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Where telemedicine is headed now that the PHE has ended

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Further, what should CIOs and other health IT leaders at hospitals and health systems be doing to address new telemedicine challenges? What does the end of the PHE mean for the future of telemedicine? For example, Medicare reimbursement of telemedicine will continue by and large as it did during COVID until the end of 2024.

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“My Doctor’s Office” Should Accept Wearable Tech Health Data, Most Patients Say

Health Populi

Among the key findings, Software Advice learned that, 9 in 10 patients (again, health-engaged wearable tech-adopters) were interested in sharing data from their devices with their physicians. This proportion of folks interested in sharing their wearable health data grew from 56% in 2021 to 91% in 2023.

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Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

WHY IT MATTERS To identify common facilitators and barriers to telehealth implementation, researchers evaluated practice leaders' perspectives on 32 aspects of telemedicine in their practices, according to a new report published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

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22 states changed telemedicine laws during the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Commonwealth Fund released an issue brief this week reviewing state actions to expand individual and group health insurance coverage of telemedicine between March 2020 and March 2021. It found that 22 states changed laws or policies during that time period to require more robust insurance coverage of telemedicine. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Taking stock of the sudden evolution of telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began to allow for reimbursement for videoconferencing between healthcare provider and patient. Since then, CMS has now expanded coverage for telehealth and telemedicine. According to CMS.gov , CMS is expanding access to telehealth services with Medicare.

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Telemedicine triage kiosks reduce ER visits by 11% for ACO

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Alliance for Integrated Care of New York (AICNY) oversees the healthcare needs of roughly 6,200 dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). There are a great many telemedicine technology and services vendors on the health IT market today. THE PROBLEM. ” PROPOSAL.

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Medicare Rolls Out Telehealth Indicator for Patients to Easily Find Telehealth Providers

Telebehavioral Health Institute

In January 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rolled out a new telehealth “indicator” to make information about Medicare telehealth providers on publically-available clinician profile pages more readily available. Medicare Telemedicine Snapshot Data File. 2021 (2021).