Just a reminder that Primary runoff elections are Tuesday, August 27. You are able to vote in the ru
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August 22 · Issue #573 · View online
Providing you with the latest health care headlines almost daily. Carefully crafted by Shawn Rossi. Questions? Email srossi@mhanet.org.
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Just a reminder that Primary runoff elections are Tuesday, August 27. You are able to vote in the runoff even if you didn’t vote in the first primary election a couple of weeks ago and even if you voted in a different party primary in previous years. However, if you voted in the primary on August 6th , you must vote in the same party’s runoff – in other words, you cannot switch parties in the runoff election during the same primary election cycle. There are no statewide runoffs in the Democrat party. There are two in the Republican party – Governor and Attorney General. The Friends of Mississippi Hospitals PAC has contributed to Bill Waller in the Republican primary for Governor. The Friends PAC has not made a contribution in the Attorney General race. If you’d like to know which candidates received a contribution from the Friends PAC in legislative races, contact Richard Roberson at (601) 368-3390 or rroberson@mhanet.org. Please go vote on Tuesday! #operationhealthyvote
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NMMC-Eupora named outstanding rural hospital
EUPORA - North Mississippi Medical Center-Eupora was presented with the 2019 Outstanding Mississippi Small Rural Hospital Award from the Mississippi Hospital Association on Aug. 15 during a celebration at the
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Anatomy of change: Pull-schedule session starts peds tower transition
UMMC’s pediatric expansion is scheduled to open in fall 2020, but plans for moving into the state-of-the-art facility are being made now. Leaders from among Children’s of Mississippi and UMMC are working to identify and coordinate key tasks that will help orchestrate a seamless transition that will make the most of the new seven-story tower.
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atom Alliance Provider Opioid Dashboards Gain National Interest
Through a series of customized dashboards developed by atom Alliance, providers can now get personalized insights for their opioid prescribing rates.
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Memorial Hospital Receives Get with The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with The Guidelines®- Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
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MHA runs from Obamacare moniker – asserts Medicaid expansion is not Obamacare expansion
Mississippi Cares is NOT Obamacare. It’s PenceCare. Our proposal stays true to conservative principles by offering a helping hand to low-income adults who are already helping themselves. It will also reduce the amount of services for which healthcare providers receive no payment.
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CON Weekly Report for August 16, 2019
A new CON Weekly Report is now available on the MSDH website.
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Tate Reeves spends big in final days before Republican governor’s runoff against Bill Waller
Campaign finance reports filed Tuesday show that while Reeves has greatly outraised and outspent Waller, he raised about $200,000 less than Waller between July 28 and Aug. 17.
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Medicaid, Education at Center of Waller v. Reeves Runoff
Bill Waller Jr. supports what he calls “Medicaid reform,” which would bring affordable health-care options to about 300,000 working Mississippians whose households make too much for traditional Medicaid, but not enough for subsidized private insurance.
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Reeves and Waller talk Medicaid, roads and conservatism in sleepy GOP runoff debate
The gubernatorial candidates attacked each other on the campaign trail in recent days, but not so much in Wednesday’s debate.
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‘Shared Belief’: McDaniel Endorses Reeves to Block Medicaid Expansion
Shared opposition to Medicaid expansion in the state spurred Mississippi Sen. Chris McDaniel on Thursday to endorse Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, whose legislative tactics he has long criticized, for the Republican Party runoff for governor.
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ANDY TAGGART — I will be a steward of the state’s law enforcement resources
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Perspective: Gearing up for a busy September on Capitol Hill
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the important role AHA member hospitals and health system leaders play in advocating for the field. This week, I’ll tell you exactly what we’re advocating for when Congress returns in September … and how you can help.
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Rating the Raters: An Evaluation of Publicly Reported Hospital Quality Rating Systems
Promising innovation is taking place among hospital quality rating systems, but major systemic change is needed in the field to ensure access to meaningful comparisons through better data and relevant metrics, and to establish integrated oversight through robust audits and peer review.
