MCOs break the cycle in chronic care with interventions

Researchers for the electronic health record company say their findings suggest that telehealth is typically an efficient use of resources.

This week on Tuning Into The C-Suite Briana Contreras spoke with Dr. Scott Hayworth, president and CEO of New York-based CareMount Medical. In this interview, the two discussed the importance of patients staying in contact with their doctors for the sake of reducing public health risks and to discuss ongoing care options with them.

The one-sided, research-oriented approach has to change so patients have ready access to dashboards with their disease histories and pre-visit documents tailored to the patient questions.

MHE's Briana Contreras spoke with CEO of Scripta, Eric Levin. The two discussed the current state of the pharmacy benefit market and how the Scripta organization has been assisting its clients and their prescriptions prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and during.

The report highlights the gap between rigorously tested prescription digital therapeutics and products that make health or economic claims without providing supportive evidence.

Health systems with more primary care doctors and palliative care services saw fewer people coming back to the hospital, a new study finds.