Hospital financial assistance programs are underutilized

Follow-up appointments, transitional care when there’s the risk of readmission, benefit patients and can be done by telehealth, says Dr. Matthew Thompson, an ER physician and the CEO and cofounder of Telescope Health.

Real-world encounter data shows individuals enrolled in a MA plan are more likely to have a chronic condition than those who sign up for original Medicare, says Inovalon's VP of research science and advanced analytics, Christie Teigland.

Tom Gillette, CIO of non-profit Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, says artificial intelligence tools raise health equity and support more personalized care in South Florida and Dade County where 60% of the residents speak Spanish.