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CVS Acquires Oak Street, Reports Strong 2022

Digital Health Wire

The general idea behind the acquisition is also the title of its snazzy investor presentation : Creating the Premier Medicare Value-Based Care Platform. Oak Street Health employs 600 primary care physicians across 169 clinics. It focuses on capitated primary care for Medicare Advantage and Medicare (59k at-risk patients).

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Chronic Care Management Services: Tips and Resources for Caregivers and Healthcare Providers

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Chronic care management for caregivers and clinicians is essential to managing chronic conditions and ensuring that patients receive comprehensive care. This article will discuss tips and resources for caregivers to manage chronic conditions effectively. Here are some tips to help manage chronic conditions effectively: A.

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CMS Reports Record Performance for MSSP

Digital Health Wire

CMS just released the Medicare Shared Savings Program results for 2022, and the report managed to drum up some serious debate on the effectiveness of MSSP despite last year’s record performance. MSSP saved Medicare $1.8B 140 per high-revenue ACO), underscoring the importance of primary care to the overall program.

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AMA offers new tools to help doctors navigate COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To help private-practice physicians manage the operational and business challenges posed by the coronavirus emergency, AMA has put together some new toolkits to help practices stay strong and deliver better care during the fast-evolving coronavirus crisis. Among the resources, AMA has published a guide designed to help keep practices solvent.

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

Health Populi

Telehealth is helping to improve access to care, speed diagnosis and treatment, and limit the risk of person-to-person spread of the virus. In fact, today, we’re seeing telehealth reimagine care in a more profound and meaningful way than we’ve seen historically. In other words, the elusive “tipping point” is finally here.

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A Tale of Two America’s for Health

Health Populi

If all states achieved the top rates of performance… 14 million fewer adults would skip care due to cost. 1 million fewer Medicare enrollees would receive a high-risk prescription drug. fewer emergency room visits for non-emergency care could be treated with primary care.

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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The health system established a virtual urgent care model enabling patients across Virginia to receive care from its emergency medicine providers. Pre-COVID-19 programs focused on specialty care access. Following the public health emergency, primary care providers massively scaled the use of telemedicine.