Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Note that 8 in 10 consumers rate nurses excellent/good compared with 7 in 10 people ranking physicians this way, 6 in 10 for hospitals, 5 in 10 for telemedicine/virtual visits, and just under 5 in 10 for hospital emergency departments. 10 – or 4 in 10 ranking as “poor.” health system.

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Med-Net Compliance

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

After a three-and-a-half-day trial, a jury returned a verdict for the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a former employee of a Tennessee nursing home who had been fired after requesting intermittent leave to address her anxiety. The former employee suffered from anxiety throughout her adult life.

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CMS.gov

APRIL 15, 2019

Ensuring Safety and Quality in America’s Nursing Homes. Nursing facilities. This duty is especially important when it comes to the care provided for some of the most vulnerable in our society, Americans residing in nursing homes. CMS’ approach to oversight of nursing homes is constantly evolving.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

Temi robot, it was the first application of an autonomous robot to assist nurses and doctors that I’d seen. What’s cool about this robot is that it doesn’t need a nurse to get to the bedside. The Temo Robot is being used in hospitals, nursing homes, and home care.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 17, 2022

As a way to harness the motivation behind this self-guided research, digital health applications can be used to assist patients in improving their self-management and reducing their fear, empowering them and giving doctors a better-equipped ally in shared decision-making [6-8].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 25, 2022

Supported by Y.Elites Association and the Hong Kong Youth Development Alliance, the service runs in two phases: the first round, which has been completed, delivered teleconsultations to low-income families, and the upcoming second round will cover senior people living alone and those living in nursing homes.

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Digital Health News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

This Digital Health News industry roundup covers the expansion of a collaborative staffing bank and a planned tech-enabled nursing home.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2019

"Generally, a nursing home doctor or medical director is a family practitioner who is extremely proficient in nursing home rules," he added. This population requires all sorts of advanced interventions; they’re not simply a conventional nursing home long-term resident.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 6, 2024

A South Florida-based academic medical center, Memorial operates six hospitals, including the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital; numerous primary, urgent and 24/7 care facilities; a health specialty center; and a nursing home.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In several medical disciplines, AI and Machine Learning (ML) can now diagnose better than most doctors. AI and ML are unlikely to replace doctors but rather become valuable second opinions. Rather than an AI doctor, we will likely see an augmented intelligence layered onto the healthcare already being provided.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2020

“Our goal was to leverage the on-site kiosks to better triage patients via a web-based connection to ER doctors,” Schielke explained. “Station MD, our telehealth vendor, was providing similar telemedicine triage service to nursing homes on Staten Island that housed medically frail residents.

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Kaiser Health News

MAY 27, 2022

Having just moved back to San Antonio, the 30-something searched for a doctor to manage her Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel condition that is successfully managed with medications and lifelong monitoring — including regular colonoscopies. Mariel needed a new gastroenterologist.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

These may be technologies used from the home or that a doctor uses to improve or support healthcare services. This means patients can receive care wherever they are – at home, nursing home, assisted living, etc. According to CMS.gov , CMS is expanding access to telehealth services with Medicare.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 5, 2022

An average doctor's appointment across the U.S. is about a two-hour encounter, including travel time, check-in, waiting, seeing the clinician, paying and traveling home. It's also costly to transport elderly patients from nursing homes or assisted living facilities to clinics or hospitals and back, and then to a pharmacy.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 11, 2020

In particular, the hottest spot appeared to be a nursing home where one resident had been diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 28. The apple sticker at the bottom right is a little touch of sad irony with the fruit being associated with that axiom, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” In the U.S.,

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2022

A survey from Software Advice found that nearly two-thirds of nursing homes report poor health outcomes from staff shortage , with a demanding workload and inadequate pay the most common reasons for high turnover. If staff shortages can’t be filled, nearly 60% of nursing homes will have no choice but to turn residents away.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

My mother was busy raising four children, and I watched her try to navigate and manage the health needs of my great grandmother and saw firsthand how difficult it was to get services in the home, how difficult it was to get her out to see the doctor.

