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Algorithms v's Privacy : health information is being sold and turned into ‘risk scores’

Lloyd Price

The company offers to provide a list of high-risk patients to payers, who can hand the relevant information to clinicians. Milliman has signed early-stage contracts with some accountable care organizations. I’d love to see this being studied more, instead of being sold.” Arthur Allen contributed to this report.

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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. Meet accountable care and risk contracts. Improve community and population health.

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Virtual Healthcare: Your Telehealth Questions Answered by a Doctor

American Well

To date, health care ‘transactions’ have only occurred at the intersection of a physical location and the supply of available clinicians. Over the last several years , a number of studies have shown that patients are rapidly warming to the concept of interacting with doctors online. The industry can do better.

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Virtual Healthcare: Your Telehealth Questions Answered by a Doctor

American Well

To date, health care ‘transactions’ have only occurred at the intersection of a physical location and the supply of available clinicians. Over the last several years , a number of studies have shown that patients are rapidly warming to the concept of interacting with doctors online. The industry can do better.

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Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

Had PPS been required to have broader governance – including community-based organizations, health plans, faith-based organizations, Health Information Exchanges, and other nonprofits, we would have had more balanced governance decision-making that would have supported the policy goals of the program more consistently statewide.