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Telemedicine, Medicare Advantage and star ratings: What you need to know

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 19, 2023

Over the last few years, Medicare Advantage plans have dramatically increased their deployment of telehealth systems for seniors. While some in the healthcare industry may be skeptical of telehealth’s utilization, particularly within the Medicare population, these plans continue to move full steam ahead.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Primary care providers in New York City, one of the U.S. With patients afraid to seek care in person and social distancing necessitating as little face-to-face contact as possible, many clinicians pivoted to telehealth – some with more success than others. " If the U.S.

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The successes – and pitfalls – of using telehealth for home-based primary care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 26, 2020

Home-based primary care allows individuals with chronic conditions – especially older people – to stay in their homes longer, reducing hospitalization rates and improving quality of life. " The results, panelists said, were subpar : Due to technical difficulties, the overall video success rate was 49%.

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Women are less likely to use video for telehealth care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

A wide-ranging study published this past week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that older people, women, Black and Latinx individuals, and patients with lower household incomes were less likely to use video for telemedicine care during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif.,

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FirstHealth of the Carolinas solves access problem with Virtual Provider program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 26, 2023

First, the program offers an initial access point for patients who present to the Convenient Care clinics or emergency rooms and who do not have a primary care provider, said Stephen Kapa, administrative director of telehealth services at FirstHealth of the Carolinas. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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CONNECT for Health Act reintroduced, would expand telehealth access

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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MedStar Health uses $2M AHRQ research grant to enhance telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Raj Ratwani, PhD, vice president of scientific affairs for the MedStar Health Research Institute, and director of the MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare. Healthcare IT News interviewed Booker and Ratwani to learn more about their work and how it can inform leaders following and advancing the future of telehealth.

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How one health system harnessed AI, telehealth to combat coronavirus

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 1, 2020

The team noted that the asynchronous capability provided by the Zipnosis platform proved crucial "due to very high patient volumes during which it would have been impossible to accommodate through video or chat functions." Some departments such as psychiatry and primary care were exceeding their pre-pandemic clinical volumes."

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In telehealth hearing, House committee weighs access against cost

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2021

Some, such as Stanford Health Care Chief of Staff Dr. Megan Mahoney, noted that the transition to telehealth amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic enabled more than 225,000 of the system's patients to complete their first video visit. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind.

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Telehealth seems here to stay – so how can it be improved?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 5, 2020

Those who spoke with Healthcare IT News for this story made it clear that the benefits of telehealth outweigh the challenges. The healthcare professionals we interviewed spoke to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding telehealth reimbursement as a major contributor to dissatisfaction. "The insecurity of the future."

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Bonus Features – April 30, 2023 – 68% of providers say improving patient collections is a high priority, hospital expenses have increased 2x the Medicare IPPS reimbursement rate since 2019, and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 30, 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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Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Value-based care continues to take root in healthcare. This is why, as the new year approaches, Healthcare IT News has sat down with an expert in value-based care to get his views on what 2022 will hold for the payment system. We hope to see some movement on a permanent telehealth arrangement before the PHE ends.

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An inside look at a national, bilingual telemedicine service

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 29, 2022

Healthcare IT News sat down with Chirichigno to get an inside look at how a national telemedicine platform works, and why bilingual service is so important to the company. Please describe how you deliver virtual healthcare. Employees using Galileo avoid more expensive visits to in-person specialty, urgent or ER care 80% of the time.

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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2022

It scaled training through its CE-accredited portal Telehealth Village, though webinars with providers, tip sheets and training videos, and hosted Project ECHO programs across multiple disciplines with community partners. Pre-COVID-19 programs focused on specialty care access. MARKETPLACE. Click here to read the special report.

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Telehealth has staying power, should benefit from lasting regulatory changes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

According to a study published last week in the Journal of the American Informatics Association, virtual urgent care visits at NYU Langone Health grew by 683%, and non-urgent virtual-care visits grew by a staggering 4,345% percent between March 2 and April 14. " Testa also noted that telehealth goes beyond ambulatory care.

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How athenahealth’s EHR FaceTime feature is helping a solo practice during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 8, 2020

Athenahealth had created an integration between it and Apple’s Facetime, a video chat app for iOS devices many are familiar with, and this was a very timely solution to address the issues Riad’s practice was facing. For a comprehensive listing compiled by Healthcare IT News , click here. MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Bonus Features – October 15, 2023 – 66% of orgs hit by cyberattacks report disruptions to patient care, 75% of Americans don’t trust AI in a care setting, and 26 more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 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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The benefits and future of remote patient monitoring

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 12, 2021

Healthcare IT News interviewed Dr. Lucienne Ide, founder and chief health innovator at Rimidi, a cloud-based remote patient monitoring technology company, to gain her insights and expertise into the state of RPM – and where it goes from here. A video session with a patient is an important option for healthcare providers.

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MedPAC members weigh future of telehealth coverage

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. Twitter: @kjercich.

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AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

Patients experienced a lack of resources in the areas of having data coverage for video transmission and living in rural areas where there was not a significant signal, which affected how e-consents would be signed. Staff members were unsure if Medicare and Medicaid would honor the prospective payment-system rate. MARKETPLACE.

