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Telehealth Reimbursement: End-of-Pandemic Emergency Update

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Private payers, Medicaid, and Medicare initiated widespread telehealth reimbursement approvals. The article below clarifies and summarizes the end-of-pandemic reimbursement decisions made by private payers, Medicare, and Medicaid. Resources for other end-of-pandemic decisions are also provided.

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Using Telehealth to Serve Disparate Populations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Josh Wilda, CIO at University of Michigan Health-West. He’s also one of many Exalta patients who took advantage of a partnership with a local hospital to receive needed specialty care through a unique hybrid remote/in-person model. Sixty-four percent of Exalta patients have no insurance.

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Rethinking approaches to remote health and telehealth in Australia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Speaking during a panel session at the recent AFR Healthcare Summit , Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) President Dr Harry Nespolon said the way remote healthcare and telehealth is offered has changed little since the 1960s. “Doctors still need to see patients in front of them to dispense care.

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Check out our community’s telehealth and RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) predictions. Digitally-enabled care is the future of telehealth – “telehealth” has become industry norm since the start of the pandemic and used as a catchall term for everything from virtual doctor’s appointments to at-home testing kits.

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Telehealth Research Used to Support New Policy Initiatives for Expansion

care innovations

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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Why You Need to Switch to HIPAA Compliant Telehealth, NOW

Mend

That is why it is essential to adopt a HIPAA compliant telehealth program when offering virtual care services. These laws are also important to HIPAA compliant telehealth programs, as they update protections for the digital age. HIPAA and Telehealth Platforms.

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Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, and more

Healthcare IT Today

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. More than 60% of the 1,700 doctors, nurses, and therapists surveyed by telehealth infrastructure firm SteadyMD are interested in full-time telehealth work. Partnerships.

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