Connected Health Pulse

CMS sets Medicaid payments to home care workers at 80%

FierceHealthIT

APRIL 22, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is hoping to improve Medicaid enrollees’ access to care through a final rule that better compensates caregiving roles. | CMS released a series of final rules Monday, including Medicaid access regulations that some groups worry will cause providers to close.

Medicare

Innovaccer Announces Acquisition of Pharmacy Quality Solutions to Accelerate Value-Based Care in Pharmacy Settings

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 11, 2024

This strategic move reinforces Innovaccer’s commitment to accelerating value-based care across the healthcare ecosystem and to have the largest distribution of providers and pharmacy network combined. About Innovaccer Innovaccer is the data platform that accelerates care innovation through innovative AI technologies.

Medicare

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Improving Patient Outcomes: Collaborative Care in Primary Care Settings

FierceHealthIT

APRIL 4, 2023

Improving Patient Outcomes: Collaborative Care in Primary Care Settings mteefey Tue, 04/04/2023 - 14:43

Primary Care

New Research From K Health: AI Can Improve Hypertension Treatment in Primary Care Settings

Digital Health Global

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Key highlights from the publication: The model—which was built using anonymized patient data from 16,917 real-world primary care clinical cases—was designed and validated to help physicians personalize treatment and stabilize patients with hypertension at the point of care. Ebbert, M.D., Contacts press@khealth.com

Primary Care

Primary Care Digital Health

Strategies to Deal with Collaborative Healthcare Communication

Speaker: Dr. Ugo Uwaoma, MD, MBA

While collaborative healthcare has significantly improved patient care, we also see the negative effects it has on healthcare staff driven by message and alert fatigue. The importance of setting work-life balance expectations when implementing software. Better stakeholder engagement to deal with message and alert fatigue.

Telehealth

Carefeed secures $3 million to expand platform in senior care settings

Mobi Health News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Funding will support accelerating adoption of communication solutions.

Hospitals are seeing higher acuity patients, struggling to discharge to post-acute care settings, report finds

FierceHealthIT

JULY 25, 2023

Hospitals are finding it harder to place patients into post-acute care settings, a new report finds. | The number of referrals to nursing homes and home health agencies per patient has increased over the last year, as has patient acuity. At the same time, referral rejection rates are also on the rise.

Nursing

$1M grant sets up Renown Regional for hybrid telehealth and in-person care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Some of these challenges included technology for providers available at scale, a platform to deliver care in a user-friendly fashion, licensure for these tools, state licensure, and expanding quality care to patients amidst the capacity and staffing challenges that all health systems were facing across the country.

Telehealth

Telehealth EHR Telemedicine Primary Care

6 Benefits of Inpatient Virtual Care for Acute Care Settings

Health Recovery Solutions

JANUARY 4, 2024

Inpatient virtual care , a new approach to acute patient care, is designed to enhance patient outcomes and satisfaction , streamline clinical workflows , and improve the overall quality of inpatient care by leveraging the tools and technologies of remote care.

Remote care

Remote care Telehealth

Burnout, Tele-Health, and Accessibility: How to Manage the Expectation of a 24-Hour Workday

Speaker: Keith Carlson — BSN, RN, NC-BC, Host of The Nurse Keith Podcast

Telehealth increases patients' abilities to access care as well as the potential for the well-being of the physician or RN, but only if implemented with reasonable provider expectations. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has become more prevalent.

Telehealth

eConsult Platform Use In Community Primary Care Settings Reduces Uncompensated Care Provided By Hospitals

Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 23, 2019

Rural hospitals are facing severe challenges in maintaining operating margin, with uncompensated care being a major factor. Telehealth eConsult platform use in local primary care settings to improve “right time, right place, right provider care” have been shown to decrease the number of patients […].

Primary Care

Primary Care Telehealth

Acute care telemedicine company SOC Telemed set to go public as part of SPAC deal

FierceHealthIT

JULY 29, 2020

Acute care telemedicine company SOC Telemed set to go public as part of SPAC deal. Wed, 07/29/2020 - 15:31.

Telemedicine

CMS gives states more flexibility in setting Medicaid managed care capitation rates

FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

CMS gives states more flexibility in setting Medicaid managed care capitation rates. Tue, 11/10/2020 - 15:10.

care.ai, Virtua Health partner to expand the hybrid care providers' virtual care offerings

Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The New Jersey-based provider will ultimately integrate care.ai's ambient sensors and Smart Care Facility Platform into its acute care settings enterprise-wide.

