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The cost of cosmetic procedures resulting in short-term disabilities

KevinMD

JUNE 11, 2022

The cost of cosmetic procedures resulting in short-term disabilities originally appeared in KevinMD.com. Airline staff in safety vests stand around the women, all of whom are sitting—in wheelchairs. These women had recently undergone the popular Brazilian butt lift or “BBL” surgery, where fat. Read more….

Industry Voices—Strengthening long-term care providers' role in value-based care

FierceHealthIT

MARCH 21, 2024

Long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers play a vital role in our health system. As such, long-term and post-acute care providers are in a position to lead the way on value-based care. Continuing to improve and coordinate post-acute care can lead to higher quality and lower costs.

ACOs want increased participation of long-term and post-acute care providers

FierceHealthIT

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Accountable care organizations are calling on the feds to increase participation of long-term and post-acute care providers in ACOs and to better incorporate episodic-based payments. Payers, providers, ACO leaders and advocacy groups convened to discuss how to improve long-term and post-acute care participation in ACOs.

Accountable Care

The Role of Telemedicine in Long-Term Care

Arizona Telemedicine Program

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

But it’s been catching on for several years in many fields, including long-term care. Telemedicine might redefine long-term care as we know it.

Telemedicine

Long-term care hospitals can't afford to treat their sickest Medicare patients, AHA says

FierceHealthIT

JANUARY 19, 2024

Traditional Medicare’s bar for reimbursing long-term care hospitals (LTCH) for severely ill, “high-cost outlier” patients has spiked under current payment policies. |

Medicare

From Managing Healthcare Providers’ Costs to “Revolutionizing” Care – Bain Looks at the Short- and Long-Term for Generative AI

Health Populi

AUGUST 9, 2023

In the short-term next year, health system leaders prioritize the most common use cases for GPT will be charge capture and reconciliation, structuring and analysis of patient data, workflow optimization and automation, and clinical decision support tools. So we have to be a little bit careful with the use cases we choose.”

Nursing

The term virtual wards can be ‘misleading’ say panel at King’s Fund event

DigitalHealth

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The term virtual wards can be “misleading” as it makes you imagine it involves virtual reality and high-level tech, a panel said at a King’s Fund event.

Digital Health

AI and Data to look at use of data analytics to address long-term conditions

DigitalHealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

A session on Day Two of Digital Health AI and Data will focus on how AI can meet the challenges faced by patients with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC).

Digital Health

CVS Health rebrands healthcare services business as it plots long-term growth strategy

FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 4, 2023

After spending nearly $20 billion to pick up Signify Health and Oak Street Health this year, CVS rebranded its health services business to "CVS Healthspire" as it plots its long-term growth strateg | After spending nearly $20 billion to pick up Signify Health and Oak Street Health this year, CVS rebranded its health services business to "CVS (..)

Study: Sociodemographic, health factors linked to long-term digital health device use

Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 30, 2022

According to the study published in npj Digital Medicine, high scores for depressive symptoms and lower-than-excellent self-rated health were associated with less smartwatch use.

Digital Health

Eden Primary Care and Aide Health to tackle long-term health conditions

DigitalHealth

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Eden Primary Care Network and Aide Health are helping patients living with long-term conditions such as asthma and type 2 diabetes to manage their health.

Primary Care

Children's National jumps short-term telehealth hurdles while focused on long-term transformation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 17, 2021

The financial realities of the COVID-19 environment postponed the organization's implementation of a new long-term enterprise platform, but it rapidly scaled Zoom for ambulatory use cases and vendor InTouch Health for inpatient telehealth activities. To read this special report, click here. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

Telehealth

Telehealth Telemedicine Healthcare IT Health IT

Population Health experts: Use data to change long-term outcomes

DigitalHealth

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The NHS should draw on a wider range of data from non-health sources to provide interventions that protect health in the long term.

Oracle CEO warns Cerner EHR business facing 'near-term' headwinds for revenue growth

FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Oracle shares fell 13% Tuesday as the software giant's near-term revenue forecast was weaker than Wall Street analysts expected. " "On the business side of things, we think the Cerner business is going to get stronger and stronger," Ellison said.

