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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

A survey from The Harris Poll and ClearDATA found that 81% of Americans incorrectly assume that all protected health information collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA. Medicare ACO Vytalize Health added two board members : Dave Wichmann at Jory Capital and Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips at Press Ganey.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. More than 40% of total inpatient cases include a behavioral health diagnosis.

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AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Purchasing devices and platforms due to pricing was a concern, and HIPAA-compliant platforms and cybersecurity [were concerns] for PHI/patient safety." Staff members were unsure if Medicare and Medicaid would honor the prospective payment-system rate. Acute care, sub-acute care, urgent care or ambulatory care.

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2020 Roadmap: Overcoming Telemedicine Barriers

GlobalMed

Tribal lands sometimes have the lowest rates of broadband adoption; many Indian Health Services facilities lack the bandwidth to offer virtual care. FCC initiatives such as Connected Care NPRM and the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund strive to bring telehealth services to patients in underserved, rural and tribal areas.

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Our Homes Are Health Delivery Platforms – The New Home Health/Care at CES 2021

Health Populi

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, more hospitals were piloting and planning to move inpatient acute care to certain patients’ home when that made clinical and economic sense. The public health crisis, combined with Medicare Advantage and other payors’ regimes, supported an economic model for the hospital-to-home movement.