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Memorial Healthcare finds success with switch to Epic-based telehealth vendor

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

THE PROBLEM Memorial began offering on-demand virtual urgent care to its employees and patients via a third-party vendor in 2016. With the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Memorial launched telehealth for all its primary care and specialty centers, and today conducts about 100,000 virtual visits per year. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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AMA Suggests that Telehealth Tech Use Is Up Since 2016, But Still Modest

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A new survey has found that physician use of technology to provide telehealth or virtual visits has doubled since its previous study in 2016. This meshes well with other market research suggesting that a healthy cross-section of providers are preparing to get on board.

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CONNECT for Health Act reintroduced, would expand telehealth access

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The act would expand coverage of Medicare telehealth services and make some COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities permanent, among other provisions. "The last year has shown us that telehealth works, it’s popular, and it’s here to stay," said Sen. A bipartisan group comprising half of U.S.

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VA working with Apple to broaden telehealth access for veterans

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Department of Veterans Affairs says it's collaborating with Apple to boost the availability of telehealth services for veterans across the U.S. The program connects qualifying veterans with iPads, helping 50,000 of them more easily take part in telehealth services and access other VA virtual healthcare services.

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Physician adoption of digital health tools is accelerating, AMA research shows

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The number of physicians that saw the tools as an advantage grew from 85% in 2016 to 93% in 2022, and named improved clinical outcomes and work efficiencies as the driving factors, followed by the ability to reduce stress and burnout, electronic health record integrations and data privacy assurances. in 2016 to 3.8 in 2016 to 3.8

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Telehealth group practice offers free care to seniors nationwide during crisis

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

CCS Healthcare is a telehealth practice that has been delivering telehealth care extensively throughout Western Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 2016. “Telehealth has had a major impact on reducing hospitalizations for the patients in our practice. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Orthopedic surgeon arrested in $10 million telehealth fraud case

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Between July 2016 and June 2017, said the Justice Department, Raffai allegedly signed prescriptions and order forms for durable medical equipment, including orthotic braces, that were not medically necessary. In return, said the agency, telehealth companies allegedly paid Raffai about $25 or $30 per patient consultation.