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What the future holds for HHS-OIG health IT enforcement

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services aims to protect the integrity of federal healthcare programs, in addition to the health of beneficiaries. At the same time, he said, "it's important that these new policies that have this great potential to improve care aren't compromised by fraud or abuse or misuse."

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

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. HCPLAN also added the advocacy group Accountable for Health.

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What facilitated telehealth can do to improve care for high-need groups

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association finds significant association between the use of telehealth services and improved healthcare access and outcomes in communities negatively impacted by health disparities.

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Ohio Living achieves low readmission rates with telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The non-profit also recently expanded its telehealth services through a partnership with Northwest Ohio Accountable Care Organization, and Ohio Living claimed 80 percent of patients enrolled would recommend the program to a family member or friend.

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MedPAC members weigh future of telehealth coverage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Tabor pointed out that under the Quality Payment Program, CMS designates alternative payment models including accountable care organizations, episode-based payment models and primary care-focused models. "It's going to be really important going forward to study and adjust. Twitter: @kjercich.

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How Automation Can Help Ease Healthcare Worker Burnout

Healthcare IT Today

Once you’ve identified the opportunities you want to automate, study these processes and consider limitations and workarounds. Process intelligence can be especially helpful here since healthcare organizations tend to operate across multiple systems that sit within interoperable siloes. This helps foster an automation-first culture.

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Zealous for Wellness: How to Replace Hype with Data

Healthcare IT Today

Particularly pertinent to the Healthcare IT Today blog, wellness is a goal promised by many digital apps. Clinical effects are established by various forms of research: clinical trials, longitudinal studies such as the historic Framingham Heart Study , and so on. healthcare system can have a tenuous relationship to outcomes.

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