Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

TriHealth providers preferred EHR integration, as it alleviates the operational burden for front office staff and healthcare providers conducting telehealth services. "During the peak of the pandemic, primary care telehealth visits accounted for more than 50% of our volume." MEETING THE CHALLENGE. MARKETPLACE.

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Mend

MARCH 27, 2023

In part 1 of our blog series, Mend reviews the permanent Medicare changes to the Telehealth policy. The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) has been in place for three years. This has had myriad effects on Telehealth policies as well as how providers deliver digital care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In a virtual public meeting this past Friday, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed how – and whether – to permanently expand telehealth in Medicare. Before the pandemic, Medicare's physician fee schedule covered a limited set of telehealth services in rural locations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2020

Children’s Hospital’s telemedicine platform vendor has been Vidyo, and the platform was integrated with the organization’s Epic electronic health record. The organization also uses a custom-developed, HIPAA-compliant photo-sharing platform. Phase Three was the optimization of telehealth as in-person visits return.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The Taskforce on Telehealth Policy released a final report on Tuesday outlining its findings and recommendations around safeguarding the future of telehealth after the COVID-19 pandemic. As the report notes, the COVID-19 crisis acted as a catalyst to transform telehealth from a niche passion to an in-demand modality.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

"Prior to the pandemic, telehealth wasn't really taking off all that much; it was kind of a very long, slow growth without a high level of adoption," said Fisne of Geisinger. "But when we were able to move our technology to the point of advancing home health initiatives, we've actually seen it take off.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 15, 2023

THE PROBLEM Prior to 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, there were federal and state policies in place that discouraged FQHCs like Ryan Health from adopting telehealth services due to payment restrictions. Besides the telehealth platform, we lacked webcams and laptops for providers. "Ryan Health uses eClinicalWorks as our EHR.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 26, 2020

“During the pandemic, we have experienced a significant decrease in patient volume; we could not perform elective procedures; and, we substantially increased our telehealth utilization. “While most patients have heard of telehealth, far fewer had experience using it, particularly the elderly. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

This article reviews Gen Z’s mental health statistics, explores the role of telehealth in addressing Generation Z’s mental health crisis, and offers suggestions for psychotherapists who wish to develop services to help address this urgent need.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

More than 40% of total inpatient cases include a behavioral health diagnosis. Temple also is a critical access point for vital public health services. Each year it serves thousands in its emergency department, inpatient behavioral health unit, labor and delivery unit, and other departments. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services once again (for the ninth time) extended the public health emergency this past month , stretching it beyond mid-July. But sooner or later, that provision of the Public Health Service Act will draw to a close. Providers have been promised at least 60 days' notice.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

This article reviews Gen Z’s mental health statistics, explores the role of telehealth in addressing Generation Z’s mental health crisis, and offers suggestions for psychotherapists who wish to develop services to help address this urgent need.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 10, 2023

Practitioners of all healthcare professions will be impacted by the upcoming end of the public health emergency (PHE). They include the following: If my client has a residence in my state of licensure, is it still going to be ok for me to work with them after the end of the COVID public health emergency?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services indicated that it would waive penalties for good faith use of non-HIPAA compliant video conferencing software during the nationwide public health emergency." Telehealth has also allowed behavioral health providers to connect with patients in underserved areas.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Practitioners of all healthcare professions will be impacted by the upcoming end of the public health emergency (PHE). They include the following: If my client has a residence in my state of licensure, is it still going to be ok for me to work with them after the end of the COVID public health emergency?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Sun River's 64 health center sites (including both directly operated FQHCs and sub-recipient sites) serve more than 245,000 patients annually in both urban and rural medically underserved communities. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 29, 2023

Practitioners of all healthcare professionals will be impacted by the upcoming end of the public health emergency (PHE). They include the following: If my client has a residence in my state of licensure, is it still going to be ok for me to work with them after the end of the COVID public health emergency?

