South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MAY 14, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Mississippi HB 1130 1/30/18: Died in committee Allows telemedicine providers to provide substance use disorder treatment.

Telemedicine 50

Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy 50

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

JUNE 29, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Mississippi HB 1130 1/30/18: Died in committee Allows telemedicine providers to provide substance use disorder treatment.

Telemedicine 49

Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy 49

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MARCH 5, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). 2/28/18: Taken off notice for calendar in House Health Sub Committee. LEGISLATION. Pending Legislation. SB 2410/HB 2419. Mississippi.

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Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy 49

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Amends the Laws concerning telemedicine; creates the Telemedicine Act. LEGISLATION. Passed Legislation. Arkansas.

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Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy 49

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic and health IT, if there's just one thing that everyone can agree on, it's that telehealth has gone mainstream. Thanks to new regulations from the government and subsequent new rules from commercial payers, telemedicine services are being reimbursed. Moore is all for telemedicine.

Connected Health 211

Connected Health Telehealth Telemedicine Leadership 211

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2021

"The telehealth cliff is looming, casting much uncertainty and concern for the health and safety of Medicare beneficiaries, and the sustainability of our already overburdened healthcare system," said Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association.

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Telehealth Medicare Public Health Primary Care 214

Health Populi

AUGUST 13, 2021

With government’s relaxing regulations, health care providers could move staff and resources virtually from place to place, regardless of State licensure or other barriers to providing telemedicine, remote monitoring, and other flavors of telehealth.

Public Health 285

Public Health Telehealth Health Policy Nursing 285

Health Populi

JULY 5, 2021

Enter the digital era, forcing a re-definition of what we mean by “infrastructure.” Health care costs consume nearly one in every five dollars of the American economy. This concept informs the current discussion about how we define “infrastructure” moving forward.

Digital Health 374

Digital Health EHR Telehealth Primary Care 374

Health Populi

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Abbott’s CEO Ford joins two other industry executives keynoting #CES2022: Mary Barra of General Motors and Mike Sievert of T-Mobile. Or an expanded definition of a “digital therapeutic” with the car as a delivery channel or vessel for care and information source.

Digital Health 403

Digital Health Pharmaceuticals Mobile Health Life Science 403

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. Craig Settles Six years ago I had a stroke and telehealth saved my life. Make no mistake, I am a believer!

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Telehealth eHealth Primary Care Connected Health 182

Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Abbott’s CEO Ford joins two other industry executives keynoting #CES2022: Mary Barra of General Motors and Mike Sievert of T-Mobile. Or an expanded definition of a “digital therapeutic” with the car as a delivery channel or vessel for care and information source.

Digital Health 353

Digital Health Pharmaceuticals Mobile Health Health Technology 353

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

OCTOBER 24, 2017

House of Representatives, allows for an expansion of telehealth/telemedicine coverage under the Medicare Advantage Plan B. The updated telehealth/telemedicine coverage has the potential to positively impact our region’s retired and disabled populations. Fact Sheet (Center for Connected Health Policy).

Telehealth 57

Telehealth Medicare Accountable Care Telemedicine 57

Health Populi

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Rock Health’s Digital Health Consumer Adoption Report for 2019 was developed in collaboration with the Stanford Medicine Center for Digital Health. And this year, Rock Health added in Uber and Lyft, with whom 22% and 16% of consumers would share health data, respectively.

Digital Health 191

Digital Health Health Information Health Data EHR 191

Health Populi

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Here, I’m using the word “demand” in the economist’s definition: that is not just sheer “need” but “demand” in terms of a consumer’s willingness-to-pay for a service. The shift to lower cost, more convenient, better designed and friction-less (or less friction-inducing!)

Primary Care 170

Primary Care Telehealth Patient Experience Connected Health 170

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

The American Telemedicine Association published Health Data Privacy Principles , paying particular attention to consistency in regulations, definitions of consumer health, consumer consent, and legal enforcement.

Life Science 106

Life Science Healthcare IT Health Information Telemedicine 106

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 29, 2023

Virtual healthcare refers to delivering healthcare services remotely, using telemedicine, telehealth, and e-health. Telemedicine, a type of virtual healthcare, involves using video conferencing or other electronic communication methods to connect patients with healthcare providers. Virtual healthcare has several benefits.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Remote care Mental health 40

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

As part of this rigorous study design, AMA used particular definitions for the seven tools the study gauged: remote monitoring for efficiency, remote monitoring and management for improved care, clinical decision support, patient engagement, tele-visits/virtual visits, point of care/workflow enhancement, and consumer access to clinical data.

