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CMS guidance aims to ease access to nursing home waivers for ACOs

FierceHealthIT

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is making it easier for accountable care organizations that accept downside risk to obtain waivers for a rule that requires a three-day inpatient stay before a referral to a nursing home.

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Healthcare, Heal Thyself! How the Industry Can and Should Play the Trust Card

Health Populi

also lost consumers’ trust during the pandemic, except for a handful of businesses — most notably, the health care industry gained a lot of American trust-equity from 2020 to 2021. and Edelman’s finding that health care’s trust buoyed in the pandemic era. Most industries operating in the U.S.

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Memorial Hermann Implements Laudio Platform to Bolster Frontline Support

Digital Health Global

We’re excited to leverage this new platform to improve our team members’ daily lives and their overall satisfaction,” said Bryan Sisk, SVP and Chief Nursing Executive for Memorial Hermann, who also played a key role in engaging Laudio.

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Ohio Living achieves low readmission rates with telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The non-profit also recently expanded its telehealth services through a partnership with Northwest Ohio Accountable Care Organization, and Ohio Living claimed 80 percent of patients enrolled would recommend the program to a family member or friend. "Patient engagement is critical to the management of chronic conditions.

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Health IT execs offer thoughts on the big issues of 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Burnout has been an ongoing scourge at hospitals for years now, and the crushing demands of the pandemic have only made it worse for physicians , nurses , telehealth managers and others. " "Before COVID-19, the level of cognitive overload and burnout among nurses and doctors was alarmingly high," he said.

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CVS Health to Acquire Signify Health

Healthcare IT Today

Notably, since acquiring Caravan Health in March 2022 , Signify Health has further expanded its focus on value-based care and population health. In addition, this combination will strengthen our ability to expand and develop new product offerings in a multi-payor approach.”

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Telemedicine triage kiosks reduce ER visits by 11% for ACO

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A large number of the beneficiaries present multiple complex chronic health conditions with a high coexistence of mental health conditions making the coordination of care more complex and inefficient. “Unless it is a full-out emergency requiring immediate transfer to the ER, they refer the matter to the on-call RN nurse case manager.