Practice Management

I-PASS Appoints Healthcare Leader and Patient Safety Expert Patricia McGaffigan to Its Board of Directors

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024
Nursing, Health, Hospitals, Practice Management, Health Technology, Managed Care, General Health, CPPS, Communication, McGaffigan, University, Senior, Critical care, National Patient Safety Foundation, Workforce, Approximation error, IHI, Patient safety

With extensive experience spanning clinical practice, academia, medical technology innovation, and nonprofit leadership, McGaffigan brings an invaluable depth of healthcare leadership and patient safety expertise to the I-PASS board.

Key Points: 
  • With extensive experience spanning clinical practice, academia, medical technology innovation, and nonprofit leadership, McGaffigan brings an invaluable depth of healthcare leadership and patient safety expertise to the I-PASS board.
  • McGaffigan currently serves as the President of the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety and Vice President of Safety at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and serves as senior sponsor for the IHI’s Lucian Leape Institute and co-chair of the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety.
  • “Advancing the safety and quality of patient care has been the cornerstone of my career for the past four decades,” said McGaffigan.
  • “As a veteran of patient safety and a distinguished healthcare leader, Patricia brings an unparalleled passion for improving the safety and quality of patient care across the healthcare continuum,” said William Floyd, CEO of the I-PASS Patient Safety Institute.

Nurse.com’s 2024 Nurse Salary and Work-Life Report Reveals Workplace Violence and Mental Health Concerns

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024
Managed Care, General Health, Training, Technology, Other Education, Continuing, Hospitals, Education, Nursing, Practice Management, Other Technology, Health, Community, RN, Certification, Culture, Grief, Psychological trauma, Risk, Patient, Violence, Mental health, APRN, RNS, Female, Fear, Death, Male, BSN, Verbal abuse, Safety, Assault, Workplace violence

For the first time in this biennial survey, nurses were asked about their experiences with workplace violence and how their job affected their mental health and wellness.

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  • For the first time in this biennial survey, nurses were asked about their experiences with workplace violence and how their job affected their mental health and wellness.
  • Many nurses also expressed a need for greater emphasis on physical and mental health.
  • “Workplace violence in any healthcare setting impacts both staff well-being and patient care quality.
  • Participation in this study increased significantly from the 2022 Nurse Salary Research Report , with 3,662 nurses surveyed this year.

Bayer and Google Cloud to accelerate development of AI-powered healthcare applications for radiologists

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024
Technology, Biotechnology, Health, Other Health, Pharmaceutical, Artificial Intelligence, Oncology, Practice Management, Software, Managed Care, General Health, Health Technology, Data Management, Clinical Trials, Cloud, Diagnosis, Google Cloud, Organization, Face, Medicine, Radiology, Drug discovery, Partnership, Ideation, Bias, BigQuery, Patient, Chronicle, Health care, Artificial intelligence, AI, Workload, Medical device

Bayer and Google Cloud today announced a collaboration on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to support radiologists and ultimately better serve patients.

Key Points: 
  • Bayer and Google Cloud today announced a collaboration on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to support radiologists and ultimately better serve patients.
  • As part of the collaboration, Bayer will further develop its innovation platform to accelerate the development and deployment of AI-powered healthcare applications with a clear focus on radiology, using Google Cloud’s technology, including its generative AI (gen AI) tools.
  • The platform is built on Google Cloud and uses tools like Vertex AI, BigQuery, Healthcare API and Chronicle.
  • Bayer and Google Cloud are also working together to transform patient care worldwide through responsible AI adoption.

Atlantic Health System Adopts FeelBetter’s Precision Population Health Platform to Optimize and Personalize Medication Management

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024
Health, Technology, Practice Management, Health Technology, General Health, Artificial Intelligence, Pharmaceutical, Diagnosis, ACO, Atlantic Ocean, Entrepreneurship, Acos, Atlantic Health System, Partnership, Physician, Patient, AI, Death, Quality of life, Pharmacology, Polypharmacy, Medicare, Hospital, Nursing

FeelBetter , the leading provider of polypharmacy patient management technology and pioneer of Pharmaco-Clinical Intelligence, today announced a commercial partnership with Atlantic Health System (“Atlantic Health”).

