Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The bill, the Telehealth Extension Act , would also end geographic and site restrictions on approved telemedicine services for Medicare beneficiaries. Despite being broadly popular on both sides of the aisle , the geographic- and site-related Medicare provisions the new bill would establish have yet to be enshrined by Congress.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

The Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021 legislation was introduced this past week by Rep. Authorize the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service to continue reimbursement for telehealth for 90 days beyond the end of the public health emergency. A bipartisan group of U.S. Mike Thompson, D-Calif.,

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JULY 22, 2022

Meanwhile, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Center for Program Integrity also announced that it has taken administrative actions against more than 50 healthcare providers alleged to be involved in similar schemes. Polite, Jr. in a statement. billion, according to the department. billion in alleged fraud.

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APRIL 30, 2021

senators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. The act would expand coverage of Medicare telehealth services and make some COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities permanent, among other provisions. Access for Medicare beneficiaries.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

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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JUNE 16, 2021

A bipartisan group of senators this week introduced the Telemental Healthcare Access Act of 2021, geared toward reducing hurdles to providing virtual behavioral health services. would remove the statutory requirement that Medicare beneficiaries be seen in person within six months of receiving mental health services through telehealth.

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MAY 13, 2022

As outlined in court documents , marketers identified Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries to target for expensive medications – such as pain creams, scar creams, eczema creams and migraine medication – and durable medical equipment, including wrist, shoulder, knee and ankle braces. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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APRIL 18, 2022

"The department is committed to ensuring that healthcare providers base their treatment decisions on their patients’ needs rather than their own financial interests," Boynton added. "Shortly thereafter, PPOA instructed medical providers to begin seeing patients by telemedicine twice a month." WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2021

Leading healthcare industry stakeholders on Monday implored top leaders in the House and Senate to help ensure, among other imperatives, that "Medicare beneficiaries [don't] abruptly lose access to nearly all recently expanded coverage of telehealth." " WHY IT MATTERS.

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APRIL 29, 2022

"Telehealth accounted for a large share of ambulatory encounters at the peak of the pandemic and remained prevalent after infection rates subsided," said researchers in the study, which was funded in part by the American Telemedicine Association. Many previous large studies of telehealth use have relied on Medicare data.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The American Telemedicine Association was among several groups this week that submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. "The ATA appreciates CMS’ efforts to expand access to telemedicine." WHY IT MATTERS.

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JULY 23, 2020

" American Telemedicine Association CEO Ann Mond Johnson called the originating and geographic site requirements, which have historically restricted eligible telehealth areas for reimbursement, "arbitrary barriers. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In response to increasing patient demand for telehealth, Kaiser Permanente this week announced the launch of a new "virtual-first" healthcare plan in Washington state. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. THE LARGER TREND. Twitter: @kjercich.

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JUNE 2, 2021

Data was collected in April 2021 from Australians aged 18 and over, who had visited the doctor at least once a year, and had had a healthcare appointment within the last 12 months. According to Capterra’s survey findings, 92% of telemedicine users in Australia had experienced telemedicine for the first time during the pandemic.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

It is Brooklyn's tertiary care hub serving diverse communities with large Medicaid, Medicare and uninsured populations. At the time, Maimonides was not engaged in any telemedicine or other digital health initiatives. THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM. " Rob Cimino, Maimonides Medical Center. And then March came." " PROPOSAL.

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JUNE 30, 2021

The report, based on Trilliant Health's national all-payer claims database , found that about 38 million Americans, excluding traditional Medicare users, generated approximately 96 million video visits during COVID-19. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency prompted a rapid shift to telemedicine as both a replacement and adjunct to usual in-person care. In early 2021, DHA and health system Denver Health established a partnership to help bridge the digital divide in healthcare. are not ready to participate in video visits. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The report , which analyzed data from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey from April to October 2021, found that about one in four respondents said they'd used telehealth over the past month. For instance, lawmakers in New Hampshire this past year sought to exclude audio-only care from the definition of telemedicine.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. The virtual-first primary care was launched in January of 2021 to a ten-county geography in central Pennsylvania.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Since last year March, over 16 million patients have received over 80 million COVID-19 telehealth services under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). It has infused A$114 million ($88 million) more funding for this purpose under the 2021-22 Budget. Around 89,000 providers are now using telehealth services. million ($22.8 million ($22.8

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 17, 2023

CCA specializes in managing complex care for individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, as well as those who narrowly miss the threshold for Medicaid. Telemedicine has grown to become an important part of delivering on CCA's mission. Why has telemedicine become a priority for the organization?

