Accountable Care
Another tip for HIMSS25 attendees from Dr. Hamad Husainy, CMO at PointClickCare: Look to technology to help with the inevitable growth of value-based care – streamlining transfers from hospital to post-acute care is one strategy.
Robert Connely of Pega says patching legacy systems will give way to true health IT modernization, a security breakthrough will lead artificial intelligence into routine use – and AI will make value-based care the industry standard.
"Health IT has always been a nonpartisan area for policymakers, so I expect that will largely remain the case," says longtime policy expert Leigh Burchell.
While medication adherence is a cornerstone of value-based care, it depends on the right team, tools and targeted patient engagement to be effective, says one chief medical officer.
A statistical analysis evaluated a refit of the Dementia AlgoRithm, which helps determine patients at risk for cognitive decline, using administrative claims data. It found the new models could be a game-changer for value-based care providers.
Cut length of stay? Slash readmissions? Boost value-based care? Keep nurses from leaving? Power chronic care management? A physician digital transformation consultant explains how transforming can achieve all of this and more.
Oz will cut waste and fraud within the country's most expensive government agency, Trump says.
In discussing social determinants of health data utilization, Dr. Hilary Hatch, chief clinical officer at Phreesia, describes how analytics and patient engagement tools are streamlining workflows and helping providers respond to more patients in need.
Why are the two often so disconnected? And what role can technology play in integrating them? A new CMS accountable care program aims to drive progress, and one expert explains what it means for providers.
Also: SmarterDX launches tools to help hospitals overturn denials in minutes and recover lost revenue.
