For all the debate about artificial intelligence in health care, one quietly transformative shift is taking place not through machines, but through video calls. A growing number of U.S. hospitals are now using virtual nurses to handle admissions and discharges remotely. The promise? Relief for burnt-out bedside nurses, better care coordination and fewer patients bouncing…
Tackling value-based care is crucial with the upcoming 2030 mandate by CMS. But it can be challenging for providers to deliver equitable care while hitting value-based care goals. A new telehealth study by the University of Texas McCombs School of Business found that virtual care did not significantly lower costs, or reduce the number of…
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…
Download Slides We exist in an information rich world, with data points constantly at our fingertips, and this wealth of information gives healthcare providers the opportunity to know more about their patients than ever before. With digital innovation on the rise, technologies are challenging providers to rethink healthcare delivery and appeal to patients as consumers….
Telecommunications companies that pivoted to telehealth during the pandemic are now integrating new services into the platform to support virtual care and remote patient monitoring. The latest to do so is BlueJeans Telehealth, which was acquired by Verizon in 2020 and fine-tuned to support HIPAA-compliant virtual visits. The company announced an integration this week with…
As the healthcare industry gravitates toward value-based care, population-based payment models have become the golden fleece for payers, the ultimate state of value-based care payment. Unfortunately for health insurers, the healthcare industry has lagged in population-based payment uptake. Population-based payment models are models that are detached from fee-for-service reimbursement altogether, as opposed to other alternative…
As providers and payers invest in the move from volume to value, they are facing the reality that clinicians are lacking when it comes to training, education, and technology specific to enabling value-based care over fee-for-service. In order to succeed in this transition, practicing clinicians and emerging residents need hands-on support and investment to evolve,…
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to disrupt daily life in the U.S., many medical practices were left scrambling. Patient volumes plunged immediately, non-urgent care was postponed, and no one was sure exactly how long the shutdowns and mitigation precautions would last. By late April, 97% of practices reported a negative financial impact from the pandemic,…