--- title: Care Management Weekly News Update 1-5-22 description: Weekly healthcare news roundup covering healthcare management, healthcare IT, post acute care, primary care and physician practice management. image: https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/Blog%20Post%20-%20Featured%20Image%20(6).jpg --- [![Logo](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/2016/images/amc_logo_top_nav_172x54.svg "Logo")](https://www.avicenna-medical.com) # Avicenna Medical Blog # Avicenna Medical Blog ## [Care Management Weekly News Update 1/5/22](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/care-management-weekly-news-update-1-5-22) Posted by [DeAnn Dennis](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/author/deann-dennis) on Wed, Jan 05, 2022 @ 11:45 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/Blog%20Post%20-%20Featured%20Image%20(6).jpg) ](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/care-management-weekly-news-update-1-5-22) # [5 Predictions for How Technology Will Transform Healthcare in 2022](https://medcitynews.com/2022/01/5-predictions-for-how-technology-will-transform-healthcare-in-2022-and-beyond/) There are resources medical institutions can draw on to relieve some of the burden from overworked, stressed-out physicians, nurses and staff – many of them come in the form of technological advancements that may transform how we offer care in the years to come. # [Make Sure Telehealth is Right Care for Right Patient at Right Time](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/make-sure-telehealth-right-care-right-patient-right-time) One of the next big steps for physician practices and health care organizations that quickly implemented telemedicine at the onset of the pandemic is to ensure they’re tracking and continuously improving the quality of care delivered through telemedicine.  # [Healthcare Shortages and the Potential of the Digital Workforce](https://hitconsultant.net/2021/12/31/healthcare-labor-shortages-digital-workforce/#.YdNHRmjMJdo) According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare employment has dropped by 524,000 since the onset of the pandemic.  Replacing hundreds of thousands of highly skilled workers through hiring will take time. Leaders must find ways to lighten the load, or we can expect to see more attrition in roles that will be very difficult to fill. The path forward must be digital. # [HHS Kicks Off New Year With New Protections From Surprise Medical Bills](https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/01/03/hhs-kicks-off-new-year-with-new-protections-from-surprise-medical-bills.html) Beginning January 1, 2022, new federal protections, implemented under the No Surprises Act, ban surprise billing in private insurance for most emergency care and many instances of non-emergency care.  # [The Most Significant Mergers and Acquisitions of 2021](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/most-significant-mergers-and-acquisitions-2021) Some of the biggest names in healthcare and technology – athenahealth, Allscripts, Microsoft, Nuance and, of course, Oracle and Cerner – made big news with big-ticket deals this past year.   ![](https://servedby.flashtalking.com/imp/8/104864;3654191;201;pixel;HIMSSMedia;VMWA1HealthcareHIMSSUSFY19Q4HealthcareAudienceAWBNAll1x1ContentHub300x250/?cachebuster=1192153653) Tags: [Weekly Industry News](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/weekly-industry-news) ### Subscribe via E-mail [![Download Our Whitepaper](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/88260/d583cd19-3494-4f21-b925-c9730cf99ded.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/88260/d583cd19-3494-4f21-b925-c9730cf99ded) ### Posts by category - [Annual Wellness Visit (1)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/annual-wellness-visit) - [Archived Blog Posts (1)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/archived-blog-posts) - [Behavioral Health Integration / BHI (4)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/behavioral-health-integration-bhi) - [Care Coordination (4)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/care-coordination) - [Care Management (1)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/care-management) - [Chronic Care Management / CCM (13)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/chronic-care-management-ccm) - [CMS / Medicare (9)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/cms-medicare) - [Coding and Compliance (1)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/coding-and-compliance) - [COVID-19 (2)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/covid-19) - [Diabetes Prevention / MDPP (2)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/diabetes-prevention-mdpp) - [Disease Management (4)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/disease-management) - [EMR / EHR (4)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/emr-ehr) - [Health IT (1)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/health-it) - [Healthcare Policy and Reform (8)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/healthcare-policy-and-reform) - [MARCQI (1)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/marcqi) - [Meaningful Use (2)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/meaningful-use) - [News (13)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/news) - [Patient Reported Outcomes (1)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/patient-reported-outcomes) - [Population Health Management (4)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/population-health-management) - [Primary Care (2)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/primary-care) - [Principal Care Management / PCM (2)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/principal-care-management-pcm) - [Psychiatric Care Model / CoCM (3)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/psychiatric-care-model-cocm) - [Remote Therapeutic Monitoring/RTM (1)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/remote-therapeutic-monitoring-rtm) - [Transitions of Care (4)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/transitions-of-care) - [VA News (1)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/va-news) - [Value Based Care (6)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/value-based-care) - [Weekly Industry News (418)](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/topic/weekly-industry-news)   [![logo](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/2016/images/logo_footer.svg "logo")](https://www.avicenna-medical.com) [info@avicenna-medical.com](mailto:info@avicenna-medical.com) **888.284.4080** ©2016. 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