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How Optimizing Administrative Processes Can Transform Patient Access and Health Outcomes

HIT Consultant

ranked 10th in access to care and health outcomes, and 9th for equity and administrative efficiency. These issues paint a stark picture of a system bogged down by fragmented processes and excessive administrative burdens, leaving patients and providers to navigate a maze of inefficiencies. healthcare system.

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CMS Forwards Its Health Equity Agenda through Its Annual Prospective Payment System Rulemaking Process

Health Law Advisor

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is using its annual rulemaking process to update the CMS payment system rules for fiscal year (“FY”) 2024 as a mechanism to advance health equity systematically across various CMS payment programs.

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Patient Experience – 2025 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As digital tools become more sophisticated and widely adopted, this approach will redefine healthcare payment systems, making financial interactions more efficient and predictable for all parties involved. For patients, the result is fewer surprises, faster service, and an overall improved experience. Dr. Steven Chen, M.D,

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How Embedded Finance is Transforming the Health and Medical Industry

HIT Consultant

Instead, these payment options are seamlessly embedded into the institutions payment system. Teladoc Health is a company that is taking advantage of this technology. This kind of flexibility eases stress and makes it more likely that patients stick to their treatments, leading to better health outcomes.

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When Will Self-Service Come to Health Care?

Health Populi

Three factors could, together, foster self-care that’s safe, effective, and cost-impactful: Foster payment systems that support self-care through new channels like telehealth, preventive screenings at home, and lower-cost sites for care.

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Value Comes to Healthcare: But Whose Value Is It?

Health Populi

Another global view on value is offered in the report, Delivering quality health services: A global imperative for universal health coverage , from the World Health Organization, the World Bank Group, and the OECD.

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Understanding Basics of Alternative Payment Models (APMs)

Medisys Compliance

Although many state initiatives are underway, relatively few have been evaluated for their impact on total cost of care of health outcomes. The potential impact of Medicaid alternative payment models on care delivery can depend considerably on how much of a provider’s revenue comes from Medicaid.