Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The California Consumer Privacy Act, passed in 2018, aims to give consumers more control over their online personal information. A new study published in this month's issue of Health Policy and Technology found, however, that healthcare organizations may face obstacles when it comes to complying with the law.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 4, 2022

symplr, which is backed by Clearlake and Charlesbank Capital, has increased its valuation tenfold since 2018, taking the company into the multi-billion-dollar realm. . – The acquisition highlights symplr’s aggressive M&A strategy and explosive growth in the last few years, acquiring 14 companies over a six-year span.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Founded in 2018, Lyfegen’s platform helps regulators, pharma companies and payers more easily adopt value-based payment models by digitizing the end-to-end process of data collection, anonymization and contract negotiations for all parties to agree upon drug pricing and reimbursement.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

What You Should Know: – Edward-Elmhurst Health (NS-EEH) has announced a significant, long-term partnership with Lumeris , a pioneer in value-based care (VBC). This partnership is a major development in the healthcare industry, representing the largest VBC provider deal since 2018.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

By using them, providers can enhance patient engagement, allowing for personalized and proactive care management that drives better health outcomes and better care experiences. Connected care at-home technologies enable behavior change and empower individuals and clinicians to make informed decisions about healthcare treatment.

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Health Populi

JULY 27, 2018

Only 17% of Americans over 50 years of age shopped for groceries online by mid-2018. Lower income Americans over 50 face even more challenges when shopping for food in general, a previous AARP/IFIC survey learned in April 2018. adults 50 years of age and older in June 2018. But older people in the U.S.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Included Health , a leader in integrated care delivery and navigation, will be a Solv Final Mile partner at launch. Why It Matters According to Deloitte , since 2018, consumers’ usage of virtual health has increased across all ages, and almost two-thirds of consumers would utilize virtual care visits for preventive health.

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CMS.gov

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

CMS releases its Measures Under Consideration List for 2018 pre-rulemaking. I am happy to announce that CMS posted the Measures under Consideration (MUC) List for 2018 pre-rulemaking on the CMS website and has sent it to NQF in preparation for multi-stakeholder input. keya.joy-bush@…. Thu, 11/30/2017 - 15:28. Kate Goodrich, M.D.,

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

What You Should Know: – Ochsner Health and innovationOchsner (iO) have partnered with Bold , an evidence-based, digital exercise platform for older adults aimed at reducing falls and improving health outcomes. For non-fatal falls alone, $29 billion was paid out by Medicare in 2018 for treatment and care.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2023

This effort also marks HSR.health’s first engagement with National Resources Canada as both indicators of and risk indices assessing the near- and long-term implications of droughts on health outcomes will be developed.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one emerging tool helping healthcare organizations track SDOH factors disrupting patients’ care journeys and interfering with positive health outcomes. There are four strategies for using conversational data strategically to improve health outcomes. Gather and leverage unsolicited feedback.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 15, 2022

Insights from clinical data are proven to drive better health outcomes. This is made possible through more informed treatment, patient ownership over care, improved onboarding, and personalized health. Companies innovating with Particle Health include Strive Health, Cureatr, and Invitae. About Particle Health.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2021

In 2018, 36% of spending was via alternative payment models and by 2025, CMS has targeted 100% of Medicare and 50% of Commercial and Medicaid spending.4 4 AI will help providers succeed under these models because it gives them the ability to predict patient-specific outcomes so they can adjust patient care, improve outcomes, and reduce costs.

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Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2021

In addition to the rankings for overall healthiest communities, the study also identified the top areas for health outcomes (San Juan Co., Washington, topping that list), top communities for access to health care (led by Olmstead County, Minnesota), and the top 5 areas for mental health, topped by Honolulu, Hawaii. .

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

People dealing with chronic conditions are keener to share personally-generated data than people that don’t have a chronic disease, Deloitte’s 2018 Survey of U.S> > Health Care Consumers learned. adults online in February and March 2018 for the study. Deloitte surveyed 4,530 U.S.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 29, 2024

The first draft of the TEFCA was unveiled all the way back in January 2018 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) – leading many to wonder whether QHINs would ever see the light of day.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 12, 2019

While the numbers are widely variable, a 2018 analysis showed that costs attributed to “all causes” non-adherence ranged from $5200-$52,000 per person, said Dr. Caroline Carney, chief medical officer at Magellan Health Rx management. ” Start with the medication being prescribed by the doctor. ” PROPOSAL.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 2, 2022

Improve health outcomes by ensuring adequate follow-up and better patient adherence and patient satisfaction. Secure the institution as an academic health center using innovative biomedical technology. Increase the reach of the organization's specialists and providers. Accelerating adoption of the technology.

