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Telemedicine Today (#tday): July 2015

American Well

Last week, Representatives Devin Nunes and Frank Pallone reintroduced a bill that will allow licensed providers to treat Medicare beneficiaries using telemedicine across state lines. The bill only applies to Medicare beneficieries and has no impact on Medicaid. Telemedicine Magazine. However, age makes a big difference.

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Centene Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Divest Apixio to New Mountain Capital

Healthcare IT Today

“Apixio has been a trusted business partner since our relationship began in 2015,” said Sarah M. The Company also contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to provide a variety of specialty services focused on treating the whole person. London , Chief Executive Officer at Centene.

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Telehealth Research Used to Support New Policy Initiatives for Expansion

care innovations

Changes to policy regarding telehealth and remote patient management (RPM) — and, specifically, changes affecting the reimbursement for these services offered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — are having an effect on the usage of digital delivery on the larger healthcare industry.

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The Chronic Care Model and its Key Elements

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Fortunately, it has become easier in recent years, with Medicare now offering reimbursements for CCM services. The program is offered through Medicare and is available to beneficiaries who have been diagnosed with one of these chronic conditions and who meet certain other criteria. We will talk about the CPT codes in the next sections.

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Physician venture investor talks telehealth, digital therapeutics, Medicaid tech

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

GSR Ventures, a $3 billion assets under management venture firm investing in early-stage digital health companies, is an unusual venture firm: The partners all are former practicing physicians and former successful healthcare technology entrepreneurs themselves. billion that year to $5.1 billion in 2021, according to Rock Health.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

Atrium Health, formerly Carolinas HealthCare System, employs individuals at more than 900 care facilities across the Carolinas. In 2015 and 2016, Community Hospital Corporation, which owns, manages and consults with hospitals across the country, was named to The Dallas Morning News ‘ Top 100 Places to Work.

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Payer, provider trends to watch in 2019

Henry Kotula

While larger health systems tend to have the means to be early adopters of new and robust healthcare technologies, physicians are beginning to integrate such services into their practices. Meanwhile, CMMI continues to test for ways to drive change in the healthcare by paying for quality as opposed to quantity.