Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 6, 2020

And it became increasingly likely that CMS would make telehealth access for older adults permanent. During the pandemic, telehealth use grew sharply in the care of older adults, enabled by CMS reimbursement changes that likely will be permanent. Half of those aged 75+ and one-third of the 65+ have hearing loss.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2022

The virtual clinic is a collaboration between the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Monash Health Pharmacy, and Hospital in the Home. Australia offers telehealth subsidy for COVID-19 antiviral prescription. Yarram District Health Service adopts Global Health's EMR, patient engagement tools.

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Connected Health Initiative

AUGUST 3, 2020

Today, the Connected Health Initiative released a statement from executive director, Morgan Reed: “The executive order is a critical step in expanding telehealth coverage for some of the most vulnerable Americans during the pandemic and ensure these digital health services are made sustainable and permanent.

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The Digital Health Corner

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Digital health technology has seen an incredible growth in the last few years, fueled by a combination of consumerization of wearable technologies, ubiquity of mobile devices, proliferation of technology incubators, attention by government health and regulatory agencies and involvement of large companies heretofore not focused on healthcare.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 16, 2020

There's no doubt that telehealth has proven to be an integral tool to keeping healthcare accessible amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "Telehealth has continued to grow and has continued to really set the pace" for digital innovation, said CHIME president and CEO Russ Branzell. '" Mahoney continued.

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Connected Health Initiative

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

They are critical in times of a public health emergency like COVID-19, revolutionizing delivery of care to Medicare beneficiaries and other underserved populations “On behalf of the CHI Steering Committee and membership, I want to thank the House co-sponsors, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL), Rep. Buddy Carter (GA-1), and Rep.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Structural challenges, especially painful due to EHR barriers — with the promise of APIs (application programming interfaces) and the ongoing development of clinical decision support tools.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 2, 2023

But there are technology innovations that can help people deal with addiction through, for example, digital therapeutic solutions. Specifically, there is a two-year extension of Medicare telehealth services that began in the early coronavirus era in 2020.

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Connected Health Initiative

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The data from CMS supports findings by CHI Steering Committee member University of Virginia Center for Telehealth that waiving many of the restrictions on telehealth increased access to healthcare without leading to overuse. For too long, Congress cited unnecessary utilization as a reason not to make these waivers permanent.

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Connected Health Initiative

MARCH 26, 2020

(WASHINGTON, DC) March 25, 2020 - Today, the Connected Health Initiative released a statement from executive director Morgan Reed regarding the congressional passage of the latest Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This makes it far more difficult for them to take advantage of telehealth opportunities.

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Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 24, 2020

In just a few short months, we made more progress in opening up Medicare and Medicaid to telehealth visits, remote patient monitoring (RPM) tools, and other connected health solutions than in the previous decade. billion in 2018.

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Connected Health Initiative

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The data from CMS supports findings by CHI Steering Committee member University of Virginia Center for Telehealth that waiving many of the restrictions on telehealth increased access to healthcare without leading to overuse. For too long, Congress cited unnecessary utilization as a reason not to make these waivers permanent.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2023

.” Google Cloud released new capabilities in Vertex AI Search for healthcare and life sciences, highlighting Hackensack Meridian Health and Highmark Health in its announcement. Microsoft also released a preview tool that will layer Azure generative AI on top of chatbots and virtual assistants.

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care innovations

AUGUST 8, 2018

Back in 2014 , the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) collaborated with a network of local and national health technology leaders to build the Mississippi Diabetes Telehealth Network, an effort to extend quality care into rural and underserved regions with high rates of chronic illness.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, set forth by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), brings pivotal updates in healthcare reimbursement. This article aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of these changes, which are crucial for healthcare providers.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

We can expect value-based contracting in 2023 to embed health equity incentives, such as this contract struck between Independence Blue Cross and Jefferson Health to address health for residents of Philadelphia including the Accelerate Health Equity initiative. That’s the upside and it’s promising and exciting.

