Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2020

This past week, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said she "can't imagine going back" to making beneficiaries return to in-person visits after the agency's relaxation of telehealth regulations in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2020

Acute care telemedicine technology and services vendor SOC Telemed and clinical practice management company SCP Health have announced a partnership to deliver scalable, flexible emergency and hospital medicine services via telemedicine. WHY IT MATTERS. SCP Health operates in 33 states and more than 400 facilities. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 26, 2020

In order to provide needed services in rural communities where professional behavioral health services are virtually unavailable, Bridge needed to provide services via telehealth. Bridge evaluated a few HIPAA-compliant telehealth programs and Zoom’s was determined the best and most cost-effective for the agency’s purposes.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 17, 2023

While the official end of the public health emergency (PHE) was extended to April 2023 for many federal government programs, two federal actions will further extend the deadline for federal Medicare reimbursement until at least December 31, 2024. Other repercussions of the end of the PHE include the return of HIPAA and licensure enforcement.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 2, 2020

The moves by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to relax regulations around telehealth have been lauded by providers and patients around the country. But after the danger from the coronavirus has passed, some fear that the agency will reinstate those regulations, making telehealth less accessible for those who need it.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 7, 2020

Hopdoc, a telemedicine technology and services startup backed by software developer DevDigital, is giving away a telemedicine platform to doctors for free to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Hopdoc’s secure telemedicine system is accessible on any device with a browser: phone, tablet or computer. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

More than 85% of the patients served by Temple are covered by government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Patients dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid make up roughly half of the Medicare inpatient base. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

From chatbots and remote patient monitoring to telehealth, the industry worked quickly to adapt and find new ways to care for patients. Healthcare IT News interviewed Dr. Illing to talk about telehealth, the cloud, machine learning, advanced analytics and much more. But what does all of this mean for the future of patient care?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2020

iConsult Mobile is an extension of iConsult, a telehealth application. The application gives clinicians multiple options to consult over a secure, HIPAA-compliant connection to patients or other clinicians. WHY IT MATTERS. Designed specifically for clinicians, the mobile version is available for both iOS and Android devices.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2020

As healthcare professionals look to telehealth solutions to halt the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Braidio announced the release of the telemedicine platform MyHealth Concierge, which runs over the network and cloud infrastructure of AT&T. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD. Email the writer: nathaneddy@gmail.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

COVID-19 spurred Houston-based AccessHealth to quickly scale up its telemedicine offerings, just as it did with most other health systems nationwide. Doing this enabled patients to know that a telehealth visit did not mean less quality. Staff members were unsure if Medicare and Medicaid would honor the prospective payment-system rate.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 16, 2020

The practice needed a reliable system that would enable seamless patient scheduling, HIPAA-compliant video conferencing and billing, Miller said. ” Initially, Miller used temporarily approved telehealth-modalities that were allowed due to COVID-19, and found that many of the setups were cumbersome for both the patient and the provider.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 22, 2020

An expert panel convened at Tuesday's Teladoc-sponsored Telehealth Innovation Forum predicted changes to the originating and geographic site requirements for telehealth – but not to state licensure waivers allowing physicians from one state to practice in another. " Questions also remain about private insurance plans.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 21, 2023

million for medical billing fraud from Medicare. The indictment alleges that the couple conspired with a social worker to submit false claims to Medicare, falsely stating that residents had received individual psychotherapy sessions lasting one hour. Medicare fraud, in particular, increases healthcare costs for everyone.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal policymakers have enacted 31 changes to enable greater access to telehealth. "Today we have the opportunity to consider how we can deploy telehealth to expand access to healthcare for everyone," said Sen. " Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn. HELP Committee Chairman Sen.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 13, 2020

” However, leveraging technology and providing telemedicine can allow residents to receive the care they need while also reducing the risk of contracting COVID-19, he added. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this year temporarily lifted restrictions on the technology that could be used during the pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 15, 2023

As an FQHC, 75% of patients are enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare; another 7% are uninsured. THE PROBLEM Prior to 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, there were federal and state policies in place that discouraged FQHCs like Ryan Health from adopting telehealth services due to payment restrictions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

Care collaboration technology vendor TigerConnect has debuted TigerTouch, a text message-oriented, audio/visual telehealth system designed to help health systems manage COVID-19 cases. Healthcare IT News has compiled a listing of telemedicine vendors in the age of COVID-19, a resource for health IT leaders. ON THE RECORD.

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Enzyme Health

JUNE 19, 2019

Applying for telemedicine jobs and want to stand out? Here’s the essential telehealth terminology that will put you ahead of the curve. This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. CMS : Stands for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.