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JANUARY 5, 2022

Some changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule for telehealth items in Australia – including the termination of 128 items, amendment of 17 items, and the addition of two more items – have taken effect this week. WHAT IT'S ABOUT. The changes come following the recommendations by the MBS Review Taskforce.

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MARCH 28, 2023

" MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News published a special report highlighting many of these vendors with detailed descriptions of their products. Click here to read the special report. " The U.S. and cases are only rising.

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JUNE 21, 2023

We’re watching three trends that, if taken seriously, will surely help health plans capture their share of that $1 trillion healthcare improvement opportunity. The enrollment numbers stayed consistent from 2017 to 2021 staying between 11.5 Healthcare stakeholders are looking for ways to find support among financial uncertainties.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. The past two years have taught us that telemedicine is a highly scalable and successful way to deliver quality healthcare across the United States.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 20, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, healthcare provider organizations across the country began implementing telehealth technologies and services en masse. Telemedicine finally made it to the mainstream. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Please elaborate. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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MARCH 22, 2021

TRU Community Care, based in Lafayette, Colorado, had a vision for incorporating a telehealth/remote patient monitoring program: to meet the needs of patients in the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services "Seriously Ill Population" (SIP) program. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. THE PROBLEM.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One of the great use cases for telemedicine has proven to be mental health. A study by the AMA in 2021 indicated more physicians had "enthusiastically embraced" telehealth, with more than 85% of physicians indicating they were comfortable using telehealth and frequently incorporated it. Taking vitals is not necessary.

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DECEMBER 27, 2022

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. Healthcare IT News interviewed Booker and Ratwani to learn more about their work and how it can inform leaders following and advancing the future of telehealth.

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MARCH 23, 2021

" The group plans to lobby policymakers to broaden coverage for care services in the home – including extension and expansion of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Hospital Without Walls provisions – advocate for bundled-payment models, home-based care and more. jhalamka) March 17, 2021.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

What are the problems in the field of neurology that you feel telemedicine can help overcome? There are two key problems in neurology that telemedicine can help address. A report from the American Association of Medical Colleges in 2021 showed only about 1.5% Telemedicine can help address both problems. are neurologists.

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MARCH 18, 2022

Healthcare IT News sat down with this digital health investor to talk about digital health investment trends during the pandemic and where he sees funding trending in 2022 and beyond. Telemedicine, remote patient monitoring and digital front door technologies that once were fringe, became mainstream. billion that year to $5.1

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

History of EPCS Kyle Zebley, head of public policy American Telemedicine Association (ATA) , says that Congress called on the DEA to implement a policy for a special controlled substance registration process in 2008. Kelly says that a federal bill in 2021 required EPCS for Medicare prescriptions.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

"These enforcement actions demonstrate that the telehealth industry should not only consider the law from a policy and operations perspective, but should also invest in a robust compliance infrastructure," wrote report authors in the 2021 Telemental Health Laws Survey analysis. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In October 2021, leading pediatric healthcare associations declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health. Today in the U.S., nearly one in five children experience a mental health disorder. What’s just as alarming is that for every five children with a mental health disorder, only one will receive treatment.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Many of those questions are still unanswered as we turn the corner into 2021. But to gain a sense of the landscape going forward, here's a refresher of Healthcare IT News' top 10 telehealth stories from 2020: Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation.

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

adults by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) conducted in 2021 found that a large percentage of the population have used telehealth services; with more than half saying were willing to use telehealth for mental health services. On the federal level Medicare policy broadened the acceptance of virtual care.

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