[Sponsored] Transitioning to PDPM models significantly shifted the healthcare industry. By replacing the RUG system, healthcare providers cut waste and more accurately reflect the care each patient received. The post How PDPM Optimization Improves Facility Financial Performance appeared first on MedCity News.
Inaccurate provider data is creating a hidden crisis in healthcare by delaying care and driving up costs for both patients and health plans, according to CAQH CEO Sarah Ahmad. Her organization is working to address the issue by improving how provider data is collected and verified on the front end. The post Bad Provider Data…
Upstream Bio will use its IPO haul to continue clinical testing of verekitug, which it contends be a better treatment option for severe asthma compared to a commercialized Amgen and AstraZeneca drug. CAMP4 Therapeutics and Ceribell also priced IPOs to join the public markets. The post Aiming to Outdo Rivals in Severe Asthma, Upstream Bio…
Cuando hay un brote de una enfermedad prevenible con vacunas, los funcionarios estatales de salud pública habitualmente toman ciertas medidas para alertar a los residentes y difundir actualizaciones sobre la amenaza creciente. Esa es la práctica estándar, según expertos en salud pública y enfermedades infecciosas consultados por KFF Health News y NPR. El objetivo es…
Q&A with HealtheConnections President and CEO Elizabeth Amato and PointClickCare’s Brian Drozdowicz
The opportunity ahead is significant. Humanized AI can close the gaps that lead to disengagement, improve outcomes through proactive communication, and give providers the bandwidth to focus where they’re needed most. The post Humanized AI: No Longer Optional for Digital Patient Engagement appeared first on MedCity News.
This new standard was developed to address the rise of telehealth, cybersecurity risks/compliance in ePrescribing, data needs, AI, and the growing demand for patient transparency. So what is the Standard solving for, and what can providers expect? The post What Providers Need to Know About the Coming NCPDP Transition appeared first on MedCity News.
This issue brief presents findings from the focus groups including caregiver characteristics; physical, emotional, and mental caregiving demands of caregiving; their wages, finances, and opportunities for advancement; and what caregivers would like policymakers to know about their work.
Today, the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network released a report titled “Out of Pocket Costs for Follow-Up Tests After Abnormal Screening Mammogram and Their Impact on Breast Cancer Survival.” The empirical analysis was conducted by myself and some colleagues at FTI Consulting (Shanshan Wang, Sanjana Muthukrishnan, Citseko Staples Miller, and Sophia Setterberg). An excerpt…
Sharpen your quills, brave souls. The spirits of health care bills past, present, and future are calling … and they demand haikus. Submissions are now open for KFF Health News’ seventh annual Halloween haiku competition. KFF Health News has been publishing reader-submitted health care haikus for years and is dying to read your frightful inspirations….