For decades, chronic disease management in Medicare has been hampered by a fee-for-service payment system that rewards volume and activity rather than true clinical improvement. This model created ...
A long and deeply-reported feature story in The Washington Post on Tuesday put a spotlight on the stark effect that an epidemic of chronic illness is taking on too many millions of Americans. "Forty ...
“Healthcare systems face fragmented vendors addressing isolated gaps,” said A.R. Weiler, former CEO of Wellbox Health. “C3 HealthcareRx addresses this issue by providing coordinated, multi-specialty ...
The prevalence of individuals with multiple chronic conditions continues to increase. Evidence-based modifications to care delivery processes can help to improve care management effectiveness.
Benefits that help employees better manage things like high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes can reduce turnover and ...
A session led by Irina Koyfman, DNP, NP-C, RN, at the National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) Spring Managed Care Forum 2023 detailed the potential of chronic care management billing ...
Mental health is often viewed as its own category when thinking about patient care; however, mental health and physical health are intricately linked. And as a practicing endocrinologist, I see ...
MDLive, the telehealth provider Cigna acquired last year, is adding a chronic condition management program to its virtual primary care offering starting in 2023. Nearly 17 million people with MDLive ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially released its final 2022 Physician Fee Schedule, including increased reimbursements for chronic care management (CCM). CMS began ...
Concierge primary care provider One Medical is doubling down on chronic condition management with the launch of a new program to all members and employers. One Medical, which went public early last ...
When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services revealed that it would start paying, under CPT code 99490, for "non face-to-face care coordination services," one might have expected providers to ...