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Legislators float bipartisan bill to safeguard telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The bill, the Telehealth Extension Act , would also end geographic and site restrictions on approved telemedicine services for Medicare beneficiaries. Despite being broadly popular on both sides of the aisle , the geographic- and site-related Medicare provisions the new bill would establish have yet to be enshrined by Congress.

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Bonus Features – November 26, 2023 – 85% of healthcare orgs boosting IT spending in 2024, 70% of orgs actively considering generative AI, plus 18 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

This is due in large part to increased expenses (from 25$ for labor to 90% for maintenance) and revenue reductions from denials (more than 20% from commercial plans and nearly 60% from Medicare Advantage plans). Virtual sitting technology can be tied to reduction in nurse burnout , according to a recent AvaSure study.

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The interoperability 'Golden Spike'

Morning eHealth

Modest Medicare telemedicine increase — Yelp 'beats' CMS at nursing home rating

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8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services offered wide latitude around telehealth regulation and reimbursement in the early days of the COVID-19 emergency. The expansion of telehealth offers the opportunity to achieve some big population health goals, if properly deployed. How to navigate a new policy landscape.

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Northwell Health’s Patients engage with AI ChatBot for guidance & support through their care journey

Consumer eHealth Engagement

Pamela, a 78 year old Medicare patient has just been discharged from a Northwell Hospital for a heart failure episode. Based on her responses, she may be connected with her nurse to discuss any medication adjustments. All of the information that Pamela provided to the chatbot is shared with her nurse for their discussion.

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Building the Future through CMS eHealth

CMS.gov

CMS Launches eHealth. Today, the Office of E-Health Standards and Services is launching a new eHealth initiative that specifically aims to help providers, health IT developers, and other industry partners overcome the challenges of collectively implementing this new electronic infrastructure.

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Boston Children’s, Brigham and Women’s & Northwell Health leverage virtual assistants for a better patient care experience

Consumer eHealth Engagement

The patient can connect with a nurse through the Health Chat application at any time. “With our 65+ Medicare population at Northwell Health, we realized that one big barrier was some patients still have a flip phone which will not work with our chatbot”, Hallie explains. Panelist Insights on Virtual Health Assistants.