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Why a Focus on Behavioral Health is Key to Improving Quality Measures

HIT Consultant

healthcare system has been moving towards value-based care (VBC) which encourages health providers to improve care quality by reimbursing them based on successful outcomes rather than individual medical services. Some of the highest health care costs came from individuals with chronic medical and comorbid MH/SUD conditions.

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Voices: Tim Ashe, Chief Clinical Officer, WellSky

Home Health Care

The opportunity to provide whole-person care requires us to knit together a fabric that connects traditional medical providers with community-based organizations that are focused on social determinants of health. How does patient engagement improve health and wellness outcomes while addressing whole-person care?

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Telehealth Investment and Telehealth Utilization: Let’s Look at the Numbers

Sheppard Health Law

The public health crisis (the “ Pandemic ”) brought more attention, and more money, to the use of digital technologies to provide remote services to millions of individuals affected by the Pandemic. According to Bloomberg , the number of Americans using telehealth services tripled to 60% by March of 2020.

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Digital Health in Japan and Korea – Where Is It Heading?

Health Advances

A large and aging population advanced IT infrastructure, and a single national healthcare system are among the features that will make Japan and South Korea ideal candidates to adopt digital health technologies at scale. Telemedicine in Korea is regulated by Medical Service Act and Personal Information Protection Act.

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22 Executive Digital Health Predictions to Watch in 2023

HIT Consultant

These players are honing in on at-home medical services and primary care, extending their reach deeper into the care continuum and blurring the lines between who owns what part of the space. Healthcare organizations will be pushed to leverage technology that can be incorporated into their patients’ daily lives.

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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Health Populi

That purchaser takes the form of both the employer-sponsor of health care insurance for workers, and the patient-as-payer herself. As the Trusted Future study learned, “ consumers need to be able to trust that their technologies will be effective at protecting their most sensitive health data.”.

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Newsletter, February 2024

Patient Safety Movement

This brings up the concept of wearable digital health technologies for monitoring. Founded in 2015 by Providers Association for Home Health & Hospice Agencies (PAHHHA), National Caregivers Day on February 16 celebrates everyone who provides the vital services family members and loved ones are often unable to handle by themselves.