HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Jordan Messler, MD, SFHM, FACP, Chief Medical Officer at Glytec The modern-day hospital is grappling with an alarming trend. This is generating a national conversation among health system leaders on inpatient glycemic management strategies, and whether their facilities are doing enough. The time for change is now.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2021

Now more hospitals and health systems are looking to expand their efforts beyond video visit-based virtual care, and push for expanded remote patient monitoring programs – up to and including the provision of acute care at home. They cleared the path for parity reimbursement during the public health emergency.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 18, 2022

What You Should Know: – The 32BJ Health Fund, a self-insured fund that provides care for 32BJ SEIU members and their dependents, today released a report that lays bare the stark price disparities between Medicare and private hospitals, and outlines solutions to both reins in prices and holds hospital systems accountable for these practices.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2020

The Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2020, bipartisan legislation introduced in both the House and Senate, aims to enable more widespread use of telehealth in skilled nursing facilities. This bipartisan bill will help transform rural health care and improve lives." WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Connecticut Children's Care Network, with 37 independent pediatric practices and more than 200 pediatric primary care providers in Connecticut and Massachusetts, has a mission to improve the quality of care and health outcomes for infants, children and adolescents. THE LARGER TREND.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

during 2017-2022, creating a substantial economic burden for affected hospitals. Opioid overdose patients that present to the ED are at high risk for multiple organ failure, hospitalization, increased costs due to ICU stays and unplanned readmissions following discharge. hospitals are $95.43 hospitals are $95.43

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Health Law Advisor

JANUARY 13, 2022

The proposed decision, which is subject to public comments that are due to CMS by February 10, 2022, does not endorse nationwide Medicare coverage for these drugs. The FDA’s determination does not mandate Medicare coverage for Aduhelm. All CED trials would have to be conducted through hospital outpatient departments.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 21, 2019

There are over 60 million enrollees in Medicare in 2019, and fully one-third are in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare is adding 10,000 new beneficiaries every day in the U.S. Medicare Advantage enrollment is fast-growing, shown in the first chart where over 22 million people were in MA plans in January 2019.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

"The ability to use and build from established standards in real-time and as part of screening practices that help identify specific needs related to insecurity is an important step in enabling more coordinated care and timely assistance or interventions needed to improve health outcomes," according to Argentieri, Meklir and Henry.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 9, 2024

It will propose alterations to medication regimens and other necessary clinical interventions, while also overseeing care trajectories at both individual and population health levels.

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Health Care Law Brief

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Waiver Amendment was approved on January 9, 2024, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) under Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act and will expire on March 31, 2027. billion in Medicaid investments over the next three years. CMS has authorized up to $2.2

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Health Law Advisor

MAY 2, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is using its annual rulemaking process to update the CMS payment system rules for fiscal year (“FY”) 2024 as a mechanism to advance health equity systematically across various CMS payment programs. health system.” [9] health system.” [9]

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Other founding members of the coalition include The Groundwater Institute, the American Hospital Association, the National Association of Community Health Centers, the Council of Medical Specialty Societies, Health Begins and PolicyLink. Mate also cited examples of how quality improvement methods can address inequalities.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

. – With rising expenses outpacing reimbursement rates, health systems and physician organizations are increasingly turning to value-based care to avoid layoffs and service cuts. NS-EEH, the third largest healthcare delivery system in Illinois, comprises nine hospitals, 25,000 team members, and 300 local offices, serving over 4.2

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NY Health Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

On January 9, 2024, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally approved New York State’s 1115 waiver amendment to establish the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) Program. The HERO will assist New York in developing and designing VBP goals to address HRSN and the most impactful health equity priorities.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

What You Should Know: – Nudj Health , a leader in tech-enabled healthcare interventions, announces the launch of Nudj Cardiac Complete™. Proven Effectiveness of Virtual Care Studies show v-ICR can lead to significant improvements in health outcomes, including weight loss, cholesterol reduction, and blood pressure control.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The company continues to be the largest network of independent primary care in the country, with more than two million patients covered by more than 150 value-based contracts across Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial payers.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes indicates that in 2021 the U.S. percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare, which was almost two times the average of other high-income countries, while the health outcomes in the U.S. healthcare system were exorbitant.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes indicates that in 2021 the U.S. percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare, which was almost two times the average of other high-income countries, while the health outcomes in the U.S. Hospital reimbursement also changed.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 10, 2023

