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How AI can improve patient experience and patient engagement

Healthcare It News

Hospitals and health systems, especially larger ones, are using AI in myriad new ways – including leveraging it for improved patient experience, and for better patient engagement with the goal of reducing health inequities. How did you originally see AI being a fit for improving the patient experience?

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It's time for primary care to take advantage of advanced technology

Healthcare It News

Primary care in the U.S. On one hand, the value of primary care physicians has never been higher. The evidence of that is in the tens of billions of dollars of investment in healthcare – more than $39 billion invested in the sector last year alone, with a notable focus on primary care.

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At Providence, RPM is improving patient health and reducing provider workload

Healthcare It News

The health system's expansion into remote patient monitoring is meant to directly address two of these issues. "For us, a key aspect was ensuring EHR integration was available from the beginning for our clinicians. With EHR integration, all patient information is available in real time for clinicians.

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Why a Focus on Behavioral Health is Key to Improving Quality Measures

HIT Consultant

Since the passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act in 2008, the U.S. healthcare system has been moving towards value-based care (VBC) which encourages health providers to improve care quality by reimbursing them based on successful outcomes rather than individual medical services.

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CMMI Prioritizes Multi-Payer Alignment in New Models

NCQA

And then we’re also developing an approach for certification based on quality improvement and patient experience.” NCQA is eager to continue the conversation on multi-payer alignment and tracking state innovations.

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Partnering Up in the Health Care Ecosystem to Drive Transformation – for Organizations and Health Consumers Alike

Health Populi

In particular, the volume of health data from wearables, implantables, and other decentralized technologies is growing by 48% annually, according to a recent report from the Swiss Re Institute. Swiss Re, as a re-insurer, is in the business of managing risk.

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Bridges Health Partners Highmark BCBS Form Commercial Value-Based Care Agreement

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Bridges Health Partners LLC (Bridges) , a Clinically Integrated Network, and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (Highmark) entered into a multi-year Value-Based Agreement for Highmark’s Commercial membership in Western Pennsylvania. Established in 2017 through a collaboration between Independence Health System, St.