In recent years, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have increasingly turned their attention to addressing members’ social determinants of health (SDoH), with the home playing a crucial role. That’s according to a new report from NORC at the University of Chicago. NORC conducted the report on behalf of Better Medicare Alliance’s (BMA) Center for Innovation in…
In conversation with NEJM Catalyst’s Executive Editor, the Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity and Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute defines health equity, equitable access, and equitable quality of care, describes how antiracism strategies at both the structural and personal level support these concepts and will improve care for all patients, and…
Particularly common among elderly Americans, medication non-adherence costs our nation’s healthcare system from $100 billion to $290 billion each year, according to studies reviewed in the Annals of Internal Medicine (AIM). Other research cited by the publication shows that 20% to 30% of prescribed medications are left unfilled by patients, while roughly 50% of medications…
Top leaders in quality at NYC Health + Hospitals discuss how restoring psychological safety among their staff affects not just how health care is delivered, but how it feels to deliver that care. The Chief Quality Officer for NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer for NYC Health + Hospitals…
Despite high demand, access to quality and affordable mental health care remains a challenge for many Americans. Less than half of those with mental health illness receive care and only about 10 percent of those with substance use disorders receive treatment, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. For people of color,…
Even before the pandemic, health systems were moving tentatively towards data-enabled, value-based health models. Ibo Teuber, partner of Deloitte’s healthcare practice, says the acceleration of transformation will take patients and players to the next stage of the journey. Full Article
COVID-19 necessitated widespread loosening of state and federal restrictions on and rapid expansion of telehealth. Now, as policy makers consider telehealth in the post-pandemic period, they must make decisions about payment parity—whether to continue reimbursing clinicians equivalent amounts for in-person and telehealth visits. Some argue that telehealth requires less clinical effort and fewer overhead costs…
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there had been much study and focus on the effect of social issues on the cost of health care and the overall health of the population, including the marked disparities in access to care for many segments of our population. In the last year, these disparities and their effects on our…
Stellar Health partners with both payors and Accountable Care Organizations to develop a tailored incentive program to reward the completion of granular value-based care actions by primary care providers. The Stellar Health Platform includes the web-based Stellar Application, which delivers a simple checklist of recommended clinical actions to practices based on each patient’s medical…
For Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, a major proponent of legislation in Congress on value-based care, a key driver is making sure that providers have the tools to succeed in payment models and figuring how Congress can help make that happen. DelBene is the lead sponsor in the Value in Health Care Act, bipartisan legislation recently…