Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

News The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule continues many telehealth flexibilities first adopted during the public health emergency, such as an expanded scope of originating sites an expanded definition of qualified practitioners. As a result, these flexibilities will be in place until at least Dec. 1, 2024.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2023

This GIS (Geographic Information System) solution is provided to health systems, the emergency response community, and global public health leaders to streamline and improve decision-making. Geological Survey. About HSR.health HSR.health is an innovation-first, global leader in health-focused geospatial data analytics.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 11, 2023

KFF's survey of state Medicaid programs found them not only expanding telehealth benefits – for example, providing audio-only coverage of behavioral health services , group therapy and medication-assisted treatment – but also adding several provider types, researchers said in the issue brief. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Health Populi

MARCH 8, 2023

Many health citizens in the U.S. would likely skip receiving preventive health care services if the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) coverage for them goes away, a Morning Consult survey found. It’s a lot — and has made a huge difference in public health access for those enrolled in ACA plans.

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Health Populi

JULY 17, 2023

With consumer and prescriber interest in GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs “soaring,” health plan managers have a new source of financial stress and clinical questions on their to-do list. Because of rising costs and the conditions downstream health impacts, Virta noted in the report. Why diabetes and obesity?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

Based on current COVID-19 recovery trends, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the US federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers will end on May 11, 2023. For a comprehensive overview, visit the Public Health Emergency Roadmap fact sheet.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The study was conducted among 6,000 people living in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, fielding 1,500 interviews in each of the four countries in March 2023. survey sample included 375 people identifying as Black, White, Hispanic, or Asian/Indigenous (summing to the N of 1,500). as in the non-U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 22, 2023

News and Studies Amid the push for interoperability, data gaps persist, according to the inaugural State of Interoperability report from Health Gorilla , a health information network. This is despite the fact that 65% of survey respondents saying they believe patients should own their data.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 2, 2023

With the end of the public health emergency, DEA is proposing a rollback on flexibility for remote prescribing. If the DEA’s proposed rules become final, ATA warned in a statement , patients “will fall through the cracks, creating a significant and avoidable public health crisis.”

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2023

After receiving more than 38,000 public comments, the Drug Enforcement Administration is extending the telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications beyond the end of the public health emergency on May 11. New York FQHC Urban Health Plan implemented eClinicalWorks EHR and healow.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

Studies A report from Health Gorilla found that 95% of patients are concerned about the possibility of data breaches affecting their medical records , and 65% distrust “Big Tech” to store their data. Among organizations surveyed, 64% rely on external expertise for project planning and 71% do so for production.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Physician Burnout & Depression Report for 2023 calls out. “I cry but not one cares,” is one of the represented color comments provided by one of the physicians included in the survey of 9,175 physicians polled online between June and October 2022. Over one-half of U.S. Medscape has been tracking U.S.

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Health Populi

APRIL 25, 2023

In light of inflation and increasing health care costs among the OECD nations, of which the U.S. is one, “policy options remain limited” the Organization calls out, warning that the health care cost “spending spree” must now be tempered with greater efficiencies and wringing out wasteful spending.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

To clarify the workforce issue, KFF surveyed state Medicaid officials about their strategies to address the behavioral health workforce shortages for FY 2022 and FY 2023. Below are some of the findings of KFF’s Behavioral Health Survey of state Medicaid programs. Forty-four states responded to the survey.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2023

News and Studies The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule from CMS would continue many of the public health emergency telehealth flexibilities, such as an expanded definition of telehealth practitioners, continued payments to rural health centers and FQHCs, and the expansion of originating sites.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Akili engaged Wakefield Research to survey 500 employees with ADHD to better understand the experience of working with ADHD, as well as 500 managers to explore how prepared workplaces are to support employees with ADHD. The Akili Managers Survey was conducted by Wakefield Research ( www.wakefieldresearch.com ) among 500 U.S.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

The first bill of note is the 2023 update to the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, which, among other telehealth expansions, will permanently remove the in-person requirement for behavioral health clients and patients receiving Medicare.*

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Health Populi

JANUARY 26, 2023

While the same proportion of Black and White patients say they are looking for a doctor with empathy and compassion, there are relatively large differences between patients based on their race, found in the Everyday Health-Castle Connolly Physician-Consumer study. The survey was conducted in December 2022 among a group of 1,001 U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2023

