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Trump administration expands Medicare telehealth benefits for COVID-19 fight

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Physicians, nurse practitioners, clinical psychologists and licensed clinical social workers can now offer telehealth to Medicare beneficiaries in any healthcare facility including a physician's office, hospital, nursing home or rural health clinic, as well as from their homes, according to CMS. THE LARGER TREND.

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DOJ charges dozens in $1.1B telehealth fraud crackdown

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The doctors and nurse practitioners did so either without any patient interaction or with only a brief telephonic conversation with patients they had never met or seen, said the DOJ. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. WHY IT MATTERS. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Bonus Features – November 6, 2022 – More than 90% of patients interested in telehealth, half of payers have had a data breach in the last five years, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Tools, Technology Already Exist for HIEs to Succeed

Healthcare IT Today

Regardless how much infrastructure and software are immediately available and already compliant with federal healthcare standards, it will still be true that any state building or growing an HIE will need to design certain processes and types of outreach to uniquely meet the needs of their own local communities.

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