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AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Purchasing devices and platforms due to pricing was a concern, and HIPAA-compliant platforms and cybersecurity [were concerns] for PHI/patient safety." Staff members were unsure if Medicare and Medicaid would honor the prospective payment-system rate. Acute care, sub-acute care, urgent care or ambulatory care.

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Can you identify 7 qualities of a successful telehealth program?

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

New legislation at state and federal levels is making it possible for telehealth services to be reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance carriers. Successful telehealth programs use adequate bandwidth, HIPAA-compliant software, appropriate hardware and delivery methods that meet patient needs.

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Healthcare is a $3 trillion+ industry wrought with waste and middlemen.Two insurers, UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health, are among America’s largest firms by revenue, bringing in $200 billion and $185 billion respectively in 2017. That is more than any tech firm except Apple.

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Five Healthcare Industry Changes to Watch in 2020

Henry Kotula

Timoni, JD, an attorney and partner at the law firm Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, in Westfield, New Jersey, who represents healthcare providers in areas of reimbursement and managed care contracting. The Trump Administration supports increased use of Medicare Advantage and expanding consumer choices.

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The Burgeoning Role Of Venture Capital In Health Care

Henry Kotula

B etween 2010 and 2017, the value of investments in digital health increased by 858 percent, and the number of financing deals in this sector increased by 412 percent; more than $41.5 In 2017 alone, venture capital firms invested more than $11.5 Exhibit 1: Venture Capital Funding For Digital Health Versus US Health Care Spending.