This article is sponsored by Select Data. In this Voices interview, Home Health Care News sits down with Ed Buckley, CEO of Select Data, to learn how Buckley and his team are redefining the capabilities of artificial intelligence solutions to empower care teams to overcome today’s greatest home health challenges. He explains how Select Data is making strides to improve […]
Highmark Health’s insurance arm boosted the integrated health system’s finances during the first six months of the year amid investment losses, inflation, and rising labor and supply costs. Pittsburgh-based Highmark suffered a $174 million net loss on operating revenue of $13 billion for the first two quarters, the not-for-profit company reported Tuesday. Highmark Health Plan generated the majority, or $11 […]
The Covid-19 pandemic shone a light on the need for virtual behavioral health services. Yet, many patients have trouble accessing it, especially in New York, a study from Mental Health America found. More than 58% of adults with a mental illness in the state do not receive treatment, the report said. It ranked New York 42nd out of all 50 states […]
Cigna has tapped health information-technology veteran Dr. David Brailer as its first chief health officer. Brailer, who also will serve as an executive vice president at Bloomfield, Connecticut-based Cigna, will join the company in early September. As Cigna’s first chief health officer, Brailer is tasked with bringing together the company’s products, technologies and services to improve members’ health, including supporting the company’s efforts […]
“Patients are often willing to share their health data if it helps people with conditions similar to theirs.” — Jennifer Cubino, COO, BC Platforms At present, it can be a challenge for biopharma companies to gain access to health data due to diverse regulatory climates around the world. In a recent interview, Cubino discussed regulatory differences between the U.S., the […]
Texas has confirmed what appears to be the first death of a person diagnosed with monkeypox in the United States. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said in a release on Tuesday that the patient was an adult living in Harris County who was severely immunocompromised. Officials are investigating what role the virus played in the person’s death. […]
Nursing homes may get more time to certify temporary nurse aides hired under relaxed training rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. In revised guidance issued Monday, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it would grant individual and statewide and county waivers to facilities where barriers exist during the ongoing public health emergency, which is set to expire Oct. 15 but could […]
The Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS; Tacoma, Wash.) is planning to open a new behavioral health project in Mount Vista, Wash., according to the website columbian.com Situated on 11.84 acres, the project will include three single-story buildings each with 16 beds. Services will include medical screening, psychiatric and risk screening, psychological/biological/social evaluation, treatment, and peer support. The […]
BY KIM BELLARD We all – well, most of us – try to be agreeable. It’s usually a better social lubricant to say “yes” than “no.” It’s widely considered to be better for your career to be the one who always says “yes” instead of being the troublesome worker who often says “no.” “Yes, dear” is a safer marital strategy […]
MUSC Health (Charleston, S.C.) is building the $50 million MUSC Black River Medical Center in Lake City, S.C., to expand services, according to the website wmbfnews.com. The 64,000-square-foot hospital will replace two area medical facilities, Lake City Community Hospital, which was built in the 1950s, and Williamsburg Regional Hospital, which opened in 1965. The new facility will include: 25 inpatient […]