of survey participants believe bond yields have peaked; participants expect to see defaults in the senior living and skilled nursing sectors; and liquidity is the single most important factor that investors focus on when looking at opportunities, followed by the management team and covenant package.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Key takeaways include: 41% of survey participants believe bond yields have peaked; participants expect to see defaults in the senior living and skilled nursing sectors; and liquidity is the single most important factor that investors focus on when looking at opportunities, followed by the management team and covenant package.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

They also keep patients with less severe cases out of hospitals, so preserving precious bed space for patients with severe cases. Hospitals across the nation are using connected health and RPM to great effect during the pandemic.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 15, 2023

NATIONAL AHA pushes back on HHS proposal to penalize hospitals for cyberattacks AHA urges Congress to oppose H.R. Newsom seeks changes to California’s new healthcare wage law Prime completes California hospital sale Rare disease tech company was rolled up two years ago.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

340B safety-net hospitals lost $2.96M from drugmaker restrictions, AHA finds. American Hospital Association Throws Weight Behind Nursing Home TNA Legislation. Decades of neglect in nursing homes spur Biden plan for staff mandates. Where are the 22 Leapfrog straight-‘A’ hospitals? CALIFORNIA.

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Hall Render

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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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Vincent’s Birmingham names chief nursing officer Local dermatology practice opens location in Greystone Primary care option for seniors joining Five Points West Rural Alabama gets $1.4M to fight opioid epidemic UAB lands $36.7M federal research grant. Here is what it will fund. for Chemotherapy Study US Awards $1.3M

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 29, 2023

NATIONAL 4 largest healthcare data breaches of 2023 Anesthesia practices sue CMS over reimbursement method Antitrust enforcements hit a high in 2022, with health deals impacted ASCs face leadership exodus CMS floats appeals process over observational stays CMS proposes additional Medicare appeals processes FTC eyes healthcare mergers, report shows (..)

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Can Hospitals Change in Time to Keep Them? NATIONAL Addressing Staff Burnout In Healthcare Design Amazon completes $3.9B 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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Hall Render

AUGUST 26, 2022

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. Federal judge blocks HHS guidance that emergency medical care must include abortion services.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 27, 2023

NATIONAL Amazon launches $5-a-month unlimited prescription plan CMS begins publicizing disputed nursing home deficiencies CMS Readies Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Proposal, Reviews Study Recommendations Healthcare workers are unhappy with their pay Kroger Health launches clinical trial site network Local anesthetic drug supply: 132 in shortage, 13 (..)

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Hall Render

MARCH 8, 2024

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

MARCH 29, 2024

after cyberattack CHI St. after cyberattack CHI St.

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Hall Render

JULY 1, 2022

90% of Skilled Nursing Pros Say Reimbursement Will Suffer Due to Labor Issues. Biden officials to keep private the names of hospitals where patients contracted Covid. Fewer Than 2% of Hospitals Excelling at Health Equity, Value. Hospital group wants prompt payment of 340B funds after Supreme Court win. Wade reversal.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 14, 2022

Supreme Court blocks Biden Covid vaccine mandate for businesses, allows health-care worker rule. 19% of US hospitals critically understaffed, 21% anticipate shortages: Numbers by state. 5 states facing the worst nursing home COVID-19 outbreaks. Nursing homes nationwide nearing COVID-19 infection records.

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Hall Render

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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Hall Render

JULY 14, 2023

Nonprofit hospitals under growing scrutiny over how they justify billions in tax breaks States increase pressure on nonprofit hospitals as charity care scrutinized Senate proposal would give hospitals $385M for emergency preparedness. How did we get here?

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Hall Render

JANUARY 20, 2023

for obesity rate, is getting heavier Medical Properties Trust Sponsors Children’s of Alabama Primary care group makes major local acquisition, doubling footprint in state ALASKA Juneau’s hospital is losing more than $1M a month Alaska’s flu season appears to have peaked.

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Hall Render

MAY 12, 2023

NATIONAL 4 Healthcare Design And Construction Trends To Watch AHA urges court to preserve ACA preventive services requirement pending appeal AI may pose ‘existential threat,’ physicians warn in BMJ Biden’s nursing home staff mandates expected soon CareFirst, Noom program aims to ‘retrain’ the brain of members with obesity, (..)

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

NATIONAL AHA, others urge Supreme Court to review challenge to HHS interpretation of DSH formula    AHA: Anti-hospital Group Misleads on Site-neutral Impact on Rural Access to Care AHA: New Error-Ridden 340B Study Misses the Mark Amazon to lay off hundreds in healthcare division At inaugural food-as-medicine summit, HHS announces partnerships to bolster (..)

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Hall Render

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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Med League

MARCH 23, 2022

Case Scenario: A well-qualified Telemetry nurse expert witness was retained on a case where the telemetry nurse in the medical-surgical floor of a hospital failed to properly and in a timely manner monitor, document, intervene and communicate change of condition to the physician for a patient post elective surgery. Glucometer.

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Med League

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Med League’s Nursing Home nurse expert witness, who specializes in all aspect of elder care, was retained to provide an independent review of the standards of care provided by the nursing staff. They have been trained and have extensive experience in caring for patients who cannot care for themselves.

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