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JUNE 21, 2021

Greg Abbott signed a bill into law this week that formally authorized dentistry via telemedicine in the state. In March 2020, the State Board of Dental Examiners issued guidance declaring that "dentists in Texas are not authorized to practice teledentistry," according to court documents. WHY IT MATTERS. Twitter: @kjercich.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

"There remains a pressing need to explicitly consider how changes in the prevalence and ubiquity of telehealth impact people with disabilities," wrote the authors. The paper authors noted that for some people with disabilities widespread access to telehealth services could improve healthcare. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

"Healthcare professionals see a continued future with telehealth solutions, but many of them also believe that this will only be sustainable if there is a global improvement of data security for the solution," wrote the report authors. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

The groups, which also include Healthcare IT News ' parent company HIMSS, noted that the COVID-19 public health emergency has ushered in an unprecedented expansion to telehealth. Giving HHS the authority to determine appropriate telehealth services and providers. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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JUNE 27, 2023

"Notably, the HIPAA Privacy Rule prohibits conditioning care on an authorization to disclose patient information," they said, asking Amazon to provide information and itemized lists on what data is being collected, how it's used and if it's used to promote or sell any other Amazon products or services. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The guidance authors noted that although they used cellular data-based biometric devices and addressed those using broadband communications, a future build may also implement an electronic health record system that would receive automated data from the telehealth platform provider. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Finally, the bill provides broad authority for CMS to authorize future telehealth flexibilities in a disaster. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. "This bill extends those, then goes further to lower barriers to healthcare for rural and underserved areas," Kelly said. Twitter: @kjercich.

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JULY 16, 2020

Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. "Many healthcare organizations and their patients have welcomed the benefits that telehealth provided during the pandemic and they want them to continue," said Geisinger CIO John Kravitz , who is also chair of the CHIME Board of Trustees. ON THE RECORD.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

When it comes to policy changes that could help bridge the gap, report authors pointed to ensuring health coverage, investing in social services, reducing administrative burdens and improving service delivery – including via telemedicine and licensure modernization. WHY IT MATTERS. healthcare system.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The report authors also note that only 14 states require true "payment parity" for telehealth, meaning that providers who are not based in Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia or Washington may receive lower reimbursement rates for telehealth-based care.

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JUNE 1, 2020

"Especially hard hit have been safety-net clinics serving medically underserved and rural areas, many facing alarming drops in Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements as a result of the drop in face-to-face consultations," wrote the report authors. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @kjercich.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

The report authors note that many of the culprits are new to the list. "Attacks can render devices or systems inoperative, degrade their performance, or expose or compromise the data they hold, all of which can severely hinder the delivery of patient care and put patients at risk," said report authors that year.

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APRIL 30, 2021

Provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the permanent authority to waive telehealth restrictions. A recent HIMSS Market Intelligence survey found that nearly one in two respondents between the ages of 18 and 56 preferred seeing their primary care provider via video after the COVID-19 pandemic. A years-long effort.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

THE LARGER TREND In the throes of the pandemic, the study's primary author, A. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Currently, AI tools are not authorized to diagnose patients. The HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum is taking place on December 14-15, 2023, in San Diego, California. Follow Bill's HIT coverage on LinkedIn: Bill Siwicki Email him: bsiwicki@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Learn more and register.

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JULY 13, 2020

"There is a big opportunity to improve care coordination and drive patient retention by building processes that better close the loop with patients and, in turn, not only promote follow-through, but also keep them coming back in the future," wrote authors of the report accompanying the survey results. WHY IT MATTERS.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

"An extension of the telehealth authorities would provide assurance that the investments will be sustainable over the long term. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. It would also reassure patients that their care will not end abruptly," it continued. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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JULY 14, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS Indranil Bardhan, a professor of information, risk and operations management at UTexas, and his co-authors, Sezgin Ayabakan of Temple University and Zhiqiang 'Eric' Zheng of UTexas at Dallas, examined telehealth through the theory of process virtualization – replacing physical interactions with virtual ones.

