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Bonus Features – July 31, 2022 – House passes bill to extend telehealth flexibility to 2024, only 60% of practices hit their 2021 revenue goal, and more

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Meanwhile, the American Telemedicine Association and its trade arm, ATA Action, have called on Congress to consider two other telehealth extensions : The High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and Health Savings Account (HSA) telehealth tax provision, and the Ryan Haight Act in-person waiver for the remote prescription of controlled substances.

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AI in Healthcare: A Great Add-on, Not a Replacement

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Artificial intelligence (AI) applied to real-world healthcare data is getting better at helping clinicians understand disease-signaling patterns in undiagnosed patients, leading to faster diagnoses and more effective treatment plans. ultimately empowering consumers to take control of their digital health journey.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

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For instance, researchers found higher rates of cardiovascular diseases and poor outcomes among people today whose neighborhoods were redlined in the 1930s. The Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) program, used by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to rate hospitals, now contain two measures of SDoH.