Health Populi

OCTOBER 10, 2022

And it’s crucial for incumbent health care suppliers — hospitals, pharma, devices and supplies, and health plans — to assess, learn, strategize and execute on the potential shift of $265 billion of care services that McKinsey expects to migrate to the home by 2025. The momentum for the Blur is high velocity.

Primary Care 156

Primary Care Patient Experience Connected Health Digital Health 156

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 27, 2022

This latest award is a $2 million grant that will allow our applied researchers to establish a patient safety learning laboratory over a four-year funding period, applying a cross-disciplinary, human factors and systems engineering approach to connected care enhancements. Since health systems across the U.S.

Telehealth 150

Telehealth Primary Care Connected Care Healthcare IT 150

Health Populi

JULY 10, 2023

. “On-demand virtual care services, like 24/7 video chat and easy in-app messaging, are included in the membership at no extra cost. For other services, such as appointments and labs, One Medical accepts health plans from most insurance carriers as well as Medicare,” the pre-reveal explained, a snippet of that site shown here.

Life Science 130

Life Science Primary Care Telehealth Medicare 130

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The Center for Connected Health Policy has published a 21-page guide intended to help providers with telehealth-based Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. Asynchronous virtual visits are helping reduce the burdens on primary care providers at Prisma Health, while also enabling easier access, convenience and speed to care for patients.

Telehealth 150

Telehealth Medicare Primary Care Mobile Health 150

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In the past, many of these innovations were limited in coverage and use to Medicare seniors. "One of the most obvious and tangible examples of this is technology that detects elevated blood-glucose levels, a red flag for prediabetes or diabetes. Several examples come to mind here. Today they’re used much more broadly.

Health Technology 195

Health Technology Primary Care Telehealth Healthcare IT 195

Iris Telehealth

JULY 3, 2023

Integrated mental health services acknowledge that mental health and physical health don’t exist in silos and make high-quality care a reality for patients across the country. Additionally, it can also increase patient satisfaction in various primary care settings, including rural and urban communities.

Primary Care 95

Primary Care Mental health Psychiatry Telehealth 95

BHM Healthcare Solutions

MAY 11, 2023

For example, if these organizations are incentivized to provide less care to patients in order to save money on insurance costs, this could compromise the quality of care that patients receive. Another example of a payvider is Alignment Healthcare, a Medicare Advantage plan that also offers primary care services.

Patient Experience 52

Patient Experience Primary Care Medicare Telemedicine 52

Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2022

For those of you focused on serving Medicare or older patients, there are some important findings in the JLL study to add into your scenario planning assumptions. Those often lead to follow-up care, so we may not be seeing any difference between in-person and telehealth for follow up to specialists, etc.,” ” she added.

Telehealth 227

Telehealth Medicare Life Science Mental health 227

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Virtual care may be popular among patients, but if providers can't get paid for their services, it's unlikely they'll be able to continue to provide them. " "If Medicare says you have to cover something – that's gonna be harder" for private payers not to cover it, Selesnick said.

Telehealth 187

Telehealth Medicare Primary Care Healthcare IT 187

Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

A couple of intriguing examples: Ali Health, part of Alibaba (the e-commerce giant), launched a free online clinic in locked-down Hubei (whose capital is Wuhan) where in five days, 100,000 patients received remote consultations. Check out this last public health poster about Medicare and COVID-19. No, it’s not from the U.S.

Telehealth 292

Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine Public Health 292

Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

Private payers, Medicaid, and Medicare initiated widespread telehealth reimbursement approvals. The article below clarifies and summarizes the end-of-pandemic reimbursement decisions made by private payers, Medicare, and Medicaid. They can receive care from their homes rather than traveling to a health care facility.

Telehealth 119

Telehealth Medicare Remote care Public Health 119

Iris Telehealth

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Integrated care acknowledges that mental health and physical health don’t exist in silos and makes high-quality care a reality for patients across the country. The integrated care model also saves providers time and money. Getting your integrated care program started. For patients. Convenience is king.

Primary Care 98

Primary Care Mental health Psychiatry Telehealth 98

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 29, 2022

Employees using Galileo avoid more expensive visits to in-person specialty, urgent or ER care 80% of the time. More than 85% of patients report improved health after receiving care from Galileo. From there, we established partnerships with both regional and national health plans to offer virtual-first care to their members.

Telemedicine 150

Telemedicine Primary Care Medicare Telehealth 150

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 18, 2023

Value-based care makes care more affordable for patients while rewarding clinicians for improved care, and the industry recognizes the value. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has expanded Medicare Advantage through 2023 to make the shift, and digital health tools are crucial for support.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Medicare Digital Health Pharmaceuticals 52

Health Populi

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Aside from care for COVID-19, volumes are down except for services related to mental and behavioral health (with rates of mental health prescribing increasing for antidepressant and anti-anxiety drugs). health care system not seen since the 1968 creation of Medicare, coupled with decreased reimbursement due to health care reform.

Pharmaceuticals 130

Pharmaceuticals Primary Care Mental health Public Health 130

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

AUGUST 8, 2018

On a daily basis, health care professionals are finding new ways to use telehealth technology to achieve positive outcomes for consumers. For example, telehealth is being used in the management of chronic diseases and follow up/triage programs, which can reduce hospital readmissions and emergency department visits.

Telehealth 115

Telehealth Medicare Primary Care Health Policy 115

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

As you read about them below, you will undoubtedly see the bigger picture – how they are positioning telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement to steadily become a cornerstone of advancing 21st-century healthcare for US citizens, starting with additional Medicare revisions. The following article briefly outlines both bills.

Telemedicine 75

Telemedicine Telehealth Medicare Connected Care 75

Health Populi

JUNE 27, 2022

For example, women in low-income areas are projected to undergo 10% fewer mammograms in 2022, based on trend rates found in mammography since 2018.

Telehealth 303

Telehealth Mental health Primary Care Medicare 303

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 13, 2023

Although this focus started with attention to the population covered by Medicaid, the healthcare field has recognized that health equity is a relevant issue to populations covered by Medicare, Commercial, and other health insurance coverage. Let me provide some examples of what this could look like.

Medicare 66

Medicare Primary Care Leadership Mental health 66

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The American Telemedicine Association was among several groups this week that submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. Primary care providers in particular have pointed to the uncertainty around coverage as a hurdle, with Mathematica Senior Fellow Dr.

Telehealth 119

Telehealth Medicare Public Health Telemedicine 119

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Meanwhile, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' final rule , "Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations," notes that the existing framework is tailored to a fee-for-service model.

Telehealth 168

Telehealth Primary Care Healthcare IT Telemedicine 168

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Sarah Carroll, Senior Vice President, Center for Care Transformation at AVIA Health Medicaid and Medicare have become one of the biggest quiet crises in health systems today. However, ethical considerations, particularly regarding bias and accountability, must be paramount in its implementation.

Health IT 106

Health IT Primary Care Nursing Healthcare IT 106

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

Using the electronic health record, the team extracted demographic information for adult patients scheduled at UPenn's health system’s primary care and medical specialty clinics for telemedicine care in the first few months of the pandemic. A total of 148,402 patients were scheduled during the study period.

Telehealth 213

Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Healthcare IT 213

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

For example, the new law mandates that insurers cover virtual behavioral health services at the same rate as in-person services, and requires rate parity for primary care and chronic disease management services for two years. The new law makes some of those changes permanent, although others are only extended. ON THE RECORD.

Telehealth 134

Telehealth Medical Billing Mental health Nursing 134

Health Populi

JUNE 3, 2020

McKinsey’s report models outpatient and office visits that can be virtually enabled for patients covered by both commercial and public sector health plans (Medicare and Medicaid). health care system. Most providers also reported they were more comfortable using telehealth post-COVID. 35% of home health services, and.

