South Central Telehealth Resource Center

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The CHRONIC Act – Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act – passed the U.S. House of Representatives, allows for an expansion of telehealth/telemedicine coverage under the Medicare Advantage Plan B. Medicare Participants. Medicare Advantage Participants. The Henry J.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 10, 2021

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) “Pathways to Success” rule for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) has five goals: accountability, competition, engagement, integrity, and quality, all aimed at improving patient care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Sun River Health was among the first organizations to receive funding under the Federal Communications Commission COVID-19 Telehealth Program. " A change in New York State and Medicare reimbursement along with receipt of the $753,367 FCC grant infused working capital on top of Sun River Health's investment in telemedicine.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 22, 2018

For years, the CMS and Medicare have been open to recognizing telehealth. Although telehealth is covered, there are restrictions. For instance, to date, Medicare has limited its coverage to serving only clients/patients in rural Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA). As … Read more.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 19, 2018

For years now, the CMS and Medicare have been open to recognizing telehealth. Although telehealth is covered, there are restrictions. For instance, Medicare limits its coverage to rural Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA). Fret not because as of January 2018, … Read more.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

DECEMBER 31, 2018

CMS announced a “new direction” for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) dubbed “Pathways to Success.” The changes will redesign participation options in hopes of encouraging accountable care organisations to take on risk quicker. CMS said ACOs taking on more risk can lead to more savings for the Medicare Trust Funds.

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GlobalMed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Meet accountable care and risk contracts. Avoid Medicare readmission penalties. Virtual visits can keep patients’ relatives connected to their loved ones’ care even when they’re across the country. Telemedicine can restore a culture of care even in remote communities and help their populations live healthier lives.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Interest in telehealth has reached an all-time high, with many of the most prestigious health systems in the U.S. This surge in adoption is driven by the need to address a host of urgent issues, including the need to engage patient populations, bridge gaps in care, expand revenue sources, and make care more convenient for patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In March, Signify Health acquired Caravan Health , which serves Medicare beneficiaries through accountable care organizations. In 2022, Signify Health clinicians are expected to serve 2.5 million members at their homes, both in person and virtually. In 2023, those ACOs will represent 700,000 patients.

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American Well

JUNE 22, 2017

Will Expand Medicate Telehealth Coverage. A bipartisan group of US Senators recently reintroduced the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (or CHRONIC, for short) Care Act of 2017 (first introduced in 2016 ), intended to improve healthcare outcomes for Medicare recipients living with chronic conditions.

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American Well

JUNE 22, 2017

Will Expand Medicate Telehealth Coverage. A bipartisan group of US Senators recently reintroduced the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (or CHRONIC, for short) Care Act of 2017 (first introduced in 2016 ), intended to improve healthcare outcomes for Medicare recipients living with chronic conditions.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

At American Well, we recognize that telehealth is a new or budding concept for a lot of people in a lot of different industries. Our goal is to help you understand how telehealth can work for you and what exactly all these buzzwords mean. Telehealth is on the rise in ACOs. Click here for an in-depth showing of AW9 features.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

At American Well, we recognize that telehealth is a new or budding concept for a lot of people in a lot of different industries. Our goal is to help you understand how telehealth can work for you and what exactly all these buzzwords mean. Telehealth is on the rise in ACOs. Click here for an in-depth showing of AW9 features.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Interest in telehealth has reached an all-time high, with many of the most prestigious health systems in the U.S. This surge in adoption is driven by the need to address a host of urgent issues, including the need to engage patient populations, bridge gaps in care, expand revenue sources, and make care more convenient for patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Mo Weitnauer, Chief Product Officer at MRO ACOs Impacted by Change to eCQM One of the biggest regulatory changes ahead directly impacts Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and their quality reporting processes. cut to physicians who treat the country’s most vulnerable patients through Medicare.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2020

The Alliance for Integrated Care of New York (AICNY) oversees the healthcare needs of roughly 6,200 dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Many AICNY beneficiaries reside in group homes and use Federally Qualified Community Health Centers. THE PROBLEM.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 20, 2015

From ICD-10 to telehealth, let’s explore these important trends and what they mean for healthcare! An increasing popular alternative to classic healthcare payment methods, bundled payments group “ professional and technical payments into one for a single admission or episode of care.”

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 23, 2023

Preventive care: This involves providing services that can help to prevent illness and keep people healthy. Digital health: This involves using technology to improve the delivery of care, such as through telehealth and remote patient monitoring. Private payers, such as insurers and employers, are also adopting VBC models.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Accountable Care Compliance & Legal Government & Policy Telehealth Workforce Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Accountable Care Compliance & Legal Government & Policy Telehealth Workforce Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution.

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eVisit

JANUARY 17, 2019

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. What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? For starters, it’s not new!

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Docnotes

JANUARY 30, 2022

In a global model, the lead health system VBP entity—whether part of an integrated delivery system or clinically and financially integrated IPA or ACO—would extend successes and performance across payor types, including Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS), Medicaid managed care, Medicare FFS, Medicare Advantage, and/or commercial plans.

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Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

This has been especially true in ACA exchange plans and Medicare Advantage (MA). Steve Wiggins, founder and chairman of Remedy Partners, told Healthcare Dive payers will continue to leverage payment models that encourage patients to find care in the most cost-effective locations and use those service efficiently.

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HIStalk Interviews

JULY 25, 2018

It’s interesting that they said that since CMS just said that they will materially up the reimbursement level for telehealth, telemedicine, or I guess I’ll use the macro term virtual health. We have to create accountable care organizations. Number one was virtual health services. Now what are they doing?

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LinkousThink

DECEMBER 28, 2009

For example, the health reform bills include plans to test out “independence at home,” “accountable-care organizations” and “care coordination” approaches. These could end up endorsing remote monitoring and pave the way for its reimbursement. But the real work is just starting. Many of the proposals require regulations.

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Henry Kotula

AUGUST 5, 2020

Investments they made previously in care management, technology and social. determinants programs equipped them to pivot to new ways of providing care. They were able to flip the switch on telehealth, use data and analytics to pinpoint patients at risk for. when access to an office visit was limited. The percentage of.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

Care collaboration technology vendor TigerConnect has debuted TigerTouch, a text message-oriented, audio/visual telehealth system designed to help health systems manage COVID-19 cases.

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Henry Kotula

MAY 1, 2020

Dive Brief: CMS issued a another round of sweeping regulatory rollbacks Thursday that will temporarily change how some providers care for patients and get compensated during the ongoing pandemic. Other major changes are related to COVID-19 testing for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.

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CMS.gov

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicare Parts A & B. Pathways to Success,” an Overhaul of Medicare’s ACO Program. Today the Trump Administration announced our overhaul of the program for Accountable Care Organizations, or “ACOs,” in Medicare. Innovation models.

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American Well

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

1892) includes four significant provisions that will greatly improve the delivery and expansion of telehealth services in the United States: 50302 – Expanding Access to Home Dialysis Therapy. 50323 – Increasing Convenience for Medicare Advantage Enrollees through Telehealth.

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American Well

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

1892) includes four significant provisions that will greatly improve the delivery and expansion of telehealth services in the United States: 50302 – Expanding Access to Home Dialysis Therapy. 50323 – Increasing Convenience for Medicare Advantage Enrollees through Telehealth.

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