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Top 10 telehealth stories of 2020

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

But to gain a sense of the landscape going forward, here's a refresher of Healthcare IT News' top 10 telehealth stories from 2020: Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation. Trump administration expands Medicare telehealth benefits for COVID-19 fight. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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Telehealth billing guide highlights complexities of use

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Center for Connected Health Policy has published a 21-page guide intended to help providers with telehealth-based Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. In another case study this week, we showed the tangible work-life benefits and financial ROI enjoyed by one solo practice's shift toward telehealth consults.

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Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Here is a regularly updated list of deep-dive case studies showing how providers of all shapes and sizes are making their tech spend work for them. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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ViVE 2024 – What Unexpected Surprise Will Happen in Healthcare in the Next 6 Months?

Healthcare IT Today

So while at ViVE 2024 we thought we could do our own friendly little predictions for healthcare. We asked our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to pull out their divination skills and predict what unexpected surprise will happen in healthcare in the next 6 months. The video below is a compilation of their predictions.

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The Power of a Quality Review: Your Best Defense Against OIG Audits

Healthcare IT Today

As proof, several health plans have been making headlines for coding errors and other issues that surfaced during audits: In just the third quarter of 2022, at least four audits have specifically targeted Medicare Advantage plans. The Justice Department has joined the fraud case against one large national insurer.

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Blockchain in Healthcare: A Vehicle Towards Digital Health 2.0?

The Digital Health Corner

According to an excellent whitepaper describing a case study of Medrec , a platform utilizing blockchain technology, health information interoperability is facilitated with the use of blockchain. However, interestingly, interoperability of blockchain itself remains as much a Holy Grail as interoperability of digital healthcare data.