FierceHealthIT

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

billion in profit over the course of the year. Big-name health insurers raked in $35.7 Check out the comparisons of how they performed.

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Medicare 145

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 18, 2023

Medicare-approved Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) has become an increasingly important aspect of healthcare delivery. Remote monitoring through telehealth services has enabled healthcare providers to provide more efficient and effective care to patients, especially those enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 11, 2024

In this digital age, where technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace, the Centers for Medicare Services (CMS) plays a crucial role in regulating and supporting RPM services. The post How the Centers for Medicare Services Supports and Regulates Remote Patient Monitoring Services appeared first on DrKumo.

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Medicare Telehealth Health Data Mobile Health 40

David Chou

JANUARY 10, 2023

Oak Street Health is a network of primary care clinics that serve older adults on Medicare. Oak Street Health's expertise in serving older adults on Medicare would be an asset to CVS Health, which has been working on expanding its offerings for this demographic. Pharmacy business growth and Medicare Advantage.

Primary Care 59

Primary Care Medicare 59

Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2022

Of course, it’s of major interest to JLL how and whether telehealth and virtual care could replace demand for brick-and-mortar office space. For those of you focused on serving Medicare or older patients, there are some important findings in the JLL study to add into your scenario planning assumptions. ” she added.

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CMS.gov

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

CMS BLOG: Medicare for All? Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services . Medicare Part C. Medicare Part D. Medicare for All? When listening to those advocating ‘Medicare for All’ it’s good to be skeptical about their promises. keya.joy-bush@…. Fri, 11/02/2018 - 21:32.

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Medicare 55

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The number of Medicare TPEs and commercial payer take-back audits alone is skyrocketing. They also look to flag “items and services that have high national error rates and are a financial risk to Medicare.” Meanwhile, Medicare also has a Fee for Service Recovery Audit Program. Tricare and Medicare).

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Medicare RCM Private practice Nursing 90

Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 5, 2023

We have an opportunity to significantly change the course of chronic kidney disease in the United States by working to ensure early detection is available to people through the testing they need to protect their kidney health.” Early detection of kidney disease may reduce Medicare costs associated with CKD by 74% or $63.2

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Remote care Medicare Digital Health Patient Experience 88

Health Populi

MAY 21, 2020

Among those covered with insurance, one-half had employer-sponsored insurance, 1 in 4 Medicare, and 13%, individual cover. Why it’s telehealth, of course, which has experienced hockey-stick growth in the U.S. Nearly every respondent in the study reported having health insurance coverage.

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Telehealth Medicare Patient Experience Mental health 398

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The technique involves finding data from public sources such as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Data shows that in-home care leads to a shorter course of treatment, lower utilization of the health care system, and better medication adherence. offering in-home treatment.

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Medicare Primary Care Digital Health Telemedicine 94

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The cost of hospitalization of a Medicare patient, for example, is around $13,600. The solution, of course, relies on data sharing among the participating care providers. Consider VA Telehealth and DigitalVA. The cost of in-home care, according to Genworth Financial, averages around $5000.

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Nursing Medicare Remote care Interoperability 75

Clear Arch Health

APRIL 22, 2024

But, without a map to chart a clear course across this new and evolving expanse, healthcare professionals may find themselves adrift in a sea of complex rules, regulations and obstacles to providing care and being properly reimbursed.

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Remote care Telehealth Medicare Public Health 52

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Medicare Advantage programs are vaunting their support for “wellness,” and you see wellness campaigns at pharmacies, employers, and elsewhere. Outcome measures are meaningful on an actuarial level, of course: not tied to individual patients on a one-to-one basis. Do these programs give us what we seek?

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Medicare Accountable Care Healthcare IT EHR 99

Digital Health Today

APRIL 25, 2019

When CMS unveiled the first standalone reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring (“RPM”) by “unbundling” CPT Code 99091 in the 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule , it opened the door to the widespread use of RPM services for patients and promised there was more to come. Meet our Premier Partners. Want to Partner with Us? Find Out How!

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

Each product includes a 12-week course of therapy, in which patients are incentivized to complete lessons, adhere to treatment, and abstain from drug use. With this financing, we are charting a course to clinical and commercial scale.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 2, 2020

The moves by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to relax regulations around telehealth have been lauded by providers and patients around the country. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, introduced a bill yesterday that would mandate a study on the effects of telehealth changes on Medicare and Medicaid during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine HIPAA 163

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 23, 2020

We are also grateful that Congress included Medicare coverage for telemental health services, just one of the many clinical specialties that benefitted from telehealth during the COVID-19 public health emergency," said Johnson. Although the U.S. ON THE RECORD.

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Medical Billing Telehealth Medicare Public Health 164

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2023

Company Adds Two Board Members and a Senior Executive to Lead its Medicare Advantage Business Aledade , the largest network of independent primary care practices in the country, today announced the closing of a $260 million Series F funding round to enhance and acquire services and technology to support its practices.

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Primary Care Medicare Health Information Leadership 52

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 29, 2022

Many previous large studies of telehealth use have relied on Medicare data. Although that is helpful for determining utilization among the Medicare population, of course, some behavioral economists have also emphasized the importance of looking to commercially insured groups for a more complete picture. THE LARGER TREND.

