Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

As you read about them below, you will undoubtedly see the bigger picture – how they are positioning telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement to steadily become a cornerstone of advancing 21st-century healthcare for US citizens, starting with additional Medicare revisions. The following article briefly outlines both bills.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

The US Census Bureau 2016 data showed that 80% of white households had a desktop or laptop computer in 2016, while only 63% of Black and 67% of Hispanic households did. In other words, any efforts to eliminate health inequities through virtual care must also address barriers to digital health access.

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American Well

JUNE 22, 2017

A bipartisan group of US Senators recently reintroduced the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (or CHRONIC, for short) Care Act of 2017 (first introduced in 2016 ), intended to improve healthcare outcomes for Medicare recipients living with chronic conditions.

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American Well

JUNE 22, 2017

A bipartisan group of US Senators recently reintroduced the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (or CHRONIC, for short) Care Act of 2017 (first introduced in 2016 ), intended to improve healthcare outcomes for Medicare recipients living with chronic conditions.

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Enzyme Health

APRIL 30, 2019

billion telemedicine Medicare fraud scheme between a handful of US telemedicine companies, dozens of durable medical equipment companies, and a few licensed medical professionals could limit patient’s trust in telemedicine and increase insurance concerns over malpractice.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 31, 2018

In 2016 at CES, I spoke with Ranndy about the company’s project #GoingforZero, a public health education campaign aiming for “zero” incidence of stroke. In a 2016 JAMA Cardiology , three medical doctors wrote about the promise of wearable tech devices for preventing and managing heart disease.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

A study using 2016 data showed that only 38 percent of CHCs used any telehealth. For Medicare, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded access to telehealth beyond designated rural areas, loosened HIPAA requirements around telehealth platforms, and instituted parity in reimbursement with in-person visits.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 5, 2019

It’s time to make a decision: do you go to the urgent care clinic a few blocks away? Or do you wait until Monday when you can call your primary care provider (PCP) and then wait a few more days for an appointment? A 2016 Commonwealth Fund study found that 51 percent of U.S. The estimated cost savings exceeded $1.55

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2021

Cavanaugh previously has served as the deputy administrator and director of the Center for Medicare at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and as deputy director for programs and policy in the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation.

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American Well

MARCH 5, 2018

Think convenient health care is only for the wealthy? Medicaid recipients often have significant barriers to care. Throughout my residency, I worked in a primary care clinic that was in one of the poorest areas of Boston. Think again. The answer is “Absolutely, yes.”

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American Well

MARCH 5, 2018

Think convenient health care is only for the wealthy? Medicaid recipients often have significant barriers to care. Throughout my residency, I worked in a primary care clinic that was in one of the poorest areas of Boston. Think again. The answer is “Absolutely, yes.”

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Henry Kotula

AUGUST 5, 2020

The second article , which will publish next month, examines gaps in care delivery and the related public policy challenges of providing appropriate, accessible. Despite improvements in care quality and reductions in utilization rates, cost savings have been modest or negligible. better preventive care. ? It also places greater.

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American Well

JULY 13, 2020

To meet this surge in demand, Cleveland Clinic leveraged both its providers who were already active on the platform, and also trained more than 350 primary care providers — many of whom were temporarily redeployed due to the virus — on telehealth. ?During Indiana University Health. Engagement Excellence.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Boston Business Journal named the hospital a Best Place to Work in 2012, 2014 and 2016. In 2016, BayCare spent $346 million on community benefits, including pet insurance, personal training services and child care. The health system also offers home care and hospice services and has ownership in facilities across six states.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Humana’s Bold Goal initiative targeting Medicare Advantage enrollees. For several years, I’ve called out telecom connections as a social determinant: for example, in this Huffington Post column written in July 2016, I asserted that broadband is a social determinant of health. One on which I focus in my book is connectivity.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2018

I’ve talked about the importance of connectivity as a social determinant of health here on this site in December 2017, as well as in July 2016 in the Huffington P ost (appropriately published in the “Life/Wellness” section).

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Henry Kotula

JANUARY 21, 2019

This year will see a swath of players from across the industry tackle behavioral health gaps by complementing primary care with telemedicine. In fact, the percentage of hospitals unable provide patients with price information jumped from 14% to 44% between 2012 and 2016, according to a JAMA study. Doubling down on digital.

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