Tue.Oct 29, 2024

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The 2024 Healthcare Debate: Piecemeal Fixes Won’t Heal The System

Forbes Healthcare

While both parties agree that costs are too high and have discussed these challenges, the candidates have not been specific about their plans to address them.

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Demand for services boosts Tenet’s third-quarter revenue to $5.1B

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Despite beating estimates for revenue, the health system lowered the upper end of its full year revenue outlook. Analysts said the revision was due in part to the sale of some hospitals.

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Harnessing Peptides for Skin Rejuvenation and Muscle Recovery

We Care Online

Introduction to Peptides What are Peptides? Peptides are short chains of amino acids, which serve as the building blocks of proteins in our bodies. These small yet powerful molecules play a crucial role in various physiological processes, acting as signaling agents that facilitate communication between cells. Their versatility enables them to regulate numerous functions, including hormone production, immune responses, and tissue repair.

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Can artificial intelligence contribute to improved clinical reasoning?

Medical Economics

A recent study compared the diagnostic performance of physicians referencing AI to those limited to conventional resources.

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HHS-OIG Identifies Potential Misuse of HRAs and Chart Reviews by MA Companies

The HIPAA Journal

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) has identified potential misuse of health risk assessments (HRAs) and HRA-linked chart reviews by Medicare Advantage (MA) companies, which may have resulted in millions of dollars in overpayments. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pays MA companies higher risk-adjusted payments for sicker enrollees to cover costlier care and each year, MA companies receive millions in overpayments based on unsupp

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Nearly half of all Medicare beneficiaries lack financial resources, cannot afford a single hospital stay

Medical Economics

High out-of-pocket costs leave many Medicare beneficiaries at risk for financial hardship from costs of even one hospital visit.

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Patients like being asked to share personal details they want physicians to know

Medical Economics

Study suggests a way to use EHRs to develop relationship before patients arrive for an exam.

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Alignment Healthcare Still Losing Money Even As Medicare Enrollment Rises

Forbes Healthcare

Alignment Healthcare reported a $26.4 million third quarter loss even as its Medicare Advantage enrollment grew nearly 58%.

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Long Island Plastic Surgical Group Confirms 161K-Record Data Breach

The HIPAA Journal

Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, a network of 13 plastic surgery practices in New York, has confirmed to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights that the protected health information of 161,707 individuals was compromised in a hacking incident earlier this year. According to its substitute breach notice, external cybersecurity professionals were engaged to investigate the incident and confirmed that a network intrusion occurred between January 4, 2024, and January 8, 2024, involving the exfiltration

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3 Tips To Adjust Your Sleep Schedule For Daylight Savings Transition

Forbes Healthcare

This year, Fall Daylight Savings falls on Sunday, November 3. Preparing now can help us transition well and practice good sleep hygiene.

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HCA logs $50M hurricane hit in Q3, expects greater loss in Q4

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The for-profit giant affirmed its full-year revenue guidance, but executives said the ongoing impact of the storms would likely cause the operator to come in “on the lower half” of its range.

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Key Elements Affecting Your Website’s Performance

Practice Builders

The average online visitor expects a webpage to load within two seconds. During this time, an online page must make the best possible impression on potential clients. Whether you’re running a special e-commerce platform, a web page, or a personal blog, every second counts. Don’t keep your users waiting. Slow loading times equal lost potential clients and missed possibilities.

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Engineers: Heal Thyselves (and Health Care)

The Healthcare Blog

By KIM BELLARD The article I can’t get out of my head is one by Greg Ip in The Wall Street Journal : Crises at Boeing and Intel Area National Emergency. I’m old enough that I remember when the Boeing 707 took airline passenger travel from the prop age to the jet age. I’m old enough that I remember that we all wanted PCs with Intel chips when companies starting giving office workers their first PCs.

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Envision Healthcare CFO, CIO to depart

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

J. Michael Bruff, formerly the finance chief at senior primary care chain ChenMed, has already taken the reins as Envision’s new chief financial officer. Envision is conducing a search for chief information officer.

