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Clinical Study Shows VR Treats Pain Consistently Across Sociodemographic Categories

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It received a unique code and final pricing determination from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Department of Veterans Affairs, extending access to the RelieVRx program as a covered treatment for more veterans across the VA system.

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Bonus Features – September 24, 2023 – 72 percent of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills

Healthcare IT Today

Medicare Advantage costs are 12% lower than similar beneficiaries covered under fee-for-service Medicare, according to research from Inovalon and Harvard Medical School. The United States Department of Veteran Affairs expanded its use of CirrusMD to provide VA Health Chat in four additional states.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH

Healthcare IT Today

For instance, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has 50 data sets pointing to available help; states and the Department of Veterans Affairs has other data sets.

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A Second Chance to Win Your Government Healthcare Contract

Healthcare Law Blog

2019) (protest against Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) contract award for beneficiary oversight and claim review services sustained because agency failed to evaluate cost realism, level of effort, and relevance of past performance as required by the solicitation). B-417836, 2020 CPD ¶ 47 ( Nov.

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HIMSS names 2021 Changemaker Award winners

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Before that she served as director of the State Innovation Models Initiative at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Department of Veterans Affairs' effort to modernize its IT systems and create an interoperable EHR shared among VA, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Isaiah Nathaniel.

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2023 may bring progress in SDOH tech, telehealth and interoperability

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

What I have been most excited about is the acceleration in the concrete steps that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services states and accreditation organizations are taking to inspire action in the space of health equity. " Melissa Sherry, Unite Us.

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For Your Information: Government Response to Long COVID

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Expanding and strengthening Long COVID care for veterans: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continues to expand access to care for veterans with Long COVID. The Veterans Health Administration now has 23 clinical facilities across the country with fully established Long COVID programs.