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. Doing this enabled patients to know that a telehealth visit did not mean less quality. NextGen and Zoom for Healthcare both were proposed as telemedicine vendors. THE PROBLEM.

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iSALUS Healthcare

MAY 22, 2018

Much of the conversation surrounding telehealth is centered on primary care and how physicians can utilize telehealth to reach patients and improve their practice. Everything that is being said is absolutely true - telecommunication technology is revolutionizing patient care for doctors. Additionally, 80.7%

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Enzyme Health

JULY 3, 2019

Recent patient surveys shed light on who is using telemedicine, why they are using it, and how benefits and barriers to telehealth use are rapidly shifting as adoption grows. Explore the latest insights on telemedicine patients and find out what to expect the next time you pick up a telemedicine call.

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Enzyme Health

APRIL 30, 2019

View research study > View article in mHealth Intelligence > Indiana Ocular Telehealth Lawsuit Highlights Ongoing National Battle. Visibly, a Chicago-based company that offers direct-to-consumer online eye exams, is taking the state of Indiana to court over the state’s ban of ocular telemedicine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 18, 2019

“The result is nationally high rates for utilization of high-expense ‘place of service’ for acute, low-intermediate acuity care,” he said. Texas continues to be ranked near the bottom nationwide in ratio of primary care physicians to population. ” MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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American Well

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

There is a lot that goes into a telemedicine program, from engaging providers to effectively marketing the service to patients and employees. Top health systems and employers across the country have built robust telemedicine programs to meet their organizations’ unique goals. Southwest Medical is another unique telemedicine example.

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American Well

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

There is a lot that goes into a telemedicine program, from engaging providers to effectively marketing the service to patients and employees. Top health systems and employers across the country have built robust telemedicine programs to meet their organizations’ unique goals. Southwest Medical is another unique telemedicine example.

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Health Populi

MARCH 7, 2018

As I wrote here in April 2017, telehealth and virtual healthcare are mainstreaming. This week at the 2018 annual HIMSS conference, telehealth is playing a mainstream role in discussions about right-sizing and right-placing healthcare. adults 18 years of age and over between October 2017 and January 2018 for this survey.

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InTouch Health

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Several states are launching school-based telehealth programs with the goal to increase student access to healthcare services. Students will be able to access concussion assessment, behavioral counseling, and primary care services through these various programs. Increasing Access to Behavioral Counseling Services.

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Health Populi

JUNE 14, 2021

That means small growth expected for pediatrics and specialties that serve the young, and huge growth expectations for clinicians focused on providing care to older and older health citizens. In 2017, HealthLeaders published an essay titled, “The U.S. This Big Trend converges with another aging demographic: that of U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 4, 2021

Bernstein was the former vice president of clinical affairs at Carena and was "actively involved," according to a bio listed on the Telemedicine Telehealth Service Provider Summit , with Carena's telemedicine-related growth. Carena was acquired by Avizia in 2017.). ON THE RECORD.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Editor’s Note: Payers and providers have shed fears about the deployment of telehealth services. Payers are rapidly becoming educated in telehealth and are keen on closing telehealth gap. The other 56 percent said they have implemented telehealth initiatives at their organization.

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care innovations

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Changes to policy regarding telehealth and remote patient management (RPM) — and, specifically, changes affecting the reimbursement for these services offered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — are having an effect on the usage of digital delivery on the larger healthcare industry.

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American Well

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

Telemedicine Today. Each month Avizia shares some of the latest news from the telehealth industry, including research, events, legislation, insight and more. 5 Factors Driving Telehealth to Top $1 Billion by 2018. Read more about these 5 factors driving 24/7 care through telehealth. February 2016. Payer support.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Consumer need is driving the development of telehealth programs across the country. Provider access to affordable broadband and delivery methods, such as smart phones, tablets and iPads, are driving telehealth to become a delivery platform that can meet consumer needs. Reimbursement is also key to telehealth program growth.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A massive nationwide scale-up of telehealth and remote patient monitoring unlike anything yet seen. Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation. It comes as little surprise that the top story on this list explores the dimensions of a theretofore much-discussed but underused modality of care: Telehealth.