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ABIM to develop continuous option for board recertification
The American Board of Internal Medicine plans to offer a shorter, more flexible option for physicians seeking to maintain their board certification.
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Breaking Bias: A road map to boost women and minorities into healthcare leadership
Rather than blaming people for not being more aware, I want to help each of us realize what being an ally might require in order to translate “good people’s” desire to help into concrete actions.
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No Place Like Home: Home Recovery Care Brought to the Patient
Providing Home Recovery Care, home-based acute care, improves patient satisfaction and care quality while reducing costs. Security Health Plan of Wisconsin was the first payer to implement this care model that with the Recover Care Coordinator brings all the essential elements of inpatient care to a patient’s home.
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Hospitals urge CMS to eliminate 'temporary' codes for nonphysician services
The American Hospital Association is calling on CMS to eliminate some “temporary codes” to ensure that coding and documentation requirements are consistent for outpatient billing.
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Health Orgs Still Struggle with Patient Billing
Most large healthcare organizations have been tackling the issue in recent years, and while improvements have been made, much more work is needed.
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Providers see convenient care as both a threat and an opportunity, survey finds
Amid the growing prevalence of retail clinics, urgent care facilities and direct-to-consumer telemedicine options, hospitals and health systems are still unsure how these convenient care options impact their organizations.
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'If we're going to have price transparency then we ought to have it for everyone'
Ascension’s new president and CEO, Joe Impicciche, recently sat down with Modern Healthcare Editor Aurora Aguilar for his first one-on-one interview.
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Lack of Price Transparency Biggest Factor to Negative Patient Experience
Patients are seeking a more seamless process at hospitals, but often lack the proper financial literacy.
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Healthcare leads in data breaches reported, survey finds
While nearly all U.S. healthcare organizations including providers are collecting, storing or sharing sensitive information within technologies like cloud platforms, fewer than 40% encrypt data in such environments, according to a new report by French security company Thales and analysis firm IDC. |
Patient-physician texts after ortho surgery boost satisfaction
Despite concerns that patients might overuse a program to directly message their physician after surgery, an orthopedic group found that patients didn’t abuse the capability.
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How one provider gained $306,000 in new revenue with patient relationship management tech
A physical therapy group in Arizona offers lessons to other types of health organizations seeking to improve patient satisfaction, give caregivers more time with patients and boost their bottom lines.
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Trump health chief: Officials actively 'working on' ObamaCare replacement plan
A top Trump health administrator on Thursday said that officials are actively “working on” a plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare, which has remained a priority for President Trump even as many c
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Did the Affordable Care Act Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage?
The authors report that all adults saw gains in health coverage between 2013 and 2016 following implementation of the Affordable Care Act, but the gains were greater for racial and ethnic groups and those with in-comes below 139% of poverty, with the effects strongest in states participating in the Medicaid expansion.
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High hospital costs? This may be why.
Hospitals, especially those in southeastern states, rural and small ones, are desperate for revenue, and workers’ comp is a very soft target.
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Slavitt on the ACA: It’s a Fixer-Upper, Not a Teardown
ll you have to do is look at the array of studies that have come out after five years to look at the success of the ACA. Bankruptcies are down, credit scores are up; cancer rates are down, early detection is up; bad debt is down, income levels are up; maternal and child mortality are down, medication compliance is up.
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ACOs lowered spending in rural, underserved areas
Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs can lower Medicare spending in rural areas, suggests a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Addressing Rural Hospital Closures Through Infrastructure Reform
Rural hospitals are closing at alarming rates. Instead of focusing on short-term reimbursement fixes, the broader rural health care infrastructure needs to be updated.
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How bad is the nursing shortage?
An aging workforce, aging population and lack of nursing instructors are a few of the factors driving an ongoing nursing shortage, though vacancies vary by state.
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Tech helping to alleviate nurse shortage, experience gaps
As nursing shortages hit the Southern and Western U.S., health systems are turning to new tech tools to improve recruitment, retention and education.
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