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Dispatches from the Frontlines: Connected Health and COVID-19

Connected Health Initiative

The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) and our members worked tirelessly with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congress, and state officials to expand access to connected health solutions during COVID-19 pandemic. billion in 2018.

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How To Become a Telemedicine Provider

GlobalMed

From medical emergencies to ordinary exams, telemedicine is shattering healthcare barriers all over the world. In addition to reducing costs and improving outcomes, virtual health can bring advanced care to underserved patients while relieving overworked providers. Here are 8 steps to starting – and succeeding – with telemedicine.

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Report: Telemedicine Reimbursement Limitations Cost Millions, ‘Impede Expansion’

care innovations

million in telehealth claims per year “did not meet Medicare requirements,” the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has thrust new light upon America’s byzantine telemedicine reimbursement policies and the limitations they place on the expansion of value-based care.

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Why Implementing Telehealth Is Worth the Cost

AMD Telemedicine

However, while there is an initial upfront cost to implement telehealth and telemedicine technology, it tells only one chapter of the full financial story. Connected, integrated medical devices allow remote healthcare providers to treat patients as if they were there next to them in their facilities. View our Solutions.

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Why telemedicine is a great option for Medicaid recipients

American Well

In the end, I truly believe that on balance we were helping more than hurting, but I always wondered if there were some way that we could have brought them the same level of care and attention, without the negative side effects of having them bend their lives around a health care system centered on the provider. Patients have a workflow too.

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Why telemedicine is a great option for Medicaid recipients

American Well

In the end, I truly believe that on balance we were helping more than hurting, but I always wondered if there were some way that we could have brought them the same level of care and attention, without the negative side effects of having them bend their lives around a health care system centered on the provider. Patients have a workflow too.

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How To Become a Telehealth Provider

GlobalMed

But today’s telemedicine tools can enable evidence-based care and data sharing. Other providers worry that adding technology to a patient visit will be too complicated or time-consuming – but modern solutions are so easy to navigate that both clinicians and patients can immediately connect with each other to focus on the treatment.