Connected Care Clips – September 7
Getting the Price Right: Looking Toward the Future of Telehealth
Aledade: Getting the Price Right: Looking Toward the Future of Telehealth Aledade’s policy team provided their recommendations for a flexible and equitable payment model for telehealth services in their new policy paper Getting the Price Right: Looking Toward the Future of Telehealth. Aledade asserts that, in a value-based care model, integrating telehealth can help ensure that primary [...]
Telehealth Increased Healthcare Access for Hispanic, Low-Income Populations During COVID-19
Chief Healthcare Executive: Telehealth Increased Healthcare Access for Hispanic, Low-Income Populations During COVID-19 A recent study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that Hispanic and low-income communities had the largest percentage increase in telehealth use in response to the pandemic. Of the more than 4.5 million members of Kaiser Permanente Southern California that were [...]
3 surprising trends in seniors’ telemedicine use during the pandemic
STAT Opinion: 3 surprising trends in seniors’ telemedicine use during the pandemic This article highlights three findings about how telemedicine is used by Medicare beneficiaries, according to an analysis of 30 million Medicare claims: One in 10 telehealth-using Medicare beneficiaries accessed care through the telephone alone, suggesting that eliminating reimbursement for telephone-only calls could meaningfully [...]
Summary: CY 2022 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule
On July 13, 2021, CMS released their proposed Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.Below is a summary of key payment and policy changes within the rule. Comments are due by September 13, 2021. Physician Fee Schedule Please find our summary of the PFS here. Please find some topline elements and links below. Press [...]
2022 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey
Business Group on Health: 2022 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey The 2022 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey asked large employers about changes they made to their health care programs and benefits in 2021, while looking ahead to 2022. The results reflect the perspectives and plan designs of [...]
The state of patient access 2.0
Experian Health: The state of patient access 2.0 Experian Health surveyed consumers over 18 years of age who received care services over the past 12 months. Results find that patients are growing more confident and comfortable with digital and virtual tools for accessing healthcare services. In November, 37% expressed concerns about the tools compared to 29% in [...]
Telemedicine can be used efficiently in future urological follow-up visits
Urology Times: Dr. Andino assesses how telemedicine can be used efficiently in future urological follow-up visits Juan José Andino, MD, discusses the takeaways of his study, “Video Visits are Practical for the Follow-up and Management of Established Male Infertility Patients,” as well as the future of telemedicine. “Being able to have a follow-up visit that [...]