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‘SNL’ Working With State Health Department Ahead of Bringing Back Live Studio Audience

October 1, 2020

“Saturday Night Live” is back in the studio for the first time in months—becoming the first major network show to have a live audience since the pandemic began. And that’s led to a serious warning from the Health Department.

“Offering tickets to the general public without the appropriate casting and screening process is not allowed. We have communicated that to SNL and expect them to follow the rules,” the New York State Health Department said in a statement.

A rep for the show said they are working with the Health Department to make sure all guidelines are followed. Audience members can request up to nine tickets, but can only bring people from their own “social bubble.”

“I would imagine that they won’t have every single seat filled, and perhaps that’s why they’re asking to identify your social bubble, so that you can sit in packs, but then be spaced out

Connecticut health department recommends against door-to-door trick-or-treating this Halloween

October 1, 2020

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The Connecticut Department of Public Health issued Halloween guidance Thursday, urging against traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating this year.

The recommendations are in line with ones provided by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month.

“Traditional Halloween activities carry a high risk for spreading COVID-19, but we can reduce that risk significantly by organizing and participating in fun, lower or moderate risk alternatives,” the health department said in a posting on its website. “The holiday may look different this year, but the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) believes we can still enjoy a happy (and healthy) Halloween.”

Gov. Ned Lamont, at a news conference last month, had said he was not looking to cancel Halloween.

“It’s a time of the year when people automatically wear masks, they often wear gloves, so it seems like you’re 90% of the way towards a safe way to do Halloween just

AHA News: People in Poor Heart Health More Likely to Give Their Doctors Low Marks | Health News

October 1, 2020

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THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — People with poor heart health have worse perceptions of their patient-doctor relationship, according to a new study that also found overall cardiovascular health is worsening in the U.S.

The research, published Thursday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, sought to shed light on cardiovascular health and how it squares with people’s impression of their health and their health care experience.

The study looked at data from 2006 to 2015 among 177,421 adults without known cardiovascular disease. First, researchers measured their cardiovascular health by weighing six risk factors: smoking status, physical activity, weight, high blood pressure, diabetes and blood lipid levels, including cholesterol.

They found 11.5% had poor cardiovascular health, a number that rose over the 10-year time frame regardless of age, gender, race or income.

“No matter how you slice it or dice it, we found cardiovascular health

Fintechs Should Sell Financial Health, Not Financial Services

October 1, 2020

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New Technology For A New Financial Sector

In the UK, last year’s report on “Consumer Priorities for Open Banking” by Faith Reynolds and Mark Chidley (which is, by the way, an excellent piece of work and well worth reading) set out just why it is that open banking by itself delivers quite limited benefits for consumers. They point towards a future of open finance (and, indeed, open everything else as well) and talk about an industry that uses the new technologies of artificial intelligence, APIs, digital identity and so on to take a more complete view of a customer’s situation and provide services that increase the overall financial health of that customer. I thought this was a very interesting way of creating a narrative for the next-generation of fintech and techfin propositions.

Fintechs should stop providing financial services and start providing financial health. This may seem to be just another

OU college of medicine plans mobile classroom to promote diversity in health professions

October 1, 2020

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OKLAHOMA CITY — A large RV, customized as a health education classroom on wheels, is among the new projects the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine plans with a $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.

The grant is a one-year supplement that augments an initial $4.7 million award to the OU College of Medicine last year. The aim of the grant is to recruit, retain and admit students from rural, tribal and medically underserved areas, and to expand the primary care experience among current medical students. Data shows that students from those groups who attend medical school and residency in Oklahoma are more likely to return to their communities to practice medicine.

“Of Oklahoma’s 77 counties, 76 have a shortage of primary care physicians, and the need is particularly great in rural areas, underserved communities and tribes. The ultimate goal of this grant is to

4 health IT lessons learned from the UHS cyberattack

October 1, 2020

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A malware attack at Universal Health Services, one of the largest hospital chains in the U.S., has highlighted long-standing cybersecurity concerns faced by hospitals.

