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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

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by Healthcare IT News November 22, 2019. Many want to target drug costs and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has mandated hospitals to post a list of their standard charges by diagnostic-related group, in an effort for consumers to have transparent cost options. – Susan Morse, Senior Editor, Healthcare Finance News.

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Temple uses $1M of FCC telehealth funding for virtual care platform, tablets and more

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More than 85% of the patients served by Temple are covered by government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Patients dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid make up roughly half of the Medicare inpatient base. Healthcare IT News recently compiled a comprehensive list of these vendors with detailed descriptions.

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8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

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"It's the overnight success story that was 30 years in the making," said Atrium Health Chief Strategy Officer Dr. Rasu Shrestha. In June, Healthcare IT News and the other HIMSS Media brands, Healthcare Finance and MobiHealthNews, launched a new series of editorial webinars at the HIMSS Learning Center.

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COVID-19 presents a new chance to make telehealth accessible to the underserved

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"Regrettably, minority groups are being left behind by the telehealth revolution," said David Smith, executive director for the Medicaid Transformation Project, in an interview with Healthcare IT News. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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NYC elder care provider using FCC funds for telehealth, protecting seniors from COVID-19

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Healthcare IT News recently compiled a comprehensive list of these vendors with detailed descriptions. Parker serves medically complex and severely immunocompromised, frail elderly patients requiring intense skilled nursing and medical care. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. ” MARKETPLACE.

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Telehealth Visits Can Improve Revenue, But They’re No Cornucopia

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Specifically, what if the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinds the emergency orders it has put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic? Medicare created new codes to cover remote patient monitoring in January 2020, according to Anderson and Null. The change took place in almost a twinkling of an eye.

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Leveraging Technology to Improve Referral Management in Home Health Care

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The demand for home health services is projected to grow nearly eight percent annually through 2030, which is fueled by the majority of the Baby Boomer generation reaching the Medicare age of 65 and growing orthopedic-related diseases. . You can connect with him on LinkedIn.