Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Population health management has become an important competency for hospitals and health systems. What are some of the challenges facing successful population health management programs today? More and more organizations are looking for ways to improve the health of the populations they serve.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 30, 2023

AI holds a promising role in the future of prediction and prevention, breaking barriers by turning subjective decisions into objective ones. Thomas is also a registered nurse with a Master of Science degree, which gives her a unique perspective on the intersection of IT, clinician workflow and patient experience.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 11, 2023

“We have CenterWell, the largest home health provider and we have a very sizable pharmacy with mail order, so integrating those as well, [and] … with the payment methodology, with the providers, you start to get a powerful solution for the patients.” Our health care system is very reactive,” she said.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As healthcare organizations experience the profound financial impact of nurse shortages, care guidance is providing an innovative and efficient solution. Remove non-clinical tasks from the workloads of nurses and clinical staff. Schedule appointments, screenings, preventive care and annual wellness visits.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 24, 2022

One of the next big shifts in patient care will be precision medicine will be "an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment and lifestyle for each person," as the Precision Medicine Initiative describes it. A lot of new challenges.

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Healthcare Success

JULY 31, 2023

It has application in value-based care, patient population health, accountable care organizations (ACOs), and health management organizations (HMOs). to prevent or improve chronic health conditions. Make healthcare accessible Access to care is a barrier for many rural and underserved populations.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 18, 2022

How do care management interventions to mitigate SDOH as a risk for undesired health outcomes work? Recently, population health management strategies have begun to incorporate evaluations for patients' social needs connected to SDOH, as well as interventions addressing these needs.

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Health Dialog

MARCH 10, 2020

Health Dialog is full of devoted employees committed to our mission of helping clients improve population health, reduce costs, and engage patients to make the best decisions about their health. What work did you do before joining Health Dialog?

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Health Dialog

MARCH 10, 2020

Health Dialog is full of devoted employees committed to our mission of helping clients improve population health, reduce costs, and engage patients to make the best decisions about their health. What work did you do before joining Health Dialog?

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NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

While critical to a comprehensive approach, primary prevention and broad population health approaches are beyond the scope of this resource.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2023

DSWs include certified nursing assistants, home health aides, direct support professionals, personal care aides and other nonlicensed workers. These donations are part of UnitedHealthcare’s commitment to making a positive impact on the lives of the most underserved and, particularly, the population aging at home.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Established in 2017 through a collaboration between Independence Health System, St. These models incentivize providers to deliver timely and appropriate care while prioritizing preventive measures.

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Health Dialog

MARCH 8, 2016

In October 2015, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released updated screening recommendations for high blood pressure in adults. Chronic Care Management 101: Target the Right Age Group for Heart Disease & Prevention. Population Health Management.

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Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

All those digital tools generate data, which must flow into some version of a patient health record to ensure the data are collected, safely stored, and accessible for diagnosis and sound action-making and -taking. What a difference a decade makes for clinicians’ embrace of electronic health records. population health burden.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 6, 2023

This data is often complex and is coming from multiple different sources such as personal health information, claims data, clinical trial data, patient surveys, disease registries, population health statistics, wellness apps, and wearable devices. And so, the need for data management technologies continues to grow.

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Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

“I sense that [Amazon is] going to focus on chronic disease,” Michael Abrams, managing partner of the global health care consultancy Numerof & Associates, previously told Home Health Care News. From a population health point of view, that’s where the biggest need lies.

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GoMoHealth

OCTOBER 20, 2022

By addressing both social and personal determinates of health, we are not only able to bridge the divide in population health, but we can also go a long way toward advancing health equity in some of our most vulnerable populations. 3,000 noncompliant for variety of preventive care screenings or follow-up.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Cityblock’s unique care model connects members to a dedicated team of healthcare professionals, including primary care providers, behavioral health specialists, community health partners, nurse care managers, and more. This includes: Primary care: Regular check-ups, preventive screenings, and chronic disease management.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Access to care is a central focus for healthcare given several factors: a growing population being impacted with chronic conditions, increased resourcing constraints, and growing fatigue and workload among providers. hours/ day to serve their patients if they followed the national recommended guidelines for preventive and chronic care.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

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NASHP

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Master Plan also aligns with some of the governor’s key initiatives, such as the “California for ALL” vision and the Task Force on Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness. Ohio’s current 60 years and older population is expected to increase by 33.4 percent and will constitute a quarter of the state’s population by 2030.

