Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 6, 2024

With the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Memorial launched telehealth for all its primary care and specialty centers, and today conducts about 100,000 virtual visits per year. "Upon completion of the visit, the encounter information is automatically sent to Memorial via Epic's Care Everywhere and Telehealth Anywhere functionality.

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MAY 28, 2021

Along with Healthcare IT News Senior Editor Kat Jercich, we discuss what it was like for small practices and independent therapists to make the sudden move to telehealth in the face of COVID-19 — and how the experience will shape the future of their practice. Edwin and Carol’s telehealth experiences prior to the pandemic.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Sponsor: Enghouse Primary topic: Telehealth Topic: Telehealth Workflow Resource Central: Upcoming Webinars External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Telehealth-enabled customized workflows Region Tag: Global Edition Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

and four of their colleagues expressed support for the Drug Enforcement Administration's new engagement on a potential special registration for telehealth with this week's listening sessions hosted by the DEA's Drug Diversion Control Division, but said they had several concerns. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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MAY 27, 2021

A study published this month in JMIR Human Factors from Syracuse University researchers found that physicians are in favor of expanding telehealth permanently. "On one hand, from this survey, I believe telehealth can increase access," she said. Patient-care visits conducted via telehealth also rose from 13.1%

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AUGUST 30, 2022

The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has provided $23 million to four universities to develop cancer care telehealth centers as part of NCI's Telehealth Research Centers of Excellence initiative. MSK explores telehealth for precision oncology.

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JUNE 2, 2021

It's become common knowledge, at this point, that the flexibilities enabled by the federal government at the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency prompted an atmospheric jump in telehealth use. "As our country recovers, we have a responsibility to make sure our telehealth efforts move forward, not backward," he added.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

BroadbandOhio, a division of the Ohio Department of Development, selected OCHIN as its statewide telehealth administrator to help expand healthcare services for Ohio’s K-12 students. WHY IT MATTERS The new initiative aims to help administrators in at least 10 districts implement school telehealth programs.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 3, 2021

Telehealth services, health tracking devices, cloud-based electronic health records: these are just some of the healthcare services and technologies that have seen a surge in consideration and […]. The article Modernizing Healthcare IT: Lessons From CMS, CDC, and NIH appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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AUGUST 22, 2022

Liz Fobare is vice president of product management at Kareo, a vendor of cloud-based clinical and practice management software for independent healthcare practices and billing companies. She contends that telehealth is far more than a pandemic trend. Where does the healthcare industry go from here with telehealth?

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

A dual team study of in-person, same-specialty follow-up rates after telehealth appointments published by Epic Research examined the cadence of care and found virtual medicine to be an effective tool. million telehealth visits during the study period, nearly 3.7 million adults found telehealth comparable for chronic conditions.

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MARCH 13, 2024

ORLANDO – Telehealth technology has advanced rapidly over the past few years, and while it's both popular and promising, it has also shined a light on the contrast between patient populations with and without adequate access and digital health literacy, the latter of which are less likely to engage in this type of medical care.

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JANUARY 21, 2022

Joining Healthcare IT News Senior Editor Kat Jercich to talk about telehealth's capabilities now and in the future is Dr. Maulik Majmudar, chief medical officer at Biofourmis. The use cases of telehealth beyond synchronous video calls. Evidence for telehealth's longevity. Like what you hear?

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 5, 2020

For the 46th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the battle for telehealth. More specifically, we’re talking about EHR vendors entrance into telehealth and third party telehealth vendors. Plus, we talk about telehealth investment and whether we think it will continue.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A massive nationwide scale-up of telehealth and remote patient monitoring unlike anything yet seen. In the meantime, here are some of the most-read Healthcare IT News stories of 2020 so far. Comparing 11 top telehealth platforms: Company execs tout quality, safety, EHR integrations. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A report released Tuesday by Foley & Lardner LLP found that the COVID-19 pandemic compelled state and federal policymakers to remove restrictions on and expand reimbursement for telehealth and virtual care at unprecedented rates. Massachusetts' new law also offers payment parity, but only for behavioral health services.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

A group of 16 provider and industry organizations this past week launched a campaign geared toward protecting and expanding access to telehealth. Telehealth Access for America is aimed at educating members of the public about the need to enact permanent legislation around virtual care services. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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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. WHY IT MATTERS. " THE LARGER TREND.

