South Central Telehealth Resource Center

AUGUST 8, 2018

Consumer need is driving the development of telehealth programs across the country. Provider access to affordable broadband and delivery methods, such as smart phones, tablets and iPads, are driving telehealth to become a delivery platform that can meet consumer needs. Reimbursement is also key to telehealth program growth.

Telehealth 115

Telehealth Medicare Primary Care Health Policy 115

Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2021

[Note: I may be biased as a University of Michigan graduate of both the School of Public Health and Rackham School of Graduate Studies in Economics]. health care, patient assistance programs, Medicare Advantage plans, and the bundling of proven high-value preventive services into the Affordable Care Act.

Health Policy 245

Health Policy Medicare Pharmaceuticals Life Science 245

GlobalMed

MARCH 30, 2021

From medical emergencies to ordinary exams, telehealth is shattering healthcare barriers all over the world. In addition to reducing costs and improving outcomes, virtual health can bring advanced care to underserved patients while relieving overworked providers. Here are 8 steps to becoming a telehealth provider.

Telehealth 102

Telehealth Telemedicine Health Policy EHR 102

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 26, 2023

Medicaid Telehealth has emerged as a crucial component in extending and facilitating access for individuals with behavioral health needs. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of telehealth to deliver healthcare services safely and effectively.

Telehealth 52

Telehealth Mental health Medicare Health Policy 52

Health Populi

JULY 10, 2020

health care providers set up virtual care arrangements to convene with patients. Three months into the COVID-19 crisis, how have patients felt about these telehealth visits? The top reasons health consumers sought virtual care were for wellness check-ins and routine check-ups, among 41% of virtual care consumers.

Telehealth 278

Telehealth Primary Care Mental health Patient Experience 278

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Consumer need is driving the development of telehealth programs across the country. Provider access to affordable broadband and delivery methods, such as smart phones, tablets and iPads, are driving telehealth to become a delivery platform that can meet consumer needs. Reimbursement is also key to telehealth program growth.

Telehealth 57

Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine Primary Care 57

Health Populi

MAY 25, 2021

For telehealth, that S-curve has had a very long and fairly flat front-end of the “S” followed by a hockey stick trajectory in March and April 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic was an exogenous shock to in-person health care delivery. health citizens. health citizens.

Telehealth 193

Telehealth Digital Health EHR Medical Technology 193

Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

PwC explored how COVID-19 is influencing consumers’ health care behaviors in survey research conducted in early April by the Health Research Institute. The findings were published in a May 2020 report , detailing study findings among 2,533 U.S. adults polled in early April 2020.

Telehealth 182

Telehealth Telemedicine Mental health Medicare 182

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. Hospitals will also lobby hard to receive revenues from telehealth services.

Telehealth 213

Telehealth Interoperability Medicare Pharmaceuticals 213

Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2021

The last point on “new technologies” begs the question, “who” will fund innovation in health care as we emerge from the pandemic with national economics growing back at different paces, and employment in a very different context than pre-pandemic. spends on NASA.

BioTech 270

BioTech Pharmaceuticals Public Health Telehealth 270

Health Populi

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Underneath this statistic, it’s important to compare the payor mix of patients delaying care: nearly one-third of people with private, commercial insurance delayed care by 2018; 22% of people enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare put off care. Consider the 2020 Presidential elections and calls for universal health care.

Primary Care 211

Primary Care Medicare Telehealth Health Policy 211

Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the landscape of ambulatory care with rapid shifts to telehealth. Many states have directed insurers to temporarily cover COVID-19-related services via telehealth while mandating parity of reimbursement for telehealth visits with in-person visits for their Medicaid program.

Telehealth 41

Telehealth Primary Care Medicare HIPAA 41

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

APRIL 9, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Subcommittee Adds trained and licensed education personnel to those persons who may staff telehealth services at school site.

Telemedicine 54

Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy 54

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The data tell this story: two-thirds of patients who self-report their health as excellent have low to no SDoH risk. Conversely, nearly one-half of patients who self-report poor-health are at high SDoH risk. To mitigate SDoH risks for older Americans, Medicare has begun to pay for services that promote coordinated care.

Medicare 227

Medicare HIPAA EHR Nursing 227

Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 24, 2020

The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) and our members worked tirelessly with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congress, and state officials to expand access to connected health solutions during COVID-19 pandemic. billion in 2018.

Connected Health 52

Connected Health Telehealth Medicare Health Technology 52

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

JUNE 29, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Tennessee SB 601 3/20/18: Deferred to Summer Study. LEGISLATION. Dead Legislation/Session Ended. State Bill Number Status Summary.

Telemedicine 49

Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy 49

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MAY 14, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Tennessee SB 601 3/20/18: Deferred to Summer Study. LEGISLATION. Dead Legislation/Session Ended. State Bill Number Status Summary.

Telemedicine 50

Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy 50

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MARCH 5, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Adds trained and licensed education personnel to those persons who may staff telehealth services at a school site. LEGISLATION.

Telemedicine 49

Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy 49

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Adds trained and licensed education personnel to those persons who may staff telehealth services at a school site. LEGISLATION.

