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Henry Ford Health System gets ROI from employer-based telemedicine clinic

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Michigan's Henry Ford Health System and General Motors partnered to develop a narrow-network insurance product for GM employees called GM Connect Care. Through this product, HFHS aimed to offer innovative care delivery options that would be convenient and cost-effective for GM's members. THE PROBLEM. " MARKETPLACE.

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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. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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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. In 2017, the VA announced a new initiative called "Anywhere to Anywhere VA Health Care," followed by bipartisan legislation enabling interstate telemedicine for VA providers and patients.

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Telehealth advocates ramp up pressure on elected officials

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The American Telemedicine Association announced Friday that it had launched ATA Action, a new affiliated trade organization aimed at supporting the enactment of state and federal telehealth coverage throughout the United States. Signers also included the Connected Health Initiative, the Alliance for Connected Care, the U.S.

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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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Cybercriminals seek to take advantage of rapid telehealth scale-up

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The consequences of cyber risks can be incredibly severe as healthcare data is particularly personal and sensitive," said Kelly Rozumalski, secure connected health director at Booz Allen, in a statement to Healthcare IT News. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS. "Large 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.).