care innovations

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

the year kicked off with a modification of CPT code 99091 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which “ immediately increased the amount of billable Medicare hours available for doctors and clinicians who utilize remote care services ,” as we reported in January. In the U.S.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

As one of the top surgery centers in the nation per Newsweek for both 2021 and 2022, The Surgical Center at?Columbia Columbia Orthopaedic Group felt it was representative of its quality and reputation to create a system that improved the care it offered patients. We've hired more nurse navigators to enable the greater volume.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 9, 2023

Now, telehealth has evolved to something more – remote therapeutic monitoring. RTM, which is reimbursable , lets patients connect with their doctors and nurses via care management apps on their smartphones to report non-physiological data, ask questions, watch videos and report outcomes to get better – anytime, day or night.

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Mental health Telehealth Remote care Patient Experience 114

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

While our first big push into remote care was a leap into the unknown, this time we want to make sure that we are surveying the landscape to make this a safe, smart, and financially responsible decision. DTx can fill that void in care and provide patients with a much-needed treatment option. The 2022 ACS data from the U.S.

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Primary Care Digital Health Telemedicine Mental health 108

Lloyd Price

JUNE 29, 2023

According to Dealroom, the total investment in the Scandinavian healthtech sector in 2022 was $10.6 In the future, AI is expected to play an even greater role in healthcare, helping to improve diagnosis and treatment, and freeing up doctors and nurses to focus on more complex tasks. billion, down from $14.4 billion in 2021.

Digital Health 75

Digital Health Pain management Telemedicine Mental health 75

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Virtua Health is a nonprofit community health system with five hospitals, seven urgent care centers and 280-plus locations across South New Jersey and Philadelphia. It employs 14,000 people, including more than 2,850 doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and has more than one million patient encounters per year.

Digital Health 139

Digital Health Telehealth Remote care Leadership 139

Chilmark Research

JANUARY 28, 2022

How Biofourmis Utilizes an FDA-Cleared SaMD Analytics Engine to Maximize Access to Care. Update: We had no idea this was happening, but on the same day we released this video, Sheeza was listed in Becker’s Women in health IT to watch in 2022. Congratulations Sheeza! Or are you trying to be more broad?

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mHealth Nursing EMR Telehealth 147

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2023

Even with the public health emergency declared over, a federal budget agreement signed into law in late 2022 extended waivers through the end of 2024. It’s widely believed that both CMS and private insurers will ultimately put into place some type of permanent reimbursement for care-at-home, including hospital-at-home.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 9, 2023

This leaves many doctors, nurses and other health professionals in charge of their own licensing verification and updates, a task for which they are not formally trained, nor do they have the time. Yet nonclinical staff have been in short supply for years now, with 61% of providers experiencing a shortage of qualified applicants.

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Telemedicine Telehealth Health Policy Remote care 152

Continue Education Journal

MAY 28, 2021

Listed below are the current waiver statuses of each state (as of May 28, 2021): State Status Changes (if applicable) Alabama Active – end date TBD – A physician can provide an Alabama resident TeleHealth services as long as the physician holds either a full license or a license to practice across state lines Alaska Active – end date (..)

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

"As we look at the surge decreasing, thank goodness, in the next few months – many patients and providers have now realized the value of virtual care and visits, and won't be going back to the very full daily clinic," she noted. What's next, and is it going to be worse?"

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