Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The Medicaid and CHIP Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act seeks to expand care options that can help improve health outcomes and quality of life for those facing barriers to healthcare. The Digital Therapeutics Alliance this week encouraged legislators to support its efforts to broaden access to DTx. WHY IT MATTERS.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

What You Should Know: – Ochsner Health and innovationOchsner (iO) have partnered with Bold , an evidence-based, digital exercise platform for older adults aimed at reducing falls and improving health outcomes. For non-fatal falls alone, $29 billion was paid out by Medicare in 2018 for treatment and care.

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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. The Medicare Part B program would not cover the drugs in any other setting.

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Address Cardiometabolic Conditions and Maternal Health The three-year deal will leverage Walmart’s position as a retailer and provider of health and wellness services, and CareSource’s role in the administration and delivery of Medicaid, Medicare and other health plan benefits and services.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This translates to an estimated annual cost of $264 billion in lost income and poorer health outcomes. Carallel already supports more than 400,000 Medicare Advantage and commercially insured members and their caregivers nationally. Adoption/Traction to Date. Reducing Stress in 90% of Caregivers.

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NEJM

APRIL 7, 2023

People who are dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid face issues related to fragmented care and poor health outcomes associated with inadequate coordination of benefits and services.

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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 - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2020

Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, and Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire – would allow Medicare to enter into voluntary, value-based arrangements with medical groups to provide acute care to patients in skilled nursing facilities using a combination of telehealth and on-site staff. The RUSH Act – introduced in companion bills from Sens.

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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 - Telehealth

JANUARY 25, 2021

According to a press statement from Thompson's office, it would: Eliminate most geographic and originating site restrictions on the use of telehealth in Medicare and establishing the patient’s home as an eligible distant site. This is a common-sense step to make sure our policies keep pace with our technology," he added.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 9, 2023

Rajesh Sharma, Vice President and General Manager of Systems Integration, Data Analytics and Interoperability Product Offerings, Gainwell Technologies The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has laid the critical groundwork to create a connected healthcare system in which patients, providers, and payers can easily exchange information.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Tom Wriggins, Principal Industry Advisor at SAS John Maynard, CPA, CFE, AHFI Principal Solutions Architect at SAS In 2022, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established health equity as a pillar of its future work. Health outcomes and Medicaid program integrity Health outcomes are a function of the quality of care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 9, 2023

Driving implementation is Ardent’s "commitment to improving patient outcomes, reducing Medicare spending by preventing avoidable inpatient hospital admissions and improving quality and access to care for all beneficiaries, particularly those with complex chronic conditions and serious illness.

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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. But, it’s estimated that 40% of health outcomes are actually attributed to our individual behavior. In the U.S.,

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HIT Consultant

JULY 13, 2022

has been driven by the establishment of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). Recently, CMMI stated that by 2030 every Medicare beneficiary should be in a value-based relationship – either an ACO or ACO-like model or Medicare Advantage – with a significant emphasis on health equity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

But even if providers do not serve Medicare populations, "Medicare policy trickles down," added Herber. Under the CARES Act, Congress granted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services authority to waive certain restrictions for Medicare coverage of telehealth. THE LARGER TREND. " ON THE RECORD.

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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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Healthcare Law Blog

JULY 8, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently announced that it is accepting applications for participation in a new population-based track (“Track 3”) as part of the Maryland Total Cost of Care Model’s Maryland Primary Care Program (“MDPCP”), which will begin on January 1, 2023 and continue through December 31, 2026.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 9, 2019

That program has the potential to change our Medicare members manage meds at home to ensure better adherence, supporting better health outcomes and personal feelings of efficacy and control. [As Last week, the Giant Eagle grocery chain was the first pharmacy retailer to offer a new medication management skill via Alexa.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

On April 29, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), issued the final rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Final Rule”). With a few exceptions, the Final Rule is a wholesale codification of the proposed rule.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 27, 2023

of the total market share due to increased adoption to manage chronic conditions and monitor health outcomes. OpenLoop White-Label Telehealth Solutions OpenLoop was founded with the mission to expand access to care and improve community health outcomes. Additionally, telehealth services hold 45.7%

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2021

She pointed to recent rulemaking in which the OIG recognized the promise that digital health technologies, including telemedicine, have for improving care coordination and health outcomes. Advocates applauded the statement, saying they are ready to work with the agency to ensure telehealth services continue safe care.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

"While I am really hopeful about the momentum we are seeing across healthcare to address health disparities and their underlying causes, there is much work left to do," Sherry told Healthcare IT News in a look ahead at health equity in 2023.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 11, 2022

This explosive growth, coupled with the difficulty in accessing the right treatment for many populations, is part of the impetus for the Ellipsis Health and Ceras Health partnership.

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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

MAY 1, 2023

Within DTx, the emergence of precision engagement is a development that holds great promise, especially for chronic conditions where day-to-day choices and behaviors have a significant impact on health outcomes—conditions like diabetes, obesity, and hypertension.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

House of Representatives on Thursday aims to ensure telehealth is able to continue to build on its potential in the years ahead, by making permanent some policies enacted during the pandemic and protecting Medicare beneficiaries' ability to engage in virtual care. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 13, 2023

Although this focus started with attention to the population covered by Medicaid, the healthcare field has recognized that health equity is a relevant issue to populations covered by Medicare, Commercial, and other health insurance coverage. We are defining VBC as a methodology to align incentives between a Payor and a Provider.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 30, 2023

For the first time, those using Uber Health—including healthcare providers and health plans—will be able to manage prescription delivery from any pharmacy in their service area through the same platform they already use to coordinate transportation for patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2023

billion through Arcadia’s Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) service. The past year included several important milestones for Arcadia, including: Inclusion on Inc. Growing total active unique users of the Arcadia Analytics platform by 50% in nine months; and Saving customers more than $1.3

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2021

– Papa and Uber are working together to mitigate social isolation and negative health outcomes among Medicare and Medicaid recipients as well as those with 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 Today

APRIL 21, 2023

Series B funding proceeds will enable Scene to further accelerate its ability to serve Medicaid and Medicare managed care plans, pharmaceutical companies, and clinical research organizations. Scene reaching a milestone of impacting more than 200,000 lives with over 40M engagements through its 360° model of care.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The company’s core AI-enabled platform matches at-risk members with personalized, Registered Dietitian–vetted high-quality meal and grocery offerings that leverage behavioral science to support lasting dietary change and, ultimately, improved health outcomes.

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