Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Also in September, Medicare changes were introduced encouraging technology use by health providers, particularly telehealth services -- perhaps boosting the use of telehealth technology (for example remote visitations) which has seen a rise of consumer interest in recent polling , though not well-adopted yet by the majority of physicians.

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Clear Arch Health

MAY 2, 2023

With CCM, patients receive comprehensive care management (including care that is managed through, between and among health care providers and transition care teams), full health assessments, well visits, assistance with medication self-management and coordinated care by home-based and community-based clinical service providers.

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American Well

DECEMBER 19, 2017

According to a study by the Health Management Academy, 100% of responding healthcare professionals either already are or at least intend to begin promoting telehealth services in 2018. Better, more than 70% will be receiving reimbursements for services provided via telehealth by the end of the year. So how do you get started?

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American Well

DECEMBER 19, 2017

According to a study by the Health Management Academy, 100% of responding healthcare professionals either already are or at least intend to begin promoting telehealth services in 2018. Better, more than 70% will be receiving reimbursements for services provided via telehealth by the end of the year. So how do you get started?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 25, 2019

As of January 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unbundled the 99091 CPT code making it possible for some eligible practitioners to be reimbursed “for time spent on collection and interpretation of health data that is generated by a patient … Read more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2022

And to stay up to date, here are the four blog posts from February, 2022: For older adults, television is a solid rock in a shifting tech landscape. Like Apple’s Siri, the software’s understanding of requests was relatively weak (compared to Google Assistant , which emerged in 2018 on Android and iOS).

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 31, 2020

Here are six blog posts from a May unlike any previous: Could technology improve nursing homes? It is encouraging to see this sheer quantity of free offerings , accelerated interest in telehealth , and other innovations in smart homes, healthcare and robotics that have emerged in the past few months of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 11, 2019

In May 2018, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administration (CMS) released a brief but noteworthy document entitled, Summary of Policies in the Calendar Year (CY) 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule … Read more. The post MACRA & Telehealth Reimbursement appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As telehealth adoption continues to grow, telehealth competency education and training or the key to providing safe, effective, evidence-based telebehavioral health (TBH) services. Many providers have offered virtual care for nearly three years, but how many of these practitioners were trained in telehealth?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 26, 2019

In the spring of 2018, the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) published its update of the State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies Report. telehealth reimbursement of all … Read more. The post Telehealth Reimbursement for Home-Based Care appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 30, 2019

Due to the behavioral healthcare shortages described in this blog, BHM offers a reviewer network with the most sub-specialties. Telehealth continues to grow rapidly in both availability and popularity for members with behavioral healthcare needs. And 65% of all telehealth claims in the period 2014-2018 were associated with females.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2023

Telepsychiatry plays a critical role in improving access to mental health care, with over one in three outpatient visits being delivered by telehealth, according to Kaiser Family Foundation (for example, 35% and 38% of outpatient visits were over telehealth for depression or anxiety, respectively).

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 21, 2018

As previously discussed, in the United States traditional fee-for-service system of Medicare, use of the telehealth benefit is limited to rural Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA). As of January 2018, this restriction has changed for more than 50 “Accountable Care … Read more.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 19, 2018

For years now, the CMS and Medicare have been open to recognizing telehealth. Although telehealth is covered, there are restrictions. Fret not because as of January 2018, … Read more. The post Medicaid’s Telehealth Expansion Waiver Changes ACO Restrictions appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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American Well

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Throughout 2018, we witnessed across-the-board advances in the world of telemedicine. In 2018, more states introduced telemedicine parity reimbursement laws. More payers added telehealth to their benefits. But above all, in 2018, our definition of telehealth changed. Hindsight is easy. Hindsight is easy.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 10, 2018

Telehealth Access Blocked by Traditional Psychology Referral Services by David Eric Rosenthal, Ph.D. August 10, 2018 (Please see below for all individual State listings) I am an Illinois Licensed Clinical Psychologist. I am also licensed in New Jersey and New York. … Read more.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 13, 2018

In-person TBHI telebehavioral health / telemental health training 2018 The in-person and webinar telebehavioral / telemental health training 2018 programs outlined below are available through both private groups or associations who have contracted with the Telebehavioral Health Institute (TBHI) for an … Read more.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The November 15, 2018 CMS Congressional report is entitled, Information on Medicare … Read more. of all Telehealth Users Had Mental Health Diagnosis appeared first on TBH Institute Blog. The post CMS Congressional Report: 85.4%

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Finally, a new report details the access limitations and disparate costs for high speed Internet across the US. Here are five other posts: Will telehealth help the oldest adults during Covid-19? But is telehealth viable for the oldest? People want to age in place – just ask them, as AARP did in 2018.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 22, 2023

Telepsychiatry plays a critical role in improving access to mental health care, with over one in three outpatient visits being delivered by telehealth, according to Kaiser Family Foundation (for example, 35% and 38% of outpatient visits were over telehealth for depression or anxiety, respectively).

