The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allocates approximately $22 billion to promote health information technology. It provides incentives for healthcare providers to adopt electronic health records through Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments. It also establishes standards for interoperability and sets deadlines for implementing electronic health records with penalties for non-compliance. The funding supports various programs and organizations to achieve goals of improved healthcare quality, safety and efficiency through health information technology.
Delivering Care Under the MACRA Final Rule: Implementation Considerations and...Epstein Becker Green
Presented November 18, 2016, by Mark Lutes, Robert F. Atlas, and Lesley R. Yeung of Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors.
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Master Your Value-Based Care Strategy: Introducing Health Catalyst Value Opti...Health Catalyst
Each year CFOs and population health executives at health systems (and other risk-bearing entities) ask themselves: What is our strategy to realize maximum value in our risk-based contracts? Many organizations lack an approach for managing complex, risk-based populations—one that is driven by data, helps them understand their performance, and shows them which of their many options should be prioritized and pursued.
The Health Catalyst Value Optimizer™ solution help systems master their value-based care (VBC) strategy and achieve profitability in population health management. Delivering data aggregation, integration, and analysis, Value Optimizer instantly identifies the most valuable benchmarked opportunities for improvement across the continuum—offering actionable guidance for success in risk-based contracts.
Join Mike McBride, Vice President of Payment Transformation at Health Catalyst, as he demonstrates how Value Optimizer empowers leaders to confidently pursue a rational course toward improved risk-based performance.
What You’ll Learn about Value Optimizer:
• Comprehensive, quantified intelligence. Value Optimizer presents one solution to understand all your financial options—up to 10,000 possible opportunities across the care continuum—benchmarked and compared with dollar impact.
• Accuracy and context for better decisions. With continually refreshed data and benchmarking (using risk-adjusted codes, published research, or “digital twin” population matching), the app serves up timely and meaningful data to guide your VBC strategy.
• Transparency, not "black box." With fully disclosed and legible groupers, metric calculations, and risk and benchmarking methodologies, the solution allows open-book analytics across 10+ domains from inpatient to post-acute, prescriptions to coding, chronic to end-of-life care, etc.
• Expert guidance. Our most successful clients work with our services team to explore opportunities within the complete clinical, operational, and financial context for a given population—accessing guidance that up-levels their strategic insight and accelerates success.
Delivering Care Under the MACRA Final Rule: Implementation Considerations and...Epstein Becker Green
Presented November 18, 2016, by Mark Lutes, Robert F. Atlas, and Lesley R. Yeung of Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors.
http://www.ebglaw.com
http://www.ebgadvisors.com
Master Your Value-Based Care Strategy: Introducing Health Catalyst Value Opti...Health Catalyst
Each year CFOs and population health executives at health systems (and other risk-bearing entities) ask themselves: What is our strategy to realize maximum value in our risk-based contracts? Many organizations lack an approach for managing complex, risk-based populations—one that is driven by data, helps them understand their performance, and shows them which of their many options should be prioritized and pursued.
The Health Catalyst Value Optimizer™ solution help systems master their value-based care (VBC) strategy and achieve profitability in population health management. Delivering data aggregation, integration, and analysis, Value Optimizer instantly identifies the most valuable benchmarked opportunities for improvement across the continuum—offering actionable guidance for success in risk-based contracts.
Join Mike McBride, Vice President of Payment Transformation at Health Catalyst, as he demonstrates how Value Optimizer empowers leaders to confidently pursue a rational course toward improved risk-based performance.
What You’ll Learn about Value Optimizer:
• Comprehensive, quantified intelligence. Value Optimizer presents one solution to understand all your financial options—up to 10,000 possible opportunities across the care continuum—benchmarked and compared with dollar impact.
• Accuracy and context for better decisions. With continually refreshed data and benchmarking (using risk-adjusted codes, published research, or “digital twin” population matching), the app serves up timely and meaningful data to guide your VBC strategy.
• Transparency, not "black box." With fully disclosed and legible groupers, metric calculations, and risk and benchmarking methodologies, the solution allows open-book analytics across 10+ domains from inpatient to post-acute, prescriptions to coding, chronic to end-of-life care, etc.
