The path to specialty benefits

Healthcare leaders discussed digital health during the recent American Heart Association conference, outlining the potential and pitfalls. Often, setbacks aren’t related to the technology.

In this week’s episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, MHE Associate Editor Briana Contreras interviewed VillageMD’s Senior Medical Director of Village Medical at Home, Dr. Tom Cornwell. Dr. Cornwell discussed the main benefits of primary care at home, which includes the benefit of cost savings for patients, maintaining control of hospital readmissions and others. Dr. Cornwell also noted what has changed in the industry of at-home care and if there has been interest from payers like insurance companies and medicare in the service.

About 1,700 hospitals will receive lump sums after the Supreme Court ruled that CMS was wrong when it cut reimbursement rates for Part B drugs.

After pressing from healthcare advocates, the federal government continues some flexibilities that had been set to expire. Now the press is to make reforms permanent.

Whether they saw patients in an office or virtually, doctors prescribed medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at similar rates, according to an analysis by Epic Research.

Researchers found an association between ADHD and three inflammatory conditions—atopic dermatitis, otitis media, and herpes simplex infection.