Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

’ Health inequality and discrimination is not a new problem in healthcare. It is a problem that people have been fighting for since the very beginning but we still have not found the solution to achieving health equity. This highlights the dire need to address patient access to care. The following is their ideas.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. 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. Digital health will be critical for advancing health equity.

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Hall Render

MAY 20, 2022

. $15 million program will tackle behavioral health barriers in LTC. AMA, organizations launch effort to apply equity lens to patient care. AHA asks HHS to continue the public health emergency until conditions stabilize. Considerations for Social Determinants of Health Screening Design. CALIFORNIA.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Disadvantaged populations face many barriers to care, including low referral rates, lack of Medicaid acceptance and transportation difficulties. Patients in rural communities who live far away from brick-and-mortar care facilities. ? Patients who cannot afford copays for doctor or outpatient PT appointments. ?

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 24, 2023

What You Should Know: – Health equity – or the lack thereof – is one of the biggest challenges facing US healthcare organizations today. Through these actions, one could synthesise health inequities’ leading causes and effects. The statistics are staggering. The statistics are staggering.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. 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.

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Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 22, 2022

health citizens face physical, financial, and mental health challenges of a syndemic, inflation, and stress – all of which will shape peoples’ demand side for health care and digital technology, and a supply side of providers challenged by tech-enabled organizations with design and data chops. Entering 2023, U.S.

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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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Hall Render

AUGUST 4, 2023

1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% To Address SDOH Needs U.S. 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. 1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1%

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Hall Render

AUGUST 25, 2023

NATIONAL AHA shares proposals for drug shortage legislation with House committee America’s biggest hospital landlord sees deals souring Babylon Health files for bankruptcy Bankruptcies mounting in troubled nursing home industry Calls grow for national patient safety board: 3 leaders weigh in CMS details plan to allow Part D beneficiaries to pay (..)

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

11 Plan To Slash $1.5B 11 Plan To Slash $1.5B 11 Plan To Slash $1.5B

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Hall Render

JANUARY 19, 2024

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Healthcare Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On November 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the contract year 2025 proposed rule for Medicare Advantage (“MA”) organizations and Part D sponsors (the “Proposed Rule”). Below is a summary of some of the Proposed Rule’s key changes.

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Hall Render

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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Hall Render

APRIL 29, 2022

AMA survey: Majority of physicians say telehealth enables more comprehensive quality care. County Struggles with Income Affect Social Determinants of Health. HHS puts $90 million toward addressing health disparities through data. Alabama Medicaid enrollment increases as pandemic requirement continues.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

Just in time for the holidays, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the Contract Year 2024 Proposed Rule for Medicare Advantage organizations (“MAOs”) and Part D sponsors (the “Proposed Rule”). Addition of a Health Equity Index Reward. We’ve summarized some of the key changes in the Proposed Rule.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 7, 2022

10 states with the largest decreases to travel nurse pay. Medical groups want lawmakers to bolster safety for health care workforce. Private equity drove 70% of physician medical group deals last year. Healthcare organizations to AG: Investigate threats over children’s transgender care.

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Hall Render

JULY 8, 2022

Ransomware attack on finance company affects 600 hospitals, practices. 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. More states push to clarify CRNA scope of practice.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 20, 2023

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

NATIONAL Amazon moves into healthcare generative AI with $4B investment Biden administration to ban medical debt from credit scores CMS encourages physicians to apply for new Making Care Primary model CMS settles $9.2M in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursing homes $6.8B

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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.

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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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Hall Render

JANUARY 12, 2024

NATIONAL 60% of health systems considering ASC joint ventures 9% of hospitals had ‘vulnerable’ cash on hand levels in 2022 $3.7B

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Hall Render

JULY 21, 2023

Vincent’s nurse, physician communication among top in Alabama UAB Hospital receives millions in state funds to expand ED 988 one year later: More needed to expand mental health in Alabama communities of color Alabama lawmakers hear from Pickens County on effort to re-open medical center ALASKA City OKs $8.1M Million St. Million St.

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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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Hall Render

MARCH 11, 2022

AHA urges Congress to address health care workforce challenges. 50 best hospital, health systems supply chains in the US, per GHX. CMS Innovation Center Launches New Initiative To Advance Health Equity. HHS working with health systems to launch single patient login for health portals.

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