Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Medicare Advantage programs are vaunting their support for “wellness,” and you see wellness campaigns at pharmacies, employers, and elsewhere. Process indicators are the basis of the Medicare’s Star ratings , probably the most important measures clinicians pay attention to. Do these programs give us what we seek?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2023

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. Medicare saved $1.6

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 23, 2023

This ensures that patients receive the care they need, when they need it. VBC is still a relatively new approach to healthcare, but it has the potential to improve the quality of care, reduce healthcare costs, and improve the patient experience.

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GlobalMed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

But consider that they’re also asked to: Provide an exceptional patient experience. Meet accountable care and risk contracts. Avoid Medicare readmission penalties. That in itself is a tall order. Lower healthcare costs. Deal with changing reimbursement policies. Improve community and population health.

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CMS.gov

MAY 31, 2018

Remarkably, the submission rates for Accountable Care Organizations and clinicians in rural practices were at 98 percent and 94 percent, respectively. What makes these numbers most exciting is the concerted efforts by clinicians, professional associations, and many others to ensure high quality care and improved outcomes for patients.

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Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Providers will need to manage patients post-discharge and keep them healthy in their homes rather than in hospitals. This has been especially true in ACA exchange plans and Medicare Advantage (MA). Abrams said the cost consequences of virtual care are not fully known, but consumers want that access to providers.

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Health Populi

MAY 22, 2018

” There will be no small number of such medical banking efforts developed to work on the provider side of the equation, as hospitals and physicians face a consumer/patient base cash-strapped to pay for healthcare. Last year’s rate of growth was 4.6%.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

As health systems seek new ways to provide care while reducing the spread of COVID-19, TigerTouch helps healthcare providers communicate directly with patients on their favorite platform: their phone, the vendor said. Less than 20% of patients log in to a portal or download an app , compared to the 97% who text.

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