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Telehealth and COVID-19 in the U.S.: A Conversation with Ann Mond Johnson, ATA CEO

Health Populi

The article returns to the advent of the SARS epidemic in China in 2003, which ushered in a series of events: people stayed home, and Chinese social media and e-commerce proliferated. The coronavirus spawned another kind of gift to China and the nation’s health citizens: telemedicine, the essay explains. No, it’s not from the U.S.

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Consumers Want Help With Health: Can Healthcare Providers Supply That Demand?

Health Populi

The Oliver Wyman team explored the concept of the new front door in health care several years ago, and since then has been tracking consumers’ use of these alternate entry points. 39% of consumers would consider receiving treatment for minor medical events in a retail clinic.

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Bringing Telehealth to the Rehabilitation Industry

Advanced Medical Reviews

Store-and-forward: Also called “asynchronous” format and involves the transfer of health history and/or medical records over secure electronic means. Remote patient monitoring (RPM): involves the remote monitoring of patients’ health and medical data over secure electronic means. Occupational Therapy.

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Three Trends Shaping the Future of Telehealth

Advanced Medical Reviews

Comprised mostly of remote patient monitoring, video conferencing, mobile health and the electronic transmission of medical information via a secure transmission, telehealth is commonly used in the medical fields of dermatology, urology, chronic disease, intensive care and mental health. Exhibiting Innovation.

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Five Ways a Good Digital Health Registry Addresses Healthcare System Needs

The Digital Health Corner

The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) has been used since 2015 as a metric to determine negative Medicare payment adjustments to providers who do not meet quality standards. A corollary to adverse events and efficacy is patient safety. I will discuss below some of the most useful applications of such exemplary registries.

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

CMS : Stands for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. CMS is the federal agency that administers HIPAA standards and develops Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement policies for telemedicine. Originating site: The originating site is the location the telemedicine patient is in at the time of remote patient service.

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What the Federation of State Medical Board’s Decision Means for Telehealth

American Well

In an event such as this, it is important to take a step back and acknowledge history in the making. Today we have telehealth with multiple end points between patients, mobile health, wearable devices, home biometrics, healthcare kiosks, e-visits of sorts, etc. Ten years ago telemedicine was only a construct between physicians.