Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 25, 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just released data on its Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative , which thus far has admitted 11,159 patients suffering from respiratory infections, heart failure and severe sepsis. Yet, traditional care delivery models are untenable amidst rising healthcare costs and workforce shortages.
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 5, 2023
The following is a guest article by Erin Rutzler, Vice President of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at Cotiviti In Delaware, more than 250 Medicare patients underwent unnecessary genetic testing based on telehealth consultations that often lasted less than two minutes— costing Medicare thousands of dollars per patient.
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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.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
By 2026, Oak Street Health will have over 300 centers, each of which has the potential to contribute $7 million of Oak Street Health Adjusted EBITDA at maturity, representing more than $2 billion of Oak Street Health embedded Adjusted EBITDA at that time. And we do it all with heart, each and every day. Follow @CVSHealth on social media.
Healthcare IT Today
JUNE 7, 2023
In the comments that we will submit to ONC on HTI-1, we’ll also be encouraging ONC and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to work more closely together to address the misalignments that frequently occur between when ONC tells software developers to deploy new certified versions and when CMS requires providers to be using them.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
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.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 28, 2023
The Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has grown to 125 health systems and 289 hospitals in 37 states in less than three years. For those who don't know, please describe the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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