Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Abner then went to Mexico and witnessed the emergence of telemedicine there. which was under-served by the nation’s health care system, realizing the promise of virtual care could have a positive impact for these patients. There is a recognition by stakeholders across all of health care that the status quo is not sufficient….but

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care innovations

APRIL 25, 2018

million in telehealth claims per year “did not meet Medicare requirements,” the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has thrust new light upon America’s byzantine telemedicine reimbursement policies and the limitations they place on the expansion of value-based care.

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus spawned another kind of gift to China and the nation’s health citizens: telemedicine, the essay explains. COVID-19 accelerated telemedicine adoption, the story goes, being accessed mainstream through major regions of China. The WeDoctor app, part of Tencent, deployed 20,000 online doctors donating time for free.

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Health Populi

APRIL 14, 2019

“ATA” is the new three-letter acronym for the American Telemedicine Association, meeting today through Tuesday at the Convention Center in New Orleans. Ann Mond Johnson assumed the helm of CEO of ATA in 2018, and she’s issued a call-to-action across the health/care ecosystem for a delivery system upgrade.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 4, 2022

Although some behavioral professional licensing boards have adopted similar inter-jurisdictional telehealth model acts (see Telemedicine Across State Lines Post-Pandemic for details), the publication of the ULC act signals more widespread telehealth adoption as the norm.

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Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2021

TripleTree expects a “domino effect from virtual health adoption that will drive waves of demand across areas that complement virtual health and address other vulnerabilities exposed by COVID-19,” the report forecasts. Power found that only 10% of health consumers had been using telehealth services. In 2019, J.D.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Whether you’re new to telehealth and telemedicine or have been utilizing telehealth for a while, the current COVID19 pandemic has flipped this type of healthcare service delivery on its head much like so many other facets of our professional and personal worlds. Currently, policy is fluid. Bandwidths are burdened.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

HRSA’s 8 bureaus and offices (Ryan White, Maternal and child health, rural health policy, healthcare systems, etc.) In 2019, Health Centers across the nation served 30 million patients. Mohr called engagement the “hallmark” of PCORI research and discussed examples of what they’re looking for. Dr. Lori Uscher-Pines.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Note that WHO’s approach to digital health adoption includes equity, access, palliative care, privacy, and security.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

” [i] “We have moved forward a decade in the use of telemedicine in this country, and it’s going to become and will remain an increasingly important part of physician practices going forward.” It is also recommended to review individual payer websites for any changes in telehealth policies for 2021.

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Health Populi

MAY 7, 2023

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.

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Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

Patients-as-consumers increasingly expect retail-enchanting service levels from health care – especially as patients pay medical bills increasingly out-of-pocket. Convenience can take the form of time: for example, time to drive to an appointment and/or time required to be away from work to attend to that appointment.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

live under a broadband monopoly, explicitly pointing to Comcast as a prime example of an obstructive force in building out broadband to the last mile and citizen’s home. Among many reasons broadband continues to lag in certain parts of the U.S. is the monopoly power of ISPs: ILSR gauges that 83 million people in the U.S.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

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. For example, your community may have a large number of citizens who need diabetes or nutritional counseling. The growth of telehealth: 20 things to know.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Editor’s Note: Healthcare organizations are increasingly looking to adopt telehealth programs, but they face a number of telehealth policy barriers that hinder their plans, according to the Center for Connected Health Policy. Payers are rapidly becoming educated in telehealth and are keen on closing telehealth gap.

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Health Populi

JULY 27, 2020

This graph compares consumers’ demands by digital health channels for accessing various points of care across personal health care life-flows. The segment of empowered consumers would more likely use digital technologies as shown in the first bar chart. could develop a national COVID-19 pandemic surveillance system.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Editor’s Note: Healthcare organizations are increasingly looking to adopt telehealth programs, but they face a number of policy barriers that hinder their plans, according to the Center for Connected Health Policy. Payers are rapidly becoming educated and are keen on closing the gap.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MAY 24, 2018

Q: Per Medicare regulations, do the providers at a distant site have to be hospital-based or can they be in a private setting – for example, a group of pulmonologists who want to create a telehealth system on their own? The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) is a great resource to stay current on state and national policy.

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Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2022

For example, Boomers would be less likely than younger patients to take a telehealth appointment if it was available sooner than an in-person visit — signaling, JLL says, that older people may have stronger ties to medical providers than younger patients.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Among the clearest economic development rationales for digital health is for expanding telehealth in rural America. This was the topic of a recent meet-up convened by NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, discussing the economic returns of telemedicine.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Key to the plan’s success (crossing fingers) is that the participants must submit an equity plan that requires collecting data as well as developing measures to track success in meeting the goals for addressing social determinants of health. Getting to health equity is a team sport and requires collaboration.

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Health Populi

APRIL 8, 2021

The report on health care systems and providers was released this week: COVID-19 Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned and Compelling Needs was authored by experts on the front-line of health care delivery, medical education, and health policy. The paper describes the landscape of the U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

At last year’s 2020 CES, I wrote here in Health Populi that evidence and innovation was beginning to bridge health consumers keen to take on self-care for their hearts, and their physicians. Water weight retention connects to heart health, for example, and can also be an indicator for other acute conditions.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) has also published its annual State. While progress has been steady since 2014, the 2022 calendar year saw notable growth on numerous telemedicine fronts within the FSMB position papers. November 29, 2022 – Telemedicine Policies by State , Telemedicine Policies by State.

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