Hospital ranking lists — such as those released annually by U.S. News & World Report and Healthgrades — are a great way for the nations’ largest hospitals to generate good PR. However, they may not be all that useful when it comes to understanding the strengths and weaknesses of individual hospitals and how they compare to each other. Trilliant Health, […]
Federal officials found few instances of fraud in Medicare billing practices for telehealth services during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 1,714 providers out of approximately 742,000 whose billing was deemed “high risk” for Medicare, according to a report released this month by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General. Providers’ billing practices […]
You already know you need to have your cholesterol checked regularly—that’s common knowledge. But you may need to know your triglyceride numbers, too. According to Catherine McNeal, MD, an internist on the medical staff at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple, a high triglyceride count can be a marker for a lifestyle that leads to serious health problems. […]
Health Tech Deals It’s been a week of endings for UK politicians, soccer coaches and tennis GOATs. And a big deal in health tech as CVS buys Signify Health for $8bn. Psych Hub raises $16m, 98point6 tacks on $20m more in a poss direction change & MedMinder tackles that hardest of all questions–Did I take my pill or not? Jess […]
The 61st episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News caught up with Summer Napier, the president and CEO of Healing Hands Healthcare, a diversified home health company that operates across Texas. Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn: – Why Napier, an RN with hospital-setting experience, decided to launch […]
BY MIKE MAGEE Connecticut attorney general, William Tong, took a turn in the spotlight this week, representing 33 states and Puerto Rico in announcing that vaping original, Juul, had agreed to pay penalties of $438.5 million to settle lawsuits against the company. Juul in essence acknowledged that the company’s marketers had targeted young students, used social media to attract underage […]
Morgan Health will invest $20 million in digital health firm LetsGetChecked, the companies announced Thursday. LetsGetChecked offers at-home to diagnostic and genetic testing, virtual appointments, and prescription drug delivery. This deal is part of Morgan Health’s plan to devote $250 million to the healthcare space. The unit has invested $105 million to date into companies such as Vera Whole Health, Centivo and Embold Health. The investment bank launched Morgan […]
Angela Mazzi has dedicated much of her nearly 20-year career to elevating the application of research in design, specifically in the healthcare design sector. Her peer-reviewed salutogenesis research demonstrates how health outcomes can be impacted by reducing stress and promoting well-being, leading to her becoming a sought-after expert in the design of oncology, behavioral health, and emergency departments as well […]
The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a rule to replace a Trump-era policy that sought to limit immigration of those it feared may rely on social services. The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy rolls back the Trump administration’s so-called public charge rule, restricting immigration pathways for those seeking to become U.S. citizens only if they are “primarily dependent […]
Each day, thousands of patients get a call or letter after being discharged from U.S. hospitals. How did their stay go? How clean and quiet was the room? How often did nurses and doctors treat them with courtesy and respect? The questions focus on what might be termed the standard customer satisfaction aspects of a medical stay, as hospitals increasingly […]