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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

Interest in telehealth has reached an all-time high, with many of the most prestigious health systems in the U.S. This surge in adoption is driven by the need to address a host of urgent issues, including the need to engage patient populations, bridge gaps in care, expand revenue sources, and make care more convenient for patients.

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Health IT execs offer thoughts on the big issues of 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Burnout has been an ongoing scourge at hospitals for years now, and the crushing demands of the pandemic have only made it worse for physicians , nurses , telehealth managers and others. " Telehealth: Now what? " EHRs: Automation can help. But there's no question that technology could do better helping solve the problem.

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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

Interest in telehealth has reached an all-time high, with many of the most prestigious health systems in the U.S. This surge in adoption is driven by the need to address a host of urgent issues, including the need to engage patient populations, bridge gaps in care, expand revenue sources, and make care more convenient for patients.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

Many organizations are conducting a full analysis of their sites and some have found more than 50 tools that create privacy risks. Mo Weitnauer, Chief Product Officer at MRO ACOs Impacted by Change to eCQM One of the biggest regulatory changes ahead directly impacts Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and their quality reporting processes.

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Beyond the Legislation

LinkousThink

Once we have recovered from the year-end legislative blitz, and sampling too many holiday cookies, ATA will be developing a detailed analysis of the provisions in the House and Senate versions of the legislation (a combined total of over 3,000 pages) for how they affect the use of telemedicine.

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3 Big Healthcare Trends To Watch in 2015

BHM Healthcare Solutions

From ICD-10 to telehealth, let’s explore these important trends and what they mean for healthcare! Telehealth is slowly revolutionizing the healthcare world for the better.

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Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

We need front-line, agile program definition, rapid-cycle outcome analysis and the ability to change course when the evidence directs us. Goal #4: Creating Statewide Digital Health and Telehealth Infrastructure. The details expressed in this section outline the many advantages of telehealth, e-consults, etc.