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Care Management Weekly News Update 3/23/22

Posted by DeAnn Dennis on Wed, Mar 23, 2022 @ 11:49 AM

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is examining risk adjustment tactics that have led to overpayments to some Medicare Advantage plans, Secretary Xavier Becerra told reporters Friday. 

Telehealth and other digital tools can help increase the overall impact of behavioral health integration (BHI) by expanding patients’ timely access to behavioral health treatment and  enhancing your practice’s relationship with your patients.

We must take a hard look at how we nurture and grow our physician community in the U.S., taking steps to make it more inclusive and accessible to a more diverse group of bright young people.

Newly Released Survey Data Shows VA Leads in Patient Experience

Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals outperform community hospitals, on 10 of 11 metrics, in Medicare’s latest Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems patient survey report. 

 

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