Gerontechnology, a discipline dedicated to the design and adoption of new technologies for older people, has been around for many years. However, the need for increasing adoption and use of digital technologies in healthcare is accelerating.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the proposed rule for its 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Now, healthcare at large and the general public have until Sept. 11, 2023 to provide feedback before this proposal is finalized.

Rural healthcare has existed outside the influence of many value-based programs. With low case rates and specialized reimbursements, rural care clinics have not been folded into the transition.

ThoroughCare, Inc., a leading digital care coordination organization that enables healthcare payers and providers to effectively deliver value-based care, today announced the appointment of Carol Helton as the company’s new Chief Revenue Officer.

More than 46 million—or 15% of Americans—live in medically-underserved rural communities. About 70% of rural, or partially rural, counties are considered Health Professional Shortage Areas. And nearly one in 10 counties have no physicians at all.

A March 2023 editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine spoke to the crossroads that the quality measurement movement faces.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its 2024 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule. Each year, CMS requests feedback on proposed changes to its fee policy, aiming to make these updates by January 1st.

Quality is a foundational tenet of the US healthcare system. Performance measurement provides a standardized approach to prioritize specific clinical or operational outcomes.

Healthcare organizations continue to transition their approach to treating an aging population with a high rate of chronic illness. Payors and providers have ventured further into ambulatory settings where they can leverage more specialties, implement value-based care strategies, and launch tech-based programs, like chronic care management.