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Telehealth Linked to Quality as Extension Deadline Looms

Digital Health Wire

Efforts to extend regulatory flexibilities for virtual care gained some wind in their sails from a new study in Health Affairs that linked telehealth use to significant quality improvements and a relatively modest bump in spending. They then analyzed outcomes for 2021 and 2022. patients, 576 systems). of all visits).

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How Will the “New” Health Economy Fare in a Macro-Economic Downturn?

Health Populi

What happens to a health care ecosystem when the volume of patients and revenues they generate decline? How would that further impact the micro-economy of health care? A report from Trilliant on the 2022 Trends Shaping the Health Economy helps to inform our response to that question. Walmart) to do so, as well.

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The Social Determinants of Prescription Drugs – A View From CoverMyMeds

Health Populi

As providers accept value-based payment, they have an incentive to adopt digital health tools that empower patients to align with them, virtually and economically.

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Biofourmis Raises Additional Funding from Intel Capital in Series D Extension and Names Top Healthcare Leaders to its Board

Healthcare IT Today

Jain, physician executive with government, pharmaceutical, payer and provider experience, joins Board. Biofourmis continues to buck health tech funding trends with this Series D extension, which comes during a downturn in digital health investment. billion—down from $14.7

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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Health Populi

the title of the article updating the winter 2022-23 sick-season asked. Thus, the sage advice as we approach gatherings for Christmastime 2022: “Close your mouth and step away from the human,” by Katherine Wu of The Atlantic. We enter 2023 with home economics setting our tables as a context for our overall health and well-being.

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Bonus Features – April 30, 2023 – 68% of providers say improving patient collections is a high priority, hospital expenses have increased 2x the Medicare IPPS reimbursement rate since 2019, and more

Healthcare IT Today

from 2019 to 2022 – or more than double the rate of increase for Medicare IPPS reimbursement (7.5%). over the same time period, Additionally, 74% of hospitals reported an increase in the number of administrative tasks related to health insurance policies, compared to just 2% who reported a decrease.

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A Mid-Year Update on 2023 Healthcare Trends

Henry Kotula

Price Inflation: As we noted, price inflation was significant in 2022 but was not unique to the health sector. Mid-year Update: Prices for many consumer goods and services increased faster than usual, with overall inflation reaching a four-decade high in mid-2022. Interestingly, prices for medical care increased only 2.3