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21st century healthcare: the risks and solutions

WebDespite the clear benefits of the new healthcare delivery model, it also brings a set of new challenges and risks to healthcare institutions, including operational, financial and clinical risks. Wesly Guiteau, executive associate …

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The route to successful ERM

WebUtilizing an ERM process to identify, assess, fully articulate, prioritize, mitigate and communicate risk is the key to organizational endurance and ability to capitalize on strategic opportunities. Mapping relevant risks to strategic initiatives and selecting effective KRIs are essential to the achievement of overall organizational objectives.

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Creating a place of safety

WebRichelle Heldwein, a clinical risk manager for Western Litigation who has developed risk assessment tools and identified best practices concerning management of the behavioral health patient, says there are a number of contributing factors to …

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Former Congresswoman and physician joins HealthEC board

WebHealthEC, a single-platform population health management company, has appointed Nan Hayworth to its board of directors. Hayworth will assist HealthEC in improving the lives of patients through the application of population health management technology.

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UnitedHealth's Optum acquires Reliant Medical Group

Web09-02-2017. 02-03-2017. Optum, the health services business of UnitedHealth Group, has completed the acquisition of Massachusetts-based Reliant Medical Group. The deal was first announced in May 2017. Reliant became a part of Optum's healthcare delivery arm OptumCare on April 1. The company told its patients that the management and staff of

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Cigna adds digital platforms to expand behavioral health offerings

WebHappify supports emotional health needs across the continuum from well-being and prevention to diagnosable mental health conditions. iPrevail provides on-demand support with trained peers and wellness coaches using a private chat platform for people experiencing stress and other related challenges.

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Cobbs Allen launches healthcare benefits platform

WebInsurance and risk-management firm Cobbs Allen has launched a subsidiary OutFront Health, an insurance platform aimed at offering healthcare and ancillary benefits to multiple-employer groups, including professional employer organizations (PEOs), associations, staffing firms and family offices.

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Lucent Health acquires North America Administrators

Web30-10-2014. Health care risk management company Lucent Health Solutions, in conjunction with healthcare growth capital firm NaviMed Capital, has acquired North America Administrators. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, North America Administrators provides health benefits solutions and customer service as a self-funded health plan

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EHS acquires MultiCultural Medical Group

Web20-07-2017. Utah778 / iStock. Employee Health Systems Medical Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MultiCultural Medical Group. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2017. Both the organizations are managed by SynerMed, the California-based healthcare platform for government-sponsored programs.

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Healthcare Risk Management Review

WebA powerful approach to healthcare governance. Enterprise risk management is increasingly being adopted as a way of doing business in healthcare. Beyond risk identification. In today’s environment, enterprise risk management programs need to evolve to deliver value. Terry Puchley of PwC explores how this can be achieved.

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Lessons From Joplin

WebLessons from Joplin. 12-08-2013. The massive tornado that hit Joplin in May 2011 tested the emergency operations plans of the area’s hospitals to their limits. Leslie Porth, author of a report on the lessons learned from Joplin, gave HRMR an overview of her findings. When an immense EF5 tornado struck St John’s Regional Medical Center (now

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Altegra Health acquires Outcomes Health Information Solutions

WebAltegra Health, a provider of business, technology and consulting solutions for healthcare organizations, has acquired Outcomes Health Information Solutions (including Outcomes Health Connections; collectively, Outcomes Health), a leading provider of risk adjustment, quality measurement and data analytics services to government …

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The power of ERM

WebAbout the author. Michelle Foster Earle is the president of OmniSure Consulting Group, a risk management firm working with some of the nation’s leading medical professional liability insurance companies, medical practices, hospitals, healthcare facilities and providers of healthcare and social services nationwide to help reduce risk, …

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Two new Joint Commission programs eligible for Q-HIP

Web27-04-2017. Kchungtw / iStock. The Joint Commission, a standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare, has said that that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio (Anthem) now recognizes two new Joint Commission programs as eligible for incentives from the health plan’s Quality-In-Sights: Hospital Incentive Program (Q-HIP).

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The refusal of care

WebA decision not to provide treatment to an individual because the individual has AIDS or is HIV seropositive based solely on that fact is unethical.”—American Dental Association, ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct III §4.A.1 (2012). During the recent Ebola outbreak, healthcare personnel were once again refusing to

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Managing the risks of mobile health devices

WebManaging the risks of mobile health devices. 14-01-2016. Risk managers and compliance professionals need to find a way to allow mobile device use in a manner that enhances productivity while, at the same time, securing the data being shared and ensuring the risks do not outweigh the benefits. Barbara Youngberg of Beecher Carlson investigates.

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BSNY appoints director of risk management

WebBon Secours New York Health System (BSNY) has appointed Joanne Smith as director of risk management, quality improvement, and corporate responsibility at Schervier Nursing Care Center, located in the Riverdale section of The Bronx.

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Insurtech startup Clover Health partners with HealthHelp

Web29-11-2018. iStock/ Saklakova. Clover Health, a San Francisco-based health care technology company backed by Alphabet, has partnered with collaborative care management company HealthHelp, a part of WNS Holdings. Clover is a health insurance startup using data science for preventive health care. The company secured $130 …

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Erlanger makes risk manager chief legal officer

Web31-10-2013. Erlanger Health System, an academic medical center associated with the UT College of Medicine Chattanooga, has appointed Jeffrey Woodard, its director of risk management, as its new chief legal officer. He replaces former chief legal officer Dale Hetzler, who resigned in March. Before coming to Erlanger, Woodard worked at …

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Bright Health partners with health tech firm Inovalon

Web01-11-2018. iStock/ Phototechno. Health insurer Bright Health has entered into a multi-year agreement with Inovalon, a technology company providing advanced, cloud-based platforms empowering data-driven healthcare. Under the agreement, Bright Health will engage the Inovalon ONE Platform in support of a comprehensive data …

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Aetna to create new jobs, move corporate HQ to New York

WebPrior to their decision to relocate to New York, Aetna said it considered a number of other cities. Aetna chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini, said: "New York City is a knowledge economy hub, and a driver of the innovations that will …

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips appoints healthcare expert

WebManatt, Phelps & Phillips has appointed Michael Merritt to join the firm’s New York office as a managing director with Manatt Health, its interdisciplinary health policy, law and business advisory division.

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