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CMS's 2019 proposal makes broad strides in telehealth, interoperability, documentation

Mobi Health News

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its new proposed Physician Fee Schedule and Qualified Payment Program updates for 2019, and the announcement includes some big strides forward in promoting digital health technology, including widened telemedicine coverage, an overhaul of documentation requirements, and a new focus on interoperability. (..)

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Focus on Technology for Older Adults Sharpens in 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

2019 Technology Market Overview is online this week. Here are four updated premises from the 2019 Market Overview of Technology for Older Adults : 1. Caregiving demands of an aging population drive policy change in 2019. Medicare Advantage changes may revive tech-enabled home care services. million unfilled jobs by 2026.

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

2019: Year in Review It's been an eventful year for health IT. As we look back on 2019, it's worth remembering how far the industry has traveled to get here. -- Mike Miliard, Editor. by Healthcare IT News November 22, 2019. by November 18, 2019. by September 30, 2019. by September 01, 2019.

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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

In October 2023 the company created the Health Assurance Transformation Company (HATco) to collaborate with health systems in re-imagining and implementing a blueprint for “interoperable” health care. Retail health-meets-Medicare. These trends began to take hold in the U.S.

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Bonus Features – May 5, 2024 – Kaiser Permanente taps Innovaccer (and former CTO) for AI, report finds security flaws in Merge DICOM Toolkit, plus 18 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

It’s a big blow for Walmart, which according to Healthcare Dive initially set a goal in 2019 of opening 4,000 clinics by 2029. At its client conference, TruBridge announced a new analytics suite, an interoperability platform, and integration with Nuance Dragon.

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Allscripts files trademark lawsuit against telemed platform CarePortMD

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

According to the filing, Allscripts became aware of CarePortMD – and its use of the name – in November 2019. Earlier this summer, CarePort launched a tool to help hospitals comply with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' interoperability final rules. WHY IT MATTERS.

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CMS Prioritizes Patient-Centered Care over Paperwork

BHM Healthcare Solutions

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed transformative patient-centered care changes to the payment systems for services furnished by a range of medical facilities. Click HERE to discuss how BHM helps payers. . This will inform next steps to advance this critical initiative.

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