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Healthcare Innovation Funding – Regulations and Disrupting Traditional Models

Healthcare IT Today

To get a better idea on what policies and regulations you need to be aware of and just how to get access to innovation funding, we reached out to our ever so talented Healthcare IT Today community for their insights and knowledge. Here is what they had to say. A huge role often times.

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These are the compliance issues providers should be preparing for, post-PHE

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Additionally, several telehealth flexibilities (that generally expand Medicare coverage for telehealth services) have been extended 151 days (about five months) beyond the termination of the HHS PHE. If Medicare coverage requirements for telehealth services (e.g., Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. PTs, OTs, and SLPs).

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COVID-19 presents a new chance to make telehealth accessible to the underserved

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Regrettably, minority groups are being left behind by the telehealth revolution," said David Smith, executive director for the Medicaid Transformation Project, in an interview with Healthcare IT News. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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3 Ways Consumers are Putting the Pressure on Health Plans

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Mike Pattwell, Principal Business Advisor, Value Based Care at Edifecs Consumers are at the heart of healthcare — their fears are forcing healthcare innovators to shift priorities to deliver consumer-centric digital health offerings. This is true today, tomorrow, and far into the future.

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Why Temporary Telehealth Policies Should Be Made Permanent

SteadyMD

One of the major demographics benefited by telehealth services are senior citizens who receive coverage through Medicare. Current law states telehealth services will stay covered by Medicare through 2023, but after that the future of remote healthcare for older Americans remains uncertain.

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Healthcare Fragmentation Isn’t So Bad, If It Comes with Better Outcomes

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare providers maintain different systems than payers, as do government entities like Medicare and Medicaid. While data fragmentation brings significant challenges, the data generated in our healthcare system is one of the most valuable assets to the healthcare industry to drive affordable, accessible and high-quality healthcare.

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Part One: A Look Back on Health IT in 2017

Mobile Health Matters

However, the biggest issue in the market right now is that every hospital in the country is trying to break-even on Medicare reimbursement. The biggest thing to happen to healthcare IT in 2017 was the advancement of the consumerization of healthcare, and the changing discourse around the patient as a consumer.