EHR

The cost of long-term care -- could technology help lower it?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

We can assume that of those, the long-term care facility subset of percentage has even less Internet acc ess for residents and patients. Consider that the median costs of long-term care are higher than ever. In long-term care, optimizing administrative tasks is the notable recommendation. Bring-your-own-device is assumed.

Nursing

Nursing Telehealth

Telehealth Technologies: A Short-Term Solution That’s Been A Long Time Coming

Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The article Telehealth Technologies: A Short-Term Solution That’s Been A Long Time Coming appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. I’ve heard from several home healthcare agency administrators that they are preparing to don their scrubs for the first time in years to enter the front lines. This […].

Telehealth

10 Essential Terms You Should Know About Prior Authorization

BHM Healthcare Solutions

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Dive into our latest insight detailing 10 crucial terms for prior authorization, essential for navigating healthcare effectively. The post 10 Essential Terms You Should Know About Prior Authorization appeared first on BHM Healthcare Solutions.

Most Americans support value-based care but prefer other terms, research finds

FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 22, 2023

Most Americans support the idea of value-based care but don’t understand or resonate with the term, according to new research from United States of Care. | In total, 64% of people in a national survey supported value-based care over the fee-for-service model.

Patient Engagement: How To Design Virtual Care Experiences for Long-Term Engagement

Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

However, most of what influences health outcomes sits […] The article Patient Engagement: How To Design Virtual Care Experiences for Long-Term Engagement appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. We often think of healthcare as the direct communication between provider and patient in an appointment or clinical setting.

After the “Thunder”: How Organizations Can Realize Telehealth’s Long-term Potential

Health System CIO

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Rather than comparing telehealth services to office visits in terms of data collection – which is future – perhaps we should focus on integrating virtual care into the overall care picture, said Dr. Joe Kvedar in this piece. “It It is time for telehealth to sit at the grownup’s table and be treated like an honest service.

Telehealth

Telehealth Patient Experience Connected Health

Understanding the Term EHI Will Be As Important As the Term PHI

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Everyone in healthcare likely knows the term PHI (Protected Health Information). Understanding what is considered PHI has been extremely important to ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations.

HIPAA

HIPAA Health Information Interoperability Healthcare IT

One Year After Adoption, Telehealth’s Benefits Reveal Long-Term Staying Power

Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 6, 2021

The article One Year After Adoption, Telehealth’s Benefits Reveal Long-Term Staying Power appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. As an essential health care provider during the pandemic, the new virtual platform gave […].

Telehealth

'Minimal interventions' delivered via smartphone drive short-term health behavior changes

Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A new Stanford study found short-term daily activity increases stemming from four different approaches to smartphone-based prompts.

4 Best Practices For Building A Long-Term Telehealth Workflow

Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 4, 2021

The article 4 Best Practices For Building A Long-Term Telehealth Workflow appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Providing telehealth solutions for your patients is one of the best ways for you to increase your patient’s health outcomes.

Telehealth

Healthcare Payers Address Immediate and Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19

Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 9, 2020

The article Healthcare Payers Address Immediate and Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. The COVID-19 crisis has created a perfect storm of challenges for payers as they adapt to a new normal that continues to evolve. It’s also opened […].

Study: VR therapeutic reduces pain intensity long term, compared with sham app

Mobi Health News

MAY 27, 2022

The study was supported by AppliedVR and used its system for treating chronic lower-back pain. The tool received FDA De Novo clearance last year.

2023 forecast: 7 immediate and long-term priorities for hospital leaders

FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 16, 2022

2023 forecast: 7 immediate and long-term priorities for hospital leaders. Fri, 12/16/2022 - 18:10.

10 Essential Peer Review Management Terms for Every Healthcare Leader

BHM Healthcare Solutions

JANUARY 30, 2024

Embarking on the journey through the intricacies of healthcare, an understanding of pivotal peer review management terms is indispensable. This blog explores the top 10 essential terms that underscore the quality, safety, and efficacy of clinical practices.

