reimbursement
While shorter-term fixes like renegotiating payer contracts can help, Wipfli's Kelly Arduino recommends that hospitals heavily dependent on Medicaid rebuild community philanthropy and endowments.
Data reveals that the people who are enrolling in Medicare Advantage have 50% more chronic conditions than people who are enrolling in Medicare fee-for-service, says Christie Teigland, Inovalon's VP of research science and advanced analytics.
HIMSS23
Brian Scarpelli, senior global policy counsel at the Connected Health Initiative, discusses how the initiative is working with the AMA to incorporate digital health tools into CPT code sets to improve providers' reimbursement rates.
HIMSS23
Digital therapeutics improve access to care, but face reimbursement challenges. Jessica Hauflaire, COO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, describes the DTA's work with CMS and policymakers to gain support for this new care model.
Dr. Liz Kwo and Timothy Lee outline reimbursement strategies for digital health startups.
Some experts assert the legislation is preemptive and may stifle innovation, while others argue it has the potential to improve patient access to meaningful healthcare.
2022 Look Ahead
Glooko CEO Russ Johannesson predicts that the growth in digital health funding will continue this year, and that the push toward interoperability will be critical for the space.
The updated version of the company's system includes automatic alerts when the wearer's glucose is too high or too low.
Ralf-Gordon Jahns, managing director of Research2Guidance, explains what Germany's Digital Care Act is all about.
Gentem distinguishes its end-to-end billing and revenue cycle platform by offering upfront payments to its clients.