Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

Payors, both commercial and public sector (Medicare, Medicaid), have relaxed rules and regulations for telehealth across platforms (from purpose-built telemedicine programs to HIPAA-relaxed approvals for using FaceTime, Zoom, and other commercial channels), and have various plans to pay for virtual care visits between clinicians and patients.

Telehealth 182

Telehealth Telemedicine Mental health Medicare 182

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, set forth by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), brings pivotal updates in healthcare reimbursement. The implications of these changes extend to reimbursement strategies, service delivery methods, and overall patient care quality.

Medicare 40

Medicare Telehealth Mental health Digital Health 40

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 25, 2022

Jain, physician executive with government, pharmaceutical, payer and provider experience, joins Board. He was Special Assistant to the National Coordinator in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and was part of the founding team at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI).

Digital Health 52

Digital Health Leadership Pharmaceuticals Primary Care 52

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Note the new alliance between Walmart and Anthem to channel OTC meds to Medicare Advantage members). The consumer also has complex self-care needs, dealing with aging, chronic conditions, nutrition demands, and resilience.

Medicare 193

Medicare Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Patient Experience 193

Society for Participatory Medicine

APRIL 9, 2020

Health data exchange architectures, application interfaces, and standards enable data to be accessed and shared appropriately and securely across the complete spectrum of care, within all applicable settings and with relevant stakeholders, including by the individual.

Interoperability 73

Interoperability Health Information Health science EHR 73

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 30, 2023

from 2019 to 2022 – or more than double the rate of increase for Medicare IPPS reimbursement (7.5%). Medication engagement company Medisafe launched a Custom Branded Solution for pharmaceutical companies developing digital patient journeys. Syntellis and the AHA reported that hospital expenses increased 17.5%

Medicare 85

Medicare RCM Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT 85

Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Primary Care In February, Apple launched a new subsidiary company tasked with providing healthcare clinics to Apple employees: AC Wellness. It instantly gives Amazon its own online pharmacy and is another step towards integrating medical supplies and pharmaceuticals into its platform and distribution.

Life Science 60

Life Science Primary Care Interoperability EHR 60

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. As health consumers, U.S.

Health Technology 156

Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 13, 2020

” However, leveraging technology and providing telemedicine can allow residents to receive the care they need while also reducing the risk of contracting COVID-19, he added. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this year temporarily lifted restrictions on the technology that could be used during the pandemic.

Telehealth 182

Telehealth EHR Telemedicine Pharmaceuticals 182

Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

As we noted, this was due to such factors as higher-than-normal expenses for staff, supplies, and pharmaceuticals and lower revenues. Other notable consolidations include the finalization of tech-giant Amazon’s purchase of One Medical , a primary care network.

Public Health 41

Public Health Digital Health Primary Care Telehealth 41

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In this this third chart, I’ve focused in on grocery, retail, healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors which have become core touchpoints in consumers’ health ecosystems.

Pharmaceuticals 156

Pharmaceuticals Medical Billing Primary Care Medicare 156

Health Populi

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In early December, FarmBoxRx was the first online grocer to be approved to channel food to SNAP/EBT recipients as payment from Medicare and Medicaid. enabling enrollees in Medicare and Medicaid to order fresh produce online. FarmboxRx works with providers and insurers in the U.S.

Mental health 182

Mental health Public Health Digital Health Medicare 182

Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Campbell County Health is a health system with 1,244 employees across its 90-bed acute care hospital, 160-bed skilled nursing facility, inpatient behavioral health unit, ASC, and 14 outpatient primary care and specialty clinics. For employees over 55 years old, the hospital offers free Medicare and health claims assistance.

Leadership 32

Leadership Nursing Pharmaceuticals Primary Care 32

Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

as well as purchasing pharmaceuticals. To mitigate the rising costs of care, healthcare systems and providers will begin to rely even more heavily on artificial intelligence and smart devices. These realities will increase the role of primary care as the needed coordinator of health services for patients.

Primary Care 41

Primary Care Nursing Patient Experience Medicare 41

Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Since the CVS+Aetna announcement last December, the Kaiser Family Foundation ran some numbers on how the merged organization could impact Medicare — a key payor for both health insurance and prescription drugs under Part D.

Medicare 147

Medicare Pharmaceuticals Primary Care Patient Experience 147

Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Consumers will also seek food-as-medicine support from grocery stores, with companies such as Kroger growing its Kroger Health identity recently announcing its entry into “value-based primary care in the Atlanta metro market.

Mental health 203

Mental health Medical Billing Public Health Medicare 203

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Among all Americans, the most popular approach for improving the health care in the U.S. isn’t repealing or replacing the Affordable Care Act or moving to a Medicare-for-All government-provided plan. Reducing system-wide health care costs. Improving Medicare. Addressing employer-sponsored health insurance.

Health Policy 191

Health Policy Medicare Primary Care Medical Billing 191

Health Populi

JUNE 27, 2019

[This, the impact of social determinants of health beyond health care, is the underlying theme of my book, HealthConsuming: From Health Consumer to Health Citizen ]. Elizabeth Warren assertively and transparently backed Bernie Sander’s Medicare for All proposal. health care outcomes was recently described by the CDC ].

Mental health 214

Mental health Medicare Pharmaceuticals Public Health 214

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Democrats have been committed to the concept of the government negotiating drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies the way other developed countries do. Doggett has been drafting legislation to allow the government such authority for drugs covered by Medicare Part D. pharma costs on reference pricing].

Medicare 97

Medicare Pharmaceuticals Primary Care Telehealth 97

Health Populi

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Expect health care costs and access to be at least as important to U.S. A key health care cost focus of Congress will target prescription drug costs. This list, and other names we’ll see creating on-ramps to primary care and self-care to the consumer, will expand in 2019.

Mental health 260

Mental health Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Telehealth 260

Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2019

Sanders, noting his call for big new government benefits like universal health care through Medicare for All and free college tuition. Sanders explained that the vast majority of people will pay significantly less for health care than they do right now. . Lester Holt began with Sen. ” Sen.

Medicare 175

Medicare Mental health Public Health Primary Care 175