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Health Populi

JUNE 30, 2020

feel this way, up from 56% in 2018 and 2019. This was the highest proportion APA polled since 2018 when 46% of black adults reported discrimination was a significant stressor. Health Populi’s Hot Points: In June 2020, 4 in 5 Americans felt that the coronavirus pandemic was a significant source of stress.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 26, 2019

What’s underlying employers’ commitment to address mental/behavioral health is that most companies believe that when these programs integrate with physical health services, employers achieve better health outcomes. 84% of employers are also concerned with substance use disorder, both for alcohol and opioids.

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Health Populi

JUNE 13, 2018

First, there’s the barrier of nutrition literacy: IFIC found that consumers don’t really know what foods can help achieve desired health outcomes. One in three older adults could not identify a specific food to either consume or eliminate that would help them achieve a desired health outcome.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 5, 2018

.” Health Populi’s Hot Points: The map graphic, copied from Microsoft’s Top Ten Tech Issues for 2018, attests that expanding tech in rural communities will “ensure a fair shot for everyone.”

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Health plans offering the OTC benefit can also leverage the opportunity to educate members about the significant role hearing aids can play in improving their overall health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In 2018, it made strategic moves to more easily meet the needs of its patients and communities by investing in telehealth. "We're now beginning to look at health outcomes achieved via telehealth," he added.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

population accounted for half of healthcare expenditures in 2018. Many of these patients have undertreated behavioral conditions and unmet social needs like unstable housing, food insecurity, and lack of access to transportation. These complex patients represent a disproportionate amount of spending; less than 5 percent of the U.S.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

NuraLogix Researchers Announce the Capability to Assess Type 2 Diabetes and Blood Biomarker Health Issues Using Any Video-Enabled Device. minutes in 2018 – in spite of increased technology investments by healthcare providers to streamline pre-visit registration and intake. . Respondents reported spending an average of 28.8

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Health Populi

MAY 15, 2018

Disparities in Americans’ health vary among people living in each of the 50 states. These differences in health status generally fall into two regions: north and south, found in the Commonwealth Fund’s 2018 Scorecard on State Health System Performance.

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YouCompli

AUGUST 2, 2023

Hogan , senior vice president and chief compliance officer at Boston Children’s Hospital, advanced a theory that social determinants of health (i.e., non-medical factors that influence patients’ health outcomes) can influence compliance rates.

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Jane Sarashon

AUGUST 2, 2022

When I talk about patient support programs (PSPs), I’m most often focused on supporting peoples’ access to medicines due to costs, bolstering health literacy, and addressing health citizens’ risks of drivers of health that can be obstacles to optimal health outcomes (those challenging social determinants of health).

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The resources provided by these Indiana state agencies are essential for promoting public health, ensuring access to healthcare, supporting healthcare professionals, and enhancing overall health outcomes for the residents of Indiana.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2022

"In addition, industry research as well as our own experience indicates as many as 20% of readmissions may be preventable," said Teresa Radford, RN, clinical program coordinator at UVA Health. " PROPOSAL.

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Health Populi

MARCH 26, 2018

Key health service factors among the town leaders are lower rates of chronic disease and hospitalizations, and greater access to primary care. The Healthiest Communities for 2018 are: • Falls Church, VA. Being employed , versus unemployed, and earning a fair salary (especially with health benefits for U.S. Douglas County, CO.

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Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2020

Use of wearable tech nearly halved, from 33% to 18%, between 2018 and 2020. Some, but not necessarily a majority, of consumers see benefits in using digital health — primary for wellness and prevention, and to get a better understanding of personal health.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

It’s National Health IT Week in the US, so I’m kicking off the week with this post focused on how digital health can bolster economic development. As the only health economist in the family of the 2018 HIMSS Social Media Ambassadors, this is a voice through which I can uniquely speak. GDP, in 2018.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 3, 2021

With a PhD background in AI and machine learning, he has helped grow its electronic health record into an integrated platform. He earned a HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence in 2018. CIO and CMIO, Monument Health. As both CIO and CMIO at Monument Health, Lahr is working to change the way rural healthcare is delivered.

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Health Populi

JUNE 7, 2018

High Spending Growth Rates For Key Diseases In 2000-14 Were Driven By Technology And Demographic Factors , a June 2018 Health Affairs article, analyzed this data. Health Populi’s Hot Points: The third chart shows consumers’ top-line for healthcare spending: that healthcare makes up 20.6% health citizen.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 15, 2022

Ultimately, the provider is seeking to assess and treat a patient’s existing conditions, and accurately document the status and care of each condition with a goal of ensuring more complete patient visits that increase care quality, lead to better patient outcomes and reduce long-term healthcare costs. Case in Point.

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