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Healthcare AI Leader ClosedLoop Launches Two First-of-Their-Kind Data Science Products for Value-Based Care

Digital Health Global

Award Winning AI-Powered Risk Stratification – Free For All Medicare ACOs The first new product launching is ClosedLoop’s ACO-Predict , the industry’s first free solution for AI-powered population health risk stratification. With ACO-Predict we are bringing AI-powered prediction to every Medicare patient in the country.

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CMS Reports Record Performance for MSSP

Digital Health Wire

CMS just released the Medicare Shared Savings Program results for 2022, and the report managed to drum up some serious debate on the effectiveness of MSSP despite last year’s record performance. MSSP saved Medicare $1.8B That’s not to say that $1.8B

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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

News and Studies The American Telemedicine Association released three tools aimed at addressing disparity and inequity in care : Digital Infrastructure Disparities Score and Map, Economic and Social Value-Added Calculator, and a toolkit including all previously released resources.

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Industry Voices—5 things to know about the Chronic Care Act

FierceHealthIT

Multispecialty medical groups and health systems operating accountable care organizations or participating in Medicare Advantage plans will find some new tools for managing this patient population if they look closely at the provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which includes the Chronic Care Act.

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Telehealth Bolsters Patient Satisfaction (J.D. Power), and Providers Are Working to Catch Up (BDO)

Health Populi

Power asserts that, “this shift puts pressure on health plans to respond with better tools that provide convenience, transparency, and information.” With more digital contact as well, J.D. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 60% of providers told BDO they are adding new digital projects in 2021.

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CMS Reveals New Direction for MSSP Which Adds Risk on ACOs

BHM Healthcare Solutions

CMS announced a “new direction” for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) dubbed “Pathways to Success.” The changes will redesign participation options in hopes of encouraging accountable care organisations to take on risk quicker. CMS said ACOs taking on more risk can lead to more savings for the Medicare Trust Funds.

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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. Twitter: @kjercich.