Avicenna Medical Blog

Care Management Weekly News Update 07/27/23

Posted by DeAnn Dennis on Thu, Jul 27, 2023 @ 12:09 PM

Many hospitals and health systems are still struggling to recover from one of the toughest financial years on record, yet 88% plan to increase their third-party technology investments in 2023-2024.
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Care Management Weekly News Update 07/19/23

Posted by DeAnn Dennis on Wed, Jul 19, 2023 @ 12:00 PM

Officials from the Veterans Affairs Department pushed back on Wednesday against legislation that would impose stringent requirements on the department’s beleaguered electronic health record modernization program, but voiced support for a proposal to increase oversight of major acquisition projects moving forward.
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Care Management Weekly News Update 07/12/23

Posted by DeAnn Dennis on Wed, Jul 12, 2023 @ 12:00 PM

Johns Hopkins Medicine is joining a national trend this month when it begins charging a fee to send some messages through its online patient portal, MyChart, much like it does for in-person or telehealth visits, according to a memo to staff obtained by The Baltimore Banner.

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Care Management Weekly News Update 7/6/23

Posted by DeAnn Dennis on Thu, Jul 06, 2023 @ 11:47 AM

Primary care physicians saw their compensation rise faster than other medical and surgical specialties in 2022, as significant E/M coding changes enacted by the CMS kicked into gear and volume stabilized coming out of the pandemic.

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Care Management Weekly News Update 6/28/23

Posted by DeAnn Dennis on Wed, Jun 28, 2023 @ 11:14 AM

Permanently expanding telemedicine access hasbroad bipartisan supportin Congress. A number of bills have been introduced to codify more telehealth protections after COVID-19, including CONNECT, which is considered the most comprehensive virtual care legislation by advocacy groups.

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Care Management Weekly News Update 6/21/23

Posted by DeAnn Dennis on Wed, Jun 21, 2023 @ 12:00 PM

Health spending over the next decade is expected to grow more rapidly than the overall economy — consistent with past trends — though spending patterns will be greatly influenced by the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to new estimates released Wednesday by government actuaries.

By 2031, about $1 of every $5 spent in the U.S. will be on healthcare.

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Care Management Weekly News Update 6/14/23

Posted by DeAnn Dennis on Wed, Jun 14, 2023 @ 11:30 AM

TheMaking Care Primary Model will focus on primary care organizations with limited experience in alternative payment models to help set up the infrastructure, particularly safety net and smaller or independent primary care organizations, CMS officials said in a press release.

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Care Management Weekly News Update 6/7/23

Posted by DeAnn Dennis on Wed, Jun 07, 2023 @ 12:00 PM

Policy analysts, Democrats, and Republicans dissatisfied with the deal agree: Federal health programs have dodged a budgetary bullet in the Washington showdown over raising the nation’s debt ceiling.

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Care Management Weekly News Update 5/31/23

Posted by DeAnn Dennis on Wed, May 31, 2023 @ 11:59 AM

Congressional Republicans and the White House reached a deal over the weekend to raise the debt ceiling that includes healthcare wins for both sides of the aisle, creating a path forward to prevent economic upheaval roughly a week before a potential federal default.

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Care Management Weekly News Update 5/24/23

Posted by DeAnn Dennis on Wed, May 24, 2023 @ 12:00 PM

The Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations put Medicare Advantage (MA) plans on notice last Wednesday, demanding answers for claims denials. Chairman Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, said in an opening statement during the hearing that the committee sent letters to the three largest MA plans—UnitedHealthcare, Humana and Aetna—seeking documentation on how they make decisions around...

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