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Key factors include an evolving payer mix, spurred by MA plans, and shifts in sites of care, driven by virtual care and home-based services.
Researchers argue quality measures must connect directly to reimbursement.
Seventy-four percent of patients schedule their appointments over the phone or in person, but 36% would prefer to schedule online.
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Nirav Shah, MD, Medical Director of Quality Innovation for NorthShore University HealthSystem, explains the use of informatics and technology to fuel innovation for personalized remote care.
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General manager at Clinical Data Services at Philips, Elad Benjamin, highlights the latest Philips Future Health Index report, including staff shortages' effects on patient care.
Medical enrollment hit 47.1 million members as of June 30, a 6.1% increase from a year ago.
However, Clover will be exiting two of its smaller markets, the counties of El Paso, Texas, and Pima, Arizona.
UHC frames the move as a push to reduce the burden of medical costs for consumers and to encourage better medication adherence.
Authors said the major insurers are padding their bottom lines by disguising profits as costs.
The planned merger between Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health was the main contributor to the historically high quarter.
