While the fear, uncertainty, and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic have practically disappeared, the mental health crisis sparked by these issues have not been so easily erased. Moreover, the number of people who need mental and behavioral health services continues to surge.
“We shall have no better conditions in the future if we are satisfied with all those which we have at present.” ― Thomas A. Edison
OSAP accreditation ensures adherence to health data processing standards and compliance with security infrastructure and integrity requirements.
A clinically integrated behavioral health network was created to improve the integration of behavioral and physical healthcare by serving Medicaid beneficiaries in collaboration with payers. The evolution and transition to behavioral health value-based contracting was an initiative that proved rewarding for the independent practice association (IPA) providers and patients.
The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), the accountable care organization (ACO) model that served 10.6 million seniors in 2020, collectively saved Medicare $4.1 billion last year, and $1.9 billion after accounting for shared savings payments, according to the National Association of ACOs (NAACOs) and as recently published in Healthcare Finance. 513 ACOs participated in the...
We know data from population health technology can assist the provider organizations to make management strategy decisions that make a significant impact in disease management, for instance, with diabetic populations thanks to sophisticated technology and tracking tools that add real-time data from remote monitoring devices to influence the drug regime changes for optimizing patient outcomes,...
CMS recently calculated that the United States spent $3.8 trillion — or 18 percent of the gross domestic product — on healthcare in 2019. The current healthcare landscape indicates this spending rate will not slow anytime soon due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an ongoing healthcare crisis. Value-based care models like Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and...
2020 was a year unlike any other, posing unparalleled challenges to the healthcare industry. If there was ever a time to focus on the importance of population health management, this was it. HealthEC rose to the challenge. And in the process, the company earned accolades from four of the industry’s leading voices: KLAS®, Chilmark, Black...
Public Health 1.0 identifies the initiation and growth in both knowledge and tools for medicine and public health. Public Health 2.0 characterizes the development of our traditional public health systems within both local and the federal government. Public Health 3.0 encapsulates the involvement of multiple sectors including other governmental agencies, community-based organizations, and the private...
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