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Are you a traveling nurse? Are you a nurse who works for a hospital or nursing home? Are you a nurse who works in a doctor's office? Are you the nurse who is going to tell me: "I think I have insurance coverage through my employer?"--WRONG! Not professional license complaint defense insurance.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

Laura Ferrara, Chief Strategy Officer at Intus Care The focus on healthcare delivered in the comfort of one’s home has surged in recent times, particularly in light of the pandemic. If an anomaly was discovered or an alert sent to the physician, the patient would need to go to the doctor’s office to address the alert.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 4, 2023

Scientists can now chart changes to ecosystems in real time, doctors can predict their patients’ likelihood of developing certain conditions, and marketing execs can determine the success of an ad campaign before it is even launched. Such data-driven decisions are capable of reducing costs , improving daily experiences , and saving lives.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For example, text-based patient check-ins can be used to get feedback in real time and manage by exception, thus helping people stay home safely. For seniors, it can slow the progression to long-term nursing home care. This helps drive down unnecessary hospital and ER visits.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 1, 2022

While some had previously visited their doctors in person, the use of Telehealth for medical services has increased since the pandemic. HHS Concerned About Quality of Nursing Homes. States are typically required to complete surveys that measure the quality of care given to patients.

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Verisys

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Pain management doctor gave patients steroid injections even after patients complained of negative side effects. Doctor used a patient recruiting company to create customers for a “psychotherapy” session. These sessions never actually happened and patients were confused on why they were visiting the doctor Fraud Scheme.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

” "Nearly overnight, as volumes dropped precipitously, the deadly pandemic thrust patients, doctors, pharmaceutical companies and payers headfirst onto virtual platforms and other digital technologies." For example, nursing homes were hit hard by the virus.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

A provider present with the patient at one location – a nursing home, community clinic, etc. Employers and payers may offer telehealth options that allow the team member to meet with their doctor via video. The system can be used to conduct telehealth visits between two or more clinics. iRhythm Technologies.

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MedTrainer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Examples of covered entities include health plans, clearinghouses, and certain health care providers including but not limited to: doctors, clinics, psychologists, dentists, chiropractors, nursing homes, and pharmacies.

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The Health Law Firm

JANUARY 28, 2014

Indest III, J.D.,

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 22, 2024

Historically, nursing homes have served a purpose, but the majority of this population calls for a different approach. The idea of leaving their homes for institutional care often feels jarring. Many seniors value their independence and the comfort of familiarity.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Add to this the fact that patients with multiple chronic illnesses see multiple doctors – all creating care plans and prescribing medications to address their specialized areas. Nor do they comfortable asking questions or sharing their concerns—especially in time-limited, high-stress circumstances. In addition, President Biden’s $1.9

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

With a focus on efficacy in the last mile of care, as well as care equity and access, doctors and radiologists are increasingly seeking out imaging solutions that are portable. Portable imaging also opens up new opportunities for expanded care and services in settings like skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By providing individuals who have questions or concerns about their health with immediate access to medical insight and guidance, chatbots can help efficiently clerk and triage patients through preliminary, automated queries and notation which doctors can then easily access and reference.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 1, 2022

While some had previously visited their doctors in person, the use of Telehealth for medical services has increased since the pandemic. HHS Concerned About Quality of Nursing Homes. States are typically required to complete surveys that measure the quality of care given to patients.

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Hall Render

JUNE 10, 2022

Alabama doctors launch nation’s first follow up clinic for snakebites. Report: Mesa nursing home fined $500 after negligence leads to resident’s death. Police ID suspect in attack on doctor, nurses at Southern California hospital. California nurses plan for potential 2nd strike of 2022.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2021

But there are also climate-related risks to health care institutions — think Hurricane Katrina and the images of patients having to be air-lifted out of urban New Orleans hospitals and nursing homes. Existing vulnerabilities enable those climate-related risks to more negatively impact health outcomes.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 26, 2022

One particular case involved the operator of several clinical laboratories, who was charged in connection with a scheme to pay over $16 million in kickbacks to marketers who, in turn, paid kickbacks to telemedicine companies and call centers in exchange for doctors’ orders.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 29, 2024

Effective end of life care involves a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, social workers, and chaplains, all working together to ensure that the patient’s final days are as peaceful and pain-free as possible.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division of the DOJ, cited a study purporting to show that private equity ownership of nursing homes was responsible for over 20,000 premature deaths in just 12 years. 1] Health care market participants (i.e. 1] Health care market participants (i.e.

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