Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. That process will involve working with seven current Qualified Health Information Network candidates, along with any future QHIN applicants.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

We know that rural and underserved communities can benefit from strong virtual care programs, but those same communities may have digital connectivity barriers and social determinants of health (SDOH) that stop patients from accessing telemedicine. Like many patients in her situation, she is covered by Medicaid and Medicare.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 21, 2023

We’re watching three trends that, if taken seriously, will surely help health plans capture their share of that $1 trillion healthcare improvement opportunity. Introduced to Congress on April 3 the “Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act,” is intended to help Medicare payments keep pace with economic challenges like inflation.

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LinkousThink

MARCH 3, 2010

Garth Graham, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health in the Department of Health and Human Services. We spoke at the annual meeting of the Health Information Management Systems Society in a session titled: “ Underserved Communities and the Health Information Technology Landscape – the Necessity for Partnership.”

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GlobalMed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Improve community and population health. Avoid Medicare readmission penalties. According to a University of North Carolina study, 113 have shuttered since 2010. Telemedicine Advantages. Not only can telemedicine help small hospitals compete and survive, they can use virtual platforms to: Offer a range of care.

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In Hand Health

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Over the past two months, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun shifting its policies in favor of telemedicine and telehealth services. A recent UC Irvine School of Medicine study revealed telehealth PT was just as effective as in-clinic therapy. Effective Jan. Extending Engagement. Patient mobile view.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Telehealth services, which unite technology with healthcare, health information, and health education, have grown substantially over the past 15 years and are expected to increase due to new reimbursement strategies for Medicare providers who offer telehealth services as part of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In one study of more than 7,000 individuals with arthritis, the incidence rates of developing disabilities in activities of daily living (ADL) over a six-year period were significantly higher for Blacks (28%) and Spanish-speaking Hispanics (28.5%) as compared to whites (16.2%).

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Out of the gate, Stanford used it to develop an app to enroll volunteers in a heart study. In one day 11,000 people enrolled - more users in 24 hours than most medical studies find in a year. Millions of people around the world have already joined medical studies using this infrastructure.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

Preparedness Of Community Health Centers For Telehealth. Despite the changes, many health centers may not be ready to implement high-quality telehealth. A study using 2016 data showed that only 38 percent of CHCs used any telehealth. At least 22 states have explicitly implemented telehealth parity for Medicaid.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. “Still, the shift to more decentralized, virtual studies has received a powerful push during the pandemic,” the report said. “Regulators, for their part, have tried to smooth the way for a pivot to virtual during the public health emergency.

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Redox

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

If you were to ask someone on the street what they consider the most impactful digital health innovation over the last five years, there’s a good chance their response would be, “telemedicine”. Oddly, even with its place in the general public’s lexicon, telemedicine utilization is still rather low. rubs temples in exasperation*.

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GlobalMed

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that of $3.5 Deductibles in job-based health plans in the U.S. A study from the Commonwealth Fund found 24 million Americans with employer health plans are struggling with high medical costs. Three Telemedicine Cost Savings. trillion in U.S.

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GlobalMed

MAY 12, 2020

A Kaiser Health News study found that overall, 18 million people live in ?counties Many restrictions have been lifted and providers can now offer telehealth services to Medicare patients and be paid equitably for a virtual visit just like a face-to-face visit. Ready to talk to someone about how virtual health can help you?

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LinkousThink

APRIL 19, 2010

However, the increasing demands for healthcare in America and the potential of telemedicine to provide safe, cost-effective access to healthcare calls for a plan of action. Federal Programs - ATA supports the current federal policy of national preemption of state licensing laws for physicians providing federally funded health services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

According to a study published by the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association , during the pandemic, telehealth services for urgent care have grown by 683% and by 4,345% for non-urgent care. In particular, we see an increase in data-heavy workloads such as telemedicine, medical imaging, genomics and electronic health records.

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