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Maine health system embraces telehealth, but looks for policy clarity

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Like other health systems around the country, CMH turned to telehealth in order to care for patients remotely. "We very quickly stood up the ability to do phone visits, and then partnered with Innovaccer to do our video platform, so we could transfer to audio-visual and provide that more intimate connection," said Martel.

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Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

"The health center predominantly used video-based telemedicine technology to support site-to-site visits within the Sun River network, or to provide access to contracted specialty services such as dermatology." Healthcare IT News recently compiled a comprehensive list of these vendors with detailed descriptions. "Doxy.me

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Commonwealth Care Alliance shares key lessons from its robust telehealth program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 17, 2023

CCA specializes in managing complex care for individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, as well as those who narrowly miss the threshold for Medicaid. We expect this number to grow as we continue to scale our virtual care program in the coming years. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Tablet-based RPM keeps TRU Community Care patients and caregivers happy

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2021

TRU Community Care, based in Lafayette, Colorado, had a vision for incorporating a telehealth/remote patient monitoring program: to meet the needs of patients in the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services "Seriously Ill Population" (SIP) program. A patient with COPD would receive a video explaining lung functioning.

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VA clinician says teleneurology is improving access and care for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Another study published in 2021 analyzed the geographic distribution of neurologists actively billing in Medicare and compared this to the geographic distribution of Medicare beneficiaries with neurologic disease. Second, there is a mismatch between where neurologists practice and where people with neurologic conditions live.

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How one provider is transitioning from WebEx and Skype to a full telehealth platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 13, 2020

” However, leveraging technology and providing telemedicine can allow residents to receive the care they need while also reducing the risk of contracting COVID-19, he added. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this year temporarily lifted restrictions on the technology that could be used during the pandemic.

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Does telehealth in Australia have a promising post-pandemic future?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 2, 2021

Results found that 79% of consumers are dialling in via phone call, while less than 20% used a medical video conference app or an app that was provided by their doctor or insurance provider. How are consumers engaging with telemedicine currently?

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For Ryan Health, telehealth seeds planted during the pandemic have flourished

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 15, 2023

Ryan Health is a federally qualified health center based in Manhattan that has been providing comprehensive and affordable primary and specialty care to New York’s diverse and underserved communities since 1967. As an FQHC, 75% of patients are enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare; another 7% are uninsured.

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Telemedicine triage kiosks reduce ER visits by 11% for ACO

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2020

The Alliance for Integrated Care of New York (AICNY) oversees the healthcare needs of roughly 6,200 dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Healthcare IT News has published a comprehensive listing of these vendors, which can be accessed by clicking here.

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Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 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. 3) Concierge primary care will become in much higher demand in 2024 for a certain portion of the market.

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How health systems should be preparing now for the future of hospital at home

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2021

Now more hospitals and health systems are looking to expand their efforts beyond video visit-based virtual care, and push for expanded remote patient monitoring programs – up to and including the provision of acute care at home. For Medicare, before the waiver, there was no reimbursement. Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.

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The Evolution of Healthcare at Home, the Technology Driving this Change, and It’s Impact on the World of Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

So let’s take a deeper look into healthcare at home to see how it has evolved over time, the technology that is driving this change, and how it is impacting our patients and providers. We reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today community to get their insights into this topic. The following is what they had to say.

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

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. Telehealth reduces cancellations, allows for staff to be more efficient and makes it easier for people to access care. And by 2030, all boomers will be at least age 65.

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Mercy Virtual Care Center: A deep dive into a virtual hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2023

"We follow these patients longitudinally, meaning when someone enrolls with us, we will manage them alongside their primary care physician and specialists throughout their entire care journey. Healthcare IT News published a special report highlighting many of these vendors with detailed descriptions of their products.

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Wright Center codevelops a telehealth-EHR combo to expand care options

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 22, 2020

So a patient will have to travel to a primary care or clinic setting and the on-site providers will set up a telemedicine cart within their room. Two hundred miles away, a specialist will consult with them via video, but only because none such specialists were available to them in their area. Care in the home.

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Campbell County Health is a health system with 1,244 employees across its 90-bed acute care hospital, 160-bed skilled nursing facility, inpatient behavioral health unit, ASC, and 14 outpatient primary care and specialty clinics. Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City). Northwestern Medicine (Chicago).

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Telemedicine, Medicare Advantage and star ratings: What you need to know

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

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The successes – and pitfalls – of using telehealth for home-based primary care

Women are less likely to use video for telehealth care

FirstHealth of the Carolinas solves access problem with Virtual Provider program

CONNECT for Health Act reintroduced, would expand telehealth access

MedStar Health uses $2M AHRQ research grant to enhance telehealth

How one health system harnessed AI, telehealth to combat coronavirus

In telehealth hearing, House committee weighs access against cost

Telehealth seems here to stay – so how can it be improved?

Bonus Features – April 30, 2023 – 68% of providers say improving patient collections is a high priority, hospital expenses have increased 2x the Medicare IPPS reimbursement rate since 2019, and more

Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Telehealth has staying power, should benefit from lasting regulatory changes

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