News and Research With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency due to end on May 11, the Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed restrictions on the remote prescription of controlled substances , with only buprenorphine and Schedule III-V non-narcotic controlled medications available via telemedicine, and available only in 30-day supplies.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2023

A survey from the Health Management Academy and Outbound AI reported that almost half (48%) of health systems are using AI technology for workforce management , and 85% expect to see a moderate to significant increase in the use of such tools in the next one to three years.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

BHM Healthcare Solutions offers services to health plans and providers increasing the timeliness and accuracy of claims medical necessity review leading to a less stressful member patient experience. Click for the brief: Key Takeaways from the 2023 Final Star Ratings.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

The first bill of note is the 2023 update to the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, which, among other telehealth expansions, will permanently remove the in-person requirement for behavioral health clients and patients receiving Medicare.*

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Entering 2023, U.S. health citizens face physical, financial, and mental health challenges of a syndemic, inflation, and stress – all of which will shape peoples’ demand side for health care and digital technology, and a supply side of providers challenged by tech-enabled organizations with design and data chops.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Kat McDavitt, President at Innsena – 1 million percent public health. We recently did a survey where we spoke to over 200 IT executives and they told us that cybersecurity is the number one barrier to them doing more in the cloud and innovating. I think it’d be amazing.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The NHS “supply shortage” is a result of financial cuts to both social care and public health. This article in the BMJ published earlier this year called for increasing these investments to ensure further erosion of population and public health outcomes, and to prevent further health disparities in the UK.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2023

Two years later, Experian provides a look into The State of Patient Access: 2023. You may not know that the company has a significant footprint in health care and financial technology. This results of the consumer and provider surveys combines those corporate interests, discussed in this report.

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Mend

MARCH 14, 2024

Flexibility and Telehealth : In response to evolving healthcare needs and public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the regulations allow for flexibility in treatment delivery In this article, we’ll explore the recent key changes to 42 CFR Part 8 and their implications for healthcare professionals striving to combat OUD.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. All of this year’s 2023 health IT predictions: Healthcare Security and Risk. Health Equity and SDoH. John and Colin’s 2023 Healthcare IT Predictions. Healthcare AI. Healthcare Workforce.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 15, 2023

According to the National Health Interview Survey , approximately 30 million Americans were without health insurance in the first half of 2020, and around 43% of adults aged 19 to 64 had inadequate coverage as of mid-2022. Finally, Medicaid Awareness Month is a time to celebrate the successes and accomplishments of the program.

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GlobalMed

JUNE 16, 2021

The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts a primary care provider shortfall , with numbers landing between 21,000 to 55,000 by 2023. Many clinical settings are adopting artificial intelligence tools to decrease administrative burden, pull clinical insights from public health data, and even perform diagnostic tasks.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

[link] In January 2023, the Rockefeller Institute published a three-part blog series on trends to watch in healthcare in 2023. The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity.

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Health Populi

APRIL 25, 2024

The Index, sponsored by PYMNTS in collaboration with CareCredit, was built on survey responses from 10,045 U.S. consumers fielded in November-December 2023. The study gauged women’s perspectives on finances, family, social life impacts on health and well-being.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Consider: religion, government, financial institutions… and the health care ecosystem, as well. Beyond some obvious things, in looking at love, Ipsos makes the connections between the emotion and its impacts on finances, housing, shopping/retail, and of course health and well-being. While the Ipsos report features mostly U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2023

News In a temporary rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) extended telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications for six months following the end of the public health emergency, through November 11.

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Health Populi

APRIL 3, 2024

health consumers’ Spring 2024 Wellness Trends published March 27th. Once you review the Peloton Spring report, and add in the company’s 2023 Fitness Journey research (analyzing health consumer survey data fielded in August and September ’23), you’ll appreciate the fact that the population of people in the U.S.

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Health Populi

JULY 5, 2023

In today’s Health Populi blog, I will discuss a current data-based snapshot of the NHS in 2023, adding context comparing the U.S. and other countries’ health system performance to appreciate the NHS in full based on its universal coverage ambition and health equity intentions. In the U.S.,

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Health Populi

MARCH 6, 2024

Another aspect of the female/male health gender gap related to research and pipelines is the finding that global drug withdrawals due to women’s health risks were 3.5 times greater than drugs pulled for men’s health risks between 1980 and 2023. AARP polled 3,380 U.S.

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