Health Populi

JULY 20, 2021

Furthermore, the flow of medical debt was greater among health citizens living in states that did not expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act, compared with patients who reside in Medicaid expansion states, according to an original research essay, Medical Debt in the US, 2009-2020 published in JAMA on 20 July 2021.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 2, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS The dual team study published by Epic found that 60% of the time, the virtual primary care telehealth appointments held between March 1, 2020, and October 15, 2022, did not result in subsequent doctors visits. "Americans are having a harder time securing an appointment with a doctor than 10 years ago," he pointed out.

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Primary Care Doctors Telemedicine Medicaid 271

Triage Health Law

JANUARY 11, 2023

Pursuant to federal regulations that took effect on January 1, 2023, individuals who lose Medicaid coverage will be granted a special enrollment right to enroll in Medicare Part B coverage. [1] Medicare Part B covers doctors visits, outpatient services and certain other services. [2] This is however changing and Ohio is an example.

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Medicaid Medicare Regulations Doctors 59

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

What You Should Know: – MDwise and Cityblock Health , the first tech-driven healthcare provider for communities with complex health and social needs announced that they will be collaborating to provide high-quality, comprehensive care to 10,000 Medicaid members at launch in select Indiana communities, including Indianapolis. ”

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Healthcare It News

MAY 31, 2023

" The fourth theme to emerge was that telemedicine held both positive and negative effects on both doctors and patients. Meanwhile, other respondents said doctors worked beyond normal hours, supported patient technical issues and were left to judge when a virtual visit was appropriate for a patient's need.

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Telemedicine Primary Care Regulations Doctors 299

Health Care Law Blog

APRIL 16, 2024

In recent years, Michigan has been home to two of the largest sexual abuse scandals involving doctors in history: the sexual abuse committed by Larry Nassar while employed by Michigan State University and the sexual abuse committed by Robert Anderson while employed by the University of Michigan.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 15, 2024

In the coming months, the organization will begin working with Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and commercial plans to provide enhanced support to caregivers in the United States. Caregivers will then be able to view benefit details, coordinate services, and pay for covered expenses using the care-receiver’s health benefits.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 25, 2023

With more than 50 specialties offering more than 20,00 appointments each week, patients without health insurance can book doctors' visits for a set price with no referrals required.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2023

FINANCIAL DISPARITIES Even if physician numbers were at replacement levels, the cost of education and massive student loan debts encourage new doctors to pursue higher-salaried positions, which are more typical at hospitals that serve wealthier communities. Incentivizing Medicaid capture. So what can be done? Education reform.

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Telemedicine Doctors Medicaid Medicare 98

HIT Consultant

MAY 8, 2023

While key elements that patients value in virtual care offerings include cost and time savings, and the ability to reduce Emergency Department (ED) or urgent care visits, people want to see doctors they trust or and are more likely to adopt virtual care when recommended by their primary care physicians (PCPs).

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Urgent Care Primary Care Medicaid Doctors 98

Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2020

Eight percent of doctors have closed their practices as a result of COVID-19, tallying about 16,000 closed practices. 4 in 10 doctors saw patient volumes fall by at least 26%, which the Foundations noted could be difficult or impossible for most physician practices to sustain for more than a few months.

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Telemedicine Doctors Medicare Primary Care 154

Home Health Care

MARCH 19, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new voluntary model Tuesday – centered around primary care providers – that could offer home-based care providers more opportunity to dive into risk-based care. Primary care providers and home-based care providers currently, and generally, have transactional relationships.

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Primary Care Medicare Accountable Care Medicaid 79

HIT Consultant

MARCH 7, 2023

According to the AMA , studies conducted in 2018 showed that “most patients only take their medicine as prescribed about half the time and are often reluctant to tell their doctor, while a quarter of new prescriptions are never filled.” Patients make adherence decisions in the period between visiting a doctor and going to a pharmacy.

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Healthcare Doctors Medicaid Integration 98

Healthcare ECONOMIST

AUGUST 16, 2023

How much are doctors paid in England ? 340B Program participation has not demonstrated improved quality of inpatient care among Medicaid or uninsured patients.” Do Medicare Advantage beneficiaries understand their plan ? Health insurance exchanges and reinsurance. Utilization management for Part D cancer drugs.

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Doctors Medicaid Medicare 54

Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Care Compare – the all-in-one search tool for consumers seeking home health, hospice and other Medicare-reimbursed health care services – will now include new information on providers’ relationships with doctors and clinicians. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the update on Monday.

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Rehabilitation Medicare Nursing Doctors 95

Etactics

APRIL 12, 2024

Imagine you’re a doctor and you have a patient that comes in for a service such as a check-up. The most common viewing of a third-party payer in the United States are private insurance companies, like Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and public government payers, such as Medicare and Medicaid. What is Medicaid ? Back to the basics.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The taxpayer dollars that fund Medicare and Medicaid are meant to support the delivery of health care services most suitable for beneficiaries,” Mike Stapleton, acting special agent in charge at the U.S. We are committed to pursuing entities and individuals that offer kickbacks and the doctors that solicit or accept them.”.

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Tricare Medicaid Medicare Integration 105

Healthcare Success

APRIL 8, 2024

Once you develop a tentative positioning statement, you might want to engage a marketing research firm to reveal the key phrases that come to mind when patients or referring doctors think of your organization. Net consumer cost depends on several factors, including: Insurance types and coverages (HMO, PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.).

