Remove Accountable Care Remove Groups Remove Primary Care Remove Telemedicine
article thumbnail

Telemedicine triage kiosks reduce ER visits by 11% for ACO

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Many AICNY beneficiaries reside in group homes and use Federally Qualified Community Health Centers. A large number of the beneficiaries present multiple complex chronic health conditions with a high coexistence of mental health conditions making the coordination of care more complex and inefficient. THE PROBLEM. ” PROPOSAL.

article thumbnail

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

Healthcare IT Today

News and Studies The American Telemedicine Association released three tools aimed at addressing disparity and inequity in care : Digital Infrastructure Disparities Score and Map, Economic and Social Value-Added Calculator, and a toolkit including all previously released resources.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Fellow Physicians: Join the Telehealth Revolution

American Well

Primary care doctors, on average, see 20 to 30 patients a day, maybe more, back-to-back. This is the promise of Telehealth and Telemedicine. s more, with telehealth physicians and practices can actually manage chronic disease and coordinate care. Collaborating and coordinating care is now a reality. s hard work.

article thumbnail

Fellow Physicians: Join the Telehealth Revolution

American Well

Primary care doctors, on average, see 20 to 30 patients a day, maybe more, back-to-back. This is the promise of Telehealth and Telemedicine. s more, with telehealth physicians and practices can actually manage chronic disease and coordinate care. Collaborating and coordinating care is now a reality. s hard work.

article thumbnail

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

Henry Kotula

This forced hospitals and health systems to dramatically reduce elective surgeries, lay off thousands and significantly change care delivery with the adoption of new practices and services like telemedicine. Telemedicine typifies this phenomenon. This discouraged adoption of an efficient, high-value care modality until COVID.