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Targeted IT Solutions Ease Navigation and Shift to Value-Based Care

by Ashish Kachru, CEO, DataLink 02/21/2023 Leave a Comment

How Actionable Data and Expert Analysis Supports Service Providers, Fosters Better Care and Ensures Financial Benefits

The new healthcare realm of value-based care (VBC), designed to reward healthcare providers with incentive payments for the quality of care and patient outcomes not simply the volume of services provided, presents both opportunities and challenges for all stakeholders. This fundamental shift in reimbursement is intended to become part of the larger quality strategy in reforming how healthcare is delivered and compensated: better care for individuals, better health for populations
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CMS Program Integrity’s Role in Combatting FWA While Maintaining Health Equity

by John Maynard, CPA, CFE, AHFI Principal Solutions Architect at SAS & Tom Wriggins, Principal Industry Advisor at SAS 02/14/2023 Leave a Comment

CMS Program Integrity's Role in Combatting FWA While Maintaining Health Equity

In 2022, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established health equity as a pillar of its future work. Program integrity staff from every state Medicaid program, and federal program staff working on Medicare, must consider the roles of both program integrity and analytics when combatting fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA)in the healthcare system. CMS defines health equity as "the attainment of the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has a fair and just
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Why It’s Time for Intelligent Prior Authorization

by Alina M. Czekai, MPH, VP of Strategic Partnerships at Cohere Health 02/09/2023 Leave a Comment

It’s Time for Intelligent Prior Authorization

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a new rule to advance interoperability and improve the prior authorization (PA) process for Medicare and Medicaid patients. Specifically, the rule stipulates that health plans adopt electronic prior authorization processes, adhere to shorter turnaround times, clearly communicate denial reasons, publish key metrics annually, and implement the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Application Programming Interface
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FHIR Adoption and Implementation Challenges

by Kishore Pendyala, CEO of KPi-Tech Services 02/09/2023 Leave a Comment

FHIR Adoption and Implementation Challenges

The Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard was introduced by HL7 in 2014 as a significant replacement for the HL7 V2 and V3 standards. An open standard called FHIR, which was initially drafted in 2011 makes it easier than ever for legacy systems and new apps to exchange data. FHIR was created to not only increase communication efficiency and interoperability compared to earlier standards but also to facilitate implementation by giving clear specifications and allowing
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Biden Admin Builds on Cancer Moonshot with 13 More Initiatives

by Syed Hamza Sohail 02/06/2023 Leave a Comment

Biden Admin Builds on Cancer Moonshot with 13 More Initiatives

What You Should Know: - One year ago, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden reignited the Cancer Moonshot, setting an ambitious, achievable goal: to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years, and improve the experience of people and families living with and surviving cancer, ultimately ending cancer as we know it today. - The Cancer Moonshot has spurred tremendous action across the federal government and from the public and private
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Opioid Use Disorders Cost U.S. Hospitals More than $95B Annually

by Syed Hamza Sohail 02/01/2023 Leave a Comment

Opioid Use Disorders Cost U.S. Hospitals More than $95B Annually

What You Should Know: - Based on prevalence estimates from PINC AI™ data during 2017-2022, an estimated 66 million emergency department (ED) outpatient visits and 760,000 inpatient admissions in the U.S. annually are for patients with the diagnosis of opioid use disorders (OUDs). - Patients with an OUD diagnosis had 32.5 percent higher cost per ED visit and 8 percent higher cost per inpatient visit than those without an OUD diagnosis. The annual total cost of care for OUD-associated ED
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Edifecs and VirtualHealth Partner to Automate Prior Authorization

by Fred Pennic 02/01/2023 Leave a Comment

Edifecs and VirtualHealth Partner to Automate Prior Authorization

What You Should Know: - Today, Edifecs and VirtualHealth, a medical management company, announced a new partnership automated prior authorization to VirtualHealth’s HELIOS® platform for healthcare payer and provider clients. - The Edifecs solution will automate and optimize the prior authorization process across HELIOS to significantly reduce the administrative burden, alleviate friction between payers and providers, and ultimately expedite patient care. Growing Need for Automated Prior
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Prisma Health Moves to the Innovaccer Health Cloud

by Jasmine Pennic 01/31/2023 Leave a Comment

Prisma Health Moves to the Innovaccer Health Cloud

What You Should Know:  - South Carolina’s largest health system, Prisma Health selects the Innovaccer Health Cloud to be its primary value-based care platform for analytics, workflow, and Snowflake data platform management. - With the Innovaccer Health Cloud’s data and analytics platform, Prisma Health can integrate disparate EHRs and other healthcare systems to create a unified patient record.  Primsa Health Background Prisma Health provides healthcare services to nearly
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Healthcare Profit Pools to Reach $790B by 2026, Report Reveals

by Syed Hamza Sohail 01/24/2023 Leave a Comment

Healthcare Profit Pools to Reach $790B by 2026, Report Reveals

What You Should Know: - Healthcare profit pools are expected to grow 4 percent annually resulting from $654 billion in 2021 to $790 billion in 2026, according to a new McKinsey report. - The report reveals inflation is not transitory and the economic outlook has meaningfully darkened due to a healthcare worker shortage and endemic COVID-19.   What to expect in US healthcare in 2023 and beyond The US healthcare industry faces demanding conditions in 2023, including
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How Will The Inflation Reduction Act Impact Healthcare in 2023? 6 Trends to Know

by Syed Hamza Sohail 01/23/2023 Leave a Comment

How Will The Inflation Reduction Act Impact Healthcare in 2023? 6 Trends to Know

What You Should Know: - As the world prepares for the Inflation Reduction Act’s landmark policy changes, healthcare stakeholders realize that its wide-ranging effects will require new approaches to drug pricing, health plan design, and investment. - Avalere’s ‘2023 Healthcare Industry Outlook’ examines how community-wide healthcare will be affected by a recent court ruling, and consider data’s role in addressing health disparities. Key Trends in Healthcare in 2023 The main insights
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