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Connected Health Initiative

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Number of Americans using wearable devices for their personal health needs: 30 % Congress should either clarify in statute that certain wearable devices and software platforms are eligible for FSA and HSA reimbursement or else urge the IRS to treat wearable devices with healthcare applications. Number of U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2019

The Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services has to cope with a very serious tuberculosis problem. To help overcome the challenges it faced with directly observed therapy, the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services turned to a healthcare technology from emocha Mobile Health. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

"Prior to COVID, we had very limited use of e-consults and asynchronous telehealth services to support patients' needs for certain specialty services," Silvestri noted. Pre-COVID, there were technologies available to support telehealth, but reimbursement was not uniform nor at parity with in-person or face-to-face visits.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the landscape of ambulatory care with rapid shifts to telehealth. Many states have directed insurers to temporarily cover COVID-19-related services via telehealth while mandating parity of reimbursement for telehealth visits with in-person visits for their Medicaid program.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2021

" MEETING THE CHALLENGE. In the Women's Health Service Line at UPMC, staff have created a postpartum remote blood pressure monitoring program for women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy for home monitoring and management of hypertension from the time of hospital discharge through the first six weeks after delivery.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2020

“The HIE technology was both HIPAA- and ePHI privacy-compliant. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. Telehealth consultations are CSC’s new normal. Since implementing the LANES workflows in March, within a matter of weeks, CSC reduced staff and patient time transitioning to telehealth visits by 30%.

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Health System CIO

MAY 14, 2020

I’m always having meetings with my teams. We meet with site directors and our business relationship managers for each one of those facilities and other key business units of the organization to try to understand what their needs are and how we can meet them. We still have to be on our guard and cautious.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 12, 2019

For example, to help overcome the challenges it faced with directly observed therapy, the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services turned to a healthcare technology from Baltimore-based emocha Mobile Health. They have access to two-way, HIPAA-secure messaging to communicate with their healthcare provider.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2021

Telehealth An occupational medicine physician offered his patients a poll with a single question. I knocked and entered a room to meet a patient for follow up on his MRI study. The world has turned upside down and, ironically, I am one of the providers who utilizes telehealth the most in my large organization.

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Continue Education Journal

MAY 28, 2021

state made changes to their telehealth licensure rules for physicians and other healthcare clinicians. Although some of these changes were only temporary and have been dropped since the beginning of the pandemic, other changes have been made permanent or are still active given the increased utilization and popularity of Telehealth.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 2, 2020

In order to fulfill GHC’s mission of service to low-income individuals and families and continue to uphold values of being accessible, consistent and responsive to community needs, GHC’s senior management and board of directors made the decision to implement telehealth services. " Lionel Yu, Garfield Health Center.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Mimi Winsberg, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Brightside Health We have been in an uncertain time for regulation around telemedicine, and there are a few key trends to watch. These activities should be multi-disciplinary, including representatives from the Compliance Department, Information Technology, HIPAA, and Legal.

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Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

This Clear Arch Health podcast episode features American Telemedicine Association (ATA) leadership (Ann Mond Johnson, CEO and Kyle Zebley, Sr. VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. Listen and read the full text here!

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Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

This Clear Arch Health podcast episode features American Telemedicine Association (ATA) leadership (Ann Mond Johnson, CEO and Kyle Zebley, Sr. VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. Listen and read the full text here!

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 27, 2023

Company launches the first-of-its-kind comprehensive nationwide payer coverage network, offering clients everything they need from first visit to final payment OpenLoop , a leader in white-label telehealth support services powering virtual and hybrid care across the country, today announced it has raised a $15M Series A funding.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MAY 10, 2023

Here are some strategies that healthcare professionals can use to enhance patient education: Assess the Patient’s Needs: Healthcare professionals should assess the patient’s health literacy level, cultural background, and preferences for learning.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Dr. Wallensky and other public health officials acknowledged “vaccine fatigue” and the relatively low uptake of vaccinations for fending off the coronavirus and the flu as well as other infectious diseases. Financial health will continue to blur into physical and emotional well-being in 2023. healthcare system.

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Health Populi

APRIL 14, 2024

Pick Two and Meet Me in the Futures The two that make me most nervous because they’re so bloody important, and for which I’m also quite uncertain, are these two: America’s social ethos on one end individualistic and at the other, community-driven; coupled with, Health care financing, thinking mostly public-sector driven versus private/commercial.

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American Well

JULY 13, 2020

As we do each year, the Amwell team has selected from a highly competitive field of clients those who stand out for their innovation and achievement in telehealth. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the health system saw an unprecedented surge in virtual care. Gundersen Health System. Nemours Children’s Health System.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

But for those of us working with and innovating solutions for health and health care, #CES2021 was baked with health goodness , in and beyond “digital health” categories. In this post, I’m considering the home as health platform, room-by-room and in the context of continuity of health care and wellness.

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