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Facility Fees 101: What is all the Fuss About?

Center for Health Insurance Reform

Consumers are facing higher out-of-pocket costs when they receive outpatient care due to hospital “facility fees.”

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Maine health system embraces telehealth, but looks for policy clarity

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" CMH, which serves more than 400,000 people in the state, saw a significant decline in in-office visit numbers, said Martel, as well as a drop in the number of those seeking care through the emergency department and hospital admissions.

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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With funding support from a broad range of federal agencies – Department of Commerce, HRSA, USDA and FCC – the health system has worked with more than 150 community hospitals, clinics, medical practices, schools and other healthcare entities to bring specialty care to underserved communities and patients. THE PROBLEM.

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Population Health Outcomes: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health and the Initiatives Being Implemented

Healthcare IT Today

Anchor Institutions are those that typically exist in communities for decades, like hospitals and universities. There has recently been a wave of movement to marry state and federal policy with grass-roots programs in this space. This alignment is a critical step in addressing social determinants of health across the nation.

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8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Over the past six months, as hospitals and health systems have pursued telemedicine and remote patient monitoring programs in earnest – whether launching new one or expanding existing ones – they've all had some learning curves and growing pains to manage. How to navigate a new policy landscape.

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What will the next year look like for telehealth? 'Well above pre-pandemic levels'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

We expect there will be some ebbs and flows in the overall number of telehealth visits, driven by a combination of ongoing COVID-19 spikes, such as the recent Delta variant, changes in federal policies and waivers for reimbursement, and further integration of telehealth services into care models across service lines.

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One expert travels the country to see how telehealth is holding up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

But managing the shift toward value-based care goals has created a pinch that is difficult to manage for organizations that also are adapting to evolving state and federal policy environments and being asked to do more and more administratively. In the past year, we have rightfully moved away from that.