Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

more patients than ever are turning to telehealth for care – eschewing overcrowded emergency rooms and dormant physician practices in favor of virtual consults. NYU Langone Health launched its telehealth initiative more than two years ago, but study co-author Dr. Paul Testa told Healthcare IT News that patient use skyrocketed in March.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 14, 2024

News and Studies Follow-up rates for telehealth and in-office visits have remained consistent since 2020 , according to analysis from Epic Research. That said, telehealth visits are more likely to result in follow-ups at the 7-, 30- and 9-day mark, especially in OB/GYN, podiatry, and internal medicine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Different pieces of legislation supporting expansion of technology-enabled access to care were the focus on Capitol Hill this week, with bipartisan bills that provide funding for connected social care networks and call for telehealth regulatory reform gained support on separate tracks. " House offers its spin on telehealth modernization.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2022

"We already had developed a virtual personal protective equipment model in our special pathogen unit of our Medical ICU, or iSOCOMS," said Dr. Karen Rheuban, cofounder and director of the Center for Telehealth and medical director of telemedicine at the University of Virginia Health System.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 20, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, healthcare provider organizations across the country began implementing telehealth technologies and services en masse. Like telehealth, RPM can really improve care, gain efficiencies and trim costs. No, telehealth alone is not enough. Telemedicine finally made it to the mainstream.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

Check out our community’s telehealth and RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) predictions. Digitally-enabled care is the future of telehealth – “telehealth” has become industry norm since the start of the pandemic and used as a catchall term for everything from virtual doctor’s appointments to at-home testing kits.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2023

News and Studies The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule from CMS would continue many of the public health emergency telehealth flexibilities, such as an expanded definition of telehealth practitioners, continued payments to rural health centers and FQHCs, and the expansion of originating sites.

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Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

Presidential elections to that point, and that the last retiring Baby Boomer enrolls in Medicare that year. Their home is the site for most of their health care, with sensors in the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and in the car all informing Quincy’s digital phenotype that further populates data into their EHR which they control and audit.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

As they roll out new leading-edge technologies – AI and automation, telehealth and remote monitoring, EHR optimization and patient engagement – they're realizing lasting positive outcomes for their patients and their bottom lines. million medication instructions without.

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GlobalMed

MARCH 30, 2021

From medical emergencies to ordinary exams, telehealth is shattering healthcare barriers all over the world. Yet for some clinicians, telehealth is still shrouded in mystery – often because they’re not sure how to get started and become a telehealth provider. Here are 8 steps to becoming a telehealth provider.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

More than 85% of the patients served by Temple are covered by government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Patients dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid make up roughly half of the Medicare inpatient base. More than 40% of total inpatient cases include a behavioral health diagnosis.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But a key limiting factor of these many sensors generating data has been inadequate backend algorithms that address signal noise and limited EHR integration, the authors observe. The proliferation of such wearable sensors and remote patient monitoring technologies helps set the technology stage for HaH.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Sun River Health was among the first organizations to receive funding under the Federal Communications Commission COVID-19 Telehealth Program. " A change in New York State and Medicare reimbursement along with receipt of the $753,367 FCC grant infused working capital on top of Sun River Health's investment in telemedicine.

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TheraNest

MARCH 6, 2020

There is a solution that allows your clients to keep their therapy sessions with you while staying in the comfort of their homes: telehealth! . Telehealth is your greatest weapon to combat the cash flow impacts of sickness-related missed appointments. TheraNest’s Telehealth Solution. Meet Your Clients Where They’re At.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

News The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule continues many telehealth flexibilities first adopted during the public health emergency, such as an expanded scope of originating sites an expanded definition of qualified practitioners. Radical Imaging has integrated FlexView with arcc , the imaging platform form Apollo.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2022

Australia offers telehealth subsidy for COVID-19 antiviral prescription. The new Medicare Benefits Schedule item on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme will provide eligible COVID-19-positive patients with access to prescriptions of antiviral medications, which are required to be taken within five days following the onset of symptoms.

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Redox

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Top stories Health systems will increase 2024 IT budgets More than 85% of health systems are boosting next year’s spend on digital health and IT projects, with cybersecurity and EHR modernization topping the list. Complement more and compete less, advises Symplr’s CEO.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Resneck said the joint findings demand the action outlined in the AMA Recovery Plan for America's Physicians , a roadmap released in June that addresses the needs of doctors with five key goals: Supporting telehealth. Reforming Medicare payment. Stopping scope creep. Fixing prior authorization burdens. Reducing physician burnout.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Over time, most stopped complaining about this problem, though I’d wager it was because they simply had worse things to worry about during the painful initial period of EHR adoption. It may also have been that complaining wouldn’t help. Private pay consults for patients without insurance will cost $35.

