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AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

COVID-19 spurred Houston-based AccessHealth to quickly scale up its telemedicine offerings, just as it did with most other health systems nationwide. And just like those other health systems, AccessHealth faced numerous challenges at first, in trying to adapt to this new normal. THE PROBLEM.

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Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This is why, as the new year approaches, Healthcare IT News has sat down with an expert in value-based care to get his views on what 2022 will hold for the payment system. Caravan Health is a privately held company formed to create sustainable methodologies for health systems to excel in value-based care.

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Home Health PPS Proposed Rule for CY2023: More Bad News for the Home Health Industry

Hall Render

On Friday, June 17, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) posted a pre-publication copy of the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update (“PPS Rule”). CY 2019 (Simulated). in 2019 to 17.8%. in 2019 to 42.3% in 2019 to 39.9%

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$900 Million Increase in Medicare Part A Payments One of Many Medicare Changes for SNFs in FY 2023

C&M Health Law

Moreover, CMS itself had initially proposed a decrease of $320 million in aggregate Medicare Part A payments to SNFs during FY 2023, although the decrease was partially as a means to offset the unintended increase in payments of approximately $1.7 And, CMS applied this policy for FY 2023.

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Uncompensated Care and DSH (Medicare disproportionate share hospitals)

AIHC

billion in uncompensated care payments for FY 2021, a decrease of approximately $60 million from FY 2020. This estimate of total uncompensated care payments reflects CMS Office of the Actuary’s projections that incorporate the estimated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this rule, CMS will distribute roughly $8.3

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What Are Digital Wallets and What Do They Mean for Healthcare?

HIT Consultant

The mobile, contactless payment process delivered by digital wallets has become increasingly popular with patients as they expect healthcare providers to deliver the consumer convenience they experience in other industries. By the end of 2025, 60% of the world’s population are expected to use a total of 4.8

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Like banks, healthcare will become digital-first in 2022, Zoom healthcare lead says

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As illustrated in a 2019 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine , the percentage of adults in the United States with a primary care physician has been on the decline for years. We are seeing a shift from traditional fee-for-service models to value-based care where capitated rates or other alternative payment systems are being utilized.

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