Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2021

Walmart Health's moves in this direction echo that of Amazon Care, which quietly filed to do business in dozens of states before publicly announcing its intention to provide app-based services in all 50 by this summer. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

To analyze which physicians made the transition sooner, the researchers used Epic electronic health record data to analyze visits between Oct. Younger generations had larger proportions of innovators and early adopters, as did behavioral health and primary care physicians. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

WHAT IT'S ABOUT Commissioned by Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora, the new service will provide after-hours care on weekdays and will be available round-the-clock on weekends and public holidays. It will be offered for all rural patients, whether or not enrolled with a primary care practice.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 20, 2021

Health authorities in Rome have repurposed a COVID-19 telemonitoring tool to monitor people at risk from heat-related illness. In the Lazio region, GPs, health care workers and primary care services are supervising and caring for patients during heatwaves using the LazioAdvice teleconsultation system and Lazio Doctor per COVID app.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Connecticut Children's Care Network, with 37 independent pediatric practices and more than 200 pediatric primary care providers in Connecticut and Massachusetts, has a mission to improve the quality of care and health outcomes for infants, children and adolescents. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency may be coming to an end in May. But what's next for virtual care? And what about the blossoming trend of virtual-first hybrid care? Healthcare IT News sat down with Sean Mehra, CEO and cofounder of HealthTap, a virtual-first urgent care and primary care clinic.

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JANUARY 24, 2022

Teladoc Health. In the near term, ATA Action says it is pushing for at least a year's extension of the temporary flexibilities put in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency, along with longer-term goals of making policies permanent. Chamber of Commerce and Healthcare IT News parent company HIMSS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 23, 2021

Walmart Health's primary care provider has filed to do business in 37 states, suggesting the company is building the foundation to continue its virtual care expansion. According to reporting by Insider , Walmart Health's medical group, MC Medical LLC, registered to do business in 17 more states in June and July.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 10, 2021

Convened by HIMSS VP of Government Relations Tom Leary, the panelists – who played a critical role in developing the Riyadh Declaration – reviewed the recommendations, compared them to progress so far and outlined digital health goals for the future. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich.

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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. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2024

adults’ levels of trust in health care services and suppliers, finding the greatest trust lies with a consumer’s local pharmacy (for 77% of consumers), followed by hospitals (for 73% of people) and in third rank, health technology (63%). Layered on top of this is health citizens’ eroding trust in other aspects of U.S.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

"As providers transitioned from providing in-person primary care to offering telehealth services, we were able to test, vaccinate, and act as lifelines to communities disproportionately hit by the pandemic," he said. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Technology that is difficult to use can create a critical barrier to adoption and, in the case of remote care, simply would not work, the health system felt. "During the peak of the pandemic, primary care telehealth visits accounted for more than 50% of our volume." " Nick Kostoff, TriHealth. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2021

"The telehealth cliff is looming, casting much uncertainty and concern for the health and safety of Medicare beneficiaries, and the sustainability of our already overburdened healthcare system," said Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association. HIMSS is the parent company for Healthcare IT News.).

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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 Today

APRIL 2, 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 Today

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Epic Business Intelligence Analyst (Product Owner) position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic and is remote.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The proposed CMS rules would make permanent additions to the telehealth services list nine codes that were temporarily covered during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Telehealth reimbursement after the public health emergency has been a continued cause for debate, with groups offering a variety of potential solutions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 30, 2023

The Sydney North Health Network recently provided a A$1.1 million ($700,000) funding package to set up the RACF Virtual Care Service, which is powered by Health Teams, a provider of a digital health platform for the aged and home care sector.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced earlier this month , for example, that it would add 11 virtual services to its reimbursement list during the COVID-19 public health emergency – following in the footsteps of its earlier flexibilities for virtual care. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2023

It provides a monitoring kit, which includes medical devices and a digital tablet for uploading health data. In SA's capital, Adelaide, the safe@home project led by Flinders University is providing chronic disease patients access to daily primary care service via virtual care and telemonitoring.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 8, 2020

These were among the results of a report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, which offers answers and recommendations related to coordinated response to future pandemics, protection of front-line healthcare workers and improved EHR interoperability. Email the writer: nathaneddy@gmail.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 4, 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… The Good and Bad Sides of Healthcare AI and Automation. Mental health and wellbeing platform Spectrum.Life completed a €5 million raise.

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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. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 16, 2022

The previously unbreakable "Iron Triangle of Healthcare" where the constraints are healthcare systems' top priorities – Cost, Quality and Access – can now be broken with the advent of digital innovations that increase healthcare access and quality without increasing cost or even lowering cost.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2020

Adoption of digital health in the various healthcare ecosystems had not been well established. In the public health sector, contact tracing is predominantly carried out manually with the transfer of information performed manually as well. A low testing capacity is also another issue which the nation faces. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2022

In addition, as a federally designated Telehealth Resource Center, UVA Health also worked to provide expanded technical assistance to providers and health systems across the nine-state Mid-Atlantic Region. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. MARKETPLACE.

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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. The racial, ethnic and income-based health disparities in the U.S. Looking ahead at 2022.

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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. Digital health education that is accessible to the patient at home or on their smartphone is one way we can bridge the divide. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 26, 2022

Healthcare IT News interviewed Griffin to take a closer look at what he will be presenting at the HIMSS22 conference. Please describe some of the emerging technology models in telemedicine and remote patient monitoring, and how they can help improve access to care for underserved populations. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

The Tasmanian government has recently released a four-year strategy to transform outpatient services across its public health system. Meanwhile, since 2019, the Tasmanian Department of Health and ??Primary Primary Health Tasmania have been working to set up and roll out the eReferral system statewide.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 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

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

These technology enhancements should allow for the provision of mental health services and substance use disorder treatment to more than 75,000 Massachusetts health center patients through the use of remote patient monitoring, video visits and other connected services. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

According to vice president Ted Hill, it can modernize how public health agencies serve today’s needs. Casetivity can ingest, standardize, and share health data. Estimated Costs of Intervening in Health-Related Social Needs Detected in Primary Care. JAMA Intern Med. 2023;183(8):762–774.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

There are many vendors on the market today offering telemedicine technology, including American Well, Avizia, GlobalMed, MDLive, Novotalk, SnapMD, Teladoc, TeleHealth Services, Tellus and Tyto Care. “Diabetic retinopathy is a huge public health problem that is the leading cause of blindness in working age adults in the U.S.,”

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 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

DECEMBER 28, 2020

"Many patients, particularly those with chronic conditions, were at a loss to balance public health recommendations to isolate at home with routine medical appointments." There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. licenses to medical and behavioral health providers.

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