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GlobalMed

DECEMBER 16, 2019

If you’re active in the telemedicine world (or just paying attention to it), then you know that virtual care’s benefits aren’t always matched by its adoption rates. The potential to transform healthcare globally is there – but somehow the actual telemedicine deployments aren’t always happening where they can do the most good.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 27, 2023

Company launches the first-of-its-kind comprehensive nationwide payer coverage network, offering clients everything they need from first visit to final payment OpenLoop , a leader in white-label telehealth support services powering virtual and hybrid care across the country, today announced it has raised a $15M Series A funding.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 21, 2022

The White House Office on National Drug Policy (ONDCP) supports permanent telehealth prescribing for people with Substance Use Disorders (SUD), according to the issued guidance “ Telehealth and Substance Use Disorder Services in the Era of Covid-19: Review and Recommendations ” published on June 22, 2022.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Sun River Health was among the first organizations to receive funding under the Federal Communications Commission COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Prior to implementing the telemedicine technology supported by the FCC program funds, Sun River Health had relatively limited and targeted capacity to support remote visits. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 20, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, healthcare provider organizations across the country began implementing telehealth technologies and services en masse. Telemedicine finally made it to the mainstream. Like telehealth, RPM can really improve care, gain efficiencies and trim costs. No, telehealth alone is not enough.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Payors continue to make permanent telehealth policy changes that incorporate greater telehealth flexibilities. Permanent telehealth changes seen from payors such as Cigna and UHC include the removal of the originating site restriction and expanded telehealth code sets. HIPAA compliant platform is required after PHE ends.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 21, 2023

million for medical billing fraud from Medicare. The indictment alleges that the couple conspired with a social worker to submit false claims to Medicare, falsely stating that residents had received individual psychotherapy sessions lasting one hour. Medicare fraud, in particular, increases healthcare costs for everyone.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

With Congress providing telehealth waivers as part of its omnibus spending bill at the close of 2022, delaying the "telehealth cliff" for two years, HIMSS says it's now ready to make the case for permanent reimbursement of virtual care.

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Mend

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Today, the majority of primary care physicians fret that telemedicine is way too time-consuming and complicated for them to execute in their already busy practices. According to a September 2020 market intelligence study published by BIS Research , the global telemedicine market was estimated at $21.55 2) HIPAA Privacy and Security.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 11, 2024

In this digital age, where technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace, the Centers for Medicare Services (CMS) plays a crucial role in regulating and supporting RPM services. These may include wearable devices, mobile apps, telehealth platforms, and remote monitoring software.

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Mend

APRIL 12, 2023

Will virtual care still count as telehealth excepted benefit? What about telehealth HIPAA compliance? As we near the PHE ending on May 11, 2023, providers must know which Medicare changes were only temporary and which are now permanent. After May 11, providers must follow the usual HIPAA rules when using telehealth.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 8, 2020

Thanks to insurance companies’ and the governor’s direction, telehealth visits were allowed, which prompted Riad to explore options using the athenaOne Mobile EHR app. There are a great many telemedicine technology and services vendors on the health IT market. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. ” ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 22, 2020

Oftentimes when people think about telemedicine, they envision a patient in a clinic with a technological setup they address, with physicians on the other end at another clinic far away doing the same. It's not true telemedicine." "But that model does not work in 2020, because where would staff set it up?"

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 10, 2023

Behavioral health professionals stand out as the biggest winners, with more recent legislative action in their favor than any other professional group, particularly with regard to practicing telehealth and telemedicine across state lines. This article answers common questions and summarizes some of the key legal issues involved.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Emergency telehealth services have been tested and conducted for decades, often in Medicaid telehealth and safety-net settings. The shortage of providers has been recognized and addressed by the publication of emergency telehealth best practices by Telehealth.HHS.gov. How Emergency Telehealth Can Reduce Mental Health Delays.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

Notably, 32% of families or people with complex chronic conditions, and 37% of those with one chronic condition, received health care treatment for the first time through a video telehealth visit.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Behavioral health professionals stand out as the biggest winners, with more recent legislative action in their favor than any other professional group, particularly with regard to practicing telehealth and telemedicine across state lines. This article answers common questions and summarizes some of the key legal issues involved.

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GlobalMed

MARCH 24, 2020

In late January, we published our forecast on telemedicine reimbursement this year. No industry has been more dramatically disrupted than healthcare – but the pandemic has also illuminated telemedicine in what many are calling an ignition event. Let’s look at the new reimbursement rules of telemedicine.

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