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EHR documentation burdens increasing with virtual care expansion, says study

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Jay Holmgren at UCSF, previously partnered with other researchers from Stanford, Harvard and other universities who suspected the rise of telehealth could be to blame for spiking the amount of time clinicians were spending in the EHR. THE LARGER TREND In the throes of the pandemic, the study's primary author, A.

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Using Telehealth to Serve Disparate Populations

Healthcare IT Today

Embracing Remote Care Exalta did not utilize telehealth services prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote care became the only non-urgent care option for patients, many of whom are reluctant to embrace video-conferencing technologies like Zoom. In 2020, furloughs gutted the clinic’s on-site staff.

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2019 CMS Fee Schedule Expands Reimbursement for Remote Care

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It’s official: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2019 fee schedule is in effect as of January 1, 2019, bringing with it three new CPT codes that allow for expanded reimbursement for remote care services. 2019 CMS Fee Schedule Changes: Potential Is High; Awareness Is Low.

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United Methodist Communities has early successes with telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

United Methodist faced two different problems: One was falls in its skilled nursing environment and the other was effective telehealth visits for residents. Skilled nursing facilities take care of the frailest of the country’s elders. The other problem it was looking to solve was inefficient telehealth visits.

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2018 Year in Review: The Year’s Biggest Remote Care News & Developments

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2018 was a historic year for telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM), as a series of developments played out that helped extend these important care delivery services to more patients than ever before. January: Unbundled CMS Code Increases Remote Care Reimbursement. Get more details here. January 18, 2018.

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Where are HealthTech's soft landing M&A deals in today's market?

Lloyd Price

Companies with niche technologies or expertise: Startups with unique solutions in specific areas like AI-powered diagnostics, remote patient monitoring, or telehealth platforms. Email lloyd@nelsonadvisors.co.uk HealthTech M&A Newsletter from Nelson Advisors - HealthTech, Health IT, Digital Health Insights and Analysis.

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DMEA 2024 Berlin: What are the key talking points likely to be?

Lloyd Price

Digital Mental Health: With rising mental health concerns, discussions around telehealth, remote monitoring, and mental health apps are likely to be prominent. Interoperability and Data Sharing: How can we ensure different digital health tools and platforms work together seamlessly and securely to improve patient care?