Healthcare It News

MARCH 4, 2022

Care coordination is becoming increasingly important in U.S. healthcare for a variety of reasons, including the increased use of value-based care models, the behavioral care shortage and a boom in home healthcare. For example, when a patient's care goes off-course, home-based providers often are not looped in.

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Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 14, 2023

Resources to Improve Quality of Care: Check out CMS’s new Quality in Focus interactive video series. The series of 10–15-minute videos are tailored to provider types and aim to reduce the deficiencies most commonly cited during the CMS survey process, like infection control and accident prevention.

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Healthcare Success

MAY 31, 2022

It is well-established that longer patient wait times negatively impact patient satisfaction , specifically regarding patient confidence (in the provider) and perceived quality of care. With recent advancements in technology and an explosion of non-urgent care options (e.g., Patient reviews have a greater reach than ever before.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Interruptions in a procedure can cause complications for the patient, reduce the quality of care, and in the worst-case scenario, put lives at risk. Wearable sensors that track movement and pain during telehealth physical therapy will also play an increasing role as the IoT healthcare market expands.

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Icanotes

MARCH 9, 2022

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 laid down the legislation for parity and generally prevents health insurance plans or insurance providers from placing limitations on benefits for those with a mental health or substance use disorder. Cost-Savings.

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Sheppard Health Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Improving Access to Behavioral Health Care Providers The Proposed Rule would expand MA network adequacy requirements to encompass outpatient behavioral health in order to improve access to behavioral health care providers.

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