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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Congress, government agencies, presidential candidates, consumers and the industry itself talk about the need to lower healthcare costs, but what does this entail? Reducing the cost of care requires aligning incentives of providers, payers and patients. by September 30, 2019.

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Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Accountable Care Compliance & Legal Government & Policy Telehealth Workforce Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution. We cannot afford to let that happen.

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Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress, says HIMSS GR director

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Accountable Care Compliance & Legal Government & Policy Telehealth Workforce Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution. We cannot afford to let that happen.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

Healthcare IT Today

The Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) program, used by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to rate hospitals, now contain two measures of SDoH. Another report from CODE calls for better tagging of data with SDoH. Spatially Health applies geospatial analysis to expand a provider’s understanding of SDoH data.

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What Is Provider Credentialing?

MedTrainer

Insurance Reimbursement Insurance companies — along with government programs like Medicare and Medicaid — require providers to be credentialed to ensure they meet specific standards and qualifications.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

New president tapped to lead major hospital system in Denver area New president to lead opening of $650M hospital in Wheat Ridge Telehealth program offers support to forensic nurses Colorado Medicaid program settles lawsuit over lack of mental health care for children Colorado is trying to cut prescription drug prices.

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Day 4 Notes from the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Healthcare Law Blog

A lot of the week was spent with health plans and Medicare Advantage or Medicaid focused providers or management companies extolling the virtues of “whole person health,” “coordinated care” and other similar approaches. There are a lot of “blockbuster” drugs coming to market today and in the near future with eye-watering price tags.