To Succeed at APCM, Create Patient Value
Medicare will begin reimbursing providers for Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM) in 2025, and many providers are trying to decide whether to take advantage of this program. Will you be able to operate cost-effectively? What does it mean to provide “24 x 7 access”?
But as you work through these details, don’t forget why Medicare launched the program. Care management that actually engages and activates patients is key to better health outcomes and is the core of APCM.
Integra Connect Teams Up with Jaan Health and Sweeten Health to Advance Chronic Care Management for Oncology
[WEST PALM BEACH, October 16] — Integra Connect, a leader in value-based, precision medicine solutions for specialty care, today announced a strategic collaboration with the leading chronic care management and proactive care company Jaan Health and innovative care management provider Sweeten Health.
Chronic Care Management for Oncology Patients
Sarah had her first cigarette when she was 13. For the past few years, she has struggled with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease. And today, you held her hand and told her that she has Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). You know that Sarah will need care coordination for cancer treatment and her other chronic conditions. And she’ll also need help with the mental health, social, and financial challenges that come with a cancer diagnosis.
“Help! Thousands of my neurology patients want care management!”
When Katie Ross launched a Connected Care service at DENT Neurologic Institute, over 1000 patients joined within the first 48 hours. “When you hear ‘a thousand patients’, at least from my operational mind, that sounds like a lot of work that somebody needs to do,” said Ross, the Director of Clinical Operations.
Jaan Health and NeuroNet Join Forces to Transform Chronic Care Management in Neurology
[WASHINGTON, July 23] — Jaan Health, the leading chronic care management and proactive care company, today announced it is joining forces with NeuroNet, a national organization dedicated to the long term advancement and sustainability of community neurology practices.
Debunking Myths about Chronic Care Management
Your patients want Chronic Care Management. Your practice is already doing the work (perhaps unpaid and inefficiently). So why let myths about CCM prevent your practice from delivering great between-visit care — profitably? We interviewed Amy Knighton, CEO of Savannah Neurology Specialists, about how she implemented Chronic Care Management — twice. She debunks some common CCM myths.
Worried about the RTA for CKCC? FFS programs can help bridge the gap
Roughly half of the nephrologists practicing in the United States participate in Medicare’s Chronic Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) value-based payment model. With CKCC, CMS took a major step forward in partnering with nephrologists to improve the cost and quality of kidney care. But participating providers face unexpected financial losses this year…
What conditions qualify for Medicare Chronic Care Management (CCM?)
Many physicians — especially specialists — have questions about which chronic conditions are eligible for between-visit care under Medicare’s Chronic Care Management (CCM) program and what criteria patients must meet to be eligible…
Stop doing between-visit work for free
Are your physicians burnt out? In February 2024, athenahealth released the results of their third annual Physician Sentiment Survey, conducted by Harris Poll. The findings were both disturbing and (sadly) expected…
Population-scale care management is impossible – or is it?
Last week, I wrote about benchmarking a Chronic Care Management (CCM) program. Because Medicare’s CCM program is severely underpenetrated – only 3% of applicable providers are participating – many medical groups have never had the opportunity to see a scalable, financially sustainable program at work…
How to benchmark your Chronic Care Management (CCM) program
Less than 3% of providers participate in Medicare’s Chronic Care Management (CCM) program — even though Medicare increased reimbursement by 54% in 2022. CCM compensates providers for all the between-visit care they currently provide for free to their patients with multiple chronic conditions. So why don’t more providers run CCM programs? It’s a question of scale…
Are these 3 barriers keeping you from delivering better between-visit care?
Chronic Care Management can help medical groups deliver better care while creating a durable and profitable revenue stream — here’s how to overcome the most common barriers…