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Healthcare IT Regulations – What Needs to Be Added and What Needs to Be Removed

Healthcare IT Today

Or are there areas in healthcare where past regulations are now too restrictive and are holding us back? In search of answers to these questions, we reached out to our incredibly beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to see what areas they would add, remove, or update regulations. The following is what they had to say.

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New study proves the efficacy of telepsychiatry for anxiety and depression

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Cost and access also are barriers to care, with a predicted shortage of 21,000 adult psychiatrists by 2030 making matters worse. However, access does not equal quality, and subpar care could do more harm than good. While there are a number of treatments available, many people have trouble accessing care when they need it.

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Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Value-based care continues to take root in healthcare. It's clear the future of reimbursement will at minimum include a heaping portion of providers being paid for value as opposed to volume. Telehealth has made a huge difference in delivering appropriate care to patients since the beginning of the pandemic.

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State Medicaid programs want to keep telehealth expansions, KFF analysis finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Kaiser Family Foundation recently looked at state trends with regard to expanding access to telehealth-based behavioral care during the pandemic and found that states see telemedicine as a key component of maintaining access to behavioral healthcare for Medicaid enrollees. This article was updated with additional comments.

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How do providers strike the right balance between in-person care and telehealth?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

While telehealth usage exploded early in the pandemic, in-person care is resuming to normal levels. For many healthcare decision-makers and providers, questions loom about how best to balance these care modalities moving forward, so as not to lose the benefits of telehealth while understanding its limitations.

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Health systems, care delivery groups, Amazon launch hospital-at-home initiative

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new advocacy group called Moving Health Home launched on Wednesday, bringing together some heavy hitters – major health systems, care delivery services and technology vendors – who say they want to effect a shift in thinking about treating patients at home, and want to adjust reimbursement models accordingly. WHY IT MATTERS.

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What the future holds for HHS-OIG health IT enforcement

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"In other words," said HHS-OIG's Andrew VanLandingham in a recent interview with Healthcare IT News , "our job isn't to run the programs, but to make sure they work well for all Americans." " For instance, VanLandingham said, "It's important to remember info-blocking is an intent-based penalty.

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