Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 26, 2024

Meanwhile, Optum has been focused on reconnecting Change Healthcare's systems and on Monday, UHG reported in its latest update that pharmacy services and medical claims are back to near-normal levels. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 3, 2024

THE LARGER TREND While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently called its Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative successful in reducing hospital visits, it is likely unsustainable due to the costs and resources needed. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

told Healthcare IT News in a recent video that the COVID-19 crisis made clear how important it is to support telehealth with a sustained national strategy. Telemedicine, said Wyden, highlights what meeting those challenges is all about. "Medicare in the future will mostly be about dealing with chronic illness," said Wyden.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 20, 2024

“Our proven track record in enabling health systems and physician groups to manage all value-based populations, including Medicare Advantage, Traditional Medicare, Commercial, and Medicaid, has consistently delivered high-quality outcomes while effectively managing the total cost of care,” said Mike Long, Chairman and CEO at Lumeris.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2021

"Protecting and expanding access to telehealth is essential to strengthening America’s healthcare future. Congress must act to expand patient choice in every American community, meet patients where they are, and bring health care into the 21st century. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Within the Osmind EHR, clinicians can access a suite of digital tools to meet high-patient demand, like progress monitoring and journaling tools. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. WHY IT MATTERS. We are thrilled to partner to offer their industry-leading solution."

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 11, 2024

In addition, it covers up to 60 million lives, representing 9 out of every 10 Medicare lives and partners with 5 of the Top 6 Medicare Advantage health plans. PQS covers 95% of all community pharmacies and 10 of the Top 10 Pharmacy chains by store count including national chains and independent pharmacy groups.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 25, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just released data on its Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative , which thus far has admitted 11,159 patients suffering from respiratory infections, heart failure and severe sepsis. One of your answers to this problem is remote patient monitoring. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 26, 2023

" Annual wellness visits And the third component of the program sees the virtual provider assisting PCPs by completing Medicare annual wellness visits for patients. The Virtual Provider program helped the health system achieve a 72% completion rate for Medicare annual wellness visits in 2022. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 9, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has put together further detailed guidance for how healthcare providers should be documenting and reporting electronic clinical quality measures for telehealth encounters. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. " Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 27, 2024

This new round of funding will accelerate the innovation of Livara’s technology and clinical capabilities to meet the need and potential of this transformative care delivery model. Livara partners with commercial and Medicare payors and providers through flexible value-based payment arrangements, including assuming total cost of MSK care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Among the allegations are that Wolfe and her conspirators submitted well over $400 million in illegal durable medical equipment claims to Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans, relying on the guise of "telemedicine" to explain the unusually high volume of claims. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2020

Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma to provide a written plan for permanent changes to Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program rules around telehealth. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

Budget leaders have asked, "How do you really know what the impact on the Medicare population and the Medicare Trust Fund will be? We now have three years of data on the impact to the Medicare Trust Fund," he said. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. "Telehealth can win over fence-sitters.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2021

Leading healthcare industry stakeholders on Monday implored top leaders in the House and Senate to help ensure, among other imperatives, that "Medicare beneficiaries [don't] abruptly lose access to nearly all recently expanded coverage of telehealth." " WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 18, 2020

While specifying that is "has not reviewed the BAAs offered by these vendors, and this list does not constitute an endorsement, certification, or recommendation," the agency lists companies that claim HIPAA compliance and willingness to sign BAAs including Skype for Business, Updox, VSe, Zoom for Healthcare, Doxy.me

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 26, 2022

The bill as currently drafted also offers expanded eligible practitioners; telehealth coverage and reimbursement for FQHCs and RHCs; a delay of the in-person telemental health requirement; provisions for audio-only telehealth; and use of telehealth to satisfy Medicare face-to-face telehealth requirements for hospice care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 9, 2024

Healthcare providers will be assisted by the Australian Digital Health Agency in meeting this new requirement. "We will be removing this delay for all pathology and diagnostic imaging reports," the department said in a statement.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 4, 2021

Encourage greater flexibility for home-based care services to meet commercial and Medicare Advantage network adequacy standards. " On the policy front, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched its Acute Hospital Care at Home program this past November. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 10, 2023

