HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2023

Nearly four out of five psychologists say they are seeing increased volumes of patients experiencing anxiety, while two out of three reported an increase in symptom severity in 2022, an American Psychological Association survey shows. Today, the complexity and cost of these schemes necessitate a proactive, preventative approach.

Prevention 98

Prevention Integration Medicare Healthcare 98

Home Health Care

JULY 31, 2023

The number of Medicare-certified home health agencies in the United States continues to dwindle, the latest data from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) reveals. By 2017, however, that number had fallen to 11,962, according to MedPAC, which released its annual data book on Monday.

Medicare 82

Medicare Home Care Medicaid Nursing 82

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 17, 2023

What You Should Know: – Health Gorilla , a Health Information Network and interoperability provider, released it’s inaugural 2023 State of Interoperability report today to understand how healthcare decision-makers are approaching their clinical data strategies in light of patient privacy concerns and new federal regulations.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Regulations Integration 98

Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2021

The company published the Health Trends Report 2021 today, calling out ten forces shaping health care this year. We can weave these market forces together into several mega-trends… Community-based care grows in 2021. according to the annual Gallup Poll that assesses trust in specific job categories.

Primary Care 174

Primary Care Home Care Integration Hospitals 174

HIT Consultant

APRIL 13, 2023

Yet amid healthcare organizations building a more customer-centric approach to customer experience (CX), many have not included a key piece of the CX puzzle: analyzing the voice of the customer. The value of unstructured data Healthcare organizations use a variety of existing touchpoints to connect with their customers.

Healthcare 93

Healthcare Patient Experience Nursing 93

Sheppard Health Law

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released its “Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022 ” (the “Report”), highlighting continued enforcement and recovery actions under the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC).

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Hospice Care Medicaid Medicare 52

Sheppard Health Law

APRIL 17, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) delivered two annual reports to Congress for the 2021 calendar year as mandated by the HITECH Act, several notable takeaways were exposed. Both reports included case analyses and summaries of settlement terms, revealing macro-level trends.

Accountability 52

Accountability Healthcare 52

Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 9, 2024

Morgan Healthcare Conference, “[T]he answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything is 42.” No, it’s not something from ChatGPT, it’s Douglas Adams’ “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy of Healthcare.” Well, not healthcare…for that you have to be here in San Francisco for the 42 nd edition of this conference.

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Medicare Life Sciences Prevention 59

Instamed

MAY 28, 2020

The Burden of Rising Healthcare Costs The 10th edition of the Trends in Healthcare Payments Annual Report reveals that rising costs continue to influence consumer healthcare decisions. The data also.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare 52

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

– Utilizing flexible staffing programs, to address resource gaps and IT catch-up projects, stands as a top-of-mind focus for hospital and health system CIOs, according to Stoltenberg Consulting’s 10th annual Health IT Industry Outlook Survey. . Key Trends from the Health IT Industry Outlook Report in 2022.

Hospitals 96

Hospitals Healthcare Hospital IT 96

Health Populi

MAY 31, 2023

“Healthcare costs came roaring back in 2021” after falling in 2020. For 2023, you could take your $31K+ and buy a Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid auto, fund a year at the Gnomon School in Hollywood toward a degree in animation or game design, or buy healthcare for your family of 4.

Ambulatory Care 62

Ambulatory Care Healthcare Hospitals Home Care 62

Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

As digital health industry stakeholders will be convening at the 2021 annual HIMSS conference in Las Vegas and digitally, this report is well-timed to give us a level-set on just “where” U.S. Health Populi’s Hot Points : This report gives us the current snapshot of U.S. As with other aspects of U.S.

Health Data 118

Health Data Doctors Hospitals Healthcare 118

Etactics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

You’re probably well aware of how complicated the financial side of healthcare can be. Of course, the “financial side” of healthcare is called the revenue cycle. Although that sounds simple, the healthcare revenue cycle has many roadblocks and nuances, making it fickle and quite the headache.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Doctors Medicare Nursing 52

Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 21, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of the Actuary released projections of National Health Expenditures (NHE) and health insurance enrollment for the years 2022-2031. The historical and projected estimates of NHE measure total annual U.S.

