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COVID-19: ATA, HIMSS, others want waivers for Medicare telehealth restrictions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The groups are also asking for an accompanying provision that would give Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar the authority to waive the restrictions on telehealth visits during a public health emergency currently imposed by Medicare. THE LARGER TREND. " Congress should consider Sec. ON THE RECORD.

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Congress waives telehealth restrictions for coronavirus screening

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As was requested by several leading healthcare technology organizations this past week, Congress has included a provision that waives some restrictions for Medicare telehealth coverage as part of its new COVID-19 supplemental funding package.

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Legislators float bipartisan bill to safeguard telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A group of legislators from the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee have introduced a bill aimed at temporarily extending telehealth flexibilities established during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill, the Telehealth Extension Act , would also end geographic and site restrictions on approved telemedicine services for Medicare beneficiaries.

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8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth has been around for a long time, but only recently has it gained the critical mass that most have long expected. Naturally, the first focus was on exploring the new normal of telehealth and virtual care. How to shore up telehealth cybersecurity. How to optimize RPM for physicians. How to cultivate clinician buy-in.

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Weekly Roundup – July 29, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Read more… Data Lineage Tools Help Unpack Complex Data Dependencies. Data lineage tools document the source, accuracy, and flow of regulated healthcare data – a key step in ensuring compliance and minimizing the impact of a data breach, noted Ernie Ostic at Manta. Transparency in how AI is developed and used can help here.

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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. care management tool/HIE), Pamela receives these personalized chats from her specific Nurse Navigator at Northwell and the chat content is tailored for her specific care journey.

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Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) and 2-1-1 New York have received funding from the HHS Administration for Community Living to establish a trust framework and statewide governance structure to support collaboration and exchange of community information across existing networks and users.