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Data Velocity in Healthcare: Why Speed Matters

HIT Consultant

Stale data can mean inadequate care and missed opportunities to manage medications or chronic conditions. It also means higher operating costs, as support staff use inaccurate chase lists for patient engagement and routine preventative care like vaccines and screenings. The risks of stale data Missed opportunities.

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Why The End of the Public Health Emergency is Everyone’s Problem

HIT Consultant

The goal of the PHE was to help low-income people receive appropriate preventive and primary care during the pandemic without disruptions in coverage. However, the demand for healthcare is only going to rise, driven by the long-term impacts of Covid-19 and delaying care for other health conditions.

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From Telemedicine to Complete Virtual Care and Beyond

HIT Consultant

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.

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LHC Group Gets Center-Stage Treatment At UnitedHealth Group’s Investor Day

Home Health Care

It’s a wide-ranging home-based care strategy at UnitedHealth Group, and includes home-based primary care, palliative care, home health care, personal care and infusion, among various other services. The need for home-based capabilities from consumers, health plans and care providers has never been higher.

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State Community Health Worker Models

NASHP

ACO Accountable Care Organizations. CBCM Community Based Care Management Program. CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. PCCM Primary Care Case Management. PH-MCO Physical Health Managed Care Organization. USPSTF United States Preventative Services Task Force. SPA State Plan Amendment.

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Revenue Up, Readmissions Down: Top Benefits of Care Collaboration Technology

Home Health Care

All of these capabilities support better care transitions, which Fischer calls “one of the biggest gaps in health care.”. Upon discharge of a patient, their primary care physician will get a CCD that can be 300-to-500 pages of details no one is interested in,” Fischer says. “We

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Updates and FAQs: Developing and Implementing a Medicaid State Plan Amendment to Authorize Community Health Worker Reimbursement

NASHP

Arizona state-certified CHWs may provide patient education and preventive services to individuals with a chronic condition or at risk for a chronic condition or for individuals with a documented barrier that is affecting the individual’s health. Eligible primary care practices must engage CHWs starting in 2024.