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New AMA blueprint seeks to tap the full potential of digital health

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The American Medical Association's had offered a blueprint as a call to action to address the divide between the unprecedented levels of digital health funding, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions – and their underwhelming impact, thus far, on healthcare quality improvement. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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LunaJoy Health Secures $4.2M to Launch LunaCare & Address Disparities in Maternal Mental Health

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This government program aims to bolster infrastructure and improve maternal mental healthcare quality and safety for vulnerable populations. It provides a conduit to reach more communities of color by offering a tech-enabled care model that extends beyond traditional brick-and-mortar limitations.

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The Imperative to Stay the Course on Value-Based Transformation

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The failure to structurally address low-value care is the reason, in my opinion, why value-based care has not yet generated the expected results in cost reduction. Different Activation There are a multitude of value-based care strategies to change medical cost trends.

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Hospital finances in 2022: Outlook is grim

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A report from the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform (Miller 2020) found that many rural hospitals are in financials straights. According to a report from the American Hospital Association , hospital margins are down 37% from pre-pandemic (2019) levels. Rural hospitals are also in a bind.

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Pharmacy Interoperability Challenges and Needs Under the 21st Century Cures Act

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As such, the PeCP is a key priority in efforts to improve connectivity and information sharing between pharmacists and other healthcare providers. Community pharmacists bridge gaps within the primary healthcare system — particularly in areas where there is a shortage of primary care providers. health care system.”

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What is P4P? How It Is Affecting Healthcare Overall?

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These three categories provide the framework for healthcare quality evaluation for P4P. The bulk of healthcare quality metrics reported to the public are procedural metrics. The “gold standard” for evaluating quality may appear to be outcome metrics. P4P Structural Measurements.

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Delivering Patient-Centered Care Means Decluttering the Digital Health Landscape

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To make matters worse, there’s no primary care physician in the digital loop to prioritize and coordinate recommendations and workflows ( integration). This comprehensive approach is necessary, since improving healthcare quality at every phase drives better outcomes and downstream savings.