Healthcare It News

JANUARY 18, 2022

Social determinants of health are major contributors to health inequity and rising healthcare costs in vulnerable populations such as Medicaid beneficiaries. How do care management interventions to mitigate SDOH as a risk for undesired health outcomes work?

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 26, 2021

What You Should Know: – Brave Health , a Miami-based virtual behavioral health provider for Medicaid, today announced it has closed a $10M Series B round ($20.75M in total) led by City Light Capital, Union Square Ventures and Able Partners, bringing its total funding to $20.75M. Recent Traction/Milestones.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Brave Health , the largest virtual mental health provider and engagement platform focused on serving Medicaid populations, today announced a $40M Series C funding round led by Town Hall Ventures, with existing investors Union Square Ventures, City Light Capital and others joining as well.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

What You Should Know: – PointClickCare , a healthcare technology platform, and MassHealth, the Massachusetts Medicaid program launches a new Behavioral Health Treatment and Referral Platform. Boarding can lead to delays in treatment, increased stress for patients and families, and strain on hospital resources.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 26, 2020

"Timely availability of clinical information during health care transitions, in a setting with robust telemedicine access, can shift the method of care delivery without adversely affecting patient health outcomes," wrote the researchers. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Together, these tools can significantly enhance population health outcomes. However, challenges remain, including the digital divide, which can limit access in communities with high social determinants of health. However, the challenge lies in ensuring these advancements reach all communities equitably.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. Virtual-first primary care has been shown to improve health outcomes by increasing access, he reported.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Making health data more accessible to patients – not to mention doctors and health plans – is a priority for all hospitals and health systems today, as the final Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Interoperability Rule mandates patient access.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 20, 2025

My name is Vatsala Kapur, and I’m the Vice President of External Affairs at Bamboo Health. My career spans over three decades in health information technology, health policy and public health, including roles at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and in state government.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 27, 2025

Capacity Planning: AI tools help hospitals predict admission surges, ensuring adequate staffing and resources during peak demand periods. These improvements span internal and customer-facing operations at payers, care delivery organizations, and government entities such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and public hospitals.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Jordan Messler, MD, SFHM, FACP, Chief Medical Officer at Glytec The modern-day hospital is grappling with an alarming trend. This is generating a national conversation among health system leaders on inpatient glycemic management strategies, and whether their facilities are doing enough. The time for change is now.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2019

American seniors are already comfortable with video call technology, the survey found, revealing 45% have used FaceTime, Skype or Google Hangout, and a quarter are already using a mobile phone health app. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Gary Rothenberg, Director of Medical Affairs at Podimetrics According to a recent survey of more than 1,000 Medicaid patients, 86% stated they want their plan to cover more tools and approaches to keeping them connected with their healthcare team. They are often readmitted to the hospital, leading to worse health outcomes.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 10, 2024

What You Should Know: – Alliance Health , a managed care organization serving over 137,000 Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina, announced a new partnership with Cityblock , a value-based healthcare provider for Medicaid and dually eligible individuals. ”

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 26, 2023

The following is a guest article by Ashley Perry, MPH, Chief Strategy and Solutions Officer at Socially Determined When Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 , it decoupled the Public Health Emergency (PHE) from the Medicaid program’s continuous enrollment provision, which was implemented as part of the PHE in March 2020.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 21, 2024

What You Should Know: – Cityblock , a value-based healthcare provider specializing in Medicaid, announced a new partnership with Sunshine Health , a Florida managed care plan. – The partnership expands Centene Corporation’s , Sunshine Health’s parent company, existing relationship with Cityblock. .

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 14, 2024

A push to improve reimbursement for remote patient monitoring programs has stalled, and that could prompt health systems and hospitals to think twice about launching or expanding their platforms. Oren Nissim is CEO and cofounder of Brook Health, a remote patient monitoring company, and is an expert in the realm of RPM reimbursement.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2022

Telemedicine, though, cannot directly provide services to address social determinants of health, services that still remain scattered and disparate. A Medicaid member may not have a smartphone, high-speed wireless internet or unlimited data plans. We have to take into consideration the economic barriers that the underserved experience.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

America is the only wealthy nation to lack universal health coverage. Under-investment in social determinants of health are major drivers of inequitable health outcomes in the United States. health system continue to exacerbate poor health and disparities. Uninsured people in the U.S. COVID-19 and the U.S.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In the FY 2024 IPPS Final Rule (the “Final Rule”), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) incorporated certain social risk factors into the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (“VBP”) Program (“the Program”).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

hospitals – and explored opportunities and barriers to growth. Meanwhile, the American Telemedicine Association is pleading with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for expanded flexibilities and further guidance on payment and coverage. What can hospitals and health systems do to make this happen?

