PITTSBURGH – (January 23, 2024) – ThoroughCare, Inc., a digital care coordination platform that enables care delivery organizations to deliver value-based care effectively, announced it has achieved Population Health Management (PHM) Prevalidation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). ThoroughCare’s Care Delivery and Analytics software has been prevalidated across four Accreditation programs: Health Plan, Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organization, Case Management, and Population Health.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Final Rule for its 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).

There are numerous benefits to launching a care management program. These include measurable results for patients, such as improved healthcare access, efficiency, and health outcomes, as well as cost savings for Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and even commercial payors.

Medicare’s care management programs, such as Principle Care Management (PCM), Chronic Care Management (CCM), and Behavioral Health Integration (BHI), all rely on monthly patient engagement, typically conducted via phone or virtual care.

Healthcare’s goal is to cure. However, Advance Care Planning (ACP), or end-of-life planning, can address the tension between care at all costs and ensuring an individual’s wishes are met when they can’t speak for themselves.

Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) can be instrumental in improving care quality for older adults. This yearly assessment captures information about a patient’s health and functioning to document disease and identify new or worsening risk factors.