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Patient Experience Ambulatory Care Urgent Care Doctors 273

Bill Of Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

At their health care visits, families receive a “legal check-up” in the areas of housing, public benefits, Medicaid, and education. Her Medicaid had been terminated, making needed treatment more difficult to access. s housing, Medicaid, and special education laws after our work with her is done, and to play a role in systemic reform.

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Medicaid Prevention Doctors Nursing 139

HIT Consultant

MARCH 21, 2024

Moving Forward: Transparency and Better Tools The PHTI report calls for more transparency from providers and payers: Providers: Doctors need clear information on tool performance before recommending them to patients. Payers: Health plans and employers should require evidence of tool benefits and tie financial coverage to clinical outcomes.

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Physical Therapy Doctors Medicaid Prevention 104

p3care

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Therefore, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid took an initiative in 2003 and dedicated POS – 20 (Place of Service – 20) as a designation for an urgent care facility. The services obtained from urgent care are not likely to be covered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS.

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Urgent Care Primary Care Doctors Medicaid 113

HIT Consultant

MAY 14, 2024

“His guidance and expertise also will inform product development and market strategies.” ”

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Life Sciences Hospitals Doctors Medicaid 52

Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

A group of 22 states — led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen — have urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to lift the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers in the Medicare and Medicaid space. This is a problem that has been sort of created by these state vaccine mandate bans.”.

Home Care 119

Home Care Medicare Medicaid Doctors 119

NASHP

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Strengthening the Clinical Workforce $1 Million Pre-Medical Opportunity Program The Pre-medical Opportunity Program empowers well-qualified students from underserved communities to enter — and successfully complete — medical school and/or doctoral programs in the medical sciences. Specifically, an investment of $1.4 million in FY 2023 and $5.1

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Nursing Doctors Medicaid Prevention 98

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2023

With diabetes, for example, RPM allows diabetes management to be more of a partnership between doctors and patients. RPM is particularly making a real difference in the lives of patients who need to manage chronic conditions.

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Doctors Prevention Medicare Patient Experience 119

HIT Consultant

JUNE 26, 2023

The HDU will function through the local government to be used by healthcare professionals to enhance patient care, public health officials to support the community, and the Medicaid agency to treat vulnerable individuals. Why It Matters OHIT Director Michelle M.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Doctors have no access to data about the social determinants of health, hampering their ability to tailor care to patients. It’s not a stretch to say that your phone knows more about many of these key factors than your doctor. There is no readily available database on the disease burden by population segment.

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Health Data Telemedicine Accountability Population Health 115

p3care

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In the last quarter of 2020, CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) announced the performance scores for clinicians of QPP MIPS 2019 on its official site. Doctors do not have time to compile necessary data as per the CMS requirements. Relaxations for QPP MIPS 2020 Data Submission.

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Medicare Accountability Doctors Medicaid 238

Home Health Care

MARCH 27, 2024

Kang is the former CMO of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The big difference, probably, in the last maybe 10 to 15 years is that Medicaid, state agencies, have actually started paying for it, as part of an effort to keep people out of nursing homes and in the home. It’s a plethora of things.

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Primary Care Medicare Medicaid Nursing 102

p3care

MAY 20, 2022

Their doctor must attest to all their medication and document it in their medical file using the means available. Their doctor must attest to all their medication and document it in their medical file using the means available. IA_AHE_1 – Improve participation of Medicaid and other underprivileged communities (high-weighted).

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Prevention Doctors Healthcare Providers Regulations 246

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 9, 2022

What You Should Know: – Juno Medical, the modern doctor’s office that’s designed for the 99% raises $12M in Series A funding co-led by Julian Eison, Managing Partner at NEXT VENTURES , and Serena Williams, Managing Partner at Serena Ventures.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Primary Care Medicaid Medicare 98

Etactics

APRIL 5, 2024

It gives doctors the ability to monitor patients’ chronic conditions remotely. This monitoring helps doctors to detect issues as they arise which helps them to provide treatment more quickly. Patients are also able to direct questions and concerns to their doctors via telemedicine platforms.

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Telemedicine Doctors Regulations Medicare 52

Health Populi

JUNE 26, 2023

Note that 21% of these sicker patients needed a particular doctor or hospital not covered by their insurance — that is, out-of-network. The table breaks out these data points for the well versus the un-well, making the point that PAB is more likely greater among people dealing with chronic and acute conditions.

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Doctors Patient Experience Medicaid Hospitals 62

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Due to numerous variances in state populations including income, education and health status, as well as the mix and geographic location of doctors, hospitals and clinics, and the level of insurer competition, there truly is no one-size-fits-all federal solution when it comes to operating a health insurance exchange.

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Medicaid Regulations Doctors Medicare 98

Home Health Care

APRIL 5, 2023

We are growing our Medicare and Medicaid businesses quite well,” Humana CEO Bruce Broussard said recently. “For us as an organization, we have a rich opportunity in Medicare Advantage. And, our CenterWell provider assets are doing quite well.”

Primary Care 96

Primary Care Medicare Quality of Care Integration 96

Etactics

JUNE 29, 2023

After a hospital stay, a doctor may decide to send their patient to a SNF to receive specialized nursing care. A doctor must also certify that a patient needs daily skilled care from skilled nursing staff. Medicaid If you are looking for assistance with long-term care that is not covered by Medicare, consider looking at Medicaid.

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Nursing Medicare Home Care Medicaid 52

NASHP

MAY 8, 2023

For example, in the health care arena, states are leveraging National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) HEDIS measures and requiring Medicaid and commercial health plans to report stratified HEDIS measures. Innovations in state Medicaid programs provide a good signal for state health policy direction and related data strategy needs.

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