Telemedicine 48

Telemedicine Telehealth Public Health Nursing 48

Enzyme Health

JUNE 19, 2019

Here’s the essential telehealth terminology that will put you ahead of the curve. This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. Get to know these, and you should be able to follow along with most telehealth industry conversations or lectures no problem.

Telemedicine 60

Telemedicine mHealth HIPAA Telehealth 60

Henry Kotula

MAY 9, 2020

Across the country, only half of primary care doctor practices say they have enough cash to stay open for the next four weeks, according to one study, and many are already laying off or furloughing workers. Gebhardt also works with Aledade to care for Medicare patients. Instead of seeing 25 patients a day, he may see eight. “We

Primary Care 41

Primary Care Medicare Telemedicine Health Policy 41

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). in s/c Health Subcommittee. CCHP has a pending legislation/regulation webpage located at the following link: [link]. LEGISLATION.

Telemedicine 49

Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy 49

GlobalMed

MARCH 30, 2020

Before leaping into a third-party Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) app or buying a telehealth solution, get clear about your goals. Seeing behavioral health patients who lack transportation to appointments? Medicare, Medicaid and commercial plans all have different reimbursement policies for telemedicine services.

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Telehealth Health Policy EHR 52

Health Populi

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Presidential Election by the American Psychological Association in their Stress In America study, which I discussed here in Health Populi. That is a unifying health principle that we can build on. Note the fifth factor, worrying about the state of the country. states to take their own fragmented approaches to healthcare.

Mental health 186

Mental health Public Health Medicare Health Policy 186

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Accountable Care Compliance & Legal Government & Policy Telehealth Workforce Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution.

Public Health 119

Public Health Telehealth Connected Health Medicare 119

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Accountable Care Compliance & Legal Government & Policy Telehealth Workforce Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution.

Public Health 109

Public Health Telehealth Connected Health Medicare 109

Henry Kotula

MARCH 19, 2020

On Tuesday, Medicare announced that it will greatly expand coverage for telemedicine visits, previously sharply restricted. Some insurers have also said they will cover telehealth visits at parity with in-person visits. Technology that allows patients to be “examined” remotely needs to be better studied and made more accessible.

Telemedicine 41

Telemedicine Nursing Medicare Public Health 41

Henry Kotula

JANUARY 2, 2019

However, some early small-scale randomized controlled studies have suggested potential health benefits (for example, improved glycemic and blood pressure control) of mobile health applications and wearable biosensors. Another segment of startups focus on a separate driver of health care costs—the prices of medical services.

Digital Health 32

Digital Health Mobile Health Telemedicine Primary Care 32

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The Business Group on Health’s survey into large employers’ plans for health benefit designs in 2023 has a strong focus on value, concurring with employee benefit consulting studies from Mercer, SHRM, and WTW, among others. Consumers are excited about connected health care , the Trusted Future study bullishly reports.

Health Technology 156

Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156

Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Though not as high profile as Anthem’s policies, payers have been narrowing provider networks to bring down costs. This has been especially true in ACA exchange plans and Medicare Advantage (MA). Higher out-of-pocket costs and high-deductible health plans are the biggest reasons for this greater interest in transparency.

Medicare 32

Medicare Accountable Care Telemedicine Patient Experience 32

Henry Kotula

JUNE 12, 2022

As shown in the graphic above, a number of key pandemic-era policies would end if the PHE were discontinued. Hospitals, already experiencing financial challenges, would face an immediate 20 percent reduction in Medicare reimbursement for each hospitalized COVID patient. .

Public Health 41

Public Health Medicare Telehealth Telemedicine 41

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

The public health crisis, combined with Medicare Advantage and other payors’ regimes, supported an economic model for the hospital-to-home movement. Sharing personal data is a form of data altruism, and a sign of one’s being a good health citizen, loving they fellow patient through sharing one’s data.

Digital Health 182

Digital Health Public Health Life Science Patient Experience 182

Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

the health/care ecosystem warmly embraced social determinants of health as a concept in 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.

Public Health 314

Public Health Mental health Medicare Primary Care 314

Health Populi

OCTOBER 15, 2021

adults across political parties favor allowing the Federal government authority to negotiate for drug prices — even after hearing the arguments against the health policy. driving Republican voter responses to the affordability argument more than toward the innovation context in the KFF study.

Medicare 170

Medicare Health Policy Patient Experience Telehealth 170

Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2020

By demographics, more women than men are concerned about rising costs for the three health care spending categories the survey studied: drug prices, insurance premiums, and healthcare costs (medical care services spending). A majority of people across political party share this concern: overall, 88% of U.S. 84% of Republicans.

BioTech 191

BioTech Medicare Life Science Telehealth 191

Health Populi

AUGUST 16, 2021

In this study, the researchers identified the following costs by stakeholder: For patients, out-of-pocket expenses, including payments for deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance amounts. Health Populi’s Hot Points: While U.S. Integrating with the telehealth service Care on the Optum Store.

Pharmaceuticals 323

Pharmaceuticals Telehealth BioTech Mental health 323