Healthcare It News
JANUARY 30, 2023
Ever since CMS released the new CPT codes for remote therapeutic monitoring last year, health systems have been eager to use them, but unsure of the criteria. Providers are acknowledged for the time they spend connecting with patients outside of the office. With the new CPT codes, providers can get reimbursed for: Educating patients on how to use a remote care-management platform.
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 30, 2023
Federal regulators have raised concerns about alleged payment abuses in the MA program for years, specifically for those tied to risk adjustments.
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Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 30, 2023
Industry Voices—5 steps to develop an effective 'always-on' patient communication strategy hlandi Mon, 01/30/2023 - 18:17
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 30, 2023
The pandemic forced us to rethink how to leverage technology and data to augment resources and shift to new adoption models for better patient experiences.
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Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 30, 2023
Medicare Advantage plans lose out in final RADV audit rule that ditches fee-for-service adjuster rking Mon, 01/30/2023 - 15:36
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 30, 2023
With the right payment integrity approach and finely tuned focus, payers will find the exceptional service execution required to thrive in today’s environment.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 30, 2023
Commonwealth Fund: US has lower life expectancy but spends most on health compared to other countries rking Mon, 01/30/2023 - 13:32
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 30, 2023
State officials began investigating Express Scripts in April after receiving multiple complaints from an independent pharmacy association over the Cigna-owned PBM’s handling of claims.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 30, 2023
White House plans to end COVID emergency declarations on May 11 hlandi Mon, 01/30/2023 - 22:10
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 30, 2023
A rise in union activity could also persist as the sector continues recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 30, 2023
Tech startup Paradigm lands $203M to get more patients into clinical research, accelerate drug trials hlandi Mon, 01/30/2023 - 11:51
Healthcare Success
JANUARY 30, 2023
Your website is—more often than not—the first experience people have with your brand. So having a solid strategy is crucial. Creating an immersive, branded space for users to experience is vital for effective marketing. When you’re strategic, branding and messaging are clear and cohesive across multiple channels, and your website can better support your short- and long-term business goals, such as: Better brand image Improved trust Enhanced brand reputation More appointments Increased patient vo
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 30, 2023
Hospitals faced 'worst financial year since the start of the pandemic' in 2022, Kaufman Hall data show dmuoio Mon, 01/30/2023 - 14:44
Health Care Dive
JANUARY 30, 2023
“It’s more important to do this right than to do it fast,” Minnesota’s Chief Deputy Attorney General John Keller said regarding the deal.
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Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 30, 2023
Number of people with long COVID appears to be declining, according to CDC data fdiamond Mon, 01/30/2023 - 16:00
HIT Consultant
JANUARY 30, 2023
What You Should Know: – Former Bayless Integrated Healthcare CEO, Justin Bayless announced the launch of Journey Venture Studio, a 501c3 healthcare-focused venture studio focused on serving diverse and underrepresented founders. – Aspiring entrepreneurs will go through a rigorous interview process, and once accepted and assigned a company will go through a rigorous growth program designed to jump-start the company’s success.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 30, 2023
Fledgling digital companies take complex fertility process out of the clinic and into the home aburky Mon, 01/30/2023 - 16:42
HIT Consultant
JANUARY 30, 2023
Alaina Victoria, PT, DPT, Clinical Content Manager, OneStep In 2014, Stephen Hawking cautioned that “the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race….It would take off on its own and re-design itself at an ever-increasing rate.” Artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced rapidly in recent years, with its impressive power and capacity to change so many areas of human life.
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Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 30, 2023
CMS proposes rules to expand access to contraception under ACA pminemyer Mon, 01/30/2023 - 14:47
Healthcare Associates
JANUARY 30, 2023
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Home Health Care
JANUARY 30, 2023
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Home-based care providers are enthused – at least in part – by the passing of the $1.66 trillion omnibus spending bill in December. Specifically, they’re bullish on the added transparency language required from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a two-year extension for Medicare telehealth provisions and further value-based care incentives.
NASHP
JANUARY 30, 2023
State Interagency Councils on Homelessness (ICHs) are a promising mechanism to coordinate various state and local partners and develop and implement plans to end homelessness. Addressing homelessness necessitates coordination across a wide array of federal, state, and local agencies, community-based organizations, service providers, and the public, including individuals with lived experience.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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Home Health Care
JANUARY 30, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule Monday that takes aim at overpayments and accountability within Medicare Advantage (MA). Specifically, the rule promises to provide further oversight over MA plans and to recoup any overpayments. CMS plans to do so through the Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) final rule, which will “restore payment oversight,” according to the agency.
Healthy Debate
JANUARY 30, 2023
The post Shopping for care. Is medical tourism a benefit or risk to our health-care system? appeared first on Healthy Debate.
Home Health Care
JANUARY 30, 2023
In home-based care, persistent headwinds are forcing leaders to employ new strategies. Those strategies include searching for new partnerships to drive efficiency; looking outside the industry for inspiration; and taking on more value-based and risk-based opportunities. The headwind with the most persistence is staffing woes. At CenterWell Home Health, forming relationships with universities has been one approach to addressing this pain point.
Healthcare Leadership
JANUARY 30, 2023
Blog by Joe Babaian For True Innovation, Don’t Rely On Your Own Ideas. This is an exciting take from Daniel Terdiman of Fast Company. How often do we consider disruptive and incremental innovation as the lifeblood of our journey? This is what all of us are really about – making a difference, not settling for average, reaching all patients, and doing this in a positive, powerful, meaningful, and sustainable way.
Speaker: Dr. Ugo Uwaoma, MD, MBA
Due to the impact of COVID-19, integrating telehealth software into practices and organizations has become the new normal. In turn, this has increased the effectiveness of collaborative healthcare by strengthening communication amongst healthcare workers and helping combat the woes of burnout. Communication between patients and healthcare providers has also improved, allowing patients to reach their providers easily and decreasing turnaround time.
Nordic
JANUARY 30, 2023
Healthcare is beset by “ The Big Squeeze ,” a confluence of factors creating a burning platform for change at a time when financial health is at an all-time low. Labor pains are of particular concern due to demand that outstrips the current supply of skilled and unskilled workers, rising wages, and an increased reliance on contract labor. In order to ease the squeeze, health systems need to consider harnessing people, data, and technology in ways that improve care access.
HIStalk
JANUARY 30, 2023
Laura McCrary, EdD is president and CEO of the Kansas.
HIStalk
JANUARY 30, 2023
I’m putting my travel schedule together for the next few.
Speaker: Matt McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Mend
Patient engagement happens before, during, and after interactions. Consumer research has found that in 2021, 64% of US households reported using Telehealth services. In addition 34% of patients would prefer Telehealth visits to in-office visits. Accessible patient engagement technology can help you improve your relationships with your patients while also improving your KPIs.
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