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CoachCare Acquires Verustat

Healthcare IT Today

Fourth Acquisition Bolsters Remote Patient Monitoring Company’s Presence in Primary Care and Cardiology CoachCare , a leading remote patient monitoring (RPM) and virtual health company, has acquired Nashville, Tennessee-based RPM company Verustat , for an undisclosed amount. Originally announced December 18th, 2023

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Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As Congress considers which elements of the current regime to extend, it should prioritize telehealth within accountable care and other value-based care arrangements, where physicians can select the most appropriate, high-value modality for care delivery. The racial, ethnic and income-based health disparities in the U.S.

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Parsing Volume to Value, Proxy Measures, and the Streetlight Effect

Docnotes

Accountable Care Organizations represent a compelling alternative to the Iora-style leapfrog. The ACO can then attract great partners (great primary care providers) rather than working hard to corral everyone and then re-educate them to the new ways. For the rest, a slower path may work better. DSRIP Performance.

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

Henry Kotula

The infusion of emergency funding through the CARES Act helped offset some operating losses but it’s unclear when and even whether utilization patterns and revenues will return to normal pre-COVID levels. Despite improvements in care quality and reductions in utilization rates, cost savings have been modest or negligible.