What You Should Know:
– A new article published in JAMA Internal Medicine reignites the debate about Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare.
– Dr. Sachin H. Jain, CEO of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan, argues…
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Endpoints News reports that Walmart lost $230 million last year alone on its Walmart Health clinics before announcing their closure a few weeks ago. The business was launched in April 2019.
The company…
Dr. Ahzam Afzal, Co-Founder and CEO, Puzzle Healthcare
Post-acute care facilities for years have been preparing for the impact that value-based purchasing (VBP) programs would have.
The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) and the Medicare…
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By Anuja Vaidya
May 23, 2024 – High telehealth use is associated with more clinician encounters, hospitalizations, and higher total healthcare costs for Medicare beneficiaries, according to new research.
The study published in JAMA Network Open aimed…
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Brandon Piersant, Chief Marketing Officer of American Logistics & Jeff Kuckenbaker, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer of American Logistics – an industry leading technology-enabled services company known for delivering high quality transportation management for…
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The HIMSS Electronic Health Records Association recently analyzed how healthcare organizations collect social determinants of health information. While EHRA’s Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity Task Force sees great value in using SDOH to…
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By Anuja Vaidya
May 03, 2024 – This week, bills to permanently extend several pandemic-era waivers were introduced in the United States House of Representatives.
The first bill would permanently allow federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and…
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Is anyone not obsessed with weight? The health care field certainly is. Researchers have found ties between high body weight and an oversized list of unhealthy conditions. Payers have invested enormous amounts of money…
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With Over $100M in Total Funding, the Telemental Health Company is Poised for its Next Phase of Growth
Telemental health company Brightside Health today announced a strategic Series C raise led by S32, as well as the…
The CMS Innovation Center has announced its proposed Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), which will incentivize coordination during surgical procedures and for the 30 days following the procedure. The model is expected to improve…
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