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Digital Health Today

DECEMBER 9, 2022

These include innovations in spaces such as behavioral, wellness, health equity, and social determinants of health. Q1: Discuss the power of digital health technology reimbursement. Over the course of the pandemic reimbursement for telehealth and other such innovations soared, as historical restrictions were pulled back.

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care innovations

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

After years of study and documentation, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that remote patient monitoring (RPM) is among the most efficient and effective tools available for chronic disease management for older adults — particularly those with diabetes, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

In 2023, we’re going to see much greater investment in technology that can increase provider capacity and streamline workflows while improving patient access—things like asynchronous telehealth, digital front door technology, and remote patient monitoring. Jason Gorevic, CEO at Teladoc Health.

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LinkousThink

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Nor does it include some telemedicine provisions that are included in the House bill, such as the establishment of a Telehealth Advisory Committee. But it does address many areas directly related to the use of telecommunications technology and health and opens the door for more specific provisions that might get added later.

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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. In January 2020, then-Secretary of the U.S.

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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. In January 2020, then-Secretary of the U.S.

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The Digital Health Corner

JUNE 14, 2017

I agree that traditional trials are neither practical nor necessary for most tools. Thus, the opportunity for trials utilizing digital registries, mobile clinical trial platforms, quality communications and analytics tools is significant. This should not however translate to “take my word for it” is all you need. Bring it!

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 5, 2022

However, recognizing that health equity is important and that we should work on addressing the root causes underlying inequity is not enough to engender change. Ensuring both community-based organizations and healthcare entities have the tools they need to meaningfully collaborate in addressing health inequities will go a long way to help.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This includes regular contact with a primary care provider and access to self-management resources like patient education, support groups, and technology tools. These components are essential for improving the health outcomes of people under chronic illness care. We will talk about the CPT codes in the next sections.

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The Digital Health Corner

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) has been used since 2015 as a metric to determine negative Medicare payment adjustments to providers who do not meet quality standards. As one can see, registries performed with quality technologies can have profound effects on healthcare from many standpoints.

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GlobalMed

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

But now Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has added specific CPT codes to the list of teleaudiology and virtual speech pathology services eligible for reimbursement. Telehealth for speech and auditory disorders doesn’t just mean more widespread access to services; it means earlier screenings, diagnosis and treatment.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

By leveraging the latest in digital health technologies, RPM empowers patients to manage their health conditions in the comfort of their own homes, while providing healthcare professionals with real-time data to make informed decisions. Key trends to keep an eye on include: 1.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

Grace Nam, Strategic Solutions Manager at Laserfiche Trends in healthcare technology in 2024 will heavily focus on cost-effective solutions to drive operational efficiency and increase workforce satisfaction for physicians and staff. Employers and insurers will offer incentives for employees to use these technologies.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Companies across different industries such as retail, travel and financial services are responding with virtual assistant tools, enabling consumers to get answers and transact 24x7. Within healthcare, innovation driven organizations are exploring how to empower patients with virtual health agents to access relevant care information (e.g.

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Connected Health Initiative

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Recent Medicare data shows Blacks were hospitalized with COVID-19 at a rate nearly four times higher than Whites. The rise of digital health technology gives us a unique opportunity to help advance health equity, improve access to care, increase health care quality and lower costs,” said Rene Quashie, vice president, digital health, CTA.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Over the last almost two years, healthcare has seen organizations rely on technology and the cloud to get accurate, trusted information to patients and direct them to the appropriate resources and care at scale. Healthcare IT News interviewed Dr. Illing to talk about telehealth, the cloud, machine learning, advanced analytics and much more.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Notably, Weight Watchers/W began to offer a new telehealth program for weight loss featuring the use of GLP-1 medications – which has been endorsed by W spokeswoman Oprah Winfrey, long-associated with weight loss endeavors. As AI gets embedded into consumers’ health care, patients will come to trust the technology and its capabilities more….with

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