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8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In June, Healthcare IT News and the other HIMSS Media brands, Healthcare Finance and MobiHealthNews, launched a new series of editorial webinars at the HIMSS Learning Center. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. Naturally, the first focus was on exploring the new normal of telehealth and virtual care.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. MARKETPLACE. Click here to read the special report.

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ATA: What's ahead for telehealth policy after the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Now that President Joe Biden has declared the COVID-19 pandemic over, the ATA's Telehealth Awareness Week policy update webinar explored how federal and state telehealth policies may be affected as Congress decides whether or not to end the public health emergency (PHE). Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Rural hospitals need more than telehealth to survive the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

During a Thursday webinar hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center and moderated by former Sen. A report published by the Bipartisan Policy Center in advance of the webinar noted that the steps taken to make services more accessible amid the coronavirus pandemic could be made permanent in order to improve rural healthcare access.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

For employees over 55 years old, the hospital offers free Medicare and health claims assistance. The hospital also gives employees the opportunity to take free health promotion classes, including online resources and webinars. All employees have access to free affinity and support groups as well as fitness facilities.

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Weekender 1/25/19

HIStalk Weekender

Researchers note that Medicare patient readmissions within 30 days dropped sharply after CMS started penalizing hospitals financially, but the death rate appears to have increased during the same period. After 30 years in the healthcare business, I never dreamed this situation would happen to me. Recent Medicare Recipient ).