South Central Telehealth Resource Center

AUGUST 8, 2018

New legislation at state and federal levels is making it possible for telehealth services to be reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance carriers. Targets quality of care and quality of life. In addition to self-pay patients, reimbursement can be sought through Medicaid, Medicare and commercial/private payers.

Telehealth 115

Telehealth Medicare Primary Care Health Policy 115

Health Populi

JANUARY 31, 2018

Omron has been one of the few consumer-facing digital health companies that has taken the long-view and done the work to file for FDA clearance for a medical-grade technology that mainstream consumers can use. Omron seeks to jump that hurdle through FDA clearance.

Digital Health 204

Digital Health Connected Health Public Health Mental health 204

Health Populi

JULY 29, 2022

We can point to other events, too, continuing to re-shape consumer-facing healthcare, including the companies whose logos I’ve assembled for you here, All of these will impact health consumers’ access to and understanding of various health care services and products, across peoples’ healthcare journeys.

Digital Health 203

Digital Health Telemedicine Primary Care Telehealth 203

Health Populi

JANUARY 7, 2019

Using food and tech as medicine can help people avoid going on medications like statins and others for heart health. An important example of this self-care approach is the evidence-based Ornish food regimen which is reimbursed by Medicare (as a form of cardiac rehabilitation). Limiting alcohol consumption.

Digital Health 169

Digital Health Medicare Public Health Primary Care 169

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 13, 2022

It shifts the focus from acute and reactive care to proactive, population-based care. This includes regular contact with a primary care provider and access to self-management resources like patient education, support groups, and technology tools. What is Chronic Care Management? What are the Benefits of CCM?

Primary Care 40

Primary Care Nursing Medicare Health Information 40

GlobalMed

JULY 8, 2019

Digital appointment reminders, self-scheduling features, mobile apps and other online tools can help reduce no-shows and keep patients engaged and motivated. Remote monitoring can increase medication and care plan adherence or alert providers of a spike in blood pressure or other need for intervention.

Telemedicine 40

Telemedicine Primary Care Health Policy Mental health 40

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

We can expect value-based contracting in 2023 to embed health equity incentives, such as this contract struck between Independence Blue Cross and Jefferson Health to address health for residents of Philadelphia including the Accelerate Health Equity initiative. As health consumers, U.S.

Health Technology 156

Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

See that their home is a one-story design in the connected health neighborhood, a good choice for a couple seeking to age well in their home without stairs. Take George and Audrey. Each of them is dealing with different medical conditions: George has been diagnosed with heart failure and Dorothy is managing COPD.

Digital Health 356

Digital Health Public Health Connected Health Telehealth 356

GlobalMed

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Getting paid for telehealth services has long been an irritant, especially for overworked clinicians who are already struggling with burnout and don’t have time to deliver poorly compensated care. The CONNECT Act is aimed at removing what AMA President Patrice A. Tech Visionaries Reinvent Telehealth.

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Telehealth Interoperability Connected Health 52

Health Populi

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In early December, FarmBoxRx was the first online grocer to be approved to channel food to SNAP/EBT recipients as payment from Medicare and Medicaid. enabling enrollees in Medicare and Medicaid to order fresh produce online. I reported out this trend in my 2019 book, Health Citizenship , which looked at U.S.

Mental health 182

Mental health Public Health Digital Health Medicare 182