• Expert guidance. Our most successful clients work with our services team to explore opportunities within the complete clinical, operational, and financial context for a given population—accessing guidance that up-levels their strategic insight and accelerates success.
Deploying Telehealth to 1.2 M Users - LA County Case StudyVSee
Innovating Equitable Telehealth for LA County
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) is the largest county-operated mental health department in the United States, directly operating 85+ programs and contracting with close to 1,000 organizations and individual practitioners. It’s goal is to reach 1.2M of its 10M residents who are in need of mental health services.
Managed Care and Behavioral Health - Behavioral Health Crash Course Webinar S...Epstein Becker Green
Epstein Becker Green Webinar, with Attorney Jackie Selby - March 29, 2016
This webinar series should be of interest to providers, payors, private equity investors, and other health care and mental health stakeholders.
This webinar will provide:
* An overview of the unique contract issues related to behavioral health services
* Reforms in Medicaid managed care plans and behavioral health
http://www.ebglaw.com/events/managed-...
These materials have been provided for informational purposes only and are not intended and should not be construed to constitute legal advice. The content of these materials is copyrighted to Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. ATTORNEY ADVERTISING.
Alignment and Simplification of Quality Measures Across Markets – Value-Based...Epstein Becker Green
Epstein Becker Green Webinar with Attorney Richard H. Hughes IV - Value-Based Payments Crash Course Webinar Series - May 10, 2016.
Topics include:
* An overview of the current quality measurement landscape across federal health programs
* A summary of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and industry efforts to align quality measurement sets across programs.
* A look ahead to the areas of quality measurement emphasis and future developments
http://www.ebglaw.com/events/alignment-and-simplification-of-quality-measures-across-markets-value-based-payments-crash-course-webinar-series/
These materials have been provided for informational purposes only and are not intended and should not be construed to constitute legal advice. The content of these materials is copyrighted to Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. ATTORNEY ADVERTISING.
Investments in Behavioral Health: Drivers and Outlook - Behavioral Health Cra...Epstein Becker Green
Webinar by attorney Purvi Maniar of Epstein Becker Green - April 5, 2016. Part of the Behavioral Health Crash Course Webinar Series.
This webinar will provide:
* A discussion of the main drivers of growth in investment in behavioral health, including the focus on population health management and mental health parity laws
* The outlook for providers of behavioral health services, including an overview of areas of legal focus and potential competition
http://www.ebglaw.com/events/investme...
These materials have been provided for informational purposes only and are not intended and should not be construed to constitute legal advice. The content of these materials is copyrighted to Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. ATTORNEY ADVERTISING.
Outlook for 2017 and Beyond - Five Exposures to Watch in Health CareEpstein Becker Green
Mark Lutes, Chair of the Board of Directors of Epstein Becker Green and a Member of the firm’s Health Care and Life Sciences practice, delivered the attached keynote presentation, "Outlook for 2017 and Beyond - Five Exposures to Watch," at the Healthcare Financial Forum on March 15, 2017.
The Trump Administration’s policies, and decisions made by Congress, will transform how providers deliver care and receive payment for healthcare services. While President Trump’s February 28 speech to Congress offered few details of a White House vision on health care reform, clues as to a potential future are offered in bills under consideration in the House. In this interactive presentation, we will help finance executives predict the top exposures for their organizations in 2017 by reviewing elements of the shift in the payment paradigm, the Washington policy context and its impact on the threats and opportunities facing their organizations, and the outlook for further legislative and regulatory change.
Key exposures that will be covered include:
Executives Orders & Scrutiny of Regulation
Tax Reform Impacting Commercial Health Care Coverage
Medicare Trends
Exchange Population Coverage Changes
Medicaid Expansion Population Financing Changes
http://www.ebglaw.com/events/healthcare-financial-forum-outlook-for-2017-and-beyond-five-exposures-to-watch/
These materials have been provided for informational purposes only and are not intended and should not be construed to constitute legal advice. The content of these materials is copyrighted to Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. ATTORNEY ADVERTISING.
