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Value-Based Health Care Needs All Stakeholders at the Table – Especially the Patient

Health Populi

health care, patient assistance programs, Medicare Advantage plans, and the bundling of proven high-value preventive services into the Affordable Care Act. In the case of Medicare Part D, the drug benefit, Chandra said, “If you’re sick enough to fall into the donut hole, you may have higher mortality.”

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Telehealth and COVID-19 in the U.S.: A Conversation with Ann Mond Johnson, ATA CEO

Health Populi

The article returns to the advent of the SARS epidemic in China in 2003, which ushered in a series of events: people stayed home, and Chinese social media and e-commerce proliferated. A2 from AMJ: The ATA was working with leadership/telehealth champions in Congress the prior week and the week leading up to the vote.

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Bonus Features – February 4, 2024 – 67% of healthcare pros say the top use case for AI is improving the digital front door, 78% of healthcare shift workers have trouble covering living expenses, plus 25 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Increased utilization of physical therapy for Medicare patients with knee and hip pain reduces healthcare costs by up to $4,000 annually , according to the latest research from Luna. The presence of Care Everywhere documents reduces the risk of a code blue event in the ED by as much as 63% , according to the latest from Epic Research.

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Former Amazon medical officer examines Surgeon General's clinician burnout warning

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Contributors include overwhelming workload, administrative burdens, lack of leadership support, limited workplace flexibility and autonomy, and of course, lack of human-centered technology. Hospitalizations, for example, do not always require the patient to be within a medical facility.

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PAVmed and Lucid Diagnostics Provide Strategic Business Update

Digital Health Global

EsoGuard targets a well-established population of approximately 30 million at-risk patients and an estimated $60 billion addressable market based on an effective Medicare payment rate of $1,938, which is consistent with our per-test gross margins targets. Out-of-network payments received to date have respected the Medicare rate.

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Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

Healthcare IT Today

The biggest news for healthcare IT was the extension of telehealth expansion under Medicare through the end of 2024. NextGen announced that clients using NextGen Population Health achieved an average of $9 million in savings in 2021 in the Medicare Shared Savings Program MSSP. 29, 2022, President Biden signed the omnibus spending bill.

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2020 Roadmap: Overcoming Telemedicine Barriers

GlobalMed

Senior leadership at a research think tank or a chain of skilled nursing facilities may not understand virtual care’s value. Military and first responder teams need to create telemedicine plans in advance, so disaster relief chains can provide care as soon as an event occurs. Challenge: Reimbursement and Regulations.