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AMA offers new tools to help doctors navigate COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It offers technology implementation tips, as well as a reference to CPT codes for reporting telemedicine and remote care services. "Physician practices are being hard-hit by the pandemic, which is threatening the sustainability of practices and could reduce access to care," said AMA President Patrice A.

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The benefits and future of remote patient monitoring

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As healthcare further shifts from a fee-for-service to a value-based care approach, care delivery is shifting from an in-clinic, episodic, reactive model of care to one that is continuous and proactive, and a blend of in-clinic and remote. What is the problem?

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The Evolution of Healthcare at Home, the Technology Driving this Change, and It’s Impact on the World of Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

Laura Ferrara, Chief Strategy Officer at Intus Care The focus on healthcare delivered in the comfort of one’s home has surged in recent times, particularly in light of the pandemic. Telehealth advancements, both in technology and government policy, have created greater access to care for people who might otherwise struggle to get it.

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Earlier this year, a Harvard Business Review article cited a Kaiser Permanente study that showed members in California and the mid-Atlantic region with access to virtual primary care were 14 percent less likely to die from stroke and 43 percent less likely to die from heart disease. Omri Shor, CEO and Founder at Medisafe.

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Navigating Healthcare Industry Challenges: Privacy, Access, & Patient Satisfaction

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

One solution to address the shortage of health professionals is the use of telehealth , which enables remote care and consultation. The Health Resources and Service Administration and the Bureau of Labor are working on memorandums to address this issue and to ensure that health experts are available to meet the demands of patients.

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The Digital Transformation of Home for Health – Brainstorming with Karsten Russell-Wood of Philips

Health Populi

At the start of CES 2021, I had the opportunity to catch up with Karsten Russell-Wood, Portfolio Marketing Leader, Post Acute & Home, Connected Care at Philips. We brainstormed just as CES 2021 was going to “open,” virtually, for the consumer electronics conference’s first all-virtual meeting. And these changes are here to stay.”.

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What the Telehealth Expansion Act means for tackling social determinants and boosting health equity

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This is a bipartisan bill recently passed in Congress that allows citizens with high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts access to telehealth and other remote care services permanently, without having to meet their minimum deductible first.