Sponsor White Papers – July 2020
Free White Paper: Population Health: Engaging Patients to Improve Healthcare Outcomes
In this white paper, MCG Managing Editor, Angela Askren, RN, MSN, CMC, and Clinical Editor, Emily Ferguson, RN, MSN, CCM, discuss the definitions of population health, value-based care, and social determinants of health (SDoH).
Free White Paper: The MCG Guide to Efficient Care Coordination & Patient Throughput
In this free white paper download, leading clinical strategists in evidence-based medicine discuss how to efficiently manage hospital throughput and patient progression in the COVID-19 era.
Free White Paper: Opioid Use Disorder and Overcoming the Opioid Crisis
In this white paper, learn about: (1) the history of the U.S. Opioid Crisis, (2) recent data on the three waves of opioid-related deaths, (3) important factors to consider when screening and preventing OUD, and (4) the recent progress being made with new treatment models (including medication-assisted treatment, or MAT) and telemedicine technology.
Free White Paper: Protecting Consumers and Medicaid from Catastrophic Long-Term Care Costs
Long-term care insurance (LTCi) promises over 7 million policyholders benefit payments for long-term services and supports if needed. These insurance products play an important role in protecting individuals against the risk of spending their income and assets on expensive long-term care, and relying on Medicaid. With support from the Anthem Public Policy Institute, ATI Advisory researched and identified the implications for Medicaid of increasing the stability of the funding pools that protect private LTCi policyholders against carrier insolvencies.
Announcement: EBG Launches Podcast for Health Care Industry Leaders
EBG is excited to announce the launch of a new podcast, Diagnosing Health Care. The podcast will feature thought-provoking conversations about the high-stakes legal, policy, and regulatory issues the health care industry grapples with today. While these issues may seem like hurdles, the episodes will also look at the business opportunities and solutions that exist. The first two Diagnosing Health Care episodes will cover: “Telehealth Flexibility: Key Regulatory Changes Impacting Providers During and Beyond the Coronavirus Pandemic” (available now), and “The Impact of Revenue and Budget Shortfalls in Light of Coronavirus” (airs July 23). Episodes will be led by a small group of rotating hosts and will feature EBG attorneys as well as industry leaders from across the health care field. If you have topic or guest ideas, or would like to participate, please contact Kristen Vetula or Eury Jung.
Free White Paper: Grass Roots Tactics for Effective Remote Learning
Learning and development professionals have long recognized the stubborn gap that exists between corporate learning efforts and expected outcomes, particularly when it comes to remote training and elearning. But with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing us to conduct corporate learning remotely, how can your training programs be effective? This white paper from Medecision provides three grass roots tactics for making remote learning as effective as possible.
Blog Series: COVID-19 Relief Programs
Mintz’s COVID-19 Compliance & Enforcement Defense Task Force is closely monitoring and advising clients on the evolving COVID-19 federal relief programs. They published and regularly update a blog series highlighting these relief programs, including those created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The series also covers the risks of enforcement against companies that received COVID-19 relief funds under the CARES Act and strategies for mitigating these risks.
Free White paper: NICU Cost Containment in DRG Environments: What ProgenyHealth Sees that Health Plans May Be Missing
Medical costs for NICU infants are some of the fastest growing in healthcare. Often, the reason is claims are submitted for the NICU admission with a single revenue code level that reflects a higher resource use intensity than is documented in the records for the duration of care. Health plans pursuing cost containment strategies may negotiate a NICU case rate with providers whereby a diagnosis-related group (DRG) is used to establish the case rate or the reimbursement rate that covers all charges associated with the NICU stay. DRGs are chosen because they establish the level of acute care required for the NICU newborn and the resource level determines the reimbursement rate for the provider. To successfully manage the cost of NICU cases in such a DRG environment, there are a number of important variables that health plans need to understand.
