Health Policy, Healthcare IT and Public Health

Billing Medicare and Private Payers for Telehealth Visits: What to Expect Post-Public Health Emergency

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

” While the AMA and many others are advocating for continued support of telehealth post-pandemic, healthcare providers and practice leaders should anticipate and prepare for a return to more standardized regulation after the public health emergency (PHE). Anticipated New CMS Rules for Telehealth. Staying Ahead of Change.

Public Health

Public Health Medicare Telehealth Health Policy

A Few #HealthPolicyValentines

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

HealthPolicyValentines pic.twitter.com/nZx2DcTCGI — MA Health Policy Commission (@Mass_HPC) February 13, 2024 Medicare could never negotiate your cost because you are priceless. healthpolicyvalentines — John Lynn (@techguy) January 31, 2024 I love health policy enough to #healthpolicyvalentines on my honeymoon.

Health Policy

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Here's what primary care clinicians say they need to effectively implement telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Shelley, a professor in the Department of Policy and Public Health Management at the New York University School of Global Public Health. "But primary care doctors are the front line of healthcare in this country, and their patients still needed care." Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

Primary Care

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Hims & Hers, ATA, and 10 others launch Telehealth Equity Coalition

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Telehealth was held up as a "panacea," said Adaeze Enekwechi, a board member at the Public Health Institute and the Alliance for Health Policy, at the final installment of the American Telemedicine Association's EDGE policy conference on Tuesday. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

Telehealth

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Telehealth resource centers nationwide aid providers at no cost

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

In addition to the regional TRCs, the National Telehealth Technology Assessment Resource Center and the Center for Connected Health Policy evaluate different types of telehealth technology and track telehealth-related policy, respectively. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. HIMSS20 Digital.

Telehealth

Telehealth Health Policy Public Health Connected Health

Greenway Incorporating Health Equity Features into its EHR

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.

EHR

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Telehealth, supply chain monitoring key areas of investment during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 8, 2020

These were among the results of a report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, which offers answers and recommendations related to coordinated response to future pandemics, protection of front-line healthcare workers and improved EHR interoperability.

Telehealth

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Bonus Features – July 31, 2022 – House passes bill to extend telehealth flexibility to 2024, only 60% of practices hit their 2021 revenue goal, and more

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.

Telehealth

Telehealth Patient Experience Healthcare IT Nursing

Featured Health IT Job: Data Scientist

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.

Health IT

Health IT eHealth HIE Health Information

Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Role of Informatics

BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 30, 2023

Health data analytics also facilitates population health management, identifying trends, and patterns to optimize preventive care and public health interventions. Health informatics research contributes to advancements in healthcare practices, treatment modalities, and public health policies.

Healthcare Informatics

Healthcare Informatics EHR Telemedicine HIE

So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

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.

Life Science

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HHS puts $48M toward rural public health IT, workforce expansion

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.

Public Health

Public Health Health IT Nursing Health Policy

Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Biden’s statement, which divided the public health community and the public, has wide-reaching implications for the fate of connected health and vital telehealth services. Department of Health and Human Services Alex Azar signed the first Public Health Emergency declaration , declaring COVID-19 a national emergency.

Public Health

Public Health Telehealth Connected Health Medicare

Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress, says HIMSS GR director

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Biden’s statement, which divided the public health community and the public, has wide-reaching implications for the fate of connected health and vital telehealth services. Department of Health and Human Services Alex Azar signed the first Public Health Emergency declaration , declaring COVID-19 a national emergency.

Public Health

Public Health Telehealth Connected Health Medicare

Digital Health Technologies for Alzheimer’s Disease

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.

Digital Health

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

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). Complementing this penalty, the Office of Health Policy within HHS released a report measuring the benefits of addressing SDoH in healthcare.

Public Health

Public Health HIE Medicare Health IT

What's next for telehealth under the Biden administration?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 12, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a flurry of changes to regulations around telehealth and virtual care – the vast majority of which expire once the public health emergency ends. But neither took decisive, sweeping action that would permanently enshrine some of the major changes to telehealth policy. versus beyond."

Telehealth

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Billing Medicare and Private Payers for Telehealth Visits: What to Expect Post-Public Health Emergency

A Few #HealthPolicyValentines

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Here's what primary care clinicians say they need to effectively implement telehealth

Hims & Hers, ATA, and 10 others launch Telehealth Equity Coalition

Telehealth resource centers nationwide aid providers at no cost

Greenway Incorporating Health Equity Features into its EHR

Telehealth, supply chain monitoring key areas of investment during pandemic

Bonus Features – July 31, 2022 – House passes bill to extend telehealth flexibility to 2024, only 60% of practices hit their 2021 revenue goal, and more

Featured Health IT Job: Data Scientist

Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Role of Informatics

So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

HHS puts $48M toward rural public health IT, workforce expansion

Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress

Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress, says HIMSS GR director

Digital Health Technologies for Alzheimer’s Disease

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

What's next for telehealth under the Biden administration?

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