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Walmart & CareSource Partner to Address Racial Health Inequities

by Fred Pennic 02/28/2023 Leave a Comment

Walmart & CareSource Partner to Address Racial Health Inequities

What You Should Know: - Today, Walmart announced a three-year agreement with the nonprofit organization, CareSource to address cardiometabolic conditions and maternal health in under-resourced and underserved communities. - The partnership expands the work Walmart and CareSource are doing to help improve care around maternal and child health in Georgia - the two launched a pilot in Georgia earlier this year to help Black maternal health across the state. Address
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Apixio Launches EHR-Integrated Post-Visit Solution

by Syed Hamza Sohail 02/23/2023 Leave a Comment

Apixio Unveils AI-Powered Risk Adjustment Auditing Solution

What You Should Know: - Apixio, a leading AI platform that powers value-based care launches its new Apicare Post-Visit™ offering, an EHR-integrated intelligent workflow solution for health plans and providers. With the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' recent Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Data Validation Final Rule, healthcare organizations need to have complete diagnosis capture and accurate documentation for reimbursement to ensure compliance. - The new Post-Visit
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It’s Time to Stop Accepting the Payer-Provider Dynamic as ‘Adversarial’ and Work Toward Alignment

by Heather Bassett, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, XSOLIS 02/22/2023 Leave a Comment

It’s Time to Stop Accepting the Payer-Provider Dynamic as ‘Adversarial’ and Work Toward Alignment

Today’s relationship between payers and providers is more fraught than ever. With a history of transactional, often adversarial, fee-for-service contract negotiations, it’s no wonder that the healthcare industry has grown too comfortable pitting payers and providers against each other. The lack of trust and transparency between the two groups has led to a perceived misalignment of vision. Across the board, the administrative staff has shouldered the brunt of this friction, which in the end
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Aledade Acquires Curia, Adds More Than 450 New Practices

by Jasmine Pennic 02/21/2023 Leave a Comment

Aledade Acquires Curia, Adds More Than 450 New Practice

What You Should Know: - Aledade today announced the acquisition of Curia, a leader in value-based care analytics using practical applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize the targeting of patient care and engagement programs.  The acquisition will enhance Aledade’s ability to extract valuable insights from disparate data sources, provide more accurate predictions using past data, and optimize primary care workflows through cutting-edge AI algorithms. - In addition, the
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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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Leveraging Technology to Bridge Gaps in Compliance

by Sean Eaton, Senior Compliance Solutions Specialist at GHX 02/17/2023 Leave a Comment

Leveraging Technology to Bridge Gaps in Compliance

American health systems, hospitals and post-acute care providers are required to comply with hundreds of regulatory requirements. Facilitating this compliance comes with a high cost. According to the American Hospital Association, the average-sized community hospital spends nearly $7.6 million annually on administrative activities to support regulatory compliance. With the impending end of the COVID-19 public health emergency set to shake up healthcare regulations, ongoing healthcare labor
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Q/A: Oatmeal Health Co-Founder Talks AI-Enabled Cancer Screening for the Underserved

by Fred Pennic 02/16/2023 Leave a Comment

Q/A: Oatmeal Health Co-Founder Talks AI-Enabled Cancer Screening for the Underserved

Today, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Sadly, cancer disparities exist, with racial/ethnic minority, low-income, and uninsured populations suffering the greatest burden. That’s why routine cancer screening is critical to addressing cancer disparities as they have the potential to greatly reduce both incidence and mortality rates. To address this, Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration to provide
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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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