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Improving Star Ratings: The Role of Digital Heart Health Solutions

Dates:
Feb 24, 2025
Time:
1:00 pm EST
Presented by Hello Heart
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About This Webinar

Medicare Advantage (MA) plans face growing challenges with CMS's evolving focus on clinical outcomes and health equity, alongside continued emphasis on member experience in Star ratings. Rising cut points and tightening financial margins add to the pressure, making measures like controlling blood pressure and medication adherence critical for success.

This webinar will explore how these regulatory changes are reshaping MA plan priorities and how digital health solutions like Hello Heart can improve key quality measures, boost Star ratings, and align with goals like health equity and chronic disease management.

Key Takeaways Include

  • Understanding the impact of regulatory shifts on Star ratings and strategies for prioritizing high-weighted measures like CBP and medication adherence
  • How digital tools like Hello Heart integrate into MA plan workflows to drive measurable improvements in quality measures and demonstrate ROI
  • A practical framework for evaluating digital health solutions, focusing on evidence-based outcomes, scalability, and alignment with CMS priorities like health equity and cost management

Presenters

Edo Paz, MD

Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs

Hello Heart

Dr. Edo Paz is board certified in cardiology, internal medicine, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology, as well as fellowship trained in cardiology and advanced cardiac imaging. He achieved his medical degree from Columbia University, where he was recipient of the Loeb Award for excellence in Clinical Medicine. He went on to complete his internship, residency, and fellowships at New York…

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Darren E. Wethers, MD, CPE, FACP

Executive Healthcare Consultant

Dr. Darren Wethers is a board-certified internal medicine physician and certified physician executive with over 20 years of clinical practice experience and extensive leadership experience in Medicare and health plan operations. Transitioning to administrative medicine in 2011, he held leadership roles at Coventry Health Care, Aetna, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. As a former Chief…

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