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HIMSS publishes its first-ever report on Connected Health maturity in APAC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In an organisation-first, HIMSS has published a report exploring the maturity of Connected Health in the APAC region. In the broader scheme of things, Connected Health technologies have the power to enhance patient engagement, patient access to care, and patient empowerment. WHAT IT'S ABOUT. ACCESSING THE REPORT.

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Add Behavioral Data to Social Determinants For Better Patient Understanding

Health Populi

The Sage team explains that, by layering knowledge about peoples’ behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes on top of the traditional SDOH factors, health care providers can mash-up SBDoH – “socio-behavioral determinants of health” — your new acronym to add to your growing list of healthcare ABCs.

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Telehealth billing guide highlights complexities of use

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Center for Connected Health Policy has published a 21-page guide intended to help providers with telehealth-based Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. Asynchronous virtual visits are helping reduce the burdens on primary care providers at Prisma Health, while also enabling easier access, convenience and speed to care for patients.

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Growing Investments in Digital Health Are Driven by Consumer Demand, Clinical Outcomes, and Cost-Savings

Health Populi

The last chart tells us that Evidence & Outcomes is the top priority among all three purchaser types when evaluating whether to offer a specific digital health solution. Investing in case studies and proof-of-outcomes must be part of a digital health innovator’s toolkit.

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The ROI on Virtual Care – Thinking About Value and Future Prospects With the AMA

Health Populi

To help us think this through, just in time, the AMA has published a report on the Return on Health: Moving Beyond Dollars and Cents in Realizing the Value of Virtual Care. Those virtual care stories were based on interviews with a range of providers and industry representatives, shown in the graphic labelled “collaborators.”

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The Digital Health Consumer According to Rock Health

Health Populi

A longer-term solution would be for consumers to control their own health data in secure data lockers. Check out Estonia and Switzerland for case studies on that. There are early blockchain-enabled examples of this emerging, dotted around the world. In the meantime, in the U.S.,

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The Thematic Roadmap for AHIP 2024: What the Health Insurance Conference Will Cover

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Value-based care will be a big topic at AHIP 2024 with examples and case studies shared. We are all payers now, whether employers, government plans, unions and collectives, or patients-as-payers.