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GlobalMed

DECEMBER 9, 2020

According to the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services, 10 to 40 percent of women skip postpartum visits for these reasons. Luckily, telehealth can change that by supporting not only women’s overall health but optimizing healthy pregnancies and births. 5 Advantages to OB/GYN Telemedicine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 26, 2023

First, the program offers an initial access point for patients who present to the Convenient Care clinics or emergency rooms and who do not have a primary care provider, said Stephen Kapa, administrative director of telehealth services at FirstHealth of the Carolinas.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

But just like comparing different types of aircraft, the options for EHR solutions are widely separated in terms of complexity. The right cloud-based EHR solution is ideal for underserved and isolated providers. The right solution can also offer a roughly 50% reduction in time and cost management of EHR infrastructure.

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Health Populi

MAY 25, 2021

For telehealth, that S-curve has had a very long and fairly flat front-end of the “S” followed by a hockey stick trajectory in March and April 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic was an exogenous shock to in-person health care delivery. Over a year since the pandemic emerged in the U.S., throughput rates). health citizens.

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Health Populi

JULY 13, 2020

.” The implementation of electronic health records, spurred on by the HITECH Act which was embedded in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (aka the Stimulus Bill) resulted in lots of EHRs deployed in hospitals and doctor’s offices, with huge gaps in interoperability and data liquidity. of the U.S. of the U.S.

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Health Populi

MAY 16, 2019

Three factors could, together, foster self-care that’s safe, effective, and cost-impactful: Foster payment systems that support self-care through new channels like telehealth, preventive screenings at home, and lower-cost sites for care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

"We worked with our EHR vendor, eClinicalWorks, to implement integrated telehealth solutions within a few days. "Since then, we have provided more than 28,000 alternative or telehealth visits to continue patients' access to care from their home," she continued. " USING FCC AWARD FUNDS.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2023

GI care platform Ayble Health is integrating with Commure Engage to make Ayble referrals available through EHRs. Clinician-to-clinician telehealth platform Avel eCare is making its Crisis Care services free to law enforcement officers. Product and Company News HHS named MEDITECH an early stakeholder in the Cancer Moonshot initiative.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Medicare and a supplemental plan) to receive care from multiple providers (e.g., Interoperability is essential in healthcare because it allows providers to access and use relevant patient information from different sources, such as electronic health records (EHRs), lab results, psychological testing, and radiology images.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Leon Medical Centers serves Medicare patients in South Florida. Leon was attracted to the Rimidi platform for four key reasons, Dapena explained: The platform integrates directly with Leon's Hyperspace Epic EHR, providing clinicians the ability to see a more holistic view of their patients' status within their existing workflow.

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Advanced Medical Reviews

JANUARY 9, 2019

In the healthcare industry, telehealth was once thought of as futuristic. Approximately 89 percent of healthcare leaders expect telehealth to transform U.S. This is especially true for millennials, 60 percent of whom say they support the use of telehealth to replace in-office physician visits. Government in Action.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Telehealth expands access to care. Recently the FCC announced grant funding for expanded broadband access specifically for telehealth. Successful telehealth programs require three components: Consistent, reliable broadband service. Like many patients in her situation, she is covered by Medicaid and Medicare.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

At American Well, we recognize that telehealth is a new or budding concept for a lot of people in a lot of different industries. Our goal is to help you understand how telehealth can work for you and what exactly all these buzzwords mean. Telehealth is on the rise in ACOs. Click here for an in-depth showing of AW9 features.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

At American Well, we recognize that telehealth is a new or budding concept for a lot of people in a lot of different industries. Our goal is to help you understand how telehealth can work for you and what exactly all these buzzwords mean. Telehealth is on the rise in ACOs. Click here for an in-depth showing of AW9 features.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 3, 2024

The virtual physicians can access the EHR to adequately care for the patients and make all necessary documentation. "A good portion of our patients are older and in the Medicare population, which we were concerned would be a problem with virtual care. The hospital uses Cerner for its electronic health record.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

Doing this enabled patients to know that a telehealth visit did not mean less quality. " They also had to ensure that all staff were aware of the types of telehealth visits that were beneficial to patients. Staff members were unsure if Medicare and Medicaid would honor the prospective payment-system rate.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The DUOS platform aggregates more than 100,000 unique Medicare benefits, local community resources, and government programs, alongside data and programming specific to your plan. We are already integrated with your EHR and make it easy to configure and automate getting information to relevant stakeholders." Learn more. Learn more.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

A lesser-known component of ARRA was Title XIII, the HITECH Act, which funded hospitals’ and physicians’ adoption of electronic health records systems (EHRs). At the time of the signing of HITECH, Medicare and healthcare costs were seen as a key driver of America’s long-term deficit spending at this low point in the national economy.

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