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MARCH 2, 2023

To explore the efficacy of primary care telehealth, a recent Epic Research study examined the frequency of in-person physician visits that followed 18,636,522 primary care telemedicine appointments. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2023

For the 120th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we are taking a look at the patient experience outside of the hospital. Then we discuss our worries about the potential decline in telehealth and how that will impact the patient experience. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2021

The act would expand coverage of Medicare telehealth services and make some COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities permanent, among other provisions. "The last year has shown us that telehealth works, it’s popular, and it’s here to stay," said Sen. A bipartisan group comprising half of U.S.

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MARCH 23, 2021

The drone, which is still in development, has cameras and a display screen to allow patients to communicate with healthcare professionals from within their own homes. Researchers noted the potential long-term capabilities of telehealth drones, including chronic disease management and environmental quality assessments. WHY IT MATTERS.

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JUNE 30, 2022

What are some of the most important topics in telehealth today? Standardizing and optimizing telehealth integration into care pathways. Digital and telehealth literacy. Telehealth sustainability and government advocacy. Talking points: Standardizing and optimizing telehealth integration into care pathways.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The American Medical Association this week resolved to continue advocating for telehealth after the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among underserved communities. How telehealth will be used after the pandemic is in the balance, and no one wants to see new access to telehealth suddenly halted," said AMA president Dr. Susan R.

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MARCH 5, 2024

" ON THE RECORD "Implementing AI voice technology into Amwell’s hybrid care platform not only helps their providers avoid the burdensome documentation work that leads to significant burnout across the healthcare industry, it also helps providers be more engaged during appointments," said Soni. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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JANUARY 24, 2022

The American Telemedicine Association announced Friday that it had launched ATA Action, a new affiliated trade organization aimed at supporting the enactment of state and federal telehealth coverage throughout the United States. HCA Healthcare. Intermountain Healthcare. Best Buy Health. Bicycle Health. Circle Medical.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Although a new report suggests that the healthcare industry slightly improved its security posture this year compared to last, it warns that increased provider reliance on telehealth since the COVID-19 pandemic now presents a new slate of risks to patient data.

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JUNE 12, 2023

A 2019 survey by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation’s Office of Health Policy found that the highest rates of telehealth visits happened among people with Medicaid (29.3%) and Medicare (27.4%), Black individuals (26.8%), and those earning less than $25,000 (26.7%).

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AUGUST 17, 2021

The American Board of Telehealth announced this week that it is launching a Teleprimary Care Certificate program, geared toward helping primary care providers develop future virtual health strategies. With a shortage of primary care providers, telehealth can offer patients expanded access to care. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

According to Insider 's Blake Dodge , Amazon Care will bring the "full package" of telehealth and in-person services to Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas and Boston in 2021, with 16 more to follow the next year. In June, an Amazon exec said it had signed several companies to the company's telehealth service.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

As part of a new collaboration with the Connecticut Children's Care Network, Nest Collaborative will provide unlimited same-day telehealth appointments with certified lactation consultants for parents in need of prenatal and perinatal breastfeeding support. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. ON THE RECORD.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence published its final guidance this week on securing telehealth and remote patient monitoring ecosystems. NIST has been offering tips around cybersecurity and telehealth deployments for years. THE LARGER TREND. Twitter: @kjercich.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

A new report from CB Insights found that global telehealth investment rose for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q2 of 2021 – with teletherapy deals representing a substantial share. Retail giants in the United States appear to be betting big on telehealth, even amidst looming uncertainty about its regulatory future.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

"CMS and state efforts to evaluate and oversee telehealth are critical to meeting Medicaid enrollees' behavioral health needs and to safeguarding the Medicaid program from potential fraud, waste and abuse," wrote OIG officials. Even so, only 11 conduct telehealth-specific monitoring and oversight. THE LARGER TREND.

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MAY 10, 2021

Researchers from West Virginia University have set out to determine the optimal frequency of telehealth appointments for patients with chronic conditions. In a study published in E-Health Telecommunication Systems and Networks , the team reviewed other work concerning telehealth and chronic conditions. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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JULY 8, 2021

A large-scale study recently published in The Journal of Climate Change and Health found that an increase in telehealth use in the Pacific Northwest corresponded to a dramatic decrease in transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. As the study notes, the healthcare sector is a "significant source" of greenhouse gas emissions.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Andrew Cuomo announced legislation this week that would expand access to telehealth throughout the state. "New Yorkers have adapted throughout 2020, but it is time to push telehealth to the next level in New York State and fully integrate it into our existing healthcare system. " WHY IT MATTERS.

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