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Regional Differences in Ambulance-Sourced Avoidable ED Rates: Assessing Key Markets for the ET3 Model
Quantifying Regional Differences in Ambulance-Sourced Avoidable ED Rates: Assessing Key Markets for the ET3 Model By Timmy Del Vecchio Data Analysis and Visualization by Stacey Cao and Ivy Xiwen Deng Get Access Setting the Background and Purpose of the ET3 ProgramIn an [...]
Whitepaper: Strategies for Success in Value-based Care: A Collection of Real-world Case Studies
Whether you’re making decisions about which providers to include in a network, seeking to improve cost and quality for that network, or trying to make evidence-based care decisions, there’s a clear need for access to a reliable and comprehensive data analytics and decision support system.
Healthcare Innovation Interview with Aneesh Chopra: Evolution Toward a ‘Must Share’ Interoperability Framework
Read what Aneesh has to say about how he sees the interoperability landscape evolve as patient data access takes center stage in this interview with Rajiv Leventhal, for Healthcare Evolution. They discuss what regulations are expected to significantly shake up the healthcare interoperability landscape.
Medicare Data Reveal Actionable Quality–Cost Gaps in Care for Elders with Disability
CareJourney and Altarum have partnered in developing a breakthrough approach in measuring care for patients with physical and cognitive disabilities, focusing on adults aged 65 and older. In our analysis of 2018 medicare FFS claims data, we identified 6.7 million traditional Medicare patients who required long-term services and supports (LTSS) and had assessments that document these conditions. [...]
Accuracy of the Veterans Health Administration COVID-19 (VACO) Index for predicting short-term mortality
This pre-print examines the performance of the VACO Index using data from Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) and national Medicare data overall, over time, and within important patient subgroups. This article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review. It reports new medical research that has yet [...]
Is the CMS Geographic Direct Contracting Model Right For You?
On December 3, 2020, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially announced the release of the Geographic Direct Contracting Model (Geo), a highly anticipated option introduced at the outset of the Direct Contracting program, but subject to additional requests for information. We share industry enthusiasm for the model and appreciate the detailed approach on alignment and clarification on additional benefits. [...]
Blue Button 2.0: Everything You Need to Know and More!
Blue Button 2.0: Everything You Need to Know and More! Joe Mercado Request Meeting Overview & Brief History of Blue Button Blue Button is an initiative established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Veteran’s Administration [...]
The Risks Of Moving Health Care Delivery To The Internet
Of the numerous disruptions to health care delivery forced upon us by COVID-19, the push toward virtual care and remote work may be the longest lasting. But this new era is not without challenges. Downtime for the virtual meeting company “Zoom” on August 24—which, prior to COVID-19, would be a [...]
The Dawn of Digital Medicine
Last January Stephen Klasko, chief executive of Jefferson Health, which runs hospitals in Philadelphia, chatted to a bank boss. The financier told him that 20 years ago health care and banking were the only industries yet to embrace the consumer and digital revolutions. “Now”, Mr Klasko recalls him adding, “you [...]
Schema Blog: Modernizing US health provider sites to improve directory accuracy
Aneesh Chopra, CareJourney President, recently wrote this guest post on the schema.org site that provides an introduction to some important developments in the United States, where Schema.org is being used to improve the accuracy of information about healthcare provider directories.
CareJourney, Bluerock Care, and Trusty.care Join Hands to Empower Patients, Caregivers, and Providers with Transparent Information
Arlington, November 19, 2020: CareJourney, a leading healthcare analytics company, announced today a collaboration with Bluerock Care, a primary care provider in Washington D.C., and Trusty.care, a platform for Medicare producers, FMOS, and financial professionals. [...]