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Australia ends support for 128 telehealth items

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To avoid redundancy, superseded pre-COVID telehealth and associated items have been removed from the MBS, including GP and other medical practitioner mental health consultations and general attendances by video. Patient-end support items linked to pre-COVID telehealth services by GPs and other medical practitioners have ended as well.

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Who You Need on Your Diabetes Healthcare Team

Insulin Nation

(excerpted from Think Like A Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes With Insulin by Gary Scheiner MS, CDE, DaCapo Press, 2011). Surrounding yourself with a quality health care team is like putting together a winning basketball team roster. A Mental Health Counselor. The Exercise Specialist.

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Who You Need on Your Diabetes Healthcare Team

Insulin Nation

(excerpted from Think Like A Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes With Insulin by Gary Scheiner MS, CDE, DaCapo Press, 2011). Surrounding yourself with a quality health care team is like putting together a winning basketball team roster. A Mental Health Counselor. The Exercise Specialist.

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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

In 2011, hospitals spent $41.3 In 2011, hospitals spent $41.3 Each patient’s parameters were reviewed by telemonitoring nurses, who were able to then intervene for immediate teachings when the patient was out of their range.]. billion to treat patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge. Better Staff Utilization.

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Should Graduate Schools Teach Telehealth Competency?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Two years later, the IOM identified objectives for educational reform for physicians, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurses, and other allied health professionals, including psychologists, social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and addiction specialists (IOM HPES 2003). Health Professions Education Summit.

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Telemedicine Today (#tday): January 2016

American Well

The majority of the telehealth visits are for primary care or mental health. Oftentimes, a nurse or aide at the prison helps patients to conduct virtual visits with primary care providers. Other times, the PCP may be at the hospital, but will use telemedicine to consult a specialist at another hospital.

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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

In 2011, hospitals spent $41.3 In 2011, hospitals spent $41.3 Each patient’s parameters were reviewed by telemonitoring nurses, who were able to then intervene for immediate teachings when the patient was out of their range.]. billion to treat patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge. Better Staff Utilization.