Medicare Advantage plans' star ratings to be affected by Health Equity Index
Socially at-risk patients need equity in their care. The HEI is to incentivize contracts for plans to perform better for these patients, says Christie Teigland, vice president of research science and advanced analytics at Inovalon. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - October 26, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
More accurate data is needed to achieve health equity
CMS should get more information from Medicare users to help address their health disparities, suggests Ann Maxwell, deputy inspector general for evaluations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - October 25, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Making SDOH resource matching better with AI
DUOS uses large language models to leverage social determinants of health and enhance care-navigation access for Medicare beneficiaries. Feedback from platform users improves the artificial intelligence, said Karl Ulfers, cofounder and CEO. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - October 24, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Medicare Advantage data poses unique challenges
David Lareau, CEO of Medicomp Systems, explains how MA evaluates diagnostic data to assess how well providers manage each patient – and how those providers should be approaching their EHRs to optimize reimbursement. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 12, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
NLP keeps CMS billing and coding compliant
Dr. Calum Yacoubian, director of healthcare strategy at IQVIA, talks about how natural language processing can help Medicare Advantage organizations avoid penalties by ensuring that their coding is accurate and compliant. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 9, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee - June 2023
The meeting will cover committee business items and IPRCC member updates. Items discussed will include updates on the Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative and the Federal Pain Research Strategy (FPRS) research progress, and an update from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).For more information go tohttps://www.iprcc.nih.gov/meetings/iprcc-meeting-june-23-2023Air date: 6/23/2023 11:00:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - June 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Value-based contracts and ACOs as payment mechanisms help make healthcare affordable
Summit Health Chief of Population Health Jamie Reedy says the company ' s data strategy supports Medicare ACOs and over 30 value-based contracts. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 8, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Threat brief: EHRs vulnerable to cyberattackers; senators urge CMS to protect Medicare Advantage
This week ' s top stories include HHS ' Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center cautioning about potential cybersecurity risks of EHRs, and, in a show of bipartisan support, more than 60 U.S. Senators ask the CMS to keep MA rates stable. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - February 25, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Mayo halts MA patient scheduling; Oklahoma hospital locks down ICU after online attacks
This week ' s top stories include the Mayo Clinic ceasing the scheduling of appointments for patients in most Medicare Advantage plans, and an Oklahoma City hospital ' s response to COVID-19-related social media posts that accused providers of murder. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - February 18, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
OSHA rescinds vaccine mandate for large companies; Feds warn of healthcare cyber threats
This week ' s top stories include SCOTUS striking down a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, while upholding another one for healthcare workers at facilities that accept Medicare and Medicaid funding, and warnings of threat actors leveraging flaws in Log4J. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - January 28, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Provider orgs launch pro-telehealth effort; House averts Medicare payment cuts
This week ' s top stories include the launch of Telehealth Access for America, which aims to protect and expand access to telehealth, and a last-minute deal that avoids cuts to reimbursement to hospitals and physicians. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - December 10, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
DOJ arrests REvil ransomware attack suspects; Drop in Medicare Part D plans
This week ' s top stories include the Justice Department cracking down on international ransomware attacks and Medicare Part D plan consolidation fueling a 23% drop in offerings. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - November 12, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Bad actors exploit COVID-19; Medicare Part D premiums to increase
This week ' s top stories include the pandemic exposing vulnerabilities in the digital ecosystem, and the CMS expecting Medicare Part D average premiums to increase nearly 5% in 2022. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - August 7, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Big Data Byte: Niall Brennan, Chief Data Officer of CMS
Niall Brennan, Chief Data Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, talks about CMS ' initiatives in predictive modelling to identify fraud, real time delivery system monitoring and increasing transparency in healthcare data. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Core Technologies, Security, Public Policy, Analytics, Data Science Source Type: video
Reactions to the CMS Care Innovations Summit
Attendees of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ' Care Innovations Summit discuss their takeaways from the event, which drew more than 1,000 attendees in person and 1,500 online viewers. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Public Policy Source Type: video
