GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

We know that rural and underserved communities can benefit from strong virtual care programs, but those same communities may have digital connectivity barriers and social determinants of health (SDOH) that stop patients from accessing telemedicine. Like many patients in her situation, she is covered by Medicaid and Medicare.

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Telemedicine Mental health Telehealth Digital Health 111

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. Advances in telemedicine can make accessing appropriate health care easier.

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. Advances in telemedicine can make accessing appropriate health care easier.

Telemedicine 48

Telemedicine Connected Health Health Policy Primary Care 48

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.

Medicare 48

Medicare Telemedicine Telehealth Accountable Care 48

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.

Medicare 48

Medicare Telemedicine Telehealth Accountable Care 48

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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Telehealth Primary Care Medicare HIPAA 41

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2021

Healthcare IT News interviewed Sean Cavanaugh, who serves as the chief policy officer and chief commercial officer at Aledade, whose technology offerings include population health and telemedicine. Primary care practices were using telehealth for as much as 50% of all visits during the height of the pandemic.

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Telehealth Medicare Primary Care Telemedicine 181

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. Telemedicine typifies this phenomenon. Before COVID, CMS and most health insurers paid very low rates for virtual care visits or did not cover them at all.

Primary Care 32

Primary Care Public Health Telemedicine Accountable Care 32

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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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

Henry Kotula

JANUARY 21, 2019

Progress on behavioral and population health is happening in tandem with — or perhaps existing symbiotically alongside — the growth of telemedicine. 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.

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Medicare Telemedicine Digital Health Telehealth 32