Top Health Care Regulatory Trends: New Risks and OpportunitiesEpstein Becker Green
From Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors: Policy & Legal Trends Impacting Health Care Investment - for more information, please visit http://www.ebglaw.com/PEdownloads
From Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors: Policy & Legal Trends Impacting Health Care Investment - for more information, please visit http://www.ebglaw.com/PEdownloads
The presentation explains the recent HealthIT funding passed by Washington in the economic stimulus package and how the funds will be used to encourage nationwide physician adoption of EMRs.
Learn about 2016 trends in government and private healthcare spending, employer costs, and the patient-as-consumer movement that's spurring new provider models.
Predicting Denials to Improve the Healthcare Revenue Cycle and Maximize Opera...Health Catalyst
Healthcare financial leaders are constantly brainstorming ways to increase operating margins through better revenue cycle performance. These efforts often lead revenue cycle leaders to denied claims—when a payer doesn’t reimburse a health system for a service rendered. Although denials are a common reason for lost revenue, experts deem nearly 90 percent avoidable.
Effective denials management starts with prevention. Organizations can use revenue cycle performance data, combined with artificial intelligence, to predict areas within each claim’s lifecycle that are likely to result in a denial. With denial insight, health systems can optimize revenue cycle processes to prevent denials and increase operating margins.
Deploying Telehealth to 1.2 M Users - LA County Case StudyVSee
Innovating Equitable Telehealth for LA County
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) is the largest county-operated mental health department in the United States, directly operating 85+ programs and contracting with close to 1,000 organizations and individual practitioners. It’s goal is to reach 1.2M of its 10M residents who are in need of mental health services.
Managed Care and Behavioral Health - Behavioral Health Crash Course Webinar S...Epstein Becker Green
Epstein Becker Green Webinar, with Attorney Jackie Selby - March 29, 2016
This webinar series should be of interest to providers, payors, private equity investors, and other health care and mental health stakeholders.
This webinar will provide:
* An overview of the unique contract issues related to behavioral health services
* Reforms in Medicaid managed care plans and behavioral health
http://www.ebglaw.com/events/managed-...
These materials have been provided for informational purposes only and are not intended and should not be construed to constitute legal advice. The content of these materials is copyrighted to Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. ATTORNEY ADVERTISING.
Alignment and Simplification of Quality Measures Across Markets – Value-Based...Epstein Becker Green
Epstein Becker Green Webinar with Attorney Richard H. Hughes IV - Value-Based Payments Crash Course Webinar Series - May 10, 2016.
Topics include:
* An overview of the current quality measurement landscape across federal health programs
* A summary of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and industry efforts to align quality measurement sets across programs.
* A look ahead to the areas of quality measurement emphasis and future developments
http://www.ebglaw.com/events/alignment-and-simplification-of-quality-measures-across-markets-value-based-payments-crash-course-webinar-series/
These materials have been provided for informational purposes only and are not intended and should not be construed to constitute legal advice. The content of these materials is copyrighted to Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. ATTORNEY ADVERTISING.
Investments in Behavioral Health: Drivers and Outlook - Behavioral Health Cra...Epstein Becker Green
Webinar by attorney Purvi Maniar of Epstein Becker Green - April 5, 2016. Part of the Behavioral Health Crash Course Webinar Series.
This webinar will provide:
* A discussion of the main drivers of growth in investment in behavioral health, including the focus on population health management and mental health parity laws
* The outlook for providers of behavioral health services, including an overview of areas of legal focus and potential competition
http://www.ebglaw.com/events/investme...
These materials have been provided for informational purposes only and are not intended and should not be construed to constitute legal advice. The content of these materials is copyrighted to Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. ATTORNEY ADVERTISING.
Outlook for 2017 and Beyond - Five Exposures to Watch in Health CareEpstein Becker Green
Mark Lutes, Chair of the Board of Directors of Epstein Becker Green and a Member of the firm’s Health Care and Life Sciences practice, delivered the attached keynote presentation, "Outlook for 2017 and Beyond - Five Exposures to Watch," at the Healthcare Financial Forum on March 15, 2017.
