Telebehavioral Health Institute

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Active healthcare practitioners are now enjoying the option of choosing one of three approaches to deliver care: in-person only, hybrid telehealth, and telehealth-only. As detailed in earlier TBHI articles about future opportunities in telehealth, Medicare offers unparalleled practice development and specialization opportunities.

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

They are likely to stay there,” asserts “ The smartphone will see you now ,” an article in the March 7th 2020 issue of The Economist. The article returns to the advent of the SARS epidemic in China in 2003, which ushered in a series of events: people stayed home, and Chinese social media and e-commerce proliferated.

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GlobalMed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

While most people associate telehealth services with clinical settings, telemedicine is revolutionizing an unexpected environment these days: schools. Here’s why telemedicine programs are so effective in schools. Without a way to procure their own care, their only hope is an intervention at school. School Telemedicine Grants.

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Health Populi

JULY 13, 2020

“The COVID-19 pandemic…has highlighted like never before the pitfalls of paying for healthcare based on the number of patients seen and services rendered,” a Modern Healthcare article asserted in mid-June 2020. The Medicare Trust Fund is financed by payroll taxes, general tax revenue, and the premiums enrollees pay. of the U.S.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 5, 2019

It’s time to make a decision: do you go to the urgent care clinic a few blocks away? Or do you wait until Monday when you can call your primary care provider (PCP) and then wait a few more days for an appointment? Telemedicine After Hours. Patients want to receive care from the doctor who knows them best – their PCP.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Medicare Advantage costs are 12% lower than similar beneficiaries covered under fee-for-service Medicare, according to research from Inovalon and Harvard Medical School.

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GlobalMed

JULY 8, 2019

Fortunately, there’s a solution that can benefit both provider revenue and population health: telemedicine. The Pew Research Center reports that in 2017, 67 percent of people with incomes of $30K or less had a smartphone, indicating that most Medicaid patients have a way to complete a telemedicine visit. Solving Medicaid Challenges.

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GlobalMed

JANUARY 21, 2020

That’s where telemedicine comes in to connect patients in crisis to the most advanced expertise possible. Telemedicine can’t stop those calls, but it does let providers triage patients faster and diagnose a non-emergency instead of transporting every patient to the hospital emergency department (ED). 4 Benefits of Teleparamedicine.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 14, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Arizona-based Spectrum Healthcare chose NextGen Healthcare to support primary care and behavioral health delivery.

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care innovations

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Changes to policy regarding telehealth and remote patient management (RPM) — and, specifically, changes affecting the reimbursement for these services offered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — are having an effect on the usage of digital delivery on the larger healthcare industry.

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GlobalMed

JULY 21, 2020

In fact, 64 percent of primary care providers (PCPs) and 80 percent of specialists didn’t bother to ask the patient why they came in – and when they did, most of them interrupted the patient after a median of 11 seconds. Patient Acceptance of Telemedicine. But what about the quality of care? Schedule a consultation.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

That said, the last four years have demonstrated to us that patients will ultimately drive the need for advancements that ultimately move us towards adopting more efficient care delivery models and at scale. Improved level of care can be achieved by using both telemedicine and virtual care. So many good insights here!

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Redox

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

telemedicine, primary care, diagnostics, etc.). In fact, it’s not just providers who want more of the pie, but payers as well ( this Economist article talks about how the law incentivizes payers to verticalize their business). I owe Nikhil a beer for teeing this up for my talking points. Stay in the know!

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GlobalMed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Meet accountable care and risk contracts. Avoid Medicare readmission penalties. Telemedicine Advantages. Yet many still face financial struggles and provider burnout , which can also impact patient care. One solution: virtual care. But consider that they’re also asked to: Provide an exceptional patient experience.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

New legislation at state and federal levels is making it possible for telehealth services to be reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance carriers. Targets quality of care and quality of life. In addition to self-pay patients, reimbursement can be sought through Medicaid, Medicare and commercial/private payers.

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Henry Kotula

APRIL 13, 2023

This article builds on Part 1, which you can read here. Offloading outpatient care to lower-cost caregivers — Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, and others — cuts into the work and profit of primary care physicians in independent and health-system-owned group practices. The same with telemedicine.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

The past two years have taught us that telemedicine is a highly scalable and successful way to deliver quality healthcare across the United States. Telehealth reduces cancellations, allows for staff to be more efficient and makes it easier for people to access care. Ankit Gupta, CEO at Bicycle Health.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 15, 2024

Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is for educational purposes only and should not be considered as medical advice. Readers are encouraged to consult with healthcare professionals for personalized guidance regarding chronic care management and remote patient monitoring.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, set forth by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), brings pivotal updates in healthcare reimbursement. This article aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of these changes, which are crucial for healthcare providers.

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GlobalMed

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Fortunately, telemedicine is closing several treatment gaps. Patients in treatment facilities can have virtual group sessions with their primary care providers and family members back home. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement.

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Henry Kotula

AUGUST 5, 2020

Readers’ Note: This is the first of two articles on the Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America. This article. examines how market forces are consolidating, rationalizing and redistributing acute care assets within the. broader industry movement to value-based care delivery. Telemedicine typifies this phenomenon.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

the title of the article updating the winter 2022-23 sick-season asked. The updated ACO Reach payment model from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sets forth a value-based model of capitated payments to physicians who meet quality and spending targets – combined with a plan to deal with health equity.

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GlobalMed

DECEMBER 30, 2019

We’ve had an action-packed year in telemedicine, but now it’s drawing to a close. That confirms our observations that virtual care is becoming an ingrained part of medicine – but with that growth inevitably comes change. But no one grabbed more telemedicine headlines than Amazon. Telemedicine leaves the healthcare world.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

The number of people aging and needing healthcare services was growing while the number of people available to provide care was not keeping pace thus creating a long-term healthcare workforce shortage. As outlined in a May 23 rd Becker’s Hospital Review article , several sources point to a continued shortage.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A new article in Nature details the mental health concerns exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, which included economic problems faced by many families. In early December, FarmBoxRx was the first online grocer to be approved to channel food to SNAP/EBT recipients as payment from Medicare and Medicaid.

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Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

[link] The executives featured in this article are all speaking at the Becker’s Healthcare 13th Annual Meeting April 3-6, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. Healthcare consumers have become empowered through technology, with greater control and access to care than ever before. What will be different and what will be the same?

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