Key Points: 
  • FeelBetter , the leading provider of polypharmacy patient management technology and pioneer of Pharmaco-Clinical Intelligence, today announced a commercial partnership with Atlantic Health System (“Atlantic Health”).
  • The not-for-profit health system, which provides care for more than half the state of New Jersey and parts of New York and Pennsylvania, is leveraging FeelBetter’s AI-based precision population health platform to optimize and personalize medication management for polypharmacy patients across Atlantic Health System aligned Accountable Care Organizations (ACO).
  • “At Atlantic Health System, adopting new AI-based technologies with the potential to enhance healthcare is part of our unwavering commitment to providing high quality, safe, affordable patient care,” said Dr. Thomas Kloos, President, Vice President, Atlantic Health System and President, Atlantic Accountable Care Organization.
  • In the US alone, every year, suboptimal medication management results in 275,000 deaths and more than $528B in avoidable costs .

Health Village Imaging, LLC Selects Healthcare Administrative Partners as Comprehensive Revenue Cycle Management Services Provider

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024
Health, Technology, Photography, Health Technology, Practice Management, Radiology, Partner, MRI, Practice management, Partnership, Patient, HVI, HAP, Property management

Healthcare Administrative Partners (HAP), a leading provider of outsourced billing, coding, and practice management solutions for radiology practices, today announces the addition of Health Village Imaging , LLC (HVI) to its roster of radiology revenue cycle management clients.

Key Points: 
  • Healthcare Administrative Partners (HAP), a leading provider of outsourced billing, coding, and practice management solutions for radiology practices, today announces the addition of Health Village Imaging , LLC (HVI) to its roster of radiology revenue cycle management clients.
  • Health Village Imaging is a full-service imaging center offering medical imaging services across central and southern New Jersey.
  • Under the terms of the agreement, HAP will perform all core revenue cycle services on behalf of Health Village Imaging including billing, coding, carrier credentialing, business intelligence, and MIPS Measure Assurance Services.
  • We are happy to expand upon our long-term relationship with Coastal Imaging by servicing Health Village Imaging’s revenue cycle management needs.”

24-Provider Health Center Leverages eClinicalWorks and the healow No-Show Prediction AI Model to Enhance Access to Care

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024
Data Management, Health, Technology, Practice Management, Other Health, Software, Artificial Intelligence, FQHC, Inc., Risk, Education, Patient, AI, Statistics, EHR, Machine learning, Probability, Nursing

HealthCare Choices NY, Inc. – a federally qualified health center (FQHC), is successfully leveraging the healow ® no-show prediction AI model and eClinicalWorks EHR to reduce the no-show rate, increase revenue outcomes and ultimately improve patient care.

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  • HealthCare Choices NY, Inc. – a federally qualified health center (FQHC), is successfully leveraging the healow ® no-show prediction AI model and eClinicalWorks EHR to reduce the no-show rate, increase revenue outcomes and ultimately improve patient care.
  • The community health center successfully increased the show rate for appointments with a high no-show rate by 155%.
  • The practice strives to strengthen the community’s health by providing open access to supportive services, including testing, prevention, referral to care, and education.
  • By leveraging the healow no-show prediction AI model , the practice efficiently identifies which appointments will likely be missed, enabling the community center to better manage its scheduling strategy.

Verato Revolutionizes Data Stewardship with Smart Steward

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024
Managed Care, Other Health, Professional Services, Data Management, Technology, Hospitals, Artificial Intelligence, Health Technology, Health Insurance, Data Analytics, Insurance, Practice Management, Health, Cloud, Patient, Smart, Language, Data management, EMPI, Management

Verato, the identity experts for healthcare, announced today the launch of Smart Steward™, a first-of-its-kind generative AI-based assistant for healthcare data stewardship teams.

