Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Across the globe, telehealth growth has been impressive. Driven by the need to reduce contact in the early days of the pandemic, telehealth is now predicted to become a quarter trillion dollar industry. With increased access, convenience, and lower costs, telehealth growth is fueled by telecommunication speed and reliability.

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Continue Education Journal

AUGUST 31, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC, AUGUST 31, 2022 – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and ATA Action issued the following statement in response to today’s publication of a study authored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The Australian government has set aside A$106 million ($76 million) over four years to support what it calls "permanent" telehealth, which will ensure flexibility in healthcare delivery and continuous health consultations via phone or online. Around 89,000 providers are now using telehealth services. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2023

To explore the efficacy of primary care telehealth, a recent Epic Research study examined the frequency of in-person physician visits that followed 18,636,522 primary care telemedicine appointments. "We found that patients covered by Medicaid and Medicare had the highest in-person follow-up rates," they said.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The White House recently announced a two-year extension for telehealth waivers, but higher telehealth coverage for physicians and hospitals is only approved through the end of 2023. Executives invested in technology and infrastructure for telehealth to meet the unprecedented demand for telehealth services.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

The American College of Physicians (ACP) recently issued a policy paper on telemedicine performance measures for physicians providing clinical care. The ACP recommendations stress the importance of maintaining the quality of performance measures using more precisely defined key performance indicators (KPIS) used to evaluate telehealth care.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Of all the payors consistently funded to expand telehealth in the immediate future, Medicare stands head and shoulders above many others. On October 8, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule. Set to end in January 2023.,

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 9, 2023

The American College of Physicians (ACP) recently issued a policy paper on telemedicine performance measures for physicians providing clinical care. The ACP recommendations stress the importance of maintaining the quality of performance measures using more precisely defined key performance indicators (KPIS) used to evaluate telehealth care.

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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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Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Across the globe, telehealth growth has been impressive. Driven by the need to reduce contact in the early days of the pandemic, telehealth is now predicted to become a quarter trillion dollar industry. With increased access, convenience, and lower costs, telehealth growth is fueled by telecommunication speed and reliability.

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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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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 17, 2023

While the official end of the public health emergency (PHE) was extended to April 2023 for many federal government programs, two federal actions will further extend the deadline for federal Medicare reimbursement until at least December 31, 2024. Other repercussions of the end of the PHE include the return of HIPAA and licensure enforcement.

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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. More Than Half of the Respondents Prefer Telehealth Opioid Treatments. Pre-COVID Barriers to Telehealth Opioid Treatment.

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MeMD

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Early in the pandemic, telehealth utilization skyrocketed, as virtual care was a safe way to access necessary care. shows that telehealth use has stabilized at levels 38 times higher than before the pandemic. Telehealth Will Enhance Value-Based Care. Fortunately, telehealth has stepped in to fill this gap, too.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 27, 2022

COVID-19 transformed the delivery of care, making the use of telehealth tools highly beneficial – and a priority area for research. 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. Since health systems across the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 10, 2022

House of Representatives approved an omnibus spending bill late Wednesday night that extends temporary telehealth flexibilities under Medicare beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate, several COVID-19-era telehealth policies will remain in place for about five months after the public health emergency ends. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

With Congress providing telehealth waivers as part of its omnibus spending bill at the close of 2022, delaying the "telehealth cliff" for two years, HIMSS says it's now ready to make the case for permanent reimbursement of virtual care.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

consumers will keep spending on digital stuff at about the same level as they did in 2022, Deloitte found that households have actually pared down the number of devices they had last year. For the survey, Deloitte polled 2,018 U.S. adults in the second quarter of 2023. While 2 in 3 U.S. Why the “device pruning?”

