Home Health Care

MARCH 19, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new voluntary model Tuesday – centered around primary care providers – that could offer home-based care providers more opportunity to dive into risk-based care. They fill the gaps, and are able to see and treat patients where primary care providers cannot.

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NCQA

APRIL 7, 2025

We need to expand our perspective, looking not only at how we manage chronic diseases, but at how we can prevent them altogether, says OKane. We need to harness technology, not just for measurement, but for meaningful, patient-centered care. We have made population health a priority, and embedded accountability into the system.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 20, 2025

Aledade collaborates with over 300 health centers across the United States, supporting primary care organizations of all sizes in diverse rural, suburban, and urban settings. All eight of Aledade’s Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) exclusively composed of health centers achieved shared savings.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 15, 2025

The new program, Amwell Cardiometabolic Care Powered by Vida, provides members with access to: Obesity management: Personalized support for weight loss and healthy lifestyle changes. Diabetes prevention and management: Evidence-based programs to prevent and manage diabetes.

Urgent Care 52

Urgent Care Primary Care Prevention Digital Care 52

NASHP

AUGUST 23, 2021

Primary care case management (PCCM) programs are one of the oldest types of Medicaid managed care, but over time most states have shifted to use managed care organizations (MCOs) to deliver services to Medicaid participants. ii] Rural areas are highly likely to suffer from shortages of primary care and other providers.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Expanding Supportive Care Offerings: Innovative clinics can boost revenue by introducing cash-pay services, such as training programs to prevent injuries or enhance performance. This approach not only ensures operational success but also reinforces the vital role of physical therapy in injury prevention and recovery.

Physical Therapy 52

Physical Therapy Accountable Care Primary Care Prevention 52

Health Business Group

JULY 18, 2024

In this episode, we dive deep into this pressing question with Dr. Mohamed Diab , president of CVS Accountable Care. Dr. Diab highlights systemic challenges, such as physician burnout and the inadequacies of primary care funding.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 16, 2025

Transforming Episode-Based Accountable Management) model will redefine care coordination, creating a smarter, faster, and more equitable healthcare system. Primary care will evolve to include more longitudinal services, emphasizing sustained patient engagement and proactive management of chronic conditions. Taveras, Ph.D.,

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p3care

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

ACO or Accountable Care Organization is a group of doctors, hospitals, medical centers, and other healthcare providers. This unit works together to care for and look after a patient’s health. Their main goal is to improve the quality of care for patients. Primary care doctors and specialists. Accountability.

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p3care

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

ACO or Accountable Care Organization is a group of doctors, hospitals, medical centers, and other healthcare providers. This unit works together to care for and look after a patient’s health. Their main goal is to improve the quality of care for patients. Primary care doctors and specialists. Accountability.

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Healthcare Success

MAY 31, 2022

With recent advancements in technology and an explosion of non-urgent care options (e.g., telemedicine, minute clinics, and other walk-in services), healthcare consumers are more empowered than ever before to find healthcare organizations that meet (or exceed) their expectations—and to help prevent others from making the same mistake. .

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Private Practices Patient Experience Urgent Care Telemedicine 246

Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Woundtech, located in Hollywood, Florida, is a home-based care provider specializing in wound care and the management of chronic wounds. Health care systems are focused on providing cost-effective, high-quality care that reduces hospitalizations and prevents complications, Anderson explained.

Home Care 82

Home Care Nursing Prevention Clinical Practice 82

Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2022

Thus, millions of Americans continue to lack access to primary care compared with peers in other nations, according to a report from The Commonwealth Fund. The 2022 Fund report, P rimary Care in High-Income Countries: How the U.S. primary care teams may be a function of underinvestment in certain types of social services.

Primary Care 62

Primary Care Doctors Accountability Medical Services 62

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Patient Demographics and Booking Trends Women comprise the majority of Zocdoc users, accounting for two-thirds of bookings. Mobile bookings dominate, particularly for urgent care, mental health, and primary care. Urgent care, dermatology, and psychiatry are the fastest-growing specialty groups.

Urgent Care 98

Urgent Care Primary Care Accountability Doctors 98

NCQA

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

There are no clear guidelines for testing, there’s limited access to diagnostic tools (spirometry) and testing is not built into the primary care office workflow. It’s time for delivery systems to be held accountable for closing gaps in care. Health equity leaders need resources. We need to keep up the momentum.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Accountability Nursing Healthcare Improvement 52

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Americans’ estimated $371 billion out-of-pocket spending in 2018 could result in $85 bn in potential consumer savings were people to use pre-tax dollars conserved in financial and health savings accounts (FSAs and HSAs), Alegeus calculated.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Financial Hardship Mitigation: – Color introduces Care Wallet, a unique cancer-specific Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) funded by employers to cover out-of-pocket cancer-related expenses.

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Primary Care Integration Accountability Nursing 98

HIT Consultant

MARCH 7, 2023

Most of the market growth will be fuelled by the increased adoption of handheld devices by new users of ultrasound, such as primary care physicians, nurses, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and midwives. It is estimated that the percentage of primary care physicians that use ultrasound is in the single digits in most countries.

Primary Care 98

Primary Care Nursing Healthcare Accountability 98

HIT Consultant

APRIL 7, 2025

Theresa Hush CEO, Co-Founder at Roji Health Intelligence The staggering reality that health care could soon account for one fifth of all domestic spending has put a bulls eye on health care cost control. Is your ACO, health system, or physician organization ready to manage the coming congressional budget cuts?

Medicare 52

Medicare Population Health Prevention Primary Care 52

HIT Consultant

MAY 2, 2023

According to the results of a study published recently in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine , about one-third of public healthcare workers have experienced at least one incident of workplace violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. And that’s just one of many reports that demonstrate the severity of the issue.

