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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The telemedicine program of the Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System was established in 1995 to enhance timely patient access to healthcare services, particularly for patients in rural regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. "In 2019, UVA Health created a multi-stakeholder strategic plan for telemedicine."

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In the Past Ten Years, Workers’ Health Insurance Premiums Have Grown Much Faster Than Wages

Health Populi

For context, since 2012, the annual cost increase for family premiums ranged between 3% and 5%, so the 2020 rate of 4% fell within a fairly normal range of 3-5% seen over the past eight years. Workers receiving health insurance through their jobs have seen their portfolio of benefits changing over the years. and inflation, 2.1%.

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Hims & Hers Welcomes Five New Experts to Its Medical Advisory Board

Digital Health Global

She has lost 100 pounds herself after the birth of her first child, and found her professional calling in helping her patients take control of their health through a safe, physician-supervised weight loss program emphasizing long-term lifestyle changes. He became a full Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in 2012.

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Stay Calm In Your Head(space) – An Update on Meditation-As-Medicine

Health Populi

connects the dots between our underlying health status to those 3 P’s, calling out the inter-relationship between our individual well-being, the political environment, and public health. Thanks to GWI for sharing the 2021 trends report with me.

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Telehealth and Program Integrity

Connected Health Initiative

The Modifier 95 describes "synchronous telemedicine services rendered via a real time interactive audio and video telecommunications system" and is applicable for all codes listed in Appendix P of the CPT manual.

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Keynote Speakers at ATA 2013

Medicine and Technology

Don't miss ATA 2013 for the latest updates on telemedicine. Mercy, a 31 hospital healthcare system serving hundreds of communities in the Midwest, is transforming the patient experience through comprehensive telemedicine and HIT services. This year, the keynote speakers are: Lynn Britton, President & CEO, Mercy.

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Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer

Lloyd Price

." Dr. Patrick Ndimubanzi, Honorable Minister of State, Public Health and Primary Health Care, Rwanda Digital Health Innovation in Rwanda Let's explore 5 examples of Digital Health innovation in Rwanda ranging from artificial intelligence and machine learning to blood delivery by drones and telemedicine.