Forbes Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
CDC ER and hospitalization data suggests that a Covid-19 Summer surge has been occurring in the U.S. since early June with the FLiRT variants KP.3 and KP.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 9, 2024
On Tuesday, regulators updated the public on their almost three-year-old inquiry into PBMs’ anticompetitive business practices. The report is not positive for the drug middlemen, which immediately criticized it as one-sided.
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Forbes Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
A diet with higher amounts of ultra-processed foods were around 10% more likely to die earlier than those who followed a balanced diet.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 9, 2024
More than 60 Medicare Advantage health plans from 40 insurers have received a higher star rating for 2024, according to a Healthcare Dive analysis.
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
Refining the role of health insurance brokers could unlock a major augmentation of the US healthcare workforce.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 9, 2024
The judge ruled the HHS overstepped in applying an employment law decision to healthcare, a decision experts say could occur more frequently now that the Chevron doctrine has been overturned.
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Medical Economics
JULY 9, 2024
As value-based care adoption grows, payers and providers must find the right tools to transform adversarial interactions into partnerships that put patients at the center of care.
ACMA Blog
JULY 9, 2024
Authors: Audrey Yeh, PharmD and Kiana Dixson, PharmD, BCMAS Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are “middlemen” that negotiate the terms and conditions for access to prescription drugs. Critics share that these organizations hold enormous power and influence over patients’ access to drugs and the prices they pay. The nation’s leading PBMs frequently have the ability to exert control on the pharmacies patients can go to to obtain prescriptions.
The HIPAA Journal
JULY 9, 2024
The Houston, TX-based medical device company, LivaNova, is facing multiple class action lawsuits over an October 2023 cyberattack that exposed the protected health information of 180,000 patients. The attack was detected on November 19, 2023, and the investigation confirmed that unauthorized individuals first accessed its network on October 26, 2023.
Medbridge
JULY 9, 2024
New Pathways Offering Increases Access to MSK Care and Enables Patients to Remain In-Network SEATTLE – July 10, 2024 – More than 100 million Americans experience musculoskeletal (MSK) pain annually, but the MSK patient journey has been broken for years. Access to quality care is difficult, costs across the board are too high, and capacity […] The post Hospital Systems Launch into Digital MSK with MedBridge appeared first on MedBridge Blog.
The HIPAA Journal
JULY 9, 2024
The Florida Department of Health has confirmed to FOX 35 in Orlando that it is investigating a cyberattack. The attack has affected its Vital Statistics System, which is used to process birth and death certificates. The disruption to the system has been causing problems for funeral homes across the state for the past two weeks. Some funeral homes have postponed their services or have been forced to physically visit healthcare providers to get signed copies of death certificates.
Medical Economics
JULY 9, 2024
The bond between a patient and their primary care provider is crucial for achieving the best health care results.
The HIPAA Journal
JULY 9, 2024
SouthCoast Health and Privia Medical Group in Georgia have notified patients about a cyberattack and data breach that occurred in June 2023. Unauthorized activity was identified in South Coast Health’s network on June 18, 2023, and assisted by forensic specialists, it was determined that its network was accessed by an unauthorized third party between June 15 and June 18, 2023.
Medical Economics
JULY 9, 2024
A new $1 billion financial aid gift will cover the full cost of attendance, including tuition and living expenses for students.
Healthcare Dive - Practice Management
JULY 9, 2024
HHS officials Micky Tripathi and Troy Tazbaz resigned from their roles as non-voting members of the Coalition for Health AI, an industry group working to create standards for artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
Around 160 people a day are diagnosed with a cancer related to smoking, according to an analysis from the charity Cancer Research UK.
Physicians Practice
JULY 9, 2024
If you let patients know from the start what you expect from them, you’re far more likely to get the money you’re asking for.
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
The country's health service spends just 10% of its funding on primary care. But lawmakers hope shifting more funds to family doctors will reduce pressure on hospitals.
KevinMD.com
JULY 9, 2024
Since the United States Food and Drug Administration approved exenatide in 2005, it took decades for the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) to identify and address perioperative safety concerns, if any, among patients using glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) such as exenatide. This delay could be due to several factors: GLP-1 RAs were initially Read more… To anesthetize, or not to anesthetize: a pervasive dilemma of the GLP-1 era originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
Forbes Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
A growing number of people include elements of both modern and natural medicine. At critical junctures throughout a person’s life, modern medicine is indispensable.
KevinMD.com
JULY 9, 2024
How can a group of dedicated general surgeons transform their compensation and work conditions in six months? Here’s their story. The group’s story: facts and dynamics Four general surgeons, one NP, and one PA for a specific physician have been practicing at a small community hospital with three ancillary facilities in the Northeast for many Read more… A group of four successful surgeons negotiate better contracts: a case study originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
Medical Economics
JULY 9, 2024
Some PBMs have ignored government compliance orders despite having two years to comply
Open Dental
JULY 9, 2024
The transition from paper to ePrescribing has revolutionized healthcare, offering efficiency, accuracy, and enhanced patient and provider experiences. The post Beyond the Fax: A Closer Look at the Evolution of ePrescribing appeared first on Open Dental Blog.
Minority Nurse
JULY 9, 2024
Out of great tragedy, sometimes great good can come. Such is the case with Austin Simon, son of Tiffany Simon, MSN, RN, CCRN, whose passing away at the age of 15 months old sparked a program that promises to help save the lives of children across the country who suffer from medically complex conditions. Born with a heart defect and undergoing a subsequent tracheostomy, Austin experienced a medical emergency when his tracheostomy was plugged.
Medical Economics
JULY 9, 2024
The top news stories in medicine today.
Prism Career Institute
JULY 9, 2024
In healthcare, your goal is always to provide the most effective care. Many settings use evidence-based practice to achieve this end. At Prism Career Institute, students in our Practical Nursing program receive a well-rounded education that includes evidence-based practice. Here, we explore what this concept means, its benefits, and how it is implemented in healthcare settings nationwide.
Physicians Practice
JULY 9, 2024
While the developers of AI-based applications charge ahead, clinicians and healthcare institutions must temper their optimism with caution.
MedCerts
JULY 9, 2024
4 Best IT Careers for Military Students MedCerts , an online learning institution, is approved for many of the military’s credentialing assistance training programs, including Army CA, Air Force COOL and Coast Guard COOL. Through the virtual training platform, you can achieve valuable certifications funded with Department of Defense grants. If you have questions about the process for any of these careers, you can even work with a military enrollment specialist to create a track for your best suc
Connect Care Bytes Blog
JULY 9, 2024
Connect Care will experience a brief system pause during the early hours of Thursday, July 11, 2024 at approximately 00:30 for a few minutes. This will allow a scheduled application update to complete. All active sessions will be temporarily suspended. The pause is expected to last up to 5 minutes. Users may continue with their work afterwards. Should patient information need to be accessed during the pause, please use BCA Web.
Medical Economics
JULY 9, 2024
These tips can help you develop a DIY marketing plan for your practice.
Connect Care Bytes Blog
JULY 9, 2024
All-user-bulletins highlight stumbling blocks that all prescribers need to be aware of when using the Connect Care clinical information system. Outage of Communication Between Connect Care Systems In the early hours of Thursday, July 11, 2024, between 00:30 and 02:30 , the environment that controls information flow between clinical systems, the Regional Integration Engine, will be taking a scheduled outage.
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