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Reimagining Pain in the Wake of the Opioid Epidemic

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Vijay Yanamadala, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Sword Health and System Medical Director of Spine Quality at Hartford Healthcare. More than 70% of our patients report a minimum of 30% improvement in their pain scores; a well-established threshold for clinically meaningful improvements.

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2023 Preview of Telemental Health Laws & Behavioral Telehealth Regulations

Telebehavioral Health Institute

First, the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to be extended for three months in January, bringing today’s best predictions for the end of the PHE to April 2023. Five new permanent telehealth codes have been approved for prolonged E/M services and chronic pain management. The 12/22/22 Senate passage of the 1.7