AI does what the insurance company asks. The supplier said that was the problem.
[ad_1] growing demand Driven by insurers’ digital acceleration during the COVID-19 pandemic, a flood of patient claims, and the No Accidents Act, the market for automated provider information is growing, according to Meghan Gaffney, CEO of Veda, a five-year-old data automation company. increase. start up. In the three years since the company launched its first […]
Focus on Preparedness: Infection Prevention Lessons Learned from COVID-19
[ad_1] The global COVID-19 pandemic has put infection prevention teams in the spotlight, showcasing their expertise and decades of preparedness. As the outbreak continues, with the omicron and delta variants driving hospitalizations again, these teams are helping deal with an unprecedented surge in critically ill patients to deal with the additional ongoing challenges of inadequate […]
Medicare Advantage Is a Superior Program (Part two) – The Health Care Blog
[ad_1] By GEORGE HALVORSON Former Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson has written on THCB on and off over the years, most notably with his proposal for Medicare Advantage for All post-COVID. He wrote a piece in Health Affairs last week arguing with the stance of Medicare Advantage of Don Berwick and Rick Gilfillan (Here’s their piece pt1, pt2). […]
Check: Dean Lloyd of CommonSpirit Health
[ad_1] It is estimated that healthcare facilities contribute 10% of the country’s carbon emissions and 9% of air pollutants. In November, CommonSpirit Health announced that it will achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. CommonSpirit Health CEO Lloyd Dean joined The Check Up to discuss health system plans to achieve this goal across all of […]
UPMC names CEO of its first hospital in China
[ad_1] Cleveland native Dr. Randy Jernejcic first realized his love for China at the Ohio State University School of Medicine. In the summer of 1994, he was working in a hospital in Wuhan, a city with few foreigners passing through at the time. “This started a really long history of me coming back to China […]
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Biden team regroups after failed coronavirus test
[ad_1] Worried but not giving up, President Joe Biden is anxiously pushing for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the Supreme Court suspended the administration’s sweeping vaccination or testing program for large employers. With hospitals overwhelmed and record numbers of people infected with the omicron variant, the government wants states and companies to hand […]
CMS delays vaccine authorization deadlines in 24 states
[ad_1] Health care workers in the 24 states newly authorized for the COVID-19 vaccine by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will need to get their first shot by Feb. 14 and get their first shot by March 15, according to new guidance released by CMS Friday. Last stitch. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday […]
Insufficient blood supply in hospitals | Modern healthcare
[ad_1] Some hospitals have had to cancel surgeries and reschedule urgent care as blood supplies drop across the country. Only about half of hospitals’ blood orders are filled, according to group buying group Vizient. Some rural facilities are forced to categorize care by prioritizing who gets treatment and who doesn’t. “Some of my colleagues in […]
MedPAC Develops New Alternative Payment Model Strategy
[ad_1] The Medicare Payments Advisory Committee believes that new models with different risk trajectories and administratively set savings benchmarks could be the way forward for alternative population-based payment models, although committee members noted at Friday’s meeting that there are still many details to work out. Commissioner Brian Debske, chief executive of medical device maker DeRoyal […]
Humana Appoints President of Family Services Division
[ad_1] Humana on Friday named Dr. Andrew Agwunobi as president of its growing home solutions business, a veteran health insurer and provider executive who will begin work on February 21. Agwunobi is from the University of Connecticut, where he currently serves as the university’s interim president and chief executive of the UConn Health System. He […]
This is long a thing of the past thanks to relief for ‘dual duty’ caregivers
[ad_1] For months, from our respective vantage points in the health care system, we have been thinking about the reasons for the departure of frontline workers. According to a study published in October, 1 in 5 healthcare workers has quit or retired, and another 20 percent are considering leaving the healthcare industry entirely. At the […]