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JUNE 24, 2021

"If telemedicine proves to be a less costly way to deliver care, payers and consumers may benefit from expanding coverage of telemedicine after the pandemic," wrote report authors. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. WHY IT MATTERS. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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MAY 18, 2021

It also gained Food and Drug Administration authorization for its at-home COVID-19 tests in March. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Amazon had already invested hundreds of millions of dollars toward COVID-19 testing for employees , and aimed at building capacity for 50,000 tests a day. Twitter: @kjercich.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

"We believe that healthcare institutions should focus on the value telehealth can deliver both to patients and the healthcare system overall," wrote the report authors. "Yet, as the findings in this report demonstrate, usage has fallen with the reopening of doctor offices and hospitals," authors added.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

"Telehealth can serve an important role in pandemic planning and response," the authors wrote. "The findings in this report are subject to at least two limitations," the authors noted. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " WHY IT MATTERS. "Overall, an estimated 41% to 42% of U.S.

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JULY 26, 2021

The bill, HB 3308, requires insurance reimbursement parity for virtual mental health and substance use disorder services, as well as authorizing all other telehealth to be covered through 2027. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich. ON THE RECORD.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Report authors observed that this rate was consistent across different race and ethnicity groups. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. "It’s clear that telemedicine is now an expected part of their healthcare experience, even as they think about life beyond the pandemic," they said.

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JUNE 25, 2020

"And most of the respondents to the 2020 Black Hat USA Attendee Survey are worried about the state of the cybersecurity community as a whole – and about their own states of health and mind," report authors continued. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. WHY IT MATTERS. Twitter: @kjercich.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Authorize the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service to continue reimbursement for telehealth for 90 days beyond the end of the public health emergency. Make permanent the disaster waiver authority, enabling Health and Human Service to expand telehealth in Medicare during all future emergencies and disasters. Twitter: @kjercich.

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JUNE 2, 2021

"We have regulatory authority over the services that can be done with telehealth and any other payment policy restrictions, like frequency limitations," Yoder explained. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. "It's having a big impact on health equity," he said. Twitter: @kjercich.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

The authors, led by organizational cybersecurity researcher Mohammad S. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. A Harvard Medical School team published a letter in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association this week warning of the "substantial" information security concerns around telehealth.

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JUNE 29, 2021

Schatz, who recently spoke with HIMSS TV about the importance of safeguarding telehealth in the long term , pointed to the CONNECT for Health Act as evidence of broad-based support for virtual care. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, during opening remarks. Twitter: @kjercich.

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MAY 20, 2021

Several environmental variables can impact those value streams, the framework authors note, including type of practice, payment arrangement, patient population, clinical use case and virtual care modality. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Patient and family experience. Clinician experience. Health equity.

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APRIL 12, 2022

"This analysis suggests that telestroke provides additional benefits for both patients and health systems," said senior author Dr. Linda S. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. WHY IT MATTERS. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

According to the agency , the conspiracy involved paying a telemedicine company to arrange for doctors to authorize medically unnecessary genetic testing. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Monaco when Palatnik was arrested. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

Calling digital health a "blessing and a curse," authors pointed to telemedicine and virtual care as particularly at risk, with organizations sometimes spinning up patchwork solutions without prioritizing security. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 27, 2021

"As consumers, we want competition which reduces the price and increases the quality," said lead author Bhavneet Walia, assistant professor of public health at Syracuse, about the study. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. But make no mistake, there are challenges." Twitter: @kjercich.

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MAY 13, 2020

"While there were some pockets where psychiatrists were doing a lot of telemedicine, that wasn't the norm in the United States," said Lori Uscher-Pines, lead author on the report and senior policy researcher at RAND. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. "In addition, the U.S. Twitter: @kjercich.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

" "The first step is to assess how the data is encrypted and who is authorized to access this data," said David Finn, executive vice president of strategic innovation at CynergisTek. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN. Email the writer: mike.miliard@himssmedia.com.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

"Mass adoption of this technology will lead to new cybercrime focus, with an emphasis on stealing patient data to enable fraud, target health data in ransomware attacks, trick patients in social engineering schemes, and target remote patient monitoring devices," wrote the report authors. "Large U.S. Twitter: @kjercich.

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