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American Well

JANUARY 23, 2017

American Well has published a new eBook – the latest in our Telehealth Index Series. We ran a nationally projectable survey with Harris Poll in late 2016 to measure the latest in consumers’ perceptions and experience with telemedicine. Consumers now want to see their own primary care physician via telemedicine.

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American Well

JANUARY 23, 2017

American Well has published a new eBook – the latest in our Telehealth Index Series. We ran a nationally projectable survey with Harris Poll in late 2016 to measure the latest in consumers’ perceptions and experience with telemedicine. Consumers now want to see their own primary care physician via telemedicine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Telemedicine has had an interesting history. During what may be seen as the utopian period for telemedicine – the COVID-19 pandemic – telemedicine lived its gilded age. Sage Growth Partners, a healthcare consulting firm, has set out to determine whether telemedicine, a high-growth technology, is here to stay.

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care innovations

MAY 16, 2018

Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have generated hope among health plans, insurers, providers and patients that Medicare telehealth reimbursement is set to expand significantly in the year ahead. Many have seen this as a signal that more telehealth devices could soon be eligible for reimbursement.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Michigan's Henry Ford Health System offers a 100% virtual care program for behavioral health integration that is delivered to patients either directly in a primary care clinic or the patient's home. The keys to success of any virtual care program implementation are in the people, processes and technology.

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MeMD

OCTOBER 21, 2021

HIMSS 2021 State of Healthcare Report revealed nearly two-thirds of respondents prefer the convenience of virtual vs. in-person care. That number is even higher among younger generations: Gen Z and Millennials are entirely on board with telehealth, with 44% reporting they may switch providers if virtual visits aren’t offered going forward.

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

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

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GlobalMed

OCTOBER 28, 2019

overdose deaths involving opioids jumped from 8,048 in 1999 to 47,600 in 2017 – a stunning increase. Fortunately, telemedicine is closing several treatment gaps. Bringing Virtual Care to Isolated Addicts. The post Is Telehealth the Key to Changing the Opioid Crisis? Is Telehealth the Key to Changing the Opioid Crisis?

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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.

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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.

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Health Populi

APRIL 9, 2018

If there is any good news for health plans in this year’s Temkin Experience Ratings compared to the 2017 results, it’s at the margin of “very poor” performance: last year, health plans has the worst performance of any industry (with the bar to the furthest point on the left as “low scoring”).

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 27, 2021

That post was written in tandem of CES 2017 when I did a deep dive into the potential for autos to bolster wellness and promote safety and hygiene (well pre-COVID).

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2021

That post was written in tandem of CES 2017 when I did a deep dive into the potential for autos to bolster wellness and promote safety and hygiene (well pre-COVID).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. Providers may continue to improve the patient experience and be careful not to create new disparities in the health system through lack of technology access, it added. ” Implications of the changing telehealth landscape.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 14, 2020

As MedStar Health launched its telehealth response to the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of the health system’s caregivers first rose to the challenge of meeting a historic surge in demand for the existing MedStar eVisit urgent care, on-demand telehealth offering.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Lighthouse Telehealth is a subsidiary of Harbor, formed in 2018 to meet the growing demand for telehealth. Access to psychiatric care has been a challenge across the country. " Sandy Hall, Lighthouse Telehealth. It serves more than 23,000 individuals annually. THE PROBLEM. ” PROPOSAL.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Note that Albertsons bought Plated, the subscription meal kit company, in 2017. Rite Aid has a concentration of bricks-and-mortar stores east of the Mississippi, as the second map illustrates.

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Henry Kotula

JANUARY 2, 2019

Venture capital businesses have recently funded hundreds of startups developing technology-enabled digital health products, including wearable devices, mobile health applications, telemedicine, and personalized medicine tools. In 2017 alone, venture capital firms invested more than $11.5

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This mega-study looks at every nook-and-cranny of employer-sponsored health care, from the macro premium picture and health plan offer rates to the more granular data on employee wellness, mental health, and telehealth — categories that weren’t part of the report’s early findings that launched 24 years ago.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

“With drive time, a trip to an urgent care or primary care clinic could take upwards of half a day. Virtual urgent care was born out of a drive to provide more choice, and more convenience, for our patients.” There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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