Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 10, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services said it would temporarily extend telemedicine flexibilities for the prescription of certain controlled medications granted under the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, which is set to expire on May 11. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 25, 2023

Pager offers AI automation and integrated concierge services, including triage, telemedicine, e-prescriptions, appointment scheduling, after-care follow-up, care advocacy and customer service. Payer and healthcare systems that are Google Cloud Partners can now purchase and deploy Pager's connected care system.

Public Health 114

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 2, 2023

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

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Kaiser Family Foundation recently looked at state trends with regard to expanding access to telehealth-based behavioral care during the pandemic and found that states see telemedicine as a key component of maintaining access to behavioral healthcare for Medicaid enrollees. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Public health agencies have come to understand the immense value of monitoring waste water, as demonstrated by a recent report calling for its expansion. At CES 2023 , Julius Dewavrin, Product Manager for U-Scan, explained how U-Scan works and the kinds of health benefits it can provide. Tell us what you think.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2023

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 20, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS Last introduced in 2021, CONNECT 2023 would expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare, make permanent COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities and make it easier for patients to connect with their doctors, according to a recent announcement from the American Telemedicine Association. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Medicare Telehealth Healthcare IT Public Health 133

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2023

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.

RCM 75

RCM EHR Mental health BioTech 75

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 22, 2023

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.

Digital Health 82

Digital Health Interoperability Health Information HIE 82

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2023

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

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. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Telehealth Digital Health Telemedicine Health Information 144

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The two-month pilot program will provide evidence base for the use of telehealth technology to improve clinical and public health outcomes in cardiology disease, specifically targeting Chagas disease. Training included extensive focus on the telehealth kit device features as well as hands on patient care use at both rural clinics. .

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Telehealth Telemedicine Public Health Healthcare IT 96

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2023

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.

RCM 74

RCM Healthcare IT Digital Health Primary Care 74

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

The pandemic has created an atmosphere in healthcare unlike anything seen before in modern times. It has set the stage for CIOs and other health IT executives to rethink their approach to accomplishing new tasks. The new importance of telemedicine. " ( Click here to visit the portal with all the feature stories.).

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Telehealth Telemedicine Leadership Mental health 213

SteadyMD

MARCH 17, 2022

Unfortunately, many telehealth waivers were created to be temporary and limited to the duration of the COVID-19 PHE–even though they have improved patient access to care and affect both public health programs and private health coverage. So, do the pros of making permanent telemedicine policies outweigh the concerns of doubt?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This year is likely to be another big one for telemedicine. The technology-enabled form of healthcare delivery has huge momentum coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. But at the same time, the pandemic public health emergency is scheduled to end in May, which means action is needed by lawmakers to keep reimbursement going in 2023.

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Telehealth Mental health Primary Care Telemedicine 188

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Despite innovations, a new study from the Yale School of Public Health finds the nation is losing ground on access to healthcare, with more barriers now than 20 years ago. Unite Us is a technology company that builds coordinated care networks of health and social service providers. What will this look like?

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Interoperability Telehealth Telemedicine Healthcare Innovation 176

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The American Telemedicine Association issued a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra this week urging the agency to extend the COVID-19 public health emergency through at least the end of 2022. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. ON THE RECORD.

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Public Health Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine 196

Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

This Clear Arch Health podcast episode features American Telemedicine Association (ATA) leadership (Ann Mond Johnson, CEO and Kyle Zebley, Sr. VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. Listen and read the full text here!

Telehealth 52

Telehealth Public Health Telemedicine Leadership 52

Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

This Clear Arch Health podcast episode features American Telemedicine Association (ATA) leadership (Ann Mond Johnson, CEO and Kyle Zebley, Sr. VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. Listen and read the full text here!

Telehealth 52

Telehealth Public Health Telemedicine Leadership 52

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. The DEA has allowed EPCS during a telehelath visit since the beginning of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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Telemedicine Medicare Interoperability Telehealth 109

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2023

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.

RCM 75

RCM Healthcare IT HIE Primary Care 75

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 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. This is where advancing telemedicine can play a big role.

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Health IT Nursing Interoperability RCM 116

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 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. Brianna Zink, RN, MSN, Sr.

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Health IT Telehealth Mental health Nursing 85

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2023

Drug Enforcement Administration's proposed permanent changes to the e-prescribing of controlled medications, the American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action sent its final comments this week in two letters. Following up on its February 27 statement opposing the U.S.

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Telemedicine Telehealth Healthcare IT Mental health 136

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 27, 2023

A Surge in Virtual Health Overnight, the pandemic exposed shortcomings in the healthcare system, leading to widespread adoption of virtual care services by patients and clinicians. Originally announced March 15th, 2023 For more information on OpenLoop, visit openloophealth.com.

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Telehealth RCM HIPAA Digital Health 90

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 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. 2023 was a tipping point for telehealth treatment.

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Health IT Primary Care Digital Health Mental health 75

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

More than 330 healthcare and industry organizations asked Congress this week to facilitate a pathway to comprehensive, permanent telehealth reform after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. Department of Health and Human Services the authority and flexibility to continue relaxing certain restrictions.

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Telehealth Public Health Connected Care Leadership 129

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 29, 2023

On April 10, 2023, President Biden signed a resolution formally ending the coronavirus national emergency that began in March 2020, with the COVID Public Health Emergency formally ending on May 11, 2023. All other states have now followed suit and there currently are no state public health emergency orders in place.

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Mental health Telehealth Public Health Life Science 91

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 24, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… How Are You Incorporating AI and ChatGPT Into Healthcare ? Healthcare IT Today posed this question to the experts in out community.

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RCM eHealth Healthcare IT FHIR 90

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 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. 2024 will likely see continued hype regarding A.I. Enter academia.

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Health IT Mental health Interoperability Patient Experience 105