Medicaid 40

Medicaid Medicare Hospitals Healthcare 40

Health Populi

AUGUST 23, 2021

Patients, as health consumers, have taken on more of the financial risk for health care payments. One of the challenges has been price transparency, which is the central premise of this weekend’s New York Times research-rich article by reporters Sarah Kliff and Josh Katz: Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices.

Patient Experience 85

Patient Experience Hospitals Quality of Care Healthcare 85

Health Populi

APRIL 18, 2023

Consider the key drivers of supply and demand in health care, globally, right now: On the medical delivery supply side, the shortage of staff is a limiting factor to continuing to deliver care based on the usual work-flows and payment models.

Ambulatory Care 62

Ambulatory Care Hospitals Primary Care Healthcare 62

Health Populi

JULY 22, 2021

Evidence supporting the use of digital health tools if growing, tracked in Digital Health Trends 2021: Innovation, Evidence, Regulation, and Adoption from IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science. In today’s report, the company quantifies more than 350,000 apps, a supply expanding at a rate of 250 apps per day.

Regulations 144

Regulations Life Sciences Medical Technology Healthcare 144

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. During this event, the TA Team, using the sample reports now available on iQIES, will introduce the two (2) types of expanded HHVBP Model performance feedback reports: IPRs and APRs. If possible, please join 5-10 minutes early.**.

Quality Assurance 40

Quality Assurance Performance improvement Healthcare Home Care 40

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 13, 2023

Faced with shifting regulations, growing administrative complexity, high-dollar claims, and the looming potential of audits, payment integrity is an increasingly important priority for payers. Payers realize that when they make the correct payments to providers initially, they increase trust, reduce provider abrasion, and lower appeal rates.

Integration 52

Integration Healthcare Regulations Population Health 52

NASHP

JANUARY 3, 2022

In June, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health and six guiding principles for its design and use, noting that “AI holds great promise for improving the delivery of healthcare and medicine worldwide, but only if ethics and human rights are put at the heart of its design, deployment, and use.”

Quality Assurance 73

Quality Assurance Medicaid Prevention Healthcare 73

Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 13, 2023

Morgan Healthcare Conference is how our healthcare industry today is addressing the mental health needs of Americans. Like much of the rest of healthcare, it is a mix of exciting innovation, contradictions, siloed approaches and the entrepreneurial Wild West. Mental Health, Virtual Care and the Healthcare System.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Primary Care Integration Urgent Care 98

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Over recent years, the virtual speech therapy delivery model has intersected with a host of healthcare disruptions — value-based care delivery, the COVID-19 pandemic and the influence of social determinants of health (SDoH) have reshaped healthcare delivery. Why SDoH has Emerged as a Critical Healthcare Delivery Challenge.

Accountability 94

Accountability Healthcare Prevention Hospitals 94

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 11, 2023

We asked several healthcare executives to share their health IT predictions and trends for 2023. Data Personalization: 38% of consumers want more personalized and inclusive healthcare options. Nate Maslak, the co-founder/CEO of Ribbon Health. Florian Otto, CEO at Cedar.

Patient Experience 98

Patient Experience Physical Therapy Patient Safety Healthcare 98

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This quote from NAHC’s Dombi set the scene for the home health payment rate battle that would consume 2022. As things stand, the final rule includes an estimated increase to 2023 home health payments of 0.7%, or $125 million, compared to 2022 aggregate payments. And I’ve been around a few years advocating.

Home Care 98

Home Care Medicare Hospitals Healthcare 98

Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 12, 2023

As noted in both the Ascension and Hinge Health presentations this week, 1 in 2 adult Americans suffer from MSK conditions which now are costing annually about $400 billion. Here’s a new word I heard today that I will awkwardly insert into my next conversation – “transrupt.” Using it in a sentence: “Amazon transrupted how books are sold.”

Physical Therapy 52

Physical Therapy Healthcare Medicare Rehabilitation 52

Health Populi

JANUARY 2, 2024

Not known for its salubrious qualities, Las Vegas will nonetheless be a locus for health, medical care, and well-being inspiration next week when the Consumer Technology Association convenes the annual CES featuring innovations in consumer technology.

