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Decriminalizing Abortion in Argentina: 8 Takeaways from the Inflection Point of Legalization

Bill of Health

Discursive changes wherein “exceptions” were reframed as “indications” helped shift a default of abortion criminalization to a framework under which women were asserting rights to services. Likewise, while the law mandates free services, many reports indicate that patients still receive charges for ancillary services, such as ultrasounds.

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What sort of staying power does telehealth really have?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This past week, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said she "can't imagine going back" to making beneficiaries return to in-person visits after the agency's relaxation of telehealth regulations in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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One RPM expert's take on why the tech is needed alongside telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, healthcare provider organizations across the country began implementing telehealth technologies and services en masse. Early on in the pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended telehealth waivers that helped bring virtual care services into the mainstream.

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How Hims & Hers built a business entirely centered on telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Melissa Baird, COO at Hims & Hers, leads a team of engineers that designed a telehealth experience that engages and connects patient care across its service lines, especially for stigmatized conditions. Under her leadership, Hims & Hers was able to stand up multiple services during the pandemic, as well.

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Leveraging AI to Improve Revenue Cycle Management and Assist During Staff Shortages

Healthcare IT Today

The analytics do the discovery for health systems and bundle the populations of accounts with the same required actions together so they can be automated and/or worked en masse. With advanced AR offerings, teams can work 100% of the AR and increase AR collections by up to 1% of the total net patient service revenue (NPSR).

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Virtual Primary Care Reimagined With A Virtual First Health Plan

HIT Consultant

These positive relationships often improve patient satisfaction, yielding higher engagement and utilization of primary care services. In addition, virtual-first health plans can offer translation services to further accommodate member needs. At the core of this equation is a robust and longitudinal patient-provider relationship.

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How the VA Uses Synthetic Data to Predict Veterans’ Suicide Risk

HIT Consultant

Quality improvement : The VA is using synthetic data to understand clinical variation – the use of different healthcare services and practices – to identify which options have yielded the best outcomes in terms of mental health improvement and suicide reduction.