Relias

MAY 1, 2022

Carefully assessing on admission. Because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will not reimburse healthcare organizations for costs associated with hospital- or facility-acquired pressure injuries, appropriate assessment at the time of admission is vital. Not correctly identifying or describing wounds present on admission.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Since COVID-19, there has been a notable decline in medical school admissions among applicants of color. Ethnic Diversity Amongst the General Population From 2014 to 2019, the ethnic diversity landscape in the US remained relatively stable, with the most notable change involving the growth of the Hispanic population.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

.” And another verbatim observation that illustrates some hospitals’ doubling-down on the outpatient opportunity: “The focus of the past 10 years has been on preventing readmissions, and now in the next 10 years, the focus will be on preventing admissions.”

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Accepted Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If you want to know how much of BU medical school’s recent $100 million gift it intends to use for scholarships, or what happens to applications to ensure a genuinely holistic process, or what its associate dean of admissions wants to see in students read on! Welcome to the 541st episode of Admissions Straight Talk.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The HeartGuide will be available at retail beginning January 9, 2019 — during the week of CES in Las Vegas. Self-care for a heart patient or someone at-risk for heart disease can prevent an emergency room visit or inpatient admission, $499 could be a great preventive care investment. This is roughly the price of an Apple Watch.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This issue frequently arises in the context of a treating physician where, on one hand, some courts have concluded that the disclosure of a non-retained expert requires more than stating a witness’s connection to a case or a reference to medical records. [2] CV 15-2101 (JRT/TNL), 2019 WL 4897191, at *11 (D. May 28, 2019).

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Hence, the SWAT RN is a nursing role that is instrumental in the promotion of the nursing process and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing’s 2019 Clinical Judgment Measurement Model within the acute care setting, as they work collaboratively with bedside nurse leaders to facilitate positive patient outcomes.

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Health Populi

MAY 14, 2019

McKinsey also found that consumers reporting greater use of the emergency department and inpatient hospital admissions were also more likely to report unmet social needs. “The new Thrive Local network will start rolling out summer 2019,” K-P’s press release said.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A medical school applicant recently filed suit , alleging that several Texas medical schools improperly rejected him by basing their admissions decisions on race and gender. The plaintiff seeks declaratory and injunctive relief that prohibits these schools from making their admissions decisions on the basis of race or sex.

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Relias

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2019, $1.9 The physicians also questioned unnecessary hospital admissions, the over-prescription of drugs, and unnecessary testing as further examples of healthcare professionals’ attempts to keep patients happy while potentially compromising care quality.

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Relias

MARCH 13, 2023

An executive order passed in 2019 directed the Department of Health and Human Services to create new guidelines to help reduce healthcare costs. During a documentation and charge capture audit, a coding specialist reviews a facility’s medical records to ensure they meet current regulatory standards.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 2, 2023

could save at least $13 billion a year through deploying medically-tailored meals for people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance programs, according to the True Cost of Food , research published by the Tufts School of Nutrition Science and Policy collaborating with The Rockefeller Foundation.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 6, 2021

More granularly, prevention encompasses screening, counseling, and rates of avoidable hospital admissions for diabetes, asthma, and congestive heart failure. we Americans can chant, when it comes to medical spending. In 2019, that reached nearly 17% of the national economy. Not-so-close behind the U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

Where we physically lived in 2020 transformed into sites for the many daily verbs in our lives: working, learning, praying, cooking/baking/dining, exercising, and indeed, self-caring for wellness and medical care. Keep in mind that as our homes evolve into a major place for us to make health, this is the consumer-demand side in health care.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 20, 2019

Rates of hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes are higher for Black women than for women in other racial/ethnic groups. The rate of hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations due to uncontrolled diabetes is higher for Black women than White women. This week’s news covering a U.S. s, birthday. .

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

the health/care ecosystem warmly embraced social determinants of health as a concept in 2019. A few of the mainstreaming-of-SDoH signposts in 2019 were: Cigna studying and focusing in on loneliness as a health and wellness risk factor. Flash forward to Walmart, and their 2019 moment of business-and-community responsibility.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 14, 2024

In 2019, an emerging concern is how the growth in adoption of artificial intelligence and cognitive computing among health care organizations – particularly, insurance plans, providers, and pharma. We must guard against exacerbating health disparities with these sorts of AI applications in health and medical care. A recent U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 16, 2023

Rates of hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes are higher for Black women than for women in other racial/ethnic groups. The rate of hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations due to uncontrolled diabetes is higher for Black women than White women. A recent U.S.

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The Healthcare Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

Several of those companies, whether they are trying to reinvent primary care (Oak, Iora, One Medical) or change the nature of diabetes care (Livongo, Vida, Virta et al) have now had decent numbers of users, and their impact is starting to be assessed. There’s becoming a cottage industry of organizations looking at these interventions.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 20, 2020

Rates of hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes are higher for Black women than for women in other racial/ethnic groups. The rate of hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations due to uncontrolled diabetes is higher for Black women than White women. Last year’s U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

Rates of hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes are higher for Black women than for women in other racial/ethnic groups. The rate of hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations due to uncontrolled diabetes is higher for Black women than White women. Last year’s U.S.

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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

There have been calls from many healthcare stakeholder groups to align Part 2 regulations more closely with HIPAA to allow clinicians to view patients’ entire medical records, including SUD records, to get a complete view of a patient’s health history to inform treatment decisions. 21 st Century Cures Act.

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