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HEDIS- The Impact of COVID-19 on Quality Measures

HEDIS Then & Now During the global pandemic, to reduce the spread of COVID-19 the healthcare industry shifted towards virtual care. Due to this National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) expanded acceptance of telehealth services for patient encounters. It accommodates the new 40 HEDIS measures based on telehealth usages and performance in healthcare organizations during …

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Affordable Care Act

Reduce healthcare expenses and bringing maximum people under the healthcare insurance umbrella is always a challenging job. The high cost had made the US healthcare system twice as expensive per person as compared to any other developed country in the world. In 2011, the average healthcare cost of the family increased by 7.3% as compared …

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What is Femtech? How it is Going to Change the Female Healthcare?

Health is considered as the most valuable and precious for every individual but specifically for females, it is necessary to take care of their physical and mental health. In support of this, the term Femtech was introduced, which according to financial data and research company generated $820.6 million in global revenue and received $ 592 …

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Technologies That Play a Significant Role in and Beyond the Pandemic

In the Covid-19 crisis, digital health technology plays a critical role in fostering the connection between patients and providers across the healthcare industry. Clinics and healthcare facilities seek to introduce new processes in order to protect patients and their families. This is an unpredictable and frightening moment, in particular for those who are at risk …

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Healthcare Industry in 2020

With a focus on the patient journey, the healthcare industry continues its demands for improved outcomes, affordability, and easy access by leveraging technology and innovations. The year 2020 is going to push the existing shift from profit-making to providing values in terms of cost, quality, and outcomes in the healthcare business model. Digital technology and …

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Better and Affordable Healthcare Through Patient Empowerment

The average American spends $10,348 per year on healthcare, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. That’s $3.3 trillion a year, or about 18% of the Gross Domestic Product. Only Switzerland and Norway come close to that kind of spending. Definitely better healthcare at a lower cost is …

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Can Telemedicine Disrupt Healthcare Like Amazon Disrupted Retail

Telemedicine is steadily becoming the preferred mode of remote consultation. Doctors and patients are increasingly choosing to interact from behind the screen, with over 15% of physicians working in practices that use telemedicine…

Big Tech Disrupting Healthcare… and How

Hey Google…..! Hi Alexa…! (based on where your loyalties lie). “Brief me on the impact of technology in health care” and both shot off with alacrity and endlessly, summing up the proverbial Cyborgian takeover of the last human frontier.

Healthcare for All

Within the next 25 years, the senior population is expected to increase by 80 percent, more established entrepreneurs and companies are entering the senior care industry. So by the year 2020, the size of the caregiving market opportunity will reach an estimated $72 billion.

HealthCare Interoperability with FHIR

Healthcare records are increasingly becoming digitized. As patients move around the healthcare ecosystem, their electronic health records must be available, discoverable, and understandable. Further, to support automated clinical decision support and other machine-based processing, the data must also be structured and standardized.