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April 2019 Telemedicine News

Enzyme Health

mHealth App for Juvenile Arthritis Patients Shows Promise for Youth Patient-Doctor Relationships. A new Swedish-developed mHealth app called Genia is showing promise at the University of Minnesota for fostering communication between juvenile arthritis patients and their care providers.

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Telehealth Guidelines for Your FQHC Facilities

Mend

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides clarity on changes to Medicare reimbursement that were included in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The claims will be processed in July when the Medicare claims processing system is updated with the new payment rate.

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

CMS : Stands for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. CMS is the federal agency that administers HIPAA standards and develops Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement policies for telemedicine. Originating site: The originating site is the location the telemedicine patient is in at the time of remote patient service.

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The Future of Healthcare: Telehealth. Here’s Why You Need to Consider Telemedicine in 2019

Continue Education Journal

The reality of having virtual services available from specialities like psychiatry, dermatology, primary care, plastic surgery would mean more accessible healthcare for all, regardless of income. There is an increased reimbursement for remote care services offered by the U.S.

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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

One early survey of physicians on their use of social media found that “85% of oncologists and primary care physicians use social media at least once a week or once a day to scan or explore health information. Sixty percent said social media improves the care they deliver.”

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A Mid-Year Update on 2023 Healthcare Trends

Henry Kotula

Other notable consolidations include the finalization of tech-giant Amazon’s purchase of One Medical , a primary care network. Alternate Payment Models: Alternate payment models (APMs) in healthcare have been expanding especially since enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010.

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I will no longer say “turning the corner” when it comes to telemedicine

LinkousThink

The Ontario Telehealth Network manages over 100,000 live physician-patient video consults a year for a variety of specialty and primary care services. For example, Epocrates, an online and mhealth drug interaction application is used by 1.3 Medical systems are integrating remote health care into the normal delivery of care.