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First connected health service in Malaysia launched

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Private tertiary hospital Subang Jaya Medical Centre has launched what could be the first connected health service in Malaysia. Rival hospitals like Sunway Medical Center and IHH Healthcare already launched their respective telemedicine services when the pandemic started.

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Connected Health Initiative asks Senate to pass Telehealth Modernization Act

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Connected Health Initiative on Monday published an open letter to Sen. expressing support for the Telehealth Modernization Act and stressing the urgency of safeguarding access to virtual care before the public health emergency is set to expire. Department of Health and Human Services to expand telehealth in Medicare.

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Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2020

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Ongoing interoperability challenges as testing sites, labs, providers, payers and public health agencies tried to manage fast-moving waves of new patient data. In the meantime, here are some of the most-read Healthcare IT News stories of 2020 so far. Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation.

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Billing Medicare and Private Payers for Telehealth Visits: What to Expect Post-Public Health Emergency

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

” [i] “We have moved forward a decade in the use of telemedicine in this country, and it’s going to become and will remain an increasingly important part of physician practices going forward.” How can telehealth providers prepare for the changes expected to come at the end of the public health emergency?

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Congress should include telehealth in year-end funding, say ATA, HIMSS

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association, the Connected Health Initiative and other industry groups issued a letter to Congress on Friday urging legislators to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities until the end of 2021. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Telehealth advocates ramp up pressure on elected officials

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association announced Friday that it had launched ATA Action, a new affiliated trade organization aimed at supporting the enactment of state and federal telehealth coverage throughout the United States. Teladoc Health. Chamber of Commerce and Healthcare IT News parent company HIMSS. Twitter: @kjercich.

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ATA cheers prospective telehealth extensions, but calls for more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action affiliate on Monday expressed support for a bipartisan bill that would extend the virtual care flexibilities of the public health emergency another two years. They also called for the legislation to safeguard two other provisions they said were key to health equity.