Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

COVID-19 spurred Houston-based AccessHealth to quickly scale up its telemedicine offerings, just as it did with most other health systems nationwide. " Finally, prior to CMS loosening telemedicine policy for the pandemic, reimbursement was a concern. NextGen and Zoom for Healthcare both were proposed as telemedicine vendors.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2022

Even before the pandemic, explained Dr. Neil Evans, chief officer for the Office of Connected Care in the Veterans Health Administration, the agency had laid the groundwork for virtual care expansion through established telehealth programs in more than 50 clinical specialties. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 12, 2022

For this study, researchers examined 3,488 stroke encounters from 3,289 patients at 21 facilities that had joined the NTSP in 2017 or 2018, comparing the "pre-NTSP" period with the post-implementation period. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The Federal Communications Commission announced in June plans to vote to advance a $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program, enabling telehealth expansion for low-income Americans nationwide, including veterans and others in medically underserved areas. Nathan Eddy is a healthcare and technology freelancer based in Berlin.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Intuitive software tools can help to connect care teams and patients. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. Patient and Clinician Experiences with Telehealth for Patient Follow-up Care, Am J Manag Care. A telephone survey of patient satisfaction with realtime telemedicine in a rural community in Colombia.

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