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Telehealth Medicare Healthcare IT Public Health 114

Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

A caveat : I do this exercise with clients over the course of an intense immersive weekend or over many weeks (convening weekly or biweekly meetings). Presidential elections to that point, and that the last retiring Baby Boomer enrolls in Medicare that year. In 2030, every Boomer will have been eligible for Medicare.

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HC Mental health Public Health Primary Care 182

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

The following is a guest article by Erin Rutzler, Vice President of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at Cotiviti In Delaware, more than 250 Medicare patients underwent unnecessary genetic testing based on telehealth consultations that often lasted less than two minutes— costing Medicare thousands of dollars per patient. An unlisted code.

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Medicare Telehealth Healthcare IT Health IT 62

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 11, 2021

They're not submitting a telehealth claim to Medicare. Instead, sophisticated criminal organizations are partnering with telemarketing companies and sometimes unscrupulous doctors to essentially cold call Medicare beneficiaries, get them online with a doctor.

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Telehealth Medicare Federal healthcare Health IT 154

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 30, 2023

Some of those expansive measures, like expanded Medicare reimbursement for telehealth, will remain, at least temporarily, and others, like continuous Medicaid enrollment, will be phased out entirely in the next few months. What does the end of the PHE mean for the future of telemedicine?

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Telemedicine Medicare Telehealth Public Health 181

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Led by researchers from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the study found that 2,656 unique providers conducted 144,940 video visits with 115,789 unique patients over the course of six weeks. "Medicare announced its coverage at noon, and we saw our first [Medicare] patient at 5 that day."

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Telehealth Telemedicine Medicare Healthcare IT 193

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The Gartner hype cycle on AI is now published – and predicts, of course, a future plateau in generative AI. Several renewals of funding and reimbursement have occurred, the latest extending Medicare reimbursement through 2024 (and no doubt, to be renewed again after that).

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Telehealth Nursing Medicare Telemedicine 80

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 28, 2020

More than 100 physician groups, led by the American Medical Association, told the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in no uncertain terms this past week that, while they supported temporary regulatory relaxations in response to COVID-19, they were strongly opposed to certain rules changes being made permanent. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Public Health Nursing Telehealth Medicare 191

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

In their September, 2020 Aging in Place report, the authors note that demographics, regulatory and policy changes (aka reimbursement via Medicare Advantage plans), and Covid-19’s boosted use of digital health combine to make this a pivotal point.

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Digital Health Medicare Telehealth 142

Health Populi

JULY 20, 2018

Wearable tech is an important category these days in department stores, with discount retailers like Target and Walmart, at electronics outlets like Best Buy and, of course, via Amazon’s wearable tech ma. We have reached a tipping point now that Medicare begins to pay for some virtual care services. ” you ask.

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Digital Health Medicare Telehealth healthcare technology 195

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MARCH 6, 2018

Medicare and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Reimbursement. Effective January 1, 2018, Medicare began reimbursing providers for RPM services billed under CPT code 99091. The Medicare website explains that the change was made to reduce the administrative burden for practitioners. Go to the Medicare Telehealth Services section.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 29, 2020

Until regulatory changes, such as those enacted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, had made telehealth provision more financially feasible, a doctor "had every economic incentive to require the patient to come to the office in person," he explained.

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Telehealth Telemedicine HIPAA Healthcare IT 215

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

This law applies to includes hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare providers that receive federal funding in any form, including Medicare or Medicaid. For details, see our Multicultural, Diversity & Equity Training for Legal & Ethical Compliance course description. How Do I Create a Therapeutic Alliance Using Telehealth?

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Telehealth HIPAA Medicare 98

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

This article also serves as a case study for PART-I of our article series, which identifies and explains the leading federal and state laws requiring healthcare language services for practitioners who serve Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries or those who work in federally funded settings.

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Telehealth Mental health HIPAA Medicare 98

BHM Healthcare Solutions

MAY 17, 2023

Adverse determination appeals can have a significant impact on patient care, as it can potentially change the course of treatment and improve patient outcomes. Consulting with healthcare professionals and legal experts can provide more tailored information and guidance for specific cases.

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Medicare 52

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Of course, selecting patients along any sort of criteria is controversial.) Another source of fresh foods for low-income people is FarmboxRx , often available through Medicaid and Medicare Advantage programs as part of SNAP or Healthy Food Card benefits.

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Medicare Medical Technology Nursing Healthcare IT 113

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2022

With recent legislation allowing Medicare to negotiate prices, it’s likely that the movement will grow , given the high and constantly rising costs of pharmaceuticals, especially gene therapies and other innovative or personalized drugs.

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Interoperability EHR Pharmaceuticals Medicare 85

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2023

” Of course, our reimbursement system doesn’t allow time for such conversations. Another article recommended by Rose points out that medication adherence for some of the most important and effective medicines (statins, hypertension, diabetes) directly determine about 9% of the Star Ratings for Medicare Advantage health plans.

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Nursing Medicare Mental health Digital Health 93

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

OCTOBER 24, 2017

House of Representatives, allows for an expansion of telehealth/telemedicine coverage under the Medicare Advantage Plan B. Medicare Advantage Plan B is an optional insurance that covers medically necessary and preventative healthcare services, supplies, and select prescription medications for individuals 65 and older.

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Telehealth Medicare Accountable Care Telemedicine 57