Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2019

A pilot program from Massachusetts-based home health and hospice provider NVNA and Hospice offering telehealth and remote patient monitoring has led to a 40 percent drop in hospital readmissions among their palliative care patients. WHAT HAPPENED. The health system earned a readmission rate of just 7.5 Twitter: @dropdeaded209.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Prior to having telemedicine technology in place, M Health Fairview was only able to provide specialty care and other services like hospice or diabetes education to patients throughout its 10 hospitals if it had someone who could "round" (come in person to see a patient) at that hospital. Without the technology.

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Health Populi

JULY 1, 2020

What’s the worth of $323 billion? Kaufman Hall’s June 2020 National Hospital Flash Report noted that median hospital operating margin rose 4% in May, versus what it would have been without the government support: -8.0%. declines in expected inpatient volume and 34.5% fall in outpatient volume.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 17, 2020

“They proposed creating a virtual patient-centered medical home – what we call the Virtual PCMH, or V-PCMH – for the patient/family and their healthcare team. ” Another success BMC is seeing is with patients receiving hospice care at home.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Our platform provides accurate, up-to-date information that is easily accessible to care team members in the human services and post-acute care (which is comprised of skilled nursing, home care, hospice, palliative and senior living), and payer markets. Netalytics is headquartered in Greer, SC.

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Continue Education Journal

JUNE 18, 2019

On top of this, AB 888 would remove the exception that currently exists for patients who have been diagnosed with chronic intractable pain, and instead only give an exception for patients who are receiving hospice care or emergency services. Click here to know what are the 5 useful resources for Acupuncturists.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

as well as from what the patient says to the service. Anyone who has participated in group music making, particularly where singing is involved, knows what a powerful bonding experience it is. The service gets data from patient records through AI and natural language processing (NLP). Anxiety and depression are common reasons as well.

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Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2024

Doing things for “the lulz “ had been replaced with doing things for the dollars; now the gratification I got from being online was using my skills to better understand what the “bad guys” were doing. What has changed in the environment for cyber-security since you took on that role?

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Enter the second chart, which expands what we traditionally have called “home healthcare” into new areas for care at home. Typically, home healthcare has covered (definitionally and in terms of reimbursement) services addressing activities of daily living, durable medical equipment, and hospice.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2021

And that's what we're finding out is happening with Advanced Care at Home,” says @GFarrugiaMD @MayoClinic. As momentum builds behind the concept of hospital at home, we spoke with Tom Kiesau, director and leader of Chartis Digital at the Chartis Group, about what those next steps should be. A: Yeah, I really do.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2021

" Payment models like the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in necessitate a change in care delivery, he added, and telehealth helps ensure affordable, high-quality care. Knowing what is happening with symptoms and illness progression in between these visits is a challenge." THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

Analytics are needed more than ever in the rapidly evolving and complex ecosystems of value-based care for post-acute providers, and Netsmart plans to continue to extend this same approach to all community care providers beginning with home health and hospice providers. CORE brings three new solutions into the CareFabric platform.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

What happened to the others? . And given recent noisy issues about weak background checks , was it smart – and of what benefit will this firm to Google? So what was the original plan for Honor ? Some went down and others, like Care.com, gained more, perhaps dubious, investment. million over three rounds.

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Lloyd Price

APRIL 14, 2023

What are salesforce's plans in healthcare? A focus on interoperability: Salesforce is focused on promoting data interoperability in healthcare, which is a critical challenge facing the industry. A commitment to innovation: Salesforce is committed to innovation and has a strong culture of experimentation and continuous improvement.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

APRIL 20, 2022

Editor’s note: When oncology and hospice nurse Theresa Brown was diagnosed with breast cancer, she couldn’t believe how disorganized and unempathic her care was. If you want to sound in-the-know, this is what you say for Radiation Oncology. Ultimately she called it D.I.Y. The Radiation Oncology department, however, was different.

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InTouch Health

JULY 20, 2020

If a virtual visit now pays just a third of what an in-person visit does, but hospitals are paying the doctors the same amount, the economics won’t work out. This gives providers the opportunity to review all areas of patient care and determine what can be offered via telehealth. What’s Next? Revenue Flow/Improvements.

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HIStalk Interviews

MAY 15, 2019

What’s been happening in healthcare over the last 20 years is a physical re-engineering. Ashish Shah is co-founder and CEO of Prepared Health of Chicago, IL. Tell me about yourself and the company. I was previously the chief technology officer for Medicity, where I worked for about eight years leading up to the acquisition by Aetna.

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Health Populi

JUNE 13, 2018

gross domestic product (GDP) versus what employers spend as a share of workers’ wages. Simply put: the impact of growing financial risk for healthcare costs will be felt by patients/consumers themselves. I’ve curated the four charts from the study to explain this story. That’s one-half the high point at nearly 12% in 2007.

