Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2020

The Alliance for Integrated Care of New York (AICNY) oversees the healthcare needs of roughly 6,200 dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Many AICNY beneficiaries reside in group homes and use Federally Qualified Community Health Centers. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 26, 2020

"It wasn't perfect, but we did learn a lot," said Rachael-Linn Spooner, vice president of clinical transformation at Northwell Health, in an American Telemedicine Association 2020 deep-dive session on employing telehealth for primary care. Camille McBride, research coordinator at Northwell Health.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 9, 2018

Multispecialty medical groups and health systems operating accountable care organizations or participating in Medicare Advantage plans will find some new tools for managing this patient population if they look closely at the provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which includes the Chronic Care Act.

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Health Populi

MARCH 1, 2018

“Health agencies will have to become at least as sophisticated as other consumer/retail industries in analyzing a variety of data that helps uncover root causes of human behavior,” Gartner recommended in 2017. That’s because “health” is not all pre-determined by our parent-given genetics.

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care innovations

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Just as it did for the 2018 calendar year , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking to further expand reimbursement for remote patient monitoring, virtual visits and other telehealth services as part of its proposed 2019 Medicare physician fee schedule. per month reimbursement rate. “We

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 29, 2020

billion – or one quarter of the $95 billion home health market. In 2019, Medicare Advantage began covering some non-skilled home care. Meanwhile the Hometeam remaining assets were absorbed into HT Health and renamed Vesta Health in 2020 , with a $30 million Series A round and a focus on the reimbursed Medicaid market.

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Health Populi

JULY 29, 2022

In another factor to add into the retail health landscape, Dollar General (DG) the 80-year old retailer known for selling low-priced fast-moving consumer goods in peoples’ neighborhoods appointed a healthcare advisory panel this week. News & World Report named Mayo Clinic the #1 health system in the U.S.

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care innovations

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In an effort to combat the runaway costs endemic to the American healthcare industry, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a series of changes to its Medicare Advantage (MA) plans that could open the door for private senior living providers to seize the opportunities of remote patient management (RPM) services.

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InTouch Health

MARCH 12, 2020

Telehealth has the potential to reduce healthcare costs, improve patient outreach and health outcomes, and change the way providers treat their patients. New devices and programs are helping providers better their patients and respond to ongoing health crises, such as the coronavirus. According to the U.S. provider in person.

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Digital Health Global

JULY 31, 2023

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Kandu Health , Inc., a digital health company that is changing the course of stroke recovery and post-acute care, today announced preliminary outcomes from the first 40 stroke survivors served by its program.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have taken a bold step by mandating a standard for prior authorization. I talked to Nikki Henck, Senior Director of Utilization Management at Sagility , about the implementation and potential impact of this proposed requirement, which, if finalized, will be enacted in January 2026.

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GlobalMed

JULY 27, 2020

To date, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has reported over 38,000 coronavirus deaths in their 15,400 Medicare and Medicaid homes. It is estimated this population makes up approximately 15% of the nursing home population of a total nursing home and assisted living population of 2.1 million people.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 28, 2020

Not so the Longevity Economy Outlook , which lumps the wealth of the population for those aged 50-100, but no breakout was offered about the spending potential for the population at the higher end of the age bands. Add moves to senior living or 55+ communities, use of move managers and downsizing specialists.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 19, 2022

It is Brooklyn's tertiary care hub serving diverse communities with large Medicaid, Medicare and uninsured populations. It was an early adopter of electronic health records and sponsored one of New York State's first health information exchanges. THE PROBLEM. " MARKETPLACE.

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Health Populi

JUNE 7, 2018

High Spending Growth Rates For Key Diseases In 2000-14 Were Driven By Technology And Demographic Factors , a June 2018 Health Affairs article, analyzed this data. The Bureau is working to better understanding health care spending at this detailed level, by condition. health citizen. healthcare spending.

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Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Payers have ratcheted down hospital payments by creating policies with an eye toward providing care at less-costly locations, designing health plans that put more healthcare utilization costs on members and by replacing fee-for-service payments with value-based contracts. Hospital spending increased by only 0.8% They’ve shown success.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 4, 2019

As a federally qualified health center, Vista Community Clinic is a safety net for its neighborhood, managing an uninsured or underinsured patient population – in this case, 58 percent Medicaid, 2 percent Medicare and 32 percent uninsured. THE PROBLEM.

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Clear Arch Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In this post, we’ll look at some key factors such as improvements in patient care and outcomes as well as the possibilities of increased CMS reimbursements for your practice, home health agency, or healthcare organization. Will the program support a healthier patient population? What is Remote Patient Monitoring? Aging in Place .