We leverage virtual lactation services to meet the unique needs of these mothers," Deborah Muro, CIO at El Camino Hospital, told Healthcare IT News when the Mountain View, California hospital launched virtual care last year. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2024

They’re goal is to have 100% of Medicare beneficiaries in a value-based care arrangement by 2030. We see a number of ACO approaches that make up these efforts, along with Medicare Advantage plans. The following is a guest article by Phyllis Wojtusik, Executive Vice President of Value-Based Care at Real Time Medical Systems.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Patients enrolled in the program must meet established clinical and safety criteria," the representatives continued. The program empowers multidisciplinary care teams to provide the right care at the right time while meeting our patients where they want to be," they added. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 3, 2024

" MEETING THE CHALLENGE The virtual ICU enables the virtual providers to interact with patients via a telemedicine cart. "A good portion of our patients are older and in the Medicare population, which we were concerned would be a problem with virtual care. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Another source of fresh foods for low-income people is FarmboxRx , often available through Medicaid and Medicare Advantage programs as part of SNAP or Healthy Food Card benefits. The contents of FarmboxRx boxes can vary to meet the needs of different ethnic cuisines. They buy from local growers when possible.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 20, 2021

This is probably because of the latter's limitation in meeting patients' needs. Last week, the Australian federal government announced that it is subsidising two new Medicare items that will enable 20 minute or longer teleconsultations. THE LARGER TREND. Enterprise Taxonomy: Digital Health Technology.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 30, 2021

In 2017, the health system – which has 100 continuing care locations, including home care, hospice, PACE programs and senior living facilities – was in a bind, facing double-digit hospital readmissions of 16% across its high-risk Medicare population. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Sean Kelly, chief medical officer and SVP of customer strategy for healthcare at Imprivata, lays out the procedures required for prescribing a controlled substance: A medical setting is authorized by the DEA to issue prescriptions, and designates trusted administrators to authorize clinicians in turn.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2024

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Providers who can rapidly scale their workforces and technology to meet demand will lead the pack in this now highly competitive space.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

Medicare Certification ASCs must sign a contract with Medicare and meet its Conditions for Coverage (CFC) to be paid. ASCs must also meet Medicare’s Conditions for Coverage. Medicare Payment Resources CMS implemented an Ambulatory Payment Classification-based payment methodology in 2008.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

Trapollo, a Cox Business company that specializes in telemedicine and RPM technologies and services, has many insights into why healthcare provider organizations should prioritize telemedicine offerings and advancements to meet patients where they are and stay ahead of the competition. For example, the U.S. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In a virtual public meeting this past Friday, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed how – and whether – to permanently expand telehealth in Medicare. Before the pandemic, Medicare's physician fee schedule covered a limited set of telehealth services in rural locations.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

SCAN Group , a mission-driven organization whose holdings include SCAN Health Plan , one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, has made its latest strategic investment in Dina. Independence at Home, a SCAN Health Plan community service, provides vitally needed services and support to seniors and their caregivers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

"CMS and state efforts to evaluate and oversee telehealth are critical to meeting Medicaid enrollees' behavioral health needs and to safeguarding the Medicaid program from potential fraud, waste and abuse," wrote OIG officials. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“Wellness” has become a new mantra for healthcare organizations. Medicare Advantage programs are vaunting their support for “wellness,” and you see wellness campaigns at pharmacies, employers, and elsewhere. Particularly pertinent to the Healthcare IT Today blog, wellness is a goal promised by many digital apps.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2020

Although research supported the efficacy of video telepsychiatry, the National Institute of Mental Health-funded study notes, only 5% of psychiatrists in the Medicare program had ever provided a telemedicine visit. Instead, providers could use a variety of platforms, including Zoom, Doxy.me, FaceTime, Google Meet, Clocktree, and thera-LINK.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Without action from Congress, most of the telehealth flexibilities will cease, cutting off telehealth access to a majority of Medicare beneficiaries. It would also stall much-needed progress to fully integrate telehealth as a central element of healthcare delivery. We cannot afford to let that happen. Why this is so important.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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