Population Health
Investment in housing with such supportive social services as psychological assessments, physical activity and socialization programs can reduce hospitalization for older adults.
Security and privacy standards and mimicking a social media approach may be the next logical steps, one expert says.
Voluntary bundled payment model is tied to performance and also qualifies as an APM for MACRA.
Hemodialysis costs Medicare $80,000 per patient yearly; Researchers say use of nephrologist to slow progression could save Medicare $730 million.
University Health Network and Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network have agreed on a value-based, healthcare alliance.
While a majority of patients say they would consider the technologies to diagnose cancer and recommend treatment, they still fear a catastrophic impact on finances.
NCQA uses HEDIS scores to rate plans, a performance measure used by more than 90 percent of health insurers.
Largest sum went to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to focus on increasing access to medication-assisted treatment.
It has funds for behavioral and mental health providers, for potential EHR incentives and for hospitals to better care for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome.
An aging population and more educated consumers means transformational healthcare change is coming, says HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf.