HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

By one estimate, healthcare improvements accounted for one-third of the economic growth of developed nations over the last century. However, actual medical care accounts for 20% or less of what affects population health. By comparing quality-of-care data with population, income, and ethnicity across the U.S.,

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Center for Health Progress

AUGUST 8, 2023

A year ago, I sat in a hospital waiting room for hours into the night in Denver, only to leave after my intense stomach pains had lessened and my fears about an overwhelming medical bill set in. My frustrations increased as the time passed…Why can’t I just see a doctor? Doctors take an oath: first, do no harm. Medicine or food?

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NASHP

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Rising prices for health care services are a major determinant of increased health care spending and health insurance premiums. Hospital prices (for inpatient and outpatient care) are the largest driver of rising health care spending in the commercial market in the U.S.

Hospitals 114

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Hilton Hudson, MD, FACS, and CEO of HPC International In May 2022, a California doctor was sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for his involvement in a $12 million Medicare fraud scheme. Physicians should emphasize their value in terms of patient outcomes, quality of care, and cost-effectiveness. He received $4.5

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2023

It’s a question that has significant implications for quality of care as well as cost. The High Cost of Poor Behavioral Healthcare A recent study indicates 10% of patients account for 70% of the nation’s costs and that more than half of these patients have a diagnosed mental health disorder.

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Accountable Care Doctors

JUNE 14, 2021

These insights were shared at the keynote discussion, “Leveraging Employer-Provider Partnerships to Curb Rising Health Care Costs and Improve Outcomes” at the World Health Care Congress (WHCC), held June 8?–?10. We are ready to move beyond ACOs and bundled payments in the journey to value-based care.”. Dr. Stephen Parodi.

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Sheppard Health Law

MARCH 6, 2024

1] Health care market participants (i.e. doctors and nurses) provided first-hand testimony of alleged decreased staffing and lower quality of care after PE acquisitions. PE firms, sellers, and portfolio companies should be aware of, and account for, these potential obstacles when considering health care transactions.

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Accountable Care Doctors

JUNE 14, 2021

These insights were shared at the keynote discussion, “Leveraging Employer-Provider Partnerships to Curb Rising Health Care Costs and Improve Outcomes” at the World Health Care Congress (WHCC), held June 8?–?10. We are ready to move beyond ACOs and bundled payments in the journey to value-based care.”. Dr. Stephen Parodi.

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Health Populi

JULY 13, 2020

health care financing regime of volume-based payment didn’t fare well as millions of patients postponed or cancelled procedures and visits for fear of contracting the virus in the halls, offices and clinics of hospitals and doctor’s offices. hospitals were losing $1.4 hospitals were losing $1.4 ” This $1.4

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Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

A recent study found that when a patient is admitted to the hospital, harm occurs nearly 24 percent of the time. Another report revealed that nearly 1 in 4 Medicare patients have experienced harm in the hospital. And we hold facilities accountable when they fail to meet those standards.

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Sheppard Health Law

JULY 7, 2022

The bill imposes a new formidable regulatory hurdle for deals by requiring the Attorney General to approve, deny, or conditionally approve all transactions involving for-profit medical groups, health systems, pharmacy benefit managers, health plans, health insurers and hospitals, where the value of such transaction exceeds $15 million.

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GoMoHealth

JULY 7, 2021

Simply put, value-based care seeks to reduce spending while improving treatment outcomes. It ties reimbursement for treatment to the quality of care provided and rewards providers for both efficiency and effectiveness. How GoMo Health Facilitates Value-Based Care in Various Diseases.

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Etactics

JANUARY 31, 2024

Regarding a fee-for-service practice, think of quantity over quality. This means that the doctor or healthcare provider receives payment for each service they perform. FFS payment rates were set at an amount that generously paid physicians for hospitalizations and larger procedures such as surgery.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The resulting improved transparency on quality of care then allows for identifying best practices for others to learn from and is likely to attract the interest of public funding bodies who are increasingly interested in reimbursing for value.

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Patient Safety Movement

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Of particular concern, according to the article, “even if doctors recommend genetic testing, they may lack the expertise to determine which tests people need and how to interpret the results. Research has shown sufficient, high-quality staffing is closely linked to the quality-of-care residents receive.

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 1, 2022

Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) are a new provider type established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to address the growing concern over closures of rural hospitals. Critical Access Hospitals. For more information on Rural Emergency Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation, visit: [link].

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Patient Safety Movement

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Children’s Hospital and the Stollery Children’s Hospital. Maren Batalden, MD, MPH: the Chief Quality Officer at the Cambridge Health Alliance, an integrated community health system serving seven towns in metro-northwest Boston, Massachusetts, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

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Patient Safety Movement

APRIL 1, 2023

Joe brought together the best patient safety minds to create Actionable Evidence-Based Practices to address the most common adverse events and provided them to every hospital without charge. We have a great appreciation for all the physicians who follow the evidence-based practices to ensure quality outcomes for all patients.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As patients move from the acute to post-acute care setting, they are often discharged without the proper tools to successfully support their transition of care. In fact, 57% of Medicare patients are released from the hospital without any post-discharge monitoring. Continue to lead with patient-first choices .

