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On the horizon: Uber Health expands patient access to healthy food delivery and over-the-counter items. On June 13, Uber Health announced Uber will soon deliver groceries and other over-the-counter (OTC) items to patients as it expands beyond medical transportation to help those who can’t get to the supermarket, such as patients with social determinants of […]
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The PHE is over. It’s time to refocus attention on quality care. The theme for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Conference, held virtually May 1-3 this year, was Building Resilient Communities: Having an Equitable Foundation for Quality Healthcare. Each day of conference was packed with informative and inspiring sessions led by […]
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Can depression increase the risk of heart disease? In recent years, scientists have attempted to establish a link between depression and heart disease. It’s proven that a diagnosis of heart disease or experiencing a heart attack, stroke, or other cardiac event can lead to depression, but the reverse is not as clear-cut. Can depression cause […]
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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) offers its fraud and abuse perspective for home health and hospice in its latest Semiannual Report to Congress — and it’s not a warm, fuzzy hug. For home health, the OIG lists two high-profile fraud cases. Case No. 1: SHC Home Health Services of Florida and its related entities […]
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Proposed rule seeks to reduce administrative burdens and address delays in patient care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule on Dec. 6, 2022, aimed at improving the prior authorization process and interoperability between providers, payers, and patients. The Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Proposed Rule (CMS-0057-P) seeks […]
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Consider mental healthcare as COVID continues to change the U.S. workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic might not seem like the public health crisis it was in 2020, but it has taken a toll on the mental health of many. Experts are suggesting the American workforce will never be the same. As more and more employers report […]
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Private health data was exposed through third-party tracking technology. Advocate Aurora Health recently notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights that it experienced a data breach on October 14. Advocate Aurora Health is a 26-hospital healthcare system in Wisconsin and Illinois with over 500 sites of care and $ 14 […]
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Hunting healthcare fraud is big business for the feds, and the latest annual Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Report shows why it will continue. “During Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, the Federal Government won or negotiated more than $ 5 billion in health care fraud judgments and settlements, in addition to other health care administrative […]
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It’s time to talk about work-related anxiety and depression among non-clinical staff. Discussions about mental wellness in the healthcare workplace have increased over the past two years. COVID-19 has given rise to the intensity of and need for further discussions on this subject. One of the professions that has been largely silent in this discussion […]
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Prices at the pump set shocking new records. Increased gas prices are a headache for nearly everyone, but they are especially burdensome for home health and hospice agencies and their visiting staff. Right when agencies are getting slammed by COVID-19 and the labor shortage, gas prices are exacerbating difficulties finding and retaining workers. “As the […]
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