HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Most patients with OUD diagnosis had Medicaid, were uninsured or homeless – with associated visit costs largely borne by health systems. 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.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2023

Prioritizing data that has been purpose-built and clinically validated ensures that we’re tracking data that truly predicts and impacts health outcomes, not just correlation. Cancer researchers are investigating the impacts of cancer on long-term health outcomes, financial strain, and household impact.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Ashish Kachru, CEO, DataLink The new healthcare realm of value-based care (VBC) , designed to reward healthcare providers with incentive payments for the quality of care and patient outcomes not simply the volume of services provided, presents both opportunities and challenges for all stakeholders. Three Tenets of Optimizing VBC 1.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Managing healthcare compliance in Ohio presents a unique set of challenges for compliance officers, healthcare professionals, and administrators. For over a century, OHA has been dedicated to assisting member hospitals in addressing community health needs. Just like all states, Ohio has its own regulations and requirements.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Medical Assistance Division (MAD) within the New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) administers the state’s Medicaid program, providing essential healthcare services and financial assistance to eligible low-income residents and families in New Mexico.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 24, 2022

Through a combination of policy, education, and technology, we can start to turn the tide on PAD and improve health outcomes for vulnerable communities. Once a foot ulcer develops, the body demands more blood flow to heal the site — but can’t get it when PAD is present. What is peripheral artery disease?

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

For example, the Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS) and Health Professional Recovery Program (HPRP) are excellent resources that might also present extra challenges for managing healthcare compliance in Michigan.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 26, 2022

Healthcare IT News interviewed Griffin to take a closer look at what he will be presenting at the HIMSS22 conference. Advances in telehealth have allowed both populations to receive more convenient, high-quality care, thus leading to better health outcomes. at the Orange County Convention Center in room W206A.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

Smith called attention to the nationwide calls for action sparked by the police killing of her constituent, George Floyd, and urged her colleagues to consider how telehealth can be a vehicle for health equity. Rheuban spoke to the potential barriers presented by uneven coverage from the private insurance sector. " Payment parity.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Here’s a description of the position: New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) is a not-for-profit organization working in partnership with the New York State Department of Health to improve healthcare by collaboratively leading, connecting, and integrating health information exchange across the State. Tableau, ggplot).

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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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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 15, 2022

– Innovation-driven initiatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Patient data should be presented to providers during patient visits to remind the provider about the patient’s chronic conditions that may require care. . – Government support and benefit flexibility (e.g.,

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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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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services recently acted in the best interests of patients and health care providers by covering telehealth services through 2023. The idea of a house call is quaint, like something seen in an old movie. The adoption of telehealth is one of the few silver linings of the Covid epidemic.

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CMS.gov

MARCH 14, 2019

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicaid & CHIP. One of my first actions when I began this journey was to send a letter to the nation’s governors in which I committed to ushering in a new era for the federal and state Medicaid partnership, granting states more freedom to design innovative local solutions.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Expanding data sources and enhancing analytics capabilities allows health plans to develop the capacity for more precise, holistic member engagement while improving the most impactful health outcomes in individuals and populations. In that sense, key compliance levels serve as proxies that track changes in care volume.

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Health Care Law Brief

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The bill states that “physician practices are subject to far less oversight than [other facilities]” but that they “remain unregulated by the state outside of the licensure of the individual practitioners who practice at these sites and Medicaid enrollment.” at PHL § 4554.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

In healthcare, that means understanding the unique challenges for each patient based on their social determinants of health and using technology to fill gaps that traditional healthcare models might have overlooked. We believe the critical avenue to mental health equity is ensuring access to timely and high quality care through Medicaid.

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Hall Render

JUNE 10, 2022

CMS updates Medicaid eligibility standards. Multimillion dollar mental health center could soon be coming to Decatur. An APR 40th anniversary encore presentation. How drones are innovating Alabama’s health care industry. Dansville doctor agrees to pay $600K for falsely billing Medicare, Medicaid.

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Hall Render

JUNE 14, 2023

On June 8, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced the Making Care Primary Model (“Model”), a new multi-payor, voluntary primary care model tested by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (“CMMI”) and aimed at strengthening the primary care infrastructure for Medicare and Medicaid patients.

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center continues to move forward with its “strategic refresh” initiative. Value-based care is a healthcare reimbursement payment methodology based on health outcomes and the quality of care rendered to the patient. Value-Based Care and ACOs.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The PHE must be reviewed every 90 days, so Congress will have to revisit the renewal by mid-October, according to policy experts presenting during Wednesday's online event. Under the CARES Act, Congress granted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services authority to waive certain restrictions for Medicare coverage of telehealth.

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Hall Render

MARCH 30, 2023

California Governor Gavin Newsom has asked President Joe Biden to authorize a program called “transitional rent,” which would provide up to six months of rent or temporary housing for low-income enrollees in California’s state Medicaid program.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 19, 2022

Kaiser mental health worker strike to expand to Hawaii. Hawaii Health Department reports 2 more monkeypox cases, bringing total to 18. ‘The unwinding’: Idaho Medicaid must recheck eligibility for 131K people when U.S. Idaho health care providers receive federal funding for rural communities. emergency ends.

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Hall Render

JUNE 9, 2023

million from Miracle Day Arkansas Hospice Takes Over LifeTouch Hospice Arkansas hospitals say they are struggling; report questions those claims Arkansas law allows physician assistants to be rendering providers for Medicaid Arkansas rural hospitals work to keep their doors open Panda Express Pledges $1.2M

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

As a result, the Current Health team has access to anonymized vital sign data and raw physiological sensor data – for example, temperature, heart rate, oxygen saturation, activity and posture – for hundreds of patients infected with the virus, as well as thousands of patients not infected with the virus.

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Hall Render

APRIL 28, 2023

on EHR upgrade New SSM Health children’s developmental center opening today Illinois Capitol bills would give more money to community health centers Illinois physician selected for year-long NASA Mars simulation HSHS St.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M medical workers 4 takeaways from Braselton hospital expansion presentation HAWAII Hawaii Gov. Can Hospitals Change in Time to Keep Them?

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Health Populi

JANUARY 24, 2019

Politics underpin what’s happening in health plans in the public sector, and I spoke a bit about Medicare and Medicaid. You can see the latest Medicaid demonstration waiver data from a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis done January 9, 2019 shown in the bar chart.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 17, 2022

There is also the matter that open enrollment begins on November 1, and without the relaxed enrollment provisions for Medicaid that the PHE provides, the national uninsured rate along with health premium costs would certainly rise. But by definition, an "emergency" can't last forever.

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Hall Render

JULY 29, 2022

Kansas expands Medicaid coverage to mothers postpartum. Retiring Owensboro Health CMIO shares thoughts on revenue cycle, IT challenges. NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst Opens New Mother-Baby Simulation Center to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes for Women of Color. Kansas COVID cases continue upward trend.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Luke’s themed rooms a hit with young patients Mercy reverses auction results; declares University of Iowa winner KANSAS As rural Kansas emergency department announces closure, Gov.

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Health Law Advisor

JULY 21, 2023

On June 22, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its proposed “Transitional Coverage for Technologies” (TCET) pathway—the Biden administration’s highly anticipated take on a mechanism to expedite coverage for certain devices designated by the U.S. Medicare and Medicaid Serv., 2,987, 2,990 (Jan.

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