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NASHP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Efforts to make health care more affordable can target several problems that lead to high and rising hospital costs. Hospital and physician costs make up the majority of medical expenditures in the U.S. and rising hospital prices directly contribute to higher insurance premiums and make care less affordable for consumers.

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Etactics

JANUARY 26, 2024

Quality of care. These include capitation, value-based reimbursement, and episodes of care/bundled payments. Hospital stays. Doctors may also encourage patients to schedule repeat visits, keeping a steady flow of revenue while addressing individual services as opposed to holistic patient outcomes. Cost containment.

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Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Physician organizations seem to be able to do this more easily than hospital-led organizations in most cases. Specialty care is the Achilles heel of this effort. Health Care Law and Consulting. Physician organizations seem to be able to do this more easily than hospital-led organizations in most cases. Burn the boats.”

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Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Physician organizations seem to be able to do this more easily than hospital-led organizations in most cases. Specialty care is the Achilles heel of this effort. Physician organizations seem to be able to do this more easily than hospital-led organizations in most cases. Specialty care is the Achilles heel of this effort.

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Etactics

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Did you know that poor billing practices cause American doctors to lose around $125 billion each year ? Level I focuses on codes that report services and procedures performed to payers by physicians, non-physician practitioners, hospitals, laboratories, and outpatient facilities. Medical billing and coding has many challenges.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 14, 2021

We’re looking forward to hearing about the acceleration of technology-driven performance and accountability in healthcare. And expanding telehealth’s use by pharmacists could help patients better manage their medication therapy to improve outcomes and avoid hospital readmissions.”. ” Oron Afek, co-founder and CEO of Vim.

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Vie Healthcare

JULY 12, 2023

He also explains why patient engagement is not a marketing issue, why its highest purpose is outcomes, and the need for hospitals to ‘’care for the people who care for their patients.’’ They don’t trust a hospital or a system. So in your opinion, why do hospitals miss the mark? No relationship, no trust.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Suman Chaudhuri, Vice President, CSG Forte When you leave the doctor, you’ll have a plan of care in hand. The reality is that despite these steep or unexpected expenses, healthcare organizations still rely on those bills to continue to provide a high level of care to all patients.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 18, 2022

Technology solutions can be a key component of keeping a clinician accountable to themselves. It also means not allowing cultural norms to dictate how patients are cared for. For example, a health facility shouldn’t continue to send a certain type of patient to a tertiary hospital just because that’s the way it has always handled it.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Keeping patients safe is the top priority for hospitals, health systems, and other healthcare organizations across the globe. Unfortunately, this can become a cumbersome approach that drastically impacts the pace and quality of care – not to mention potentially introducing dangerous misconfigurations that can lead to attacks.

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NASHP

AUGUST 24, 2023

State health reform efforts increasingly focus on providing comprehensive and well-coordinated care to people with serious illness to improve quality of care and drive down costs. Reach out to state professional and hospital associations. Use the state’s palliative care task force as a resource.

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Bill Of Health

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

From communication between a provider and a patient, to diagnosis and treatment, to follow-up care and pain management, the patient/provider interaction is integral to obtaining access to quality health care. When interpersonal racism is at play, the quality of care is substandard and health outcomes are negatively impacted.

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Vie Healthcare

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Together they discuss the role that cost awareness plays in patient care and the need for positive operating margins in healthcare. Lisa notes: ‘ ’It’s a huge myth that most hospitals are making lots of money. This episode is sponsored by VIE Healthcare Consulting ® which has proudly helped hospitals save $758 million since 1999.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

ProPublica explains : In January, the Biden administration pledged to increase public access to a wide array of Medicare information to improve health care for America’s most sick and vulnerable.

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NASHP

JUNE 22, 2022

This section of the guide outlines considerations, examples, and resources for: Identifying stakeholders and establishing partnerships across care coordination and child-serving systems. Assessing care coordination system capacity, gaps, and process improvements. Financing care coordination systems. Meet quality requirements.

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KHN

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Private equity-backed groups have even set up special “obstetric emergency departments” at some hospitals, which can charge expectant mothers hundreds of dollars extra for routine perinatal care. The agency reportedly also is investigating whether U.S. The physicians also might reap a big payout.).

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KHN

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Private equity-backed groups have even set up special “obstetric emergency departments” at some hospitals, which can charge expectant mothers hundreds of dollars extra for routine perinatal care. The agency reportedly also is investigating whether U.S. “That’s what leads to larger groups,” she said.

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