Home Health Care

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Through the partnership, MedArrive will offer its services to those 40,000 or so Superior patients, many of which have very complex health care needs. The idea is that, through MedArrive’s capabilities and offerings in the home, care gaps will be closed, and social drivers of health will be addressed.

Medicaid 93

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 28, 2022

However, payers are working to reduce the cost of care to reel in healthcare costs and keep premiums lower to remain competitive, driving key changes. Ambulatory Surgery and Home Care. Ambulatory surgeries are resulting in less time spent in the high-cost acute care setting, reducing payer costs.

Healthcare 52

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The New York State Health Home program is designed for the neediest Medicaid patients and aims to reduce overall healthcare costs by decreasing inpatient costs (and utilization) by addressing social determinants of health such as housing, transportation and food. "We think of her as a virtual assistant to our care coordinators.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 17, 2022

One of Florida’s largest not-for-profit public health systems — Lee Health — is beefing up its virtual- and at-home care capabilities. When looking for a strategic partner, Lee Health was focused on a variety of factors, according to John Witenko, the system director of virtual health and telemedicine at Lee Health. “We

Nursing 82

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

Payors, both commercial and public sector (Medicare, Medicaid), have relaxed rules and regulations for telehealth across platforms (from purpose-built telemedicine programs to HIPAA-relaxed approvals for using FaceTime, Zoom, and other commercial channels), and have various plans to pay for virtual care visits between clinicians and patients.

Telemedicine 77

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The San Francisco-based in-home care startup has grown fairly rapidly since then, landing key partnerships with organizations like Cover Health (Nasdaq: CLOV) and a strategic investment from The SCAN Group. MedArrive is currently working with Bright’s newly enrolled Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicare members.

Healthcare 77

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2024

Next, consider how to bridge the insights gap, given the vast amounts of data flowing from many care sites within and outside but allied to the health care organization. 94% of health care leaders say their organization is facing at least one data integration challenge negatively impacting their ability to provide timely quality care.

Patient Safety 71

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Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2021

To make this work, patients will need to be assured they will be treated with respect and sensitivity (for treatment as well as for privacy and data stewardship), as well as payment being covered for these services that have long been fragmented or carved away from primary care — where mental health belongs and should be integrated.

Primary Care 174

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Health Populi

JULY 29, 2019

can’t benefit from telehealth and other digital health connections that can bolster self-care, home care, and lower cost care. One in three Americans does not have a broadband connection, according to a new report from the NPD Group. This means that about 100 million people in the U.S.

Home Care 81

Home Care Integration Regulations Telemedicine 81

Health Populi

JULY 29, 2021

This is the sort of “disruption” we refer to thinking about new entrants to the health/care ecosystem, delivering convenience, access, and loyalty-inspired feelings among patients, now behaving as consumers.

Ambulatory Care 109

Ambulatory Care Home Care Integration Patient Experience 109

Health Populi

JULY 20, 2020

Other companies bolstering virtual and holistic, integrated primary and specialty care have also been doing well, accelerating innovation and new health-tech adoption in the Age of Corona. The post A New Era of Virtual Care Has Begun, Accenture Finds appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Thanks to new regulations from the government and subsequent new rules from commercial payers, telemedicine services are being reimbursed. Providence has conducted more than three million telemedicine encounters since January 2020. Moore is all for telemedicine. " Definite funds for telemedicine. " B.J.

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Health Advances

MARCH 9, 2023

Alternative care models have long presented an opportunity to help alleviate these problems. With the pandemic already accelerating the adoption of alternative care models like telehealth, virtual care, and in-home care, another potential solution may also help address some of these challenges: task shifting.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Nursing Telemedicine Healthcare 52

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

It is not enough to urge someone to see a primary care provider; we have to be certain they have transportation to get to the appointment and that their work schedule or other responsibilities and circumstances do not interfere, making it difficult or impossible to attend an in-person medical appointment. This is really the future of care.

Population Health 231

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Getting care home and “anywhere,” we must ensure that integrated care “isn’t lost in the shuffle,” a recent Chain Drug Review column explained. The authors of the essay are part of Kearney’s Health Practice team. Not so much.

