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Reimbursement Repercussions for April 2023 End of Public Health Emergency

Telebehavioral Health Institute

While the official end of the public health emergency (PHE) was extended to April 2023 for many federal government programs, two federal actions will further extend the deadline for federal Medicare reimbursement until at least December 31, 2024. Reimbursement is only one of many areas to be impacted by the end of the PHE.

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Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 2

Health Populi

The four stories we generate are: Retail Health For All, starring “The Consumer” DIY Healthcare, starring “The CEO” Fragmentation Meets Bureaucracy, starring “The Castaway,” and, “One World, One Health,” starring “The Health Citizen.” In 2030, every Boomer will have been eligible for Medicare. Then Medicare goes bust.

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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

Patients and health plan members continue evolving into medical bill payers, with their homes and budgets baked into the concept. Of particular note is the organization’s “promise of health assurance – care that is more proactive, accessible, and affordable to people everywhere.” Retail health-meets-Medicare.

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OCR will ease restrictions on telehealth tech during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" Covered entities seeking to use audio or video communication tech to reach patients where they live "can use any non-public facing remote communication product that is available to communicate with patients," said the agency. ON THE RECORD.

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Nuvance Health develops new memory care-at-home platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

They can also reminisce by uploading and viewing personal photographs and videos to trigger their memories, and there is lifestyle content on eating well, exercising and getting enough sleep. More and more health systems are developing and launching remote care and hospital-at home programs , some tailored to specific clinical use cases.

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Heart Health at #CES2019 – Food and Tech as Medicine

Health Populi

An important example of this self-care approach is the evidence-based Ornish food regimen which is reimbursed by Medicare (as a form of cardiac rehabilitation). So at #CES2019, I’ve identified examples of technologies on the show floor to address heart health in each of these can-do, patient-empowering behavior changes.

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Geisinger is seeing big ROI with virtual cardiac rehab

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" Alex Zimmerman, DNP, RN, Heart & Vascular Institute at Geisinger PROPOSAL The core tenets of cardiac rehab involve a personalized program supervised by a care team, which supports education, exercise, nutrition, medication management and counseling for patients recovering from heart conditions. " The U.S.