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Telehealth Bolsters Patient Satisfaction (J.D. Power), and Providers Are Working to Catch Up (BDO)

Health Populi

Importantly, Liz Fowler, the Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), spoke at a Health Affairs event on 3rd June and said that CMMI will look to focus more value-based models on the patient rather than the provider – to ensure that every member in a public health plan has a relationship with a physician, a health system, (..)

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

Mimi Winsberg, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Brightside Health We have been in an uncertain time for regulation around telemedicine, and there are a few key trends to watch. physicians, hospital care, freestanding imaging centers, ambulatory surgical centers, etc.)

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The Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America (Part 1): The Market Response

Henry Kotula

Arguably, the nation’s public health defenses should anticipate global pandemics and apply resources. Instead, COVID-19 hit the public healthcare infrastructure suddenly and hard. commercial health insurers did their part by paying for virtual care visits at rates equivalent to in-person clinic visits.

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Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

In each region, the NYS Department of Health (DOH) will contract with a HERO entity, which may be an existing entity or a new corporate entity formed by regional participants, including MCOs, primary care and other clinical and community-based providers, QEs, SDHNs and others. Elsewhere?

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Building the Future through CMS eHealth

CMS.gov

We are living in a time of rapid and unprecedented change for health IT. Accountable Care Organizations and Patient Centered Medical Homes are introducing new ways for us to provide better care not only for individuals but for entire populations. Yet each of these initiatives introduces new challenges for all of us.

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CMS rolls back more Medicare, telehealth regs for providers working through pandemic

Henry Kotula

Accountable care organizations also scored a major win in the Thursday rule drop, with CMS pledging they wouldn’t be dinged financially for lower-than-expected health outcomes in their patient populations from COVID-19.?. Other major changes are related to COVID-19 testing for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.