Virtual or in person: Which kind of doctor’s visit is better, and when it matters

March 6, 2023acoBehavioral Health, COVID-19, mental health, Primary Care, Telehealth, Telemedicine

When the covid-19 pandemic swept the country in early 2020 and emptied doctors’ offices nationwide, telemedicine was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Patients and their physicians turned to virtual visits by video or phone rather than risk meeting face-to-face. During the early months of the pandemic, telehealth visits for care exploded. “It was a dramatic shift…

AMGA Calls on Congress to Advance Value-Based Care, Support Providers

February 21, 2023acoAdvanced APM, AMGA, APM, APMs, COVID, COVID-19, remote patient monitoring, RPM, Telehealth

Congress should focus on advancing value-based care by investing in proper infrastructure, incentivizing patient engagement, and supporting continuous telehealth coverage, according to the American Medical Group Association (AMGA). The organization sent a letter to congressional leaders expressing appreciation for their efforts to support healthcare providers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the letter urged leaders to improve the Medicare program…

Patient Engagement Is Once Again Top Of Mind. What’s Different This Time?

February 16, 2023acoACO participation, digital patient experience, digital SDOH, MSSP, MSSP ENHANCED, Patient Engagement, Telehealth

As 2023 dawns, strategic conversations in health care are shifting away from the pandemic’s “crisis mode” to refocus on addressing long-term needs and opportunities to improve patient outcomes. Patient engagement is an area that is consistently discussed as ripe for evolution. In an ideal world, every health care provider would be focused on patient engagement…

Payer, Provider Value-Based Care Contract Targets Equity, Population Health

December 20, 2022acoBehavioral Health, palliative care, payer-provider collaboration, racial disparities, racial equity, Telehealth

Independence Blue Cross (Independence) has announced that it will renew its long-term value-based care contract with Jefferson Health. The provider will participate in Independence’s Total Value of Care value-based care program starting on January 1, 2023. Independence, a payer in southeastern Pennsylvania, has already been in a value-based care partnership with the non-profit health system and teaching…

Here’s what primary care will look like in the future

April 13, 2022acoPrimary Care, Telehealth

Covid-19 played a pivotal role in accelerating years of digital health adoption, with the proliferation of telehealth at the forefront. According to a McKinsey report, telehealth utilization for office visits and outpatient care increased by 78 times between February and April 2020, as patients, providers and payers sought to navigate the safe delivery of healthcare…

FLASH INTERVIEW — CareSignal — March 2022

March 3, 2022acoNo CommentsACO, ACOs, data integration, health data, health tech, health technology, healthcare data, Interoperability, normalization, remote monitoring, remote patient monitoring, RPM, Telehealth, transactional data, transactional health data, value-based care, vbc

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What’s Ahead in 2022

February 10, 2022acodigital health, healthcare, Telehealth, value-based care, vbc

As 2022 unfolds, it is becoming increasingly clear that health care is at a crossroads. Do we keep reacting to crisis after crisis, potentially undermining our ability to provide consistent patient care over time? Or do we start rethinking traditional care delivery models, so they become nimbler and more attuned to our patients’ needs—the clinical…

Getting Beyond Parity: Telehealth as a Best Practice in Health Equity

January 31, 2022acohealth equity, SDOH, Telehealth, Telemedicine

The global pandemic spurred a rapid uptake of telehealth for nearly all health care providers and has permanently changed how health care is delivered. At present, providers and insurers are grappling with how to balance telehealth and in person care, focusing discussions around reimbursement models and logistical considerations. In this article, the authors discuss whether…

How a pandemic shines a brighter light on the need for SDoH innovation

November 26, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCOVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, health technology, healthcare technology, pandemic, SDOH, social determinants, social determinants of health, Telehealth, Telemedicine, value-based care, vbc, virtual care

In early 2020, healthcare leaders from payers to providers to technology services providers found themselves at a crossroads—innovate or fail to care for patients. I had the privilege recently of joining a virtual roundtable with a group of healthcare leaders to talk about the transformation of patient care, engagement and outreach. The panel focused on…

CHIME Reports Increased Patient Engagement Technology Use in 2021

November 18, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCOVID-19, pandemic, patient communication, Patient Engagement, patient engagement technology, patient outreach, patient technology, Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic has heralded in a new era of patient engagement technology and utilization, with healthcare organizations reporting new levels of patient portal, mobile app, online health information gathering, and digital health insurance card use, CHIME described in its 2021 Digital Health Most Wired report. These trends in patient engagement and experience of care come…

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