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Farzad Mostashari: CMS should look to Medicare Advantage to improve accountable care

FierceHealthIT

HHS Secretary Alex Azar has made it clear that the transition to value-based care is one of his priorities. To help meet that goal and support accountable care organizations, he should look to Medicare Advantage for inspiration, say Farzad Mostashari, M.D., and Travis Broome.

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MedPAC members weigh future of telehealth coverage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In a virtual public meeting this past Friday, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed how – and whether – to permanently expand telehealth in Medicare. Before the pandemic, Medicare's physician fee schedule covered a limited set of telehealth services in rural locations.

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CareHarmony Secures $15 Million in Series A Funding Led by Maverick Ventures

Healthcare IT Today

Investment will fuel development of proprietary CareBlocks™ technology and accelerate hiring to meet increasing market demand. CareHarmony , an AI-powered care coordination solutions provider, today announced it has closed a $15 million Series A funding round led by Maverick Ventures, with participation from Nashville Capital Network.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

Further, state-by-state laws requiring in-person meetings between psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatrist collaborators should be reexamined as these can safely take place over video conferences. cut to physicians who treat the country’s most vulnerable patients through Medicare.

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Telemedicine triage kiosks reduce ER visits by 11% for ACO

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Alliance for Integrated Care of New York (AICNY) oversees the healthcare needs of roughly 6,200 dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). MEETING THE CHALLENGE. THE PROBLEM.

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Value-based care: what exactly is it and how much money is being invested into VBC?

Lloyd Price

[link] Introduction to Value-based care (VBC) There are many different types of VBC models, but they all share some common features. These features include: A focus on quality and outcomes: VBC models measure the quality of care and the patient's outcome, and providers are rewarded for meeting or exceeding these measures.

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Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" A change in New York State and Medicare reimbursement along with receipt of the $753,367 FCC grant infused working capital on top of Sun River Health's investment in telemedicine. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.