It’s often not the most glamorous projects that rise to the top. Jessica Zeaske of Echo Health Ventures talks to us about where the money goes in health IT.
Flashy Isn’t Everything: Addressing Essential Healthcare Needs as a VC
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How will Proposed Changes to CMS Telehealth Reimbursement Affect Adoption?
On Friday, October 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced several rule changes that affect how telehealth services will be covered under Medicare Advantage (MA) and the Medicare prescription drug program (Part D). These changes are in direct response to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which eliminated historical restrictions on telehealth reimbursement, and are intended to “improve quality of care and provide more plan choices for MA and Part D enrollees.”
Humana-Walgreens Partnership: Primary Care Focused on Medicare Advantage
Key Takeaways: Humana and Walgreens jointly announced a partnership for Human to operate...
Promoting Interoperability: MU Fades to Black
By Brian Murphy and Brian Eastwood Seeking to liberate the industry from its self-created morass...
One More Step in the Long Road of Precision Medicine
CMS decision removes important barrier for some Medicare cancer patients to access next generation...
Provider Directories: An Opportunity Fraught with Challenges
A primary goal of insurance expansion under the Affordable Care Act was to improve access to healthcare. Yet as thousands of people are finding, simply having insurance coverage does not guarantee that ‘the doctor will see them now.’
Consumer-Driven Forces Disrupting Primary Care
Growth & Change The traditional model of consuming healthcare services is changing. Frustrated...
Connected Care: Are We There Yet?
Progress? Healthcare organizations (HCOs) are acknowledging the need for next generation tools to...
The Promise and Challenges of Analytics Marketplaces in Healthcare
It has been noted that healthcare is beginning to enter the algorithmic revolution and a new, higher value-added
set of services will be the next phase in the trajectory of health IT. Algorithms rather than data alone are the currency in the algorithmic revolution. Analytics-as-a-Service (AaaS) is the next wave…