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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

Retail health-meets-Medicare. This work started in 2023 involving Walmart Health clinics serving Medicare members and looking to partner with UnitedHealth plan members and others. The program resulted in a reduction of both trips to the emergency department and hospitalizations among patients dealing with congestive heart failure.

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Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As they roll out new leading-edge technologies – AI and automation, telehealth and remote monitoring, EHR optimization and patient engagement – they're realizing lasting positive outcomes for their patients and their bottom lines.

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Add Behavioral Data to Social Determinants For Better Patient Understanding

Health Populi

To optimize communication strategies for attracting Medicare Advantage enrollment , a Mid-Atlantic health plan studied the media and social consumption patterns for older people, learning that the target population was more tech-savvy than presumed.

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The ROI on Virtual Care – Thinking About Value and Future Prospects With the AMA

Health Populi

The study provides both templates and frameworks for understanding different value streams generated through telehealth, along with case studies of successful programs’ resilience and learnings.

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Sharing an Almost Unique Perspective — Putting the Hospital Out of Business

Henry Kotula

Not surprisingly, congressional lobbying was intense during the last two weeks of 2022 in a partially successful effort to ameliorate spending cuts for Medicare payments for physicians and hospitals. As a patient, doing your homework before you have an urgent or elective need can change your outcome for the better.

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