Health Information, Medicare and Mental health

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

APRIL 16, 2024

Presidential elections to that point, and that the last retiring Baby Boomer enrolls in Medicare that year. Let’s take a walk with “Quincy” through each of the four worlds to see how their health care experience might play out across the key driving forces. The community ethos bolsters social cohesion and mental health.

HC

HC Mental health Public Health Primary Care

One Medical Joins Amazon to Make It Easier for People to Get and Stay Healthier

Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

One Medical’s seamless in-office and 24/7 virtual care services, on-site labs, and programs for preventive care, chronic care management, common illnesses, and mental health concerns have been delighting people for the past 15 years. How do Amazon and One Medical protect private health information?

Primary Care

Primary Care Mental health Health Information HIPAA

Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2024

RCM outsourcing vendor Ensemble Health Partners expanded its partnership with Microsoft. Specialty telemedicine vendor Thirty Madison is partnering with Talkspace to expand mental health support for women. Health information network Availity appointed Sean Barrett as Chief Product Officer.

FHIR

FHIR RCM Healthcare IT Mental health

What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

Budget leaders have asked, "How do you really know what the impact on the Medicare population and the Medicare Trust Fund will be? We now have three years of data on the impact to the Medicare Trust Fund," he said. Creating standards synergy for 'Interoperability 3.0'

Health IT

Health IT Telehealth Interoperability Medicare

Healthcare Costs, Access to Data, and Partnering With Providers: Patients’ Top User Experience Factors

Health Populi

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Thinking about their health care experiences, consumers most-highly ranked having open access to their medical records and partnering for shared medical decisions with their health care providers as key to meaningful health engagement. and consumers are stressed out by now, October 2020, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Patient Experience

Patient Experience Primary Care Mental health Public Health

Bonus Features – December 24 , 2023 – 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. hospitals, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Research from Limbic showed shorter wait times for treatment and lower dropout rates for mental health practitioners using an AI-assisted tool for patient referral and clinical assessment. Research from Peerbridge Health showed 91% predictive accuracy for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea using wearable technology.

RCM

RCM eCare Healthcare IT Mental health

Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Health information network Availity issued five principles for the responsible use of AI. Texas-based community health center Healing Hands Ministries selected Sunoh.ai. California-based HIE entity Serving Communities Health Information Organization is using NextGen Healthcare ’s Mirth interoperability solutions.

FHIR

FHIR Digital Health Telemedicine EHR

Why Therapists Should Use HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Platforms During COVID-19

TheraNest

MARCH 18, 2020

Although the OCR has temporarily lifted regulations regarding HIPAA-compliance and telehealth platforms, it is still best practice to use a HIPAA secure telehealth platform to deliver mental health care to your clients. Information about mental health, especially, may be private information your clients want to keep close at hand.

HIPAA

HIPAA Telehealth Mental health Health Information

Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

A Humana study found that Medicare Advantage members covered under value-based care arrangements completed preventive screenings at a 14.6% Mental health assessment platform Aiberry added screenings for five anxiety disorders. Surescripts has applied to become a QHIN through its subsidiary Surescripts Health Information Network.

eCare

eCare Healthcare IT Interoperability RCM

Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2023

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. News In a blog post, ONC highlighted trends in patient access to electronic health information.

Leadership

Leadership HIE Nursing Life Science

Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Under this final rule, individuals and entities that violate the information-blocking requirements face a penalty of up to $1 million per violation. This final rule does not apply to healthcare providers but instead is directed at health information networks and health information exchanges, as well as developers of certified health IT.

Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Medicare Telemedicine EHR

Canvas Medical Achieves ONC Certification, Raises $24MM to Power Clinicians and Developers Building and Scaling Digital Health Companies

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 19, 2022

Canvas provides a full-stack ambulatory EMR and digital health developer platform, enabling both established and startup healthcare providers to launch new patient experiences and business models faster. Founded in 2015, Canvas is reimagining the EMR for the future of healthcare.

EMR

EMR Digital Health Primary Care RCM

Telehealth Law: Healthcare Translation Services for Limited English Proficient People (Case Study)

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

This article also serves as a case study for PART-I of our article series, which identifies and explains the leading federal and state laws requiring healthcare language services for practitioners who serve Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries or those who work in federally funded settings.

Telehealth

Telehealth Mental health HIPAA Medicare

When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

When seeking treating for stigmatized conditions such as HIV or mental health issues, they may choose to forego virtual visits altogether rather than risk someone overhearing a discussion with their healthcare providers. Consider Amy, 47, who has been diagnosed with mental health issues and chronic conditions.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Mental health Telehealth Digital Health

Telemedicine triage kiosks reduce ER visits by 11% for ACO

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2020

The Alliance for Integrated Care of New York (AICNY) oversees the healthcare needs of roughly 6,200 dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Many AICNY beneficiaries reside in group homes and use Federally Qualified Community Health Centers. THE PROBLEM.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Nursing Mental health Health Information

By-Latinos, For-Latinos Healthcare Startup Zócalo Health Closes $5 Million in Funding to Launch Primary Care Services

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

We founded Zócalo Health to embrace the values and traditions from our culture and Latino identity and make them the heart of the primary care experience. Prior to Amazon, she focused on developing innovative solutions for Medicare and Medicaid populations for companies such as Omada and Alere Health/Optum.

