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Diversifying the Care Circle to Deliver Care at Home
Here are three ways technology is changing post-pandemic care for seniors and vulnerable populations.
Learn About 4 New CPT Codes to Bill for Collaborative Care
Your practice is considering making a move—or has moved—to a collaborative care model so patients have greater access to mental health care in the primary care setting. It’s a model that requires collaboration and coordination that doesn’t always fit into previous billing codes.
The Behavioral Economic Challenges of Medication Adherence
It’s essential for physicians to consider the circumstances of their patient’s life while communicating the treatment plan and engage them with dialogue that addresses any challenges or hesitations that they may have to achieve medication adherence.
CMS Proposes Revoking 'Most Favored Nation' Drug Pricing Model
Following several legal battles and opposition from providers, CMS is proposing nixing the Most Favored Nation Model, which matches payments for Medicare Part B drugs to the lowest price paid by other wealthy countries.
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New Bill Aims To Boost Medicare Access To Chronic Care Services
New legislation aims to eliminate the cost-sharing requirement for Medicare beneficiaries to get chronic care management services and reimburse providers for 100% of the payment.
VA will pause EHR deployments through at least 2021, department says
The Department of Veterans Affairs will not deploy its new electronic health record to additional sites over the next six months, after a recent strategic review found a wide array of problems at the first go-live site in Spokane, Washington.
CMS Proposes to Cover Mental Health Virtual Visits Through 2022
CMS proposes expanding access to telehealth for behavioral healthcare, including for the first time allowing Medicare to pay for mental health virtual visits when they are provided by rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers and letting providers offer audio-only telehealth visits for certain services.
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Lawmakers Concerned Over Transparency For VA's $16B EHR Funding
Lawmakers have voiced their concern about the budget management of the Department of Veterans Affairs IT modernization initiative, according to a July 1FedScoopreport. The VA intended on using $670 million from its transformation fund to supplement its $4.8 billion proposed IT budget for fiscal year 2022.
Interoperability Now Needs To Go Beyond EHRs to Include the Larger Digital Health Ecosystem
The next step in the evolution of interoperability will involve examining data flows in digital healthcare, according to panelists at the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference. This includes looking into how data sharing will support telehealth, remote patient monitoring and programs involving wearables.
Management of Individuals With Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Continuing Challenge
The prevalence of individuals with multiple chronic conditions continues to increase. Evidence-based modifications to care delivery processes can help to improve care management effectiveness.
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