In the News: Apr 9–16
By Sg2 TeamThis week: Integrating health and human services; leveraging social workers in primary care; and supplying ventilators to areas in need
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This week: Integrating health and human services; leveraging social workers in primary care; and supplying ventilators to areas in need
Provider systems working to optimize their primary care offerings confront a complex market unlikely to take final shape anytime soon.
This week: Big-box retailers aim to bridge care gaps; pediatric concussion concerns remain unanswered; federal and state support for virtual health expands.
This week: Free med school tuition to aid primary care physician shortage; behavioral health Medicaid waivers in DC; and heart failure trends
This week: Amazon primary care disruption and leveraging AI to prevent preterm births
Let’s take a look at Primary Care First, a 5-year, voluntary payment model that’s like Comprehensive Primary Care Plus’s (CPC+) older sibling who moved out of the house.
This week: Rural ED closures affect emergency care; tech and workflow improvements help with the nursing shortage; and investing in primary care maximizes patient care.
This week: Higher primary care spending brings better patient outcomes and research groups present new results for Alzheimer disease blood tests
This week: The impact of understaffed nursing units, how Medicaid expansion influenced cardiovascular mortality rates, and CVS Health plans to expand its health services.
This week: BCBS of Texas will open primary care centers in 2020; morbidity data can help target opioid overuse interventions; and virtual health is now included in Medicare Advantage.
This week: Life spans increase with more PCPs; Tennessee’s maternal deaths largely preventable; and HIMSS covers consumerism, price transparency, interoperability.
This week: Liquid biopsy tests for cancer care move into the mainstream; midterm elections prove consequential to Medicaid; and CVS Health to expand services into chronic disease management.