Primary Care 62

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But a key limiting factor of these many sensors generating data has been inadequate backend algorithms that address signal noise and limited EHR integration, the authors observe. The proliferation of such wearable sensors and remote patient monitoring technologies helps set the technology stage for HaH.

Hospitals 132

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Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

to expand access to integrated primary and behavioral health care to younger people in America, and telehealth can be a practical and even desirable platform for doing so particular for the nation’s younger patient population. It is a critical time for the U.S.

Doctors 83

Doctors Hospitals Prevention Population Health 83

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

This observation has not gone unnoticed by both new entrants and existing industry stakeholders such as health plans and pharmacies, many of which have added health care to their core businesses or have been vertically integrating their health care portfolios.

Primary Care 83

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The UHC study found that roughly one-half of patients-as-consumers would likely use virtual care services ongoing.

Medical Services 153

Medical Services Primary Care Prevention Integration 153

Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2022

.” Health Populi’s Hot Points: “Complementing in-person care,” as Christopher Lis coins it, translates to the curation and construction of omni-channel health care services. We are talking about omni-channel delivery, which integrates across communications channels based on patients’ preferences.

Healthcare 87

Healthcare Doctors Quality of Care Medical Services 87

Health Populi

APRIL 18, 2023

Recent research from Wolters Kluwer explored this phenomenon, learning that these younger health care consumers seek convenience but also lower costs for medications and services.

Ambulatory Care 62

Ambulatory Care Hospitals Primary Care Healthcare 62

Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

These include the use of online patient portals (for 57% of clinicians) along with digital devices and mobile apps that integrate with the EHR as well as health patients manage their health in self-care mode, shown in the bar chart labeled Figure 7.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 16, 2023

As more digital medication management solutions gain FDA approval, there is an increased opportunity to integrate digital support as part of the medication process and reduce medication abandon rates. Anish Sebastion, CEO and Co-founder of Babyscripts. Yossi Bahagon, Chairman of Sweetch.

Patient Experience 98

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 30, 2021

Based in Los Angeles, CA, Axle Health enables any healthcare company to offer in-home visits to their patients. mcare enables remote delivery of wrap around care coordination and integration of existing virtual care and remote patient care solutions, promising real medication adherence defined as right med, right time, right person.

Nursing 52

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

From the Best Buy press release: Current Health’s enterprise care-at-home platform enables healthcare organizations to deliver high-quality, patient-centric care at a lower cost.

Home Care 71

Home Care Integration Healthcare Healthcare Providers 71

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

For more context on Philips’ pivot to hospital-to-home care in the wake of pandemic, see my post here on Health Populi published on the company’s commitment to connected care across the continuum]. Hygiene and the clean home.

Hospitals 77

Hospitals Doctors Patient Experience Health Technology 77

Health Populi

JULY 10, 2022

With this decision, CVS continues to pivot away from the historical core pharmacy business, toward its ongoing vertical integration and service portfolio expansion for health and health care, beyond the pill. CVS storefronts represented about one-fourth of NACDS’s store count.

Healthcare 62

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The company is offering a hearing device integrating deep neural network technology that offers “BrainHearing through the ear” in a customized hearing aid. Some big retail health news in 2022 was the FDA’s finally enabling hearing aids to be sold direct-to-consumer — more on that important development here.

Life Sciences 62

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Health Populi

JANUARY 17, 2019

Dozens of companies’ technologies are integrated into this home. Among the technology partners are Belkin, Carrier, CertainTeed, Dish, Greyter, Kingspan, Kohler, NOON, Phyn, Rheem, Western Window Systems, and Whirlpool (whose “Everyday, Care” theme at CES always attracts my engagement), among many others.

Primary Care 70

Primary Care Integration Medical Technology Patient Experience 70

Health Populi

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Financial stress is integral to overall health and well-being based on consumers’ own definition of “health.” Independence Blue Cross (IBX) announced an alliance with Quartet Health to integrate physical and mental health via digital platforms.

Medicaid 77

Medicaid Primary Care Medicare Integration 77