Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Shelley, a professor in the Department of Policy and Public Health Management at the New York University School of Global Public Health. At the same time, the researchers noted, several hurdles remain for primary care providers when it comes to integrating telemedicine. " If the U.S.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

This drove health consumers to virtual care platforms in the first months of the public health crisis — including lots of older people who had never used telemedicine or even a mobile health app. Virtual care will be a lifeline for many older people who cannot leave home or do not want to do so.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced earlier this month , for example, that it would add 11 virtual services to its reimbursement list during the COVID-19 public health emergency – following in the footsteps of its earlier flexibilities for virtual care.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Mimi Winsberg, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Brightside Health We have been in an uncertain time for regulation around telemedicine, and there are a few key trends to watch. We need to refine the Ryan Haight Act to develop a telemedicine registry that can safely prescribe controlled medication virtually.

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GlobalMed

JUNE 16, 2021

At the same time, both PCPs and the patients who need them face many challenges – and now both are finding that telemedicine may be the answer. Like most physicians, PCPs spend considerable time on administrative documentation and managing capacity. Medicare has also dramatically loosened its restrictions on telehealth coverage.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2023

News CMS has opened the Hardship Exception application period for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that participated in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program in 2022.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 10, 2023

Practitioners of all healthcare professions will be impacted by the upcoming end of the public health emergency (PHE). They include the following: If my client has a residence in my state of licensure, is it still going to be ok for me to work with them after the end of the COVID public health emergency?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 15, 2023

Ryan Health has seven primary care centers, seven school-based health centers, two community outreach centers at transitional housing sites, and one mobile health center, all located throughout Manhattan. As an FQHC, 75% of patients are enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare; another 7% are uninsured.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Practitioners of all healthcare professions will be impacted by the upcoming end of the public health emergency (PHE). They include the following: If my client has a residence in my state of licensure, is it still going to be ok for me to work with them after the end of the COVID public health emergency?

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Specifically, what if the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinds the emergency orders it has put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic? The American Telemedicine Association maintains a US bills related to telemedicine and their status. The change took place in almost a twinkling of an eye.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 29, 2023

Practitioners of all healthcare professionals will be impacted by the upcoming end of the public health emergency (PHE). They include the following: If my client has a residence in my state of licensure, is it still going to be ok for me to work with them after the end of the COVID public health emergency?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 28, 2023

" MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. The vendor worked closely with our IT and operations teams to ensure we built the appropriate workflows for clinical documentation and billing. " The U.S.

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Henry Kotula

MAY 9, 2020

She documented all of our symptoms,” Ms. Federal officials have taken some steps to help small practices, including advancing Medicare payments and reimbursing doctors for virtual visits. Nearly 30 percent of the visits were virtual as doctors rushed to offer telemedicine as the safest alternative for their staff and patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. “Regulators, for their part, have tried to smooth the way for a pivot to virtual during the public health emergency. “Still, the shift to more decentralized, virtual studies has received a powerful push during the pandemic,” the report said.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 22, 2022

First, the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to be extended for three months in January, bringing today’s best predictions for the end of the PHE to April 2023. Key Medicare Behavioral Telehealth Regulations. 2617 , includes the omnibus’ Mental Health Access Improvement Act (S.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 26, 2023

Understanding California laws including California telemedicine laws will go a long way to meeting telehealth legal requirements regardless of where, or what you practice. The article below summarizes some new California teletherapy laws and briefly mentions California telemedicine laws to help you get started. Accessed Feb.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Understanding California laws, including California telemedicine laws, will go a long way to meeting telehealth legal requirements regardless of where or what you practice. The article below summarizes some new California teletherapy laws and briefly mentions California telemedicine laws to help you get started. Accessed Feb.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

The use of robots in health care will exponentially mature with the development of robots capable of performing basic medical tasks, such as taking vital signs, administering medications, and providing wound care. This will be top of mind as companies recognize the need to componentize or break up existing documents. Enter academia.

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