Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. Hey, coordinated care is a good idea. The original HIPAA regulations were drafted by HHS in the absence of any particular statutory framework.

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Regulations Health Data Accountability Healthcare 60

Health Dialog

JUNE 16, 2016

The latest FDA rule , which will take effect August 8 th this year, extends regulations to include all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes (also called electronic cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS)), dissolvables, hookah tobacco, cigars, pipe tobacco, and any novel or future tobacco products.

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Prevention Regulations Accountable Care Population Health 40

NASHP

DECEMBER 10, 2021

ACO Accountable Care Organizations. CBCM Community Based Care Management Program. PCCM Primary Care Case Management. PH-MCO Physical Health Managed Care Organization. RAE Regional Accountable Entity. Pennsylvania requires MCOs to implement Community-based Care Management Programs which may include CHWs.

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Medicaid Primary Care Prevention Nursing 120

NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

High-quality, integrated care requires strong system-level partnerships, information and data sharing, and family-centered practices. Yet, states often face barriers to integrated care including a lack of trust across agencies, privacy regulations that may hinder data sharing, and misaligned eligibility, enrollment, and referral systems.

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Medicaid Integration Quality Improvement Accountability 98

NASHP

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (the Medicaid program administrator) does not specifically require the Regional Accountable Entities (RAEs), care coordinating entities contracted with Colorado’s Medicaid program, or other managed care entities to cover CHW services, nor does the Department pay for CHW services under FFS.

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Medicaid Primary Care Prevention Nursing 52

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 20, 2023

At a macro level, The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) promises to be the interoperability superhighway for healthcare data, speeding information on patients from care facility and care provider — regardless of location or healthcare entity — to where it’s currently needed.

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Health Data Accountable Care Accountability Healthcare 98

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Thanks to new regulations from the government and subsequent new rules from commercial payers, telemedicine services are being reimbursed. Welcome to the third installment in Healthcare IT News ' latest feature series, "Health IT Investment: The Next Five Years." Investing in consolidation.

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Telemedicine Hospitals Nursing Health Technology 362

Sheppard Health Law

MAY 9, 2023

While not as onerous as the original proposal, the new notice and disclosure process will result in greater (1) transparency into financial investor involvement in health care entities, and (2) access to data on health care transactions in light of health equity considerations that are becoming a greater focus in the industry.

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Regulations Accountable Care Accountability Medical Services 52

NASHP

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

If not, policymakers may consider defining it in regulation.]. Any affiliation, arrangement, or contract that results in a change of control for a health care entity. Note: Policymakers may need to define some of these terms and specify how they are to be calculated in regulation. Section 2: Notice. (A)

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Regulations Rehabilitation Accountable Care Hospitals 52

Accountable Care Doctors

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended health care in America, and as of this writing, is still raging on. A quick snapshot reveals how decades-long investments by CAPP groups to better integrate their care delivery systems is paying off. Continue to encourage the migration of care from the health care campus to the home.

Primary Care 59

Primary Care Integration Remote Care Population Health 59

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. How do we integrate lessons from the past and present?

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Integration Urgent Care Pharmaceuticals 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. How do we integrate lessons from the past and present?

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Integration Urgent Care Pharmaceuticals 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. How do we integrate lessons from the past and present?

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Integration Urgent Care Pharmaceuticals 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. How do we integrate lessons from the past and present?

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Integration Urgent Care Pharmaceuticals 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. How do we integrate lessons from the past and present?

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Integration Urgent Care Pharmaceuticals 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. How do we integrate lessons from the past and present?

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Integration Urgent Care Pharmaceuticals 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. How do we integrate lessons from the past and present?

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Integration Urgent Care Pharmaceuticals 60

Health Populi

MAY 22, 2018

Or a year of healthcare for a family of four? The $28,166 includes inpatient facility care (e.g., hospitalizations), outpatient facility care (e.g., home healthcare, ambulance services, durable medical equipment). Employees’ share of health care costs now reach 44% of that $26,144. A new car?

Accountable Care 91

Accountable Care Hospitals Accountability Regulations 91

HIT Consultant

APRIL 7, 2023

Additionally, digital transformation can support medical research and drive innovation in healthcare, as well as generate new revenue streams. Data Interoperability: Hospitals need to be able to share data with other healthcare providers and organizations in order to coordinate care and avoid duplicate tests and treatments.

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Hospitals Life Sciences Integration Accountability 52