Key Points: 
  • Verato, the identity experts for healthcare, announced today the launch of Smart Steward™, a first-of-its-kind generative AI-based assistant for healthcare data stewardship teams.
  • Now with Smart Steward, the Verato hMDM platform provides everything healthcare organizations need for end-to-end identity data management in one frictionless solution.
  • Key capabilities of the Verato Smart Steward application include:
    AI-Powered Recommendations: Verato Smart Steward provides recommendations on how tasks should be resolved.
  • Match Transparency: Verato Smart Steward clarifies match decisions and recommendations in easy-to-understand language--allowing data governance teams to make informed decisions on match results.

Mark Farrah Associates Simplifies Health Insurance Data Analytics with the Health Coverage Portal

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024
Professional Services, Healthcare Reform, Hospitals, Health Technology, Health Insurance, Data Analytics, Insurance, Practice Management, Finance, Consulting, Health, Public Policy, Government, Small group, DMHC, California Department, NAIC, MFA, History, FREE, Commercial, Loss, Bank statement, Parent, Medicaid, HCP, National Association, Communes of Burundi, Medicare, Health insurance

Mark Farrah Associates (MFA) , a leading data aggregator and publisher of health plan market data and analytics, aggregates industry metrics from statutory financial statements filed with state insurance regulators in its Health Coverage Portal™ (HCP).

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  • Mark Farrah Associates (MFA) , a leading data aggregator and publisher of health plan market data and analytics, aggregates industry metrics from statutory financial statements filed with state insurance regulators in its Health Coverage Portal™ (HCP).
  • Mark Farrah Associates continually strives for ongoing product enhancement and development, to further simplify the analysis of health insurance business.
  • For companies seeking comprehensive market data, MFA offers the Health Coverage Portal™ , an online application that integrates NAIC and CA DMHC financial statements, relevant government reports and MFA self-insured datasets.
  • To learn more about the Health Coverage Portal™ and MFA’s other valuable health insurance analytic tools, contact Mark Farrah Associates at 724-338-4100 or visit www.markfarrah.com .

Piedmont & Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Extend Contract

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星期一, 四月 8, 2024
Professional Services, Health, Practice Management, Insurance, Health Insurance, Managed Care, General Health, Blue Shield, Elevance Health, Partnership, Patient, Medicare, MNsure, Organization, Hospital, Health insurance

Piedmont and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have reached a new multi-year agreement that was effective April 1, 2024, that extends the partnership providing access to quality care for the more than 400,000 members they mutually serve.

Key Points: 
  • Piedmont and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have reached a new multi-year agreement that was effective April 1, 2024, that extends the partnership providing access to quality care for the more than 400,000 members they mutually serve.
  • Piedmont is a Georgia-based healthcare system with 24 hospitals, 1,755 locations, and 3,200 providers in its Clinically-Integrated Network.
  • The new agreement applies to Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield members enrolled in employer-based, Health Insurance Exchange, and Medicare Advantage plans.
  • “We are pleased to continue our partnership with Piedmont supporting the more than 400,000 customers we mutually serve,” said Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia President Robert Bunch.

Press Ganey Announces Integration of Nursing Quality Data from Epic

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星期一, 四月 8, 2024
Practice Management, Nursing, General Health, Health, Consulting, Hospitals, Professional Services, Other Health, Epic Systems, Patient, Organization, Documentation, Fungal infection, NSI, Press Ganey Associates, MSN, Safety, CLABSI, CAUTI

AONL CONFERENCE– Press Ganey , the leading provider of experience measurement, data analytics and insights to health systems and health plans, today announced a collaboration to integrate nurse-sensitive indicators (NSI) and outcomes from Epic into Press Ganey’s National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI).

Key Points: 
  • AONL CONFERENCE– Press Ganey , the leading provider of experience measurement, data analytics and insights to health systems and health plans, today announced a collaboration to integrate nurse-sensitive indicators (NSI) and outcomes from Epic into Press Ganey’s National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI).
  • The integration and automated reporting will save nursing and quality leaders time, support nursing excellence and accelerate the work to improve patient care.
  • "Our expanded collaboration with Epic to integrate reporting of nursing sensitive indicators is a pivotal step towards using real-time data to improve the experience and quality of care," said Darren Dworkin, President and Chief Operating Officer for Press Ganey.
  • Through the “PX Connect Suite”, joint Press Ganey and Epic clients can surface patient experience insights to frontline staff for patient care and service recovery.