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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

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To help out, we reached out to our amazing Healthcare IT Today Community to see which healthcare regulations they foresee having a big impact on healthcare IT. Healthcare IT systems, especially EHRs, played a key role in supporting documentation with the use of macros, smart phrases, and templates.

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How we can avoid the 'telehealth cliff'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It's become common knowledge, at this point, that the flexibilities enabled by the federal government at the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency prompted an atmospheric jump in telehealth use. in his opening remarks for a panel at the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference and expo this month.

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22 states changed telemedicine laws during the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In March 2020, federal regulators temporarily relaxed restrictions for telemedicine visits for Medicare patients, raising payments to the same level as in-person visits and reducing cost-sharing, among other changes. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Walmart signals plans to offer telehealth in 16 more states

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Advocates at the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference warned this past week that legislators need to step up. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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RPM market will double in next five years, predict stakeholders

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In March, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released new guidance regarding remote patient monitoring. For the duration of the public health emergency triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, RPM services can be provided to both new and established patients, said the agency. HIMSS20 Digital. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Sen. Brian Schatz: Telehealth is 'single shining exception' to partisanship

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

But, panelists pointed out during the American Telemedicine Association conference on Tuesday, it's important to take the lessons learned during the pandemic and incorporate them into future innovation efforts. "Before the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth was seen by many as the future of healthcare," said Sen.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

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Andrew Eye, CEO of the healthcare data science company ClosedLoop , estimates that about 15% of physicians collect SDoH-related data from patients and use it to assess their needs. Data can be spotty, according to Eye, who says for instance that data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) often lacks racial identifications.