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Medicare Advantage Plans: The Investor’s View for Building Tech Enabled Home Health Models That Deliver Value

Healthcare Law Today

Role of Technology All new innovative models have a healthy component of technology investment to harvest key data, allow greater care coordination and increase patient satisfaction. discharge timeframes, readmission rates, patient satisfaction etc.).

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Healthcare Consolidation: Opportunities for Digital Health Technology

The Digital Health Corner

ACOs require scaling which small hospitals cannot provide. The costs for EHR and other technology acquisition and maintenance are too costly for smaller hospitals, and pressures of decreased payment rates are increasing on the provider side. Patients are affected directly and indirectly.

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On National Rural Health Day, We Recommit to Improving Rural Health

CMS.gov

We believe these efforts to promote increased use of technology can help reduce rural health disparities and improve rural patient satisfaction. We’re committed to maximizing opportunities for making telehealth available for rural patients. The report also looks at how these differences vary by race and ethnicity.

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Utilizing Tech to Improve Patient Experience Amid the No Surprises Act

HIT Consultant

With the No Surprises Act taking effect in less than four months, it is critical that hospitals and providers leverage technology to ensure patients are informed about their expected care costs prior to receiving services. Leverage existing patient cost estimation tools to enhance transparency.