Bonus Features – October 15, 2023 – 66% of orgs hit by cyberattacks report disruptions to patient care, 75% of Americans don’t trust AI in a care setting, and 26 more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2023

More News from HLTH Walmart employees using virtual care provided by Included Health saw an 11% reduction in the total cost of care , the companies announced. Studies Two-thirds of organizations hit by cyberattacks report disruptions to patient care , according to research from Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute.

EHR

EHR Medical Billing Healthcare IT Digital Health

WellSky acquires software maker for long-term care settings

Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Health Care Software's staff, office and services are still up and running, but will soon be integrated into WellSky's brand.

BioMech Sets New Standard of Care with AI-Enabled, Clinically Actionable Real-Time Motion Analytics for Improved Healthcare Outcomes

Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The article BioMech Sets New Standard of Care with AI-Enabled, Clinically Actionable Real-Time Motion Analytics for Improved Healthcare Outcomes appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

Why Patient-Initiated Follow Up (PIFU) could be set to radically transform outpatient care

Digital Leaders HealthTech

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This has enabled those trusts to make a dramatic impact on the way they deliver care and communicate with their patients, giving a better experience of care overall. SoN Patient initiated chronic care management. One is about to rollout digital PIFU in 30 specialities by tailoring solutions to specific pathway requirements.

Pain management

Pain management Leadership Patient Experience

Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In some parts of the world, such as Australia and Norway, “in-person at-home acute care has gained signification traction and has been offered in most hospitals for over 15 years,” the authors note. The proliferation of such wearable sensors and remote patient monitoring technologies helps set the technology stage for HaH.

EHR

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Care shifts from physician offices to outpatient settings and costs go up, HCCI study finds

FierceHealthIT

APRIL 4, 2019

More care is taking place in outpatient settings than physician offices and there’s a higher price for those services, according to an HCCI analysis. There are two trends going on in healthcare.

Thriving in an AI-driven health care system: essential skills for medical professionals to stay relevant and make a difference

KevinMD

MAY 4, 2023

As the health care industry continues to evolve with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and other cutting-edge technologies, it’s more important than ever for medical professionals to identify and develop skills that set them apart from their peers.

Health IT

Perspectives on the use of Virtual Reality within a public hospital setting: surveying knowledge, attitudes, and perceived utility among health care professionals

BMC Digital Health

APRIL 24, 2024

Virtual reality (VR) is a burgeoning technology within healthcare, though routine implementation of VR within hospital settings remains limited. Health professionals are key stakeholders in knowledge translati.

Setting Caregivers’ Expectations and Enhancing the Experience with Virtual Care

Synzi

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

By: Lee Horner, CEO, Synzi Patients’ family caregivers can be critical partners to the care which home health providers deliver to their loved one. The post Setting Caregivers’ Expectations and Enhancing the Experience with Virtual Care appeared first on Synzi.

Setting Caregivers’ Expectations and Enhancing the Experience with Virtual Care

Synzi

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Understanding Caregiver Stress Patients’ family caregivers can be critical partners to the care which home health providers deliver to their loved one. The post Setting Caregivers’ Expectations and Enhancing the Experience with Virtual Care appeared first on Synzi.

Coalition releases new guidelines for palliative care for all provider settings

FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

A new set of clinical guidelines for palliative care aims to emphasize its value to patients of all ages to boost access and quality.

Safety in Health Care Ties Closely to Workforce Well-Being – Updates from Press Ganey and ECRI

Health Populi

APRIL 3, 2024

in health care. The phrase “patient safety” summons up a list of common sources such as medication errors, surgical errors, health care-associated infections, diagnostic errors, among other adverse events and harms people experience in the course of receiving health care. “First, do no harm” is a key M.O.

Mental health

Mental health Patient Experience Nursing Healthcare IT

What doctors can learn from actors about artificial intelligence

KevinMD

JANUARY 17, 2024

However, physicians should tread carefully and take heed of the example set by other industries. Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to revolutionize the practice of medicine by expanding our knowledge and reducing our workload.

