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Navigating Medicare Advantage: Strategies for Hospitals to Tackle Growing Challenges

EvidenceCare

Written by Carol Howard, VP of Clinical Strategy As Medicare Advantage (MA) continues to grow, hospitals have faced growing challenges in navigating complex policies, payer friction, and financial pressures. Recently, I interviewed industry experts who discussed these issues in depth during a live recording of The Better Care Podcast. The panel featured Jackie Kimmel , Senior Director of Strategy Catalyst for The Health Management Academy , Dr.

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HHS facing challenges as lead agency for healthcare cybersecurity: GAO

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The department hasn’t implemented some policies recommended by the watchdog, which could pose a risk to cybersecurity in the sector as attacks increase, according to the Government Accountability Office.

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Positive Attitudes Protect People From The Common Cold, Unless They Are Black

Forbes Healthcare

Stress, race, and the common cold

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I built an empire nobody wants

Medical Economics

An atypical career led to atypical results – including financial security and work-life balance

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Tenet Health And Commure Announce Landmark Partnership To Deploy Ambient AI Platform

Forbes Healthcare

The goal is to ease clinical workflows and alleviate physician documentation burdens.

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Facing the student debt crisis: 3 strategies to establish control

Medical Economics

From promises of widespread forgiveness to halted payments, followed by a chaotic mess of legal disputes over repayment plans, federal student loan borrowers are on an emotional rollercoaster.

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Private equity and publicly traded hospices show lower caregiver satisfaction compared to not-for-profits

Medical Economics

Study shows that ownership model matters when it comes to caregiver satisfaction, and that doctors should know the ownership structure of hospices.

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CVS Health Taps Physician To Lead Healthcare Delivery Business

Forbes Healthcare

CVS Health promoted Dr. Sreekanth Chaguturu to lead its healthcare delivery business a year after the company spent $20 billion on Signify Health and Oak Street Health.

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Launching Your Medical Assisting Career: A Step-by-Step Guide

MedQuest College

Embarking on a career in medical assisting is a fantastic choice for those looking to make a positive impact in the healthcare field. Medical assistants play essential roles in both clinical and administrative settings, providing valuable support to doctors and caring for patients. We’ll walk you through the steps needed to get started, from education and certification to landing your first job.

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Jay W. Lee, MD, MPH, FAAFP explains the CDC's latest vaccine recommendations

Medical Economics

Jay W. Lee, MD, MPH, FAAFP sat down with Medical Economics for an exclusive Q&A.

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A New DC Degree. What the World Needs Now.

Science Based Medicine

Perhaps the neck manipulation was a bit too aggressive. The post A New DC Degree. What the World Needs Now. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Selling Retail Items

Open Dental

Does your practice sell specialized mouthwash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, or other retail items? Read this post to see how to quickly add them to patient accounts with a just few clicks. The post Selling Retail Items appeared first on Open Dental Blog.

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Everything you missed from the Interim Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates

Medical Economics

The AMA Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates was held November 8-12, in Orlando, Florida. Here is everything you might have missed.

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Everything To Know About Legal Operations For Your Firm

Beacon

Legal operations have revolutionized how modern businesses manage their in-house legal departments. This emerging field combines essential business activities, processes, and professionals to help legal teams serve their companies more effectively and efficiently.

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Remote robot-assisted surgery; $47 million for offering kickbacks; how salmonella ignores protective bacteria – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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How Ambient AI Technology is Revolutionizing Healthcare for Patients and Providers

DrChrono

Clinical Electronic Health Records (EHR) have become increasingly demanding for physicians and are a major driver of burnout and dissatisfaction. Time dedicated to paperwork during patient encounters can also affect the patient-physician relationship by hindering effective care. Ambient artificial intelligence (AI), such as AI medical scribing, has great potential to reduce documentation burden, enhance physician-patient communication, and expand clinicians’ capabilities.

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Netcare Scheduled Downtime - Thursday November 21, 2024 at 20:00 to Friday November 22, 2024 at 04:00

Connect Care Bytes Blog

The Alberta Netcare Portal will be unavailable from Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 20:00 to 04:00 on Friday, November 22, 2024 in order to accommodate system maintenance and a software upgrade. Connect Care will still be available, but Connect Care users will not be able to launch the Alberta Netcare Portal during this time. Users who are logged in during this time will be disconnected and will need to re-authenticate following the outage period.

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Why is a Career in Criminal Justice More Than Just Law Enforcement?

Northwest Career College

Most people automatically think of law enforcement when considering a career related to criminal justice. It is indeed true that becoming a police officer is one essential part of the criminal justice system. Still, many other career paths in criminal justice differ from law enforcement. The criminal justice career has covered many job opportunities, all concerned with community safety and helping people in need.

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Messy Moments: Dial down the drama

Physicians Practice

De-escalating situations and emotions can settle disagreements between staff members.

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Low Frequency of Discipline Seen for Physician-Spread Misinformation

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

Spreading misinformation to the community is least common reason for medical board discipline of physicians The post Low Frequency of Discipline Seen for Physician-Spread Misinformation appeared first on Pulmonology Advisor.

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Trump nominates Dr. Oz to oversee Medicare, Medicaid as CMS head

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

On Truth Social, President-elect Donald Trump said Oz, who is best known for his eponymous TV show, would take on the “illness industrial complex.

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Trump names Dr. Oz to head CMS

Medical Economics

Famed television host will join RFK Jr. ‘to take on the illness industrial complex,’ president-elect says in news reports.

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If enhanced ACA subsidies expire, 4M could become uninsured: report

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The enhanced premium tax credits will expire at the end of next year without action from lawmakers. Republicans have previously criticized the subsidies’ cost.

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Subgroups, Specialties, and Prior Hypotheses

Sensible Medicine

Posting this article was a no brainer. It is a critical appraisal deep dive by “friend of the stack” David Rind that combines the “letter to the editor” feel that we like so much as well some nice EBM history. Enjoy. Adam Cifu Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. If you appreciate our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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The Comprehensive Guide to Starting a Private Practice

Valant

The Comprehensive Guide to Starting a Private Practice Everything you need to know to start your practice, and a checklist to help you get it done. Starting a private practice is something many behavioral health providers consider. The path offers both excitement and challenges. As a behavioral health professional, you’ve dedicated years to developing your clinical skills, but the business side of running a practice can be unfamiliar.