The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it will require commercial health plans to display Star quality ratings on Exchange websites. This requirement will go into effect beginning with the 2020 enrollment period. To better understand...
The term “healthcare concierge services” can be confusing in today’s healthcare landscape and often means different things to different people. One definition of the term is a fee-based model of care where patients purchase a la carte services directly...
Payers, providers and other healthcare partners are all focused on finding better ways to engage with patients to enhance quality of care, improve outcomes and lower overall costs. But doing so in the current healthcare ecosystem means quickly adapting a new way of...
Many health plans and some healthcare providers offer a nurse advice line to support patients and members by assessing and triaging symptoms, offering care advice and referrals, and educating members about their health. But what if the power of a nurse advice line...
Healthcare consumerism may feel like a current buzzword, but healthcare has been chasing the idea of value-based, consumer-centric care for more than 10 years. It was 2008 when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) started to emphasize a focus on...
Today’s consumers want healthcare organizations to provide the same anywhere, anytime interactive experiences they’ve become accustomed to in other areas of their lives. That means care delivered in a convenient location (which may be the grocery store down the street...
The U.S. healthcare industry is already experiencing virtual care’s initial promise for improving access to care and creating an on-demand healthcare experience. But we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to deepening the telehealth consumer experience...
As fee-for-service payment models continue to transition to value-based ones and consumers demand more exceptional experiences from their providers, innovative patient engagement models will become even more critical. In our latest case study, we examine what...
Healthcare consumerism is not on the way. It’s already here. Today’s healthcare consumers are beginning to exert their power by expecting convenient, high-quality and personalized care experiences delivered on their terms. After all, that’s what they get in...
