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Why It's Time to Embrace Telemedicine

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What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? I t’s more than 40 years old and was developed as a way to use improvements in communication technology to bring quality medical diagnoses and care to individuals in remote parts of the world. For starters, it’s not new!

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CBO Score Allows CHRONIC Care Act to Pass Hurdle

American Well

A bipartisan group of US Senators recently reintroduced the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (or CHRONIC, for short) Care Act of 2017 (first introduced in 2016 ), intended to improve healthcare outcomes for Medicare recipients living with chronic conditions.

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CBO Score Allows CHRONIC Care Act to Pass Hurdle

American Well

A bipartisan group of US Senators recently reintroduced the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (or CHRONIC, for short) Care Act of 2017 (first introduced in 2016 ), intended to improve healthcare outcomes for Medicare recipients living with chronic conditions.

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The Top Telehealth Terms to Know

American Well

The goal of this coordinated care is to ensure that patients, especially the chronically ill, get the right care at the right time, while avoiding duplication of services and preventing medical errors. This integration is key for chronic patients and population health management.

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The Top Telehealth Terms to Know

American Well

The goal of this coordinated care is to ensure that patients, especially the chronically ill, get the right care at the right time, while avoiding duplication of services and preventing medical errors. This integration is key for chronic patients and population health management.

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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

This is particularly true for health systems that have become Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) or that are in the process of becoming an ACO. For these institutions, the mandates to improve patient care and reduce medical costs go hand in hand. Readmission Reduction. In 2011, hospitals spent $41.3

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Zealous for Wellness: How to Replace Hype with Data

Healthcare IT Today

Medicare Advantage programs are vaunting their support for “wellness,” and you see wellness campaigns at pharmacies, employers, and elsewhere. Particularly pertinent to the Healthcare IT Today blog, wellness is a goal promised by many digital apps. “Wellness” has become a new mantra for healthcare organizations.

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