Health Populi

OCTOBER 22, 2024

As the annual HLTH conference convenes this week in Las Vegas , numerous reports have been published to coincide with the meeting updating various aspects of technology, health care, providers and patients. In this post, I’m weaving together several of the papers that speak to the intersection of health care, consumers, and technology – the sweet spot here on Health Populi.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. MDaudit, an award-winning cloud-based continuous risk monitoring platform for RCM that enables the nation’s premier healthcare organizations to minimize billing risks and maximize revenues, announced today that its MDaudit billing compliance and revenue integrity platform […] The article MDaudit Honored as a Finalist in the Fierce Healthcare Innovation Awards appeared first on electron

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Billing 91

Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Led by her youngest daughter Shana Dall’Osto, the Epic founder and CEO’s family foundation Roots & Wings will soon be granting around $100 million to hundreds of nonprofits each year.

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Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 20, 2024

In a world where doctors are increasingly treated like cogs in a machine, the question arises: Would you recommend your son or daughter pursue the field? Recently, I saw this poll: I said ‘unsure’, but that is just a fragment of what I think. Here is my answer (leave yours in the comments). My answer is: it depends on who is asking. I would strongly encourage you to pursue medicine if… Your primary goal in a career is using your talents to improve the well being of others.

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Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Two in three people in the U.S. are dealing with Presidential Election Stress — a significant contributor to Americans’ overall stress we learn from the American Psychological Association’s study into Stress in America 2024. I’ve covered the APA’s Stress in America studies for many years, appreciating the role that anxiety and stress play in peoples’ overall health status and well-being.

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Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Plus: Groupon cofounder’s healthcare venture, investments in CAR-T therapies and the upcoming Forbes Healthcare Summit.

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Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Hospitals/ covid/ rationing/ anticoagulation

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Legal Eye on Medical Assisting

OCTOBER 23, 2024

I received the following interesting and important question from a CMA (AAMA): I graduated from an accredited medical assisting program and am a current CMA (AAMA).

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

OCTOBER 21, 2024

UnitedHealth, CVS and Humana used technology to increase MA prior authorization denials for post-acute services, boosting profits, according to a report from a Senate subcommittee.

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Insurance 139

Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Neurotech startup Augmental has raised a $4m seed round to commercialize their wearable interface for people living with motor impairment and limited hand function.

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KevinMD.com

OCTOBER 23, 2024

My parents, both physicians, embody the American story. After completing medical school in Iran, they were recruited to the U.S. in 1968 to fill the gap left by doctors sent to Vietnam. Building a life from the ground up, they became pillars of their patients and communities — and our family, too. In 1992, they Read more… Voting as a physician: How my parents’ story inspired me to advocate originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Practice Index

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Calling all Practice Managers! Ready to become the financial mastermind of your practice? Then don’t miss the management stream at the Guidelines Live event in London this November! As Practice Managers, you juggle the practice budgets, trying to cut costs while keeping patients and practice staff both happy and safe. The topics covered in the management stream will guide you through the complexities of managing practice finances, HR, estates, pensions and more!

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

OCTOBER 25, 2024

MultiPlan, which denies the allegations, has been sued dozens of times over concerns the company is conspiring with health insurers to underpay doctors for out-of-network care.

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Insurance 129

Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Technetium-99m is in short supply and could cause delays or cancellations of over 40,000 medical imaging studies daily in the United States.

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Medication 340

Medical Economics

OCTOBER 25, 2024

We do not believe that year-over-year cuts are the path to create a sustainable financial environment for physicians to be successful nor for patients to receive the best care – particularly at a time when more adults age 65 and older are increasingly relying on Medicare coverage alone.

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Physicians Practice

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Part two of our look at the loss of joy inhealth care and how to get it back.

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Medication 110

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The breach marks the largest ever reported to a portal managed by federal regulators.

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Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Many Americans are convinced that violent crime is surging. In fact, violent crime — particularly homicide, which saw the biggest decline in 20 years — is down.

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Valant

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Psychoeducational groups are structured therapy sessions designed to educate participants about specific mental health conditions, coping strategies, and life skills. These groups combine elements of traditional therapy with educational components, providing a supportive environment for learning and growth. What Happens in Psychoeducational Groups Structure Typically led by mental health professionals, psychoeducational groups follow a structured format, often including presentations, discussion

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Practice Index

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Workplace sexual harassment is rightly being discussed more seriously these days. It blights the professional lives and careers of (mostly) female UK employees by the thousands every year. One poll from 2023 suggested that three in every five female employees have experienced it, and previously in my career I’ve witnessed the impact that sexual harassment can have on male victims.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Payers currently have a leg up when using AI to review claims, but providers could soon catch up, experts say.

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Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2024

October marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which should behoove all of us to understand the most important aspects of breast cancer.

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Medbridge

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Bellevue, WA – October 21, 2024 – Medbridge, a leader in healthcare technology solutions, today announced its acquisition of Rehab Boost, a pioneering motion capture and movement-based artificial intelligence (AI) company. The acquisition will relaunch Rehab Boost as Medbridge Motion Capture, a key component of Medbridge AI, providing Medbridge with in-house motion capture and AI […] The post Medbridge Acquires Rehab Boost, Launches Medbridge Motion Capture as Part of Medbridge

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Medical Economics

OCTOBER 25, 2024

AMA alleges MultiPlan is working with commercial health insurers to restrict fair payment for out-of-network services.

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Insurance 103

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It’s the latest in a string of lawsuits from health insurers scrambling to protect their prized quality scores and the money that ratings represent.

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Insurance 117

Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In medical offices, there’s a real anachronism that illustrates what we can modernize with LLMs.

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Medication 325

Performance Health

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The transition from classroom learning to clinical practices is a pivotal moment for new nurses just starting out in their career. However, this journey presents both unique challenges and opportunities, shaped by the rapid evolution of technology, changing patient needs and demographics, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Medical Economics

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Study finds that patients often rotate between Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The deal is Suki’s largest provider collaboration. Nearly 140,000 healthcare institutions use the Zoom platform.

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Forbes Healthcare

OCTOBER 23, 2024

CVS workers staged a three day walkout over the weekend to protest low pay, unfair labor practices and poor staffing levels at California pharmacies.

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