Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. American Telemedicine Association. On Tuesday, the campaign released survey results further supporting patient interest in telemedicine. Alliance for Connected Care. Athenahealth.

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Enzyme Health

JUNE 19, 2019

Applying for telemedicine jobs and want to stand out? This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. Get to know these, and you should be able to follow along with most telehealth industry conversations or lectures no problem. Just getting started in the field?

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MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus spawned another kind of gift to China and the nation’s health citizens: telemedicine, the essay explains. COVID-19 accelerated telemedicine adoption, the story goes, being accessed mainstream through major regions of China. Q2 – – Some industry observers have called this, “telehealth’s big moment.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2019

The Friedwald Center, a 180-bed skilled nursing facility in New York City, wanted to bring in telemedicine to give its patients more immediate access to quality clinicians that are very understanding of acute care and acute situations. So the Friedwald Center started working with telemedicine vendor Call9 in March 2018. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

A Health Affairs study found that telemedicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic was lower in communities with higher rates of poverty – suggesting that the industry must address the digital divide in order to ensure widespread access to virtual care. During the COVID-19 period of the study, researchers found that 30.1%

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Doximity’s second report on telemedicine explores both physicians’ and patients’ views on virtual care, finding most doctors and health consumers on the same page of virtual care adoption. For the physicians’ profile, Doximity examined 180,000 doctors’ who billed Medicare for telemedicine claims between January 2020 and June 2021.

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eVisit

APRIL 16, 2019

Telemedicine: Not Just For Millennials. Many reports and industry experts focus telemedicine implementation toward the Millennial Generation. But don’t think telemedicine is only for them because you would be wrong. But don’t think telemedicine is only for them because you would be wrong.

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GlobalMed

MARCH 30, 2020

From medical emergencies to ordinary exams, telemedicine is shattering healthcare barriers all over the world. Yet for some clinicians, telemedicine is still shrouded in mystery – often because they’re not sure how to get started. But today’s telemedicine tools can enable evidence-based care and data sharing. Know your options.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Driven by the need to reduce contact in the early days of the pandemic, telehealth is now predicted to become a quarter trillion dollar industry. While the global telemedicine market was estimated at $68.3 With a quarter of a trillion-dollar industry exploding at the door, planning is in order. 2022 Conference Telehealth Topics.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 25, 2021

According to a press statement from Thompson's office, it would: Eliminate most geographic and originating site restrictions on the use of telehealth in Medicare and establishing the patient’s home as an eligible distant site. " THE LARGER TREND.

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Continue Education Journal

AUGUST 31, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC, AUGUST 31, 2022 – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and ATA Action issued the following statement in response to today’s publication of a study authored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. About the ATA.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

At the start of November 2017, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) passed their final rules for the 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) and Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). Before, CMS had different telehealth rates and codes for both Medicare and Medicaid, as did most private insurers. Creating an Industry Standard.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

At the start of November 2017, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) passed their final rules for the 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) and Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). Before, CMS had different telehealth rates and codes for both Medicare and Medicaid, as did most private insurers. Creating an Industry Standard.

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care innovations

OCTOBER 3, 2018

After decades of increasing acceptance from patients, providers and payers, telemedicine in healthcare is reaching a “tipping point,” argue some experts. At Care Innovations®, we’ve long predicted this merging of telemedicine with the day-to-day operations of the traditional healthcare industry.

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Henry Kotula

MAY 9, 2020

In our decades in healthcare, we’ve never seen a faster care transformation than the rapid growth in telemedicine sparked by COVID-19. This week, we convened leaders from across our Gist Healthcare membership to share learnings and questions about their telemedicine experiences. How should physician compensation change?

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Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2021

health care, patient assistance programs, Medicare Advantage plans, and the bundling of proven high-value preventive services into the Affordable Care Act. In the case of Medicare Part D, the drug benefit, Chandra said, “If you’re sick enough to fall into the donut hole, you may have higher mortality.”

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Health Populi

JUNE 1, 2021

For older people who are digital immigrants, they will remember their initial Zoom get-together’s with much-missed family, ordering groceries online in the first ecommerce purchase, and using telemedicine for the first time as a digital health front-door.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The initiative, a coalition of industry stakeholders including providers, payers and vendors, applauded efforts to make permanent changes to Medicare's statutory restrictions on telehealth coverage in its letter. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In April 2020, telemedicine morphed into mainstream medical care as hospitals and physicians risk-managed exposure to infection by meeting with patients, virtually, when possible. Hy-Vee also introduced a Medicare Aisle into its grocery stores in August 2021.