Clinical AI's limitations: Some are short-term, others are unavoidable

Mobi Health News

MAY 14, 2020

AI is steadily proving itself to the clinical community, but there are some aspects of care in which an algorithm will never be granted full control, said Cardiologs CEO Yann Fleureau.

NHS England sets out seven short-term digital priorities

DigitalHealth

JULY 4, 2023

NHS England has informed NHS trusts and ICBs of its list of seven short-term digital priorities, all focused on secondary care and elective recovery.

Digital health companies making a long-term play for the $100B weight loss drug market

FierceHealthIT

MAY 8, 2023

Digital health companies making a long-term play for the $100B weight loss drug market hlandi Mon, 05/08/2023 - 06:53

Digital Health

AHA: Biden admin's short-term plan crackdown a good start on addressing 'convoluted' coverage gaps

FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 29, 2023

Hospitals are on board with the Biden administration’s increased scrutiny of “inadequate” short-term health plans, and are hoping that the federal government will go further in its crackdown on pay | In a letter to CMS, the American Hospital Association commended the restrictions on so-called "junk plans" and floated mid-year coverage changes (..)

Leveraging Lab Insights To Improve Short- and Long-Term Response To COVID-19

Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 18, 2021

The article Leveraging Lab Insights To Improve Short- and Long-Term Response To COVID-19 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. When I founded hc1 a decade ago, I believed that every patient should be treated as a unique individual. We built the hc1 Platform because we saw that if every […].

Aide Health secures $1.2m funding to support long-term conditions

DigitalHealth

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

funding just months after its digital platform was trialled in the NHS to help patients with long-term conditions. Aide Health has received $1.2m

How Amazon's latest pharmacy move lays the groundwork for longer-term play

FierceHealthIT

JANUARY 26, 2023

How Amazon's latest pharmacy move lays the groundwork for longer-term play hlandi Thu, 01/26/2023 - 06:16

Rewired 2024: longer term planning, prioritisation key to transformation

DigitalHealth

JANUARY 31, 2024

Rewired 2024 provides a great opportunity to hear how NHS leaders are assessing both the progress and challenges of the digital transformation process.

Digital Health

NHS long-term plan: Key focus on improving digital access to services

Mobi Health News

JANUARY 7, 2019

The development of a long-term plan follows a five-year funding settlement unveiled by Prime Minister Theresa May last year, with the NHS set to receive increased funding of £20.5bn per year in real terms by 2023-24. The additional funding applies to NHS England's budget and not the wider health budget.

How Bridge Care Services Helps Fill Short-Term Care Gaps to Ensure Effective Patient Care

Iris Telehealth

MARCH 13, 2023

Table of contents Bridge care 101 How Bridge Care Services works The benefits of Bridge Care Services Where Iris Telehealth fits in Bridge care 101 A dedicated bridge care program can help support health systems via a virtual bridge clinic that deploys a measurement-based model to fill short-term gaps in behavioral health care across the continuum.

Telehealth

Telehealth Mental health Nursing

Telehealth as a Long-Term Solution

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Now that the initial urgency to establish virtual options has passed, it is time to think about a long-term solution ensuring your organization has a strong and lasting virtual presence. The post Telehealth as a Long-Term Solution appeared first on LearnTelehealth.

Telehealth

Telehealth Public Health

How Virtual Behavioral Health Can Serve as a Long-Term Solution for Shortage Areas

Iris Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2024

Outcomes have been positive in terms of satisfaction, validity/reliability, and clinical care relative to in-person care. The post How Virtual Behavioral Health Can Serve as a Long-Term Solution for Shortage Areas appeared first on Iris Telehealth. Canada, Australia, and now in many war-torn parts of the world.

Telehealth

Telehealth Psychiatry Mental health Telemedicine

Senate passes short-term funding bill, House expected to follow

FierceHealthIT

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Senate voted 77-18 to pass a bill Thursday that would punt a partial government shutdown, set to go into effect this weekend, back to early March. | The bill again pushes back a scheduled $8 billion-per-year cut to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital program payments and extends funding for community health centers, this time to March 8.

