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Even modest meds adherence can be financially transformative for health systems

Healthcare It News

As healthcare continues to advance with accountable care organizations and value-based care models, the industry is starting to see some real traction after a decade of groundwork in the form of CMS claims for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. There are some critical elements driving success here.

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Care coordination: What's needed to succeed with accountable care and home health?

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For example, when a patient's care goes off-course, home-based providers often are not looped in. Many examples across the continuum showcase that the need for post-acute care coordination grows as more patients choose to recover at home. They may learn that a patient was readmitted to the hospital multiple days after the fact.

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5 Trends to Watch for Outpatient Therapists in 2025

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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.

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CVS Health to purchase Signify Health for $8B

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In March, Signify Health acquired Caravan Health , which serves Medicare beneficiaries through accountable care organizations. "We are both building an integrated experience that supports a more proactive, preventive and holistic approach to patient care." In 2023, those ACOs will represent 700,000 patients.

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How AI and machine learning can help predict SDOH needs

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In short, new organization- and provider-level emphasis on including SDOH along with traditional clinical diagnosis and utilization data is helping to "round out" the picture of patient populations targeted for care management interventions.

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Cerner CEO pledges to zero-out 'noise' from EHRs, population health and revenue cycle

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" For too many patients, "healthcare is still broken: unaffordable, biased – and largely still based on acute care rather than prevention," he said. "COVID-19 showed the world what's wrong: Not enough focus on public health, prevention and equity.

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CMS Proposed Changes for ACO Reporting 2021

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From the next performance year (2021), Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) expect different reporting requirements under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. 134 Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan. The requirements are somewhat the same as for QPP MIPS. 321 CAHPS for MIPS Survey.

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