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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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Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sun River Health was among the first organizations to receive funding under the Federal Communications Commission COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Some operational kinks needed to be worked out, however, but our ability to connect patients to their primary care providers immediately reduced anxiety and fear associated with the pandemic."

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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. That in itself is a tall order. Lower healthcare costs.

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Telemedicine triage kiosks reduce ER visits by 11% for ACO

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A large number of the beneficiaries present multiple complex chronic health conditions with a high coexistence of mental health conditions making the coordination of care more complex and inefficient. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. The results showed a significant reduction in the number of ER visits.

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Five potential HealthTech IPO's in 2024: Omada Health, Hinge Health, Sword Health, Doctolib, Aledade

Lloyd Price

Digital Health companies offering patient facing services such as virtual care, telemedicine, digital MSK, digital physical therapy, managing chronic conditions etc. Aledade: Aledade is a physician-led accountable care organization (ACO) that helps independent primary care practices thrive in value-based care.

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Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

Here goes: the front-loading of the DSRIP program caused dollars to go to PPS sponsors for setting up the program and for checking boxes (literally – “we had a meeting with so-and-so”) to satisfy reporting requirements and subsequent payments. Primary care – with downside risk, level 3 contracts, and high-bars for quality?

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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. Investments they made previously in care management, technology and social. better preventive care. ? The percentage of.