Physicians
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Covid-19 vaccination required for staff in most healthcare settings
CMS, in collaboration with the CDC, is making it mandatory for staff at healthcare facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The move comes as cases rise to 150,000 and deaths to 1,500 per day.
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MedCity Influencers, Payers, Physicians
Reducing low-value care starts by understanding its drivers
There is no single driver of low-value care — providers, systems, and patients all play a role. But with the right tools, stakeholders can work together to re-align incentives and transform our healthcare delivery system into one that prioritizes value, eliminates waste and leads to better overall patient outcomes.
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How Covid-19 has changed the role of hospitals
Looking at how hospitals changed during Covid-19 is a starting point for a lot of larger questions in the healthcare industry.
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America’s provider shortage: Can digital health resuscitate our broken care delivery system?
Ultimately, digital health solutions will be critical to empowering informed connected healthcare consumers to proactively self-manage their care and be part of the solution for combatting the growing providers supply shortage.
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Health Services, Hospitals, Physicians, SYN
Should we do away with ACOs? The answer depends on who you ask
In a new study, researchers suggest ACOs are not helping CMS save substantial amounts of money as they were expected to do, so the model should be eliminated. But other experts in the industry disagree, taking issue with the study’s methods and conclusions.
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Hospitals, Employee Benefits, Physicians
Survey: 40% of health systems ramping up hiring efforts amid workforce shortage
A majority of organizations (93%) said they are focused on both attracting and retaining top talent, a new survey from Aon shows. They are offering various benefits to do so, including onsite or near-site health clinics for employees.
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Patient Engagement, Physicians
Survey: 41% of Americans lost trust in their doctor during Covid
Infrequent communication about Covid-19 and slow adoption of virtual care were the most common reasons cited by patients when asked why they lost confidence in their doctor, according to the survey conducted by SymphonyRM.
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MedCity Influencers, Patient Engagement
Follow these 5 steps to Ensure HIPAA-compliance when texting patients
As long as providers remain HIPAA-compliant, they will be able to text patients with ease and see all the benefits that it brings — including stronger patient loyalty, more revenue, and more referrals.
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Health IT, Hospitals, Physicians
Widespread use of health IT can cause burnout but also help curb it
In a HIMSS 21 Digital session, panelists detailed the dichotomy of technology advancement for clinicians. Though technology has made it harder for them to disconnect from work leading to burnout, IT tools can also be used to identify pain points and implement solutions to alleviate stress.
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MedCity Influencers, Physicians
The behavioral economic challenges of medication adherence
It’s essential for physicians to consider the circumstances of their patient’s life while communicating the treatment plan and engage them with dialogue that addresses any challenges or hesitations that they may have to achieve medication adherence.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers
Focus on healthcare price transparency is only half of the equation
The White House has placed great focus on pricing transparency that went into effect earlier this year, but very little attention has been given to an essential part of the value equation: quality measure transparency.
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MedCity Influencers, Physicians
Medicare Advantage: How physicians can take advantage of this emerging opportunity
With the right kinds of MA partnerships, physicians can more fully engage, collaborate, and capture the value they create.
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Health IT, MedCity Influencers, Physicians
How to improve patient engagement and productivity, and reduce provider burnout, with a paperless practice
Going paperless can liberate practices and staff from intimidating stacks of paperwork, giving them tools to increase their productivity, grow profitability, improve patient satisfaction, reduce burnout and put the focus on caring for patients.
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MedCity Influencers, Health Services, Health Tech, Physicians
The inconvenient truth of convenience
In an on-demand world, it may seem that convenience and speed are the only way to keep patients satisfied. But often competence is sacrificed at the altar of convenience.
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As independent practices vanish, experts debate the pros & cons of a consolidated market
Independent physician practices are being gobbled up by hospitals, payers and private equity, and while some see it as a boon for the practices and industry as a whole, others believe it will raise costs and block access to care.
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Digital medicine: Solving the mental health crisis
Through digital therapeutics, we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to reinvent how we develop and deliver medicine.
