A Few #HealthPolicyValentines | Healthcare IT Today
Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you! May your lives be filled with love this day. In the world of health IT and healthcare policy, this is the day we love to share our…
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CMS clarifies rules for HIPAA compliance when texting patient data
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Quality, Safety & Oversight Group sent a memo to state survey agency directors, effective immediately, clarifying HIPAA compliance for texting patient information and hospital orders at critical…
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Amid Rise in Hypertension-Related Telehealth, Racial Gaps Persist
By Anuja Vaidya
February 06, 2024 – Medicaid beneficiaries across racial and ethnic groups increased their use of telehealth to manage hypertension during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the increase in use was lower among Black patients…
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ONC, SAMHSA Launch Initiative for Behavioral Health IT Interoperability
By Hannah Nelson
February 05, 2024 – The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have partnered on an initiative that aims to…
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Pair Team Appoints First-Ever Chief Medical Officer & Key Leadership Appointments
Dr. Nate Favini, Chief Medical Officer at Pair Team
What You Should Know:
– Pair Team, a leader in virtual and community-based care for high-risk Medicaid patients, announced today the appointment of its first-ever Chief Medical…
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ACO REACH Challenging to Succeed in First Year But Tools Can Help – MedCity News
With the push towards health equity and away from a fee-for-service model of healthcare, risk-bearing organizations have an opportunity to join the ACO REACH (Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health) program. In the program,…
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Accompany Health launches with $56M to care for low-income patients
Accompany Health, a hybrid care provider for low-income patients with complex needs, announced its launch with $56 million in Series A funding from Venrock, ARCH Venture Partners, IVP, Evidenced and Granite Capital Management. WHAT IT…
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Sony Tech Powers Minnesota’s Telehealth Revolution for Medicaid Patients
What You Should Know:
– HealtheMed, a revolutionary public health utility startup, is empowering underserved Medicaid recipients in Minnesota to live healthier, more independent lives through its innovative Clinic@Home platform.
– The hybrid digital telehealth system…
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Program Integrity Systems – HIStalk
Reducing Medicaid’s Fraud & Waste: Program Integrity SystemsBy Gerald Maccioli, MD
Gerald Maccioli, MD, MBA is chief medical officer of HHS Technology Group of Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Medicaid, a cornerstone of healthcare support…
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Preventable Hospitalizations More Common for Black Patients
By Sara Heath
January 24, 2024 – Black Medicaid enrollees are more likely to experience a preventable hospitalization than their White counterparts, according to a new report, a trend that researchers at the Urban Institute said…
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