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Legislative solutions to the prescription drug price issue were slow to materialize until the Inflation Reduction Act changed how Medicare pays for drugs.        (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - November 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anna Kaltenboeck Source Type: blogs

Health Innovation & Data: Five Common Missteps (and How to Interrupt Them)
By MARIE COPOULOS I’ve had the great fortune of spending much of my career at the intersection of health care innovation and the underlying data that drives new models. For those of us who’ve worked in this space for a long time, there’s a certain pattern recognition that comes with this work that is often immediate and obvious – both in terms of really cool developments but also gotchas. “Ah, you’re stumbling here. Everyone does that.” The challenge, I’ve found, is that these ‘gotchas’ that can be so visible to the folx who’ve worked in health tech for the past few decades can be counterintu...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech Bardavon Health Innovations Data Marie Copoulos Teams Source Type: blogs

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The Medicaid unwinding situation presents a unique challenge for states, health care providers, and the millions of beneficiaries who depend on the program.        (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - November 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sara Rosenbaum, MaryBeth Musumeci Source Type: blogs

Value-based care: a prescription for physician well-being [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! We sit down with Ben Kornitzer, a physician executive, to delve into the pressing issue of physician burnout in health care. Discover how burnout impacts patient care and contributes to a growing physician shortage, especially in primary care. Ben shares valuable insights on the Read more… Value-based care: a prescription for physician well-being [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

In the crosshairs: The False Claims Act ’ s new targets in health care
The practice of medicine involves a delicate interplay between medical expertise and the unique needs of each individual. Ideally, medical decisions should prioritize the health and well-being of patients while being rooted in science and evidence-based practice. However, this noble mission inevitably becomes challenging in the context of reimbursement structures that inadvertently incentivize unnecessary procedures Read more… In the crosshairs: The False Claims Act’s new targets in health care originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Policy Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

Pain medicine realities: beyond the opioid crisis
In 1990, Ronald Melzack published a paper in Scientific American titled “The Tragedy of Needless Pain.” Many would regard Melzack as the “father” of pain science and the treatment of pain. In that paper, he described the science behind several observations that many clinicians and public health policy decision-makers would find startling in today’s hostile and fraught Read more… Pain medicine realities: beyond the opioid crisis originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Medications Source Type: blogs

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States are exploring and implementing maternal health policies that affect postpartum care, midwives, doulas, and freestanding birth centers.        (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rebecca Johnson, Gloria N. Eldridge, Priti Khanal, Laurie C. Zephyrin Source Type: blogs

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To ensure better maternal health outcomes and the end of racial and ethnic maternal health disparities, any new policy initiatives must align with the goals and preferences of women and other birthing people.        (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - November 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Morenike Ayo-Vaughan, Zara Porter, Sarah Benatar, Laurie C. Zephyrin Source Type: blogs

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Colorado requires comprehensive data from all health care sharing ministries; its report provides a detailed look at HCSMs selling memberships in the state.        (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - November 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: JoAnn Volk, Justin Giovannelli, Christina L. Goe Source Type: blogs

TikTok on the Gender Gap
By MIKE MAGEE The juxta-positioning of Tuesday’s New York Times headlines was disturbing. The first “Why Does This Bride Look So Mad?”, was followed by “An ‘Unsettling’ Drop in Life Expectancy in Men.” The “reluctant bride” referred to in the first article is (by now) an estimated 175 years old intended bride was 18 in the painting. The painting itself was the work of artist, Auguste Toulmouche, in 1866. The original title was “The Hesitant Fiancee”. Its current fame has a much shorter timeline – 2 weeks to be exact. That’s when it began to appear on TikTok, hosted as a statement of disg...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Gender gap Life Expectancy Mike Magee tiktok Source Type: blogs

Zealous for Wellness: How to Replace Hype with Data
This article begins a series that looks at useful measures of health and how the companies that promote wellness programs demonstrate their success. We’ll see measurements of objective outcomes, patient-reported outcomes, and what payers look for when they can’t get direct evidence of improvements in wellness. You’ll note, as we survey the wellness solutions and measurements used, that the leading organizations in this space are payers, not clinicians. I’m sure that doctors and nurse practitioners truly care for the overall happiness and wellbeing of their patients. But the institutions aren’t...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 14, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring ACOs Avanade Christiana Voelker Cli Source Type: blogs

Addressing the health care crisis and global warming
The topic of the health care crisis has dominated the media in recent years and will likely continue to be of great interest. This issue must remain relevant. However, without united action, the health care crisis and burnout may end up like the topic of global warming – frequently discussed but often politicized and inadequately Read more… Addressing the health care crisis and global warming originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs

Turnarounds are Talent Magnets: University of Chicago Medical Center
By JEFF GOLDSMITH Like birds of a feather, talent in healthcare management often gathers in flocks. The University of Minnesota, University of Michigan and University of Iowa healthcare management programs are all justly famous for graduating, over many decades, an exceptional number of future transformative healthcare leaders. But sometimes, talent comes from the “street”- challenging healthcare turnarounds that attract risk-taking leaders who, in turn, gather young talent around them. The University of Chicago’s urban academic health center has been one of these places. The U of C was (and remains) the la...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Jeff Goldsmith talent University of Chicago Source Type: blogs

Bonus Features – November 12, 2023 – 93% of clinicians use RPM in cardiac care rehab, telehealth flexibilities remain in place until the end of 2024, plus 25 more stories
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule continues many telehealth flexibilities first adopted during the public health emergency, such as an expanded scope of originating sites an expanded definition of qualified practiti...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 12, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT 1upHealth Apollo ApolloMed Cedar Cognoa CPSI Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ emtelligent Freshpaint Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features HITRUST Certification Hona Innovaccer Inovalon Jim Hundemer Jim Sparks K Source Type: blogs

Challenging misconceptions in nursing education
Regressive legislators in a Southwestern state discovered that doctoral-level nursing students, future nurse practitioners at the state university, were receiving education in human sexuality. As watchdogs of public morality, and with a conviction that these students were being educated to “groom” children to become transgender individuals, they did not pause to verify the information, review Read more… Challenging misconceptions in nursing education originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 10, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Policy Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs