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Dispatches from the Frontlines: Connected Health and COVID-19

Connected Health Initiative

The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) and our members worked tirelessly with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congress, and state officials to expand access to connected health solutions during COVID-19 pandemic. billion in 2018.

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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. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Telehealth resource centers nationwide aid providers at no cost

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In addition to the regional TRCs, the National Telehealth Technology Assessment Resource Center and the Center for Connected Health Policy evaluate different types of telehealth technology and track telehealth-related policy, respectively. Each regional TRC has information specifically tailored to the needs of the region.

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Can Consumer Electronics Help Stem the Decline of U.S. Life-Years? A Preface for #CES2023

Health Populi

We cannot expect Technology itself to be a panacea to this national tragedy that public policies must help solve in terms of underlying drivers of health and well-being. But there are technology innovations that can help people deal with addiction through, for example, digital therapeutic solutions.

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Real-Time Versus Store-and-Forward Telehealth Technology

AMD Telemedicine

For example, a clinic that specializes in geriatric care can use live real-time telemedicine solutions to consult remotely with patients for regular checkups, eliminating the need for arranging transportation to the clinic — as well as the associated costs.

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Can you identify 7 qualities of a successful telehealth program?

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

On a daily basis, health care professionals are finding new ways to use telehealth technology to achieve positive outcomes for consumers. For example, telehealth is being used in the management of chronic diseases and follow up/triage programs, which can reduce hospital readmissions and emergency department visits.

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Virtual Health Care Can Reduce Carbon Emissions: the Environmental ROI on Telehealth

Health Populi

To get a complete picture, these benefits should be weighed against the potential risks of virtual care, researchers giving the examples of adverse events and missed diagnoses. Three ESG environmental/social/governmental health system examples are: UPMC committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030.