NASHP

AUGUST 24, 2023

There are a number of strategies state health officials can use as they build sustainable access to palliative care services in their Medicaid programs. Target Populations That Could Benefit from Palliative Care Services Use data to identify Medicaid enrollees with serious illness.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Quality Assurance Quality of Care Hospitals 52

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

These include self-rationing prescription drug fills or refills due to cost, putting off a doctor’s visit, relying more on credit cards than cash, and postponing paying bills, among many other choices between paying for meds or daily living expenses. The reality even before the coronavirus crisis emerged in early 2020 was that U.S.

Accountability 147

Accountability Doctors Medicaid Medicare 147

NASHP

JUNE 22, 2022

Care Coordination Workforce. Care Transitions. public health, Medicaid, mental health) and other stakeholders (e.g., health plans, providers, families of CYSHCN) in using, adapting, and implementing the National Care Coordination Standards for CYSHCN to develop or improve care coordination systems.

Care Transition 52

Care Transition Medicaid Doctors Regulations 52

Health Dialog

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

When a sudden healthcare issue arises, patients aren’t always sure where to seek care. Scheduling an appointment with their primary care provider may take too long. Data has been normalized across Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial populations. It can be difficult for patients to get to a doctor during the week.

Nursing 40

Nursing Urgent Care Medicaid Medicare 40

Etactics

AUGUST 19, 2021

96% of Medical Professionals Agree that Burnout is an Issue (NEJM Catalyst) Not only do doctors recognize this issue, but their executives and leaders agree. Their job is to take care of patients. This is true for doctors since one in four physicians will drink to cope with burnout.

Doctors 52

Doctors Nursing Primary Care Healthcare 52

Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 9, 2024

On the not-so-good news side, prostate cancer is growing five percent year on year in incidence and will account for one-third of all new cancer diagnoses in the United States. As such, FFS payments can vary, unlike monthly capitated payments to primary care physicians or specialists, and expense trend surprises can occur.

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Medicare Life Sciences Prevention 59

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 14, 2021

We’re looking forward to hearing about the acceleration of technology-driven performance and accountability in healthcare. In July of this year, CMS began enforcing a requirement for health plans that offer Medicare/Medicaid services to deliver clinical data to their members over smart phones. Eric Rosow, CEO, Diameter Health.

Urgent Care 98

Urgent Care Healthcare Medicare Integration 98

Healthcare It News

AUGUST 7, 2023

This is a bipartisan bill recently passed in Congress that allows citizens with high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts access to telehealth and other remote care services permanently, without having to meet their minimum deductible first.

Primary Care 220

Primary Care Telemedicine Accountability Remote Care 220

Home Health Care

JUNE 20, 2023

His impressive resume — which also includes time at Optum Home & Community Care and CareMore Health Plan — places him at the forefront of the movement bringing more care to the home and the community. It all started with, in Le’s words, the image of “the revered small-town doc with his black doctor’s bag doing house calls.”

Home Care 105

Home Care Nursing Hospitals Prevention 105

Vie Healthcare

MAY 4, 2023

And as you know, obviously a huge percentage of healthcare spending is funded through Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, the VA system, and these are all programs that are covered by the False Claims Act. Not one of those people who comes from a family of doctors or anything like that either. All this really affects clinicians.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Nursing Hospitals Doctors 52

Vie Healthcare

APRIL 26, 2023

So, I launched myself into understanding more about healthcare from a business perspective, because I’m not a clinician, not a nurse or doctor, don’t have any training. Not one of those people who comes from a family of doctors or anything like that either. So, we’re just going to go over here and do something else.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Nursing Hospitals Doctors 52

Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 11, 2022

Centene noted that for Centene Medicare members, the inpatient utilization trend was higher than 60%, but lower than 60% for Medicaid and Marketplace members. agilon health noted modest COVID-related Medicare Advantage inpatient utilization, partially offset with a pronounced shift to outpatient care, based upon agilon’s latest data.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Medicare Primary Care Nursing 52

Sheppard Health Law

MARCH 2, 2022

On February 24, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its redesign of the Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model (GPDC), which now will be called the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model.

Accountable Care 52

Accountable Care Primary Care Medicare Accountability 52

Health Populi

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Worries about health care costs, now crossing over into higher-earning households, underpins the growth of consumerism. This list, and other names we’ll see creating on-ramps to primary care and self-care to the consumer, will expand in 2019.

Primary Care 107

Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Hospitals Urgent Care 107