Category: Health Care

Is the proposed sale of Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals a cure for the rising health care landscape? • Rhode Island Current

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It wasn’t hard to distinguish supporters from opponents in the standing room-only crowd in Rhode Island College’s Alger Hall Tuesday afternoon. Royal purple T-shirts bearing the logo for the United Nurses & Allied Professionals signifying the union of nurses, therapists and other health care workers urging state regulators to reject the proposed sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Amid the purple sea were blazer-clad administrators and hospital leaders, who described the prospective, not-for-profit owners as a cure for the financially weakened hospitals and the patients they served. The public hearing came amid review of…Continue Reading

CDC addresses health care worker burnout

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Staffing struggles, long hours and concerns over mental health. Heath care providers have been sounding the alarm in recent years about the struggles they face. Burnout tops the list for many once the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the state, but experts say it was brewing long before that. The burnout health care workers often experienced was underlined during the pandemic, but experts say it was an issue brewing long before, and now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is taking up the issue. The CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Impact Wellbeing Campaign released a “hospital-tested guide,” which…Continue Reading

Maybe health care policy just isn’t Gov. Tate Reeves’ thing

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With his fellow Republican leaders set against him and pushing Medicaid expansion through the Legislature, Gov. Tate Reeves had a statewide platform last week with his State of the State address to warn Mississippians of the perils of this policy. But he said nothing. Zilch. He didn’t even mention the state’s dire, long-running health care problems that rival third-world areas. Instead, he’s tweeted about it. Actually, he mainly just retweeted Donald Trump’s erudite, well-thought argument against Medicaid expansion: “Obamacare Sucks!!!” But later last week, as GOP-led expansion legislation continued moving through the Legislature, Reeves elaborated on his well-reasoned, detailed argument…Continue Reading

Academic-industry partnerships are critical in driving health care innovation | Waterloo News

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Rapid technological progress is reshaping health care on a global and personal level. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the future of health by enabling predictive analytics, personalized treatment plans and medical image analysis. By 2027, the global AI in health care market is expected to reach $51.3 billion USD, as AI-driven solutions become increasingly integrated into health practices globally. Catherine Burns, associate vice-president, Health Initiatives, moderated a panel on how partnerships across industry sectors, academia and patient communities are essential to drive innovation and address complex health care challenges. Topics included optimizing collaborations between digital health university incubators and industry…Continue Reading

Why Home Care Leaders Are Now Banking On ‘Caregiver-First’ Cultures

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This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Over the last several years, a notable trend is emerging in home care: Top-tier companies are shifting their focus from prioritizing customers to prioritizing caregivers. This strategic move reflects a growing recognition of the critical role caregivers play, and aims to address persistent caregiver shortages. “The trend has always been there, but I think now we’re recognizing it for what it actually is,” Best of Care CEO Kevin Smith told Home Health Care News. “And the reason for that is rooted — in my opinion — almost squarely in client demand.…Continue Reading

Navigating your practice through the Change Healthcare disruption

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NOTE: This article will be updated frequently as new information and resources become available. March 18 update CMS announced that it is reopening applications for the 2023 MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) hardship exemption due to the Change Healthcare cyberattack. The deadline to apply for an exemption is April 15, 2024. The 2023 MIPS EUC hardship exemption is not automatic and requires physicians to apply. CMS will only approve applications citing the Change Healthcare cyberattack as the basis for requesting reweighting under the MIPS EUC Exception. If a physician or practice has already submitted data and would like to…Continue Reading

Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment

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That affiliate hacker also wrote that in their penetration of Change Healthcare’s network, they had accessed the data of numerous other health care firms partnered with the company. If that claim is accurate, Recorded Future’s Smilyanets points out, it creates the additional risk that the affiliate hacker still possesses sensitive medical information. Even if Change Healthcare did pay AlphV, the hacker affiliate could still demand additional payment or leak the data independently. “The affiliates still have this data, and they’re mad they didn’t receive this money,” says Smilyanets. “It’s a good lesson for everyone. You cannot trust criminals; their word…Continue Reading