How AI can help alleviate the strain on the medical system

KevinMD

APRIL 12, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on the health care system and its professionals. However, this new generation of nurses has brought a set of expectations and attitudes that are now putting a Read more… How AI can help alleviate the strain on the medical system originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

Nursing

Nursing Health IT

care.ai, Samsung partner for AI-powered patient monitoring via displays

Mobi Health News

JUNE 7, 2023

Samsung will integrate the Orlando-based company's Smart Care Facility Platform into its displays to help with patient monitoring in the care setting.

The exciting future of our physical exam with point-of-care ultrasound

KevinMD

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

They release him from the chains and set him on a nearby table for examination. The exciting future of our physical exam with point-of-care ultrasound originally appeared in KevinMD.com. Science officer Spock and Dr. McCoy find him disheveled and minimally responsive. Dr. McCoy urgently takes. Read more….

Joint Commission intros new Telehealth Accreditation Program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 25, 2024

But there are requirements specific to the new accreditation program, such as streamlined emergency management requirements to address providing care and clinical support remotely rather than in a physical building.

Telehealth

Telehealth EHR Healthcare IT Health Information

Home Care Services and Technology Set to Explode

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 16, 2021

Even before COVID-19, there was increasing momentum for care outside the walls of healthcare facilities. Now after a year of the pandemic, more money and effort is being invested in home care solutions. The market for services and technologies to help patients remain at home is one of the fastest growing healthcare segments.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Leadership Telemedicine

Setting Caregivers’ Expectations and Enhancing the Experience with Virtual Care

Synzi

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Understanding Caregiver Stress Patients’ family caregivers can be critical partners to the care which home health providers deliver to their loved one. The post Setting Caregivers’ Expectations and Enhancing the Experience with Virtual Care appeared first on Synzi.

From electric fish to smart device EHRs: the mind-blowing evolution of health care technology

KevinMD

AUGUST 31, 2021

This system is still as common in health care settings. From electric fish to smart device EHRs: the mind-blowing evolution of health care technology originally appeared in KevinMD.com. Read more….

EHR

EHR Health IT

Leveraging Trust, Showing Humility: How Health Care Organizations Can Serve Consumers – A New Read from McKinsey

Health Populi

APRIL 23, 2024

More than one-in-two consumers are eating healthy, exercising and working out, managing mental health, and getting to an ideal weight rank top in consumers allocating at least four days a week — but less than 40% of people feel satisfied with the support health care organizations are giving them in these activities.

Mental health

Mental health Patient Experience Digital Health Telehealth

How virtual primary care can amplify value for providers and patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 15, 2024

Primary care physicians are the heart of healthcare delivery in the United States. Virtual primary care, experts say, can address challenges in traditional care by filling existing care gaps and offering various benefits to healthcare organizations, providers and patients. We interviewed Kelly Bliss, president of U.S.

Primary Care

Primary Care Mental health Patient Experience Telemedicine

Solidifying Home Care in the Healthcare Continuum: Embracing Technological Advances and RPM to Redefine Healthcare in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 8, 2024

The following is a guest article by Jiang Li, CEO at Vivalink Healthcare is at a turning point, reshaping our view of what defines hospital care. The home has emerged as a fundamental care setting within the broader healthcare continuum, challenging the notion that care concludes at the hospital exit.

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Location, Location, Location – Understanding Health Consumers’ Evolving Definition of Convenience

Health Populi

JULY 7, 2023

“Why is a real estate services company doing research into consumers’ views on health care?” See my Hot Points below, discussing my views on the morphing of health care real estate from Pill Hill and inpatient hospitals to the home and closer-to-home sites. ” you might ask. ” JLL polled 4,037 U.S.

Telehealth

Telehealth Life Science Mental health Primary Care

A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

health care system. The aspirational document sets out the mission that “every individual deserves the right to obtain health care that is comprehensive, equitable and compassionate.” Let’s put “health” back into the U.S.

HIPAA

HIPAA Public Health Leadership Mental health

Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2024

From integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare and health data platforms to establishing robust data standards that reach beyond clinical settings to managing patient consent and increased patient access, it is fair to say that health data exchange and data management have many important intricacies worthy of careful attention.

