@KJercich

Senior ed @modrnhealthcr, formerly @healthitnews, @rewirenewsgroup. Bylines @nytimes @washingtonpost @theadvocatemag. Queer and excitable. (she / they)

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Chicago twitter, I found this tame female parakeet sitting on the bike path (!) (?!) between Oak Street and North Ave beaches yesterday afternoon. If someone you know is missing a budgie, contact CLEAR with proof of ownership
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The current challenge hospitals are experiencing in discharging patients to post-acute care is related to our fragmented payment system. As I told @alex_kacik @modrnhealthcr, "We need more of a unified approach to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement." modernhealthcare.com/post-ac…

Transitions to post-acute care are getting even more challenging

Hospitals moving patients to post-acute care facilities struggle to find open beds as staffing, technology and Medicare and Medicaid payment woes delay care.

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when I try to get into a story in Drupal but it's locked because I'm already in the story in Drupal
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As someone who imprinted on Neal Stephenson at an impressionable age, I enjoyed @BrockEWTurner's deep dive into the use of VR in healthcare modernhealthcare.com/digital…

Virtual reality is ‘not a toy’—but is it healthcare?

Some health system leaders have practical uses for virtual reality, but questions surrounding initial investments and billing codes prevent widespread adoption.

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a fascinating look at the work of pathologists who study pregnancy loss, and the pressures they face post-Dobbs by @elliepses statnews.com/2023/01/19/misc…

In a post-Dobbs world, pathologists who study pregnancy loss walk a thin line between medicine and...

Pathologists who specialize in pregnancy loss want to be able to tell parents what went wrong. But post-Dobbs, they're also bracing for pressure from law enforcement officials.

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Pam Belluck@PamBelluck5 Jan 2023
CVS will sell abortion pills too. A spokeswoman tells me: "We plan to seek certification to dispense mifepristone where legally permissible."
Dania Palanker@DaniaPal5 Jan 2023
Good for @walgreens. I’m looking forward to announcements to a list of pharmacy chains following suit.
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🚨 NEW: NYU Langone's emergency room has been secretly allowing the rich, even those with minor complaints, to jump ahead of everyone else. Meanwhile, the poor sometimes struggle to be seen. @sarahkliff and I dug into this two-tiered system of care. nytimes.com/2022/12/22/healt…

‘Major Trustee, Please Prioritize’: How NYU’s E.R. Favors the Rich (Published 2022)

Dozens of doctors said the nonprofit hospital pressured them to give preferential treatment to donors, trustees and their families.

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Nona Tepper@ntepper9020 Dec 2022
Omnibill #healthcare provisions include: ✅Medicare rate cuts ✅Telehealth extension ✅Hospital-at-home/rural health ✅Medicaid redeterminations ✅Unwinding FMAP ✅988 hotline $$ ✅Provider directories ...& more! Flag what you're interested in/I'm missing bit.ly/3PJSRlY

$1.7T spending bill eases Medicare rate cuts, extends telehealth waivers

The bill also extends CMS’ hospital-at-home waiver and funding for the rural hospital program.

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If you're eligible for Medicare, chances are you're getting inundated with advertising about Advantage plans. I loved this look from @ntepper90 and @karahartnett about the uptick in marketing efforts and how CMS is cracking down modernhealthcare.com/insuran…

Medicare Advantage insurers face high marketing stakes

The competition is heating up for insurance companies seeking Medicare Advantage plan members—but so is federal agency oversight.

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This is a piece I'm sending to the Medicare eligibles in my life who might be confused about the absolute deluge of messaging they're getting right now.
"A handful of hospitals have responded to new laws or political pressure by scaling back their transgender care offerings." modernhealthcare.com/provide…
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*ICYMI*: #COVID19 contributed to 25% of maternal deaths in the first two years of the pandemic, with Black pregnant people experiencing a mortality rate nearly 3x higher than their white peers, according to an oversight report to Congress. axios.com/2022/10/19/covid-m…

COVID played a role in 1 in 4 maternal deaths in 2020 and 2021

Black pregnant women experienced a mortality rate nearly three times higher than their white peers.

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Nibi was found orphaned when she was only about two weeks old. Now she is five months old and thriving here at the rescue. Here is a picture of her the day she came in. #Babybeaver
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❄️❄️ The weather in Chicago was weird today. It was 42ºF on average, colder than 92% of October 17 temperatures on record.
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Chicago Marathon runners from Mexico gather in Millennium Park and dance Caballo Dorado.
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My last Modern Healthcare feature. ⬇️
Ginger Christ@GChristCLE4 Oct 2022
Across the country, hospitals are dealing with bottlenecks as patients who are ready to move on to post-acute care sites are forced to stay in inpatient beds, costing health systems money. modernhealthcare.com/post-ac… via @modrnhealthcr

Battling bottlenecks: Post-acute staffing shortages cause months of hospital discharge delays

Patients who are ready to be discharged to other facilities are forced to stay in inpatient beds, costing health systems money.

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I wrote about the uncertainty of prenatal screening for chromosomal abnormalities, and a mother in Tennessee who found herself in limbo when Roe was overturned. She wouldn't get a more solid diagnosis until 18 weeks. statnews.com/2022/09/29/abor…
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"The odds of detecting a fever in Black patients using forehead thermometers was 26% lower than if an oral thermometer were used." modernhealthcare.com/provide…

Racially biased medical device results raise patient safety concerns

Common clinical tools provide inconsistent results for patients with darker skin tones.

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do you live in D.C. and consider yourself a healthcare regulatory and policy nerd? come work with me! wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/…
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It was a joy to work with @JessicaKimCohen on her last piece for MH, about the industry outsiders tapped to lead digital transformation at health systems: modernhealthcare.com/digital…

Health systems hire industry outsiders to drive digital, consumer change

Newly hired industry outsiders are driving digital change at health systems—but they need support as they acclimate.

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