Primary Care

Primary Care Medicare Health Policy Leadership

Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Some specialties, such as mental health, may find stronger footing via virtual visits. As a result of these new digital relationships, healthcare organizations will need to prioritize clinicians’ mental health, HRI stated. Health portfolios reshaped for growth.

Life Science

Life Science Pharmaceuticals Mental health Telehealth

Physicians and Technology: Avoiding Burnout

Advanced Medical Reviews

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Another is the often time-consuming process of meeting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for quality and clinical reporting. A third and probably biggest reason for this burnout is stress from utilizing health information technology (HIT), specifically electronic health record (EHR) systems.

EHR

EHR Primary Care Health Information Medicare

How The Rapid Shift To Telehealth Leaves Many Community Health Centers Behind During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

Of those using telehealth, the majority (68 percent) used it to provide mental health services; fewer used it for primary care (30 percent) or management of chronic conditions (21 percent), suggesting that most CHCs with telehealth capabilities prior to COVID-19 were not using it for the most frequent types of services provided at CHCs.

Telehealth

Telehealth Primary Care Medicare HIPAA

6 Ways to Drive Higher Medicaid Reimbursement with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

JULY 8, 2019

Medicaid is the largest payer for mental health services in the United States. Virtual care can appeal to behavioral health patients who fear the perceived stigma of visiting a psychiatric facility. Schedule them for telemedicine visits while you reserve your exam rooms for commercial and Medicare patients.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Primary Care Health Policy Mental health

The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Embedded in Apple’s Health app, the new feature will bring together medical data from participating hospitals and clinics, as well as from the iPhone itself, giving millions of Americans direct digital control of their own health information for the first time. platform – a very interesting story in its own right.

Life Science

Life Science Primary Care Interoperability EHR

Bonus Features – September 17, 2023 – 20% of healthcare marketers worried about job security amid AI adoption, 53% of executives using AI to address drug diversion “very confident” in their efforts, and more

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The EHR Association called for greater flexibility in the data completeness threshold and additional criteria to enhance patient matching accuracy, while MGMA called for a positive update to the Medicare conversion factor amid high inflation. East Tennessee Health Information Network chose 4medica to manage duplicate patient records.

Nursing

Nursing EHR Healthcare IT Primary Care

Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2023

The biggest news for healthcare IT was the extension of telehealth expansion under Medicare through the end of 2024. NextGen announced that clients using NextGen Population Health achieved an average of $9 million in savings in 2021 in the Medicare Shared Savings Program MSSP.

Telehealth

Telehealth Primary Care Healthcare IT Leadership

HIStalk Interviews Chris Klomp, CEO, Collective Medical

HIStalk Interviews

OCTOBER 3, 2018

We help disparate stakeholders across the continuum — emergency, inpatient, skilled nursing facilities, mental health stakeholders, and even health plans and ACOs with their care managers – become aware when a patient needs them, particularly those vulnerable members who have figuratively fallen.

Interoperability

Interoperability Mental health Nursing Medicare

Breaking the Cycle of Financial Toxicity

GlobalMed

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that of $3.5 A distress common to Americans with serious or chronic diseases, financial toxicity can diminish treatment outcomes and impact physical and mental health. trillion in U.S. healthcare spending in 2017, Americans paid $365.5 billion out of pocket.

Medical Billing

Medical Billing Telemedicine Mental health Medicare

Why telemedicine and remote patient monitoring demand will skyrocket in 2019

Redox

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) : the use of connected electronic tools to record personal health and medical data in one location for review by a provider in another location, usually at a different time. Mobile health (mHealth) : health care and public health information provided through mobile devices.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Telehealth Telecare Public Health

Connected Health Pulse

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

One Medical Joins Amazon to Make It Easier for People to Get and Stay Healthier

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Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023

Healthcare Costs, Access to Data, and Partnering With Providers: Patients’ Top User Experience Factors

Bonus Features – December 24 , 2023 – 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. hospitals, plus 19 more stories

Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Why Therapists Should Use HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Platforms During COVID-19

Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Canvas Medical Achieves ONC Certification, Raises $24MM to Power Clinicians and Developers Building and Scaling Digital Health Companies

Telehealth Law: Healthcare Translation Services for Limited English Proficient People (Case Study)

When Social Determinants of Health Limit Virtual Care Access

Telemedicine triage kiosks reduce ER visits by 11% for ACO

By-Latinos, For-Latinos Healthcare Startup Zócalo Health Closes $5 Million in Funding to Launch Primary Care Services

Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Physicians and Technology: Avoiding Burnout

How The Rapid Shift To Telehealth Leaves Many Community Health Centers Behind During The COVID-19 Pandemic

6 Ways to Drive Higher Medicaid Reimbursement with Telemedicine

The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Bonus Features – September 17, 2023 – 20% of healthcare marketers worried about job security amid AI adoption, 53% of executives using AI to address drug diversion “very confident” in their efforts, and more

Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

HIStalk Interviews Chris Klomp, CEO, Collective Medical

Breaking the Cycle of Financial Toxicity

Why telemedicine and remote patient monitoring demand will skyrocket in 2019

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