In-Depth: Four major telemedicine trends of 2018
Mobi Health News
JUNE 1, 2018
Telemedicine continues to move from the peripheries of healthcare into the mainstream.
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Mobi Health News
JUNE 1, 2018
Telemedicine continues to move from the peripheries of healthcare into the mainstream.
Clocktree
JULY 25, 2019
The number of US physicians who list telemedicine as a skill doubled from 2015 to 2018, according to a recent study done by Doximity , a network of healthcare professionals. The study also reports significant growth in telemedicine patient visits, which increased annually by 261 percent between 2015 and 2017. San Diego.
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Arizona Telemedicine Program
JANUARY 18, 2018
Recent technological advancements have changed the way we see the world, paving the way for the growth of concepts such as telemedicine in the field of medical technology. Telemedicine is a method of providing clinical healthcare to someone from a distance by the use of telecommunication and information technology.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 13, 2020
A qualitative RAND Corporation study finds that psychiatrists offering telemedicine for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic have had largely positive perceptions of the transition. Many, however, say they plan to return to in-person care when possible, due to the challenges psychiatric telemedicine entail. WHY IT MATTERS.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 23, 2020
Physicians are changing the patterns of their practice because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly half of them using telehealth to treat patients, up from just 18% in 2018. The 2018 survey had indicated that telemedicine use among physicians was more prominent among younger doctors. WHY IT MATTERS.
Health Populi
MARCH 7, 2018
This week at the 2018 annual HIMSS conference, telehealth is playing a mainstream role in discussions about right-sizing and right-placing healthcare. The evidence for telehealth’s tipping point is rooted in new research published today by Accenture on Patients + Doctors + Machines, Accentures’ 2018 Consumer Survey on Digital Health.
Mobi Health News
JULY 6, 2018
In the second quarter of 2018, hospitals and other healthcare providers continued to advance technology in a number of ways. Read on for a recap of trends in innovation, telemedicine, patient engagement, telemedicine and more in Q2 2018.
TeleMed2U
JANUARY 26, 2018
Effective January 1, 2018, telemedicine or e-visits are allowed as a means of […]. The post Telemedicine News: Two Bills in 2018 That Will Expand Access to Telemedicine appeared first on TeleMed2U.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 29, 2019
Last week, Thailand began development of its telemedicine programme at 32 hospitals located in rural areas in eight provinces, according to an article by the Bangkok post. The telemedicine programme is a joint effort of the Public Health Ministry and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).
Arizona Telemedicine Program
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Nearly 400 years have passed since that first Thanksgiving, and this year, those of us with the Arizona Telemedicine Program (ATP) are thankful for the opportunities we have to work with you, and do good for others, and ourselves. Nearing the end of 2018, some of us jotted down our thoughts about what we are thankful for this year.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 24, 2020
"The savings that result from telemedicine versus an office visit for the long-term care supports and services provider that operates IDD residences is significant." “Station MD, our telehealth vendor, was providing similar telemedicine triage service to nursing homes on Staten Island that housed medically frail residents.
TeleMed2U
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Telemedicine, implemented in the 1990’s, continues to change the way health services are delivered. This is not surprising when telemedicine has proven that it brings high quality and mobile solutions to rural areas where such care can be scarce. The post Telemedicine Trends to Watch for in 2018 appeared first on TeleMed2U.
Mobi Health News
JULY 5, 2018
The area of digital health shaken up the most by deal activity this quarter was certainly telemedicine. Both Teladoc and American Well picked up smaller telehealth firms to shore up parts of their offerings, and the world of enterprise telemedicine also saw a merger, the InTouch Health-Reach Health deal.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 23, 2018
Telemedicine reduces gender-based barriers to health. A study showing that telemedicine improves access to care for women and girls in Nepal has won an Atlas Award.
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
“Yes,” we concurred on our session convened by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) EDGE session today. We covered, The theory that telemedicine should increase health equity — where are we and what are the barriers to getting there? Understanding the health inequities borne by “telemedicine.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 16, 2019
When it comes to telemedicine, more physicians are getting on board, with interest doubling over a three-year period.
GlobalMed
DECEMBER 16, 2019
If you’re active in the telemedicine world (or just paying attention to it), then you know that virtual care’s benefits aren’t always matched by its adoption rates. The potential to transform healthcare globally is there – but somehow the actual telemedicine deployments aren’t always happening where they can do the most good.
GlobalMed
MAY 31, 2019
When you think of a typical telemedicine visit, you might picture a patient in a rural town communicating with a big-city specialist, or a primary care provider triaging with an emergency room department. But there’s another, less visible realm where telemedicine has transformed costing savings and patient outcomes: correctional facilities.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Rush Health Systems and Ochsner Health System are partnering to bring innovations in telemedicine to patients. In addition to gaining access to Ochsner’s telemedicine capabilities, Rush’s hospitals and primary care clinics also will be able to tap into Ochsner’s billing practices and other support services.
Mobi Health News
MAY 22, 2018
FCC commissioners united on telemedicine. Minow presented a unified front on the importance of rural telemedicine. In an editorial in the Boston Globe yesterday, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai and former commissioner Newton N.
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
APRIL 26, 2018
Overcoming Financial Barriers to Care. » Of special interest to those who provide telehealth services, David Ivers, JD, will present the Arkansas Telemedicine Act and Professional Uses for Telemedicine. The post Arkansas Trauma Rehabilitation Symposium 2018 appeared first on LearnTelehealth.