Meaningful Use

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Livongo's President Dr. Jennifer Schneider talks potential in Livongo and Teladoc merger

Mobi Health News

AUGUST 13, 2020

Last week the digital health world was taken by storm when news broke that virtual health giant Teladoc was set to acquire chronic care management platform Livongo in a whopping $18.5 billion deal.

Digital Health

How Philips Has Pivoted In the COVID-19 Pandemic: Connected Care From Hospital to Home

Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2020

I was scheduled to meet with Roy Jakobs, Chief Business Leader of Connected Care at Philips, at HIMSS in Orlando on 9th March 2020. It’s also an enormous stress test of the [health care] system. In that initial vision, Philips already envisioned care settings outside of hospitals.

Connected Care

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MDLive to be acquired by Cigna's Evernorth

Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Set to close in Q2, the deal will provide the payer's healthcare services subsidiary with an integrated virtual care offering.

Digital Health

Senior companionship company Papa releases new health management platform

Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The service helps seniors maneuver their care in a virtual setting, an increasingly common way to receive healthcare now during the pandemic.

CMS sets Medicaid payments to home care workers at 80%

Innovaccer Announces Acquisition of Pharmacy Quality Solutions to Accelerate Value-Based Care in Pharmacy Settings

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Improving Patient Outcomes: Collaborative Care in Primary Care Settings

New Research From K Health: AI Can Improve Hypertension Treatment in Primary Care Settings

Strategies to Deal with Collaborative Healthcare Communication

Carefeed secures $3 million to expand platform in senior care settings

Hospitals are seeing higher acuity patients, struggling to discharge to post-acute care settings, report finds

$1M grant sets up Renown Regional for hybrid telehealth and in-person care

6 Benefits of Inpatient Virtual Care for Acute Care Settings

Burnout, Tele-Health, and Accessibility: How to Manage the Expectation of a 24-Hour Workday

eConsult Platform Use In Community Primary Care Settings Reduces Uncompensated Care Provided By Hospitals

Acute care telemedicine company SOC Telemed set to go public as part of SPAC deal

CMS gives states more flexibility in setting Medicaid managed care capitation rates

care.ai, Virtua Health partner to expand the hybrid care providers' virtual care offerings

Bonus Features – October 15, 2023 – 66% of orgs hit by cyberattacks report disruptions to patient care, 75% of Americans don’t trust AI in a care setting, and 26 more

WellSky acquires software maker for long-term care settings

BioMech Sets New Standard of Care with AI-Enabled, Clinically Actionable Real-Time Motion Analytics for Improved Healthcare Outcomes

Why Patient-Initiated Follow Up (PIFU) could be set to radically transform outpatient care

Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

Care shifts from physician offices to outpatient settings and costs go up, HCCI study finds

Thriving in an AI-driven health care system: essential skills for medical professionals to stay relevant and make a difference

Perspectives on the use of Virtual Reality within a public hospital setting: surveying knowledge, attitudes, and perceived utility among health care professionals

Setting Caregivers’ Expectations and Enhancing the Experience with Virtual Care

Setting Caregivers’ Expectations and Enhancing the Experience with Virtual Care

Coalition releases new guidelines for palliative care for all provider settings

Safety in Health Care Ties Closely to Workforce Well-Being – Updates from Press Ganey and ECRI

What doctors can learn from actors about artificial intelligence

How AI can help alleviate the strain on the medical system

care.ai, Samsung partner for AI-powered patient monitoring via displays

The exciting future of our physical exam with point-of-care ultrasound

Joint Commission intros new Telehealth Accreditation Program

Home Care Services and Technology Set to Explode

Setting Caregivers’ Expectations and Enhancing the Experience with Virtual Care

From electric fish to smart device EHRs: the mind-blowing evolution of health care technology

Leveraging Trust, Showing Humility: How Health Care Organizations Can Serve Consumers – A New Read from McKinsey

How virtual primary care can amplify value for providers and patients

Solidifying Home Care in the Healthcare Continuum: Embracing Technological Advances and RPM to Redefine Healthcare in 2024

Location, Location, Location – Understanding Health Consumers’ Evolving Definition of Convenience

A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

Livongo's President Dr. Jennifer Schneider talks potential in Livongo and Teladoc merger

How Philips Has Pivoted In the COVID-19 Pandemic: Connected Care From Hospital to Home

MDLive to be acquired by Cigna's Evernorth

Senior companionship company Papa releases new health management platform

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