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GlobalMed

MARCH 24, 2020

In late January, we published our forecast on telemedicine reimbursement this year. No industry has been more dramatically disrupted than healthcare – but the pandemic has also illuminated telemedicine in what many are calling an ignition event. Let’s look at the new reimbursement rules of telemedicine. Here’s another.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The industry faces severe provider shortages – exacerbated by a terrible burnout problem. And that is what FirstHealth of the Carolinas has done, using telemedicine technology. The Virtual Provider program helped the health system achieve a 72% completion rate for Medicare annual wellness visits in 2022. This is not news.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Editor’s Note: Health care executives and providers have shed fears about the deployment of telemedicine services. The demand for telemedicine services pressures payers into staying current with telemedicine based offerings allows payers flexibility with policy updates. Report Highlights: Telemedicine delivers ROI.

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American Well

MARCH 29, 2016

Each month Avizia shares some of the latest news from the telehealth industry, including research, events, legislation, insight and more. Telemedicine is Still Unknown to Patients. We dug a little deeper and found that 42% of those who aren’t using telemedicine simply prefer to see their doctor in person. So why the disparity?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 10, 2022

House of Representatives approved an omnibus spending bill late Wednesday night that extends temporary telehealth flexibilities under Medicare beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Industry groups and advocates cheered the provisions. With the passage of the bill , which now heads to the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS. The mammoth $1.5 The mammoth $1.5

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 29, 2020

The hurdles to implementing telemedicine programs among smaller practices are fourfold, said Nate Lacktman, chair of the national telemedicine and digital health industry team at Foley and Lardner. For smaller practices looking to prepare for ongoing telemedicine needs, Lacktman says there are opportunities to think creatively.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2021

Leading healthcare industry stakeholders on Monday implored top leaders in the House and Senate to help ensure, among other imperatives, that "Medicare beneficiaries [don't] abruptly lose access to nearly all recently expanded coverage of telehealth." " WHY IT MATTERS.

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American Well

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

Welcome to the September edition of Avizia’s Telemedicine Today! For those new to this feature, we share the telehealth industry’s hottest news, events, legislation, insight and more. As we bid farewell to summer, Avizia is excited to continue influencing positive growth throughout the Telemedicine industry.

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American Well

JULY 28, 2015

We’re excited to bring you the second edition of Avizia’s Telemedicine Today newsletter! SO much has happened this month in the Telemedicine industry and here at Avizia. Avizia Is Transforming Healthcare Through Telemedicine. Building a Better Doctor’s Visit Through Telemedicine. Baird says.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

House of Representatives on Thursday aims to ensure telehealth is able to continue to build on its potential in the years ahead, by making permanent some policies enacted during the pandemic and protecting Medicare beneficiaries' ability to engage in virtual care. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD. Schweikert in a statement.

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care innovations

JUNE 13, 2018

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has worked for years to increase awareness of digital healthcare, highlighting how telemedicine trends are changing the American healthcare industry in fundamental ways , like the rise of the nursing informaticist and nurturing diversity in healthcare IT.

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Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2022

.” I was particularly keen to dig into this study based on its sponsoring organization: JLL is a real estate services company serving over a dozen vertical markets — including health care, life sciences, senior housing, and retail, among other industry sectors. ” she added. This week, the U.S.

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Henry Kotula

APRIL 13, 2023

Still Time For a Healthcare Industry Reinvention (Part 2) Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a multi-part series on healthcare revolution. Recognizing and Addressing the Challenge Patients’ healthy life expectancy should be the focus of the healthcare industry, communities, employers and governments. The same with telemedicine.

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care innovations

MAY 16, 2018

Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have generated hope among health plans, insurers, providers and patients that Medicare telehealth reimbursement is set to expand significantly in the year ahead. The Rural Health Strategy & Medicare Telehealth Reimbursement.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 26, 2022

The American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action affiliate on Monday expressed support for a bipartisan bill that would extend the virtual care flexibilities of the public health emergency another two years. They also called for the legislation to safeguard two other provisions they said were key to health equity. WHY IT MATTERS.

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American Well

JUNE 28, 2015

Welcome to the first installment of Avizia’s Telemedicine Today, #tday for all you Twitter users. Each  Each month, Avizia will provide a recap of the latest industry news and public policy updates on issues impacting the use and deployment of telemedicine. ” Read More. Healthcare Informatics.

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American Well

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

Telemedicine Today. Each month Avizia shares some of the latest news from the telehealth industry, including research, events, legislation, insight and more. Large health plans and even the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are starting to reimburse for virtual care, starting first and foremost with the telehealth platforms.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2021

Telemedicine is, in fact, the top area where health care organizations are investing to improve the patient care experience: 75% of providers are investing in telemedicine to improve patient care in 2021 compared with 42% in 2019.

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