Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2021

Healthcare IT News sat down with Heidi West, head of healthcare at Zoom, to discuss telemedicine's future, hybrid in-person/telehealth care, communities that could be hurt without virtual care, and challenges to telemedicine becoming fully mainstream. Telemedicine visits have tapered off some since their pandemic peak in 2020.

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AMD Telemedicine

MARCH 23, 2023

may not be able to use telemedicine technologies effectively. An example of training would be an in-person or online course about using specific telemedicine platforms and tools as well as the expected workflow around a virtual visit. Map out your reimbursement processes. Pursue funding for telemedicine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2020

Letter signers – whose organizations represented all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico – asked Congress to prioritize four main areas when pushing forward permanent changes to telemedicine. introduced legislation earlier this month to codify Medicare reimbursement of virtual care at FQHCs and RHCs.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

” [i] “We have moved forward a decade in the use of telemedicine in this country, and it’s going to become and will remain an increasingly important part of physician practices going forward.” Today, Medicare reimburses for specific services when delivered via live video. Provider Considerations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The future potential of telehealth hinges on how it's reimbursed. The government has signaled its support for reimbursing some telehealth services, at least in the short term. "The government can play a very positive role in telehealth by establishing clear standards and clear reimbursement guidelines," said Selesnick.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2021

Healthcare IT News interviewed Mulcare to dig into the reversion to pre-pandemic regulations, the ethics of telemedicine across state lines, what telehealth technologies can do to increase access, and more. How will physicians and patients approach telemedicine care across state lines ethically?

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GlobalMed

JANUARY 22, 2020

Telemedicine reimbursement is always changing. It’s also true that reimbursement laws matter in ways that go beyond an individual physician’s paycheck. Nate Lacktman, partner at the Foley & Lardner law firm and Chair of its national Telemedicine & Digital Health Industry Team, has a positive outlook.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2021

A new report from the RAND Corporation suggests that the biggest upticks in virtual care availability occurred in more affluent and metropolitan communities, and that telemedicine services were mostly enjoyed by patients with private insurance. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD. Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN. Focus on Health Equity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2022

Telemedicine is on an all-time high. Justin Miller , vice president of customer success at eVisit, a telemedicine technology and services company, did just that. Justin Miller , vice president of customer success at eVisit, a telemedicine technology and services company, did just that. Travel to virtually any U.S.

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AMD Telemedicine

JULY 21, 2022

4 Questions to Ask Before Partnering With a Telemedicine Technology Provider. Telemedicine and telehealth technologies are transforming the way that doctors and patients interact with each other. Understanding cost upfront will help you decide quickly whether a partner will be a good fit. The Battle With Burnout.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 5, 2020

These folks felt less personalized visits and were less likely to understand information provided during the visit. At-risk patients report lower levels of satisfaction at a level of 117 points lower for a poor experience. Safety was the key driver for utilization at a rate of 46% of people using telehealth in 2020, and only 13% in 2019.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2023

With so many of the nation's underserved patients using telehealth services, practitioners and medical organizations must work to understand what these patients need in order to improve the quality of care. Throughout this, they continue their disease-directed or even curative treatments with their healthcare team.

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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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GlobalMed

MARCH 30, 2021

But today’s telemedicine tools can enable evidence-based care and data sharing. Understand reimbursement and licensing basics. Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial plans all have different reimbursement policies for telemedicine services. Evaluate telemedicine solutions. Talk to your IT team.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 31, 2022

The ATA (American Telemedicine Association) conference, along with offering some qualifying CME sessions, is made up of more broad topic discussions, meant to bring value to many different industry roles and professionals. Get the most up to date info about telehealth reimbursement and digital health care policy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 26, 2022

Telemedicine technology can connect rural patients to psychiatrists in big urban hubs. With this information in hand, both providers and payers can be better aligned and understand the effectiveness and efficiency of care. There simply are not enough clinicians and therapists to go around as the pandemic and its stresses drag on.