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American Nurses Foundation Awards $339,000 Grant to HBCU Nursing Program to Support Education for Male Nurses of Color

Minority Nurse

The American Nurses Foundation has made a significant stride in promoting diversity in nursing education by awarding one of its prestigious nursing research grants, Diversify Nursing Research through Support of Minority Institutions. This initiative aims to boost the number of ethnic minority nurse researchers while broadening the diversity of research topics and perspectives.

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SDOH: What every physician needs to know about social drivers of health. Part 3: Unique factors and influences

Medical Economics

Two experts discuss The Physicians Foundation and its efforts to affect the factors that affect health outside the doctor's office.

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California law to protect ethical AI use in health care

Physicians Practice

These core principles should be adopted into any covered entity or business associates’ policies and procedures.

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Semaglutide survey: Exclusive physician results on benefits, challenges of new obesity drugs

Medical Economics

Doctors offer insights on the how they and their patients are using GLP-1RA medicines.

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Top Challenges Faced by Medical Administrative Assistants

Northwest Career College

Medical administrative assistants perform many functions and help facilitate the smooth operation of medical offices, clinics, and hospitals. Medical administration is a gratifying job, though it may be challenging. The most difficult part of this position is balancing all the tasks properly while maintaining excellent organization and patient care.

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Seeking Site Medical Informatics Leads (North, Central, and South Zones)

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Alberta Health Services is seeking passionate leaders to fill multiple available positions as Site Medical Informatics Leads (SMILs) in the North, Central, and South Zones (positions for Edmonton and Calgary Zones will be posted and advertised soon). The SMILs will collaborate closely with their Zone's Medical Leadership team and work together with leadership and healthcare practitioners at assigned facilities/site(s) to ensure the seamless integration and optimization of Digital Health.

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The challenges female patients are facing

Medical Economics

Study reveals disproportionate struggles for women in prime working and childbearing years

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Countdown Checklist L9, T-minus 3: Buddy Up, Team Up

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Continuing a list of essential actions for Connect Care Launch 9 prescribers readying for launch November 2, 2024. Buddy-Up and Team-Up Every clinical group will have members who like, and others who dislike, information management. This is a good time to recognize this reality and identify buddies for providers who may struggle. There are valuable human resources embedded in Launch 9 sites and others flowing in from Zone sites already on Connect Care.

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ABIM eliminates two-year points requirement for MOC

Medical Economics

Certified physicians who missed the two-year point requirements will have their status upgraded immediately

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What makes psychotherapy ‘good’ and ‘effective?’

Sensible Medicine

It goes without saying that we at Sensible Medicine pray at the church of Evidence-Based Medicine. Fields of medicine vary in how strong the “best available evidence from systematic research” leg of the three-legged stool is. If you are a cardiologist, you might be able to rely heavily of RCTS. Some other fields, with a weaker evidence base, might have to lean heavier on basic science or clinical experience and “N of 1” trials.

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$35 million fraud scheme; gambling is a public health threat; childhood BMI can predict impaired lung function – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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38,000 Individuals Affected by Center for Urban Community Services Cyberattack

The HIPAA Journal

Security breaches have been reported by the Center for Urban Community Services in New York, Riverview Health in Indiana, and Smile Design Management in Florida. The Center for Urban Community Services, New York The Center for Urban Community Services, a New York social services organization, has notified 38,000 individuals about a network intrusion that occurred between September 4, 2023, and September 9, 2023.

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Harris Data Integrity Solutions Promotes Rachel Podczervinski To Senior Vice President

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Harris Data Integrity Solutions, the leading provider of best-in-class patient data integrity services and software, announced today the promotion of Rachel Podczervinski, MS, RHIA, to Senior Vice President. In her new role, Podczervinski oversees Harris […] The article Harris Data Integrity Solutions Promotes Rachel Podczervinski To Senior Vice President appeared first on electronichealthre

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Trump troubles and Harris headaches: Voters stressing out as presidential election nears

Medical Economics

American Psychological Association announces results from national ‘Stress in America’ survey in presidential election season.

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