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MedPAC Releases 2022 Data Book on Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program 

Briggs Healthcare

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) announces the release of its 2022 data book (208 pages) on health care spending and the Medicare program. Data Book: Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program. You may go to our website at www.medpac.gov to view the data book, or follow the links below.

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Suki Launches SDK to Power Voice AI Experiences with Bond Vet

HIT Consultant

Suki’s technology is applicable across 99 specialties and various clinical settings, such as ambulatory care, telehealth, skilled nursing facilities, home health, inpatient care, and veterinary medicine.

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6 Healthcare Trends Impacting Medical Practices in 2023

HIT Consultant

The ability to integrate RPM data directly into patient charts within EHR systems will bolster physician productivity and quality of care. Medical offices will offer comprehensive self-service capabilities that give patients more control over their healthcare experience.

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Health Insurance Market Officials Raise Questions as They Look toward the Future of Telehealth

NASHP

For example, one study of telehealth use during spring of 2020 found that race/ethnicity, socioeconomic factors, age and English proficiency all factored in to accessibility of telehealth services to treat ambulatory care services. What impact does telehealth utilization have on cost and quality of care?

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More Evidence of Self-Rationing as Patients Morph into Healthcare Payors

Health Populi

Costs for medical care services (hospitals, ambulatory care, doctors, dentists, vision) bundled together grew 5.1% Last week’s election results in the State of Louisiana reinforces the passion of the health care voter , voting with their feet and ballots in a state that expanded Medicaid.

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How Emergency Departments Can Drive Better Outpatient Care for Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke

HIT Consultant

Without changes to care delivery, they could even diminish the quality of care. Overcrowding in today’s EDs is not uncommon – a situation further compounded by the growing number of patients who visit the ED for non-urgent or non-emergency conditions that could be better treated in ambulatory care settings.

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Consumers Want Help With Health: Can Healthcare Providers Supply That Demand?

Health Populi

Whether retail clinics, telehealth, or asynchronous physician visits via mobile health apps — consumers’ adoption of these sites, away from traditional brick-and-mortar doctors’ offices and ambulatory care clinics, has hovered around 10%, Oliver Wyman gauges in this report.