BHM Healthcare Solutions

MAY 29, 2018

CLICK HERE and let us discuss how BHM’s clients benefit from our in-depth data-based reporting, analysis, and consultations. New research released by WellCare Health Plans, Inc. New research released by WellCare Health Plans, Inc. WellCare Health Plans, Inc. ” Study Details. Headquartered in Tampa, Fla.,

Public Health 40

Public Health Medicare Health Policy 40

Henry Kotula

MAY 9, 2020

Federal officials have taken some steps to help small practices, including advancing Medicare payments and reimbursing doctors for virtual visits. I worry about how well these practices will be able to shoulder the financial burden to be able to meet the health care needs people have,” he said. “If

Primary Care 41

Primary Care Medicare Telemedicine Health Policy 41

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 26, 2023

The survey results showed that behavioral health, particularly mental health, remained a top service category in the state fiscal year (FY) 2022. This is supported by data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which confirms the increased access and utilization of behavioral health services during the pandemic.

Telehealth 52

Telehealth Mental health Medicare Health Policy 52

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Create and maintain high-quality documentation that describes in detail the specifications, design, and implementation of each analytics solution, particularly those created to support efficient data acquisition, aggregation, and analysis. Other duties as assigned. Experience and Skills: Bachelors degree in STEM or related field required.

Health IT 66

Health IT eHealth HIE Health Information 66

Henry Kotula

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Between 2013 and 2017, 64 rural hospitals closed due to financial distress and changing healthcare dynamics, more than twice the number in the previous five years, a new Government Accountability Office analysis shows. . GAO also looked at closures by Medicare rural hospital payment designation.

Medicare 32

Medicare Primary Care Telemedicine Health Policy 32

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

With “Economy” embodied in the law’s name, a rationale for including HITECH in ARRA was, in part, to help stimulate the nation’s economy beyond the revenues of health IT companies many of whom, in the short-term, directly benefited from the law. Some historical perspective is useful for context. hospitals.

Digital Health 154

Digital Health EHR Telehealth Health Information 154

Health Populi

JUNE 7, 2018

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Pharmaceuticals 206

Pharmaceuticals Public Health Mental health Health Policy 206

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Reimbursement will be based upon the applicable Medicare guidelines and coding for the different service providers. LEGISLATION.

Telemedicine 49

Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy 49

Henry Kotula

JUNE 21, 2020

In a recent analysis of the sharp decline in emergency room visits during the pandemic, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there were worrisome signs that people who had heart attacks waited until their conditions worsened before going to the hospital. But the consequences of these delays can be troubling.

Medical Billing 41

Medical Billing Medicare Primary Care Telemedicine 41

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Spatially Health applies geospatial analysis to expand a provider’s understanding of SDoH data. Like many SDoH tools, the analysis identifies vulnerable patients and does risk stratification. The CDC has an Environmental Justice Index to find correlations between environmental problems and health.

Public Health 109

Public Health HIE Medicare Health IT 109

Henry Kotula

JANUARY 2, 2019

billion in digital health, from patient-facing devices to provider-facing practice management software to payer-facing data analysis services. Exhibit 1: Venture Capital Funding For Digital Health Versus US Health Care Spending. In 2017 alone, venture capital firms invested more than $11.5

Digital Health 32

Digital Health Mobile Health Telemedicine Primary Care 32

Health Populi

MARCH 26, 2020

.” These factors come out of the 2019 Medicare Trustees Report and include but aren’t limited to tax policy, the state of insurance marketplaces, and employer-sponsored health insurance assumptions.

Medical Billing 182

Medical Billing Public Health Medicare Health Information 182

Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity. [link] In January 2023, the Rockefeller Institute published a three-part blog series on trends to watch in healthcare in 2023.

Public Health 41

Public Health Digital Health Primary Care Telehealth 41

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

The public health crisis, combined with Medicare Advantage and other payors’ regimes, supported an economic model for the hospital-to-home movement. ” These metrics include respiratory rate, heart rate, and temperature; activity and sleep status; gait analysis and fall detection, along with symptomatic events.

Digital Health 182

Digital Health Public Health Life Science Patient Experience 182

Society for Participatory Medicine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

It’s been an underlying aspect of my career ever since I got into health policy over two decades ago. Health Hats: What have you disrupted recently? We don’t have the tools to break down our analysis by things that makes sense for people. Health Hats: Say more. The disrupter. Ben Hamlin: We do.

EHR 52

EHR Pain management Health Policy Medicare 52

Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Google,” WebMD, or any number of.gov,edu, or.com healthcare information on-ramps; or, to order medical supplies and equipment on ecommerce sites like Amazon, CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, and other retail health outlets. These three maps illustrate the inconsistent growth rates across metro areas in the U.S,

Public Health 225

Public Health Primary Care Digital Health Telehealth 225

Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

SMART hospitals, including at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, are utilizing AI to harness real-time data and analysis to revolutionize patient and provider experiences and improve the quality of care. These realities will increase the role of primary care as the needed coordinator of health services for patients. David Rahija.

Primary Care 41

Primary Care Nursing Patient Experience Medicare 41

Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2019

The millions of people covered by employer-sponsored health plans would also be impacted: the ACA baked in assurances for lifetime caps on personal health spending, as well as guarantees for covering pre-existing conditions. Medicare enrollees, too, would face higher payments.

Primary Care 233

Primary Care Medicare Public Health Nursing 233

Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In 2006, Medicare Part D launched, which may have boosted consumers’ faith in Federal healthcare programs. Gallup points out in its analysis that the government is already a major health care channeler and funder through Medicare and Medicaid. Most people in the U.S.

Medical Billing 178

Medical Billing Medicare Federal healthcare Public Health 178

Health Populi

MARCH 29, 2019

Most Republicans (74%) favor fostering greater competition between health care professionals and hospitals; 73% of Democrats point to the government capping prices on hospital and provider charges, allowing people 50-64 to buy into Medicare, and changing the health system so that most people have Medicare with little to no private insurance.

Medicare 253

Medicare Leadership Public Health Pharmaceuticals 253

Health Populi

MARCH 6, 2019

is prescription drug prices — that they’re too high, that the Federal government should negotiate to lower costs for Medicare enrollees, and that out-of-pocket costs for drugs should be limited. One of the only issues bringing people together in the U.S. “Humalog isn’t thirteen times as effective as it used to be.

Pharmaceuticals 140

Pharmaceuticals Life Science Medicare BioTech 140

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The big headline in this poll following last night’s third Democratic Presidential debate is that 55% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning Independent voters prefer a candidate that will build on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) versus a President that would replace the ACA with a Medicare For All plan (M4A). The post Most U.S.

Medicare 130

Medicare Medical Billing Health Policy 130

Health Populi

JULY 25, 2018

Wade, passing legislation to reduce the price of prescription drugs, passing laws to stabilize the ACA health insurance marketplaces, passing a national health plan (or “Medicare-for-all”), and continuing women’s access to reproductive health services.

Health Policy 218

Health Policy Medicare 218

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Another 26 per cent cited rising healthcare costs , while just 7 per cent pointed to the Fed’s interest rate policies. Last week, the Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points for the third time this year,” the FT-Peterson Center analysis observed. has the best health care system in the world. The split across U.S.

Medicare 130

Medicare Medical Billing Nursing Public Health 130

Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2019

Harris and VP Biden on race, busing, and segregation — which in the larger public health context continue to have a direct impact on health equity, health disparities, and socio-economic status. Sanders explained that the vast majority of people will pay significantly less for health care than they do right now. .

Medicare 175

Medicare Mental health Public Health Primary Care 175