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Audio-Only Telehealth Remains Common at Safety Net Clinics, Study Finds

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Audio-only telehealth visits for both primary care and mental health services remained common at safety net clinics in California since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Key findings of the report include: The number of primary care visits increased by 8.5%

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CMMI’s Proposed TEAM Model Offers Another Risk-Based Opportunity For Home Health Providers

Home Health Care

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced a new proposed model that will undoubtedly affect home health providers, and also allow them the opportunity to get more involved in value-based care initiatives. TEAM would be yet another model furthering that goal, if enacted.

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Why Hospitals with Nearby Home Health Agencies Have Higher Readmission Rates

Home Health Care

Hospital readmissions are regularly viewed as an indicator of the quality of care patients receive. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) calculates annual readmission rates, and if those rates are higher than national averages, hospitals are financially penalized.

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center: Equity and Vision

Sheppard Health Law

On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (“ CMS ”) Innovation Center (“ Innovation Center ”) published a white paper detailing its vision for the next ten years: a health system that achieves equitable outcomes through high quality, affordable, person-centered care. Strategic Objective 2: Advance Health Equity.

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[ANSWERED] What is a Fee for Service in Healthcare?

Etactics

Quality of care. These include capitation, value-based reimbursement, and episodes of care/bundled payments. Send your bills to your payer, which might include private insurance companies or government programs (Medicare or Medicaid). Patients can receive a range of primary care services by paying a monthly or annual fee.

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How Covid-19 Can Inspire Tech-Enabled Value-Based Health Care in a Cash-Constrained America

Health Populi

health care financing regime of volume-based payment didn’t fare well as millions of patients postponed or cancelled procedures and visits for fear of contracting the virus in the halls, offices and clinics of hospitals and doctor’s offices. Driving efficiency and accountability. In other words, the U.S. Crowe LLC estimated that U.S.

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Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid: A Strategy for Supporting Primary Care in Rural Areas

NASHP

Primary care case management (PCCM) programs are one of the oldest types of Medicaid managed care, but over time most states have shifted to use managed care organizations (MCOs) to deliver services to Medicaid participants. million Medicaid participants. Executive Summary.