Uncle Roy’s story is not unique; the individual behaviors that people with chronic conditions perform on a daily basis are the most important determinant of future health outcomes. Across these 23,452 members last year, our clients measured an average of 42% reduction in hospitalizations. In the U.S.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 26, 2020

"Timely availability of clinical information during health care transitions, in a setting with robust telemedicine access, can shift the method of care delivery without adversely affecting patient health outcomes," wrote the researchers. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 8, 2024

FQHCs can receive financial rewards for deploying an individualized, patient-centered care model that builds trust between patients and providers, which has shown to improve health outcomes. In value-based care, organizations of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers commit to delivering a high standard of care.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

– Since its 2017 founding, Papa and its Papa Pals have served members in all 50 states, across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and employer health plans.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 19, 2022

. – Together, Curana Health and Innovaccer will build an industry-leading value-based-care toolkit using the Innovaccer Health Cloud. This will not only enhance population health outcomes, but it will also improve health equity for patients and enhance Curana’s provider engagement.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 18, 2022

How do care management interventions to mitigate SDOH as a risk for undesired health outcomes work? Recently, population health management strategies have begun to incorporate evaluations for patients' social needs connected to SDOH, as well as interventions addressing these needs.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

What You Should Know: – Cipher Skin and Parker Health launches a new pilot program to help bring tech-enabled physical therapy to Medicare and Medicaid patients. And many patients—especially those on Medicare and Medicaid—do not have the luxury of extending their recovery time.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

. – The strategic collaboration aims to deliver value-based kidney care to eligible members with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) across all lines of business, including Medicare Advantage, individual, and commercial group health plans. Addressing a Hidden Health Crisis: Over 1.3

Health Insurance 52

Health Insurance Health Outcomes Medicare Medicare 52

AIHC

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Value in healthcare is the measured improvement in a person’s health outcomes for the cost of achieving that improvement1. But healthcare providers haven’t been able to successfully reduce cost, even with the massive number of hospital mergers and acquisition of physician practices over the past few decades.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. Virtual-first primary care has been shown to improve health outcomes by increasing access, he reported.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 24, 2022

What You Should Know: – Bamboo Health™ recently announced that HealthTeam Advantage (HTA), the business name of Care N’ Care Insurance Company of North Carolina, Inc., has integrated Bamboo Health’s Pings™ solution. Using Real-Time E-Notifications to Lower Costs and Improving High Quality Care.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2023

In addition, the complexities associated with finding the appropriate follow-up care for patients’ behavioral health needs create “a cycle of ED help-seeking behaviors and mental states that worsen with early discharge,” researchers say. and studies have shown that the timing of a crisis can play a critical role in patient outcomes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2019

American seniors are already comfortable with video call technology, the survey found, revealing 45% have used FaceTime, Skype or Google Hangout, and a quarter are already using a mobile phone health app. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In this article, I’ll show how many hospitals, payers, and other institutions are acting on that data. Of course, the staff of a clinic or hospital don’t go around looking for apartments the way they actively look for a long-term care facility. ” Some of this data involves SDoH, such as indications of isolation.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 13, 2023

Providers and payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, lack the visibility and infrastructure to execute on these programs effectively. million hospitalizations annually, resulting in a cost-savings of $13.6 As a result, patients—many of whom belong to underserved or vulnerable populations—are often saddled with “homework.”

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CMS.gov

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Washington Managed Fee-for-Service Demonstration: 2015 and 2016 Medicare Actuarial Savings Report. Director, Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, Topic. Medicare Parts A & B. Washington Managed Fee-for-Service Demonstration: 2015 and 2016 Medicare Actuarial Savings Report. Jeremy.Booth@c…. Fri, 11/16/2018 - 18:51.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

For example, it is sometimes challenging to quantify behavioral health outcomes. Frequent virtual medical triage significantly reduces the likelihood that patients will be sent to the hospital, which is often costly for insurance providers. Nothing else safeguards the patient’s care.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Hospitals and health systems, especially larger ones, are using AI in myriad new ways – including leveraging it for improved patient experience, and for better patient engagement with the goal of reducing health inequities. How did you originally see AI being a fit for improving the patient experience?

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