Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One of the great use cases for telemedicine has proven to be mental health. Rarely does mental health require in-person tests. Telehealth will continue to grow because it fills a void in the mental health space by creating improved access for many individuals who lacked this access previously.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2021

senators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. The act would expand coverage of Medicare telehealth services and make some COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities permanent, among other provisions. Access for Medicare beneficiaries.

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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

JANUARY 4, 2021

Charlie Baker signed into law a wide-ranging bill that includes expanding access to telehealth after the COVID-19 public health emergency abates. At the beginning of the COVID-19 public health emergency, Baker enacted an emergency order requiring insurers to cover telehealth in order to help ensure provider and patient safety.

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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. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services once again (for the ninth time) extended the public health emergency this past month , stretching it beyond mid-July. But sooner or later, that provision of the Public Health Service Act will draw to a close. Here's what she had to say. PTs, OTs, and SLPs).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 10, 2023

Early on in the pandemic, hospital executives saw telemedicine as a way to help close the maternal health gap , providing a number of pregnancy-related services, including lactation support, mental health support and at-home monitoring. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 31, 2023

Jumping on a virtual visit was perceived as a benefit for mental health and chronic conditions, as well as a "disparity buster" by some PCP leaders overseeing practices serving Medicaid and Medicare populations. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 23, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services, said Bordenick, have allowed individuals suffering from COVID symptoms to get virtual treatment. But the waivers have fulfilled another important function: "It's allowed individuals to manage their non-COVID treatment," such as cancer treatment, mental health care and diabetes management.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 19, 2020

A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday introduced legislation to inventory telehealth programs nationwide and evaluate ways to plan for public health emergencies using virtual care. "We have to generally make sure that when it comes to mental health treatment, that it is covered like physical health treatment," she said.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 30, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency came to an end on May 11. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency. What does the end of the public health emergency mean for the future of the healthcare industry?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

For healthcare providers, telehealth presents an opportunity to address patient care needs, improve the customer experience and reduce costs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began to allow for reimbursement for videoconferencing between healthcare provider and patient.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2021

In a statement on Thursday, Health Minister Greg Hunt said the new Medicare items will enable doctors to provide 20 minutes or more of telephone consultations. In November last year, the federal government announced that telehealth will be a permanent addition to Medicare. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. 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. There is mounting pressure by lawmakers and major stakeholders for the U.S

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 3, 2021

The awards, determined by public voting, are bestowed on "inspiring senior healthcare executives who rigorously challenge the status quo in their journeys to build a brighter health future," according to HIMSS (the parent company of Healthcare IT News). CIO, Delaware Valley Community Health. Philadelphia.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

advocated for two particular policy changes to be made permanent: the originating site rule, allowing physicians to be reimbursed for telehealth appointments wherever a patient is located, including a patient's home, and the expansion of Medicare- and Medicaid-reimbursable telehealth services. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Dr. Karen S.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Specifically, what if the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinds the emergency orders it has put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic? Medicare created new codes to cover remote patient monitoring in January 2020, according to Anderson and Null. The change took place in almost a twinkling of an eye.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Some specialties, such as mental health, may find stronger footing via virtual visits. “Regulators, for their part, have tried to smooth the way for a pivot to virtual during the public health emergency. " “Some private insurers stepped in to help, too,” they added.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. 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. Medicaid is the single largest payer for mental health services in the U.S.,

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 27, 2023

A Surge in Virtual Health Overnight, the pandemic exposed shortcomings in the healthcare system, leading to widespread adoption of virtual care services by patients and clinicians. The company currently supports some major players in the space including big name pharmacies, retailers and hospitals and health systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. 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. 2023 was a tipping point for telehealth treatment.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 9, 2021

During the COVID-19 public health emergency, however, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made substantive changes to its telehealth and RPM billing and reimbursement policies that for some providers were complex and difficult to understand. Vivify Health is in HIMSS21 booth 4217. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

This Clear Arch Health podcast episode features American Telemedicine Association (ATA) leadership (Ann Mond Johnson, CEO and Kyle Zebley, Sr. VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. So, the Public Health Emergency official end is May 11th.

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Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

This Clear Arch Health podcast episode features American Telemedicine Association (ATA) leadership (Ann Mond Johnson, CEO and Kyle Zebley, Sr. VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. So, the Public Health Emergency official end is May 11th.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Partner at Berger Singerman LLP Telehealth has revolutionized the delivery of outpatient mental health services, and there has been exponential growth in the acceptance and delivery of remote care. A national public opinion poll of U.S. On the federal level Medicare policy broadened the acceptance of virtual care.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. 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. Carolyn Ward, M.D.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Christ Hospital Health Network, with over 3,500 employees, is ranked No. Hospital leadership recently refreshed the Employee Assistance Program, which looks to improve work-life balance for employees by addressing behavioral and mental health needs. Eskenazi Health (Indianapolis). Cleveland Clinic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Harris spoke with Healthcare IT News about how the federal government and other stakeholders can support innovation, the best ways to ensure digital health tools don't exacerbate disparities, and how eMed hopes to play a role in filling the COVID-19 at-home testing gap. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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