Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 28, 2020

Lots of industry groups want to see the temporary government waivers enacted early on during the COVID-19 public health emergency – the ones enabling the vast expansion of telehealth and remote patient monitoring over the past four months – to be made permanent once the storm has subsided. " THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 12, 2023

WHAT IT'S ABOUT The 400-bed hospital joint venture by Ramsay Health Care Australia and Sime Darby Malaysia seeks to "revolutionise" healthcare delivery through its latest service called Connected Care. Enterprise Taxonomy: Quality Care Patient Access Population and Public Health Care

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 18, 2020

" Covered entities seeking to use audio or video communication tech to reach patients where they live "can use any non-public facing remote communication product that is available to communicate with patients," said the agency. THE LARGER TREND. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media.

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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

AUGUST 6, 2021

The platform is accessible for nurses and doctors via Windows, iOS and Android mobile phones, tablets and computers. The news report noted that about 285 healthcare facilities are remotely monitoring some 9,000 patients through the platform. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 20, 2022

The service virtually connects patients with non-life-threatening emergencies to nurses and doctors via video call. The additional funding for the VVED is part of the Victorian government's initiative to support the state health workers and patients amid a fresh outbreak caused by the emergence of new COVID-19 variants.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2023

are facing an increasing healthcare crisis due to shortages in healthcare providers and facilities, especially as the nursing shortage continues throughout the country. What are some trends in rural healthcare that are pushing RPM one way or the other? Rural communities across the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The kit also comes with a digital tablet where they can upload their health data via a secure website. Those data are then reviewed by a specialist nurse who can also speak to them about their next steps via live video link at any time of the day, seven days a week.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 7, 2022

"Our experience during the pandemic was that telehealth meant our member psychiatrists were able to treat more patients, which was critical as we faced a mental health crisis,” said APA CEO and Medical Director Dr. Saul Levin in a statement. THE LARGER TREND. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 4, 2023

In addition, the project will form a new digital health workforce by training doctors, nurses and allied health professionals in both hospital and primary care. Enterprise Taxonomy: Telehealth Population and Public Health Patient Access Care

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2020

Three hundred and forty healthcare organizations published an open letter Monday asking Senate and House leaders to permanently enshrine changes to policies that would make telehealth accessible in the long term. THE LARGER TREND. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Senate HELP Committee Chair Sen.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 11, 2022

THE LARGER TREND. Kaiser and Mayo have been supporters of the acute care at home model amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, with both health systems putting a combined $100 million toward Medically Home in May 2021. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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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. The increase in supply will trigger a race in virtual chronic care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 11, 2021

According to Donna Sherringham, executive director of Clinical Operations at GV Health, this partnership will enhance access to emergency health care for the community – the healthcare provider covers Shepparton, Rushworth and Tatura. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 20, 2021

They also point out that abortion via telemedicine is illegal in 19 states, and that 32 states require abortion medication to only be administered via physicians (as opposed to nurse practitioners or midwives). " THE LARGER TREND. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. ON THE RECORD. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

According to the Amazon Care website, with a user's approval, "the clinician will send a Mobile Care nurse to [their] home, a designated room on the Amazon campus, or other private location within our service area. or Android 6.0+, and be enrolled in an Amazon-sponsored health insurance. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 20, 2023

NSW Premier Chris Minns announced that the virtualKIDS Urgent Care Service, which is currently available in three local health districts – South Eastern Sydney, Western Sydney and Hunter New England LHDs – will be rolled out statewide by the end of the year.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 13, 2023

"We are reaching out to our provider partners to make them aware of the Affordable Connectivity Program and our new ACP-focused initiative," said Katherine Todd, Gilda’s Club Twin Cities' executive director, in an email to Healthcare IT News. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 5, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services Premier made the case that some two-dozen federal regulatory waivers – enacted early in the coronavirus pandemic to enable rapid response to COVID-19 – should be made permanent once the public health emergency has ended. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 4, 2019

Digital health could save public health services in England £7.5 billion (nearly $10 billion) across England, according to a report from Now Healthcare Group. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 12, 2021

The pandemic exposed the need for the rapid adoption of increasingly innovative digital health technologies. A: At the beginning of the pandemic, HHS and CMS released an interim final rule to give providers more flexibility to furnish services using remote care technology for the duration of the public health emergency.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 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. million nurses in the U.S.)

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

b) and (b)(1) of the Hospital Conditions of Participation, which require nursing services to be provided on premises 24 hours a day, seven days a week and the immediate availability of a registered nurse for care of any patient. THE LARGER TREND. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2023

We interviewed him to get his expert views on the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program, implementation challenges, how hospitals and health systems can overcome these challenges, and market trends pointing to a permanent hospital at home program from CMS. Please describe the trends, and why you think this might become permanent.

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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. This trend in remote access to care has expanded widely and is expected to continue. This means patients can receive care wherever they are – at home, nursing home, assisted living, etc.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

"My career has been about helping people live healthy lives," Levine told members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. "As the assistant secretary for health, I would be committed each day to helping the people of our nation and improving our public health."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Healthdirect Australia , a national public health information service in the country, recently announced that it will be working with home-grown telehealth startup Coviu, to power its government-funded healthdirect Video Call service. THE LARGER TREND. In April 2019, Swinburne started working with Coviu for telehealth education.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

Lastly, most healthcare IT expenditure over the last ten years has been focused on digitizing patient records, and investment in cybersecurity capability has lagged other industries. Threat actors know healthcare is a prime target for extortion and target them accordingly. What actions should healthcare organizations be taking?

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 27, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Learning by Listening: A Winning Formula for The Health Management Academy. Cost transparency platform Cascade Health raised $1.7

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2023

On another front, telepsychiatry keeps gaining ground in the post-public health emergency landscape. Healthcare IT News sat down with Geoffrey Boyce, CEO and cofounder of Array Behavioral Care, a telemedicine provider that specializes in behavioral health, to discuss the DEA, telepsychiatry challenges and much more.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News published a special report highlighting many of these vendors with detailed descriptions of their products. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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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. We will also see a transition to connected intelligence.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Hospitals across the nation are using connected health and RPM to great effect during the pandemic. To help healthcare CIOs, CMOs and other leaders find connected health devices and RPM technologies, Healthcare IT News has compiled this comprehensive listing of vendors. And the list will continue to be updated over time.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2020

Dialogue’s multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals consists of nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, care coordinators and allied health professionals who all work together to deliver complete patient care. This is especially the case when treating patients with complex acute and chronic conditions.

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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. We expect to see more smart technology and automation in healthcare (i.e.

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Patient portals provide them with a convenient and secure way to access their medical records, communicate with their healthcare providers, and manage their care. Promoting preventive care and population health: Patient portals can be used to promote preventive care and population health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The insights also can help healthcare organizations navigate vaccine distribution, as well as the ebbs and flows of patient volumes due to COVID-19 in the year ahead, according to the new report. Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. For example, nursing homes were hit hard by the virus.

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