Fierce Healthcare

JULY 19, 2023

Digital primary care startup K Health picked up $59 million from its investors along with one of the largest academic medical centers in California, Cedars-Sinai, to build out its AI-powered medica | Digital primary care startup K Health picked up $59 million from its investors along with one of the largest academic medical centers in California, Cedars-Sinai, (..)

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Primary Care Medical Services 130

Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

On Wednesday, it released its annual “Value-Based Care Report,” which affirms why its been crucial to the company’s Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries. Overall, MA members who are getting care through value-based arrangements received more time with their primary care physician. Plus, there was a 30.1%

Primary Care 103

Primary Care Medicare Prevention Medical Services 103

Healthcare ECONOMIST

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

How did the number of pediatrician and family medicine physician (FMP) change between 2010 and 2020, particularly for rural areas?

Primary Care 65

Primary Care Nursing Medical Services 65

Healthcare It News

APRIL 18, 2024

MNGHA comprises more than 30 hospitals, specialty hospitals and primary care centers across Saudi Arabia, with all facilities linked to a unified EHR system called BESTCare. That gives the "advantage of having a huge amount of data," Al Ghamdi explained.

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Hospitals Primary Care Medical Services Nursing 329

Healthcare ECONOMIST

OCTOBER 11, 2023

There has been much research showing that fee-for-service (FFS) leads to increased provision of medical services and capitation leads to decreased provision of medical services.

Medical Services 86

Medical Services General Practice Primary Care Quality of Care 86

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

We then made the business case to pilot switching existing services over to Zoom, including all primary care practices. We have since transitioned all synchronous “virtual visit” telehealth services to Zoom. Volumes have continued to rise since we shifted all services.

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Telemedicine Primary Care Integration Urgent Care 298

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

"We also were keen on enhancing the overall patient experience," said Dr. Ronald Pope, vice president of medical services, care centers, at Albany Med-Columbia Memorial Health. Collect valuable population insights (demographic data, risk factors, initial symptoms, list of diagnoses, etc.).

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Telemedicine Patient Experience Integration Primary Care 341

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 8, 2022

-based CVS, which has a market value of $134 B, a deal would help fulfil its stated ambition to become an even bigger provider of medical services. agreed to buy the primary-care clinic operator for about $3.9 The company has indicated it hopes to have a deal in place to help it do so by year-end. B last month.

Primary Care 97

Primary Care Home Care Medicare Doctors 97

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 31, 2021

What You Should Know: – Hoy Health , a bilingual digital primary care platform today announced the acquisition of HomeFront Health , a San Antonio, TX-based service-driven mobile healthcare organization that delivers frontline medical services to patients in their homes as an extension of hospital- and provider-centric care models.

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Primary Care Medical Services Hospitals Healthcare 96

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

What You Should Know: – Today, TytoCare has partnered with Alice , Brazil’s first primary care-driven health insurance plan, to expand Alice’s telehealth offerings with at-home medical examinations. Easier access to medical services can also prevent further complications and hospitalization.”.

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Primary Care Integration Medical Services Hospitals 98

Home Health Care

AUGUST 25, 2023

Serving seniors with dementia One of the aforementioned companies is Friendly Faces Senior Care, a Houston, Texas-based provider that has set itself apart by specializing in delivering care to patients living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. The company offers medical and non-medical services on a private-pay basis.

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Primary Care Hospice Care Doctors Home Care 84

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The response: A health plan is a comprehensive package of healthcare services and coverage that helps individuals or groups manage and finance their healthcare needs. Health plans are designed to provide a range of medical services, preventive care, and financial protection against the costs of healthcare.

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Primary Care Medicare Prevention Medicaid 90

Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

Among these visits, 76% were with a primary care provider, 32% with a specialty care provider, and 18% with a mental health provider, the study found. Four in ten older people who had experienced telehealth also said they would be interested in telehealth for mental health care in the future.

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Primary Care Telemedicine Doctors Hospitals 171

p3care

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Let’s get familiar with urgent care and the influence of urgent care profit margins on a provider’s financial status. Why Consider Urgent Care Profit Margin in Billing? Urgent care units are usually open seven days a week with no prior appointments and have low service charges as compared to any ER visit.

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Urgent Care Primary Care Doctors Medicaid 113

Health Populi

AUGUST 3, 2023

.” The H-a-H Framework is illustrated here, with the patient’s home environment is positioned at the center of the circle which identifies various care services including: Ambulatory care, covering primary care, chronic care, specialty care, mental and behavioral health, oncology-at-home, dialysis, infusion On-demand and urgent care, which (..)

Doctors 118

Doctors Ambulatory Care Telemedicine Urgent Care 118

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Over one-half of Americans would likely use virtual care for their healthcare services, and one in four people would actually prefer a virtual relationship with a primary care physician, according to the fifth annual 2020 Consumer Sentiment Survey from UnitedHealthcare.

Medical Services 153

Medical Services Primary Care Prevention Integration 153

Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Obviously, there was a lot of synergy and a lot of mission alignment around what the plan was looking to do, which was building a complex medical service for seniors from their payer-provider perspective. Lifespark is a Minneapolis-based senior care provider with both home health and senior living operations.

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Primary Care Home Care Medical Services Integration 92

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The technology is being used in healthcare for such things as patient chatbots, medical triaging and patient support, patient data management and access, and access to medical services. Healthcare IT News recently sat down with Manu Aggarwal, a partner in Everest Group's business process services practice.

