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With the collaboration, said BCBS, members now have access to additional medical care services for a range of illnesses and injuries.
Catholic health systems and organizations won their case against the Department of Health and Human Services.
What the groups want from Congress is action that would avert the entire 4.5% reduction to Medicare payment rates.
Dr. Tom Milam, chief medical officer at Iris Telehealth, sees hospitals using virtual care to meet the increasing demand for behavioral health – and help with the shortage of psychiatrists.
The physician organization is strongly urging Congress to stop the 4.5% payment cut scheduled for January 1, 2023.
Tyler LaPlaunt, assistant director at Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions, explains how a lack of both government funding and interoperability lead to scarce healthcare IT solutions in tribal communities.
The increase holds true even after accounting for patients being sicker and requiring more complex and intensive care.
The clinical workforce must be cyber aware, and the cybersecurity team must become clinically aware, experts say.
Greg Miller, chief growth officer at health IT vendor Lumeon, says that manual methods for coordinating and verifying points in a patient's clinical journey cause provider burnout.
The value proposition is making sure everyone is using the same process for cyber risk quantification.