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How RPM can scale and sustain CMS' hospital at home program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Healthcare IT News sat down with Schifter-Maor to ask her about scaling the Acute Hospital Care at Home program, how remote patient monitoring can help scale the program, how RPM can make the care-at-home program affordable, and the need for centralized patient data to keep track of patients and improve health outcomes.

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Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Adds Scoring for Health Disparities

Hall Render

Set to begin in the FFY 2026 payment year, CMS will be using data on inpatient stays from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. Background Congress mandated the Hospital VBP Program in 2010 to reward acute care hospitals for the quality of care provided in the inpatient setting.

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Intelerad Acquires PenRad Technologies

HIT Consultant

As the demand for scans continues to rise to pre-pandemic levels, innovative tools and technologies are critical to ensuring providers can meet the influx of patients, and that such screenings and scans are readily available to further improve overall health outcomes. Expanding Breast Imaging and Lung Screening Capabilities.

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Chatbots and related automation can ease staffing shortages, triage patients

Healthcare It News

Now, as the pressures of delivering care during the pandemic prompt one out of five healthcare workers to leave the profession – and with primary care physician retirement rates set to increase dramatically by 2026 – the future of care delivery, patient experience and health outcomes will increasingly depend on automated support.

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Managing Healthcare Compliance in Missouri

MedTrainer

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

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Intelerad Acquires PenRad Technologies, Inc., Expanding Breast Imaging and Lung Screening Capabilities

Healthcare IT Today

The acquisition will expand Intelerad’s product offerings for mammography and lung analytics, optimizing workflows for radiologists and boosting health outcomes for patients. billion by 2026. (PenRad), a software provider for enhancing productivity for breast imaging and lung screening.

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Value-based healthcare – what it means for Thailand

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

One possible consideration for the country is the shift towards value-based healthcare (VBHC), which is about improving healthcare outcomes at lower cost. While VBHC sounds promising, the reality is that it is challenging to achieve as transforming a health system that is truly patient-centred and outcome based requires a lot of work.