Hospitals 81

Hospitals Healthcare Medical Technology Patient Experience 81

Lexis Nexis

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

app developers) can tap into detailed information about each member, facilitating insight into potential opportunities for risk adjustment leading to proper payment and improved care management. This data aggregation and supplementation process ensures that per-member-per-month (PMPM) payments reflect the true costs of the plan’s population.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicaid Population Health Regulations 52

Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 11, 2023

Well, if you were at the 41st annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, you would know that all three are waiting to see what the upcoming final rule on Medicare Advantage risk adjustment data validation (known as RADV) audits will mean for the industry when it drops in February. That’s worth a look in my book.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Medicare Medicaid Regulations 52

Health Populi

JULY 1, 2020

according to the American Hospital Association’s report, Hospitals and Health Systems Continue to Face Unprecedented Financial Challenges Due to COVID-19. “Hospitals and health systems are committed to ensuring the safety of their patients and sataff, as wella simproving the health of our country,” this report explains.

Accountability 124

Accountability Hospitals Doctors Pharmaceuticals 124

HIT Consultant

MARCH 16, 2022

Given that diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the US and costs well over $300B in the US annually, BioCoach’s funding has come at the perfect time. GE Healthcare and AliveCor Integrating Data from Consumer ECGs Into Clinical Workflow. Glooko Acquires DIABNEXT® to Expand Diabetes Offerings in France. Strategic Partnerships.

Integration 98

Integration Healthcare Nursing Biotechnology 98

nThrive

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Creates prominent end-to-end healthcare RCM software and technology platform with patient financial clearance and eligibility capabilities that reduce complexity and drive profitability to allow providers and payers to provide enhanced care. the healthcare data and analytics business of TransUnion (NYSE: TRU). nThrive, Inc.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Integration Hospitals Healthcare Providers 52

Vie Healthcare

MAY 17, 2022

There are significant cost savings hiding in hospital med surge reports. VIE regularly sees a 4-6% error rate in the contract reports. In Episode 44 of The Healthcare Leadership Experience, Lisa is joined by producer Adan Kovinich from The Lisa Larter Group. The significant cost savings hiding in hospital med surge reports.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Healthcare 52

Health Populi

AUGUST 7, 2018

employers are growing activist roles as stakeholders in the healthcare system, according to the 2019 Large Employers Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey from the National Business Group on Health (NBGH). One of the most concerning rising cost components in medical trend come from the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Pharmaceuticals 78

Pharmaceuticals Telemedicine Accountability Accountable Care 78

Sheppard Health Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

5] PACE – The One-Stop-Shop Healthcare Service System Access to community-based, fully integrated care models is increasingly important as the U.S. 5] PACE – The One-Stop-Shop Healthcare Service System Access to community-based, fully integrated care models is increasingly important as the U.S. billion was spent on LTSS.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Medicare Accountability Nursing 52

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 22, 2022

Music Television (MTV)—streamed via satellite and a proprietary set-top box 14 years before the Internet was a glimmer in the consumer’s mind—kicked off a disruptive trend that would ultimately turn the music business upside down. Gary Druckenmiller Jr., General Manager of PRM at Innovaccer. That needs to change. He was only slightly off.

Integration 52

Integration Healthcare Regulations Accountability 52

Health Advances

MAY 16, 2023

Since 2017, the implementation of an annual update that allows innovative therapies to secure national reimbursement makes this process increasingly indispensable for drug manufacturers in the China market. The five-year trend for price cuts has stabilized around 50 to 60%.

Pharmaceuticals 52

Pharmaceuticals Clinical Practice Healthcare 52

HIT Consultant

MARCH 24, 2023

What You Should Know: – Health equity – or the lack thereof – is one of the biggest challenges facing US healthcare organizations today. According to the report, health ecosystem players’ current efforts to address inequities are disconnected from the daily realities faced by underrepresented communities.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Life Sciences Accountability Quality of Care 52