Healthcare ECONOMIST

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

exemptions from co-payments), accessible primary care settings, services provided for free at the point of use. Key concerns : Shortages in primary care physicians in rural areas, projected future shortages in some specialties (e.g., Yes, as regulated by Organic Law 3/2021 Key challenges : Addressing access gaps, (e.g.,

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Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

These publications come as part of the FDA’s effort to improve its approach to digital health, to continue to work on drawing the line between digital health tools that are properly regulated as “devices” by the FDA and those that are not. physical fitness. relaxation or stress management. mental acuity. self-esteem.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Strengthening Referral Pathways: While physical therapy remains outside primary care’s traditional scope, patients in many states have direct access without requiring a referral. However, practices must address potential risks, including insurance compliance and healthcare payor audits, while preparing for emerging regulations.

Physical Therapy 105

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 20, 2022

How can patient-generated data help inform regulatory decision-making and impact innovation in care delivery? More importantly, adding weight to these patient-based data sources for regulators, health systems and payers will drive demand to elicit more feedback from patients and build programs around this holistic data view.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 28, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are taking steps to improve oncology care and primary care this week. While both are not directly related to home-based care, the federal government pushing this should pique providers’ interest.

Primary Care 98

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NASHP

JANUARY 30, 2025

By identifying opportunities for clinically appropriate task delegation and defining clear responsibilities, states can build a framework that strengthens care coordination and leverages the full potential of the behavioral health workforce. During the roundtable, Utahs approach to addressing workforce development gaps was highlighted.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 29, 2022

We provide virtual-first care for all of MVP Health Care's members in New York and Vermont, including Medicaid and Medicare as well as ACA members, amongst others. Several Fortune 500 companies also trust Galileo as their virtual primary care solution for employees.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 16, 2024

trillion in healthcare expenditure —about $13,000 per person in the US—spent on managing these conditions, proactive whole-person care is more critical than ever. Studies continue to demonstrate how a healthy lifestyle led by a balanced diet, sufficient exercise, and emotional regulation can improve overall health, and prevent disease.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 15, 2025

Organizations serving underserved areas are expected to benefit from the changes, which introduce enhanced reimbursement structures that will enable them to elevate patient services and accelerate their transition to value-based care models. Here are the key things to know throughout the transition.

Primary Care 66

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Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The Humana-Kindred deal, the existing United Health Care conglomerate with insurer and provider services, and other providers under the payor umbrella, are further exemplars of this approach — becoming “ payviders ,” to cite the neologism favored by one of my recent podcast guests.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Integration Urgent Care Pharmaceuticals 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The Humana-Kindred deal, the existing United Health Care conglomerate with insurer and provider services, and other providers under the payor umbrella, are further exemplars of this approach — becoming “ payviders ,” to cite the neologism favored by one of my recent podcast guests.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Integration Urgent Care Pharmaceuticals 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The Humana-Kindred deal, the existing United Health Care conglomerate with insurer and provider services, and other providers under the payor umbrella, are further exemplars of this approach — becoming “ payviders ,” to cite the neologism favored by one of my recent podcast guests.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Integration Urgent Care Pharmaceuticals 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The Humana-Kindred deal, the existing United Health Care conglomerate with insurer and provider services, and other providers under the payor umbrella, are further exemplars of this approach — becoming “ payviders ,” to cite the neologism favored by one of my recent podcast guests.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Integration Urgent Care Pharmaceuticals 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The Humana-Kindred deal, the existing United Health Care conglomerate with insurer and provider services, and other providers under the payor umbrella, are further exemplars of this approach — becoming “ payviders ,” to cite the neologism favored by one of my recent podcast guests.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Integration Urgent Care Pharmaceuticals 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The Humana-Kindred deal, the existing United Health Care conglomerate with insurer and provider services, and other providers under the payor umbrella, are further exemplars of this approach — becoming “ payviders ,” to cite the neologism favored by one of my recent podcast guests.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Integration Urgent Care Pharmaceuticals 60

Health Blawg

APRIL 8, 2018

The Humana-Kindred deal, the existing United Health Care conglomerate with insurer and provider services, and other providers under the payor umbrella, are further exemplars of this approach — becoming “ payviders ,” to cite the neologism favored by one of my recent podcast guests.

Primary Care 60

Primary Care Integration Urgent Care Pharmaceuticals 60

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Note that patients falling into all four of these segments believe, in the words of Lavidge, that, “companies developing health care technology care more about making money than helping patients…All patients worry that a single medical bill could severely impact their financial security.”

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Dr. David Berg, cofounder and chairman of the board of Redirect Health, a primary care national healthcare organization featuring telemedicine and mobile health, believes the healthcare industry should reduce unnecessary inconveniences – such as extensive travel or wait times – from the healthcare experience.