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

MAY 29, 2018

Editor’s Note: As research on social determinants supports a strong connection to member health, payers see opportunities for improving the efficiency of the entire healthcare system. New research released by WellCare Health Plans, Inc. New research released by WellCare Health Plans, Inc. ” Study Details. .”

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Insulin Nation

MAY 8, 2018

April 24, 2018 – Smart Meter , an innovative diabetes management data, technology and solutions company, today announced that its iGlucose® Diabetes Care Solution meets the requirements for the newly created Remote Monitoring CPT Code, as defined by Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). TAMPA, Fla.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 3, 2021

The awards, determined by public voting, are bestowed on "inspiring senior healthcare executives who rigorously challenge the status quo in their journeys to build a brighter health future," according to HIMSS (the parent company of Healthcare IT News). Chief Medical Information Officer, Urban Health Plan. New York City.

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Henry Kotula

AUGUST 28, 2023

In August 2018, I launched the Fixing Healthcare podcast. At first, health experts expressed doubts that Pfizer, Moderna and others could create a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine with messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. [link] Albert Einstein determined that time is relative. In contrast, these GLP-1 medications are highly effective.

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care innovations

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

There are still a few months to go in 2018, yet this year is already shaping up to be arguably the most eventful and important for the proliferation of remote patient management (RPM). Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) services (psychosocial assessment and preventive care recommendations). > In the U.S.,

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

Community health centers (CHCs), which serve more than 28 million low-income and disproportionately uninsured patients in rural and underserved urban areas of the United States, have not fared as well since ambulatory visits have disappeared , resulting in furloughs, layoffs , and more than 1,900 temporary site closures throughout the country.

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Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 24, 2020

The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) and our members worked tirelessly with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congress, and state officials to expand access to connected health solutions during COVID-19 pandemic. billion in 2018.

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ACA Times

AUGUST 1, 2018

The annual report by Price Waterhouse Cooper’s Health Research Institute indicates a medical costs trend increase of 6% for employers in 2019, similar to 2018. Health care accounts for 12 percent of wages, double what it was 30 years ago, and that’s without accounting for inflation.” in 2007 to stabilize around 5.5%

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care innovations

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

After years of study and documentation, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that remote patient monitoring (RPM) is among the most efficient and effective tools available for chronic disease management for older adults — particularly those with diabetes, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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care innovations

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes to ramp up reimbursement for remotely delivered services, and the many success stories of its successful implementation continue to dominate industry headlines , remote health management has become one of healthcare’s most widely discussed buzzwords.

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care innovations

JANUARY 16, 2019

It’s official: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2019 fee schedule is in effect as of January 1, 2019, bringing with it three new CPT codes that allow for expanded reimbursement for remote care services. Leading Healthcare Providers ‘Will Be Well Prepared for this Service Addition’.

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Henry Kotula

AUGUST 5, 2020

Arguably, the nation’s public health defenses should anticipate global pandemics and apply resources. This forced hospitals and health systems to dramatically reduce elective surgeries, lay off thousands and significantly change care delivery with the adoption of new practices and services like telemedicine. Already, 5.4

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” “Some specialties, such as mental health, may find stronger footing via virtual visits. ” Implications of the changing telehealth landscape.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 18, 2022

GSR Ventures, a $3 billion assets under management venture firm investing in early-stage digital health companies, is an unusual venture firm: The partners all are former practicing physicians and former successful healthcare technology entrepreneurs themselves.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

During the World Congress Patient Experience & Engagement Summit in Boston, I led a panel with these innovative health systems, discussing how they are using virtual health assistants (e.g. There are many valuable use cases for Virtual Health Assistants to help patients prepare and manage their care, with reminders, education (e.g.

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Lloyd Price

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The health care problem is the No. Bezos posed an idea for a cure in 2016, saying that health care would be “one of those industries that is elevated and made better by machine learning and artificial intelligence.” Additionally, in 2018 Amazon made major inroads into pharmacy services with its billion-dollar acquisition of PillPack.

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American Well

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The bottom is comprised of a growing population of patients that demands access to care from the right doctor, at the right time, and from someone who cares. Re-admissions drive up costs, providers can be penalized, and hospitals can lose Medicare supplements. Avizia was acquired by American Well in July of 2018.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2023

"In our ambulatory virtual programs, we manage complex chronically ill patients," said Annie Bannister, RN, executive director of vEngagement at Mercy. " The program was born out of a need to better manage the sickest tier of Mercy's patients. THE PROBLEM. Louis area."

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American Well

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The bottom is comprised of a growing population of patients that demands access to care from the right doctor, at the right time, and from someone who cares. Re-admissions drive up costs, providers can be penalized, and hospitals can lose Medicare supplements. Avizia was acquired by American Well in July of 2018.

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