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AHA urges Congress to provide additional relief to hospitals beyond the $175B in the CARES Act
The American Hospital Association wants Congress to allocate additional provider relief funds beyond the original $175 billion in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.
The AHA is not asking Congress for a specific dollar amount.
HHS is giving providers $413 million in relief fund payments
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, has announced more than $413 million in Provider Relief Fund payments is going to more than 3,600 providers across the country.
Early-warning system for sepsis saves lives at University of Missouri Health Care
The use of algorithms has saved lives at the University of Missouri Health Care.
The health system put in place an early-warning system tied to the EHR to alert rapid-response teams of a patient’s risk for developing sepsis, a life-threatening infection.
The biggest trends in healthcare are hospital care at home and the widening labor gap
During HIMSS22, Philips gave its top predictions for the future of healthcare systems over the next three years based on labor market trends and the expansion of hospital-at-home services.
Roy Jakobs, chief business leader of Connected Care at Philips,…
Cerner and RevSpring partner on omnichannel patient-engagement platform
RevSpring and Cerner are expanding their partnership through omnichannel payment solutions to boost performance and patient engagement.
More than 1,500 Cerner customers can access RevSpring’s PersonaPay, Talksoft and IVR Advantage solutions, to streaml…
The stigma of mental health has to go away, says Michael Phelps
Multiple gold medal winner Michael Phelps walked onto the stage at HIMSS22 to a strong round of applause from a full house in the Valencia Ballroom in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
Phelps, the closing keynote on Friday, brought a mess…
Digital transformation requires staff buy-in for a seamless flow of information
To get staff on board with digital transformation, everyone who will be using the system must be included in decision-making, according to Dr. John Chessare, president and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center Healthcare System.
How it usually wo…
Health inequity solutions require data, analytics and awareness turned into action
ORLANDO – A panel of provider, payer and tech experts speaking at HIMSS22 went beyond the issue of health equity to address ways their organizations are tracking and helping to solve gaps.
An engaged crowd asked numerous questions after the session “Ad…
60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley addresses workforce challenges at HIMSS22
ORLANDO – 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley asked a panel of healthcare workforce professionals during HIMSS22 on Tuesday about what needs to be done to turn around resignations and burnout.
Eight percent of healthcare jobs are vacant, Pelley said,…
Achieving health equity requires a data connected healthcare system, says CMS administrator
ORLANDO – Government health officials tied the importance of interoperability to health equity Tuesday during the HIMSS22 session “View From the Top: HIMSS Foundation Working Towards Health Equity.”
Data exchange is needed to understand gaps in the sy…
