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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2020

MEBS Counseling, a community-based behavioral health provider, offers children and their families evidence-based behavioral health services in the Northern Kentucky area. These patients face difficult socioeconomic barriers that limit their access to care.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

And it is thanks to those advantages and benefits that healthcare at home is continuing, even as there are still challenges to work on and in-person operations return. So let’s take a moment to pause and evaluate healthcare at home to see where we are and where we need to go.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 24, 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans received care from their primary care physicians via telemedicine. Telehealth technology and services company Amwell now is promoting the concept of "virtual primary care. Q: What is virtual primary care? How is it different from in-person primary care?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence published its final guidance this week on securing telehealth and remote patient monitoring ecosystems. University of Mississippi Medical Center and Vivify Health. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Iris Telehealth

MARCH 19, 2024

How did you find Iris and decide you wanted to be an Iris provider? I didn’t think I’d like telehealth because I liked the in-person connection. However, I did a lot of research and saw that telehealth is just as effective as in-person care, especially with some of the modalities I use in therapy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2023

Government & Policy Population Health Telehealth The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is funding new efforts to help counties and municipalities build high-speed broadband networks. Here's what that could mean for telehealth, as more funding enables new opportunities for care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services once again (for the ninth time) extended the public health emergency this past month , stretching it beyond mid-July. But sooner or later, that provision of the Public Health Service Act will draw to a close. Providers have been promised at least 60 days' notice.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2022

The Department of Veterans Affairs, via the Veterans Health Administration, oversees care for more than 9 million individuals through upwards of 1,000 facilities. Many of those patients, however, face mobility hurdles and other challenges that can make it difficult to reach in-person care. Also in 2021, VA provided more than 2.3

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2020

Many, however, say they plan to return to in-person care when possible, due to the challenges psychiatric telemedicine entail. Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, a variety of logistical and regulatory hurdles prevented many psychiatrists from using telemedicine. WHY IT MATTERS. "In addition, the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation found that although telehealth use increased dramatically during the pandemic, not all patients appeared to have equal access to virtual services. Although telehealth use rates were similar – ranging from 21.1%

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Iris Telehealth

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

When thinking about mental health in the Black community, it’s important to put into perspective how their experiences are impacted by culture and history. Organizations can work to address these inequalities by helping create better access to mental health support and providing more culturally competent care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, implemented a patient monitoring at home, or PM@H program, using fully managed device kits prior to the pandemic. The biggest driver was to determine how to increase capacity to the hospital without having to use a hospital or clinic to monitor patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2020

There's the massive electronic health record modernization , of course, but also everything from a new National Artificial Intelligence Institute to an Apple Health Records rollout to a project focused on tablet-based telehealth. Indeed, telehealth continues to be a major priority for the VA. At HIMSS20, Dr. Neil C.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Previous articles in this series showed why social determinants of health (SDoH) are the hottest recent addition to data used by the medical industry. We’ve explored how SDoH data is defined and shared. This article shows how organizations are collecting it. Casetivity can ingest, standardize, and share health data.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 28, 2020

Between boosting the deployment of telehealth technologies, once-delayed initiatives became instantly late. Consumers are on board with telehealth , and engagement technologies like smartphones and tablets are offered through Medicare Advantage , plus a wave of other pandemic-related tactics and free offerings appeared.

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Mend

MARCH 14, 2024

Imagine a healthcare landscape where treatment is accessible, patients receive personalized care tailored to their unique needs, and innovative approaches pave the way for improved medical outcomes. The incorporation of harm reduction principles and shared decision-making into treatment acknowledges the need for individualized care.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2019

Power,” your mind probably imagines reviews of automotive performance, retail shopping experiences, or perhaps even health insurance plan customer service. Expanding its report-card role in the health ecosystem. Those who had a telehealth encounter more likely lived in the Western U.S., One-half of U.S.

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GlobalMed

APRIL 26, 2021

Eligible providers can source the virtual care technology solutions they need for application submission. GlobalMed, a telehealth industry leader, announced today their support of a $250M COVID-19 telehealth funding program offered by the FCC to eligible nonprofit and public health care providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2020

Social distancing is a key factor in reducing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and tele-visits can be a safe and secure means for providers to deliver certain types of care for their patients. Parker is using the Healow application by eClinicalWorks for its telemedicine program. THE PROBLEM. ” PROPOSAL.

