I have been reflecting as 2022 winds down, realizing that as healthcare IT leaders prepare for a new year, there will be many headwinds facing our future path. Although it’s been almost three years since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, leading healthcare IT organizations has never been more challenging. What worked for many years in terms of leading technology teams is often no longer enough in today’s new healthcare setting. The skills, traits and experience that made leaders successful in the past continues to change direction and evolve as the fallout from the great resignation and remote working impact the workforce. I’d…
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A $5.4 billion proposed merger between UnitedHealth Group and LHC Group won’t consummate as planned by the end year, LHC Group disclosed to the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday. LHC Group, a home health provider, did not specify why it moved the target for completing the deal to March. The two companies did not immediately respond to interview requests. UnitedHealth Group announced its plan to acquire LHC this March and incorporate it into its Optum healthcare services subsidiary. The Federal Trade Commission requested more information about the deal in June, extending by 30 days the length of time companies must…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services aims to overhaul health insurance prior authorizations under a propose rule published Tuesday. The regulation would require Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and health insurance exchange carriers to ease their prior authorization processes and respond to “urgent” requests within 72 hours and standard requests within seven days. This would halve the amount of time Medicare Advantage plans currently have to respond to clinicians’ prior authorization requests, according to CMS. Insurers would have to justify denials and publicly report data on their prior authorization decisions. Insurers and providers could also be required to implement technology that…
Pack these travel-ready workouts for your next journey.Written by Merrick Lincoln Last updated on December 6, 2022Travel is inevitably associated with a departure from normal routine, but regular resistance exercise is one habit you don’t want to leave behind. Resistance training helps to maintain and improve physical health, appearance, and strength. Strong evidence even links resistance training to reduced risk of death from all causes. (1) Beyond these obvious benefits, resistance training is emerging as a potential intervention to support mental health. (2)(3) Credit: Prostock-studio / Shutterstock For the sake of your body, lifespan, and mind, resistance training must be…
With just weeks before he makes his Olympia debut, Križánek is making some last-minute refinements. Written by Robert Zeglinski Last updated on December 6, 2022When the 2022 Mr. Olympia kicks off on Dec. 16, 2022, there will be a few expected contenders — two-time reigning champion Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay, 2019 winner Brandon Curry, and Nick Walker, to name a few — vying for bodybuilding’s biggest title. However, there are also a few ascending newcomers to watch out for in Las Vegas, NV. After he made the transition to the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Pro League in…
The hospitals in Indiana’s largest health system and in its most populous county have begun visitor restrictions because of a rise in reported cases of flu and other respiratory viruses, they announced Monday. The restrictions went into effect Tuesday at all IU Health hospitals. They began Monday at all hospitals in Marion County, home to Indianapolis. The IU Health restrictions include only immediate family, only two at a time and no visitors under age 18 except parents or guardians and none who have flu-like or COVID-19 symptoms. Also, masking is required. Similar restrictions are in place at all Marion County…
Aetna has reached a deal to settle two class-action lawsuits that allege the CVS Health subsidiary violated federal law by improperly denying to cover spinal surgery for more than 230 patients, according to orders submitted in federal court this week. The patients who sued contend that Aetna failed to uphold its fiduciary duty under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 by systematically denying coverage of lumbar artificial disc replacement surgery, which it allegedly wrongfully classified as experimental and investigational. Filings submitted Monday and Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California say Aetna has…
Anna Sutton was shocked when she received a letter from her husband’s job-based health plan stating that Humira, an expensive drug used to treat her daughter’s juvenile arthritis, was now on a long list of medications considered “nonessential benefits.” The July 2021 letter said the family could either participate in a new effort overseen by a company called SaveOnSP and get the drug free of charge or be saddled with a monthly copayment that could top $1,000. “It really gave us no choice,” said Sutton, of Woodinville, Washington. She added that “every single FDA-approved medication for juvenile arthritis” was on…
Makarov will set his sights on the World Record next. Written by Robert Zeglinski Last updated on December 6, 2022When all is said and done, strongman Ivan Makarov might be remembered as one of the most prolific deadlifters in strength sports history. As the winner of the Giants Live World Deadlift Championships (WDC) in 2021 and an athlete who makes it a point to mainly focus on heavy pulls in competition and in his training — his resume probably speaks for itself. Makarov’s latest feat might soon set him up for all-time history. On Dec. 3, 2022, Makarov successfully deadlifted…
Talk to anyone in your average gym about training to build conditioning or cut body fat, and the Turkish get-up is probably not going to be one of the first exercises mentioned, if it comes up at all. It may not have the recognition as a squat or deadlift, but a lack of relative popularity and a unique execution shouldn’t be seen as a negative. Credit: Jules43 / Shutterstock The Turkish get-up, or TGU, can be an effective tool for a variety of goals. This total-body exercise requires, and builds, a serious measure of athleticism. It requires very little loading or…