Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 28, 2020

COVID Public Health Emergency Extended Until October: Official HHS Announcement On July 25, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended the public health emergency (PHE) caused by COVID-19. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human … Read more.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Thinking about the social determinants of prescription drugs, how people take medicines in real life in my latest post in Medecision’s Liberate Health blog. of NYC Health + Hospitals and Suvida Healthcare discussing medication adherence and what prevents us from taking our meds as prescribed.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

While love can’t solve all of the world’s problems, it is absolutely a basic human need and a positive force for health and well-being. For today’s Health Populi blog, I have curated a big hug-full of posts I’ve written over the years building the evidence base of love as a determinant of health.

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Mend

APRIL 4, 2023

In part 2 of our blog series, Mend reviews the temporary Medicare changes for telehealth lasting until the end of 2024. As we head closer to the public health emergency (PHE) end date of May 11, 2023, providers must prepare for changes. As the PHE ends, it’s essential to know what is changing so you can prepare.

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Health Populi

MAY 5, 2021

One are, tele-mental and -behavioral health, is meeting the moment, with virtual therapy meeting up with under-served demand from before the public health crisis. With mental health the epidemic inside and beyond the pandemic , this area is fast-growing with anxiety and stress part of daily lives in 2021.

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Clear Arch Health

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The post 3 Things You Need to Know Now: Public Health Emergency to End; ATA2023 Telehealth Expo; Using RPM to Address Quintuple Aim appeared first on Clear Arch Health.

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Mend

MARCH 27, 2023

In part 1 of our blog series, Mend reviews the permanent Medicare changes to the Telehealth policy. The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) has been in place for three years. The post The End Of The Public Health Emergency Part 1 – Permanent Medicare Changes and Their Effects appeared first on Mend.

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Health Populi

MAY 26, 2021

The emergence of the COVID-19 vaccine “infodemic” has slowed the ability for nations around the world to emerge out of the public health crisis. Growing cynicism among some health citizens facing the politicization of public health tactics like vaccines and facial masks is what we’re talking about.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 26, 2022

Scanning through the collection of blog posts from April and May, the obvious has finally occurred. Consider these six blog posts from April and May 2022. Telehealth vs. in-person: the Covid-19 public health emergency declaration to reimburse doctors for providing telehealth services for Medicare recipients has been repeatedly renewed.

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Mend

APRIL 12, 2023

In part 3 of our blog series, Mend reviews the temporary changes that will end on May 11, 2023. The post The End Of The Public Health Emergency Part 3 – Temporary Changes Until The End appeared first on Mend. As the PHE ends, it’s important to know what is changing so you can prepare. This is not legal advice.

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InTouch Health

APRIL 2, 2020

Once the worst of the pandemic was over, several countries changed their approach to healthcare, essentially reorganizing every aspect of public health. As the world continues to respond to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, learn how some public health crises shaped the evolution of medical technology.

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Health System CIO

MARCH 24, 2023

With the public health emergency scheduled to expire, the DEA has proposed rules that put patients at risk of “not getting critical, clinically appropriate medications, which in turn puts their lives at risk,” said Dr. Joseph Kvedar.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

my essay published this week in Medecision’s Liberate Health blog. But medical distancing became a corollary life-flow of the physical version, and for our collective health and well-being, it hasn’t been good for our health in ways beyond keeping our exposure to the virus at bay. Medical distancing?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 5, 2018

The four blog posts from March are: 2018 Technology Market Overview updated and published. Traffic deaths are a 'public health crisis that cannot be tolerated.' Technology and tech-enabled services matter for older adults. Six offerings from the What’s Next Boomer Business Summit.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 27, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is preparing to eliminate the majority (74) of the temporary telehealth CPT codes created during the pandemic once the public health emergency (PHE) ends. appeared first on TBH Institute Blog. … Read more. The post 74 Temporary Telehealth CPT Codes to be Eliminated?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 20, 2020

HIPAA Compliant Video Chat Basics: Requirements for HIPAA after COVID Although the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended the public health emergency until October, telehealth providers need to look at what’s next. Once the public health emergency … Read more.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 27, 2021

President Biden’s first few days on the job gave us a very clear view on how he sees conquering COVID: through a whole-of-government approach to public policies that bolster directly addressing the virus, along with the many forces shaping how we got here and how to come out of the pandemic era stronger. ” The plotline goes….