New York officials look to shore up flailing long-term care insurance industry

FierceHealthIT

JUNE 7, 2023

Healthcare insurers in the long-term care market over the decades found themselves in a bind because they could not pay claims with prices that had been agreed upon years earlier and that inflation | When many long-term care policies were first drawn up, insurance companies had no historical data to help them predict the financial future.

The Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 on Mental Health

Iris Telehealth

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

As the pandemic continues, we’re pausing to look back at the unique experiences of different populations across the country, the long-term effects on mental health, and how to help decrease the impact of COVID-19. Long-term effects on families, rural Americans, and underserved populations. Underserved Populations. Contact us today !

Mental health

Mental health Telehealth Psychiatry

Regulators Need to Pay More Attention to Long-term and Nursing Care

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

At some point in our lives—perhaps many points—we will pass through a long-term or post-acute care (LTPAC) facility. But these facilities are afterthoughts in our health care system, and were excluded in particular from the huge digitization of health care triggered in the United States by the 2009 HITECH act and 2010 Affordable Care Act.

Nursing

Nursing EHR Interoperability Healthcare IT

The cost of cosmetic procedures resulting in short-term disabilities

Industry Voices—Strengthening long-term care providers' role in value-based care

Trending Sources

ACOs want increased participation of long-term and post-acute care providers

The Role of Telemedicine in Long-Term Care

Long-term care hospitals can't afford to treat their sickest Medicare patients, AHA says

From Managing Healthcare Providers’ Costs to “Revolutionizing” Care – Bain Looks at the Short- and Long-Term for Generative AI

The term virtual wards can be ‘misleading’ say panel at King’s Fund event

AI and Data to look at use of data analytics to address long-term conditions

CVS Health rebrands healthcare services business as it plots long-term growth strategy

Study: Sociodemographic, health factors linked to long-term digital health device use

Eden Primary Care and Aide Health to tackle long-term health conditions

Children's National jumps short-term telehealth hurdles while focused on long-term transformation

Population Health experts: Use data to change long-term outcomes

Oracle CEO warns Cerner EHR business facing 'near-term' headwinds for revenue growth

The cost of long-term care -- could technology help lower it?

Telehealth Technologies: A Short-Term Solution That’s Been A Long Time Coming

10 Essential Terms You Should Know About Prior Authorization

Most Americans support value-based care but prefer other terms, research finds

Patient Engagement: How To Design Virtual Care Experiences for Long-Term Engagement

After the “Thunder”: How Organizations Can Realize Telehealth’s Long-term Potential

Understanding the Term EHI Will Be As Important As the Term PHI

One Year After Adoption, Telehealth’s Benefits Reveal Long-Term Staying Power

'Minimal interventions' delivered via smartphone drive short-term health behavior changes

4 Best Practices For Building A Long-Term Telehealth Workflow

Healthcare Payers Address Immediate and Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19

Study: VR therapeutic reduces pain intensity long term, compared with sham app

2023 forecast: 7 immediate and long-term priorities for hospital leaders

10 Essential Peer Review Management Terms for Every Healthcare Leader

Clinical AI's limitations: Some are short-term, others are unavoidable

NHS England sets out seven short-term digital priorities

Digital health companies making a long-term play for the $100B weight loss drug market

AHA: Biden admin's short-term plan crackdown a good start on addressing 'convoluted' coverage gaps

Leveraging Lab Insights To Improve Short- and Long-Term Response To COVID-19

Aide Health secures $1.2m funding to support long-term conditions

How Amazon's latest pharmacy move lays the groundwork for longer-term play

Rewired 2024: longer term planning, prioritisation key to transformation

NHS long-term plan: Key focus on improving digital access to services

How Bridge Care Services Helps Fill Short-Term Care Gaps to Ensure Effective Patient Care

Telehealth as a Long-Term Solution

How Virtual Behavioral Health Can Serve as a Long-Term Solution for Shortage Areas

Senate passes short-term funding bill, House expected to follow

New York officials look to shore up flailing long-term care insurance industry

The Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 on Mental Health

Regulators Need to Pay More Attention to Long-term and Nursing Care

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