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OSF deploys care transition program, reduces readmission rate from 29% to 9%

Healthcare It News

THE PROBLEM This issue stemmed largely from gaps in continuous care during transitions between these settings. Patients discharged from hospitals often were readmitted due to complications that could have been prevented with better monitoring and more proactive management, said Matt Nieukirk, director of the SNF practice at OSF HealthCare.

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Why Healthcare Digital Experience Is Important to Both Members and Payers

Lexis Nexis

Better Healthcare Digital Experience Good for Members and Payers As healthcare evolves toward more digital tools and offerings, consumer expectations about the online experiences their providers and plans offer have never been higher. However, simply making an online portal available to members isn’t enough.

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How data transformation can support population health strategies

Cloud Blogs

Instead of focusing improvement resources on limited populations and acute care, effective PHM strategies drive transformation that addresses all levels of healthcare delivery, including prevention and care management. diet, exercise, tobacco use, alcohol, and drug use), clinical care (e.g.,

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Hospital at Home: Aligning Provider Needs with Patient Wishes

HIT Consultant

In fact, patients have generally become more amenable to being treated remotely , further supporting the move to add telehealth tools to the patient care arsenal. Increasing The Quality of Care at Home Without Adding to The Burden.

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HCPCS vs CPT: Everything You Need to Know

Etactics

Preventing denial codes is essential if you want to keep a steady revenue flow. This is an easily preventable billing error, which we are going to go over in this blog. These codes provide data about the quality of care given. This category is helpful for data collection, measurement, and analysis.

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The 5 Key Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring

Twistle

Over the past year we’ve experienced the important role of telemedicine in monitoring and managing patient health and wellness. Adding remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology to a telehealth program increases access to care and enhances the quality of care delivery. Improved Quality of Care.

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HIMSS22 Day 2 Roundup: Google Partners with MEDITECH, Microsoft’s Health Cloud Strategy Expansions

HIT Consultant

Veterans who opt to participate in the program, which was co-developed with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and is run through Evidation’s app , will be able to track relevant heart health data over time, like activity, mood, symptom, and weight data, and have that data shared back with them weekly.