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As Telehealth Surges, Are Seniors Being Left Behind?

by Anne Davis, Director of Quality Programs & Medicare Strategy at HMS 12/11/2020 Leave a Comment

As Telehealth Surges, Are Seniors Being Left Behind?

Anne Davis, Director of Quality Programs & Medicare Strategy at HMS A global health crisis has thrust us into a scenario in which lives quite literally depend on the ability to virtually connect. Telehealth has rapidly emerged as a vital tool, enabling continuity of care, allowing vulnerable individuals to access their physician from home, and freeing up resources for providers to treat the most critical patients. The acceptance of telehealth and expansion of covered services for the
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COVID-19: How Hospitals Can Create Better Inpatient Bed Capacity through Math

by Dr. Pallabi Sanyal-Dey, Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF 12/08/2020 Leave a Comment

COVID-19: How Hospitals Can Create Better Inpatient Bed Capacity through Math

Dr. Pallabi Sanyal-Dey, Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF & Director of Client Services at LeanTaaS Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, key elements of hospital operations such as managing inpatient bed capacity, and access to ventilators and PPE have taken center stage. The general public got a crash course on what hospitals need in order to function successfully when disaster hits, and daily news and discussions were centered around ICU bed capacity as cases accelerated
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Innovaccer Launches COVID-19 Command Center to Help Healthcare Organizations Manage Their COVID-19 Operations

by Jasmine Pennic 12/04/2020 Leave a Comment

Innovaccer Launches COVID-19 Command Center to Help Healthcare Organizations Manage Their COVID-19 Operations

What You Should Know: - Innovaccer launches COVID-19 Command Center to assist healthcare organizations in optimizing their COVID-19 operations.   - The solution offers a unified information hub to manage COVID-19 resources and operations and empower teams with unprecedented visibility into their environment. Innovaccer, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based healthcare technology company, today announced the launch of its COVID-19 Command Center to assist healthcare organizations in
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5 Myth-Busting New Hospital ADT Notification Requirements

by Claudia Williams, CEO of Manifest MedEx 12/04/2020 Leave a Comment

5 Myth-Busting New Hospital ADT Notification Requirements

 Claudia Williams, CEO of Manifest MedEx When doctors know their patients have been to the hospital, they can act fast to provide needed support. Widespread use of hospital event notifications is associated with all kinds of health benefits, including a 10 percent decrease in readmissions for Medicare beneficiaries. These event notifications are one of the simplest, easiest (most-bipartisan!), and most impactful changes we can make to improve patient outcomes in U.S. healthcare.  To this
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Northwell Health Offers COVID-19 Screening Chat for NY Schools and Employers

by Jasmine Pennic 12/03/2020 Leave a Comment

Northwell Health Offers COVID-19 Screening Chat for NY Schools and Employers

What You Should Know: - Northwell Health announced that its Northwell Direct unit, which works with large employers, will be offering Conversa HealthCheck to screen employees, customers, students, and visitors. - HealthCheck is a quick, chat-based electronic screening for symptoms and signs of exposure to COVID-19. If cleared, users receive a digital "badge" that allows entry to a facility. If not cleared, they are given additional information on staying home and steps for testing
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HHS Taps CVS Health for Pilot to Administer COVID-19 Therapy to Patients At Home & Long-Term Care Facilities

by Jasmine Pennic 12/02/2020 Leave a Comment

HHS Taps CVS Health for Pilot to Administer COVID-19 Therapy to Patients At Home & Long-Term Care Facilities

What You Should Know: - Today, CVS Health was selected by HHS, as part of Operation Warp Speed, to pilot the administration of a limited supply of bamlanivimab, a monoclonal antibody therapy, with eligible COVID-19 patients at-risk of severe infection or complications resulting from the virus. - Under this pilot, Coram, the specialty pharmacy and infusion care business of CVS Health, will administer the intravenous therapy in patients’ homes or long-term care facilities to help meet the
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Your Room is Ready: How to Recapture Health System Revenue by Solving “The Motel Problem”

by Rich Miller, Chief Strategy Officer of QGenda 12/01/2020 Leave a Comment

Your Room is Ready: How to Recapture Health System Revenue by Solving “The Motel Problem”

Rich Miller, Chief Strategy Officer of QGenda Healthcare leaders attempting to regain some of the revenue lost during the COVID-19 shutdowns now face a formidable challenge. The American Hospital Association estimates that U.S. hospitals and health systems lost $202.6 billion in just the four months from March 1 through June 30—roughly $50.7 billion per month. Many variables feed into the overall financial impact for individual healthcare organizations, of course—including geographic
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Hospitals Hit with Low Volumes, High Expenses, Poor Margins as COVID-19 Cases Mount

by Fred Pennic 11/30/2020 Leave a Comment

Hospitals Hit with Low Volumes, High Expenses, Poor Margins as COVID-19 Cases Mount

What You Should Know: - October was a challenging month for hospitals and health systems nationwide amid ongoing instability spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest Hospital Flash Report. - Margins and volumes fell, revenues flattened, and expenses rose as COVID metrics continued to climb and some states moved to retighten social distancing guidelines. - As of Oct. 31, the number of daily U.S. COVID cases reached a high of more than 90,500 and related
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NLP is Raising the Bar on Accurate Detection of Adverse Drug Events

by David Talby, CTO, John Snow Labs 11/30/2020 Leave a Comment

NLP is Raising the Bar on Accurate Detection of Adverse Drug Events

 David Talby, CTO, John Snow Labs Each year, Adverse Drug Events (ADE) account for nearly 700,000 emergency department visits and 100,000 hospitalizations in the US alone. Nearly 5 percent of hospitalized patients experience an ADE, making them one of the most common types of inpatient errors. What’s more, many of these instances are hard to discover because they are never reported. In fact, the median under-reporting rate in one meta-analysis of 37 studies was 94 percent. This is
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COVID-19: How Can Payers Prepare for Mandates and Support Pandemic Relief Efforts

by Elizabeth Bierbower, Former President of Humana's Group & Specialty Division 11/25/2020 Leave a Comment

Compliance and COVID: How Can Payers Prepare for Mandates and Support Pandemic Relief Efforts

Elizabeth Bierbower, Former President of Humana's Group & Specialty Division Healthcare can achieve optimum efficiency when patients are at the center of care. When patients have the necessary information to navigate their care journey, they will choose the path to high-quality care at the lowest costs. Cost-sharing and insurance premiums are rising consistently since the last decade for employer plans, which covers nearly half of the country’s population. Plan members are shouldering a
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