In 2018, non-hospital-based provider-to-patient telehealth accounted for 84 percent of all telehealth claim lines.
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Critical heart drug too pricey for some Medicare patients
Even with insurance, the cost to Medicare patients may be more than $1,600 a year, which may prohibit some from even taking the drug at all.
Nurses may not have adequate instruction on how to respond to a catastrophe
Events that are less likely to occur, but have greater impact when they do, usually receive fewer training hours.
Vast majority of physicians want to be more involved in health system digital patient access initiatives
Providers recognize the importance of a modern, online consumer experience, but most want more control around related projects.
Private practice physicians less likely to maintain electronic records, study shows
Forty-nine percent of surveyed physicians who had remained independent since 2011 attested to meaningful use of EHRs.
Amazon contemplating lawsuit against Surescripts
Surescripts is seeking to cut off PillPack’s access to patient data, and the latter, an Amazon-owned company, isn’t taking the matter lightly.
How Medicare Advantage plans can begin closing coverage gaps through better communication
Personalized communications and robust analytics capabilities can help MA plans avoid some of the pitfalls of coverage gaps.
Court decision expected soon in CVS\Aetna merger
Judge Richard Leon says the merger potentially has ‘grave consequences for millions of people.’
David Callender is new president and CEO of Memorial Hermann Health
He succeeds Chuck Stokes, who is retiring at the end of the year.
CMS has 2019 Medicare ACO class
About 40 new ACOs entered the program, which is less than the 100-plus new ACOs the program averaged in its first 7 years.
