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Bonus Features – September 24, 2023 – 72 percent of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills

Healthcare IT Today

Medicare Advantage costs are 12% lower than similar beneficiaries covered under fee-for-service Medicare, according to research from Inovalon and Harvard Medical School. When digital services are available, they’re often disconnected from primary care.

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Featured Health IT Job: Lead Data Architect – Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

Here’s a description of the position: Lead Data Architect – Healthcare (Remote) About Our Company Vytalize Health is a leading value-based care platform for seniors that has raised over $70 million in financing from top healthcare investors.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare IT systems, especially EHRs, played a key role in supporting documentation with the use of macros, smart phrases, and templates. However, EHR macros must accurately capture the patient’s condition on the day of the encounter. cut to physicians who treat the country’s most vulnerable patients through Medicare.

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Data Quality Scrutiny, SDoH, Value-Based Care…What are the New Healthcare Truths of 2023?

Healthcare IT Today

This prediction hinges on whether EHR vendors will step up and support United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI)/FHIR data standards for the creation, storage, and transport of more robust social determinant data. Medicare saved $1.6

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Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" "Coupled with seamless EHR integration and clarity on reimbursement methodology, our new telemedicine infrastructure will push Sun River to thoughtfully consider patient experience in the development of a resilient yet flexible model of care. with its existing EHR capabilities," Sinkoff explained. "Doxy.me

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State of the Union Review: Our Healthcare Ecosystem

Medicine and Technology

There is a complimentary webinar titled, " State of the Union Review: Our Healthcare Ecosystem " Monday, February 18, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST Join Justin Barnes, chairman emeritus of the national EHR Association and co-chair of the Accountable Care Community of Practice (ACCoP), as he discusses: - Current state of the healthcare industry and potential (..)

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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. EHRs: Electronic Health Records (EHRs) go one step beyond EMRs by tracking clinical data from multiple facilities and agencies.