LVHN Endures Short-Term Losses for Long-
LVHN Endures Short-Term Losses for Long-Term …
LVHN Endures Short-Term Losses for Long-Term …
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Brian A. Nester, DO, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Penn., first considered a value-based healthcare system in…

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HPN Leads the Nation in Healthcare Innovation and Progress
HPN Leads the Nation in Healthcare Innovation…
HPN Leads the Nation in Healthcare Innovation…
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In 1979, Richard Merkin, MD, founded the organization that would eventually become Heritage Provider Network.

In its earliest days, HPN lacked the financial and human capital to provide traditional solutions to…

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MLKCH Opens with a Fresh Culture and a Fresh Start
MLKCH Opens with a Fresh Culture and a Fresh …
MLKCH Opens with a Fresh Culture and a Fresh …
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In 2007, the historic King Drew Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif., closed, after years of persistent and unresolvable quality and patient safety problems.

King Drew had originally been founded by…

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Ameritas Keeps Pace with Constantly Changing Marketplace
Ameritas Keeps Pace with Constantly Changing …
Ameritas Keeps Pace with Constantly Changing …
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Hospitals and physicians aren’t the only ones that have spent the past few years adjusting to the Affordable Care Act. Payers have also had to change up their systems and…

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Queens Boulevard Partners with North Shore-LIJ to Improve Care Continuum for Patients
Queens Boulevard Partners with North Shore-LI…
Queens Boulevard Partners with North Shore-LI…
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Dr. Jonathan Mawere has been with Queens Boulevard Extended Care Facility (QBECF) in Woodside, N.Y., in various capacities since 1999.

Founded in 1995, QBECF is a 280-bed, state-of-the-art nursing facility that…

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FDA allows more flexible storage option for Pfizer vaccine

FDA allows more flexible storage option for Pfizer vaccine tjordan_drupal Feb 26, 2021 The Food and Drug Administration will allow undiluted frozen vials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be transported and stored at conventional pharmaceutical freezer temperatures (-13°F to 5°F) for up to two weeks as an alternative to its preferred storage at -112 […]

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FAHA compiles one-stop shop to help meet hospitals’ COVID-19 vaccine communication needs

FAHA compiles one-stop shop to help meet hospitals’ COVID-19 vaccine communication needs tjordan_drupal Feb 26, 2021 AHA today released a one-stop web hub for hospitals and health systems to find communication resources related to COVID-19 vaccines. The hub pulls from a number of trusted sources, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health […]

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Study: COVID-19 ventilation rate falls for seniors in Israel after vaccination campaign

Study: COVID-19 ventilation rate falls for seniors in Israel after vaccination campaign tjordan_drupal Feb 26, 2021 Israeli patients aged 70 and older were much less likely to require mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 after most people in their age group had received the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, according to a study released today by […]

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CMS announces automatic exception policy for MIPS individual clinicians

CMS announces automatic exception policy for MIPS individual clinicians tjordan_drupal Feb 26, 2021 Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will apply an automatic extreme and uncontrollable circumstances policy to all clinicians participating as individuals in the Quality Payment Program’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System for the 2020 performance […]

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SAMHSA webinar March 3 on behavioral health impact of distance learning

SAMHSA webinar March 3 on behavioral health impact of distance learning tjordan_drupal Feb 26, 2021 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will host a March 3 roundtable discussion on the academic, social and emotional impacts of distance learning on children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Register for the 1 p.m. ET webinar here. Substance […]

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AHA-supported bill would help link patients with social needs to services

AHA-supported bill would help link patients with social needs to services tjordan_drupal Feb 26, 2021 Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., yesterday announced they will introduce the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities to Address Social Needs Act, AHA-supported legislation that would provide funding for states to create or enhance public-private partnerships to coordinate […]

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FDA panel recommends EUA for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine candidate

FDA panel recommends EUA for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine candidate tjordan_drupal Feb 26, 2021 The Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee today recommended the approval of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The panel voted unanimously to recommend that FDA issue an emergency use authorization for the candidate, which […]

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UPMC’s patient volumes stabilize, boosting 2020 profits

The Pittsburgh, Pa.-based academic health system reported an $836 million operating income in 2020. The Pittsburgh, Pa.-based academic health system reported an $836 million operating income in 2020.

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CMS: Group health plans must cover COVID-19 diagnostic testing

CMS said the new guidance should make it easier for people to get tested. CMS said the new guidance should make it easier for people to get tested.

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As hospital numbers fall, fatigued staff get relief at last

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the U.S. has dropped by 80,000 in six weeks, and 17% of the nation’s adult population has gotten at least one dose of a vaccine, providing some relief to front-line workers. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the U.S. has dropped by 80,000 in six […]

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