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Telehealth and COVID-19 in the U.S.: A Conversation with Ann Mond Johnson, ATA CEO

Health Populi

How would you improve what’s in the bill to optimize the use of telehealth in this challenging public health moment? A2 from AMJ: The ATA was working with leadership/telehealth champions in Congress the prior week and the week leading up to the vote. Congressional leadership on February 28 2020. No, it’s not from the U.S.

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HIPAA and Telehealth FAQ from HHS

Healthcare IT Today

We wrote previously about HIPAA enforcement being suspended for telehealth during COVID-19 and more details on how to implement it. Plus, we shared the expansion of Medicare coverage and payment for telehealth. However, there were still many questions.

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Telepsychiatry will continue to grow – and become the house call of yesteryear

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

She is a member of the clinical leadership at Done, a platform that connects patients with psychiatric board-certified medical professionals for services including online video consultations , diagnosis, care team support and prescription delivery. Overall, it's a great fit – and one that soared during the pandemic and beyond.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH

Healthcare IT Today

For instance, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has 50 data sets pointing to available help; states and the Department of Veterans Affairs has other data sets. The company looks at each site’s workflows and teaches the practices how to embed the portal into these workflows, aiming not to disrupt existing staff behavior.

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Working Together for Value

CMS.gov

Leadership. Over the past year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has engaged with the provider community in a discussion about regulatory burden issues. Medicare’s regulations must support this close collaboration. Working Together for Value. lisa.sokol@cms…. Wed, 06/20/2018 - 16:17. Seema Verma. Legislation.

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Turning Increased Ambulatory Volumes into Financial Strength: 4 Moves for RCM

Healthcare IT Today

For example, as outpatient services such as infusions outpace projections , and as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services open the door to more outpatient procedures by moving 11 procedures off its “inpatient only” list, ambulatory providers must have the financial strength to make the investments needed to support growth.

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How AI Can Advance Health Equity

Healthcare IT Today

Here are three examples of biases to look out for in AI solutions and how to curtail or prevent them altogether. Is the algorithm in question used for Medicare, Medicaid, or ACA populations? Healthcare AI developers can limit biases by ensuring quality and diverse data for training AI models before implementing them on a large scale.

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