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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care found that provider use of a shared inpatient-outpatient electronic health record was associated with a shift toward follow-up delivered through a combination of telemedicine and outpatient laboratory tests, with no differences in 30-day emergency department visits.

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Master Guide to Telehealth Statistics for 2019

Enzyme Health

If you are working in telemedicine, you should be aware of the latest data supporting this method of healthcare delivery. Telehealth Market Statistics. Telemedicine is a big business; by 2025, it is projected to exceed $64.1 Telehealth Insurance Statistics. Most private insurance plans offer telehealth coverage.

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Telemedicine Today (#tday): September 2015

American Well

Welcome to the September edition of Avizia’s Telemedicine Today! For those new to this feature, we share the telehealth industry’s hottest news, events, legislation, insight and more. As we bid farewell to summer, Avizia is excited to continue influencing positive growth throughout the Telemedicine industry.

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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

Interest in telehealth has reached an all-time high, with many of the most prestigious health systems in the U.S. Out of all the reasons health systems are implementing telehealth, however, reducing medical costs is one of the largest driving factors. Telehealth could save as much as $6 billion annually in U.S. healthcare costs.

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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

Interest in telehealth has reached an all-time high, with many of the most prestigious health systems in the U.S. Out of all the reasons health systems are implementing telehealth, however, reducing medical costs is one of the largest driving factors. Telehealth could save as much as $6 billion annually in U.S. healthcare costs.

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5 payer trends to watch in 2018

Henry Kotula

This has been especially true in ACA exchange plans and Medicare Advantage (MA). This will lead to more bundled payments that trigger at diagnosis rather than only at inpatient admission, which is already happening in Medicare, he said. Overall, patient-cost sharing increased by 66% from an average of $469 in 2005 to $778 in 2015.

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Payer, provider trends to watch in 2019

Henry Kotula

Effusive digital health funding and increases in mobile and telehealth services show no signs of abating, and neither does general M&A activity. Progress on behavioral and population health is happening in tandem with — or perhaps existing symbiotically alongside — the growth of telemedicine. Doubling down on digital.