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Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Gist: Like telemedicine, hospital-at-home programs lingered on the fringes of care delivery before the federal COVID response delivered both the regulatory flexibility and the reimbursement needed to generate provider interest—and turbocharged start-ups providing support in implementing the model.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

To ensure the most effective use of RPM, healthcare providers must understand how to utilize this technology effectively. Ask them questions about their lifestyle, health concerns, and goals to gain a better understanding of their needs. Listen closely to what they tell you and pay attention to any nonverbal cues they may exhibit.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

Since 2011, I have been writing the Telehealth.org blog to inform behavioral health professionals of telehealth advocacy to support the permanent approval of telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement at state and federal levels. It also outlines how you can help to ensure the passage of these crucial bills.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 28, 2020

With the sudden easing of restrictions by the government and equally sudden reimbursement from payers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s very clear telemedicine has never been more used or more vital. Hospitals and health systems have gone from dozens to thousands of telehealth visits per week.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in New Haven, Connecticut, as a community health center, always had faced a range of treatment barriers that made it difficult, if not impossible, for patients to attend in-person appointments pre-COVID – and for which telemedicine would have been a viable alternative. THE PROBLEM.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 12, 2023

Those studies include the following: September 2021 Medicare Telemedicine Snapshot1 CMS, Medicare Telemedicine Snapshot: March 2020–Feb. Medicare Telemedicine Snapshot Data File. 2021 (2021). Healthcare Inequities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 15, 2019

As the American Telemedicine Association annual conference kicks off in New Orleans this week, the organization has published a white paper focused on the status of telehealth interoperability. This important interoperability initiative governs much of the promise for the future of telemedicine." WHY IT MATTERS. Special Report:

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In September 2022, the American Journal of Managed Care published findings related to physicians’ response to suboxone telemedicine after the widespread telehealth adoption required by COVID-19. Telemedicine opioid treatment will offer underserved communities greater access to treatment, and research supports this argument.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

For example, technology has advanced to support new methods of delivering care such as evolving telemedicine efforts. Yet, it took the desperation associated with a pandemic to bond like-minded team members to collaborate in order for telemedicine to become an innovative mainstay in the delivery of patient care.

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Mend

APRIL 20, 2022

Virtual medical and mental health professionals are prioritizing patient satisfaction with Telemedicine more than ever before. But how do you improve patient satisfaction in Telemedicine? From first contact to ending each successful Telemedicine visit, the process must be smooth and easy. What Exactly is Patient Satisfaction?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

There is a wide variety of telemedicine technology vendors on the health IT market today. NYC Health + Hospitals supported FDNY EMS to avoid more than 1,300 unnecessary ambulance trips through their partnership around 911-based telemedicine. MARKETPLACE. To read this special report, click here.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2022

Hopefully the Congress and state legislatures will act soon to ensure the temporary reimbursement expansions for telemedicine will continue after the public health emergency ends. Also, the industry continues to see telehealth reimbursement as a challenge. How do you think telehealth might evolve beyond its current use today?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2023

One way people in these rural areas still can receive access to high-quality healthcare in a convenient and cost-effective way is through telemedicine and remote patient monitoring options. If patients don’t understand the importance of treatments, they may skip doses, not adhere to care plans, and therefore experience adverse effects.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 7, 2021

"The COVID-19 public health emergency flexibilities and waivers, including expanded reimbursement, were pivotal facilitators that led to the rapid scaling of virtual care services and allowed patients and providers to truly explore and adopt virtual care," she said. Continuous process improvement journey.

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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Moreover, the growing adoption of telemedicine and digital health technologies may provide new avenues for the management and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, potentially improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2021

We were one of those organizations that flipped over to telemedicine pretty seamlessly. We probably had about 3,000 people who were authenticated to deliver and use our telemedicine platform. We were doing about 250 daily consumer facing telemedicine visits pre-pandemic. million telemedicine visit for ambulatory care last year.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 26, 2020

"It wasn't perfect, but we did learn a lot," said Rachael-Linn Spooner, vice president of clinical transformation at Northwell Health, in an American Telemedicine Association 2020 deep-dive session on employing telehealth for primary care. Camille McBride, research coordinator at Northwell Health.

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Iris Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

If you’re a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner, you might recently have started looking for work in telemedicine, a growing industry in the world of mental health and medicine. But how exactly do you decide which telemedicine company is best for you? Key Features When Choosing Your Telemedicine Company.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

Challenges: The largest obstacle for digital therapeutics is the lack of reimbursement which limits the availability of these treatments, in most cases for those patients at greatest need. The health system gets reimbursed, has faster discharges, reduces length of stay, and can backfill that bed to another patient.

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GlobalMed

MARCH 30, 2020

From medical emergencies to ordinary exams, telemedicine is shattering healthcare barriers all over the world. Yet for some clinicians, telemedicine is still shrouded in mystery – often because they’re not sure how to get started. But today’s telemedicine tools can enable evidence-based care and data sharing. Know your options.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 22, 2020

When it comes to making other changes permanent, Tucker was more optimistic about geographic and originating site rules allowing physicians to be reimbursed for telehealth services provided to a patient at their home. "My favorite thing is … we had to tell doctors you can't do telemedicine via TikTok," Rico quipped.

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