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The 2023 Health Economy – The Evolving Primary Care and Retail Health Convergence Through Trilliant Health’s Lens

Health Populi

I’ll be referring to the research, with gratitude, over the coming months for my own work with clients spanning the health/care ecosystem. health care financing. healthcare spending, with curves moving up and to the right, and the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund moving into the opposite direction toward insolvency by 2033.

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Telemedicine, Medicare Advantage and star ratings: What you need to know

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Over the last few years, Medicare Advantage plans have dramatically increased their deployment of telehealth systems for seniors. While some in the healthcare industry may be skeptical of telehealth’s utilization, particularly within the Medicare population, these plans continue to move full steam ahead.

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Most primary care telehealth visits don't require in-person follow-up, Epic study shows

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To explore the efficacy of primary care telehealth, a recent Epic Research study examined the frequency of in-person physician visits that followed 18,636,522 primary care telemedicine appointments. They also looked at the differences in the rate of in-person follow-up based on a patient’s insurance coverage.

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Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This is why, as the new year approaches, Healthcare IT News has sat down with an expert in value-based care to get his views on what 2022 will hold for the payment system. Caravan Health is a privately held company formed to create sustainable methodologies for health systems to excel in value-based care.

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FirstHealth of the Carolinas solves access problem with Virtual Provider program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

And that is what FirstHealth of the Carolinas has done, using telemedicine technology. "Once the ER or Convenient Care provider enters an order in the Epic EHR for the virtual provider, the patient’s visit is then scheduled," Kapa said. The virtual provider program is run through the Epic platform and Epic tele-video.

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Consumers Continue to Spend on Technology, Seeking “A Happy, Healthy Connected Life”

Health Populi

consumers will keep spending on digital stuff at about the same level as they did in 2022, Deloitte found that households have actually pared down the number of devices they had last year. For the survey, Deloitte polled 2,018 U.S. adults in the second quarter of 2023. While 2 in 3 U.S. Why the “device pruning?”

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Three in Five People 50+ in the US Will Likely Use Telehealth In the Future – An Update from AARP

Health Populi

In early 2022, over half of those over 50 (the AARP core membership base) told the Association they would likely use telehealth in the future. adults 50 and over in February and March 2022, to gauge older peoples’ views on virtual care now and in the future. The study polled U.S.