Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Orlando Health's program is the first in Central Florida to be approved by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and represents an expansion of a federal enhanced care model created during the pandemic to extend the scop of hospital resources. It's going to be the emergency department for heart attacks or strokes.

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Mend

JANUARY 18, 2021

Telehealth advocates aren’t impressed with the lack of support for connected health services in the latest pandemic relief package. And it eliminates geographic restrictions for the mental health treatment delivered via telehealth , while also allowing patients to be treated in their homes. To be fair, the news wasn’t all bad.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Employees have access to the health system’s community education program offering hundreds of classes, and over 60 percent of Mercyhealth partners use some kind of flexible scheduling. For employees over 55 years old, the hospital offers free Medicare and health claims assistance. Pinehurst (N.C.)

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