Lloyd Price

AUGUST 23, 2023

This ensures that patients receive the care they need, when they need it. VBC is still a relatively new approach to healthcare, but it has the potential to improve the quality of care, reduce healthcare costs, and improve the patient experience.

Patient Experience 52

Patient Experience Medicare Digital Health Accountable Care 52

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Medicare Advantage programs are vaunting their support for “wellness,” and you see wellness campaigns at pharmacies, employers, and elsewhere. Process indicators are the basis of the Medicare’s Star ratings , probably the most important measures clinicians pay attention to. Do these programs give us what we seek?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

" "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." " James Sinkoff, Sun River Health. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Telemedicine Telehealth EHR Primary Care 177

CMS.gov

MAY 31, 2018

Remarkably, the submission rates for Accountable Care Organizations and clinicians in rural practices were at 98 percent and 94 percent, respectively. What makes these numbers most exciting is the concerted efforts by clinicians, professional associations, and many others to ensure high quality care and improved outcomes for patients.

eHealth 20

eHealth Interoperability Accountable Care Leadership 20

Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

The most public example of health insurers cutting costs over the past year was Anthem’s policies to not pay for unnecessary emergency department visits or imaging services at hospitals. Anthem’s policies looked to nudge patients to less costly outpatient facilities, including urgent care centers and freestanding imaging centers.

Medicare 32

Medicare Accountable Care Telemedicine Patient Experience 32