Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Sherri Onyiego, Medical Director for the Texas Market at Equality Health. They also obtain public health data by ZIP code and data from a Health Information Exchange (HIE). Spatially Health applies geospatial analysis to expand a provider’s understanding of SDoH data.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 22, 2022

After continuing COVID-related telemental health laws and behavioral telehealth regulations in 2022, many key issues for 2023 are already decided. Both federal and state legislative groups have focused heavily on passing behavioral telehealth regulations to be enacted in 2023 and are poised to extend in subsequent years.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

MAY 29, 2018

New research released by WellCare Health Plans, Inc. The study examined medical expenditures associated with 2,718 WellCare Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plan members who accessed WellCare’s Community Assistance Line—a toll-free, nationwide line open to the general public. WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity. The most notable impact of the non-renewal of the PHE was the end of continuous Medicaid public health insurance coverage.

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Henry Kotula

MAY 9, 2020

For 50 years, the group has been seeing families like Kelli Rutledge’s. The group’s four doctors and two nurse practitioners quickly adapted to the coronavirus pandemic, sharply cutting back clinic hours and switching to virtual visits to keep patients and staff safe. Autumn Road in Little Rock, Ark.,

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Henry Kotula

JULY 1, 2020

While federal agencies can address some of these policies going forward, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid does not have the authority to make changes to Medicare reimbursement policy for telehealth under current law, stakeholders said. WHY THIS MATTERS. The PHE is scheduled to expire in July.

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Advanced Medical Reviews

MAY 2, 2019

Though it’s already being deployed by health systems and physician practices, telehealth is becoming more prevalent in rehabilitation services, including the areas of physical, occupational and speech therapy. Remote patient monitoring (RPM): involves the remote monitoring of patients’ health and medical data over secure electronic means.

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 24, 2015

The measure has the vigorous support of the Test One Drop advocacy group and a Facebook page launched by Oxendine family friends and relatives. State legislators and insurance commissioners have the power to determine what must be covered under a policy issued by a health insurance carrier in the state.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

Payment parity —where telehealth is reimbursed at the same level as an in-person visit— is a crucial issue that must be addressed and instituted beyond the current public health emergency. Permanent All-Payer Parity For Telehealth Reimbursement. At least 22 states have explicitly implemented telehealth parity for Medicaid.

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Henry Kotula

MARCH 19, 2020

On Tuesday, Medicare announced that it will greatly expand coverage for telemedicine visits, previously sharply restricted. I hope it changes how well we wash our hands, how well we fund public health and how well we protect the healthcare workers caring for our sickest patients. But I hope it leaves behind a legacy.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In the nation’s search for spending smarter on health care, the U.S. Over the past year, many stakeholders have come together to develop creative solutions to address food security for all — as a driver of health, productivity, and sustainability for the U.S. health care system.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Dr. Wallensky and other public health officials acknowledged “vaccine fatigue” and the relatively low uptake of vaccinations for fending off the coronavirus and the flu as well as other infectious diseases. healthcare system. People may be sick of being sick nationally and globally.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

CES 2021 featured some obvious quick-pivoting products that had the pandemic written all over them, with sessions invariably speaking to the way the public health crisis impacted companies and strategic plans. During the pandemic, inpatient hospital beds have been in short supply in various communities across the U.S.,

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

A few of the mainstreaming-of-SDoH signposts in 2019 were: Cigna studying and focusing in on loneliness as a health and wellness risk factor. Humana’s Bold Goal initiative targeting Medicare Advantage enrollees. In 2019, there was a major sentinel event for public health made by a huge private sector force in America: Walmart.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 16, 2022

On Tuesday November 8, 2022, health and medical issues will be on many U.S. Health policy experts from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, AARP, and the United States of Care recently shared perspectives on the health care issues on voters’ and policy makers’ minds for the 2022 midterm elections.

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Health Populi

MARCH 29, 2019

Health Care Costs , a poll conducted by POLITICO and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The first chart illustrates the common ground shared by Americans by party affiliation, with vast majorities across parties playing the blame game on healthcare industry groups.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The most important factor that underpins peoples’ engaging with their health and health care organizations is trust…and distrust in America is up, the Pew Research Group told us earlier this year in their report on Trust and Distrust in America. Health Politics, Policy and the President.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

If you’re reading Health Populi , then you’re keen on health policy, health economics, most of all, patients: now playing starring roles as consumers, caregivers, and payors in their own care.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The second poll we’ll consider is the survey from The Harvard Chan School of Public Health published in October 2019 (conducted in July-August 2019) teamed with the Commonwealth Fund and the New York Times. For this group, it’s more local control and influence that’s valued versus a national assurance of health care.

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Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2019

Harris and VP Biden on race, busing, and segregation — which in the larger public health context continue to have a direct impact on health equity, health disparities, and socio-economic status. Senator Harris, too, mentioned government benefits like free college and Medicare for All as her health plan preference.

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