Latest Healthcare administration Podcast Episodes
The Long and Winding Road: COVID’s Uncertain Path
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - June 29, 2020 20:00 - 8 minutesMany had hoped the effects of COVID-19 would dissipate with the beginning of warmer weather. Now that we're in late June, one would think that a seasonal virus would be well on its way to dormancy, if only for a time; but there seems to be no letup in COVID's mission to seek and destroy—at least...
Riding the Wave: Calculating the Current State of COVID
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - June 24, 2020 12:00 - 6 minutesWe seem to be living in the midst of a recurring nightmare. We’re told one minute that the states are opening back up and that restrictions are easing and that elective surgeries are once again being allowed. The next minute we’re told some states are experiencing the highest incidence of COVI...
On Shifting Sand: The Changing Landscape of American Healthcare
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - June 11, 2020 20:00 - 10 minutesWhile there were already movers and drivers toward a change in healthcare delivery, there’s nothing like a once-in-a-century health crisis to create the conditions for accelerated change.
In Search of an Elusive Normalcy: Hospitals across the country are attempting to ramp up to normal pre-COVID case levels
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - June 08, 2020 20:00 - 10 minutesDespite the lingering effects of COVID, a majority of states are in the midst of phased-in or full-blown reopening. This means that many hospitals across the country are at least attempting to ramp back up to normal pre-COVID case levels, including elective surgeries.
The Financial Impact of COVID on Hospitals
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - June 02, 2020 14:00 - 8 minutesAccording to a national study undertaken by healthcare consulting firm Kaufman Hall in May 2020, April was a devastating month for hospitals across the country from a financial perspective. Despite the expectations of some that hospitals would be overflowing with patients due to the spread of C...
Proposed IPPS Rule for 2021 Released
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - May 20, 2020 20:00 - 10 minutesOn May 11, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Proposed Rule. According to the agency, the proposed rule signals the government’s inte...
COVID: No Longer Just a Big-City Problem
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - May 12, 2020 19:00 - 7 minutesWhile rural America has for the most part been able to avoid the brunt of the coronavirus during its initial assault upon our shores, recent reports indicate that the disease is now stalking our smaller towns and communities. Here are some facts and statistics released by HealthcareDive that ma...
Stimulus 2.0: What Hospitals Can Expect
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - May 05, 2020 21:00 - 7 minutesIn the deadly days of World War II, when the Russians were on the brink of defeat at the hands of multiple German army groups spread along a thousand-mile front, factories beyond the Urals managed to mass produce tanks in sufficient numbers to eventually beat back the German advance. The T-34 m...
Change in Hospital Payments? MedPAC Suggests Targeted Increases
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - April 27, 2020 20:00 - 8 minutesNot all news is negative news—even in the healthcare sector. Premium increases and doctor shortages and pandemic scares are the current fair for most American medical executives. It's enough to make a hospital honcho hang his or her head in despair. However, every now then, some dim ray of light...
Gauging Hospitals’ Health in the Age of COVID
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - April 21, 2020 13:00 - 8 minutesFrom what we’re told by certain medical experts, we are nearing the peak of the national health emergency (NHE) brought on by the coronavirus (COVID) outbreak in the United States. All across the nation, Americans are being tested and temperatures are being taken in an attempt to gauge the healt...
COVID-19- Trends That Tell the Tale
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - April 15, 2020 14:00 - 8 minutesAccording to many sources, America has the highest case count in the world, with nearly 370,000 cases being reported as of yesterday, April 7. Nearly, 11,000 have died in the U.S. from the effects of the virus. Leading voices in the medical community have suggested that these next few days are...
Failing the Smell Test: The Ever-Changing Symptomology of COVID-19
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - April 06, 2020 20:00 - 11 minutesProviders have a lot on their plates these days, and hospital departments are adapting to meet the new environment as dictated by the coronavirus pandemic. The virus, officially known as COVID-19 (CV for our purposes herein), has caused the deaths more than 35,000 people world-wide. As of this...
Preparing for the Storm: Hospitals Scramble to Find Vital Supplies
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - March 31, 2020 20:00 - 9 minutesA horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse! That familiar phrase, first uttered in Act V of Shakespeare’s Richard III, reminds us that sometimes seemingly unimportant or everyday items can become downright invaluable given the right situation. Trading an entire kingdom for a single steed is qu...
COVID-19: What is Your Action Plan?
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - March 20, 2020 21:00 - 7 minutesThe COVID-19 virus is unfolding so rapidly and the impact is so pervasive that many hospitals are struggling to respond. We have received a number of inquiries from our clients and there is a great deal of concern, to be sure. While events are moving rapidly and it is impossible to predict the ...
COVID-19: What is Your Action Plan?
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - March 20, 2020 21:00 - 7 minutesThe COVID-19 virus is unfolding so rapidly and the impact is so pervasive that many hospitals are struggling to respond. We have received a number of inquiries from our clients and there is a great deal of concern, to be sure. While events are moving rapidly and it is impossible to predict the ...
Coronavirus: Can it be Contained?
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - March 13, 2020 19:00 - 8 minutesSince the coronavirus has, for the last few weeks, accounted for the top 10 or so daily stories on multiple media platforms, it seems reasonable that we at MiraMed Global Services bring you periodic articles dealing with this growing concern and certified pandemic. According to Yahoo News, the c...
Once More unto the Breach: Addressing the Continual Leaks in PHI
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - March 09, 2020 20:00 - 12 minutesThe month of February was not kind to the patient privacy movement. While laws, such as HIPAA, were written to promote the security of protected health information (PHI), the advent and proliferation of electronic communication and data storage have all too often undercut the government's aim to...
Wellness and Walmart: Where Healthcare Meets Retail
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - February 28, 2020 18:00 - 7 minutesAmerica’s biggest retailer is making a push into the healthcare space; and, with their unlimited resources and market omnipresence, a new synergy may be in the offing. Walmart—the world's largest chain of retail stores—is throwing its hat into the health delivery ring and appears ready to becom...
Top Facts About America’s Top EMRs
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - February 24, 2020 15:00 - 12 minutesAs hospitals and health systems continue to integrate electronic medical record (EMR) systems into their facilities, it might be helpful for these institutions to know a few facts about two of America's top EMR behemoths. It should come as no surprise that Epic and Cerner continue to dominate th...
An Epic Struggle: EMR Giant Enlists 60 Hospitals Against HHS
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - February 17, 2020 19:00 - 7 minutesAn Epic Struggle: EMR Giant Enlists 60 Hospitals Against HHS The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), has promulgated a Proposed Rule designed to make it easier for patients to access their ele...
The Long Arm of the Law: Government Goes After Healthcare Fraud
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - February 04, 2020 16:00 - 8 minutesThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has just announced that it has recovered $2.6 billion in judgments and settlements involving cases of alleged healthcare fraud during 2019. This marks 10 consecutive years that the federal government has obtained more than $2 billion from actions involving su...
Is Your Data Secure? Healthcare Devices Come Under Scrutiny
MiraMed Global Services Podcast - February 04, 2020 16:00 - 8 minutesIt's a world where techno-wizardry abounds. It's a place of unparalleled digital progress; but with that progress comes unprecedented dependence—dependence upon software and digital networks and electronic devices. It is the very nature of this dependence that presents the inherent dangers that ...
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