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The Medicaid population, who typically benefits from progress last, still grapples with harmful biases within the healthcare system that pose extreme barriers to care. For the Medicaid population, receiving this type of care is more challenging and increasingly necessary. Adequate representation is also a crucial piece of the puzzle.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

hospitals lose millions annually due to unpaid medical bills. Additionally, utilizing data analytics to customize financial education and payment plans can assist in enhancing patient satisfaction and trust, ultimately improving health outcomes. This puts America’s healthcare system into a detrimental, transient state.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

"For example, a member who had recently been discharged from the hospital who does not follow up with their primary care physician within a week has a higher likelihood of being hospitalized soon after," Carrazco noted. "By preventing hospitalizations, we can save the industry the burden of this high healthcare cost.

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Verisys

MARCH 6, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Enforces regulations like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to ensure patient data privacy and security. For example, patients may hold back critical health information in fear that it will be shared or leaked, which can negatively affect health outcomes.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

– Since its 2017 founding, Papa and its Papa Pals have served members in all 50 states, across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and employer health plans.

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Health Care Law Brief

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

While still subject to legislative approval, the Executive Budget incorporates the recently approved amendment (“Waiver Amendment”) to New York’s Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration that includes $7.5 billion in Medicaid investments over the next three years. Services will be delivered via a two-tiered system.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

(Side Note: Be sure to check out Data’s Role in Health Equity and Technology and Health Equity as well) Kimberly Hartsfield, Executive Vice President of Growth Enablement at VisiQuate Shockingly, 58% of hospital bad debt comes from insured patients. This highlights the dire need to address patient access to care.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Jeff Geier, Cyber Security Leader at Pivotalogic California’s bold new CalAIM Medicaid transformation program is restructuring what partnership for health looks like across the state. This support not only improves overall health outcomes but also contributes to the stability and well-being of the community.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Most patients with OUD diagnosis had Medicaid, were uninsured or homeless – with associated visit costs largely borne by health systems. during 2017-2022, creating a substantial economic burden for affected hospitals. during 2017-2022, creating a substantial economic burden for affected hospitals. hospitals are $95.43

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In 2025 I think we will see a more focused back-to-basics approach to applying technology to the modernization of care, with health systems being more laser-focused on addressing one or two specific pain points as opposed to a shotgun approach of throwing technology at problems to see what sticks.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 10, 2023

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. Across these 23,452 members last year, our clients measured an average of 42% reduction in hospitalizations. In the U.S.,

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 27, 2023

of the total market share due to increased adoption to manage chronic conditions and monitor health outcomes. OpenLoop White-Label Telehealth Solutions OpenLoop was founded with the mission to expand access to care and improve community health outcomes. Additionally, telehealth services hold 45.7%

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2023

Prioritizing data that has been purpose-built and clinically validated ensures that we’re tracking data that truly predicts and impacts health outcomes, not just correlation. Cancer researchers are investigating the impacts of cancer on long-term health outcomes, financial strain, and household impact.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In this article, I’ll show how many hospitals, payers, and other institutions are acting on that data. Of course, the staff of a clinic or hospital don’t go around looking for apartments the way they actively look for a long-term care facility. ” Some of this data involves SDoH, such as indications of isolation.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 5, 2024

The acquisition advances Healthy Together’s mission to improve collective health and make government and enterprises more efficient. This acquisition reinforces Healthy Together’s commitment to driving positive change in public health outcomes.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2023

In addition, the complexities associated with finding the appropriate follow-up care for patients’ behavioral health needs create “a cycle of ED help-seeking behaviors and mental states that worsen with early discharge,” researchers say. and studies have shown that the timing of a crisis can play a critical role in patient outcomes.

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