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How Covid-19 Can Inspire Tech-Enabled Value-Based Health Care in a Cash-Constrained America

Health Populi

“The COVID-19 pandemic…has highlighted like never before the pitfalls of paying for healthcare based on the number of patients seen and services rendered,” a Modern Healthcare article asserted in mid-June 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has also taught clinicians and health care administrators about the value of data at the ready.

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The International Weaponization of Health Data

Bill of Health

On the one hand, the international sharing of health-related data sets has paved the way for important advances such as mapping the human genome , tracking global health outcomes , and fighting the rise of multidrug-resistant superbugs. citizens’ health data with China. Take, for example, China.

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Virtual Care and Mental Health Top of Mind for Employers’ Workplaces in 2023

Health Populi

One big point underneath this big trend is that 21% of employers saw increased disability claims due to long COVID and another 1 in 4 companies expect to see that increase at some point. And long-term mental health issues were seen as the #1 impact coming out of the pandemic.

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ClosedLoop.ai Raises $34M to Expand Healthcare Data Science Platform

HIT Consultant

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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Reasons, Rewards, and Tips for a More Accessible and Inclusive Web

Healthcare IT Today

Specifically, when COVID-19 forced people to do more online, including handling healthcare concerns, it was clear accessibility had a long way to go. Investing in Accessibility Gartner predicts by 2025 more than 80% of digital workplace app leaders will use accessibility as a key factor for determining technology investments.

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How to Implement QR Codes Within the Healthcare Landscape

HIT Consultant

These benefits drastically improve health outcomes and patient care. This use case also supports the daily tracking of special dietary instructions and can help during a global health crisis. For example, providers can monitor the treatment of COVID-19 patients unable to step out of their houses.

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The Goal of RPM is Management, Not Monitoring

Healthcare IT Today

Together with the innovation in reimbursement models for remote patient monitoring, a path to adoption of RPM as a core component of medical management of health conditions emerged. Perhaps the biggest driver in recent RPM adoption was the COVID-19 pandemic. And, by 2025, more than 70 million U.S. patients – 26.2%