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Payer-Provider Synergy: Aligning at the Fulcrum Points

08/05/2024

Payer-provider collaboration represents a crucial opportunity to bridge the gap between those who provide care and those who finance it. In this commentary, experts delve into strategies to help foster a collaborative relationship between...

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08/05/2024

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Easing the Nursing Shortage Burden With Wins on Quality, Cost, Scale

07/10/2024

Already challenged with cost, care, and administrative pressures, health care organizations are now staring down a daunting talent supply-and-demand gap. This shortage will negatively affect affordability and access to care for consumers and...

Already challenged with cost,...

07/10/2024

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Expanding Access to Life-Saving Cardiac Care

07/01/2024

More than 6 million Americans are living with heart failure (HF), the leading cause of hospitalization among adults 65 and older. In this commentary, Chris Darland, CEO, Peerbridge Health, discusses emerging technologies, such as AI-enabled...

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07/01/2024

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Making Contract Management Work in a Value-Based Care Environment

06/12/2024

Lynn Carroll, Chief Operating Officer, HSBlox

David Wolf, Vice President of Product Management, MedeAnalytics

Value-based care (VBC) models aim improve clinical outcomes and reduce health care costs by proactively focusing on patient wellness. To make this preventive approach to individual and population care work, patients, providers, payers, and...

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06/12/2024

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Creating a Better Patient Experience Through Improved Identity Data Management

06/04/2024

Clay Ritchey, CEO, Verato

The ever evolving and pervasive digital ecosystem has transformed the way consumers research, engage, and transact—with more transparency and efficiency than ever before. And as health care digital transformation continues, consumers are...

The ever evolving and pervasive...

06/04/2024

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Leveraging AI to Enhance the Member Experience for Health Plans

05/28/2024

Tim Price, Chief Product Officer at Infermedica

The role of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly significant, particularly in enhancing the customer experience for health plan members. Health plan executives have a unique opportunity to leverage AI’s potential, mirroring...

The role of artificial...

05/28/2024

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Long-Term, High-Impact Nursing Care Solutions Promote High-Value Care

05/06/2024

Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN

It's no secret that nursing is in a state of crisis. From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to now, nurses nationwide have increasingly battled rising burnout and stress–all while caring for higher-acuity patients, with less support. Anne...

It's no secret that nursing is...

05/06/2024

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Harnessing Innovation to Improve Maternal Health

04/09/2024

Britteny Matero, partner and senior vice president, Market Access, Innsena, and Jaime Bland, DNP, RN, president and chief executive officer, CyncHealth

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The US faces a critical maternal health crisis, with high maternal mortality rates exacerbated by COVID-19 and racial disparities. Institutional changes are needed to prevent these largely preventable deaths, and two experts highlight...

The US faces a critical maternal...

04/09/2024

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Adapting to Change: Navigating the New CMS Prior Authorization Guidelines in Health Care

04/02/2024

Shannon Smith, RN, BSN

As the health care industry prepares for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement new guidelines to streamline prior authorization procedures, significant operational changes are on the horizon for health care payers....

As the health care industry...

04/02/2024

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How Lab Values Can Close the Gap Between Patients With Undiagnosed and Under-Staged Chronic Kidney Disease

03/27/2024

By Julie Schulz, MD, MPH

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an insidious condition with devastating consequences when detected and treated too late. While primary care physicians usually make the initial diagnosis, regular screening is not routine for the general...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is...

03/27/2024

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CMS Demonstration Projects for Dual Eligibles

06/19/2012

Tim Casey

For years, the federal government and states have attempted to rein in costs associated with Medicare and Medicaid.

For years, the federal...

06/19/2012

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Republicans seek to reassure elderly on Medicare

04/25/2011

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Medicare Cuts for Readmissions to Target Large Hospitals

01/24/2013

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Analysis of CMS Bundled-Payments Program Provides Inconclusive Results

09/20/2016

Performance results are mixed after the first year of CMS’ voluntary Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative.

Performance results are mixed...

