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Besides knowing the service parameters, pay rates and usage requirements for CCM codes, physicians must understand how to effectively bill for CCM in order to profitably achieve that goal. 
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Pay for performance models continue to experience a hard time, especially those that try to leverage capitated payment schemes to reach the ‘triple aim’ of improved population health, enhanced patient care, and cost reduction.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
Improve patient care – aim for the Triple
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How employers are looking to tackle health costs.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
What Employers Are Thinking About in Healthcare
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They might be the key to patient engagement, but how are patients using them?
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
Do Patients Want Patient Portals?
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Study shows Medicaid expansion could result in more favorable heart health.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
How Medicaid Expansion Impacts Cardiovascular Health
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One study suggests that, after accounting for other factors, MSSPs do not have any impact on outcomes or costs.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
Do MSSP ACOs Result in Improved Outcomes and Lower Costs?
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High-deductible employer health plans are cheaper for businesses and may also be cheaper for employees. But are they too much of a gamble?
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
High Deductible Health Plans: What Are the Pros and Cons?
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The first step in helping consumers navigate the cost of care is to provide them with a basic understanding of what healthcare services actually cost.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
Eight Ways to Help Patients Navigate Healthcare Costs
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A telehealth pilot targeting wound care patients has helped AccentCare cut costs and reduce readmissions for participating offices. As a result, the program — made possible through a partnership with virtual care platform Synzi — will soon see a larger rollout. The program could serve as an example for the hoards of providers industry-wide hoping …
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
Wound Care Pilot Improves Outcomes, Reduces Cost for AccentCare
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Managed Healthcare Executive’s Managed Care Pharmacy Survey identifies different ways specialty pharmacy stakeholders believe they can reduce industry costs moving forward.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
The Biggest Ways to Reduce Specialty Drug Costs
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Geriatric care management: Building a path to healthy aging
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Hospitals are confusing and many doctors aren't skilled at discussing end-of-life plans. Here's what one writer learned about the healthcare system after his mother's cancer diagnosis.
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How to Manage the Healthcare of a Dying Parent
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A new study shows that members who enroll in Medicare Advantage plans may have lower spending.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
Medicare Advantage Members Spend Less Than Traditional Medicare Members
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Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI-A) model continues to incentivize value-based care.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
The Impact of a Hospital Post-Acute Care Program on Value-Based Care
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The future of executive compensation at managed care organizations will be based on incentives.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
How Healthcare Executive Compensation Is Impacted by Value-Based Payments
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So far, attempts at transparency in health care fees has not shifted consumer behavior – and too much pricing information could be counterproductive.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
Will Price Transparency in Health Care Lower Costs or Backfire?
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Strategies include following up with patients after hospital discharge to check on their status.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
Tips for Cutting Down on Readmissions
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The steps health executives should take to improve mental healthcare.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
How Outpatient Services Can Impact Mental Health
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The Trump Administration is calling for better price transparency to help control healthcare costs—but is publishing list prices enough?
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
Tackling True Cost Transparency in Healthcare
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Why Medicare Advantage isn’t as popular for first-year Medicare beneficiaries.
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Do More Medicare Beneficiaries Enroll in Traditional Medicare Their First Year?
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The rare disease community struggles to balance care with costs.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
Balancing the Costs of Rare Disease Treatment
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It is through technology that patients are able to gain access to the most cutting-edge medical procedures and treatments. However, with the very low doctor-patient ratio, with WHO …
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How Technology Can Streamline Healthcare Management
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The leading problems that endocrinologists and educators see from their daily interactions with diabetes patients.
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Top Challenges in Managing Diabetes
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Health care avoidance is costing businesses a lot of money. One solution is giving employees more clarity on care and coverage.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
The Ongoing Struggle to Lower Health Care Costs for Employers and Employees
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Surgery shouldn’t be the first step when considering treatment. Analytics can help the determine the best path that leaves patients healthier and payers with fewer costs.
American Institute Health Care Professionals's insight:
Analytics Help Payers Take a More Surgical Approach to Reimbursement
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How to deliver effective and profitable chronic care management
Good article on better ways to deliver effective and profitable chronic care management
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