HIT Consultant

MARCH 7, 2023

But — and it’s a big one — those savings can only be achieved if those patients adhere to their medication schedules. Studies show patients have been prescribed therapies in a doctor’s office, but later have questions about them. Patients are left to weigh the pros and cons of taking a prescription on their own.

Doctors 98

Doctors Medicaid Medicaid Governance 98

AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

If you organization should come under scrutiny, you’ll need to produce how your program was implemented and how if functioned during the time of the potential violation. One of the seven items, #5 is “Enforcing Standards: Consequences and Incentives.” One of the earliest healthcare cases I know of occurred in Canada.

Compliance 52

Compliance US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Hospitals 52

AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

If you organization should come under scrutiny, you’ll need to produce how your program was implemented and how if functioned during the time of the potential violation. One of the seven items, #5 is “Enforcing Standards: Consequences and Incentives.” One of the earliest healthcare cases I know of occurred in Canada.

Compliance 52

Compliance US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Hospitals 52

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. hospitals – 65 percent of expenditure, on average – goes to labor costs. People worry now about nursing retirements, etc.

US Department of Health and Human Services 138

US Department of Health and Human Services Doctors Hospitals Nurses 138

YouCompli

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Now, you need to plan your investigation, conduct interviews, close out the investigation and follow up. Basic, right? Here are my five steps for conducting an effective healthcare compliance investigation. Develop a healthcare compliance investigation plan and keep it updated. As always, these are nuanced steps.

Compliance 52

Compliance Compliance Officers 52

Hall Render

JUNE 9, 2023

million from Miracle Day Arkansas Hospice Takes Over LifeTouch Hospice Arkansas hospitals say they are struggling; report questions those claims Arkansas law allows physician assistants to be rendering providers for Medicaid Arkansas rural hospitals work to keep their doors open Panda Express Pledges $1.2M

Nurses 40

Nurses COVID-19 Nursing Homes Hospitals 40

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

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

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses Hospitals 40

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

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

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

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

NATIONAL 3 physician shortage numbers making leaders nervous A shortage of hospital pharmacists is on the horizon, leaders say AHA, Others Urge Congress to Reauthorize Health Care Preparedness Law CMS toughens nursing home ownership disclosures in final rule Congress delays Medicare lab payment cuts for one year Demand—and pay—keep growing for nurse (..)

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals Doctors 40

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?

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

AUGUST 4, 2023

sues UnitedHealth over ‘thousands’ of denied claims What’s a fair price for a prescription drug? sues UnitedHealth over ‘thousands’ of denied claims What’s a fair price for a prescription drug? 1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% To Address SDOH Needs U.S.

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Hospitals Nursing Homes Nurses 40

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 NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40

Hall Render

MARCH 8, 2024

NATIONAL 34.5% NATIONAL 34.5% NATIONAL 34.5% NATIONAL 34.5%

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals COVID-19 40

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 26, 2021

creating all kinds of chaos for CIOs and other health IT leaders to contend with. That's the theme of this ongoing feature story series, where Healthcare IT News talks with IT leaders to focus on new lessons learned and how the executives will be applying those lessons today and into the future. Perry of St.

US Department of Health and Human Services 200

US Department of Health and Human Services Hospitals COVID-19 Telemedicine 200

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

There are so many challenges that we are currently facing in the world of healthcare, that possibly adding another one is overwhelming to think about. AI automation is still so new that it’s hard to tell what the exact impact will be. On one hand the automation will solve a lot of problems.

Hospitals 97

Hospitals Patient Satisfaction Telemedicine Licensing 97

Hall Render

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

Nurses 40

Nurses COVID-19 Hospitals Nursing Homes 40

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2022

Revenue provides stability and flexibility to healthcare organizations. The healthcare staffing crisis is also putting severe margin pressure on organizations. To address this challenge, organizations are turning to technology and partnering with specialized vendors to improve their revenue cycle processes.

US Department of Health and Human Services 52

US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Hospitals Medicaid 52

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Healthcare companies paid 90% of False Claims Act settlements in 2021. Healthcare data breaches hit all-time high in 2021, impacting 45M people. Medicare patients win the right to appeal gap in nursing home coverage. Most Alabama healthcare workers soon required to have one dose of the vaccine by Valentine’s Day.

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses 40

Hall Render

AUGUST 11, 2023

But that wasn’t the whole story.

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Nursing Homes Nurses 40

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.

Hospitals 75

Hospitals Compliance Health Outcomes Medicare 75

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

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

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Nursing Homes Nurses 40

Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

HHS appeal of No Surprises Act on hold. Now they’re facing abrupt cuts. Now Durango’s public health agency is sounding the alarm. Hospital mergers are changing Connecticut’s healthcare system. Windham High School, Hartford HealthCare Kick Off Partnership. Rehab hospital nears opening on Southside.

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Nurses Nursing Homes Hospitals 40

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.

Governance 91

Governance HIPAA Ransomware Hospitals 91

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.

Compliance 119

Compliance Electronic Medical Records Hospitals Health Outcomes 119

Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 20, 2023

For this round, I’m firmly focused on the key noun in health care, which is the patient – as consumer, as Chief Health Officer of the family, as caregiver, as health citizen. Consumer in the Big/Macro U.S. In what the Federal Reserve Bank of New York sees as an “only-in-the-U.S.” consumer sentiment on the steep decline.

Prescription Drug Pricing 67

Prescription Drug Pricing Medical Billing Health Insurance Public Health 67