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Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 2

Health Populi

Presidential elections to that point, and that the last retiring Baby Boomer enrolls in Medicare that year. Let’s take a walk with “Quincy” through each of the four worlds to see how their health care experience might play out across the key driving forces. In 2030, every Boomer will have been eligible for Medicare.

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In telehealth hearing, House committee weighs access against cost

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Mahoney said the restrictions inadvertently create a "donut hole" for Medicare Fee for Service patients, allowing the health system to offer care to everyone but them. Harvard Medical School Associate Professor of Health Policy and Medicine Dr. Ateev Mehrota proposed a more measured approach.

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Health Is Social – The Social Determinants of Health at HIMSS19

Health Populi

We’ll be brainstorming the current state of SDoH adoption in health care delivery, what’s preventing further adoption, and what we would do with a magic wand to promote a full health care ecosystem embrace of SDoH.

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How Digital Health Can Stimulate Economic Development

Health Populi

A lesser-known component of ARRA was Title XIII, the HITECH Act, which funded hospitals’ and physicians’ adoption of electronic health records systems (EHRs). The policy’s acronym fully spelled-out was the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009. out of the Great Recession.

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How To Become a Telehealth Provider

GlobalMed

Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial plans all have different reimbursement policies for telemedicine services. Stay connected to the industry by following vendor blogs and sites like Center for Connected Health Policy or by getting active with American Telemedicine Association. Blazing the Virtual Health Trail.

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

Health Populi

Experience for clinicians, that fourth crucial leg of the Quadruple Aim (addressing reported ease of using tech like EHRs, percent of visits conducted virtually vs in-person, or percent of physician turnover year-on-year), and. throughput rates).

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Featured Health IT Job: Data Scientist

Healthcare IT Today

Experience presenting results to technical and non-technical audiences required, including experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, ggplot).