By Sanjay Seth MD – With CMS’s release of the 2020/2021 Shared Savings Quality Measure Benchmarks, here are some insights around how ACOs could be impacted on the cost benchmarking from a historical respective, the regional adjustment and the few benchmarking methods utilized by the commercial payers.
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By Elise Sweeney Anthony, Seth Pazinski & Peter Karras – On October 30th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the final 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan. The Plan demonstrates the federal government’s ongoing, coordinated focus on improving the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information.
By Matt Dickson – It is imperative that people continue to take care of themselves, both physically and mentally. But due to concerns about exposure to coronavirus, people are not venturing en masse to emergency rooms or hospitals, a trend we experienced during the SARS epidemic, and routine care with physicians is slipping.
By Art Gross – The saying goes that you’re never fully dressed without a smile, but the reality for many people today is that you’re never fully dressed until you put on your smartwatch. Or your phone in your pocket. Or your health and fitness monitor at the gym.
By Bernard J. Wolfson – As COVID-19 took hold in March, U.S. doctors limited in-person appointments — and many patients avoided them — for fear of infection. The result was a huge increase in the volume of remote medical and behavioral health visits.
New On Demand Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Sandra Humbles, VP of the Global Education Solutions Group at Johnson and Johnson Institute. The institute has been working on educational tools and solutions for clinicians that are using technology to augment and accelerate learning.
By Gopal Khanna, MBA & Chris Dymek, Ed.D – As we look at today’s rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem, one thing is clear: innovations in digital technology have enormous potential for improving patient care. But equally true is the reality that implementing these advances—
By Teresa Zayas Cabán – Successful health research hinges on the quality of the data used to advance discovery and needed health IT functionality. Electronic health data are increasingly available and can be a significant boon for the medical research community.
By Dr. Gary Call – Medical experts learn more about the coronavirus every day. New protocols for testing and treatment are becoming the norm, and evolving information emerges daily about the characteristics of COVID-19 and how it presents in individuals.