Connected Health Initiative

APRIL 29, 2021

It would also allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to completely waive restrictions on Medicare’s coverage decisions with respect to telehealth services and add ‘the home of an individual’ and, at HHS’ discretion, ‘any site at which the patient is located’ as originating sites. “Now

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) was followed recently by the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) Final Rule. The video gets into a number of details that can be helpful to all these health care systems.

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Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 24, 2020

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.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 15, 2020

Healthcare video collaboration platform Visionable has announced a partnership with professional services company Difrent to help healthcare organisations work more efficiently. The joint service will also be offered for new clients going forward.

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Health Populi

JULY 15, 2022

However, there will be some bright spots of growth for consumer tech spending, for 5G smartphones, smart home applications, gaming, and health technologies, noted in the Consumer Technology Association’s CTA U.S. drop from 2021, CTA expects software, gaming, video and audio streaming spending will grow by 3.5% About 1 in 5 U.S.

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Health System CIO

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

When it comes to transitioning from face-to-face to video visits, clinicians still have trepidation, and the onus is on leaders to assuage those fears by addressing the reimbursement and integration questions, says Joe Kvedar. The term “Connected Health”. Payers & retail as drivers of mobile health. Chapter 2. *

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Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2022

Consumers continued to invest in and use several technologies that supported self-care at home in 2021, with plans to purchase connected health devices, sports and fitness equipment in the next year. TV penetration dropped to a new low of 89% with younger people employing other platforms for video viewing. 24% of U.S.

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Connected Health Initiative

APRIL 29, 2021

It would also allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to completely waive restrictions on Medicare’s coverage decisions with respect to telehealth services and add ‘the home of an individual’ and, at HHS’ discretion, ‘any site at which the patient is located’ as originating sites. “Now

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Connected Health Initiative

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

(WASHINGTON, DC) November 5, 2020 - Today, the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) released a statement from executive director Morgan Reed regarding the introduction of the House companion to the Telehealth Modernization Act: “The House introduction of the Telehealth Modernization Act is a bold step forward in taking the lessons learned from providers, (..)

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Health Populi

JANUARY 7, 2024

s s s Health Populi’s Hot Points: With our Health Populi lens firmly focused on health, medical care, and well-being in the consumer’s hands and at-home, the 2024 CTA forecast bodes well for people leveraging hardware platforms they are upgrading — like computers, tablets, smartphones, and smartwatches — for personal health management.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

One-fourth of people used video and conference call platforms in the pandemic for the first time, and one-quarter intends to continue using Zoom et. 20% of people used online health services, and 20% intent to keep using them. While connected fitness was gauged in 2019, the other three categories were new to the 2021 study.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Tech spending will be down about 6% in 2022 according to CTA’s estimate, with gaming and video streaming strong purchase categories on the software and services side of consumer tech. Thus, sales for air purifiers and smart/connected health monitors garner consumer interest for gifting. Nearly 1 in 2 U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 10, 2024

Check out the video clipped here. As Dr. Nadim Geloo, with Abbott’s Cardiovascular Care Medical Affairs team, shares at the conclusion of the video, “Living longer is important.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 4, 2022

As a connected health device, Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 3, and. Withings’ FDA-cleared smartwatch as a health/care wearable technology. adults that attended a video meeting did so for medical-related purposes — such as virtual health care, telemedicine, remote monitoring consultation.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 12, 2021

Spending on connected health monitoring devices in the U.S. Streaming video fast-grew, with Disney+ hitting 50 million subscribers in five months (of course, it didn’t hurt that the program launched with Hamilton !). By 2023, connected health monitoring revenue will exceed $1 billion – akin to a blockbuster drug.

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Digital Health Global

DECEMBER 21, 2023

We delved into numerous topics through our articles, shared insights and opinions via eBlasts, interacted firsthand with industry leaders’ opinions through video interviews, and shared all of this with our audience on social media!

