GlobalMed

DECEMBER 16, 2019

If you’re active in the telemedicine world (or just paying attention to it), then you know that virtual care’s benefits aren’t always matched by its adoption rates. The potential to transform healthcare globally is there – but somehow the actual telemedicine deployments aren’t always happening where they can do the most good.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Roughly 83% of clinicians agree that telemedicine is effective for managing chronic conditions , according to a SteadyMD survey.

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GlobalMed

MARCH 30, 2020

From medical emergencies to ordinary exams, telemedicine is shattering healthcare barriers all over the world. Yet for some clinicians, telemedicine is still shrouded in mystery – often because they’re not sure how to get started. But today’s telemedicine tools can enable evidence-based care and data sharing. Know your options.

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GlobalMed

DECEMBER 11, 2019

(In comparison, a healthy 65-year-old couple retiring now will spend about $285,000 on healthcare over their retirement , including medication and Medicare premiums.). That’s where telemedicine comes in to help everyone, old and young, stay stronger in their golden years. Can Telemedicine Now Keep You out of a Nursing Home Later?

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GlobalMed

JULY 15, 2019

But inevitably they’ll worry that the quality of the virtual visit just isn’t as good as an in-person visit – that telemedicine is “impersonal.”. But does any of this mean that telemedicine visits offer a better patient-doctor bond or more meaningful visits? The post Telemedicine vs. In-Person Visits: Which is Higher Quality?

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

But what isn’t as well known is how telemedicine is helping patients manage their condition – and even saving their lives in the COVID-19 pandemic. The good news is that diabetics can be natural telemedicine adopters. That’s actually the telemedicine philosophy for all healthcare needs for all patients. Dr. David G. Contact Us.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The previous article in this series explained some of the ways payers, providers, and digital health companies demonstrate that they have made a positive difference in their patients’ lives. ” This article looks at the measurements and reporting strategies used by some specific companies. offering in-home treatment.

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

But what isn’t as well known is how telemedicine is helping patients manage their condition and live healthier lives. In some ways, diabetics can be natural telemedicine adopters. That’s actually the telemedicine philosophy for all healthcare needs for all patients. It’s November and that means it’s National Diabetes Month.

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Telemedicine is quickly becoming a valuable practice in the medical community, with many doctors offering virtual care services to their patients. Aside from being able to treat patients remotely, one major advantage to telemedicine is that it reduces costs and helps healthcare organizations manage capacity.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The American Telemedicine Association will host its third annual Telemedicine Awareness Week from Sept. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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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. Telemedicine can help connect kids with resources to primary and specialty care. School Telemedicine Grants.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 29, 2023

The Medicare 8-Minute Rule is a critical component of billing for physical therapy services. In this article, we will provide a comprehensive overview of the Medicare 8-Minute Rule for Physical Therapy. Medicare adds up the total number of units charged to calculate the final payment amount.

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GlobalMed

MARCH 24, 2020

In late January, we published our forecast on telemedicine reimbursement this year. No industry has been more dramatically disrupted than healthcare – but the pandemic has also illuminated telemedicine in what many are calling an ignition event. Let’s look at the new reimbursement rules of telemedicine. That’s one prediction.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

OCTOBER 18, 2022

As detailed in earlier TBHI articles about future opportunities in telehealth, Medicare offers unparalleled practice development and specialization opportunities. For instance, in behavioral care, Medicare has approved telephone and video teletherapy reimbursement. Why Consider Medicare’s Telehealth Usage?

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 5, 2019

Telemedicine After Hours. Telemedicine can solve these challenges when providers make one change: offering after-hours care. PCPs, physician groups and health systems using telemedicine for after-hours care are finding it boosts revenue and patient retention for several reasons: Care continuity. Preventing Hospitalizations.

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Telemedicine is exploding in popularity. However, getting started in telemedicine requires some preparation. Before providing remote medical services, you’ll need to identify the right resources and take the right training to ensure your telemedicine practice will be successful. Getting Started.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 11, 2023

This article was updated with additional comments. The Kaiser Family Foundation recently looked at state trends with regard to expanding access to telehealth-based behavioral care during the pandemic and found that states see telemedicine as a key component of maintaining access to behavioral healthcare for Medicaid enrollees.

