In the News: Apr 18–25
By Sg2 TeamThis week: iVRT may help patients with chronic pain; new data ties financial risk sharing and cost and quality of care; and WHO releases first recommendations for digital tech use.
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This week: iVRT may help patients with chronic pain; new data ties financial risk sharing and cost and quality of care; and WHO releases first recommendations for digital tech use.
Four areas were identified as essential to success at scaling virtual health: citizen empowerment, stakeholder and change management, service selection, and sustainability and business models.
This week: 1 in 7 commercially insured patients got surprise medical bills; pediatric providers embrace telehealth integration; and Leapfrog Group will issue quality ratings for ambulatory and OP surgical services.
This week: Medicare joint replacement patients are recovering at home instead of at SNFs, and HDHPs may impact timely access to breast cancer care.
This week: HDHPs' impact on consumer behaviors; telehealth for chronic condition management; and post-acute care management
This week: Small employers’ workplace clinic use continues to grow; CMS to study home health agency quality measures impact in 2019; and CMS approves Michigan’s value-based drug-purchasing Medicaid waiver.
This week: Millennials seek alternative sites for primary care; ASC quality/safety grades will be published in 2020; and low-income patients forgo care more often in states without Medicaid expansion.
This week: HDHPs’ financial burden on low-income, chronically-ill adults; private equity investment growth in orthopedic practices; and fragmented ambulatory care impact on patients with chronic conditions.
This week: New Apple Watch has FDA clearance to detect atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias; children’s hospitals are designing facilities with mental health in mind; and a new report finds...
At Sg2, we have identified 8 key competencies to help to define a cohesive road map forward with value-based care. Read on for details.
This week: Variation in end-of-life expenditures for cancer patients; leading biotech companies targeting cancer with precision medicine; and inpatient utilization continues to slow.
Read on to find out how to develop comprehensive weight management programs to address patient and provider demand.