South Central Telehealth Resource Center

AUGUST 8, 2018

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. On a daily basis, health care professionals are finding new ways to use telehealth technology to achieve positive outcomes for consumers.

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Telehealth Medicare Primary Care Health Policy 115

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2021

Policymakers and stakeholders emphasized the importance of balancing access to care with addressing concerns around fraud and overutilization. "Modernizing telehealth policy to meet the moment" is one of lawmakers' most important responsibilities, said Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

Building a diverse provider network, providing cultural competency training, and enhancing accessibility features is key to providing on-demand, equitable access to care that embraces the background, identities, and lived experiences of each and every patient. The point is we have to be intentional about meeting people where they are.

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Primary Care Mental health Telehealth Patient Experience 103

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

This is my first of several posts discussing the self-care retail health phenomenon among consumers, and the business opportunity, as I’m spending the weekend with suppliers and retailers attending this meeting. In my role as health economist-advisor-trend weaver and data junkie, I’ve been collegial with GMDC for a few years.

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Medicare Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Patient Experience 193

Docnotes

JANUARY 3, 2022

We had a course called Health, Care & Society wherein students were challenged to learn and think about ethical issues, health policy principles and engaged in conversations on the role of medical providers in our communities. Years ago, I was on the faculty at Albany Medical College.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Health Policy Medicare 52

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. The hospitals are getting massive bailouts,” said Dr. Christopher Crow, the president of Catalyst Health Network in Texas.

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Primary Care Medicare Telemedicine Health Policy 41

Health Populi

MARCH 28, 2022

In one instance, I asked a managed markets team if, in their meetings with formulary developers in Medicaid program negotiations, they had ever asked to convene with representatives from the state’s SNAP or food support program. This was met with a range of responses, from smirks and cynicism to surprise and questions of, “why?

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Life Science mHealth Primary Care Pharmaceuticals 279

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

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. Reaches into the community and meets specific needs. Developing programs that meet specific needs will help ensure successful outcomes.

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Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine Primary Care 57

Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

If we begin to see a rapid rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, this restriction would limit many telehealth providers that do not currently serve Medicare populations from supporting and relieving pressure on local providers that would need help to meet increased demand from patients seeking care. Clearly, the U.S.

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Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine Public Health 292

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

HRSA’s 8 bureaus and offices (Ryan White, Maternal and child health, rural health policy, healthcare systems, etc.) In 2019, Health Centers across the nation served 30 million patients. virtual breakout room), Moving Telehealth Research Forward: Meet the SPROUT-CTSA Network Topic Working Groups hosted by Dr. John Chuo.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Primary Care Public Health 99

Health Populi

MARCH 3, 2021

.” That year the firm began to study the relevance of, well, relevance for organizations especially operating in the health/care ecosystem. Relevance is built on recognizing, meeting and exceeding stakeholder expectations of organizations.

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Life Science Public Health Primary Care Patient Experience 170

Health Populi

APRIL 14, 2024

For example, for Workforce and Labor, I think about the supply of primary care providers, clinician burnout, and immigration – all factors that will be very important in 2030, and all with different levels of uncertainty.

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Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Patient Experience Public Health 220

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

I’m also especially keen, from the patient privacy perspective, to hear my close colleagues Deven McGraw and Vince Kuraitis explain the “Health Data Goldilocks Dilemma: Sharing? ” toward the close of the meeting on Wednesday afternoon.

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Digital Health HIPAA EHR Nursing 184

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Walter Ricciardi, who leads the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Italy’s National Institute of Health); and, Dr. Cesar Faldini, president of the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli in Bologna, a top hospital, academic and research center for orthopedics and trauma.

Public Health 283

Public Health Mental health Nursing Primary Care 283

Henry Kotula

MAY 23, 2020

Worksite health, telemedicine, and direct primary care arrangements are all on the table. Large companies have mostly locked in their benefits for 2021, whereas many mid-market businesses are looking for alternative options now.

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Primary Care Telemedicine Public Health Health Policy 41

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. Their digital health email is delivered daily, so you’ll never miss out on the top stories.

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Telemedicine mHealth Psychiatry General practice 60

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.

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Telehealth Primary Care Medicare HIPAA 41

GlobalMed

JULY 8, 2019

Fortunately, there’s a solution that can benefit both provider revenue and population health: telemedicine. While virtual health can’t solve every Medicaid issue, it can dismantle many typical roadblocks: Providers and patients can meet as scheduled even if the patient has missed their bus or had a childcare cancellation.

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Telemedicine Primary Care Health Policy Mental health 40

Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

JANUARY 4, 2018

On one level, these anecdotes tell the story of telemedicine: The ability of patients, and often their local clinicians, to have consultations over distances with other clinical experts who can bring their insights to bear on patient care. A primary concern is cost. on December 14.

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Telemedicine Telehealth Health Policy Medicare 44

Henry Kotula

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Another bill, the Save Rural Hospitals Act , would reverse reimbursement cuts to rural hospitals, provide other regulatory relief and establish the community outpatient hospital, a new provider type offering 24/7 emergency services plus outpatient and primary care.

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Medicare Primary Care Telemedicine Health Policy 32

Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Timoni, JD, an attorney and partner at the law firm Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, in Westfield, New Jersey, who represents healthcare providers in areas of reimbursement and managed care contracting. Health plans will need to take more of a retail focus than what they’re accustomed to, Manoogian says.

Primary Care 41

Primary Care Telehealth Patient Experience HIPAA 41

Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

[link] The executives featured in this article are all speaking at the Becker’s Healthcare 13th Annual Meeting April 3-6, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. Question: What will hospitals and health systems look like in 10 years? President and CEO of Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.): David Rahija.

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Primary Care Nursing Patient Experience Medicare 41

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 30, 2023

Despite these efforts, the shortage of health professionals remains a challenge that needs to be addressed. The Health Resources and Service Administration and the Bureau of Labor are working on memorandums to address this issue and to ensure that health experts are available to meet the demands of patients.

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Patient Experience Digital Health Primary Care Health Policy 40

Henry Kotula

JUNE 21, 2020

After his legs began to swell, and he felt “very, very lethargic,” he contacted his doctor at Catalyst Health Network, a Texas group of primary care doctors, to ask about less expensive alternatives. She said she would dread “a fight with the insurance company if you don’t meet their guidelines.”.

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Medical Billing Medicare Primary Care Telemedicine 41

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Financial health will continue to blur into physical and emotional well-being in 2023. More families face difficulty paying all of their, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wrote in their December 2022 look into Making Ends Meet in 2022. As health consumers, U.S.

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Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

But for those of us working with and innovating solutions for health and health care, #CES2021 was baked with health goodness , in and beyond “digital health” categories.

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Digital Health Public Health Life Science Patient Experience 182

Health Populi

JANUARY 13, 2022

call out and confront the real phenomenon of bullying nurses in health care settings). Adjust protocols to meet nurses’ needs (logistical, mental health, financial, et al). Support nurses leading health care innovation (like the fantastic Nurse Hack 4 Health program ).

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Nursing Mental health Public Health Primary Care 385

Health Populi

JUNE 27, 2019

He believes in “getting to guaranteed universal health care, featuring primary care, the ability to see a mental health provider,” noting that in Texas, the single largest provider of mental health care is the county jail system.” health care.

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Mental health Medicare Pharmaceuticals Public Health 214