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Health Populi

AUGUST 27, 2020

healthcare system, first and foremost the nation’s patchwork public health infrastructure and health inequities in mortality rates due to COVID-19. healthcare: the cost of health insurance relative to working Americans’ relatively flat incomes. The coronavirus pandemic has revealed many flaws in the U.S.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2020

If you hadn’t tuned into the Health Populi blog yesterday, 10th August 2020 , you missed the first five letters of my Age of Corona alphabet, curated in my art journal created in the early weeks of the pandemic. “H” is for hand-washing.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 11, 2020

This week, I’m sharing all the letters of the alphabet with you which reminded me keywords and themes emerging as we were learning about this dastardly public health threat beginning early in 2020. ” I added in a Pacific Coast telegram sticker and spelled out the name of the city in a child-like alpha font.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 8, 2020

Telemedicine Fraud Increases Access to telehealth has grown rapidly since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The post Telemedicine Fraud appeared first on TBH Institute Blog. As access to telehealth has increased, so has telemedicine fraud. Telemedicine fraud is discussed below.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 19, 2024

Digitally enabled healthcare means building digital technologies into the fabric of our ecosystem to improve outcomes and enhance efficiency in day-to-day health and wellness.”

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Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2022

To mark this Earth Day 2022, I’ve written a brief primer on ESG for the health care community published today in the Medecision Liberate Health blog. Here in Health Populi , I’ll give you a few highlights with graphics you won’t see in that essay to illustrate some key points. Real estate, eg.,

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 27, 2020

Emergency HIPAA Privacy Rule Waiver During an emergency or public health crisis, some elements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule may be waived. As of March 15, 2020, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued an … Read more. The post HIPAA Privacy Rule Waiver appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services: Renewal of Determination That A Public Health Emergency Exists. The post October 2020 Telehealth Reimbursement Update appeared first on TBH Institute Blog. The National Emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has officially been extended to January 27, 2021, by Alex M.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services: Renewal of Determination That A Public Health Emergency Exists. The post October 2020 Telehealth Reimbursement Roundup appeared first on TBH Institute Blog. The National Emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has officially been extended to January 27, 2021, by Alex M.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

And Excess Deaths” in my latest post for Medecision’s Liberation blog. O recently called 2020 “The Year of COVID.”. I riff on his observation for last year, coining this year our “Year of Vaccines. You can read my take on the upside of vaccinations and the sobering downside of mortality in the U.S.,

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Health Populi

MARCH 31, 2021

Here’s your link to “Housing Is Key To Health” in the Medecision Liberation blog. The post Housing as Prescription for Health/Care – in Medecision Liberation appeared first on HealthPopuli.com. It’s brilliant.

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

The high-deductible health plan design in fact prevents many people from seeking preventive care or testing: uninsured patients could pay at least $500 for a test, and a 10-day hospital stay can tally $75,000 according to Gerard Anderson , professor of public health at Johns Hopkins.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 26, 2023

This week’s installment concerns a recently published blog post about a controversial reimbursement requirement for telemental health telehealth after the end of the public health emergency (PHE). Given the delay, it is unlikely to sustain the required two-year waiting period.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

This week, public health truths have collided with social media, the infodemic, and health citizenship. First, I read in Becker’s Health IT on February 16 that the peer-reviewed policy journal Health Affairs was prevented by a social media outlet from promoting its February 2022 issue themed “Racism and Health.

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Health Populi

APRIL 8, 2022

I’ll pivot here to the fact that Walmart, Kroger, and other grocery and discount chains are also bolstering their healthcare and wellness footprints in the retail health ecosystem, delivering more than prescription drugs through the pharmacy. That is, virtually every country. For the U.S.,

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Society for Participatory Medicine

JANUARY 17, 2024

In interactive CLE sessions, we collected perceptions of participants about the unique role PM can play in advancing health equity and the effective use of technology. We are using these insights to develop blog posts and other educational materials, to advance the understanding of participatory medicine.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Investigators at the Harvard School of Public Health showed that association in 1993 when they compared the average lifespan of residents in U.S. Clean Air Equals Longer Life, Study Says – Scientific American Blog Network. Scientific American Blog Network. ” says an environmental economist. 2019, May 29).

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Health Populi

MARCH 28, 2023

you can search through the Health Populi blog for my various takes — starting with the milestone research of Deaton and Case discussed in this post. Subtitled “the sad state of U.S. life expectancy,” The declining curve here represents U.S. life expectancy for all residents of all ages of 76.1,

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Health Populi

MAY 29, 2020

In the coronavirus quarantine era, millions of Americans have been staying home to flatten the curve, and it’s been working from the evidence-based, public health standpoint. But this first-wave impact of the pandemic and #StayHome mandates have exacted a price on financial and mental health.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

DECEMBER 14, 2022

If we are going to improve health literacy and therefore improve overall public health, brands and companies need to engage early and often with people who have lived experiences. Kristie Kuhl is Global Managing Director, Health and Wellness, for Zeno Group , a global communications agency.

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