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Health Dialog

JANUARY 7, 2020

Health Dialog is full of devoted employees committed to our mission of helping clients improve population health, reduce costs, and engage patients to make the best decisions about their health. What do you do at Health Dialog?

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The response: A health plan is a comprehensive package of healthcare services and coverage that helps individuals or groups manage and finance their healthcare needs. Health plans are designed to provide a range of medical services, preventive care, and financial protection against the costs of healthcare.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 3, 2022

But by and large, the healthcare system is not adequately set up to engage individuals who need the most help, including the 133 million Americans who live with at least one preventable chronic disease. Most healthcare interventions intended to motivate or engage members to improve their health don’t align with members’ day-to-day needs.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2021

The authors suggest that investing more in prevention and health promotion for these groups could improve health outcomes and get to more equitable spending levels.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

That means shifting away from reactive medicine to proactive and preventative care, wellness, population health, and better support for chronic conditions. A recent study by the Commonwealth Fund found that, despite spending far more of its gross domestic product on health care than 10 other high-income nations, the U.S.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 10, 2021

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CHW Community Health Worker. CHA/P Community Health Aid/ Practitioner. PH-MCO Physical Health Managed Care Organization. PHW Pandemic Health Worker. USPSTF United States Preventative Services Task Force. ACO Accountable Care Organizations.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The lives that succumb to HAIs are cut short for reasons that are largely preventable. Health Populi’s Hot Points: The public health and regional population health benefit to this informatics/genomics approach to managing HAIs is clear. Combating these deaths is a “winnable battle,” the U.S.

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Bill Of Health

JANUARY 20, 2022

Hospital bed shortages, overwhelmed intensive care nurses, and scarcities of needed medical equipment have been embarrassing but constant features of the American health care landscape. A nation that spends nearly one out of every six dollars on health care should get much, much more for its money.

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Sheppard Health Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

If implemented, these proposals would incentivize payers and providers alike to track health data carefully, document reimbursements accurately, and take on a more proactive approach to improving health, signaling another trend towards preventive care.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 23, 2023

Over 90 percent of nurses said they are considering quitting their jobs by the end of 2022 in a survey, with 72 percent of nurses stating they had already experienced burnout before March 2020. Without proper staffing, hospitals are at risk of closure and patients’ health is at risk of worsening.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

When the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) developed the concept of the Triple Aim in 2007, it was founded on three pillars: enhancing patient experience, improving population health, and lowering per capita health care costs.

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Medical GPS

MAY 13, 2021

The challenge is how to educate patients on those benefits so as to preventatively alleviate any awkward tension and even encourage patients to seek out APPs as part of their healthcare team. Gibala writes in her MEDI Leadership newsletter, “Over the past several years a lot has been written and done around team-based care.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 1, 2022

While healthcare jobs have roughly returned to pre-pandemic levels, experts predict that overall nurse shortage will reach 1.1 Traveling nurses can’t travel forever, and regional health systems can’t pay the inflated costs and ongoing training burden. million by the end of the year, calling it a “national emergency”.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

We have folks looking at population health, cutting through diagnoses and understanding if it’s post-acute, pre-acute. Then the RN can apply certain interventions to prevent a condition from exacerbating and leading to an emergency room or a hospital admission. Do you understand your care plan?

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NASHP

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

CHW services could be used for many health conditions as long as there is a care plan in place written by a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse midwife. Health departments currently serve as the major CHW employers in the state. 98961 – 2 to 4 patients. 98962 – 5 to 8 patients.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 25, 2024

As President of Value-Based Care (VBC) for Conifer Health Solutions, Mary Bacaj is responsible for leading the company’s business unit that delivers population health management and financial risk management services to more than 250 organizations. About Mary Bacaj, Ph.D.

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