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GlobalMed

MAY 18, 2023

Telehealth has become a vital resource to support behavioral health challenges. However, fewer than half receive mental health services. The ability to connect with mental health professionals from home has changed the way we approach mental health treatment. Current data estimates that 27.8

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Health Populi

JULY 9, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has re-shaped patients into consumers, concerned about managing the risk of contracting the virus, millions of people experiencing months of sheltering, working, learning, and cooking at home. Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization; Mass media; and, Social media. Press Ganey asks.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Telehealth expands access to care. It’s practically a mantra at this point – the very real ability of remote communication technology to connect underserved populations to top-notch medical care. But what happens when certain populations can’t even get access to virtual care?

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

MARCH 3, 2023

Patients should be provided with clear instructions about their care after discharge and should be encouraged to ask questions and voice any concerns. Enhance care coordination: Care coordination is a key element in reducing unplanned hospital readmissions. Calls are recorded and transcribed, focusing doctors on patient care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 10, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has provoked an unprecedented upswing in the use of telehealth technologies. The need for patients and providers to minimize in-person contact has created new vulnerabilities throughout the care-provision process and has spotlighted existing ones, experts say. Not too late for change.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger? This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?”

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 11, 2020

And it created a big challenge for the multiple PR firms engaged to help create that visibility to innovation in care. Roy Schoenberg noted that the pioneering telehealth company, founded in 2006, rebranded itself on March 9 as Amwell. As the newly published vision states: “No longer is telehealth merely a virtual urgent care service.

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American Well

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Shifts in state and federal policies fueled massive growth for both commercial and government reimbursement for telehealth and, admittedly, there was also growing maturity in the understanding of how to blend technologies into the way we consume and deliver care. More payers added telehealth to their benefits.

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American Well

MARCH 26, 2020

No one could have predicted the surge in demand that’s happening across all of health care and the resulting strain being felt by all stakeholders — clinicians and patients especially. How do I know if I should see a doctor via telehealth and whether or not that appointment can wait? We are facing unprecedented times.

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American Well

MARCH 6, 2020

With HIMSS 2020 being canceled due to COVID-19 fears, the opportunity to use the event to convene some of the world’s greatest medical professionals and technology innovators to discuss the virus has ceased. This starts with protecting our health care workers who are on the front lines of this disease. In-home monitoring.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 11, 2021

Among them were new allowances for telehealth and remote monitoring, for what CMS is calling the Acute Hospital Care at Home program. Keeping patients at home. "And so you imagine this is a pretty amazing way to get your care," he added. " Dr. David Levine, Brigham Health Home Hospital.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In a virtual public meeting this past Friday, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed how – and whether – to permanently expand telehealth in Medicare. Before the pandemic, Medicare's physician fee schedule covered a limited set of telehealth services in rural locations.

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InTouch Health

JUNE 25, 2020

Telehealth Can Increase Access to Treatment for Those Suffering From Opioid Use Disorder. They need to comply with certain health and safety regulations when prescribing medication to make sure their patients are not abusing these drugs. That’s why many providers are using telehealth to expand their addiction treatment services.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) urging the agency to advance its proposed rules on the Special Registration for Telemedicine under the Ryan Haight Act. AHA Stresses the Importance of Updating Ryan Haight Act Telemedicine Regulations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 23, 2020

As is the case nationally, psychiatry is in limited supply in the area of River Valley Health and Dental Center in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. That said, as a large primary care office offering integrated behavioral health, it was important to expand mental health services to include specialty care for patients.

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Mend

APRIL 12, 2023

Will virtual care still count as telehealth excepted benefit? What about telehealth HIPAA compliance? In the final part of our 3-part series, we’ll cover which telehealth policies end immediately with the PHE. In the final part of our 3-part series, we’ll cover which telehealth policies end immediately with the PHE.

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Iris Telehealth

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

After all, being a mental health professional is tough, and provider burnout is a serious issue affecting 78% of psychiatrists. So, how can you find a fulfilling, flexible job that gives you ample time with family and friends? So, how can you find a fulfilling, flexible job that gives you ample time with family and friends?

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