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TheraNest

MARCH 3, 2020

There are several options, and this article will help you choose what works best for your practice. Here’s what you need to know about the two primary categories. Medicare Part A hospital insurance covers inpatient hospitals and skilled nursing facilities as well as hospice care. Understanding Benefits and Payments.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This article provides a comprehensive exploration of Medicare’s provisions, outlining what is encompassed within its mental health coverage. It’s important to understand the different parts of Medicare and what they cover to ensure you have the coverage you need.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

As a patient, if I did not feel comfortable honestly sharing my perspectives about what was happening in my body, I would be walking a journey based on fear and distrust, which is not conducive to healing. So, I have chosen to do chemotherapy. Naturally, this choice surprised me based upon my previous beliefs. Did you enjoy this blog?

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American Well

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Avizia’s CEO and founder, Mike Baird, discusses what the CONNECT for Health Act could mean for patients—and the federal budget—in an article published by HIT Leaders & News. Services originating from a beneficiary’s home (even for the “homebound”), a hospice and other common non?medical Today, Medicare does not cover: “Store?and?forward”

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American Well

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Avizia ’s CEO and founder, Mike Baird, discusses what the CONNECT for Health Act could mean for patients—and the federal budget—in an article published by HIT Leaders & News. Services originating from a beneficiary’s home (even for the “homebound”), a hospice and other common non?medical Today, Medicare does not cover: “Store?and?forward”

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InTouch Health

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Over 80% of the veterans used the tablets About 30% used the tablets at least five times Around 50% of all interactions were for mental health issues 15% were focused on spinal cord injury care 7% targeted home-based primary care or therapy/rehabilitation 4% focused on primary care 2% centered on palliative care and hospice services.

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Health Portal Solutions

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

When my grandfather had to go into hospice, Health Advocate helped us research the options available. So what do you have to lose? He diagnosed me, helped me find a pharmacy nearby, and I quickly got the medication I needed to get on the road to recovery.” – Brenda. It is incredibly convenient.” – Melanie. “I

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Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

APRIL 14, 2016

My husband and I had shared our desires with each other so since he is no longer with me I felt it very important to let my daughter know what I desired in terms of my health. Advance Care Planning is the way to go so that my loved ones won’t be burdened wondering what to do and how to handle my final transition. Janie’s Story.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 2, 2023

What are the Symptoms of End Stage Pulmonary Hypertension? A condition that affects the blood vessels in the lungs and the right side of the heart causing high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries is called Pulmonary hypertension (PH). A lung transplant may be an option for some patients, but it is not suitable for everyone.

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HIStalk Interviews

APRIL 10, 2019

What are the benefits and challenges for hospitals in getting discharged patients placed and coordinating their care afterward? What happens once you leave the hospital? I lost my brother about two years ago and I remember trying to get him placed into hospice. Luis Castillo is president and CEO of Ensocare of Omaha, NE.

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American Well

OCTOBER 8, 2015

What’s different about Avizia is that we set out to build a technology platform that covers all aspects of telemedicine. Baird: What’s great about the Avizia telemedicine platform is that it’s not just for stroke! October 9, 2015. Sean Fenske. Why did you decide to focus on a specific healthcare concern?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 31, 2020

What are the most promising aspects of 5G for healthcare? What can it help hospitals and health systems do better? We have only begun to understand what is possible with 5G. When you see the results, you can appreciate what this will mean for areas such as telehealth and patient monitoring within the 5G+ footprint.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Life comes before research. My diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis preceded my need for research. Let’s talk about comparative effectiveness research (CER). CER is simply research that tells us that treatment A is more likely to be helpful than treatment B for a particular group of people in a particular set of circumstances. Health Hats: Amy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 30, 2021

In 2017, the health system – which has 100 continuing care locations, including home care, hospice, PACE programs and senior living facilities – was in a bind, facing double-digit hospital readmissions of 16% across its high-risk Medicare population. Trinity Health has 94 hospitals across 24 states. THE PROBLEM.

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HIStalk Weekender

JUNE 29, 2018

What “modernization” and “standardization” effort is that going to take so that there aren’t 20 versions of the same points of integration? As unfortunate as this is, I think what goes unmentioned is the inherent risk that comes with working at a startup. Best Reader Comments. My spouse has worked at several start ups (non-HIT).

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HIStalk Weekender

JUNE 21, 2019

All the information is summarized initially and you have to click on the various items to find out what they are. However by using the ideas of “What Changed” and “When,” you get a higher-level, more coherent view of what is going on. Brian Too ). is also always good. Missed opportunities were trivial in his world. Brian Too ).

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HIStalk Weekender

AUGUST 10, 2018

They are excited to hear about the challenge and their discussions of what fits in the expectations and what does not are amazing. Weekly News Recap. CMS releases a draft rule that would overhaul the Medicare Share Savings Program. Northwestern Medicine (IL) lays off 60 IT employees after completing its Epic go-live.

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Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

The system needs to improve access and timeliness of care, reduce often challenging bureaucratic hurdles and pay more attention to what front-line clinicians need to perform their duties well. And while progress has been made , much remains to be done. My research has led me to spend time in more than a dozen additional VA medical centers.

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