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Five Ways a Good Digital Health Registry Addresses Healthcare System Needs

The Digital Health Corner

The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) has been used since 2015 as a metric to determine negative Medicare payment adjustments to providers who do not meet quality standards. This might tip the benefit-cost ratio for payers to support a drug or other treatment’s cost. Provide real-world data for regulators.

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The Imperative to Develop the Participatory Patient

Society for Participatory Medicine

CMS ( here and here ), Humana (in its Medicare Advantage business) and Deloitte strongly advise that VBHE is coming. And that’s the message from Dr. Thomas Feely in the title of his NEJM Catalyst piece: Covid-19 Hasn’t Been a Tipping Point for Value-Based Care, but It Should Be. Oh, you say, but I doubt the VBHE will come to pass.

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Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

digital health tools will allow for expanded access to high-quality care, increased patient engagement, and more efficient care delivery. Growth of digital health: Digital health technologies, such as wearable devices and health apps, will become more widely used to monitor and manage health.