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Saving the system: Remote care management programs bring major cost savings by improving care and reducing hospitalizations
The financial impact of remote care services and programs on the health system is quite profound. With the estimated cost savings from reduced hospitalizations and hospital readmissions alone, remote care programs could potentially save Medicare billions of dollars
Overwhelmed to Amazed: how remote care programs help practices and wow patients
A successful remote care management program - one that decreases stress and overwhelm for the practice and that improves the efficiency and effectiveness of care - has 3 key elements: Staffing, Software and Processes
Braving the wilderness: Tackling remote care in rural areas
The shortage of doctors/providers in rural areas (shortage of clinics in these areas too) is profound. Shortages are even worse for specialists and sub-specialty care in these settings. Many Medicare patients require complex, specialty care in addition to well managed primary care for chronic conditions.
Aging baby boomers and the growing demand for senior care
Throughout the Great Depression and the Second World War, birthrates in the United States remained fairly low. Following World War II, a post war economic boom saw tremendous expansion of infrastructure and growth of neighborhoods, and a rising middle class. With that growth and economic confidence came a post war baby boom in the United States.
Industry and Policy Updates: HIPAA Compliance and Enforcement for Alarming Trends in Data Safety
On February 14, 2024, HHS-OCR, issued two reports to Congress on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) compliance and enforcement. One on HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rule Compliance, the other on Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information.
Going beyond EHR integration: Successful remote care management is so much more
Having the data integrated is helpful, but does not create any important data flows or streamline any data communication or operations. Remote care management is much more than the EHR.
Don’t be a robot: Adding the personal touch to remote care technology
As advances in health related technologies become more and more integrated into healthcare delivery, it remains essential to still maintain a focus on the patient and the patient experience.
2024 Checklist to power up your practice. It’s time to reimagine remote care management
New year, time for a new approach
It’s time to plan for 2024. Are you ready to introduce seamless, scalable remote care management and monitoring into your practice?
That time when remote care services would have really helped my family
We could not reach her primary care team for days, and could not get anyone to make referrals, advocate or communicate with her doctor. Throughout the entire experience, I kept thinking if the practice had had robust remote patient programs in any way, this would not have been such an awful, dangerous experience - and I would not have felt complete disillusionment with the healthcare system - and the care she was unable to receive.
How patients can tell when a provider cares about their chronic condition
Medical practices today are providing excellent health care to their patients under really challenging circumstances. It is harder and harder for practices sometimes to have sufficient staff, systems and support to do everything they want to do.
The economics of remote care management
Today, scalable remote care management is an essential part of medical practices’ growth, improving health outcomes for patients, increasing satisfaction for providers, reaching and caring for more patients - and is key to staying competitive.
How to audit proof your remote care management programs
No one wants to be audited, but if your practice is audited – you want to be ready. Readiness requires you to have good, accurate data – that’s easily available.
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