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

Healthcare IT Today

Value-Based Care will Become more Popular As health systems are struggling financially and payers face rising healthcare costs, they will be looking into various programs, such as value-based care (VBC), to offset costs. billion in 2021 through its Shared Savings Program, which works with accountable care organizations.

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Health IT execs offer thoughts on the big issues of 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"It's no secret that many providers and payers relied heavily on the use of fax machines and printed documentation," said Paul Joiner, chief operating officer of health information network Availity. " Value-based care: New impetus for change.

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12 Ways Telehealth is Saving Small Hospitals

GlobalMed

As community hubs of healthcare, they are tasked with delivering expert medical care across emergency departments, outpatient practices, surgical suites, labs, radiology departments, intensive care units and more. But consider that they’re also asked to: Provide an exceptional patient experience. Lower healthcare costs.

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Quality Payment Program Exceeds Year 1 Participation Goal

CMS.gov

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.

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Virtual Healthcare: Your Telehealth Questions Answered by a Doctor

American Well

Estimates suggest that half to three-quarters of Americans are interested in online consults, and I’d expect this number to grow as more patients have access to telehealth services and as more doctors offer such services to patients. As with brick-and-mortar medicine, it is extremely important to protect patient health information.

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Virtual Healthcare: Your Telehealth Questions Answered by a Doctor

American Well

Estimates suggest that half to three-quarters of Americans are interested in online consults, and I’d expect this number to grow as more patients have access to telehealth services and as more doctors offer such services to patients. As with brick-and-mortar medicine, it is extremely important to protect patient health information.

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TigerConnect unveils telehealth system to help providers fight COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As health systems seek new ways to provide care while reducing the spread of COVID-19, TigerTouch helps healthcare providers communicate directly with patients on their favorite platform: their phone, the vendor said. Less than 20% of patients log in to a portal or download an app , compared to the 97% who text.