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How CommonSpirit Reduced Medicare Spending by $136M

Home Health Care

CommonSpirit Health carved out $136 million in savings to Medicare for 2020, while also improving overall outcomes for hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries, the company recently announced. CommonSpirit Health is a participant in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), which began back in 2012 after being designed by the U.S.

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Industry Fragmentation Has Left Home Health Providers ‘Exploited’ by Medicare Advantage

Home Health Care

The highly fragmented home health industry has turned providers into commodities, at least in the eyes of Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations. Because there are so many providers looking to make managed care inroads, the rates home health operators receive from MA sources are typically far below what they get from fee-for-service Medicare.

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HLTH22 Day 3 News Summary

HIT Consultant

Edifecs and Empowered-Home announced a partnership to provide automated prior authorizations to medical associations, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Independent Physician Associations (IPAs), medical groups, and home healthcare agencies. Edifecs Partners with Empowered-Home to Deliver Automated Prior Authorizations.

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National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN): Proceedings from the National Forum on Care Coordination for CYSHCN

NASHP

In spite of these barriers, and to help address them, states have implemented innovations to improve integrated care coordination for CYSHCN. Federal agencies have also prioritized and supported advancing integrated care. Leveraging Data and Technology. Pediatrics. 17] Kretzmann, J. 22] Antonelli, Richard C., Pediatrics.

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Roundups: 17 Recent Strategic Digital Health Partnerships

HIT Consultant

Covered employees can receive care wherever and wherever needed via a virtual visit through the MyChart patient portal or through Captive Health’s mobile application. Spatially Health partners with ilumed , an Accountable Care Organization REACH comprised of more than 2,600 physicians and 56,000 Medicare patients to lead SDOH efforts.