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Navigating Medicare Advantage: Strategies for Hospitals to Tackle Growing Challenges

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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. “Many of our health systems that have at-risk contracts are expecting headwinds in revenue of up to 20%.”

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Nurses Mourn the End of California’s Mask Mandate in Hospital Settings

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Patients and staff are no longer required to wear face masks in hospitals and long-term care facilities, but it is still highly recommended. “It just doesn’t follow the science. . “It just doesn’t follow the science. California’s mask mandate for all healthcare settings came to end on Monday.

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Oregon hospital sued for $303 million after nurse accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water

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An Oregon hospital, Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, is embroiled in a $303 million lawsuit following an alarming case of fentanyl theft and medical malpractice. The remaining patients, who survived the ordeal, are part of a collective lawsuit against the hospital . According to the U.S.

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Hospital Tells the Wrong Family Their Son Is Dead

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Vannest Brown was at home with his family celebrating Janet Brown’s retirement from a Bay Area hospital after more than three decades of service. That’s when Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital called with horrible news. But it all turned out to be a huge mix-up. Vannest said the call was gut wrenching. “She

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Hospital Fined $127K for “Persistent” Understaffing of NICU

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Dozens of nursing unions have used this tactic to get hospitals to make concessions. But what happens when the hospital fails to hold up its end of the bargain after the strike is over? Failure to comply with the new staffing requirements led the nurses to seek arbitration to hold the hospital accountable. “We

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Maine Hospital Using AI to Record Patient Conversations

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MaineHealth recently announced it is using AI to automatically record conversations between doctors and their patients during a check-up or follow-up visit. Deborah Vaughan, a patient at the hospital, said she appreciates being able to look her doctor in the eye while talking about her health.

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Teen Accuses Hospital of “Kidnapping” After Her Mom Commits Suicide

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The teenager was experiencing a range of strange symptoms, including severe pain all over her body, when her mother took her to Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital. Over time, “your senses get ramped up so if a drop of water touches your skin, it can feel like somebody’s jabbing you with a knife.”

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