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Integrated EHR enables shift to virtual post-discharge follow-up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The research team studied nearly 250,000 hospital discharges in patients with diabetes from 2005 to 2011. Although the study tracked patients from 2005 to 2011, before the current telehealth boom , it offers yet another piece of evidence for why virtual care is likely to remain a staple in healthcare even after the pandemic.

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The Nursing Home Closure Debacle – does it help anyone?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The federal “Money Follows the Person” was introduced in 2005 to enable seniors to avoid them and receive Medicaid-paid services. You’ve seen the rehab functions performed by many nursing homes reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid. For 14 years, Florida banned new nursing home construction.

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Five worrisome aging and health blog posts from August 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The federal “Money Follows the Person” was introduced in 2005 to enable seniors to avoid them and receive Medicaid-paid services. The scam: You may know someone of Medicare age with a phone? Sometimes the call begun with a recording about possible additional Medicare Advantage benefits that are available.

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A Tale of Two America’s for Health

Health Populi

The top-line of this national health scorecard is that “deaths of despair” are surging, due to suicide, alcohol, opioids, and other drugs whose use has grown by 50% since 2005 to 2016. 1 million fewer Medicare enrollees would receive a high-risk prescription drug.

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Master Guide to Telehealth Statistics for 2019

Enzyme Health

Telemedicine visits increased at an average compound annual growth rate of 52% per year from 2005 - 2014 ( JAMA ). Telemedicine is a big business; by 2025, it is projected to exceed $64.1 billion in the U.S. Global Market Insights ). Globally, the market is projected to surpass $130.5 Telehealth Insurance Statistics.

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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

The federal government has pegged the cost of hospital readmissions for Medicare patients at $26 billion annually, with $17 billion accounting for readmissions that result in patients not receiving the right care. Readmission Reduction. In 2011, hospitals spent $41.3 billion to treat patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge.

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Telemedicine Today (#tday): September 2015

American Well

Medicare Telehealth-Based Chronic Care Management. Telehealth and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. Travel payment savings for Year 1 of the study–which examined all telemedicine visits at the VA Hospital in White River Junction, Vermont, from 2005 to 2013–were $18,555. Telehealth and New Payment Approaches.