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Apixio and ClaimLogiq Merge to Create a Leading Connected Care Platform

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Eir Partners , ClaimLogiq’s first institutional investor, has backed ClaimLogiq since 2021 and will remain a significant minority investor in the combined company. We are excited to come together with Apixio as we build the nation’s leading connected care platform,” added Tom Magnotta. “By

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How the VA laid the groundwork for a pandemic-fueled telehealth spike

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Many of those patients, however, face mobility hurdles and other challenges that can make it difficult to reach in-person care. As Evans explained, VA video-to-home telehealth encounters increased by 3,147% from 294,847 encounters in fiscal year 2019 to 9,575,958 encounters in fiscal year 2021. Also in 2021, VA provided more than 2.3

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Congress should include telehealth in year-end funding, say ATA, HIMSS

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The American Telemedicine Association, the Connected Health Initiative and other industry groups issued a letter to Congress on Friday urging legislators to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities until the end of 2021. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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MedStar Health uses $2M AHRQ research grant to enhance telehealth

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COVID-19 transformed the delivery of care, making the use of telehealth tools highly beneficial – and a priority area for research. Raj Ratwani, PhD, vice president of scientific affairs for the MedStar Health Research Institute, and director of the MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare.

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Telehealth advocates ramp up pressure on elected officials

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"This commonsense policy helped ensure that families could access vital telehealth services – including virtual primary care and behavioral health services – prior to having to meet their deductible," wrote the organizations. Signers also included the Connected Health Initiative, the Alliance for Connected Care, the U.S.

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CONNECT for Health Act reintroduced, would expand telehealth access

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senators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. The CONNECT Act would aim to answer at least some of those questions, at least where Medicare is concerned. HIMSS is the parent company for Healthcare IT News.).

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VA study shows benefits of telestroke program for patients

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"The message is not to aim for an increase or decrease [in] transfers but to match the patient with the correct disposition and level of care based on their needs," said the researchers. By August 2021, the program was active in 50 facilities nationwide. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.