Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2021

For Medicare Part B programs alone, the drug could consume one-half of the total $57 billion of medicines spending… as much as the U.S. The economic impacts of COVID-19 will impact how health care spending, and spending for families and households, for some years to come. spends on NASA.

BioTech 270

BioTech Pharmaceuticals Public Health Telehealth 270

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

trillion based on future health trends — not historic workflows and delivery mechanisms which would consume an additional $3.5 trillion spend represents about the same proportion of today’s health care spending, roughly $1 in $5 of national spending. health care and that volumes turned downward in 2020.

Primary Care 170

Primary Care Public Health Interoperability Medicare 170

Henry Kotula

MAY 9, 2020

Federal officials have taken some steps to help small practices, including advancing Medicare payments and reimbursing doctors for virtual visits. I worry about how well these practices will be able to shoulder the financial burden to be able to meet the health care needs people have,” he said. “If In Albany, Ga.,

Primary Care 41

Primary Care Medicare Telemedicine Health Policy 41

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Amends the Laws concerning telemedicine; creates the Telemedicine Act. LEGISLATION. Passed Legislation. 4/19/17: Chaptered.

Telemedicine 49

Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy 49

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

With “Economy” embodied in the law’s name, a rationale for including HITECH in ARRA was, in part, to help stimulate the nation’s economy beyond the revenues of health IT companies many of whom, in the short-term, directly benefited from the law. Some historical perspective is useful for context. hospitals.

Digital Health 154

Digital Health EHR Telehealth Health Information 154

Henry Kotula

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Between 2013 and 2017, 64 rural hospitals closed due to financial distress and changing healthcare dynamics, more than twice the number in the previous five years, a new Government Accountability Office analysis shows. . GAO also looked at closures by Medicare rural hospital payment designation.

Medicare 32

Medicare Primary Care Telemedicine Health Policy 32

Henry Kotula

JUNE 21, 2020

In a recent analysis of the sharp decline in emergency room visits during the pandemic, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there were worrisome signs that people who had heart attacks waited until their conditions worsened before going to the hospital. But the consequences of these delays can be troubling.

Medical Billing 41

Medical Billing Medicare Primary Care Telemedicine 41