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Telehealth Legislation Passes Ways & Means, As GLP-1s Are Fast-Meshing with Telemedicine in the Marketplace

Health Populi

MAY 9, 2024

. “I n rural America and small towns, families often struggle to get health care… The lack of access to emergency and outpatient services and preventative care is one of the reasons why rural Americans have a 43 percent higher mortality rate than urban Americans.

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Real-Time Versus Store-and-Forward Telehealth Technology

AMD Telemedicine

JANUARY 31, 2023

When it comes to clinical telemedicine , there are two general categories that most “sharing” technologies tend to fall into: live real-time and store-and-forward technologies. Real-time telemedicine technologies, as you might have guessed, are more immediate.

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Two Forms of Telemedicine: Synchronous vs. Asynchronous

Lloyd Price

JANUARY 17, 2020

What is Synchronous Telemedicine? The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) defines synchronous telemedicine as "live video-conferencing," which is a "two-way audiovisual link between a patient and a care provider." " What is Asynchronous Telemedicine?

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

JUNE 19, 2019

Applying for telemedicine jobs and want to stand out? This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. ATA : ATA stands for the American Telemedicine Association and is the prominent professional telemedicine organization in the United States.

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9 Best Telemedicine Newsletters You Should Be Reading to Keep Up With the Industry

Enzyme Health

MARCH 27, 2019

Close For Clinicians For Employers Telehealth Jobs Family Medicine General Practice Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioners Family Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Psychiatry / Mental Health Hospitalist Dont see your specialty? Working in telemedicine can leave you feeling disconnected from others.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Their findings, published this past week in Health Affairs , demonstrate the positive impact that temporary federal changes to telehealth-related regulations have had on virtual care adoption. At the same time, the researchers noted, several hurdles remain for primary care providers when it comes to integrating telemedicine.

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Telemedicine and a Vision for Health Care Without Walls

Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

JANUARY 4, 2018

But he can consult with a far-away dermatologist by video about the latest treatments to help restore his function and appearance. But he can consult with a far-away dermatologist by video about the latest treatments to help restore his function and appearance. on December 14. A primary concern is cost.

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Op-Ed: As a doctor, I use telemedicine. With the coronavirus threat, it could revolutionize healthcare

Henry Kotula

MARCH 19, 2020

Here’s one thing I hope will come out of the crisis: an increased reliance on telemedicine, something that should have happened long ago. On the verge of bankruptcy, the hospital was unable to attract many specialists to join its ranks, and in desperation, had turned to telemedicine to cover many services.

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6 Ways to Drive Higher Medicaid Reimbursement with Telemedicine

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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Telehealth-As-Healthcare Is a Mainstream Expectation Among Consumers, J.D. Power Finds

Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Power points out several granular perspectives to keep in mind as we design and implement omnichannel health care services: Two-thirds of U.S. consumers has accessed video telehealth services in the 12 months from June-July 2021. economy, not just in the health care economy. “Patients really like telehealth,” J.D.

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How IT leaders are reimagining and repurposing technologies to handle new challenges

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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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Nursing agreements will also see a change to avoid upfront costs and reduce overall costs. The second quarter of 2020 saw a surge in virtual consultations via telephone and video calls as lockdowns were pertinent in different parts of the world. Remote monitoring tools and mobile health apps and services took center stage.

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Do Medicare providers located at a Distant Site have to be hospital-based to provide services?

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MAY 24, 2018

As a condition of payment, telehealth services must be provided using an interactive audio and video telecommunications system that permits real-time communication between the distant site, and the beneficiary at the originating site. This booklet targets the Fee-For-Service Provider and may be helpful to you.

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Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer

Lloyd Price

JUNE 27, 2018

Patrick Ndimubanzi, Honorable Minister of State, Public Health and Primary Health Care, Rwanda Digital Health Innovation in Rwanda Let's explore 5 examples of Digital Health innovation in Rwanda ranging from artificial intelligence and machine learning to blood delivery by drones and telemedicine.

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CMS rolls back more Medicare, telehealth regs for providers working through pandemic

Henry Kotula

MAY 1, 2020

In the past, only doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certain others could do so. Earlier changes included waiving the video requirement for telehealth patients without access to interactive audio-video technology – particularly those in rural areas.

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Dispatches from the Frontlines: Connected Health and COVID-19

Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 24, 2020

Previously, Medicare would only pay for real time telehealth visits conducted using both live voice and video. CMS, the FDA, and state governments all took steps to set aside legacy restrictions that affect remote patient monitoring technologies and telemedicine: CMS temporarily allows providers to offer RPM services to new patients.

Connected Health

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High-Deductible Health Plans Fall From Grace In Employer-Based Coverage

Henry Kotula

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Employers’ latest cost-control efforts include managing expenses for the most expensive diseases; getting workers to use nurse video-chat services and other types of “ telemedicine ”; and paying for primary care clinics at work or nearby. Almost all large employers offer telemedicine, but hardly any workers use it.

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Telehealth Legislation Passes Ways & Means, As GLP-1s Are Fast-Meshing with Telemedicine in the Marketplace

Real-Time Versus Store-and-Forward Telehealth Technology

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Two Forms of Telemedicine: Synchronous vs. Asynchronous

Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

9 Best Telemedicine Newsletters You Should Be Reading to Keep Up With the Industry

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

Telemedicine and a Vision for Health Care Without Walls

Op-Ed: As a doctor, I use telemedicine. With the coronavirus threat, it could revolutionize healthcare

6 Ways to Drive Higher Medicaid Reimbursement with Telemedicine

Telehealth-As-Healthcare Is a Mainstream Expectation Among Consumers, J.D. Power Finds

How IT leaders are reimagining and repurposing technologies to handle new challenges

Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Do Medicare providers located at a Distant Site have to be hospital-based to provide services?

Rwanda : The Digital Health Pioneer

CMS rolls back more Medicare, telehealth regs for providers working through pandemic

Dispatches from the Frontlines: Connected Health and COVID-19

High-Deductible Health Plans Fall From Grace In Employer-Based Coverage

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