Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the landscape of ambulatory care with rapid shifts to telehealth. Many states have directed insurers to temporarily cover COVID-19-related services via telehealth while mandating parity of reimbursement for telehealth visits with in-person visits for their Medicaid program.

Telehealth 41

Telehealth Primary Care Medicare HIPAA 41

American Well

JUNE 22, 2017

Will Expand Medicate Telehealth Coverage. 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.

Medicare 48

Medicare Telemedicine Telehealth Accountable Care 48

American Well

JUNE 22, 2017

Will Expand Medicate Telehealth Coverage. 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.

Medicare 48

Medicare Telemedicine Telehealth Accountable Care 48

Enzyme Health

APRIL 30, 2019

View research study > View article in mHealth Intelligence > Indiana Ocular Telehealth Lawsuit Highlights Ongoing National Battle. The lawsuit highlights a national battle between ocular telehealth companies and the 11 states where connected care eye exams are banned.

Telemedicine 60

Telemedicine mHealth Primary Care Telehealth 60

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2021

While telehealth usage exploded early in the pandemic, in-person care is resuming to normal levels. For many healthcare decision-makers and providers, questions loom about how best to balance these care modalities moving forward, so as not to lose the benefits of telehealth while understanding its limitations.

Telehealth 190

Telehealth Medicare Primary Care Telemedicine 190

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.

Digital Health 204

Digital Health Connected Health Public Health Mental health 204

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

Telemedicine 49

Telemedicine Private practice Nursing Primary Care 49

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.”

Telemedicine 48

Telemedicine Connected Health Health Policy Primary Care 48

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.”

Telemedicine 48

Telemedicine Connected Health Health Policy Primary Care 48

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. Investments they made previously in care management, technology and social. determinants programs equipped them to pivot to new ways of providing care.

Primary Care 32

Primary Care Public Health Telemedicine Accountable Care 32

American Well

JULY 13, 2020

As we do each year, the Amwell team has selected from a highly competitive field of clients those who stand out for their innovation and achievement in telehealth. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the health system saw an unprecedented surge in virtual care. Cleveland Clinic continues to be a model of provider engagement.

Telehealth 118

Telehealth Leadership Primary Care Psychiatry 118

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.

Leadership 32

Leadership Nursing Pharmaceuticals Primary Care 32

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).

Public Health 225

Public Health Primary Care Digital Health Telehealth 225

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.

Public Health 314

Public Health Mental health Medicare Primary Care 314

Henry Kotula

JANUARY 21, 2019

Effusive digital health funding and increases in mobile and telehealth services show no signs of abating, and neither does general M&A activity. This year will see a swath of players from across the industry tackle behavioral health gaps by complementing primary care with telemedicine. Doubling down on digital.

Medicare 32

Medicare Telemedicine Digital Health Telehealth 32