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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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4 Hurdles On The Road to Hybrid Healthcare – Digital Transformation

HIT Consultant

Although many companies had plans on the books to advance telemedicine, the crisis revealed that virtual care is not only possible but in many cases is also preferred by patients. The future of healthcare is most likely a hybrid model, where patients receive a mix of virtual and in-person care. healthcare system.

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Virtual Health Tech Enables the Continuum of Health from Hospital to Home

Health Populi

TripleTree expects a “domino effect from virtual health adoption that will drive waves of demand across areas that complement virtual health and address other vulnerabilities exposed by COVID-19,” the report forecasts. Power found that only 10% of health consumers had been using telehealth services. In 2019, J.D.

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17 HLTH 2022 Predictions from Digital Health Executives to Watch

HIT Consultant

They are all trying to tackle this issue of broader access by launching new primary care models and virtual services. Digital health is a critical enabler as we think about the new models of healthcare emerging to address access issues. Mark Engelen, CEO of RXLive.

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6 Key Healthcare Trends Emerging from the Pandemic

Health Care Success

Beyond the “usual suspect” service lines such as cardiovascular and orthopedics, one of the biggest trends in healthcare is a renewed focus on primary care. This growth is due to several factors, likely including a desire for revenue growth, expanded referral networks, and addressing population health disparities.

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The Retail Health Battle Royale, Day 5 – Consumer Demands For a Health/Care Ecosystem (and What We Can Learn from Costco’s $1.50 Hot Dog)

Health Populi

DG has been exploring its health-and-wellness offerings and has enlisted four physicians to advise the company’s strategy. One of the advisors, Dr. Von Nguyen, is the Clinical Lead of Public and Population Health at Google… tying back to yesterday’s post on Tech Giants in Healthcare.

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A Vote for Telehealth is a Vote for American Patients’ and Doctors’ Well-Being

Health Populi

to expand access to integrated primary and behavioral health care to younger people in America, and telehealth can be a practical and even desirable platform for doing so particular for the nation’s younger patient population. Health care happens everywhere. It is a critical time for the U.S.

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