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Telehealth Legislation Passes Ways & Means, As GLP-1s Are Fast-Meshing with Telemedicine in the Marketplace

Health Populi

Some of the policies would add to the supply of licensed health care workers to provide telehealth services, and to bolster rural clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers to offer (and be covered for) virtual care under Medicare.

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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. Patients and health plan members continue evolving into medical bill payers, with their homes and budgets baked into the concept. Retail health-meets-Medicare.

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HHS Secretary Azar touts Trump admin's digital health response to COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

During a brief speech Tuesday evening at the HLTH VRTL 2020 conference, Azar highlighted the efforts of HHS to collect data concerning COVID-19 patients and predicted that patients will see telehealth as "a durable and desirable part of their healthcare" in the long term.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

Healthcare IT Today

Data can be spotty, according to Eye, who says for instance that data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) often lacks racial identifications. According to vice president Ted Hill, it can modernize how public health agencies serve today’s needs. Casetivity can ingest, standardize, and share health data.

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HIMSS names 2021 Changemaker Award winners

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The HIMSS21 Changemakers in Health Awards, meant to highlight leaders worldwide who are harnessing information and technology toward better outcomes, will be recognized at the 2021 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, scheduled for August 9-13 in Las Vegas. President, Emirates Nursing Association.

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The benefits and future of remote patient monitoring

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Medicare currently doesn't reimburse federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) or rural health centers (RHCs) for RPM. Q: Who on the care team should be managing RPM (doctors versus nurses, case managers, etc.)? But for RPM to live up to its potential, our industry needs reimbursement reform.

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Miss one of these? Six aging and health tech blog posts from April and May

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Home care companies, senior living companies, skilled nursing facilities are all desperate for workers to address this increasingly overwhelming market. 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.