Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Partnerships Carium is using Amazon Bedrock to incorporate AI into virtual care management , with a focus on risk stratification, care gaps, and data summaries.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 28, 2021

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." " HHS-OIG has been studying and auditing telehealth from multiple angles, he says, though he also notes it's not just about searching for the flaws.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The changes will redesign participation options in hopes of encouraging accountable care organisations to take on risk quicker. MSSP includes 561 Accountable care organizations and serves more than 10.5 What’s more, taking on more risk doesn’t guarantee an accountable care organization’s success.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 29, 2019

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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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Complementing and adding even more fire-power to assessing patients’ health risks, consumer-generated data from wearable tech and remote health devices and apps are expected to “explode” by 2025, according to the study.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 7, 2018

The study was fielded in May-June 2018 and represents actions that employers will take in 2019 for health benefits, Brian Marcotte, President and CEO of NBGH, explained this morning during a press conference launching the report. orthopedic/musculoskeletal, and fertility.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

APRIL 16, 2019

That’s according to Value-Based Care in America: State-by-State , the second national study of state healthcare payment programs published by Change Healthcare. The report reflects the variety of innovative value-based care approaches deployed across the U.S.

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Hinduja Global Solutions

JUNE 18, 2019

While electronic data exchange solutions and accountable care contracts have been implemented, the improvement in resolution is negligible, according to HGS internal research, at less than 5% in best cases. Most primary care providers are part of large health systems and frequently change network participation, as well as locations.

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ACA Times

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

A study by the Urban Institute found that through March 2016, 82-83% of workers were offered employer-sponsored insurance. In addition, more employers will invest in accountable care organizations (ACOs). However, employers still carry the largest burden in insuring Americans. That’s more than twice the total from last year.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 28, 2023

Once you’ve identified the opportunities you want to automate, study these processes and consider limitations and workarounds. Cultural adoption is crucial to success, so it’s important to get people involved in goal and roadmap structuring early on. This helps foster an automation-first culture.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

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.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

AUGUST 20, 2019

Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs can lower Medicare spending in rural areas, suggests a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study looks at the ACO Investment Model, an incentive created by CMS to increase MSSP ACOs in rural areas. CLICK HERE to learn more about how BHM helps your organization.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

This is particularly true for health systems that have become Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) or that are in the process of becoming an ACO. For these institutions, the mandates to improve patient care and reduce medical costs go hand in hand. healthcare costs. billion in avoided inter-emergency department transfers, $270.3

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American Well

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

This is particularly true for health systems that have become Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) or that are in the process of becoming an ACO. For these institutions, the mandates to improve patient care and reduce medical costs go hand in hand. healthcare costs. billion in avoided inter-emergency department transfers, $270.3

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GlobalMed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

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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BHM Healthcare Solutions

APRIL 17, 2018

Conducted in collaboration with Dr. David Nash, Dean of the Jefferson College of Population Health, the study synthesizes survey responses from more than 400 executives and interviews with key decision makers across U.S. healthcare delivery. healthcare delivery organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Clinical effects are established by various forms of research: clinical trials, longitudinal studies such as the historic Framingham Heart Study , and so on. Demonstrable correlations take a long time, and validation of results usually requires multiple studies. We want to avoid wellness fads.

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American Well

APRIL 18, 2014

To date, health care ‘transactions’ have only occurred at the intersection of a physical location and the supply of available clinicians. Over the last several years , a number of studies have shown that patients are rapidly warming to the concept of interacting with doctors online. The industry can do better.

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American Well

APRIL 18, 2014

To date, health care ‘transactions’ have only occurred at the intersection of a physical location and the supply of available clinicians. Over the last several years , a number of studies have shown that patients are rapidly warming to the concept of interacting with doctors online. The industry can do better.

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Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

In fact, a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study found that 35% of MA enrollees were in narrow-network plans in 2015, while only 22% were in broad-network plans. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation study found that out-of-pocket spending is outpacing wage growth. Bentley said narrow provider networks haven’t had a huge impact yet.

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LinkousThink

DECEMBER 28, 2009

For example, the health reform bills include plans to test out “independence at home,” “accountable-care organizations” and “care coordination” approaches. Studies will be launched. This approach holds a lot of potential for telemedicine. In fact, it might accelerate what we have been trying to achieve.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Studies Among people receiving medical care in the last 12 months, 86% engaged with their providers using mobile devices , according to a Gozio Health survey.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Accountable Care Compliance & Legal Government & Policy Telehealth Workforce Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution. healthcare system.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Accountable Care Compliance & Legal Government & Policy Telehealth Workforce Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution. healthcare system.

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E-CareManagement

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Certainly, if we dial back the rhetoric and the expectations for immediate system -wide transformation, we can expect accountable care organizations to make a contribution to incentivizing more efficient care. Mark Lutes Chair, Board of Directors, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The payors are explicitly embracing alternatives to traditional primary care, like urgent care clinics, as benefits of the proposed deals. As the Times piece notes, however, adding retail clinics tends to increase — not reduce — the overall costs of care.

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Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The payors are explicitly embracing alternatives to traditional primary care, like urgent care clinics, as benefits of the proposed deals. As the Times piece notes, however, adding retail clinics tends to increase — not reduce — the overall costs of care.

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Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Accountable Care Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The payors are explicitly embracing alternatives to traditional primary care, like urgent care clinics, as benefits of the proposed deals. As the Times piece notes, however, adding retail clinics tends to increase — not reduce — the overall costs of care.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Accountable Care Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The payors are explicitly embracing alternatives to traditional primary care, like urgent care clinics, as benefits of the proposed deals. As the Times piece notes, however, adding retail clinics tends to increase — not reduce — the overall costs of care.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Accountable Care Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The payors are explicitly embracing alternatives to traditional primary care, like urgent care clinics, as benefits of the proposed deals. As the Times piece notes, however, adding retail clinics tends to increase — not reduce — the overall costs of care.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Accountable Care Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The payors are explicitly embracing alternatives to traditional primary care, like urgent care clinics, as benefits of the proposed deals. As the Times piece notes, however, adding retail clinics tends to increase — not reduce — the overall costs of care.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Accountable Care Health Policy 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The payors are explicitly embracing alternatives to traditional primary care, like urgent care clinics, as benefits of the proposed deals. As the Times piece notes, however, adding retail clinics tends to increase — not reduce — the overall costs of care.

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Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Accountable Care Health Policy 60

FierceHealthIT

JULY 3, 2019

A new survey found that only 33% of accountable care organizations have at least one contract that takes on greater risk as the Trump administration implements a revamp to the program.

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Health Populi

MAY 22, 2018

families could not afford to pay $1,000 for an emergency medical bill in one study; in another, that inability to pay is as low as a $400 emergency to cover. Last year’s rate of growth was 4.6%. We know that, ironically, one-half of U.S.

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Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

Maybe this is just semantics – but the term “research” invokes years of study and papers written in academic journals. Since I’m occasionally accused of being anti-academic, I’ll give my detractors more fodder: I don’t think research is appropriate or necessary.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Milliman has signed early-stage contracts with some accountable care organizations. I’d love to see this being studied more, instead of being sold.” The company offers to provide a list of high-risk patients to payers, who can hand the relevant information to clinicians. Arthur Allen contributed to this report. Source : [link]

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