By Rahul Varshneya – In 2020, healthcare practices across the United States rapidly scaled their virtual offerings in order to make care more accessible during COVID-19. As a result, traffic volumes soared to unmatched levels, with practices seeing 50 to 175 times the number of patients with telehealth than before the outbreak.
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By Buff Colchagoff – ’Tis the time of year when nativity scenes make their annual appearances around neighborhoods and churches. As we celebrate birth in this season, I want to reflect on the Health IT sector and the birth of modern information exchange – both the verb and the proper noun.
By Susan Beaton RN – The ongoing pandemic has ushered in many changes within healthcare, from the way care is delivered to how patients interact with the system. One prime example of this change is the massive surge in telehealth usage and the growing need, and appetite, for digital healthcare experiences.
Watch this month’s The ABCs of VBC as experts from SPH Analytics and the Medical Advantage Group dissect the Final Rule, outline the changes that will impact both MIPS and APM participants, and provide insights based on our collective experience over the previous four years of the Quality Payment Program (QPP).
We’ve rounded up some of the latest news and announcements pertaining to the coronavirus and the healthcare industry.
By Inga Shugalo – AR and VR are steadily paving their way in the most conservative fields of activity – finance, manufacturing, and even healthcare have become devoted users of these technologies.
Watch this panel discussion with four industry leaders to discuss the impact of key issues on healthcare providers and organizations. The outlook as we head into 2021 brings additional challenges as we continue to deal with the COVID19 pandemic, transition in a new administration, and implement key legislation.
By Fred Lizza – Remember Y2K? The average person may recall it as the countdown to the year 2000 – and the fear that when the clock struck midnight, all computers would go haywire.
By Devin Partida – The COVID-19 pandemic has presented the health care industry with some unique challenges while simultaneously being a technological turning point. Amid the chaos of the pandemic, medical systems around the world embraced new tech. One of the most promising of these advancements is virtual technology like telehealth and virtual reality.