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Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

[link] Published last weekend in the New York Times Magazine , this wide-ranging article weaves the experiences of patients and providers within hospital-at-home programs into a broader examination of what hospital-level care at home could mean for the future of healthcare.

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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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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 21, 2022

The ONDCP concludes that healthcare providers must continue prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine, especially for the vulnerable group of people with SUD. During the Public Health Emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded reimbursement for telehealth access as a temporary measure.

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Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2021

health care, patient assistance programs, Medicare Advantage plans, and the bundling of proven high-value preventive services into the Affordable Care Act. In the case of Medicare Part D, the drug benefit, Chandra said, “If you’re sick enough to fall into the donut hole, you may have higher mortality.”

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 28, 2022

According to the article, an increasing number of health systems in metro Chicago – as well as elsewhere in the U.S. For example, the NorthShore University HealthSystem has begun billing patients when clinicians respond to some types of messages coming in through the portal, the article said.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As the authors of the HaH article assert, “at a societal level, HaH could help avoid billions in capital costs to build more brick-and-mortar hospitals,” I return to Roemer’s Law learned in graduate school that, in a volume-based payment system, “A built bed is a filled bed is a billed bed.”

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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

AUGUST 28, 2023

Mimi Winsberg, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Brightside Health We have been in an uncertain time for regulation around telemedicine, and there are a few key trends to watch. We need to refine the Ryan Haight Act to develop a telemedicine registry that can safely prescribe controlled medication virtually.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MARCH 6, 2018

Medicare and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Reimbursement. Effective January 1, 2018, Medicare began reimbursing providers for RPM services billed under CPT code 99091. A recent article in The National Law Review provides detailed information about RPM reimbursement and CPT code details. Medicare Telehealth Services Fact Sheet.

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GlobalMed

JANUARY 22, 2020

Telemedicine reimbursement is always changing. Specific statutes can shape telemedicine growth as well, such as encouraging specialty consults but not remote patient monitoring – depending on which service is best compensated. Generous policies can drive telehealth offerings, just as restrictions can create a financial disincentive.

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Redox

JULY 31, 2023

cut in physician fees The proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2024 has landed, igniting backlash from many industry groups. Read more A new fix for telemedicine SDK security flaws With help from two cybersecurity firms, QuickBlox has designed a new, secure architecture and API to remediate critical vulnerabilities.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Specifically, what if the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinds the emergency orders it has put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic? The American Telemedicine Association maintains a US bills related to telemedicine and their status. The premise of this article embraces an irony.

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GlobalMed

MARCH 30, 2021

But today’s telemedicine tools can enable evidence-based care and data sharing. Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial plans all have different reimbursement policies for telemedicine services. Evaluate telemedicine solutions. Many still think of virtual solutions as limited to symptoms-based video exams.

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GlobalMed

JULY 21, 2020

Patient Acceptance of Telemedicine. In a recent study of 1800 patients by Doctor.com, 77% of patients had tried telemedicine before the pandemic and 83% expect to use telemedicine after the pandemic resolves. What happens during a telemedicine visit? Telemedicine 101: Answering Your Questions.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Increased utilization of physical therapy for Medicare patients with knee and hip pain reduces healthcare costs by up to $4,000 annually , according to the latest research from Luna.

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GlobalMed

JUNE 16, 2021

At the same time, both PCPs and the patients who need them face many challenges – and now both are finding that telemedicine may be the answer. Medicare has also dramatically loosened its restrictions on telehealth coverage. Finally, telemedicine helps PCPs build a foundation for an increasingly technological healthcare future.

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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

JUNE 9, 2020

Organizations like the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Health and Human Services (HHS) Department modified their policies to increase access and reimbursement. We need positive change, and part of that change is the technology that is telemedicine. WHY DID IT TAKE A PANDEMIC TO TELL PATIENTS ABOUT TELEMEDICINE.

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