Health Populi
MARCH 2, 2021
But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking. The second chart focuses in on telemedicine adoption by channel, comparing six years of Rock Health’s consumer research.
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
JULY 30, 2018
Have you been to any telemedicine meetings lately and wondered what’s happened to the basic research presentations? Surely it can’t be that we’ve solved all the challenges and finally proved to everyone that telemedicine really does have all the advantages we’ve been touting for years. It all depends on what you are looking for.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 4, 2019
There are many vendors on the market today offering telemedicine technology, including American Well, Avizia, GlobalMed, MDLive, Novotalk, SnapMD, Teladoc, TeleHealth Services, Tellus and Tyto Care. MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. Our total program savings – 1,800 e-consults at the current e-consult fee – equate to $1,794,600."
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 30, 2019
The Friedwald Center, a 180-bed skilled nursing facility in New York City, wanted to bring in telemedicine to give its patients more immediate access to quality clinicians that are very understanding of acute care and acute situations. So the Friedwald Center started working with telemedicine vendor Call9 in March 2018.
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
The following attachment is a list of legislative and regulatory updates compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee). South Central Legislative Regulatory Update – October 2018.
Health Populi
AUGUST 24, 2020
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. On the payor front, large U.S.
Enzyme Health
APRIL 30, 2019
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. View article in mHealth Intelligence > Telemedicine Fraud Scheme Tarnishes Telemedicine’s Promise.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 25, 2021
Global technology service provider companies NTT and Cisco has partnered with Siriraj Hospital, Thailand’s biggest public hospital to use telemedicine to enable rapid treatment for stroke patients. In service since 2018, the Siriraj Mobile Stroke Unit has helped 380 stroke patients receive emergency medical treatment in Thailand so far.
Health Populi
APRIL 9, 2018
consumers rank supermarkets, fast food chains, retailers, and banks as their top performing industries for experience according to the 2018 Temkin Experience Ratings. The post What Would Healthcare Feel Like If It Acted Like Supermarkets – the 2018 Temkin Experience Ratings appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
AUGUST 31, 2018
The following attachment is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee). The post South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – August 2018 appeared first on LearnTelehealth.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 7, 2022
The American Psychiatric Association, American Telemedicine Association and 70 other organizations signed a letter this past Friday urging the U.S. Back in 2018, the Senate acknowledged the importance of telemedicine use in the fight against the opioid epidemic with the passage through committee of the Opioid Crisis Act of 2018.
Arizona Telemedicine Program
MARCH 29, 2018
This is what one attendee had to say about the third annual Telemedicine & Telehealth Service Provider Summit (SPS), held in October 2017. That’s why the Arizona Telemedicine Program and Southwest Telehealth Resource Center are bringing SPS back for the fourth time Oct. 8-9, 2018.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
OCTOBER 27, 2022
In September 2022, the American Journal of Managed Care published findings related to physicians’ response to suboxone telemedicine after the widespread telehealth adoption required by COVID-19. Telemedicine opioid treatment will offer underserved communities greater access to treatment, and research supports this argument.
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
MARCH 6, 2018
In 2018, updates and changes impacted telehealth policy across the nation. Effective January 1, 2018, Medicare began reimbursing providers for RPM services billed under CPT code 99091. Effective January 1, 2018, the GT modifer will no longer be needed on professional claims for telehealth services. National Level.
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
JUNE 27, 2018
The School Telemedicine in Arkansas (STAR) program is collecting data that supports the feasibility and success of offering real-time telehealth services in rural School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs). HealthyNOW will roll out in the Lamar, Jasper and Malvern school districts in the 2018-19 school year. Year 3: Oral Health.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
WHY IT MATTERS The study proposed that if telemedicine expansion indicates physicians spending more overall time in EHRs, health systems and policymakers may need to alter productivity expectations and their reimbursement policies. They found that physician time spent working in the EHR during patient scheduled hours increased from 4.53
Henry Kotula
JANUARY 26, 2021
After improperly soliciting patient information, the marketing companies received approvals through telemedicine prescribers then sold the prescriptions to pharmacies in exchange for kickbacks, said Derrick Jackson, special agent in charge at HHS’ Office of Inspector General in Atlanta. .
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
MAY 14, 2018
The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Mississippi HB 1130 1/30/18: Died in committee Allows telemedicine providers to provide substance use disorder treatment. LEGISLATION.
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
JUNE 29, 2018
The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Mississippi HB 1130 1/30/18: Died in committee Allows telemedicine providers to provide substance use disorder treatment. LEGISLATION.
Clocktree
MARCH 9, 2018
According to a 2018 survey conducted by Ernst and Young, more than 50% of 2500 consumers are already using the telemedicine technology available to them through their healthcare providers. Consumers continue to wish for more virtual care options, creating better overall access to healthcare.
Carie Telehealth Insider
DECEMBER 16, 2018
Telemedicine addresses and solves many of the common problems with traditional care that are leading to physician burnout. Without telemedicine, doctors’ offices are jam-packed 24/7. In a 2018 Medscape survey, doctors reported that burnout could be reduced when the emphasis is on patients over profit. Increased Autonomy.
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
APRIL 9, 2018
The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Requires the commissioner of health to study and report on recommendations for legislation concerning telehealth and telemedicine under existing statute.
American Well
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
At the start of November 2017, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) passed their final rules for the 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) and Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). A Look Ahead for Telemedicine Reimbursement. Avizia was acquired by American Well in July of 2018.
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