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Ten In Ten: Manatt’s Healthcare Priorities to 2031

Health Populi

Achieve health equity. Stability the safety net and rebuild public health. Address social determinants of health. Accelerate digital health. Secure health data (updating privacy/HIPAA). Help our children achieve their potential. Innovate long-term care. Advance academic medicine.

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

Applying for telemedicine jobs and want to stand out? This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. ATA : ATA stands for the American Telemedicine Association and is the prominent professional telemedicine organization in the United States.

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Health Consumers Value Sharing and Downloading Health Data, But Privacy Concerns Remain

Health Populi

The “concerned” aspect of the tech-embrace in health care means consumers are also keen to have privacy data protections and procedures in place to prevent their PHI from traveling outside of trusted health care circles. ” The coronavirus pandemic has shown U.S. Trust is in short supply in the U.S.

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The Digital Consumer, Increasingly Connected to Health Devices; Parks Associates Kicking Off #CES2021

Health Populi

health citizens’ health engagement given growing financial exposure to health care costs (e.g., Financial literacy, especially key to U.S. high deductibles, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket copayments).

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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

Healthcare IT Today

House of Representatives passed by a 416-12 vote the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021 , which would extend the telehealth flexibilities put in place during the public health emergency until the end of 2024. Policy and reimbursement consultancy Applied Policy hired Steven Johnson as Health Policy Director.

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How The Rapid Shift To Telehealth Leaves Many Community Health Centers Behind During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Henry Kotula

Payment parity —where telehealth is reimbursed at the same level as an in-person visit— is a crucial issue that must be addressed and instituted beyond the current public health emergency. Permanent All-Payer Parity For Telehealth Reimbursement. At least 22 states have explicitly implemented telehealth parity for Medicaid.

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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Health Populi

Dr. Wallensky and other public health officials acknowledged “vaccine fatigue” and the relatively low uptake of vaccinations for fending off the coronavirus and the flu as well as other infectious diseases. healthcare system. People may be sick of being sick nationally and globally.