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HHS Proposes New Data Standards for Electronic Health Data Sharing

The proposed data standards aim to create a consistent framework to support the needs for electronic health data sharing, including healthcare claims, prior authorization transactions, and signatures.  By Sarai Rodriguez December 21, 2022 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have proposed a new rule to implement data standards, which […]

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The secret to great health? Escaping the healthcare matrix

By Lars Hartenstein and Tom Latkovic The blueprint to achieve a lifetime of great health is increasingly clear and within our control. But unlocking it requires challenging the orthodoxies currently guiding individuals and institutions. Each day, millions of well-intended healthcare professionals, scientists, and public health officials work diligently to improve our health.1 Their work has had a profoundly positive impact

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If you think health care is dysfunctional now, just wait until after January 1

By Greg Jasani Dec. 8, 2022 Doctors across the country, especially those in primary care, have been up in arms about Medicare’s proposed cuts in reimbursement that are scheduled to go into effect on January 1. They are concerned — rightfully so — that these cuts will be ruinous to their practices and compromise the care they can

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What poker pro Annie Duke can teach you about quitting on time

Ever been told to quit while you’re ahead, or that winners never quit? Poker player-turned decision strategist Annie Duke explains why this advice is costing you time and money. In this edition of Author Talks, McKinsey Global Publishing’s Molly Liebergall chats with former professional poker player Annie Duke about her new book, Quit: The Power of Knowing When

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Patient preference survey finds drop in telehealth use; ER visits compared to 2021

Fewer Americans are using telehealth compared to earlier in the pandemic, a new survey has found. Stericycle Communication Solutions, a patient engagement solutions vendor, released the results of its third annual survey, which reached more than 1,000 adults. It found that 45% of respondents had used telehealth in the last year, compared to 78% in 2021 and

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“Quiet Quiting”

What does ‘quiet quitting’ look like at hospitals? What does ‘quiet quitting’ look like at hospitals? The trend of “quiet quitting” has recently gained traction on social media, referring to a phenomenon in which workers to reduce their enthusiasm at work and stick to the minimum expectations of their role. Some professionals, including Generation Z

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Biased News Story on Nurse Practitioner Profession

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, President Sophia L. Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, and Chief Executive Officer David Hebert, JD, of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) issued the following statement regarding WGN’s recent news story maligning the nurse practitioner (NP) profession:  “As our country endures the worst health care crisis in more than

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