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Connected Health Initiative

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The Promise of Digital Health Exists, Connected Health Initiative Urges Congress to Achieve Potential January 31, 2023—Today, ACT | The App Association’s Connected Health Initiative (CHI) released its priorities for the 118 th Congress. Number of U.S. Full details of CHI congressional priorities can be read here.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

The first chart illustrates consumers’ use of digital health tools, showing that online health information and online provider reviews. But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 24, 2022

Their research shows growing demand for connected solutions for air quality, telehealth, independent living solutions, and other health-adjacent services: Consumer usage of telehealth services increased from 15 percent in Q2 2019 to 64 percent in 2021. 55 percent of U.S. Nearly one-half of U.S.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

In May 2019, 14% of older patients’ health care providers offered telehealth visits, growing to 62% in June 2020 during the pandemic. This engaging video features commentary with researchers from U-M. 45% of older people did not feel personally connected to the virtual health care provider. AARP sponsored the poll.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Whatever the approach, size, shape of the initiative – whether it's video-based telehealth, more device-intensive remote patient monitoring or rigorously structured acute care-at-home initiatives – all of these efforts have enormous promise, but not-insubstantial challenges.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 5, 2021

More about this episode: Women are less likely to use video for telehealth care. Laying a stronger foundation for reimbursement of care – especially payment parity – would be helpful to safeguard care. Broadband access will also be key. Study: Black patients more likely than white patients to use telehealth because of pandemic.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 4, 2022

youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year… a growing concern. From Learning for Justice , especially focused on young peoples’ mental health and de-stigmatizing care among under-served people. For 2022’s campaign, here are some key data about mental illness in the U.S. 1 in 20 U.S. 1 in 6 U.S.

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Connected Health Initiative

MARCH 12, 2020

The safest way to combat this disease and provide such services is voice and video tech that enables a patient in their home to connect with clinicians. Beyond live voice and video consultations, clinicians treating those with COVID-19 will need to monitor patient-generated health data collected throughout the day.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 4, 2023

While CTA forecasts a sobering consumer technology revenue picture for 2023, one of the few bright spots is health and fitness technology services, expected to increase by 9 percent in 2023. The chart illustrates that consumers’ spending on software and services is expected to hold steady in 2023, still above pre-pandemic levels.

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Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 2, 2023

This is a timely topic, especially now that the public health emergency (PHE) has ended, removing access to a number of flexibilities designed to improve access to healthcare. Members of the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) used these flexibilities to better reach patients, improve the quality of care, and reduce costs for caregivers.

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Health Populi

JULY 23, 2020

There’s an interesting and important nuance in this study which has implications for health systems’ planning beyond the pandemic era: telehealth services increased across all delivery methods — video calls, text messaging and chat, phone calls, alike.

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Connected Health Initiative

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The Connected Health Initiative is continually looking for ways to ensure that patients and providers can use the right digital tools for the job. This is part of a series outlining key priorities for the 118th Congress in legislating on digital health.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

Medicare and Telehealth Reimbursement for many audio and video behavioral telehealth services has been permanently approved and will extend beyond the PHE without interruption for Medicare beneficiaries. It may be helpful to consider that the Administration’s continued response is not entirely dependent on the COVID-19 PHE.

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AMD Telemedicine

JANUARY 31, 2023

They provide remote healthcare providers with live access to the exam site, not just with video conferencing technologies but also via live streaming medical images, documents, and video. Real-time telemedicine technologies, as you might have guessed, are more immediate.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 24, 2024

WHO has released guidance on the use of large multi-modal models (LMMs) in health care which detail 40+ recommendations for stakeholders in the field to consider when deploying AI.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 27, 2021

The healthcare industry has been learning about virtual mental health services for quite some time. It doesn’t always have to be video,” Havasy said. Virtual care can help destigmatize mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, provided a crash course in this care delivery mode.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2021

A recent HIMSS Market Intelligence survey found that nearly one in two respondents between the ages of 18 and 56 preferred seeing their primary care provider via video after the COVID-19 pandemic. Advocates cheered the CONNECT for Health Act's reintroduction, calling it a major move toward expansion of access to virtual services.

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Health Populi

JULY 10, 2023

And among a vast menu of health, medical, and well-being offerings from collagen to gym equipment and blood pressure monitors is that One Medical membership good for a year of services. “On-demand virtual care services, like 24/7 video chat and easy in-app messaging, are included in the membership at no extra cost.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 23, 2020

Kvedar, who has run the Center for Connected Health at Boston's Partners HealthCare since 1995, has been a self-described "telehealth evangelist" over those decades. Joe Kvedar during his keynote address Monday, the first day of the virtual ATA2020 conference.

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GlobalMed

MARCH 30, 2021

Many still think of virtual solutions as limited to symptoms-based video exams. Other providers worry that adding technology to a patient visit will be too complicated or time-consuming – but modern solutions are so easy to navigate that both clinicians and patients can immediately connect with each other to focus on the treatment.

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Meaningful HIT News

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

As such, the company says, Topol will “impact the design, development and delivery” of connected health products and services for the AT&T ForHealth business. Meanwhile, this week we get more evidence that “connected health” may be winning the terminology battle over mobile, wireless and digital health.

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