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More than 70 orgs urge DEA: Revise telehealth controlled substance rules

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Psychiatric Association, American Telemedicine Association and 70 other organizations signed a letter this past Friday urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and permanently revise requirements regarding controlled substance prescription. Drug Enforcement Administration to collaborate with the U.S.

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Populi

But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking. This represents a shift more to “me care” in 2020 with the sharp uptake of digital platforms and wearable tech. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Digital health tools generate data.

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Telemedicine triage kiosks reduce ER visits by 11% for ACO

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Many AICNY beneficiaries reside in group homes and use Federally Qualified Community Health Centers. A large number of the beneficiaries present multiple complex chronic health conditions with a high coexistence of mental health conditions making the coordination of care more complex and inefficient. THE PROBLEM.

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Physicians Practicing in the Age of COVID-19: Lower Incomes, More Telehealth

Health Populi

The two impacts impact most physicians as a result of COVID-19 have been experiencing a reduction in income (55%) and increasing the use of telemedicine in the practice (52%). Counterbalancing the lack of in-person visits, thousands of physicians have pivoted to virtual care and telemedicine platforms.

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Telehealth In 2030 – Notes From the Future At #ATA19 with Safavi, Holt, Bathina and Swafford

Health Populi

What will telemedicine look like in 2030? imagined Kaveh Safavi, Accenture’s Senior Managing Director and Health of Global Healthcare Practice. Telemedicine used to be about solving access to no care,” Kaveh introduced the conversation. Now, it’s about serving people who already have care through different mechanisms.”.

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Telehealth Awareness, Access and Adoption: Updates from J.D. Power, the ATA and FAIR Health

Health Populi

I’ll also weave in the latest insights from the ATA 2019 State of the States report updating legislative/regulatory telemedicine activity at the U.S. There’s a growing trend in direct-to-consumer telemedicine companies recently noted in JAMA in a viewpoint titled, “Prescriptions on Demand.” State level.

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Telemedicine Today (#tday): January 2016

American Well

Welcome to the the first edition of Avizia’s Telemedicine Today for 2016! 2016 is already shaping up to be another BIG year in the world of Telehealth and Telemedicine. 3 Ways Telemedicine is Changing Healthcare. 3 Ways Telemedicine is Changing Healthcare. Why such a gap between support and actual telemedicine adoption?