Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2023

The following is a guest article by Mike Noshay , MSE, Founder and Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer at Verinovum. Value-Based Care will Become more Popular As health systems are struggling financially and payers face rising healthcare costs, they will be looking into various programs, such as value-based care (VBC), to offset costs.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Under this final rule, individuals and entities that violate the information-blocking requirements face a penalty of up to $1 million per violation. This final rule does not apply to healthcare providers but instead is directed at health information networks and health information exchanges, as well as developers of certified health IT.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 2, 2023

Shelby Chamberlain, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Patient Discovery To effectively raise capital in the healthcare space requires delivering to investors a product that has a clear market fit, solves a meaningful need, and delivers the proof points required to establish a concrete path to profitability. Since the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 19, 2022

It is Brooklyn's tertiary care hub serving diverse communities with large Medicaid, Medicare and uninsured populations. It was an early adopter of electronic health records and sponsored one of New York State's first health information exchanges. THE PROBLEM.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

In the 2001 repor t, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) proposed a strategy to improve the US healthcare system. Identifying six aims, the report outlined the need for healthcare to be safe , effective , patient-centered , timely , efficient , and equitable.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

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.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

Health data should be protected by a similar assessment requirement for health plans and providers to receive federal funds. Department of Justice should step up enforcement of the False Claims Act against medical providers who accept Medicare and Medicaid payments but fail to implement a reasonable level of cybersecurity.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 26, 2022

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has some money for you. The latest Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health IT funding opportunity will award grants to applicants working in two areas. HSBlox and HealthCorum are partnering to support the administration of value-based care programs.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

said Mariza Hardin, co-founder and Head of Strategy and Operations at Zócalo Health. Prior to Amazon, she focused on developing innovative solutions for Medicare and Medicaid populations for companies such as Omada and Alere Health/Optum.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Telehealth services, which unite technology with healthcare, health information, and health education, have grown substantially over the past 15 years and are expected to increase due to new reimbursement strategies for Medicare providers who offer telehealth services as part of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In order to improve patient care, care teams should emphasize the patient’s central role in managing his or her own health. This means using effective self-management support strategies, including assessment, goal-setting, action-planning, problem-solving, and follow-up. Supporting patients in achieving health goals.

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CMS.gov

JULY 18, 2018

CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. At CMS we are putting patients first, and we are moving to break down silos of patient information that is being captured by the system, and depriving the patient the access to the best quality, and most affordable care.

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care innovations

AUGUST 24, 2018

Now, I may still argue that “my patients won’t use that technology” if it's not easy to use , private in nature , and seen to be a benefit to their health. Some people might also find it difficult to navigate a telehealth solution if it requires cables, extensive set-up, pairing, or downloading an application.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

We recommend three targeted strategies to help CHCs adapt and perhaps even thrive beyond COVID-19: legislate permanent parity in telehealth reimbursement for all insurers; allocate sufficient funding and guidance for telehealth equipment, personnel, training, and protocols; and implement telehealth systems tailored to vulnerable populations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

” "In 2021, whoever captures the consumer first is expected to have more influence in guiding and navigating users through other parts of the health ecosystem." " Regional providers competing for better patient access for both primary and specialty care can use a similar strategy, the report said.

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Clear Arch Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

When seeking a good partner, consider the following attributes: Experience building programs that fit in a digital health strategy. Over recent years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have created and amended codes allowing for remote patient monitoring (RPM) reimbursement. up to $77.19 , each 30 days.

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Xealth

AUGUST 22, 2023

Health systems must involve providers at the organizational level to ensure these expectations are met. As consumer-type patients (choose your own name) become increasingly prevalent, the healthcare industry must adapt and embrace digital health strategies that cater to their needs and expectations.

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Lloyd Price

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Karlin is formerly the head of clinical, informatics and regulatory strategy at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. "Despite all the HIPAA regulations, your health data can also be utilized without your permission and for profit if it is anonymized," said Kat Kuzmeskas, CEO and co-founder of SimplyVital Health. "It's

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Embedded in Apple’s Health app, the new feature will bring together medical data from participating hospitals and clinics, as well as from the iPhone itself, giving millions of Americans direct digital control of their own health information for the first time.

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eVisit

JANUARY 17, 2019

What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? For starters, it’s not new! I t’s more than 40 years old and was developed as a way to use improvements in communication technology to bring quality medical diagnoses and care to individuals in remote parts of the world.

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LinkousThink

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

But it does address many areas directly related to the use of telecommunications technology and health and opens the door for more specific provisions that might get added later. Language beginning on page 97 of the document addresses recommendations made by the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) about readmissions.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Integration of Big Data in Personalized Healthcare The utilization of big data analytics in healthcare is facilitating the delivery of personalized medicine by analyzing patterns from vast datasets of patient information. This approach not only aims for better health results at lower costs but also encourages innovation in care delivery.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2023

Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. 29, 2022, President Biden signed the omnibus spending bill. Partnerships.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Fragmented Healthcare Data is Costly for Patients and Providers Signed into law by President Obama in 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) mandated the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) across healthcare systems.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

Policymakers can help counteract the negative impacts of the workforce shortage through a variety of strategies. They are primarily being developed by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) which has driven payment policy (including APMs) in the two big government healthcare programs: Medicaid and Medicare.

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Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

Had PPS been required to have broader governance – including community-based organizations, health plans, faith-based organizations, Health Information Exchanges, and other nonprofits, we would have had more balanced governance decision-making that would have supported the policy goals of the program more consistently statewide.

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Lloyd Price

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

It also experimented with at-work clinics, piloting a health center at its Seattle headquarters, and dove deeper into patient data analysis via sophisticated natural language processing. And as part of its efforts to target the aging infirm, the company began offering Prime discounts to Medicare recipients.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

I would continue to advance CMS’ directive that by 2030 all Medicare and the bulk of Medicaid beneficiaries be in care engagements governed under a value-based contract. With more funding acquired for the LTPAC space and investment in health information technology, care delivery will be secure.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Meanwhile, KLAS noted that digital pathology, interoperability, and recovering from the pandemic have been driving health systems’ technology investment strategies. Overall, 31% of users achieved a Medicare Advantage Star rating of 4 or more.

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CMS.gov

MARCH 7, 2013

Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The next step on the path of meaningful adoption of health information technology (HIT) for providers—will launch later this year for hospitals and next year for eligible professionals. By Patrick Conway, MD, MSc.

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LinkousThink

APRIL 19, 2010

There has been talk by some parties that the same policy should be extended to physicians providing services to Medicare patients. care never transfers to the out-of-state physician and health professional in the telemedicine model) and that the requesting physician and health professional is the attending physician and health professional.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 6, 2018

Blockchain's interoperability could underpin data exchange, serving as an alternative to today's health information exchanges (HIEs); essentially, it would act as a mesh network for transmitting secure, near real-time patient data for healthcare providers, pharmacies, insurance payers and clinical researchers, according to IDC. . "And

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Digital Health Today

OCTOBER 16, 2019

As consumers, we struggle with the basics – we wait 29 days to get primary care appointments, we’re faced with higher deductibles and narrower networks, drug prices are increasing at five times the rate of inflation, and health care expenses cause about 2/3rds of U.S. If you add in health care taxes, it’s even more. bankruptcies.

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Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Healthcare providers should develop effective strategies to grow capacity and infrastructure for outpatient services and invest in innovative mobile technologies, diagnostic tools, and telemedicine systems. Timoni advises payers and providers to monitor the consolidation landscape and develop effective merger and acquisition strategies.

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