The Trump Administration’s policies, and decisions made by Congress, will transform how providers deliver care and receive payment for healthcare services. While President Trump’s February 28 speech to Congress offered few details of a White House vision on health care reform, clues as to a potential future are offered in bills under consideration in the House. In this interactive presentation, we will help finance executives predict the top exposures for their organizations in 2017 by reviewing elements of the shift in the payment paradigm, the Washington policy context and its impact on the threats and opportunities facing their organizations, and the outlook for further legislative and regulatory change.
Key exposures that will be covered include:
Executives Orders & Scrutiny of Regulation
Tax Reform Impacting Commercial Health Care Coverage
Medicare Trends
Exchange Population Coverage Changes
Medicaid Expansion Population Financing Changes
http://www.ebglaw.com/events/healthcare-financial-forum-outlook-for-2017-and-beyond-five-exposures-to-watch/
These materials have been provided for informational purposes only and are not intended and should not be construed to constitute legal advice. The content of these materials is copyrighted to Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. ATTORNEY ADVERTISING.
Top Health Care Regulatory Trends: New Risks and OpportunitiesEpstein Becker Green
From Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors: Policy & Legal Trends Impacting Health Care Investment - for more information, please visit http://www.ebglaw.com/PEdownloads
From Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors: Policy & Legal Trends Impacting Health Care Investment - for more information, please visit http://www.ebglaw.com/PEdownloads
The presentation explains the recent HealthIT funding passed by Washington in the economic stimulus package and how the funds will be used to encourage nationwide physician adoption of EMRs.
Learn about 2016 trends in government and private healthcare spending, employer costs, and the patient-as-consumer movement that's spurring new provider models.
Predicting Denials to Improve the Healthcare Revenue Cycle and Maximize Opera...Health Catalyst
Healthcare financial leaders are constantly brainstorming ways to increase operating margins through better revenue cycle performance. These efforts often lead revenue cycle leaders to denied claims—when a payer doesn’t reimburse a health system for a service rendered. Although denials are a common reason for lost revenue, experts deem nearly 90 percent avoidable.
Effective denials management starts with prevention. Organizations can use revenue cycle performance data, combined with artificial intelligence, to predict areas within each claim’s lifecycle that are likely to result in a denial. With denial insight, health systems can optimize revenue cycle processes to prevent denials and increase operating margins.
Surveys a series of ethical, economic, clinical and also safety issues relating to the application of informatics to healthcare, focusing especially on the role of informatics in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Talk presented in the University at Buffalo Clinical/Research Ethics Seminar - Ethics, Informatics and Obamacare, November 20, 2012. Slides are available here: http://ontology.buffalo.edu/13/ethics-informatics-obamacare.pptx
Aami hitech mu impact on the future on HC ITAmy Stowers
Relate the components of The HITECH Act and Meaningful Use to health management technology
Identify whether existing systems meet requirements
Communicate technology needs and request feedback from end users for a smooth transition
Implement best practices to move people and systems forward under these new requirements
From High Hopes to HITECH: Money and Meaningful Use. Centricity Healthcare User Group. This presentation covers meaningful use, IT Adoption, interoperability, network effects, transparency and better outcomes from the use of Health Information Technology.
mHealth Israel_US Telehealth + Reimbursement Post CoVID_King & SpaldingLevi Shapiro
Overview of the US Telehealth and Reimbursement Landscape, pre and post CoVID-19. Sections include distinction between telehealth and telemedicine, growth in telemedicine adoption, evolving policies and priorities of CMS and Medicare, intense interest in the telehealth from the public markets, increase in scope and scale of deployments nationwide, reaction of current sector leaders to entry by bigger competitors, market trends and dynamics, regulatory changes, employer deep dive, overview of the employer market, employer wants vs. actions, employer telemedicine deep dive, top impediments including payment models, deployment and compliance, deployment, Plan Benefits, Wellness, GHP, structure, Wellness EAP and DM, non-GHP deployment, ERISA issues, excepted benefits, reimbursement changes, telehealth reimbursement, Remote Physiological Monitoring, Reasonable and Necessary, commercial coverage, etc
Meaningful Use Audits and healthcare compliance course offered to Physicians and healthcare professionals to explain the basics of Meaningful Use and HITECH audits. Course is general in nature as many Physicians and organizations are in different stages of meaningful use.
micro teaching on communication m.sc nursing.pdfAnurag Sharma
Microteaching is a unique model of practice teaching. It is a viable instrument for the. desired change in the teaching behavior or the behavior potential which, in specified types of real. classroom situations, tends to facilitate the achievement of specified types of objectives.
Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
Integrating Ayurveda into Parkinson’s Management: A Holistic ApproachAyurveda ForAll
Explore the benefits of combining Ayurveda with conventional Parkinson's treatments. Learn how a holistic approach can manage symptoms, enhance well-being, and balance body energies. Discover the steps to safely integrate Ayurvedic practices into your Parkinson’s care plan, including expert guidance on diet, herbal remedies, and lifestyle modifications.
Rasamanikya is a excellent preparation in the field of Rasashastra, it is used in various Kushtha Roga, Shwasa, Vicharchika, Bhagandara, Vatarakta, and Phiranga Roga. In this article Preparation& Comparative analytical profile for both Formulationon i.e Rasamanikya prepared by Kushmanda swarasa & Churnodhaka Shodita Haratala. The study aims to provide insights into the comparative efficacy and analytical aspects of these formulations for enhanced therapeutic outcomes.
ABDOMINAL TRAUMA in pediatrics part one.drhasanrajab
Abdominal trauma in pediatrics refers to injuries or damage to the abdominal organs in children. It can occur due to various causes such as falls, motor vehicle accidents, sports-related injuries, and physical abuse. Children are more vulnerable to abdominal trauma due to their unique anatomical and physiological characteristics. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, tenderness, distension, vomiting, and signs of shock. Diagnosis involves physical examination, imaging studies, and laboratory tests. Management depends on the severity and may involve conservative treatment or surgical intervention. Prevention is crucial in reducing the incidence of abdominal trauma in children.
Knee anatomy and clinical tests 2024.pdfvimalpl1234
This includes all relevant anatomy and clinical tests compiled from standard textbooks, Campbell,netter etc..It is comprehensive and best suited for orthopaedicians and orthopaedic residents.
Adv. biopharm. APPLICATION OF PHARMACOKINETICS : TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMSAkankshaAshtankar
MIP 201T & MPH 202T
ADVANCED BIOPHARMACEUTICS & PHARMACOKINETICS : UNIT 5
APPLICATION OF PHARMACOKINETICS : TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS By - AKANKSHA ASHTANKAR
Antimicrobial stewardship to prevent antimicrobial resistanceGovindRankawat1
India is among the nations with the highest burden of bacterial infections.
India is one of the largest consumers of antibiotics worldwide.
India carries one of the largest burdens of drug‑resistant pathogens worldwide.
Highest burden of multidrug‑resistant tuberculosis,
Alarmingly high resistance among Gram‑negative and Gram‑positive bacteria even to newer antimicrobials such as carbapenems.
NDM‑1 ( New Delhi Metallo Beta lactamase 1, an enzyme which inactivates majority of Beta lactam antibiotics including carbapenems) was reported in 2008
Basavarajeeyam is an important text for ayurvedic physician belonging to andhra pradehs. It is a popular compendium in various parts of our country as well as in andhra pradesh. The content of the text was presented in sanskrit and telugu language (Bilingual). One of the most famous book in ayurvedic pharmaceutics and therapeutics. This book contains 25 chapters called as prakaranas. Many rasaoushadis were explained, pioneer of dhatu druti, nadi pareeksha, mutra pareeksha etc. Belongs to the period of 15-16 century. New diseases like upadamsha, phiranga rogas are explained.
These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
4. ARRA Organization & Funding of HIT ARRA Funding: $787 Billion HIT Related Funding (~ $22 Billion?) Medicare/Medicaid $17.7 Billion (2019?) National Coordinator for HIT $2.0 Billion Regional/State Health Exchanges Mandated $300 Million Infrastructure Grants Implement/Improvements National Institute of Standards/Technology $20 Million Policy Committee Standards Committee Chief Privacy Officer. IHS: ~$85 Million HHS: ~ $2-3 Billion CHC: $1+ Billion Agriculture: 2.5 Billion Medicare Providers: Enterprise: DC-Based MDs: ~$40K Medicaid Providers: Enterprise: DC ~ $2 M Providers: ~$75K
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