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CMS Regulation Impacts on MSSP and QPP
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CMS Regulation Impacts on MSSP and QPP

The Top 10 Changes ACOs Need to Know ACOs participating in shared savings programs face a number of opposing forces in 2021. From a decline in the number of Medicare beneficiaries to new CMS regulations to force downside risk sooner, ACOs are carefully weighing their options in the year ahead. In fact, the number of...

February 11, 2021April 10, 2024By HealthECIn MSSP, QPP
Chilmark Research Affirms that Community Connections Address SDoH
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Chilmark Research Affirms that Community Connections Address SDoH

Addressing SDoH through Community Referrals A 2020 report from Chilmark Research highlights the impact of social determinants of health (SDoH) on the healthcare system and spotlights HealthEC as an effective solution in seamlessly connecting healthcare providers with community partners with significant reductions in unnecessary healthcare expenditures and dramatic improvement in patients’ overall health and well-being....

How to Negotiate Value-Based Contracting in Healthcare
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How to Negotiate Value-Based Contracting in Healthcare

Negotiating value-based reimbursement & Value-based contracting is a complex process for healthcare providers. Organizations participating in value-based agreements need to consider the specific population covered under the contract, the particular reimbursement model used, and which quality and utilization measures will be tracked. And because each contract varies, negotiators rely on every available insight to truly...

CMS Boosts States’ SDOH Efforts: New Opportunities Focus on Medicaid and CHIP
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CMS Boosts States’ SDOH Efforts: New Opportunities Focus on Medicaid and CHIP

State health officials received a much-needed New Year’s present on January 7, 2021 from CMS. Cash-strapped and resource-drained after nine months of a pandemic, states health officials welcomed the center’s tidings of guidance, funding, and services to better address social determinants of health (SDOH). The 51-page Medicaid Director’s letter from CMS provides leadership and guidance...

How Health IT Can Mitigate the Effects of Physician Burnout
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How Health IT Can Mitigate the Effects of Physician Burnout

Exhaustion. De-personalization. Lack of Efficacy. These three cardinal symptoms characterize physician burnout, as defined by the World Health Organization, and measurable by the Maslach Burnout InventoryTM developed by Christina Maslach and her colleagues at the University of San Francisco in the 1970s. Our nation’s clinicians have expressed burnout for several years due to personal and...

Prince George’s Health Alliance & Health Department Address SDOH, Improve Public Health
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Prince George’s Health Alliance & Health Department Address SDOH, Improve Public Health

HealthEC customer Prince George’s Health Alliance was recently interviewed by Healthcare Innovation regarding their collaboration with the Prince George’s County Health Department. In a community-wide effort around social determinants of health (SDOH), the two organizations are working together to improve public health, reduce hospital visits and cut hospital charges per patient from $18,929 to only...

Senior Isolation During COVID-19 and What Healthcare Should Do About It
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Senior Isolation During COVID-19 and What Healthcare Should Do About It

I recently authored an article for HITConsultant.net about the challenges facing our nation’s seniors during COVID-19. Senior isolation is a health risk affecting at least one quarter of seniors over 65. Social isolation is a risk factor for poor aging outcomes, including cognitive decline, depression, anxiety, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, hypertension, heart disease, impaired immune function,...