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 21, 2022

The White House Office on National Drug Policy (ONDCP) supports permanent telehealth prescribing for people with Substance Use Disorders (SUD), according to the issued guidance “ Telehealth and Substance Use Disorder Services in the Era of Covid-19: Review and Recommendations ” published on June 22, 2022.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 26, 2023

And that is what FirstHealth of the Carolinas has done, using telemedicine technology. " Annual wellness visits And the third component of the program sees the virtual provider assisting PCPs by completing Medicare annual wellness visits for patients. This is not news. But finding successful solutions to access problems is.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

Check out our community’s telehealth and RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) predictions. Digitally-enabled care is the future of telehealth – “telehealth” has become industry norm since the start of the pandemic and used as a catchall term for everything from virtual doctor’s appointments to at-home testing kits.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Some of the key facts include the following: The FQ modifier code was approved in 2022 for when a service is rendered using audio-only technology. The technology allows for two-way, real-time communication behavioral health services (counseling and therapy),1 although it was reportedly effective 1-1-2022.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

economy shutting down in the first and second quarters of 2020, health care providers pivoted to telehealth and virtual care platforms. The last charge shows that one-half of providers grew telehealth appointments and decreased face-to-face appointments. As the COVID-19 crisis led to large parts of the U.S.

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Health Populi

JULY 29, 2022

The red-boxed items here identify the three largest chasms between experience vs. expectations: for information about providers (say, their ethnicity, gender, and licenses), and abilities to schedule an appointment online or a telehealth encounter. Power 2022 U.S. Here’s another lens on the Optum health consumer data.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

healthcare spending, with curves moving up and to the right, and the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund moving into the opposite direction toward insolvency by 2033. have not returned to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022. That’s the demand side.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 26, 2022

Is 2022 the tipping point for technology and older adults? At the insistence of customers and prospects, technology offerings (beyond telehealth) will be required in all of these settings, especially at home -- and so as long-predicted , they must proliferate and improve. Consider these six blog posts from April and May 2022.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

AUGUST 23, 2022

Telemedicine. Telemedicine ranks as the go to answer, especially during the height of COVID-19. The flexibilities in telehealth make care feasible for patients that live in areas with no access to psychiatrists. While asynchronous telemedicine is used in other specialties, it is rarely employed in psychiatry.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

A study of Medicare beneficiaries published in JAMA Psychiatry and co-authored by CDC, CMS, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that emergency-authorized telehealth services for treating opioid use disorder during the pandemic was associated with improved medication retention and lower odds of medically treated overdose.

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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. And in a 2022 Kaiser California study, patients who participated in a virtual cardiac rehab program experienced 21% fewer hospital stays over 12 months than those who attended a facility program. " The U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Their ability to recover in 2021 and 2022 as the national economy heals and again grows will be a crucial time period to strategic plan and executive for a future that is not defined by a traditional inpatient bed.

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Iris Telehealth

JUNE 5, 2023

Every day, we see first-hand how telehealth improves access, bridges care gaps, and enhances patient experiences and outcomes. With the great demand for timely, high-quality care for many Americans, telehealth has changed how patients receive care and how health systems, community clinics, and providers facilitate care.

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Iris Telehealth

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Quick links Telehealth bridges care gaps Telemedicine use among Americans Rules and regulations related to telehealth Telehealth satisfaction by numbers How Iris Telehealth can help During the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, many providers, organizations, and patients turned to telehealth as a way to deliver and receive mental health services.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 24, 2022

Though many people have used remote healthcare for the pandemic, people experiencing healthcare disparities and older adults with co-morbidities have been challenged when using telehealth. Audio-Only Telehealth vs. Video Telehealth in People with Healthcare Disparities. Of the 200 participants, 43% were Black and 68% were women.

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Clear Arch Health

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

On December 23, 2022 , the US Congress approved, and the President signed , a year-end omnibus legislative package that included an extension of key Medicare telehealth flexibilities (such as waivers of originating site requirements), and the temporary telehealth safe harbor for High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP) first-dollar coverage.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Telehealth is offering one way forward. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, evaluated an innovative VA telehealth program that serves patients with many common conditions, including headache, seizures, multiple sclerosis, recent stroke and back pain. There are two key problems in neurology that telemedicine can help address.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Sherry discusses top examples of health equity in action in 2022 and what more needs to be done to break down barriers to care. Q: What are some top examples of health equity in action in 2022? Q: The role of telemedicine is shifting. What more needs to be done to break down barriers to care?

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