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An inside look at a national, bilingual telemedicine service

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than 85% of patients report improved health after receiving care from Galileo. Galileo first launched with in-home care for Medicare and Medicaid patients, creating a framework to include social determinants of health in clinical analysis and to bridge gaps in healthcare education. Census Bureau.

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Importance of Regulatory Compliance in Healthcare

Compliancy Group

Also, all insurance and Medicare or Medicaid claims must only include charges for services and treatments ordered and deemed necessary. The PSQIA also led to the creation of Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs), which collect data about adverse health outcomes resulting from mistakes and negligence. name, phone number).

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Wellth Announces $20M Series B for Continued Growth of Behavioral Science-Based Platform

Healthcare IT Today

Uncle Roy’s story is not unique; the individual behaviors that people with chronic conditions perform on a daily basis are the most important determinant of future health outcomes. But, it’s estimated that 40% of health outcomes are actually attributed to our individual behavior. In the U.S.,

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How Skilled Nursing Facilities Can Navigate New Value-Based Purchasing Rules

HIT Consultant

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 put providers on notice that quality of care measures, like reducing hospital readmissions and improving patient outcomes, would take precedence over fee-for-service models.

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CMS Begins Option to Extend Medicaid Postpartum Coverage

Healthcare Law Blog

On April 1, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced states may seek to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to one year through a new state plan option offered by the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”). In states that have not expanded Medicaid, however, many postpartum women lose coverage.

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Churntables: A Look at the Record on Medicaid Redetermination Plans

Bill of Health

This policy improves coverage and helps reduce churn , which is associated with poor health outcomes.

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The Cost of Health Care for a Family of 4 in America Will Reach $28,256 in 2021

Health Populi

and how much care would be postponed or never realized in the health care system. A big uncertainty in this year’s forecast, pondering the 2022 picture, is what extent eliminate care will have on future adverse health outcomes… something that keeps my scenario planning humming across various modeling.

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