In Hand Health

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Over the past two months, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun shifting its policies in favor of telemedicine and telehealth services. That’s a big deal, especially because about 20 percent of PT patients drop out of treatment within the first three visits, and 70 percent fail to complete their full course of care.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Remote care HIPAA 59

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The updated ACO Reach payment model from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sets forth a value-based model of capitated payments to physicians who meet quality and spending targets – combined with a plan to deal with health equity.

Health Technology 156

Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

Where we physically lived in 2020 transformed into sites for the many daily verbs in our lives: working, learning, praying, cooking/baking/dining, exercising, and indeed, self-caring for wellness and medical care. The pandemic has bolstered fitness at home with gyms largely closed and people making room at home for exercise.

Digital Health 182

Digital Health Public Health Life Science Patient Experience 182

Health Populi

DECEMBER 25, 2018

It is difficult to behave like Rational Economic Man and Woman as a patient in the American health care labyrinth; but that doesn’t mean people aren’t exercising new muscles and choosing services delivered in newer, lower-cost sites. So much of these data flows aren’t covered by HIPAA.

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Mental health Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Telehealth 260