Finding the perfect healthcare provider and your family is now practical, with the advancement of technology, it seems that consumers nowadays have a variety of health services to choose from. Being smart and efficient regarding the health insurances that you will avail is kind of overwhelming, but as you walk right into it, the process… Read More »
Value-based care programs are being introduced increasingly on a global level. However, progress is slow as many hospitals are unclear where to start. While radiology is among one of the most impacted specialties in the shift to value-based care through changes in the reimbursement scheme, imaging-specific metrics are still largely undefined. This presents radiology leaders… Read More »
Before and after surgery, most patients must serve as the ‘general contractors’ of their own care: Managing appointments, following directions, remembering instructions and more. THE PROBLEM Even when everything goes well, it can be a stressful experience. When things do not go well, patients may arrive unprepared for surgery, be readmitted after improper post-care or… Read More »
The new CMS primary care payment program unveiled this week won tentative buy-in from doctors, hospitals and healthcare players across the political spectrum. The so-called Primary Cares Initiative set lofty goals, including getting a quarter of providers and beneficiaries to sign up. The program, however, is fully voluntary, and some paths carry significant downside risk. That… Read More »
Intermountain Healthcare will expand its longtime Homecare & Hospice program into a new technology-supported initiative called Intermountain at Home, the health system announced last week. Intermountain at Home will use telemedicine and remote monitoring along with homecare visits to expand the program from palliative care and dialysis, which the system already offers at home, to… Read More »