Telemedicine 359

Telemedicine Doctors Primary Care Healthcare 359

NASHP

MAY 10, 2024

This blog post summarizes both the Primary Care AHEAD requirements identified by CMS and additional strategic considerations for states. Primary Care AHEAD Overview and Requirements Primary Care AHEAD is a key component of the AHEAD Model. A core aspect is a focus on alignment between payers.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 13, 2023

For countless healthcare providers and groups, the last several months were a scramble to get compliant with what felt like overly restrictive regulations being implemented under unrealistic deadlines. That scramble ended with a very anticlimactic false start when the DEA decided to postpone action and extend the current flexibilities.

Telemedicine 316

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Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

These publications come as part of the FDA’s effort to improve its approach to digital health, to continue to work on drawing the line between digital health tools that are properly regulated as “devices” by the FDA and those that are not. physical fitness. relaxation or stress management. mental acuity. self-esteem.

Regulations 60

Regulations Healthcare Innovation Prevention Primary Care 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

These publications come as part of the FDA’s effort to improve its approach to digital health, to continue to work on drawing the line between digital health tools that are properly regulated as “devices” by the FDA and those that are not. physical fitness. relaxation or stress management. mental acuity. self-esteem.

Regulations 60

Regulations Healthcare Innovation Prevention Primary Care 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

These publications come as part of the FDA’s effort to improve its approach to digital health, to continue to work on drawing the line between digital health tools that are properly regulated as “devices” by the FDA and those that are not. physical fitness. relaxation or stress management. mental acuity. self-esteem.

Regulations 60

Regulations Healthcare Innovation Prevention Primary Care 60

Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

These publications come as part of the FDA’s effort to improve its approach to digital health, to continue to work on drawing the line between digital health tools that are properly regulated as “devices” by the FDA and those that are not. physical fitness. relaxation or stress management. mental acuity. self-esteem.

Regulations 60

Regulations Healthcare Innovation Prevention Primary Care 60

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Today, 64% of primary care clinicians believe telehealth has made a major impact on their ability to serve patients. Now, many fear that if pre-pandemic payment regulations around telehealth are restored, their practices won't be able to afford to continue virtual care.

Digital Care 246

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Sheppard Health Law

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As we anticipated in our previous blog article , the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) made revisions to its proposed regulations following the public workshop hosted by the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) in August.

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Regulations Primary Care Prevention Hospitals 59

Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The DOJ alleged that Oak Street paid kickbacks to those agents in exchange for the recruitment of seniors to its primary care clinics. Oak Street Health is a senior-focused primary care provider. CVS Health purchased the company for more than $10 billion in 2023.

Primary Care 59

Primary Care Medicare Accountability Regulations 59

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 16, 2025

Transforming Episode-Based Accountable Management) model will redefine care coordination, creating a smarter, faster, and more equitable healthcare system. Primary care will evolve to include more longitudinal services, emphasizing sustained patient engagement and proactive management of chronic conditions.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Strengthening Referral Pathways: While physical therapy remains outside primary care’s traditional scope, patients in many states have direct access without requiring a referral. However, practices must address potential risks, including insurance compliance and healthcare payor audits, while preparing for emerging regulations.

Physical Therapy 52

Physical Therapy Accountable Care Primary Care Prevention 52

Etactics

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Long-term care facilities assist both older and disabled patients. Along with that information, the facility will need the contact information of primary care or any other physicians, they will also need an emergency contact. Then the patient will need to sign consent forms that allow the facility to help provide care.

Regulations 52

Regulations Nursing Medicare Primary Care 52

Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 2, 2024

At long last, the cost and market impact review (CMIR) regulations promulgated by the California Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) have been approved by the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL). Who is subject to the CMIR process?

Regulations 59

Regulations Healthcare Primary Care Hospitals 59

Bill Of Health

MARCH 15, 2022

And the maldistribution of physicians — with far too few pursuing primary care or working in rural areas — is arguably an even bigger problem. Moreover, the AMA’s own Workforce Explorer tool suggests that NPs are playing a vital role in expanding access to care. Recently, Derek Thompson pointed out in the Atlantic that the U.S.

General Practice 90

General Practice Primary Care Nursing Patient Safety 90

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Insurance companies selling Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have been facing increased scrutiny from members of Congress and regulators, with critics of the private version of Medicare claiming carriers are profiting far too much.

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Nordic

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Conventional wisdom once held that a long wait for test results was acceptable, provided that the results were eventually provided by the primary care physician. This research, combined with updated federal regulations, is leading to more patient autonomy.

Primary Care 78

Primary Care Regulations Healthcare 78

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Although CityBlock may not be the first and only provider to think differently about episodic care and value-based payment models, the company is making noise in the home-based care space and wants to keep growing. “In Our founders really focused on how to take care of the whole patient, not just episodically.

Primary Care 105

Primary Care Medicaid Regulations Accountability 105

Home Health Care

MARCH 27, 2024

For about 10 years, I was running a group practice, doing that, caring for people in nursing homes, in the home etc. I actually was responsible for the conditions of participation, so we regulated the home health agencies. A long time ago, home-based primary care was the norm. Then, as you said, I went to CMS.

Primary Care 111

Primary Care Medicare Nursing Medicaid 111

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Semaglutide helps regulate the body’s secretion of hormones, such as insulin, while slowing stomach emptying and reducing hunger signals in the brain.

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