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Healthcare Policy Regulation & Reform | News, Analysis, Insights - HIT Consultant

Why It’s Time to Take a More Adult Approach to Healthcare Policy

by Ron Ritchey, M.D.,Chief Medical Officer of eQHealth Solutions 02/05/2019 Leave a Comment

Why It's Time to Take a More Adult Approach to Healthcare Policy

One of President Harry Truman’s most famous quotes was “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” Yet historically, the political approach to healthcare has been less like colleagues working toward an intelligent, practical solution and more like two children fighting over a favorite toy. Both sides wanted the credit for delivering a comprehensive healthcare plan and policy themselves, so they did all they could to prevent the other side from winning. Even
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How Improving Primary Care Can Drive Innovation in Care Delivery

by Dr. Paul Grundy - Member, Strategic Advisory Council, Innovaccer 01/22/2019 Leave a Comment

How Improving Primary Care Can Drive Innovation in Care Delivery

Despite having some of the most advanced healthcare tools and highly-trained practitioners, the United States has one of the least efficient healthcare systems of all developed countries.Over the years, I have come to realize that it’s not the development of devices or the medical prowess that makes the difference: it is the delivery of these services and the impact it creates on the population. Moreover, it is our delivery of care to patients which is often inefficient and ineffective, leaving
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State of Georgia Expands Partnership with Sharecare to Improve Health of State Employees

by Jasmine Pennic 01/08/2019 Leave a Comment

State of Georgia Expands Partnership with Sharecare to Improve Health of State Employees

Walmart to contribute annual incentive dollars earned through Sharecare to help eligible State Health Benefit Plan members purchase prescription medications and vision products at its retail stores; Emory Healthcare and Rollins School of Public Health to measure the impact of the new incentive program.Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) is launching a new incentive program to reward State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) members who engage in healthy behaviors through Sharecare’s
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BREAKING: GetWellNetwork Acquires Patient Engagement Startup HealthLoop

by Jasmine Pennic 11/08/2018 Leave a Comment

BREAKING: GetWellNetwork Acquires Patient Engagement Startup HealthLoop

GetWellNetwork, a precision engagement healthcare company has acquired automated patient engagement startup HealthLoop. The acquisition will help expand GetWellNetwork’s reach into nearly 700 health care providers, placing it at the forefront of the changing healthcare landscape and at the heart of the patient journey. From inpatient to outpatient, to physician practices and urgent care clinics, to patients on the go, GetWellNetwork offers the only cross-continuum platform that performs across
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PatientPing Tool Tags BPCI Advanced Patients in Real-Time to Improve Outcomes

by Jasmine Pennic 11/02/2018 Leave a Comment

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 As CMS moves its bundled programs focus form Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) “classic” to BPCI Advanced, hospitals and providers are agreeing to take on more risk in return for the potential financial rewards. In order to do this successfully, they need the new, innovative technology tools to succeed.That’s why PatientPing, a health technology company that connects providers to seamlessly coordinate patient care, announced a major care coordination enhancement to its product suite
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AMA-RAND Study: Physician Payment Models are Becoming More Complex

by Fred Pennic 10/26/2018 Leave a Comment

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According to a new joint study by the RAND Corporation and the American Medical Association, physician payment models are becoming more complex and the pace of change is increasing, creating challenges for physician practices that might hamper their ability to improve the quality and efficiency of care despite their willingness to change.The study is a follow-up to a similar one conducted in 2014 to assess how physician practices were responding to alternative payment models. These models are
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HHS Unveils International Pricing Index to Lower Medicare Part B Drugs for Patients

by Fred Pennic 10/25/2018 Leave a Comment

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), today announced unveiled the “International Pricing Index” (IPI) payment model to reduce what Americans pay for Medicare Part B prescription drugs.Under the IPI model, described in an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), Medicare’s payments for select physician-administered drugs would shift to a level more closely aligned with prices in other countries. Overall savings for
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Mingle Analytics, SilverVue Merge to Form Mingle Health to Focus on Value-based Care Delivery

by Jasmine Pennic 10/24/2018 Leave a Comment

Mingle Analytics, SilverVue Merge to Form Mingle Health to Focus on Value-based Care Delivery

Mingle Analytics Inc., a provider of Medicare quality reporting, and SilverVue, Inc., a supplier of care management software, today announce their merger. Mingle Health is a new company focused on transforming value-based care delivery by solving the pain points in quality reporting while improving patient outcomes and strengthening practice health.Together, Mingle Health will deliver an all-in-one platform that includes the consulting, analytics, and tools to streamline medical practices,
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The Rise of Real-Time Location Tracking (RTLS) Adoption in Healthcare

by Kayla Matthews, Contributing Writer 10/12/2018 Leave a Comment

The Rise of Real-Time Location Tracking (RTLS) Adoption in Healthcare

The healthcare industry is one where inefficiency leads to significant productivity losses and could contribute to loss of life.That's why a system that keeps track of people, medicines and other essentials is exceptionally advantageous in that sector. Besides boosting productivity, real-time location systems (RTLS) could increase patient satisfaction and more.RTLS Adoption in Healthcare Is On the RiseA forecast showing the state of the RTLS healthcare industry predicts the total worth will
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4 Reasons Why Secure Messaging Apps Are The Best Option for Boosting Patient Engagement & Health Outcomes

by Dr. Galina Datskovsky, CEO of Vaporstream 10/10/2018 Leave a Comment

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Patient engagement is now a critical component of healthcare, as organizations utilize both traditional and modern communications methods to differentiate their businesses, deliver superior patient care and reduce costs.Today, 74 percent of healthcare executives would like to automate patient engagement, according to a recent study by Conversa Health and World Business Research. Unfortunately, many of these same executives don’t know how or where to begin to do so. From automating
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