Health Populi

JUNE 3, 2020

As we wrestle with just “what” health care will look like “after COVID,” there’s one certainty that we can embrace in our health planning and forecasting efforts: that’s the persistence of telehealth and virtual care into health care work- and life-flows, for clinicians and consumers alike and aligned.

Healthcare 153

Healthcare Telemedicine Hospitals Urgent Care 153

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The top-line is that technology innovations, early disease detection and prevention, and consumer health engagement will together control costs and pivot the sick-care system to one focused on well-being. Deloitte points to three “future realities” in their modeling: A $3.5

Primary Care 71

Primary Care Prevention Hospitals Quality Improvement 71

Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

“Delaying procedures, reducing spending on preventive care and chronic care, and decreasing adherence to medications may have negative long-term impacts on health status, although the extent is unknown,” PwC notes.

Telemedicine 77

Telemedicine Hospitals Doctors Prevention 77

Health Populi

JULY 13, 2020

health care financing regime of volume-based payment didn’t fare well as millions of patients postponed or cancelled procedures and visits for fear of contracting the virus in the halls, offices and clinics of hospitals and doctor’s offices. gross domestic product in 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services calculated.

Primary Care 110

Primary Care Medicare Accountability Hospitals 110

Cloud Blogs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In 2020, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) issued additional rules requiring that payors and providers who receive CMS funds make health information more accessible. Shortage of primary care professionals, unequal access to care. Uneven investment in healthcare technology. Regulatory compliance.

Integration 140

Integration Healthcare Quality of Care Regulations 140

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

Invest in prevention and early intervention. Enhance and streamline system of care for children with complex needs and their families. In addition, through its new 1115 demonstration extension and “Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform,” the state is phasing in a new integrated primary care payment and reimbursement structure.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Urgent Care Primary Care Hospitals 52

Cloud Blogs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In 2020, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) issued additional rules requiring that payors and providers who receive CMS funds make health information more accessible. Shortage of primary care professionals, unequal access to care. Uneven investment in healthcare technology. Regulatory compliance.

Integration 88

Integration Healthcare Quality of Care Regulations 88

Healthcare It News

AUGUST 7, 2023

The expansion allows for people to start the cycle of primary care treatment and follow up on other treatment options that their doctor or primary provider has recommended for them, without having to worry about high costs, deductibles or transportation issues.

Primary Care 200

Primary Care Telemedicine Accountability Remote Care 200

Healthcare It News

JUNE 30, 2022

For well over a decade, we've seen this challenge progressively worsen partially because we have had a relatively fixed number of graduates from medical programs since 1997, when Medicare started limiting the funding for these programs. In addition to the limited number of professionals, our population is aging and living longer.

Telemedicine 281

Telemedicine Health Data Prevention Integration 281

Medical GPS

APRIL 15, 2021

He writes, “More than 75% of respondents said telehealth enabled them to provide quality care for COVID-19 related care, acute care, chronic disease management, hospital or emergency department follow-up, care coordination, preventative care, and mental or behavioral health.”

Healthcare Providers 52

Healthcare Providers Primary Care Healthcare Patient Experience 52

Healthcare It News

JULY 11, 2023

The delay makes it challenging for individuals to receive timely care, particularly during critical moments when immediate intervention is necessary. The stigma surrounding substance use disorders, including OUD, has prevented many individuals from seeking treatment. Stigma and fear of disclosure.

Telemedicine 158

Telemedicine Medicaid Prevention Medicare 158

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The updated ACO Reach payment model from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sets forth a value-based model of capitated payments to physicians who meet quality and spending targets – combined with a plan to deal with health equity. As health consumers, U.S.

Health Technology 62

Health Technology Primary Care Patient Experience Healthcare 62

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Philips learned that throughout our COVID Year of 2020, health care providers often preferred to keep patients at home, some as part of Medicare payment innovations and others moving hospital care to the home as part of evolving clinical protocols and the growing Internet of Things for health – many of which were unveiled at CES 2021.

Hospitals 144

Hospitals Remote Care Medicare Doctors 144

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, more hospitals were piloting and planning to move inpatient acute care to certain patients’ home when that made clinical and economic sense. The public health crisis, combined with Medicare Advantage and other payors’ regimes, supported an economic model for the hospital-to-home movement.

Hospitals 77

Hospitals Doctors Patient Experience Health Technology 77

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The crisis also demonstrated flaws in the American healthcare infrastructure by revealing that only curative care infrastructure (as opposed to preventative care) continued to dominate the pandemic response. For example, only patients who showed symptoms would receive treatment with admission into hospitals.

Telemedicine 86

Telemedicine Rehabilitation Primary Care Prevention 86

Health Populi

DECEMBER 13, 2021

FMI’s latest look into grocery stores as a place to source food that bolsters their health to prevent disease and manage chronic conditions. In early December, FarmBoxRx was the first online grocer to be approved to channel food to SNAP/EBT recipients as payment from Medicare and Medicaid.

Medicaid 77

Medicaid Primary Care Medicare Integration 77