Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

In a hearing this week, members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions asked how many of those changes should be made permanent – and how to make sure the most vulnerable won't get left behind. however, spoke out against parity in pay for telemedicine services. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.,

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2020

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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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

For example, telehealth and RPM are being used to remotely monitor patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension. In these cases, patients are provided with monitoring devices and instructed on how to use them to collect vital health data, such as blood pressure, glucose levels, and heart rate.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Medicare Advantage programs are vaunting their support for “wellness,” and you see wellness campaigns at pharmacies, employers, and elsewhere. And as pointed out by Shanti, patient data may tell you a problem exists but not how to fix it. Medicare has wisely refrained from making a clinician responsible for outcomes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2023

Literacy – How well we read and write. Social communication – How well we follow rules, like taking turns, how to talk to different people, or how close to stand to someone when talking. Voice – How our voices sound. And how is it different from in-person care?

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In Hand Health

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Over the past two months, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun shifting its policies in favor of telemedicine and telehealth services. Patient mobile view. Telemedicine is one the biggest drivers transforming the U.S. Effective Jan. Therapist desktop view. Moving forward.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

That sudden experiment allowed for valuable insights that healthcare organizations in 2021 can use to fine-tune where they should land on the spectrum of virtual and in-person – in ways that make the most sense for care delivery, patient experience, reimbursement and clinical research.

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Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

This change is occurring as the result of clinical innovations, patient preferences, financial incentives, electronic health records, telemedicine, and an increased focus on improving quality of care and clinical outcomes. The Trump Administration supports increased use of Medicare Advantage and expanding consumer choices.

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care innovations

JANUARY 2, 2019

2018 began with a bang, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) officially “unbundled” CPT code 99091 to give eligible practitioners the ability to receive separate reimbursement for certain remote care services. In what ways does your company put your patients, users, or consumers first? "We and Canada.”

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

With that premise, Karsten took me on a “visit” to a neighborhood where we meet 3 different householders to see how digital health can support a health citizen’s personal demands and objectives. Our homes, too, underwent digital transformation as long as we had access to a broadband connection.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 5, 2022

What I have been most excited about is the acceleration in the concrete steps that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services states and accreditation organizations are taking to inspire action in the space of health equity. Q: The role of telemedicine is shifting. What are your predictions here for 2023?

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Lloyd Price

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Ever since the announcement last year that three of America’s biggest companies — Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase — had united, Voltron-style, to fight for lower healthcare costs and forge “a better patient experience” for their combined 1.2 And Alexa’s telemedicine-like applications continue to expand.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

Unfortunately, it can be extremely challenging for patients across the country to access affordable treatment that actually works. But in our work treating patients with opioid use disorder, we’ve seen first-hand that telemedicine can help people find long-term recovery. 2023 was a tipping point for telehealth treatment.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

Expansion of the use of robots in telemedicine and remote patient monitoring will enable health care providers to reach patients in underserved areas. I’m excited to see how it will transform clinical workflows and, in the end, create a better patient experience in 2024. in medicine in all aspects.

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