Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 2, 2020

A number of companies popped into my inbox in the past week with announcements of a period of free access to remote care/engagement technologies – including and in alphabetical order CareCentrix , CareTree , Ergo , Eversound , Outpatient , Ready Responders , VitalTech , and NurseCaller. Comments to the contrary are welcome.

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Remote care Telehealth mHealth Nursing 141

Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

More than 20 million wound images and 40 million assessments have been captured through the app, which has empowered healthcare providers to deliver standardized, accessible and equitable wound care for every patient – with advanced, high-precision imaging, compliant documentation, clinical analytics and remote care.

Leadership 88

Leadership Remote care Digital Health Nursing 88

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

According to court documents, RICU had contacted HHS and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services officials after the agencies relaxed telehealth regulations under COVID-19. Panuccio told Healthcare IT News that in his view the physician's location doesn't make a difference to the patients when it comes to remote care.

Telehealth 107

Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine Healthcare IT 107

Xealth

JUNE 14, 2023

Neither are remote teleICUs. The multidisciplinary heart team approach (cardiologists, radiologists, imagers, echocardiographers, nurses, and research coordinators) has serious legs for value-based care, and digital health has the potential to keep the team connected. This is not new technology.

Digital Health 80

Digital Health Remote care Patient Experience Mental health 80

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2021

"I believe telemedicine is here to stay, because I have proof that it works, and remote patient encounters are a viable option for physicians." "During these visits, we pulled the Allscripts ProMobile application to see the records of those patients and document a quick assessment and plan," Raman explained.

EHR 146

EHR Telehealth Remote care Telemedicine 146

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

“These reasons include: ability to launch through a browser versus an app; device and software diagnosis; low bandwidth consumption and scalability; tech support for patients; ability to integrate with patient portal; and ability to continue documenting within existing EHR while performing telemedicine.”

Telehealth 146

Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Remote care 146

AMD Telemedicine

MARCH 23, 2023

Conversely, the more your providers know about their telehealth choices, the more high-quality remote care they can provide. Or, create an accessible web-based library of videos, “best practices” documents, and other educational collateral that you can then share with all your clinical teams.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Remote care 78

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 6, 2024

Additionally, it incentivizes the adoption of more technologically advanced care models, aligning with the broader healthcare industry’s shift towards telehealth and remote care. Documentation and Record-Keeping Effective documentation and record-keeping are critical in this new billing environment.

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Medicare Telehealth Digital Health Remote care 40

care innovations

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

After years of study and documentation, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that remote patient monitoring (RPM) is among the most efficient and effective tools available for chronic disease management for older adults — particularly those with diabetes, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Telehealth 40

Telehealth Remote care Medicare Health Technology 40

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2024

Virtual care nurses can answer medical questions and provide expert guidance in real-time. Those interactions can not only save time, resources, and expenses, but they are also documented in the patient’s medical record so they’re available to the patient’s full care team.

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Telemedicine Nursing Patient Experience Remote care 109

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

This includes writing market research documents (blogs, white papers, reports) about the categories that can help position them in comparison to each other and new entrants. Lots of talk about remote care technologies. It includes giving advice to current and new entrants.

Remote care 75

Remote care Telehealth 75

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

The most notable approval is USCDI v3, and others include two implementation guides from CMS for Quality Reporting Document Architecture and three HL7 standards (for C-CDA, FHIR, and QRDA). ONC has approved six standards as part of its annual annual Standards Version Advancement Process.

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HIPAA Digital Health EHR Healthcare IT 92

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2022

Homecare: Consider a vision for 'connected care.' This was conceived by Andrea Cohen, Founder and Vice-Chair of HouseWorks , a large home care company started in Boston. Andrea noted, "When employed to its fullest, remote care technology improves every aspect of how care is delivered in the home.

Connected Care 69

Connected Care Remote care 69

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 3, 2022

One Health categorizes three different visit types for telehealth and has corresponding workflows to ensure appropriate documentation. "We are very excited to be using our FCC funds for a remote patient monitoring program," Compton noted. Click here to read the special report. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

Telehealth 109

Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Remote care 109

care innovations

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Including the remote evaluation of patient-submitted photos as a reimbursed service. With the new Medicare fee schedule, “health systems can keep more patients out of the hospital by delivering remote monitoring programs to a much larger population, and ensuring that they are made whole on all their patients,” he continues.

Medicare 40

Medicare Remote care Telemedicine Meaningful Use 40

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 27, 2022

While these are two large factors behind the increased demand, other factors are driving the increase, including the technological advances that enable better remote care. The process begins when a patient is referred to a specialist home health provider by his or her primary care physician.

Primary Care 76

Primary Care Remote care Connected Care Nursing 76

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2021

Reimagining everything for remote care. The entire foundation of healthcare is built on in-person care. Everything needs to be reimagined for remote care, said Canino at Johns Hopkins Health Systems. Kevin Dawson, CIO at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. ( @HowardU ).