Telehealth 374

Telehealth Mental health Medicare Telemedicine 374

Xealth

JULY 20, 2023

Engaging Patients with Depression Between Appointments Organization: Novant Health Business Goal: Help primary care providers (PCPs) remotely track patients’ mental health between appointments Project: Novant wanted to bring NeuroFlow into Xealth to help enroll patients who have been diagnosed with depression and have qualifying assessment scores.

Mental health 40

Mental health Medicare Primary Care EHR 40

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 8, 2020

“We live in a retirement area on Cape Cod with a lot of Medicare patients, and are seeing a large number of these patients use the new FaceTime feature,” he said. ” For example, Riad connected with an acute care patient via FaceTime who was complaining of neck pain. If it continues, it’s a huge benefit.”

EHR 147

EHR Telehealth Telemedicine HIPAA 147

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

As you read about them below, you will undoubtedly see the bigger picture – how they are positioning telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement to steadily become a cornerstone of advancing 21st-century healthcare for US citizens, starting with additional Medicare revisions. The following article briefly outlines both bills.

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Telehealth Medicare Connected Care 52

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In a virtual public meeting this past Friday, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed how – and whether – to permanently expand telehealth in Medicare. Before the pandemic, Medicare's physician fee schedule covered a limited set of telehealth services in rural locations.

Telehealth 124

Telehealth Medicare HIPAA Public Health 124

MeMD

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Virtual care, for example, has become an essential part of healthcare delivery. Early in the pandemic, telehealth utilization skyrocketed, as virtual care was a safe way to access necessary care. Virtual Primary Care Can Combat Widespread Provider Shortages as Businesses Step up the Offering.

Telehealth 52

Telehealth Primary Care Mental health Psychiatry 52

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2021

For example, she said, "I have found a thorough medication review can be more easily and accurately done at home," with pill bottles close at hand. Mahoney said the restrictions inadvertently create a "donut hole" for Medicare Fee for Service patients, allowing the health system to offer care to everyone but them.

Telehealth 191

Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Health Policy 191

Redox

MARCH 24, 2021

For example, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) granted reimbursement for telehealth visits at the same rates as in-person visits, and the Department of Health and Human Services eased measures that restricted the use of telehealth. Telehealth adoption has also gotten a boost federally.

Interoperability 52

Interoperability Telehealth Primary Care Medicare 52

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

JUNE 18, 2020

The change initially included primary care providers, specialists and behavioral health providers and was later expanded to include occupational, physical and speech therapy as well as ABA therapy services. All of these services will now be covered on an ongoing basis.”

Telehealth 64

Telehealth Medicare Primary Care Telemedicine 64

Continue Education Journal

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Key considerations for embracing telemedicine post-pandemic: Improved access: Rural communities often have limited access to specialists, making it difficult for these individuals to get the care they need. As of April 2021, 84% of physicians were offering virtual visits and 57% said they would prefer to continue offering virtual care.

Telehealth 130

Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Mental health 130

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 2, 2023

Chronic Care and Conditions that Qualify for chronic care management Chronic care refers to the ongoing management and treatment of long-term health conditions that typically do not have a cure but can be managed with proper medical attention, lifestyle changes, and medication. Here are some examples: A.

Medicare 40

Medicare Mental health EHR Primary Care 40

Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Medicare and a supplemental plan) to receive care from multiple providers (e.g., primary care physician, psychotherapist, physical therapist, pharmacist) who work in multiple healthcare systems. At its best, it would allow patients using multiple insurance plans (e.g.,

Interoperability 52

Interoperability FHIR Health Information Medicare 52

Health Populi

JULY 23, 2019

For Best Buy, buying Great Call last year and Critical Signal Technologies last month, expanding means providing services for older people aging at-home, with potential collaborations with Medicare Advantage plans. THINK: Geek Squad meets health/care and IoT for home health.

Medicare 170

Medicare Primary Care 170