09/20/2016

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Increased HCRU, Direct Costs Associated With Alopecia Areata

07/29/2022

Samantha Matthews

Researchers assessed all-cause health care resource utilization and direct health care costs in US adults with alopecia areata with or without alopecia totalis or alopecia universalis.

Researchers assessed all-cause...

07/29/2022

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Evolving Health Care Contact Centers Into Drivers of Value-Based Care

07/31/2024

Discover how health care contact centers can transform into drivers of value-based care through AI, automation, upskilling agents, and rethinking workflows and metrics to improve patient outcomes and population health.

Discover how health care contact...

07/31/2024

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Enhancing Patient Medication Adherence: Insights and Strategies From Asembia 2024

06/11/2024

Lucille Accetta, PharmD, MBA, MSPH, Senior Vice President of CVS Specialty Operations

Key stakeholders in the health care industry gathered to discuss prevalent topics at this year's Asembia annual summit. Medication adherence emerged as one of the most talked-about issues. In a session led by Lucille Accetta, PharmD, MBA,...

Key stakeholders in the health...

06/11/2024

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Navigating the Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act: Implications for Payers, Patients, and Manufacturers

05/24/2024

Melissa Andel, Principal, CommonHealth Solutions, LLC

Learn about the impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act on payers and patients, highlighting the changes in Medicare benefits and drug coverage coming in 2025 and 2026.

Learn about the impacts of the...

05/24/2024

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Navigating Payment Models in the CGT Landscape: Insights and Innovations

05/21/2024

Joe DePinto, Head of Cell, Gene, and Advanced Therapies, McKesson

An expert discusses the evolution and challenges of payment models in the cell and gene therapy (CGT) space reviewed during his session at Asembia 2024.

An expert discusses the...

05/21/2024

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Unlocking the Future of Managed Care Pharmacy: A Deep Dive into Federal Legislation and Regulations

05/15/2024

Jennifer L. Mathieu Senior Vice President, Professional and Government Affairs, AMCP

Learn about developments in federal legislation and regulations within the pharmacy landscape shaping the future of managed care in an interview with a session presenter from AMCP 2024.

Learn about developments in...

05/15/2024

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Personalizing Weight Loss Management With GLP-1 Agonists

04/05/2024

Featuring Tejaswi Kompala, MD, head of cardiometabolic clinical strategy, Teladoc

Featuring Tejaswi Kompala, MD, head o...

Delve into the rising demand for anti-obesity medications, the complexities of obesity management, and the importance of personalized approaches in improving cardiometabolic health in this insightful interview.

Delve into the rising demand for...

04/05/2024

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Integrating Behavioral Health Services to Reduce ED Visits: Substance Use Disorder and Social Determinants of Health

03/27/2024

Featuring Tom Zaubler, MD, MPH, CMO at NeuroFlow

Featuring Tom Zaubler, MD, MPH, CMO a...

Join us for the continuation of an engaging two-part series showcasing an expert dedicated to reducing emergency department visits through the integration of behavioral health practices. Dr Zaubler will share invaluable insights into...

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03/27/2024

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Integrating Behavioral Health Services to Reduce ED Visits: Suicide Prevention and Preemptive Primary Care

03/25/2024

Featuring Tom Zaubler, MD, MPH, CMO at NeuroFlow

Featuring Tom Zaubler, MD, MPH, CMO a...

Come join us for the first installment of a captivating two-part series featuring an expert committed to minimizing emergency department visits through the implementation of behavioral health integrations. Dr Zaubler will offer valuable...

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03/25/2024

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Navigating the Evolution of Digital Solutions in Health Care

02/27/2024

Featuring Yash Prajapati, consultant at ZS Associates

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Join us in exploring the challenges and opportunities in the development, approval, and integration of digital therapeutic solutions with ZS Associates consultant Yash Prajapati.

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02/27/2024

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Advancements and Challenges in Diabetes Management

02/27/2024

Featuring Mansur Shomali, MD, chief medical officer at Welldoc, endocrinologist at MedStar Health

Featuring Mansur Shomali, MD, chief m...

Learn about the state of digital therapeutics for disease management such as diabetes care in terms of cost, outcomes, integration, and more with Dr Mansur Shomali, CMO at Welldoc.

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