Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 29, 2024

With Over $100M in Total Funding, the Telemental Health Company is Poised for its Next Phase of Growth Telemental health company Brightside Health today announced a strategic Series C raise led by S32, as well as the appointment of industry titan Trip Hofer to the Board of Directors to advise on go-to-market strategy and execution.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Or are there areas in healthcare where past regulations are now too restrictive and are holding us back? In search of answers to these questions, we reached out to our incredibly beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to see what areas they would add, remove, or update regulations. The following is what they had to say.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 11, 2019

A recent study by the HHS Office of Inspector General suggests that Medicare ACOs coordinate care more effectively when they have the right health IT tools in place, particularly when ACO members share one EHR platform and have access to a robust HIE. Folks, I know that reading OIG reports can be about as exciting […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Almost 75% say that this impacts patient care moderately to severely.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2024

In a fast-paced exchanged with John Lynn of Healthcare IT Today, Rucker covers regulations and evolving data exchange standards that foster interoperability and data analytics. Watch the video for more details about pressures on Medicare Advantage plans, rules about prior authorization, FHIR APIs, and more.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

This week’s chat will be hosted by Travis Broome (@Travis_Broome) on the topic “How Does Health IT Enable Accountable Care?” ” Half of Medicare beneficiaries who could be in an ACO are now in an ACO. […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We asked members of the Healthcare IT Community to share their thoughts on the growing role of the Internet of Medical Things in managing healthcare data.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

. “We expect growth opportunities to be driven by the rapidly evolving development of in-home healthcare management tools, including Remote Therapeutic Monitoring systems. “We are delighted to have the continuity of Kieran’s leadership and extensive knowledge of HealthBeacon’s business.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 26, 2020

"The placement of FCC equipment in medical clinics specializing in seniors and other Medicare recipients will allow that clinic to offer depression screening for Medicare patients to prevent suicide." There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2023

Wellvana serves over one hundred thousand Medicare and commercial lives through multiple payors, Medicare Advantage and as manager of three (3) national contracts for the 2023 ACO REACH (Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health) model through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

” The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Interoperability and Prior Authorization rule , finalized this January, will require health plan investment in advanced technology to ensure compliance with federal prior authorization requirements. .

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 17, 2020

CMS has announced the expansion of Medicare coverage and payment for telehealth and telemedicine visits.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

Part of Appalachian Regional Healthcare System, Wautaga Medical Center in rural Boone, North Carolina, already was busy before COVID-19 hit, and leadership knew their current hospitalist staff could not handle the onslaught of patients coming through during the pandemic. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2023

billion through Arcadia’s Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) service. Vista Credit Partners invests in innovative software businesses with established market leadership, providing non-dilutive credit solutions and counsel to help them achieve their next phase of growth,” said David Flannery, President at Vista Credit Partners.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2024

This requirement is crucial for ensuring that healthcare providers can make informed decisions based on transparent and updated information regarding the DSIs they deploy. Providers not using certified EHR may face downward payment adjustments to their Medicare reimbursements in the affected payment year.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2020

One of the biggest health IT related news items to come out was the announcement by Vice President Mike Pence that HHS was issuing a regulation to permit doctors to practice across state lines. State Medical Licensure is something that has baffled many of us that have worked in healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2024

They’re goal is to have 100% of Medicare beneficiaries in a value-based care arrangement by 2030. We see a number of ACO approaches that make up these efforts, along with Medicare Advantage plans. The following is a guest article by Phyllis Wojtusik, Executive Vice President of Value-Based Care at Real Time Medical Systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As an FQHC, Evara did not qualify for reimbursement from Medicare. "With more than half of our patients on Medicaid and another quarter uninsured, we had no way to fund the initial startup costs or the ongoing service costs," said Howard Rubin, CIO at Evara Health. Click here to read the special report. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

Other Takeaways Commercial payors were the primary drivers of reimbursement issues for health systems in 2023, exhibiting a higher denial rate for outpatient and inpatient claims (35%) vs. Medicare (20%). Moreover, extended adjudication times (29-35 days) for initial responses to claims impacted cash flows.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2023

Company Adds Two Board Members and a Senior Executive to Lead its Medicare Advantage Business Aledade , the largest network of independent primary care practices in the country, today announced the closing of a $260 million Series F funding round to enhance and acquire services and technology to support its practices.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

Now his company, SameSky Health , is helping organizations make meaningful progress addressing health equity gaps. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Mason to get his take on the current state of health equity and to dive deeper into the impact his company is having. Health Equity Defined. Tell us what you think.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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CMS.gov

JULY 18, 2018

CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Americans enjoy the benefits of the best healthcare providers and innovators in the world. Patients should expect health IT that enhances their care coordination instead of disrupting it. Mohanraj.Balas…. Seema Verma.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The world of healthcare IT is similar to the birth and expansion of our universe. And now, just like the expansion of our universe, healthcare IT is only picking up speed and getting bigger and bigger. It started out slowly until a big bang set it all off into motion. Alone, the task is impossible, but together we just might manage it.

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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. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Another source of fresh foods for low-income people is FarmboxRx , often available through Medicaid and Medicare Advantage programs as part of SNAP or Healthy Food Card benefits. The health plan makes FarmboxRx available to members based on eligibility factors such as income, location, and the presence of a chronic health condition.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2022

Maulik Majmudar, chief medical officer and cofounder at Biofourmis, a vendor of personalized, predictive health IT – who prior to that served as Amazon’s medical officer who led the launch of Halo – sat down with Healthcare IT News to discuss the crisis and potential solutions. Please expand on this.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 28, 2023

Health IT vendor Recora proposed to Geisinger a technology and services platform to enable virtual cardiac rehab delivery. " MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. healthcare system cannot afford to lose the progress it has made in the last three years, he added.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2023

With its new strategic syndicate, Monogram’s investor base now serves over 30% of Medicare Advantage members nationwide and supports upwards of 40% of the U.S. I’m proud to work alongside Monogram’s focused leadership team to continue to propel the company as the sustainable clinical leader for patients across the United States.”.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

Health data should be protected by a similar assessment requirement for health plans and providers to receive federal funds. Department of Justice should step up enforcement of the False Claims Act against medical providers who accept Medicare and Medicaid payments but fail to implement a reasonable level of cybersecurity.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 17, 2024

So while at ViVE 2024 we thought we could do our own friendly little predictions for healthcare. We asked our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to pull out their divination skills and predict what unexpected surprise will happen in healthcare in the next 6 months. The video below is a compilation of their predictions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One of the great use cases for telemedicine has proven to be mental health. Rarely does mental health require in-person tests. Follow Bill's HIT coverage on LinkedIn: Bill Siwicki Email him: bsiwicki@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Taking vitals is not necessary. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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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. Paul has a Ph.D.

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