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Why We Practice Telemedicine

Beyond Telehealth

Telemedicine is a concept that most doctors did not want to talk about, let alone actually use, prior to this year. In such a short period of months, however, greater than 75% of doctors quickly adapted and actively engaged in telemedicine to schedule and visit with patients. It is simple…telemedicine works!

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

Applying for telemedicine jobs and want to stand out? This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. ATA : ATA stands for the American Telemedicine Association and is the prominent professional telemedicine organization in the United States.

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What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023 

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Budget leaders have asked, "How do you really know what the impact on the Medicare population and the Medicare Trust Fund will be? We now have three years of data on the impact to the Medicare Trust Fund," he said. Creating standards synergy for 'Interoperability 3.0'

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How Covid-19 Can Inspire Tech-Enabled Value-Based Health Care in a Cash-Constrained America

Health Populi

” The implementation of electronic health records, spurred on by the HITECH Act which was embedded in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (aka the Stimulus Bill) resulted in lots of EHRs deployed in hospitals and doctor’s offices, with huge gaps in interoperability and data liquidity. of the U.S. of the U.S.

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Telemedicine Today (#tday): June 2015

American Well

Welcome to the first installment of Avizia’s Telemedicine Today, #tday for all you Twitter users. Each  Each month, Avizia will provide a recap of the latest industry news and public policy updates on issues impacting the use and deployment of telemedicine. ” Read More. Healthcare Informatics.

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How Digital Health Can Stimulate Economic Development

Health Populi

In February 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), less formally known as the Stimulus Bill. The policy’s acronym fully spelled-out was the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009. trillion in 2009 when HITECH was signed into law to $3.7

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The Top Telehealth Terms to Know

American Well

ATA Accreditation: The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) developed an accreditation program to establish standard criteria regarding the security of patient information, transparency in pricing and operations, qualifications and licensing of providers and clinical practices and guidelines for telemedicine.