Patient Engagement
HHS has credited the enrollment growth in part to investments made through the American Rescue Plan.
The result has been an increase in yield, which is up by at least 1% on gross revenue of $3 billion.
This is especially important in a value-based care framework, since provider reimbursement is linked to clinical quality.
Medicomp Systems CEO David Lareau discusses the fact that technology and regulations are meeting to enable more seamless data exchange for patient empowerment and care coordination.
Beneficiaries used 88 times more telehealth services during the first year of the pandemic than they used in the prior year.
Most consider telehealth convenient, but about 28% describe it as frustrating, citing care quality and technical considerations.
The grants are supported by the Minority AIDS Initiative and align with the Biden administration's stated goal of achieving health equity.
By reimagining the technology it was already using, the South Dakota health system has also preserved supplies and earned high satisfaction.
The payment-solution integration is aimed at improving financial outcomes for providers.
Funding from CMS and many payers has made establishing and providing this type of patient care a strategic focus for health organizations.