Monday, December 6, 2021: Providers

An analysis from the American Medical Association found that Medicare spending on physician services fell an estimated $13.9 billion (14 percent) below expected levels in 2020. Despite a mid-year rebound after sharp declines early in the year, spending never recovered...

Monday, December 6, 2021: Health IT

CVS Health and Microsoft announced they are forming a strategic alliance to co-develop products around the areas of personalized care and digital health. CVS said it plans to use Microsoft’s computing capabilities to deliver more customized health...

Monday, December 6, 2021: Mental Health

A recording of the “Action Steps on Virtual Care Access: Focus on Behavioral Health” webinar is now available. In partnership with Well Being Trust, United States of Care (UsofC) completed more than a year of collaborative work exploring how virtual care can close...

Monday, December 6, 2021: Health IT

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors approved $23.5 million in research awards to support three mHealth and telehealth research studies. The first study aims to understand if mHealth approaches see more success than traditional...

Monday, December 6, 2021: Health IT

A new report from the HHS found that there were nearly 52.7 million fee-for-service telehealth visits by Medicare beneficiaries last year, up from only 840,000 in 2019. Visits to behavioral health specialists showed the largest increase – jumping from under 10 percent...