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Telehealth Reimbursement: End-of-Pandemic Emergency Update

Telebehavioral Health Institute

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. Private payers, Medicaid, and Medicare initiated widespread telehealth reimbursement approvals.

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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. When it comes to sharing data, patients are most comfortable doing it for reasons related to treatment (71%) as compared to payment (39%), operations (28%), or public health (23%).

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

An end to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to be announced and end mid-January followed by a grace period of approximately 5 months. And with the Public Health Emergency (PHE) set to expire in January, stakeholders are urgently calling upon Congress to pass the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021.

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Telehealth Home Monitoring and Remote Patient Monitoring: The Perfect Combination for Modern Healthcare

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), on the other hand, refers to the use of medical devices and technology to collect and transmit health data from patients in their homes to healthcare providers for monitoring and interpretation. Remote monitoring and care delivery can improve healthcare delivery in a number of ways.

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7 Ways Telemedicine Helps Control Diabetes

GlobalMed

Marrero , director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Border Health Disparities in Tucson, says, “Diabetes may be the most serious public health crisis of our time.” If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Dr. David G.

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The Rising Use of Telehealth for the Delivery of Outpatient Mental Health Services

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Michael Levinson, M.D., Partner at Berger Singerman LLP Telehealth has revolutionized the delivery of outpatient mental health services, and there has been exponential growth in the acceptance and delivery of remote care. The sofa at home will work just fine.