Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2022

MedStar Health received a $2 million grant to continue research into how telehealth access impacts health equity. The granted-funded, follow-up research will explore ways to connect patients with chronic conditions and other vulnerable populations to telehealth services. Partnerships.

HIE 93

HIE RCM Primary Care EHR 93

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Read more… Telehealth Visits Can Improve Clinical Revenue – to a Point. Andy Oram talked to several experts about the future of telehealth. They discussed why M&A interest is picking up now – and why a lot of potential buyers have been sitting on the sidelines for a while.

HIE 80

HIE EHR Interoperability RCM 80

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 28, 2023

The latest report on mental health utilization trends from LexisNexis Risk Solutions shows an 84x increase in utilization of telehealth for mental health in 2022 compared to 2019. The report also indicated that overall telehealth utilization dropped 18% after the height of the pandemic, though telehealth for mental health dropped just 5%.

Mental health 74

Mental health Telehealth RCM HIE 74

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Research from athenahealth about telehealth usage throughout the pandemic found that nearly 1 in 4 patients (24%) used telehealth specifically to avoid an in-person visit. In addition, nearly 1 in 3 patients used telehealth to manage a chronic condition, with 23% scheduling appointments and another 9% opting for ad hoc check-ins.

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eCare Telehealth EHR eHealth 91

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 19, 2023

Read more… Moving the Industry Forward With an RCM Adoption Model. Healthcare has many models, but until recently RCM has been missing. Jeff Becker and John Yount at FinThrive described their roadmap for RCM implementation and realizing value as an organization.

RCM 82

RCM Healthcare IT EHR HIE 82

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2023

Patient engagement technology from Luma Health is now fully integrated with MEDITECH Expanse ; in addition, Luma is an initial member of the MEDITECH Alliance program Virtual primary care provider LifeMD will be the exclusive telehealth provider for online pharmacy HealthWarehouse.com.

RCM 79

RCM Healthcare IT HIE Primary Care 79