Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Greenway Health , a leading ambulatory EHR provider, has added new features to accommodate this non-medical information and make recommendations based on that data. Factors influencing health equity. According to the WHO , health equity is achieved when everyone can attain their full potential for health and well-being.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2023

Her passion for improving healthcare through the use of GIS technology is infectious. I had the chance to catch up with her at #ViVE2023 just after she presented with Dr. Benjamin Weston, Chief Health Policy Advisor and Director of Medical Services for Milwaukee County. We sat down with McSherry at #ViVE2023 to explore this.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2021

Harvard Medical School Associate Professor of Health Policy and Medicine Dr. Ateev Mehrota proposed a more measured approach. Although the need for telehealth is unmistakable, said Mehrota, policies should encourage "higher-value" applications for care and discourage "lower-value" ones. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In June, Healthcare IT News and the other HIMSS Media brands, Healthcare Finance and MobiHealthNews, launched a new series of editorial webinars at the HIMSS Learning Center. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. Naturally, the first focus was on exploring the new normal of telehealth and virtual care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2023

Because the program currently is recruiting primary care practices, including OB/GYNs, and is slated to start in June, Healthcare IT News sat down with two of its investigators to get a deeper look. Follow Bill's HIT coverage on LinkedIn: Bill Siwicki Email the writer: bsiwicki@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Healthcare IT News interviewed Valenta to offer readers a sneak peek at his educational session. The Center for Connected Health Policy is a great resource for organizations interested in following the evolving landscape of telehealth policy. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. HIMSS22 Coverage.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

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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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 17, 2023

The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium is a unique collaboration between stakeholders across the state that provides access to mental health resources no matter where the child may be. The Consortium’s success is due to efficient processes, a data-driven approach backed by a technology platform, and a shared sense of purpose.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Other advancements in digital health reimbursement include those for virtual check-ins, where a provider reviews a photo or video submitted by a patient, and e-visits, in which a patient checks in to a provider via an online portal. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2023

A 2019 survey by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation’s Office of Health Policy found that the highest rates of telehealth visits happened among people with Medicaid (29.3%) and Medicare (27.4%), Black individuals (26.8%), and those earning less than $25,000 (26.7%). Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Data Scientist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 8, 2020

"The COVID pandemic has clearly demonstrated the need for more robust healthcare preparedness and some fundamental changes in US health policy," the report concluded.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 30, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS ANAO conducted the audit to provide "assurance" over the rapid implementation of health policy changes and the transition from emergency to permanent settings. "Rapid implementation of policy changes can increase risks to [the] effective and efficient delivery of public services," it explained.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 27, 2021

"In recent years, we have seen rapidly growing evidence that telehealth services can and should play a central role in strategies to address health disparities in the U.S.," The advisory group is chaired by Kristi Henderson, CEO for MedExpress at Optum; Yasmine Winkler, independent director at GEHA Health; and Dr.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Speakers will also be touching upon cross-border health policy implementation, and the challenges and facilitators that have contributed to successful collaboration between territories. The session will also present insight on potential cross-border opportunities for the future.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This is a humorous and informative way to talk about some of the nuances of healthcare and specifically healthcare policy. We decided to celebrate the holiday, that we’d share a few of the best ones we saw below. We hope you enjoy and get a good laugh.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The Center for Connected Health Policy has published a 21-page guide intended to help providers with telehealth-based Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

With a master’s degree in Health Policy and Management from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Mo formerly served in leadership roles for Cotiviti, FinThrive, and McKinsey & Company.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

As a best practice, to understand state-specific policies, providers can check the Center for Connected Health Policy State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies Report. [ii]. It is also recommended to review individual payer websites for any changes in telehealth policies for 2021.

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Enzyme Health

MARCH 27, 2019

Whether you’re interested in learning more about state-by-state policies, the latest on healthcare cybersecurity, or how to attain financial independence working in this alternate career path, these telemedicine newsletters can keep you wired in. For Understanding Telemedicine Technology 5.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 30, 2023

Health informatics research contributes to advancements in healthcare practices, treatment modalities, and public health policies. The Future of Healthcare Informatics As technology continues to advance and data becomes increasingly available, the role of healthcare informatics will continue to expand.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Her experience in Medicaid and Medicare started during her tenure at the US Health and Human Service Department where she led policy programs for health information exchange.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 25, 2022

The specialty care programs are delivered remotely by Biofourmis’ trained health navigators, who are frontline care coordinators, as well as a multidisciplinary team of licensed clinicians, including physicians, nurses and advanced practice providers. Dr. Jain contributes healthcare delivery reform insight.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Reforms in national health policies and budget constraints will increase the appeal and appetite towards Opex business models. This development will also drive growth in virtual care. Up to 50 new deals are expected to lead to $2 billion spent on imaging solutions via enterprise-customer partnership models.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2021

In this newest installment in Healthcare IT News ' feature story series, Health IT Lessons Learned in the COVID-19 Era – read others in the series here – we talk with four health IT executives with very different vantage points: a CIO, a telemedicine director, a chief nursing informatics officer and an IT director.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Overall, we can positively say that a new mindset has been established: healthtech is no longer seen as a nice-to-have “add-on” to healthcare. It is a key ally in the effort to make healthcare more accessible, agile and effective. The focus on lifestyle improvement to prevent pathologies is not new.

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The Digital Health Corner

APRIL 28, 2017

In his testimony on healthcare market’s consolidation effects on quality, cost and access, Paul Ginsberg, Director of Public Policy at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics cites some key drivers of consolidation. Healthcare IT can play a major role in M & A for providers.

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The Digital Health Corner

JANUARY 30, 2017

Public health policy might very well change as a result of such outcome studies. I would submit that the potential for digital tech to prolong independence and/or improve lives of caregivers in the home or at a distance must be the subject of clinical studies.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 16, 2020

What happens when you bring an amazing group of experts to talk about an important topic? That’s how I’d describe this National Patient ID virtual meetup we put together with our friends at NextGate.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it was making almost $48 million available in American Rescue Plan funding for public health capacity in rural and tribal communities, through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 9, 2023

The HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation's Office of Health Policy found telehealth use during the initial COVID-19 peak increased from less than 1% of visits to 80%. All these elements combine to offer full control of healthcare administrative ops. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

’ Health inequality and discrimination is not a new problem in healthcare. It is a problem that people have been fighting for since the very beginning but we still have not found the solution to achieving health equity. So it might be time to listen to Tadashi and shake things up. The following is their ideas.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

What this means for telehealth and connected health policy. Its passage would remove the uncertainty and lay out a clearer path toward a permanent, comprehensive expansion of telehealth and connected health policies. David Gray is director of government relations & connected health policy at HIMSS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Rural Policy Research Institute's Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis recently issued a report that found infection and death rates in rural America due to COVID-19 are 13.4% Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. million in awards includes $24 million provided through the CARES Act.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

What this means for telehealth and connected health policy. Its passage would remove the uncertainty and lay out a clearer path toward a permanent, comprehensive expansion of telehealth and connected health policies. David Gray is director of government relations & connected health policy at HIMSS.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2023

Sarah collaborates with several teams at ReMedi , including leadership, data migration, chronic care management, and health policy. Using her extensive clinical experience, Sarah is dedicated to improving patient care by enhancing the quality of patient data for clinicians and providers.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Complementing this penalty, the Office of Health Policy within HHS released a report measuring the benefits of addressing SDoH in healthcare. The nonprofit Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) funded a roundtable on sharing SDoH data, organized and led by the Center for Open Data Enterprise (CODE).

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