Our Top Healthcare Consumer Engagement Content in 2018
The continued transition to value-based care has given the healthcare industry (and the experts at Carenet Healthcare Services) ample opportunities to focus on optimizing consumer and patient engagement strategies. From innovations in telehealth to advice on closing...
Does Your Post-Discharge Strategy Address Social Determinants of Health?
More than half of the nation’s hospitals are being penalized a total of $564 million in FY 2018 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for excessive Medicare patient readmissions within 30 days of discharge. A $27 million increase over 2017, this is...
Telehealth Services Can Remove Barriers to Behavioral Health Access
From the hurricanes in the south to the wildfires in the west, this year’s string of natural disasters is expected to increase the prevalence of mental health conditions among the populations exposed to these devastating events. When it came to Hurricane Sandy,...
Improving Care Management for Child Medicaid Beneficiaries
Dental disease, especially tooth decay, is the most common health problem affecting children in the United States. Although preventable, untreated dental caries can lead to pain, infection and tooth loss and disrupt a child’s daily activities, from sleeping and eating...
Is Overcoming Social Determinants of Health on Your Radar?
Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s new alliance with ride-sharing company Lyft spotlights the vital need to help healthcare consumers overcome their many obstacles to care, from low health literacy, language barriers and limited mobility, to housing instability, food...
Close Gaps in Care: Health Plan HEDIS Best Practices Guide
The continued shift toward a value-based healthcare system has placed an ever-increasing emphasis on improving quality measures, closing gaps in care (e.g., annual wellness exams, preventive health screenings), and more effectively supporting chronic condition...
Healthcare Member Engagement: HEDIS Program Closes 8,200 Care Gaps
An HMO partnered with Carenet Health to elevate engagement, close care gaps and increase health screening compliance among its Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) members. By successfully contacting 40% (over 25,000 members) of the targeted...