Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 23, 2020
Physicians are changing the patterns of their practice because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly half of them using telehealth to treat patients, up from just 18% in 2018. The 2018 survey had indicated that telemedicine use among physicians was more prominent among younger doctors. WHY IT MATTERS.
Health Populi
AUGUST 24, 2020
The Physicians Foundation surveyed 3,513 physicians in July 2020 on their perspectives on COVID-19 and how the pandemic has impacted practices and patients. Part 2 will cover the impact of COVID-19 on physician well-being, and Part 3, on the impact of the coronavirus on the health care system.
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Healthcare Law Blog
JANUARY 10, 2022
On January 6, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the proposed rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Proposed Rule”). Refining Definitions for Fully Integrated and Highly Integrated D-SNPs (§§ 422.2
Kaiser Health News
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
The penalties — a 1% reduction in Medicare payments over 12 months — are based on the experiences of Medicare patients discharged from the hospital between July 2018 and the end of 2019, before the pandemic began in earnest. The total amount of the penalties is determined by how much each hospital bills Medicare.
Health Populi
MAY 20, 2021
You’re stressed, I’m stressed; most of us have felt stress in the COVID-19 era which began in the U.S. to approve Medicare’s negotiation of drug prices with pharmaceutical companies]. Hospitals’ fall from 70% to 63% between 2018 and 2019. in the first quarter of 2020. and around the world.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 13, 2020
A qualitative RAND Corporation study finds that psychiatrists offering telemedicine for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic have had largely positive perceptions of the transition. Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, a variety of logistical and regulatory hurdles prevented many psychiatrists from using telemedicine.
Health Care Law Brief
APRIL 3, 2023
On Friday, March 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies ( Rate Announcement ). 1395w-23): Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) are paid a base rate by CMS. Risk Adjustment.
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