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North Queensland GPs get access to Inca's care planning platform

Healthcare It News

Given new funding, early adopters of INCA last year will still be supported for another year while non-participating GPs are given the option to try out the system this year as part of the Primary Care Digital and Technology Enhancement Project.

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Intermountain Deploys Remote Patient Monitoring for Older Adults with Chronic Conditions

HIT Consultant

– The strategic collaboration aims to improve health outcomes and primary care access for older adults living independently with multiple chronic conditions. By focusing on early detection and personalized care plans, they aim to empower older adults to live healthier, more independent lives.

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Telehealth helps address many key chronic care management challenges

Healthcare It News

is "aging and stretched thin," with the country needing "thousands more primary care doctors." " As has been shown many times, lack of access to care is a key hurdle to health equity and chronic disease management. Lastly, a commitment to outcomes measurement and quality improvement is essential.

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Strengthening Oral Health in the U.S. Through Integration and Workforce Development: Lessons from State and Federal Health Officials

NASHP

Despite the importance of oral health, state officials cited challenges with persistent silos between primary and oral health care , often exacerbated by the inoperability of medical and dental electronic health records. Other state Medicaid programs are adding requirements for primary care medical providers to offer similar services.

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The Health Care Cost Curve is Bending Down – A New View from Deloitte

Health Populi

But letting a virulent public health crisis manage the downturn in American health spending is hardly an optimal hands-on, strategic approach to improving a nation’s health system, let alone a vision to drive health equity, quality improvement and sustainability for patients and care providers.

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CAPP Shares Insights of Employer Dialogues at WHCC and SIIA

Accountable Care Doctors

These discussion forums generated many promising and innovative solutions including improving healthcare by integrating behavioral health with primary care, pursuing strategies for reducing low-value care and increasing high-value care, and developing better metrics for measuring performance in alternative payment models.

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CAPP Shares Insights of Employer Dialogues at WHCC and SIIA

Accountable Care Doctors

These discussion forums generated many promising and innovative solutions including improving healthcare by integrating behavioral health with primary care, pursuing strategies for reducing low-value care and increasing high-value care, and developing better metrics for measuring performance in alternative payment models.