Digital Health 242

Digital Health Telehealth Remote care Primary Care 242

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 28, 2020

By requiring that all patients be tested before any scheduled procedures – using its own in-house testing capabilities – Atrium will be able to set up dedicated facilities and clinical teams to offer treatment for non-COVID patients in safe environments, according to health system officials.

Telemedicine 134

Telemedicine Public Health Healthcare IT Telehealth 134

Health Populi

JANUARY 9, 2020

While not every device has compelling clinical evidence, digital health at CES is definitely moving in the right direction in terms of clinical quality and efficacy in areas of heart monitoring, digital therapeutics, and pain, among other conditions. That’s the supply side.

Digital Health 182

Digital Health Primary Care Mental health Public Health 182

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

’ ” An application Programing Interface is a set of protocols and definitions allowing digital services and products to communicate with each other over the Internet. The test was conducted over two weeks with six months of static code analysis. Sidebar on “what is an ‘API?’

mHealth 296

mHealth HIPAA Health Information Digital Health 296

Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2020

For consumers to embrace their health data via smartphone or any other digital delivery channel, people will need to believe the overall experience is trustworthy, secure, and relevant to them based on their values and personal definition of health.

Digital Health 348

Digital Health Health Data HIPAA Mental health 348

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

While Millennials are more likely to current use digital health tools compared with older Americans, Seniors’ killer-app for digital health is ePrescribing, refilling prescriptions, used by nearly one-half of older people. This is roughly equal to patients across all age cohorts in the study.

Digital Health 263

Digital Health Telehealth Connected Care Health Information 263

InTouch Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Kentucky is in the process of crafting a new bill that would not only strengthen the state’s existing telehealth legislation, it would also create a cabinet-level department committee that would be responsible for overseeing and supporting all connected health programs, namely telehealth.

Telehealth 78

Telehealth Pain management Mental health Connected Health 78

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MAY 24, 2018

Asynchronous “store and forward” technology, the transmission of medical information the physician or practitioner at the distant site reviews at a later time, is permitted only in Federal telemedicine demonstration programs in Alaska or Hawaii. This booklet targets the Fee-For-Service Provider and may be helpful to you.

Medicare 48

Medicare Nursing Telehealth Health Policy 48

Chilmark Research

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Our conversations with healthcare organizations (HCOs) has not been all that insightful either as their PHM definitions are as disparate as the vendors. For example, today PHM is whatever a vendor decides it to be based on their own core competencies.

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HIE EHR mHealth Health Information 60

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

JUNE 26, 2018

Q: Does Medicaid reimburse for telehealth/telemedicine services? A: Federal Medicaid statues do not recognize telemedicine as a distinct service; however, each state has the flexibility to decide if/how its Medicaid program will reimburse for telehealth/telemedicine services. Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP).

Telemedicine 49

Telemedicine Telehealth Health Policy Connected Health 49

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

See that their home is a one-story design in the connected health neighborhood, a good choice for a couple seeking to age well in their home without stairs. Navigate the 360° around the room, and you’ll see Audrey’s tablet sitting on a coffee table which has her patient engagement app connecting her to her care team.

Digital Health 356

Digital Health Public Health Connected Health Telehealth 356

Health Populi

JANUARY 2, 2020

The agenda for that session looks like a blur between HIMSS, Health 2.0, Connected Health and the ATA Conference – covering digital health and value-based care, reimbursement, home care, and clinician/technology partnerships. This is something that we forecasters would have put in the “wild card” category nine years ago.

Digital Health 310

Digital Health mHealth Life Science Connected Health 310

BHM Healthcare Solutions

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

BHM offers services geared toward controlling expenses and integrating the behavioral health opportunities presented by measuring telehealth. An updated version of the fifth edition of the Center for Connected Health Policy’s (CCHP) State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies Report was released.

Telehealth 45

Telehealth Connected Health Health Policy Public Health 45

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 25, 2019

In a panel this past week at the HIMSS Connected Health Conference in Boston, Dr. John Halamka, international healthcare innovation professor at Harvard Medical School, and four other telehealth experts tried to arrive at a definition of just what telehealth is.

Telehealth 70

Telehealth Primary Care Healthcare Innovation Community practice 70

Health Populi

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Financial stress is integral to overall health and well-being based on consumers’ own definition of “health.” Those bearing more financial risk are seeking in-network services, easy access, drug coverage, lower out-of-pocket costs, and simpler-to-use plans.

Mental health 182

Mental health Public Health Digital Health Medicare 182

Mend

JANUARY 18, 2021

Telehealth advocates aren’t impressed with the lack of support for connected health services in the latest pandemic relief package. Critics noted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service still has a strict definition for “rural,” and it limits what telehealth services can be provided to rural sites.

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Telehealth Mental health Medicare Connected Care 52