In the News: Sept 19–26
By Sg2 TeamThis week: Supplemental benefit adoption in Medicare Advantage plans, new payment model for SNFs, and strategic partnerships to improve quality and reduce costs.
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This week: Supplemental benefit adoption in Medicare Advantage plans, new payment model for SNFs, and strategic partnerships to improve quality and reduce costs.
This week: A new app to help parents of preemies with care coordination, an underutilized Medicare program for diabetic patients, and a new partnership focuses on reducing infant mortality.
This week: Consumer considerations around assisted reproductive health, and Walmart opens a stand-alone health care clinic in Dallas, GA.
The provision of ongoing care throughout pregnancy has been shown to decrease complications, and several organizations have turned to virtual health technologies to improve access to care for pregnant women.
This week: Hospitals penalized due to infections, injuries; hospital Medicare margins continue to decline; and CDS system implementation takes coordination, integration.
This week: patient-centered approach applied to workforce; new assessment reduces cardiac-related admissions; and wireless sensors developed for NICU babies.
As the Medicare-qualified population grows steadily, meeting its health needs will demand innovative thinking.
At RSNA 2018, the real headline of the week was the never-ending drumbeat around the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in medical imaging.
This week: Most of Cigna’s reimbursements now go to value-based models; Aetna partners with Apple to boost healthy living; and California workforce shortage prompts $3 billion plan.
To overcome provider access and economic workforce challenges, innovative health systems are developing tech-savvy approaches to unleash the top-of-license potential of advanced practice providers.
This week: Amazon’s machine learning service to enhance clinical decision making; Walgreens-Microsoft partnership to develop health care delivery models; Medicare Advantage enrollment grows to 22.4 million in 2019
This week: Middle-income families see rising costs in employer insurance; chatbots gain traction in health care organizations; and US organ transplant rules change to prioritize severity over location.