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Nursing Doctors Medical Services Prevention 348

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Additionally, the agreement will establish a joint care management team tasked with utilizing data insights to proactively address Highmark members’ healthcare needs, promoting early intervention and preventive care education. The integration between inpatient and outpatient care teams will ensure seamless coordination of care.

Urgent Care 52

Urgent Care Hospice Care Integration Primary Care 52

NASHP

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The goals of the program included improving the health of employees and family members enrolled in the state plan or its Partnership Plan by connecting them to primary care for preventive screenings and management of chronic conditions and to save long-term costs for the state plan.

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Primary Care Medical Services Prevention Nursing 59

HIT Consultant

APRIL 20, 2022

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. Integrated care could potentially save an estimated $38 billion to $68 billion annually.

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Integration Primary Care Telemedicine Patient Experience 98

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

During the peak of the pandemic, along with other New York City health systems, NYC Health + Hospitals launched a 911 call diversion intervention with the New York City Fire Department Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. The 911 call volumes surged from an average of just over 4,000 calls per day to more than 7,000 calls per day.

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Urgent Care Hospitals Telemedicine Integration 355

Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2021

First, consider the big health economics picture painted in the paper US Health Care Spending by Race and Ethnicity. The table arrays data the researchers analyzed from 2002 to 2016, identifying patterns of six types of medical services used by race and age group. colonoscopy).

Ambulatory Care 139

Ambulatory Care Primary Care Medicare Prevention 139

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 8, 2022

“With our DispatchHealth collaboration, Blue Shield can provide a convenient way for members to access quality care directly in their homes,” Peter Long, executive vice president of strategy and health solutions at Blue Shield of California, said in a press statement.

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Urgent Care Primary Care Patient Experience Medical Services 85

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

What industry compels its “consumers” to wait longer and travel further for services more than any other in a person’s daily life? That would be health care, a report from Altarum notes. The annual opportunity cost for travel and wait time in health care is $89 billion, Altarum estimated.

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Medical Services Primary Care Prevention Patient Experience 112

Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2019

As the third graphic illustrates, consumers can opt into one of four health care “bundles,” including components such as generic medications, primary care, vision and dental care, hearing and alternative medicine services.

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Primary Care Urgent Care Doctors Medical Services 63

NASHP

AUGUST 5, 2024

Are there any examples of states that have taken an alternative payment approach rather than a fee-for-service billing approach for CHW services? Eligible primary care practices must engage CHWs starting in 2024. Read NASHP’s blog post to learn more about how Maine is using an APM to reimburse for CHW services.

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Medicaid Primary Care Prevention Accountability 52

Health Populi

JUNE 27, 2022

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Castlight examined the commercial medical claims even more granularly, looking into differences between higher-income workers compared with lower-income communities.

Prevention 125

Prevention Primary Care Medicaid Medical Services 125

Home Health Care

AUGUST 12, 2022

“Our partners, primarily MA plans and health systems, use this information to better tailor their services to their members.”. When it comes to explaining the home-based care value proposition to MA plans, data has been the main tool of choice for BrightStar Care. “The

Home Care 89

Home Care Medicare Primary Care Medical Services 89

Healthcare ECONOMIST

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Part of the reason is that rural hospitals are often smaller in size due to reduced population density in rural areas.

Hospitals 101

Hospitals Primary Care Medicare Healthcare Quality 101

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Over the last decade, private equity firms have invested nearly $1 trillion in approximately 8,000 healthcare deals, encompassing a wide spectrum of medical services, from fertility clinics to neonatal care, primary care to cardiology, hospices, and everything in between. The consequence?

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Private Practices Quality of Care Primary Care Healthcare 52

Healthcare ECONOMIST

MARCH 17, 2022

Commercial payers reimburse physicians at 129% of Medicare rates overall ( 144% of Medicare rates for specialty services but only 117% of Medicare rates for primary care services.). Commercial payers are also more generous to physicians than Medicare, but on a smaller order of magnitude.

Medicaid 85

Medicaid Medicare Hospitals Primary Care 85

Sequence Health

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Any physician who is qualified to provide the service and has a patient that they are billing for may bill this code. For example, you could be an internal medicine physician or primary care doctor who specializes in hypertension management and prescribing medication.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicaid Primary Care Doctors 52

Health Populi

MARCH 15, 2022

Yes, to health care access (especially primary care). It’s more of an “and” than an “or,” we know now in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as financial health connects with mental health, physical health, and social/civic health. Yes, to healthy food. Yes, to clean and safe environments.

Healthcare Finance 62

Healthcare Finance Primary Care Prevention Medical Services 62

Home Health Care

MARCH 17, 2023

“From the start, I have been committed to BrightStar Care’s vision of enriching lives, and I am ready to continue leading the brand forward through creative and innovative channels.” The Chicago-based BrightStar Care is a home care and medical staffing franchise with more than 370 locations nationwide.

Home Care 89

Home Care Primary Care Accountability Medical Services 89

Sheppard Health Law

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Proponents of APP independent practice focus on the overall healthcare system impact, emphasizing APPs’ ability to compensate for primary care provider shortages in underserved communities and to drive lower health care costs, as well as to free up physician time for more advanced medical services.

Nursing 52

Nursing Primary Care Patient Safety Quality of Care 52

NASHP

JANUARY 24, 2022

States can decide to include this function as a billable medical service or they can pay crisis teams an administrative fee for transport. The guidance indicates these expenses would be paid as Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, and not as a service eligible for the Mobile Crisis enhanced FMAP.

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Medicaid Primary Care Medical Services Hospitals 122