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Enzyme Health

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Close For Clinicians For Employers Telehealth Jobs Family Medicine General Practice Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioners Family Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Psychiatry / Mental Health Hospitalist Dont see your specialty? Blog Work for Enzyme Refer a Friend Team Login Signup ?? Only 20% are listed here.

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InTouch Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

A Prime Example of the Future of Telehealth Legislation. States around the country are creating new legislation to increase access to telehealth services , but one state is going above and beyond when it comes to enacting meaningful change within the healthcare system. Kentucky Doubles Down on Telehealth.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 20, 2019

In December of 2018, a number of recommendations were outlined in a government report was sent by the U.S. The post Interstate Licensing Compact and Telehealth Reimbursement: Recommendations of the U.S. The post Interstate Licensing Compact and Telehealth Reimbursement: Recommendations of the U.S.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The November 15, 2018 CMS Congressional report is entitled, Information on Medicare … Read more. of all Telehealth Users Had Mental Health Diagnosis appeared first on TBH Institute Blog. The post CMS Congressional Report: 85.4%

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care innovations

JANUARY 2, 2019

2018 was a historic year for telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM), as a series of developments played out that helped extend these important care delivery services to more patients than ever before. January 18, 2018. February: Congress Expands Potential for Telehealth Coverage. The next month, the U.S.

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In Hand Health

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Are you interested in a telehealth solution such as the one described in this blog post to grow your PT practice? The post Telehealth: Bringing Value to Your PT Practice Beyond Patient Visits appeared first on In Hand Health: The Blog. Grow Your PT Practice Beyond Patient Visits. I don’t have time. It’s too expensive.

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Health Populi

JUNE 13, 2018

The 6% trend is equal to that of 2018, illustrating a flat scenario, roughly the same trend seen in 2016 at 6.2%. The point here is that the share of employee earnings devoted to healthcare has grown: workers have traded off wage increases for healthcare benefits, a central theme over the ten+ years that I’ve written this blog.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

In the spring of 2018, the Center for Connected Health Policy published its update of the State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies Report. telehealth reimbursement of all types, the … Read more. The post Reimbursement for Home-Based Care appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Health Populi

APRIL 29, 2018

Governor Mark Leavitt, who held the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bush, offered this advice at the recent Liberation 2018 conference hosted by Medecision. Donald Rucker in this third of my three posts served up on the Medecision blog site here.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Because this is the Health Populi blog, my lens is aimed in the KFF report on consumer-facing issues. Overall, 57% of employers offer health benefits — equal to offer levels in 2018 and similar to the 2009 level of 59%. politics both at the Federal and State levels.

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American Well

AUGUST 24, 2017

The National Business Group on Health’s (NBGH) recent Large Employers’ 2018 Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey results show promise for telemedicine with 96% of employers planning to offer telehealth benefits in 2018. There has never been a better time to invest in telehealth.

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American Well

AUGUST 24, 2017

The National Business Group on Health’s (NBGH) recent Large Employers’ 2018 Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey results show promise for telemedicine with 96% of employers planning to offer telehealth benefits in 2018. There has never been a better time to invest in telehealth.

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American Well

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Throughout 2018, we witnessed across-the-board advances in the world of telemedicine. In 2018, more states introduced telemedicine parity reimbursement laws. More payers added telehealth to their benefits. But above all, in 2018, our definition of telehealth changed. Hindsight is easy. Hindsight is easy.

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Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2018

On 1st March 2018, two over-arching issues remained with me leaving Las Vegas and #HIMSS18: the central, recognized role of cybersecurity threats in healthcare, and the growing use of consumer-facing technologies for self- and virtual care. What a difference a couple of weeks make…. Cyber-breaches are a new-normal in health care.

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American Well

JUNE 4, 2018

According to a study by the Health Management Academy, 100% of responding healthcare professionals either already are or at least intend to begin promoting telehealth services in 2018. Better, more than 70% will be receiving reimbursements for services provided via telehealth by the end of the year.

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American Well

JUNE 4, 2018

According to a study by the Health Management Academy, 100% of responding healthcare professionals either already are or at least intend to begin promoting telehealth services in 2018. Better, more than 70% will be receiving reimbursements for services provided via telehealth by the end of the year.

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American Well

MAY 30, 2018

Healthcare professionals may be asking themselves, “Who can I help through telehealth?”. And, if a telehealth professional sets up an agreement with a statewide agency, you can work with the same system over a much larger area, which helps states rein in costs in an era of budget cutting.

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