Digital Health
The integration of new technology into the healthcare landscape is enabling information exchange, enhancing clinical decision making, and engaging patients in new ways. Our understanding of digital solutions can help you identify opportunities to leverage those tools to engage consumers and improve patient care.
Expanding Patient Access to Digital Mental Health Services & Products
The COVID-19 pandemic is driving greater demand for digital mental health products and services. Stronger scientific evidence is necessary to determine value and increase payer reimbursement.
Interview: CMS and ONC Interoperability and Patient Access Mandates, Part 2
Tune into another episode of Start Your Day with Avalere. In this segment, health plan experts delve into the strategic opportunities the federal government’s interoperability requirements present and consider which mandates might be coming down the pike.
Interview: CMS and ONC Interoperability and Patient Access Mandates, Part 1
Tune into another episode of Start Your Day with Avalere. In this segment, health plan experts delve into the federal government’s interoperability requirements and how plans are navigating these changes.
The Impact of Telehealth on the Future Care-Delivery Landscape
On June 11, Avalere experts explored the future of telehealth and how organizations can help shape and take advantage of its increased utilization.
Webinar: The Impact of Telehealth on the Future Care-Delivery Landscape
Avalere experts explored the future role of telehealth and how organizations can help shape and take advantage of its increased utilization.
What’s Next for Telehealth? HITECH May Offer Lessons
Major catastrophes, like natural disasters, global pandemics, and sudden economic downturns require rapid interventions to protect the American public from long-term health and financial damage. Because there is significant momentum and political will during and immediately following a catastrophe, promising innovations may be fast-tracked.
FDA Guidance on Digital Devices for Mental Health During COVID-19
To protect the public’s health during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) released guidance expanding the availability of digital health therapeutic devices and applications for psychiatric disorders by clarifying which regulatory requirements it does not plan on enforcing as well as which products do not necessitate FDA oversight. This guidance intends to limit extraneous contact between patients (users) and providers by providing regulatory flexibility for low risk products. The policies will last until the national public health emergency ends.
Provider Impact of COVID-19 Telehealth Policies by Specialty
Approximately ⅓ of physician services payments are eligible for telehealth reimbursement under Medicare (fee-for-service) FFS through existing Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance as of January 2020, in addition to temporary coding guidance specific to COVID-19 effective as of March 1, 2020. Avalere’s analysis highlights the immediate potential for specific physician specialties to utilize telehealth based on temporary flexibilities regarding which procedures are eligible for telehealth reimbursement.
Chronic Disease Mobile Health Apps Need Better Value Propositions and Evidence
Rising healthcare costs and the increased prevalence of chronic disease in the US are incentivizing stakeholders to develop new solutions to tackle these issues. Many have turned to digital health innovations like mobile health applications to facilitate care prevention and management for chronic disease, but significant gaps remain in their ability to be used in real-world practice.
Digital Health 2020: 4 Tactics for Successful Collaboration
Digital health remains a powerful focal point in the push towards value-based healthcare. Across multiple domains, emerging technologies provide promising strategies for delivering more effective, efficient, and personalized care.
AI in Healthcare: 5 Areas in Which Artificial Intelligence Is Disrupting the Status Quo
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) across healthcare holds the promise of dramatically altering not only diagnosis and treatment but also research, risk assessment, drug development, care management, and even insurance and payment systems.
The Evolving EHR: Information Systems Drive Improvements in Care Quality and Decision Making, But Work Remains
Electronic health record (EHR) platforms continue to accelerate the transformation of healthcare by streamlining access to patient records, improving clinical outcomes, and fostering better decision-making at the point of care.
An Opportunity for Remote Patient Monitoring as Part of Healthcare Delivery for Neurological Care
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) provides an opportunity to diagnose and treat patients facing neurological diseases. Given that multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease, and epilepsy require intervention from specialized care teams, effective management of these chronic neurological conditions can be supported through RPM to improve patient outcomes. Although RPM has been shown to be a complement and in some cases an alternative to office-based care, reimbursement and coverage barriers remain.
What is Telehealth? Benefits and Opportunities
Healthcare, like many areas of modern life, has been transformed by the internet and related digital technologies.
4 Compelling Use Cases for Blockchain in Healthcare
While emerging blockchain technology is expected to impact a range of businesses in the years ahead, its strengths seem particularly well suited for the complex data-sharing demands of the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.
Digital Health Guidelines Seek Evidence for Innovative Solutions
It is no surprise that innovation in the world of digital health is transforming the way healthcare is delivered.
The Growing Presence of Pharmaceutical-Backed Corporate Venture Capital in Digital Health
As technology comes to the forefront in healthcare innovation, the venture capital arms of many pharmaceutical companies are solidifying their presence as key investors.