Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 25, 2021

representatives has reintroduced a bill aimed at expanding access to telehealth beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021 legislation was introduced this past week by Rep. A bipartisan group of U.S. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., cosponsored by Reps. Peter Welch, D-Vt., WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A massive nationwide scale-up of telehealth and remote patient monitoring unlike anything yet seen. Ongoing interoperability challenges as testing sites, labs, providers, payers and public health agencies tried to manage fast-moving waves of new patient data. So, naturally, many of them came here to explore their options.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 25, 2022

A survey conducted by the American Medical Association found that the vast majority of physician respondents say they're currently using telehealth – and many of those reporting a decrease say they're providing a mix of virtual and in-person care. The results suggested enduring interest in virtual care among physicians.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 26, 2021

The bill, HB 3308, requires insurance reimbursement parity for virtual mental health and substance use disorder services, as well as authorizing all other telehealth to be covered through 2027. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

A new report released this week from Bloomberg Intelligence predicted that the telehealth sector could bring in $20 billion in U.S. The Digital Reshaping the Health Care Ecosystem publication said that virtual care is set to "become a staple" of healthcare delivery. Who are the telehealth 'super utilizers?'

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 1, 2021

By now, it's become a truism that telehealth use saw an enormous jump in 2020 , spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and enabled by the relaxation of federal regulations. What's less certain, however, is what that utilization will look like in the future, particularly as the end of the public health emergency looms.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 6, 2021

Limitations and uncertainty around telehealth reimbursement have always been an impediment to adoption. What barriers still remain to telehealth reimbursement, and how might they be overcome? Reimbursement for different telehealth modalities. Telehealth reimbursement and health equity.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. " Payers may wrestle with how to reimburse and, in some cases, provide virtual care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 7, 2022

"Our experience during the pandemic was that telehealth meant our member psychiatrists were able to treat more patients, which was critical as we faced a mental health crisis,” said APA CEO and Medical Director Dr. Saul Levin in a statement. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 29, 2022

million commercially insured adults in the United States who sought care via telehealth found contrasting patterns of follow-up care between those with chronic conditions and those with acute clinical conditions. Many previous large studies of telehealth use have relied on Medicare data. A study of 40.7 WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 19, 2022

"Digital literacy, access to technology, and the ability to effectively communicate with providers through virtual platforms have now become critical social determinants of health," they added. The data emerging from telehealth patterns amid the pandemic has suggested that virtual care use may be a complicated issue.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 23, 2020

Several healthcare organizations and elected officials came together on Thursday in support of legislation safeguarding access to telehealth after the pandemic. "We have seen the positive impact of telehealth across the nation," said Jen Covich Bordenick, CEO at eHealth Initiative. " "Telehealth is not new.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. However, based on the National Institute on Aging's National Health and Aging Trends Study , researchers estimated roughly one-third of older adults in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2023

A bipartisan group of legislators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act – first introduced in 2016 – to expand opportunities and coverage for telehealth through Medicare. Allow more eligible healthcare professionals to use telehealth services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2022

A recent University of California study of telehealth implementation at community health centers found that although phone visits were beneficial to historically marginalized patients, continued virtual care use depends on increased technological resources. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 3, 2021

HIMSS this week has unveiled the list of the first recipients of its 2021 HIMSS Changemaker Awards. Al Mahri is also group chief nursing officer at Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, or "SEHA," where she was the first senior nursing leader to identify the importance of the nursing informatics specialty. Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. 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. Ankit Gupta, CEO at Bicycle Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. "Medicare patients deserve direct access to telemental health services, and this bill removes barriers, to make this possible," he said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS The DEA says it is expanding patient access to critical therapies beyond the scheduled end of the COVID-19 public health emergency – except for the remote prescription of controlled substances. The use of telehealth to provide buprenorphine helped increase access to care and overcome health inequities, they said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 24, 2021

The Commonwealth Fund released an issue brief this week reviewing state actions to expand individual and group health insurance coverage of telemedicine between March 2020 and March 2021. In 2021, at least 30 states have weighed legislation that would revise telemedicine coverage standards, found the Commonwealth Fund.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2021

"For us, that familiarity helped when the public health emergency hit because many of our patients understood not only how to use it, but why it worked for connecting with their doctor." The tools also integrated with Raleigh Medical Group's telehealth solutions and Phreesia check-in platform.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Telehealth will continue to grow because it fills a void in the mental health space by creating improved access for many individuals who lacked this access previously. As the public health emergency of COVID is ending, state regulations are changing and fortunately telepsychiatry will still exist as part of a hybrid model.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

By the end of 2021, some 21 months later, the physician burnout rate rose to an unprecedented high. in 2021, compared with 38.2% CT Lin, CMIO at UCHealth, told Healthcare IT News in May. "Physician shortages, already projected to be severe before COVID, have almost become a public health emergency," he added.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 20, 2022

The nonprofit safety group ECRI Institute published the latest version of its annual health technology hazards report this week, pointing to cybersecurity attacks, supply chain shortfalls and damaged infusion pumps as three of the biggest dangers. Healthcare workers too face potential harm. Twitter: @kjercich. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 10, 2021

Convened by HIMSS VP of Government Relations Tom Leary, the panelists – who played a critical role in developing the Riyadh Declaration – reviewed the recommendations, compared them to progress so far and outlined digital health goals for the future. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 4, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS Aside from providing a better experience for aged care residents, their families, and care teams, the inTouch care model, according to NSW Minister for Health Ryan Park, is expected to help around 120 aged care residents every month receive care at home and avoid going to the hospital emergency department.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2023

Since its launch in August 2021, the children’s virtual care service has seen over 24,000 patients with nine out of ten avoiding unnecessary trips to the ED. Meanwhile, the SAVCS has treated about 18,000 patients since December 2021 with 80% avoiding unnecessary ED trips. Funding of A$30.8

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Since it was piloted in 2021 during the height of the pandemic, it has kept two in three kids referred to the service from going to the emergency department , helping relieve some pressure. Accessed via referral on Healthdirect, virtualKIDS is available for children up to the age of 16.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 20, 2023

NSW Health has poured in over A$4 million ($2.7 million) to set up, staff, and operate the pilot of the service, which is being done in collaboration with Healthdirect, SCHN and Hunter New England Kids Health. It has also been a part of the virtualKIDS programme since December last year.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 18, 2022

Concerns of fraud have dogged conversations around telehealth expansion beyond the public health emergency. In 2021, HHS OIG Principal Deputy Inspector General Christi A. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. and the Civil Actions."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2022

And despite revised regulations from the agency that enable abortion via telehealth nationwide, legal experts told local outlets that state laws overrule the new policy. In general, telehealth policies during the pandemic have been shaped in part by state laws , in lieu of permanent action from Congress. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 11, 2022

Kaiser and Mayo have been supporters of the acute care at home model amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, with both health systems putting a combined $100 million toward Medically Home in May 2021. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2021

Philips hosted a virtual round table with industry leaders to discuss the findings of the newly-released Future Health Index 2021 (FHI). Despite conducting the research in the throes of the pandemic, the report showed that healthcare leaders were already looking ahead. WHY IT MATTERS. Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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