EHR 191

EHR Telehealth Telemedicine Nursing 191

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

While our first big push into remote care was a leap into the unknown, this time we want to make sure that we are surveying the landscape to make this a safe, smart, and financially responsible decision. but delivering high-quality, consistent care presents numerous operational challenges.

Primary Care 114

Primary Care Digital Health Telemedicine Mental health 114

care innovations

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

the year kicked off with a modification of CPT code 99091 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which “ immediately increased the amount of billable Medicare hours available for doctors and clinicians who utilize remote care services ,” as we reported in January. In the U.S.,

Nursing 40

Nursing mHealth Medicare Remote care 40

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

" The platform alerts the patient's care team when needed, prompting clinicians to check in with the patient about mobility issues, pain management or other concerns. The platform also is integrated with the center's documentation software, Emme, which it uses in the postoperative stay suite at its lodge.

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Nursing Patient Experience Pain management Remote care 117

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2023

" Siddiqi's goal was to effectively move more elements of in-person care into the home, including virtual check-ins, education and physical therapy. With effective digital and remote care via remote therapeutic monitoring, he has been able to solve more substantial problems.

Remote care 112

Remote care Medicare Healthcare IT Telemedicine 112

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2021

The FDA also provides necessary guidelines for operating a device and supporting documents highlighting the dos, don’ts, and pros and cons, thus helping make informed decisions. Depending on this classification, a medical device must undergo different regulatory processes, including a clinical trial.

FHIR 172

FHIR EHR Telehealth EMR 172

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 19, 2023

The Future of Remote Care and Older Adults (2020). The pandemic catalyzed simultaneous innovation efforts on multiple fronts – many of the initiatives will become fixtures within the emerging remote care technology ecosystem. This report discusses the opportunities, both in 2018 and moving forward.

Remote care 118

Remote care Telehealth 118

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 2, 2020

“No dual documentation was required. Providers would be able to share their screen, pass documents and chat with patients, all within the virtual visit. ” Patients would be able to join their virtual visit on any device through a secure link in an e-mail or a secure link in a text message sent to their phone.

Telehealth 164

Telehealth EHR Telemedicine Remote care 164

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 9, 2023

Complicating matters even more, each state has its own rules about which documents are needed for verification, different speeds at which the documents are processed, unique platforms for submission and, most important, different eligibility lengths before licenses require renewal.

Telemedicine 143

Telemedicine Telehealth Health Policy Remote care 143

mHealth Insight

APRIL 15, 2020

In 2006 David co-founded 3G Doctor, a service providing fully documented Mobile Video Consultations with registered Doctors. Fiona has enjoyed a wealth of relevant experience including work with the worlds most famous remote care service the “flying doctors” 11:10am “How mobile has transformed the Medical Record”.

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mHealth Remote care Nursing Digital Health 40

eVisit

JANUARY 2, 2019

Telemedicine is easy, right?

Telemedicine 63

Telemedicine mHealth Remote care HIPAA 63

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

With the increase in digital health, remote care, and patient access, the need for a reliable platform to conduct everything has also increased. But while we all need reliable communication platforms, properly utilizing them is an entirely different story.

EHR 107

EHR Interoperability Digital Health Patient Experience 107

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

Gary Hamilton, CEO at InteliChart To make meaningful progress on health equity, hospitals and health systems will first need to identify existing barriers to care that impact their own patient populations. When selecting patient-facing digital tools, health systems should evaluate platforms on their ability to engage all patient populations.

Drug Development 97

Drug Development Primary Care Remote care Patient Experience 97

Continue Education Journal

MAY 28, 2021

Listed below are the current waiver statuses of each state (as of May 28, 2021): State Status Changes (if applicable) Alabama Active – end date TBD – A physician can provide an Alabama resident TeleHealth services as long as the physician holds either a full license or a license to practice across state lines Alaska Active – end date (..)

Telehealth 130

Telehealth Telemedicine Mental health HIPAA 130

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 29, 2023

In 2020, the Hypertension Journal documented strong evidence that explicitly supports virtual care for remote monitoring, counseling, addressing the individual electronic health record, and communication regarding chronic illnesses like cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. What are the Challenges of Virtual Healthcare?

Telehealth 40

Telehealth Telemedicine Remote care Mental health 40

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Patient education material in the form of images, documents and videos is pushed to patients through the app, as well. It uses artificial intelligence to interpret and display remote monitoring data, striking a balance between alerting of concerning trends and avoiding alarm fatigue, the company said. Spry Health. Vivify Health.

Connected Health 181

Connected Health Telehealth Pharmaceuticals EHR 181

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 2, 2023

Dr. Ben Barlow, Chief Medical Officer at Experity Providers can utilize EHR documentation provided by social workers, community health workers, case managers, or nurses – all who are members of the community hearing firsthand from patients the health disparities they face.

Mental health 109

Mental health Patient Experience EHR Healthcare IT 109

Health Populi

JANUARY 6, 2022

. “This strengthens (patients’) relationship with doctors extending care beyond clinic walls,” she has found, leveraging the convenience and flexibility of remote care to provide the best therapy possible.

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eMed Connected Health Telehealth Life Science 170