Topic: Whole Person Care

After decades of intent, discussion, debate, analysis, and resistance, CMS is moving ahead with healthcare data interoperability standards in several federal healthcare programs. Providers participating in the Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, […]

Homelessness is a problem that affects thousands of American men, women, and children. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) 2018 Annual Point-In-Time Count found that on any given […]

In 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would take steps to identify regulatory requirements that act as obstacles to coordinated care by examining certain federal […]

With the ER the most expensive point-of-entry into the healthcare system, hospitals are pursuing a better way to manage chronically ill and homeless patients. From Baltimore to Denver to Sacramento, […]

Did you know that the care delivered within the walls of a hospital or a doctors office accounts for only 10% of an individuals’ long term health outcomes? Research suggests […]

This summer, the Department of Human and Human Resources (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released its third in a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to sharing disclose […]

With the recent announcement of $42 million in funding of Health Centered Controlled Networks (HCCN), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) has signaled its enthusiasm to deploy […]

On October 24, 2018, President Trump signed an expansive bipartisan bill into law aimed at curbing America’s growing opioid epidemic. Titled the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promoted Opioid Recovery and […]

In a recent interview, Karen DeSalvo, MD, stated a truth that has been known for decades in health care: what happens in a primary physician’s office, hospital or clinic is […]

To understand the breadth of the opioid crises in America, consider West Virginia with a population of just 1.8 million. In only six years, between 2007 to 2012, almost 800 […]

For decades, hospitals and doctors were paid to take care of sick people. The more care clinicians provided, the more the compensation. Such a fee-for-service payment model was especially apparent […]

Healthcare stakeholders—purchasers, payers, providers, policymakers, researchers—all agree that social determinants of health (SDoH) factors impact health outcomes, and many providers, in their clinical workflows, now not only screen patients for […]

Over thirteen million American adults require some form of assistance to successfully function in their everyday life. Though there are many other options across the country, Medicaid is by far […]

As part of the shift towards value-based care, many Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have found successful strategies for reducing per capita spending and improving patient outcomes by addressing the individual […]