How Regional Communication Networks Bring Value to Your Health System

PYA Principal Martie Ross is a co-presenter during the on-demand webinar, “Spoiler Alert: Telehealth Is Just Healthcare but with a Smartphone—Get the Scoop on How to Increase Your CMS Telehealth Reimbursements.” Martie and the other panelists discuss changes to the new Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which allows providers to bill for common practices, such as texting colleagues to coordinate patient care. The presenters outline the practical details of the telehealth codes, which impact organizations across the continuum of care, and explain how technology can allow providers to remotely interact with patients.

During this webinar, Womens Health Integration Specialist, Susan Kendig, describes the four key components of the Maternal Mental Health: Depression and Anxiety Patient Safety Bundle. She also identifies a minimum of at least two resources regarding screening and interventions with potential for incorporation into their practice, and articulates a plan for a tiered response to the patient’s risk assessment and response to interventions

The prevalence and cost of chronic, cardiometabolic conditions like Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Disease is one of the greatest healthcare challenges we face today. Luckily, price points are coming down on cellular and Bluetooth-enabled medical devices like blood pressure cuffs and glucometers, and at the same time, enhanced interoperability capabilities are allowing us to seamlessly pull patient-generated data from the devices into analytics platforms and combine it with patient record data from the EHR. The connection gives clinicians a more complete view of their patients’ health whether at the point-of-care or virtually giving them the ability to detect costly complications before they happen, and prompting them to intervene with appropriate guideline-based management.

In today's rapidly evolving healthcare environment, running a successful acute rehab program is more challenging than ever. At the same time, as providers shift to value-based care, post-acute treatment is playing an increasingly important role in ensuring positive outcomes. Providers looking to ensure high-quality rehabilitation care must ensure they're following industry best practices for success.