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Healthcare Nursing Prevention Primary Care 98

Health Populi

JANUARY 14, 2025

She can then connect a list of the missing ingredients to her Instacart account, and those foodstuffs can be delivered to her home or she can pick up the groceries at her preferred food market.

Secondary Care 62

Secondary Care Primary Care Home Care Health Data 62

HIT Consultant

JUNE 7, 2022

According to a July 2020 ASPE report , telehealth accounted for less than 1% of primary care visits in February prior to the pandemic — but by April 2020, they constituted nearly half. In all, the pandemic led to a 350-fold increase in telehealth visits from pre-pandemic levels.

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Accountability Primary Care Healthcare Doctors 98

Home Health Care

JULY 18, 2024

Welcome Health names new chief growth officer Welcome Health — SCAN Group’s in-home senior primary care arm — has appointed Jay Bakshi as its new chief growth officer. “We I proudly make the Welcome Health mission my own — to eliminate the health obstacles preventing seniors from achieving what matters most.”

Healthcare 84

Healthcare Home Care Primary Care Medicare 84

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Today, physicians, patients and payers benefit from virtual care options that can be scaled to provide users with access to a wide range of providers, healthcare services and diagnostics that enable remote monitoring and testing which is especially important for chronic condition management.

Telemedicine 98

Telemedicine Urgent Care Primary Care Prevention 98

NCQA

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

NCQA seeks candidates who embody Phyllis’ passion for health care quality research and policy. Primary care. Preventive care. Health care disparities. Value-based care and payment. Her research examines the role of social factors on health and health care across the life span. Maternal health.

Primary Care 97

Primary Care Population Health Prevention Accountable Care 97

Home Health Care

JULY 14, 2023

Additional highlights The number of patients served by Optum under fully accountable value-based care arrangements grew by more than 900,000 year-over-year. Patients also experienced reduced wait times for follow-up primary care visits. But probably not much more to say today.”

Accountability 96

Accountability Accountable Care Medicare Primary Care 96

HIT Consultant

APRIL 20, 2022

Integrated care enables a holistic team-based approach to treating common mental health conditions by integrating behavioral health professionals into the care team, while simultaneously increasing the confidence and competence of physical health providers in treating these disorders.

Integration 98

Integration Primary Care Telemedicine Patient Experience 98

NASHP

APRIL 29, 2024

Hospital Global Budget Key Considerations The overall goal of hospital global budgets in the AHEAD Model is to incentivize hospitals to focus on population health and health equity, limit avoidable utilization, and control total cost of care by removing FFS incentives and providing financial stability.

Hospitals 78

Hospitals Medicaid Medicare Primary Care 78

HIT Consultant

APRIL 25, 2024

Additional benefits include the following: Customized care and guidance through personal health nurses (PHNs) for reduced fragmentation and optimal outcomes Support for chronic conditions with continuous monitoring, medication management, and guidance for their specific health condition(s) More timely interventions to prevent minor issues from becoming (..)

Nursing 91

Nursing Urgent Care Healthcare Finance Population Health 91

HIT Consultant

APRIL 1, 2022

By all accounts, the last two years have accelerated consumer adoption of digital tools for managing nearly every aspect of our lives. Visiting your primary care physician? Aaron Kaufman, EVP at Carenet Health. Ordering takeout? There’s a good chance you had at least some interaction with a patient portal or telehealth platform.

Primary Care 98

Primary Care Integration Accountability Doctors 98

HIT Consultant

MAY 9, 2022

Primary care providers and specialists embraced virtual care, thanks to a combination of easy-to-use technologies, temporary regulatory flexibilities, and increased demand from patients. Looking to the future of virtual critical care for emergency situations. About Lisa Lindgren.

Telemedicine 98

Telemedicine Tertiary Care Primary Care Hospitals 98

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Centivo’s Three-Pronged Solution Centivo’s approach to cost management involves three key components: Advanced Primary Care: Centered around Centivo Care, its in-house virtual primary care practice, the company emphasizes proactive and preventive care. ”

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Primary Care Accountable Care Accountability 52

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Virtual care and RPM can bridge the gaps for seniors while controlling costs through more proactive, preventive care – but aren’t they too technologically averse to participate? According to the latest stats and surveys , the answer is ‘no.’

Remote Care 111

Remote Care Primary Care Regulations Accountability 111

Sequence Health

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Effective communication during care transitions, along with proper medication reconciliation, is vital for preventing readmissions and improving overall patient outcomes. Effective discharge planning involves ensuring that patients understand their care instructions and have the necessary resources to manage their health at home.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Care Transition Primary Care Prevention 52

HIT Consultant

MAY 16, 2022

To make matters worse, there’s no primary care physician in the digital loop to prioritize and coordinate recommendations and workflows ( integration). And while there isn’t enough coordination, there is a surplus of features and services such as messaging, coaching, and navigation that are overlapping ( redundancy ). A Way Forward.

Patient Experience 98

Patient Experience Integration Patient Safety Primary Care 98

HIT Consultant

MARCH 8, 2023

Strict privacy and security regulations must be taken into account. Digital tools that use natural language understanding close this gap so patients can more easily navigate the system, get accurate information specific to their situation and then take appropriate action like scheduling an appointment with their primary care provider.

Urgent Care 98

Urgent Care Patient Safety Primary Care Patient Experience 98

HIT Consultant

MAY 1, 2024

What You Should Know: · Navina, the AI-driven primary care platform revolutionizing the interpretation of intricate patient data into actionable guidance during care encounters, has unveiled the initial outcomes of its collaboration with Upperline Health.

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