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Real-Time Versus Store-and-Forward Telehealth Technology

AMD Telemedicine

When it comes to clinical telemedicine , there are two general categories that most “sharing” technologies tend to fall into: live real-time and store-and-forward technologies. Real-time telemedicine technologies, as you might have guessed, are more immediate.

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

Applying for telemedicine jobs and want to stand out? This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. ATA : ATA stands for the American Telemedicine Association and is the prominent professional telemedicine organization in the United States.

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6 Ways to Drive Higher Medicaid Reimbursement with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

Most offer the same reasons: Medicaid reimbursement rates are typically lower than other insurers and the documentation requirements can be burdensome. Fortunately, there’s a solution that can benefit both provider revenue and population health: telemedicine. Almost a third of physicians don’t accept Medicaid patients.

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In telehealth hearing, House committee weighs access against cost

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Harvard Medical School Associate Professor of Health Policy and Medicine Dr. Ateev Mehrota proposed a more measured approach. Although the need for telehealth is unmistakable, said Mehrota, policies should encourage "higher-value" applications for care and discourage "lower-value" ones.

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Here's what primary care clinicians say they need to effectively implement telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Their findings, published this past week in Health Affairs , demonstrate the positive impact that temporary federal changes to telehealth-related regulations have had on virtual care adoption. At the same time, the researchers noted, several hurdles remain for primary care providers when it comes to integrating telemedicine.

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Ten In Ten: Manatt’s Healthcare Priorities to 2031

Health Populi

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

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Telehealth Awareness, Access and Adoption: Updates from J.D. Power, the ATA and FAIR Health

Health Populi

I’ll also weave in the latest insights from the ATA 2019 State of the States report updating legislative/regulatory telemedicine activity at the U.S. There’s a growing trend in direct-to-consumer telemedicine companies recently noted in JAMA in a viewpoint titled, “Prescriptions on Demand.” State level.