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At the same time, stakeholders and thought leaders voiced concerns about health inequity, and lobbyists mounted the pressure for long-term regulatory reform. THE LARGER TREND. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. WHY IT MATTERS. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Associations such as HIMSS (parent company of Healthcare IT News ), the American Health Information Management Association, the American Telemedicine Association, the American Pharmacists Association and the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare. THE LARGER TREND. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

"What this signifies is the consensus perspective on these issues from the perspective of the telehealth community," Kyle Zebley, ATA's senior vice president of public policy, told Healthcare IT News on Thursday. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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JANUARY 11, 2023

The Kaiser Family Foundation recently looked at state trends with regard to expanding access to telehealth-based behavioral care during the pandemic and found that states see telemedicine as a key component of maintaining access to behavioral healthcare for Medicaid enrollees. " THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS.

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MARCH 25, 2021

Using data from Blue Health Intelligence data repository – an independent data and analytics company that is a licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association – researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health compared claims data from March through June 2019 with March through June 2020.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

The American Telemedicine Association, the Connected Health Initiative and other industry groups issued a letter to Congress on Friday urging legislators to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities until the end of 2021. THE LARGER TREND. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

THE LARGER TREND Another evidence of Singapore's strong commitment to AI adoption in healthcare is the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding between its national health technology agency Synapxe and Microsoft. The lab aims to facilitate multi-institutional, cross-border collaborations in digital health.

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MARCH 1, 2021

"OIG is conducting significant oversight work assessing telehealth services during the public health emergency. She pointed to recent rulemaking in which the OIG recognized the promise that digital health technologies, including telemedicine, have for improving care coordination and health outcomes. THE LARGER TREND.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

They will focus on health equity by design, national public health solutions, behavioral and mental health, violence prevention, socioeconomic outcome indicators, and community resilience, said HHS. THE LARGER TREND. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS. Culture Care Collective.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

THE LARGER TREND Broadband and telehealth access go hand in hand. "There's a lot of legwork and community needs analysis required, as well as much community stakeholder planning to make these visions a reality," he wrote as a contributor to Healthcare IT News. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS The DEA says it is expanding patient access to critical therapies beyond the scheduled end of the COVID-19 public health emergency – except for the remote prescription of controlled substances. The public has 30 days to comment, and the ATA says it will be sending more extended comments. Mark Warner, D-Va.

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JULY 23, 2021

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. THE LARGER TREND. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " he said. Twitter: @kjercich.

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

million mental health and psychiatry telehealth visits did not require in-person follow-up. THE LARGER TREND. However, some experts quickly found telemedicine well-suited for use in behavioral health after the onset of the pandemic. Maroof Ahmed, co-founder of Quit Genius told Healthcare IT News by email in October.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

During the past decade, finally, health care is starting to deal in a structured, measurable manner with the life factors and environments that play the biggest role in their patients’ health. The final chapter on social determinants of health comes out more positive than most of the others.

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JUNE 8, 2021

Livingston found that MC Medical LLC, Walmart Health's primary care provider, has registered to operate in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Washington. THE LARGER TREND. Twitter: @kjercich.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

"Providence will work tirelessly to become carbon-negative by 2030 by championing environmental stewardship for a healthier planet," according to the health system. THE LARGER TREND. Providence has continued to move the needle on technology-driven innovation during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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JUNE 24, 2021

They noted, for example, that seven governors included specific telemedicine coverage requirements in executive orders, which will expire after the public health emergency. THE LARGER TREND. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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JUNE 16, 2021

The legislation proposed this week would eliminate that requirement, as well as calling for a study and report on utilization of mental health services provided via telehealth to be submitted to Congress no later than one year after the end of the public health emergency. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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APRIL 29, 2022

"This trend was observed especially for acute respiratory-related conditions, which potentially could be confounded by concerns over COVID-19 rather than the less complicated acute non-COVID-19 diagnosis," wrote researchers. THE LARGER TREND. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. ON THE RECORD.

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JULY 15, 2021

"Clearly, the market demand for this collaboration exists and we are always looking for innovative ways to improve patient care and increase health system efficiency," DeVivo added. THE LARGER TREND.

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AUGUST 26, 2020

The specialists GlobalData surveyed cited the possibility of future unsupportive policies as a reason for discontinuing telehealth use after the public health crisis. The patient companion app for InTouch Health, for instance, had about 2,300 downloads in 2019, but more than 22,300 in the second quarter of 2020 alone.

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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. THE LARGER TREND. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. 1, 2019, and Dec. Twitter: @kjercich.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

The news report noted that about 285 healthcare facilities are remotely monitoring some 9,000 patients through the platform. THE LARGER TREND. Meanwhile, the Public Health Ministry said it will also procure an additional 80 million Favipiravir, an antiviral medication for COVID-19 patients.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Allow more eligible healthcare professionals to use telehealth services. Remove unnecessary in-person visit requirements for telemental health services. Allow for the waiver of telehealth restrictions during public health emergencies. THE LARGER TREND In 2021, a bipartisan group of 50 U.S. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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MARCH 20, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency may be coming to an end in May. 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. But what's next for virtual care?

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

AMA plans to address the "dysfunction in healthcare" by working to remove obstacles and burdens that interfere with patient care, he said. THE LARGER TREND. CT Lin, CMIO at UCHealth, told Healthcare IT News in May. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. ON THE RECORD. Email: afox@himss.org.

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JULY 26, 2022

The American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action affiliate on Monday expressed support for a bipartisan bill that would extend the virtual care flexibilities of the public health emergency another two years. They also called for the legislation to safeguard two other provisions they said were key to health equity.

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APRIL 25, 2022

As the potential end of the public health emergency looms, the future of telehealth policy has been under increasing scrutiny. THE LARGER TREND. The public health emergency , which was just extended for the ninth time earlier this month, has enabled telehealth expansion via temporary flexibilities. WHY IT MATTERS.

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MARCH 29, 2024

But in health care, a lack of address standardization is a major barrier to important aspects of care, including the sharing of patient records demanded by our trend to value-based care. And patient records will be more interoperable, with benefits ranging from value-based programs to public health.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

" THE LARGER TREND. With the COVID-19 pandemic – especially thanks to an expansion of Medicare telehealth benefits during the public health emergency – driving increased use of virtual psychiatric care, many behavioral health providers ventured into telemedicine and onboarded digital telehealth platforms.

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MAY 3, 2023

" Data from more than 10,000 North Carolina healthcare facilities feeds a dashboard where users – such as the state's Division of Public Health – can search the prevalence of stroke by county and zip code, analyze comorbidities and identify trends based on race, age and other demographics.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Authorize the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service to continue reimbursement for telehealth for 90 days beyond the end of the public health emergency. Make permanent the disaster waiver authority, enabling Health and Human Service to expand telehealth in Medicare during all future emergencies and disasters.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

THE LARGER TREND. 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. ON THE RECORD.

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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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JUNE 21, 2021

Public health experts had pointed to teledentistry as one way to help lessen the burden of patients seeking dental care at emergency departments, especially during the pandemic. THE LARGER TREND. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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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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JULY 16, 2020

The legislation seeks to push forward with wider access to and use of telehealth – even beyond this public health emergency with its numerous waivers, allowances and temporary rule changes. THE LARGER TREND. The bill was immediately greeted with enthusiastic approval from a chorus of healthcare industry groups.

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