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Exploring the Benefits of Remote Care for Skilled Nursing Facilities

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A new report published in McKnight's Long Term Care News explores the connection between remote care and skilled nursing facilities, and how the application of the former can contribute to the success of the latter. This, in turn, enables care teams “to work together to track decline or progress,” Li notes. memory care.

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Correctional Healthcare Is Changing and Here’s Why

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During the COVID pandemic, as correctional facilities went on lockdown and the close quarters of a prison setting drove infection numbers up, virtual care delivery helped to mitigate exposure for providers, correctional staff and the inmates themselves. . billion spent on corrections in 2011 went toward inmate healthcare.

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Why the RPM Codes for 2019 are Different, and – Most Importantly – SPOT ON!

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Following the pattern of evolution in many other industries, we see the future of healthcare involving more remote care: When the people receiving care and the people providing the care are not in the same place. A Closer Look at the Proposed 2019 CPT Code Changes, and What They Mean for Remote Care.

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The Two Canoes: Fee-for-Service Reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring

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Add to this the idea that it’s not right to give different people different care based on their insurer. And — even if it isn’t about making money — they have to choose where to invest to ensure they keep the doors open, or they don’t care for ANYONE. How Remote Care Reimbursement Is Helping to Bridge the Gap.

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79 Percent of Doctors Are Burned Out. Can Virtual Care Delivery Help?

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The survey of 320 PCPs and 319 specialists reveals that 79 percent of primary care physicians (PCPs) describe themselves as burned out, as do 57 percent of specialists. That’s a sharp rise from the 45 percent of doctors that reported burnout in an American Medical Association (AMA) survey in 2011.

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New Generations, Digital Expectations

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Millennials (born 1981-1996) and Generation Z (1997-2011) either grew up or came of age in a digital world. It’s also clear that more and more young patients will similarly evaluate their prospective providers on their ability to provide remote care. Generation Next. It’s obvious which doctor Matt is going to choose.

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Podcast: HIMSS CEO Steve Lieber, 2014 edition

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” Near the end, I reference the podcast I did last week with Dr. Ray Dorsey about remote care for Parkinson’s patients. 15:00 What this means for providers who bought products certified to 2011 standards. 25:35 Other aspects of the Affordable Care Act being lost in the public debate.