--- title: Care Management Weekly News Update - 12/5/2018 description: Weekly healthcare news roundup covering healthcare management, healthcare IT, post acute care, primary care and physician practice management. image: https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/Weekly%20Blog%20Word%20Cloud-1.png --- [![Logo](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/2016/images/amc_logo_top_nav_172x54.svg "Logo")](https://www.avicenna-medical.com) # Avicenna Medical Blog # Avicenna Medical Blog ## [Care Management Weekly News Update - 12/5/2018](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/care-management-weekly-news-update-12/5/2018) Posted by [DeAnn Dennis](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/author/deann-dennis) on Wed, Dec 05, 2018 @ 05:32 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/Weekly%20Blog%20Word%20Cloud-1.png) ](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/care-management-weekly-news-update-12/5/2018) # [Utilize CCM Codes to Maximize Patient Care, Payment](https://www.aafp.org/news/practice-professional-issues/20181130ccmcoding.html) If you are a family physician, odds are high that a portion of your patient panel is 65 or older and a Medicare beneficiary. And of these patients, a good percentage probably live with two or more chronic diseases that are well managed by your family medicine clinic. # [Caregiver Shortage Means Longer Hospital Stays For Pediatric Home Health Patients](https://homehealthcarenews.com/2018/12/caregiver-shortage-means-longer-hospital-stays-for-pediatric-home-health-patients/) The shortage of home care nurses is keeping children who need their services in the hospital longer, according to a new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Such delayed discharges come at a cost, considering how much more expensive inpatient hospital care is, compared with at-home care. # [Most in Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program to Get Higher Payments Next Year](https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/most-in-hospital-value-based-purchasing-program-to-get-higher-payments-next/543490/) CMS has released Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program results for 2019 showing that almost 60% of hospitals participating in the payment incentive program will see a "small change" (between -0.5% and 0.5%) in Inpatient Prospective Payment System reimbursement.  # [Which Doctors Are Most Likely to Use Telemedicine? It Depends](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/which-doctors-are-using-telemedicine-differences-by-specialty-and-practice-size) Telemedicine is gaining traction in physician practices. But it’s more popular among doctors in certain specialties, a new study has found. Who’s jumping on board? Radiologists were the most likely, as they reported using telemedicine to store and forward data about diagnoses (39.5%), according to a new study by researchers at the American Medical Association (AMA) published in the December issue of Health Affairs. 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