To contain a malware intrusion that UHS discovered in its information systems Sunday, UHS took all of its U.S. information technology networks offline, including systems for medical records, laboratories and pharmacies. UHS has been bringing servers back online as it investigates the cyberattack, so some facilities don’t have all applications available yet.

Not all of UHS’ information systems were compromised by malware. The malware didn’t hit UHS’ electronic health records system, though the system was taken offline as part of UHS’ response, according to Marc Miller, UHS’ president. The health system last month said Miller will take the helm as CEO in January when his father, UHS founder and longtime CEO Alan Miller, steps down.

“We promptly shut down in order to prevent further propagation,” Miller

DVIDS – News – SMA discusses mental health, racial issues at Fires Conference

October 1, 2020

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Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston discussed tough issues in the ranks and offered ways to maneuver through. He spoke to a live and tuned-in audience Sept. 30 for the 2020 Fires Conference.

Grinston discussed how lower-level connections within “My Squad” builds cohesive teams and how Soldiers need to get after the basics to have a strong foundation that allows flexibility in a Soldier’s Army career.

He was asked what was the best way to reduce the stigma of going to behavioral health?

“We haven’t convinced you at the junior leader level that it’s OK. I’m going to say it again, it’s OK to go to behavioral health,” stressed Grinston.

He said the Army is looking into ways to normalize seeing a mental health provider and he suggested one way would be to have all Soldiers go for an annual checkup, if funding would allow it.

Another question

New US Relief Funding Package to Include Eligibility for Mental Health, Substance Abuse Providers | Voice of America

October 1, 2020

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The U.S. Health and Human Services Department announced a new funding opportunity Thursday for providers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic Thursday.

The $20 billion relief fund will be provided through the Health Resources and Services Administration and will allow providers who previously have received Provider Relief Fund payments to apply for additional funding.

Under the Phase 3 General Distribution allocation program, financial losses and changes in operating expenses caused by the coronavirus that previously were not covered now will be considered.

Those who were previously ineligible, such as providers who began practicing in 2020, also will be able to apply. In addition, an expanded group of behavioral health providers confronting the mental health and substance abuse issues exacerbated by the pandemic will be able to receive relief benefits.

A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that cases involving symptoms of anxiety disorders were

Local broadcasters, actors complain of health insurance changes amid pandemic

October 1, 2020

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Robin Smith worked 42 years in television news, notably as the longtime noon anchor for KMOV Channel 4.

One benefit of longevity, she said, was the promise that the health plan of SAG-AFTRA, the American union for broadcasters and film and television actors, would cover her health insurance in retirement.

But after paying dues for decades, Smith, now 66, said the union health plan announced this summer it would drop coverage for retirees Jan. 1, disallowing the use of residuals income to qualify for new income thresholds. Instead, Smith said she was, in effect, directed to the Affordable Care Act exchanges. Though SAG-AFTRA offered reduced Continuation of Health Coverage (COBRA) premiums for a period, Smith said that and the ACA plans would be inferior to her current insurance, for which she pays just $30 or $40 a month. The new plan is also

Zing Health Expands Medicare Advantage Plan to Counties in IL, IN and MI

October 1, 2020

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CHICAGO, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today Zing Health, a physician-led Medicare Advantage HMO plan launched last year, announced it will expand its services to 12 new counties, tripling its geographic coverage. Zing’s expansion remains true to its mission to provide diverse seniors in the Midwest affordable, personalized health care built around community and member outcomes.

“We are moving beyond Cook County, where we’ve already made a tremendous difference, to six additional counties in Illinois, three in Indiana and three in Michigan,” said Zing Health CEO Eric E. Whitaker, MD. “We were in stealth mode when we came out of the gate last fall, but there’s been a great deal of support for our Medicare Advantage plan from the community. So we decided the time was right to expand and continue making a difference for diverse populations with our community-based, personalized healthcare options.”

This expansion

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