Redox

JUNE 30, 2023

Top stories Digital tech categories in the danger zone Dissatisfied with their pandemic-incited purchases, many health systems are ready to rip and replace their telemedicine and RPM solutions.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

” This article looks at the measurements and reporting strategies used by some specific companies. The technique involves finding data from public sources such as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The pandemic has significantly boosted in-home hospital care, just as it did telemedicine.

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Henry Kotula

MAY 16, 2021

Late last week, retail giant Walmart announced its plan to acquire national telemedicine provider MeMD , for an undisclosed sum. MeMD, founded in 2010, provides primary care and mental health services to five million patients nationally. Both retail giants are slowly circling the $3.6T

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Prior to implementing the telemedicine technology supported by the FCC program funds, Sun River Health had relatively limited and targeted capacity to support remote visits. Mostly, Sun River Health's telemedicine services met the needs of the HIV, Medically Assisted Treatment patients. THE PROBLEM.

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American Well

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

Telemedicine Today. 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. Read more about these 5 factors driving 24/7 care through telehealth. February 2016. mHealthIntelligence.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2021

Witnesses offered a variety of strategies for effectively addressing the future of telehealth. Some, such as Stanford Health Care Chief of Staff Dr. Megan Mahoney, noted that the transition to telehealth amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic enabled more than 225,000 of the system's patients to complete their first video visit.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

That said, the last four years have demonstrated to us that patients will ultimately drive the need for advancements that ultimately move us towards adopting more efficient care delivery models and at scale. Improved level of care can be achieved by using both telemedicine and virtual care. So many good insights here!

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 8, 2023

One of the key strategies that healthcare organizations use to optimize their performance and quality is utilization management (UM). References: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Policy recommendations to guide the use of telemedicine in primary care settings: An American College of Physicians position paper.

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Health Populi

JULY 29, 2022

DG has been exploring its health-and-wellness offerings and has enlisted four physicians to advise the company’s strategy. ” It turns out that if Medicare Part D paid for the 184 most common generic medications for enrollees based on Costco’s cash-prices for the same products, the U.S. government would have saved $2.6

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 15, 2024

Key components of chronic care management Comprehensive care plan: A personalized care plan is developed collaboratively between the patient, their primary care physician, and other healthcare providers involved in their care. Are you ready to revolutionize your approach to healthcare delivery?

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Those patients trying to stay medication-adherent tried various strategies such as stretching out their prescriptions, skipping doses, or reducing those doses — not sticking to the prescribed regimen, which can result in an adverse event or compromise the intended health outcome.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2020

” Because residents will have the opportunity to receive primary care services in a safer environment through telehealth, Parker will contribute to public health goals of reducing the spread of COVID-19 while reducing excess burden on the hospital systems throughout New York City that may be overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.

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Henry Kotula

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Rural hospital closures disproportionately occurred in the South, among for-profit hospitals and among organizations with a Medicare-dependent hospital payment designation. CMS Administrator Seema Verma released a rural health strategy in May aimed at improving access and quality of care in rural communities.

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Redox

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

telemedicine, primary care, diagnostics, etc.). Parting thoughts With 2024 well underway, the only surprise so far has been that no one has acquired a major Medicare Advantage payer. American patients waiting to see if their ICD-10 code for “Tummy Troubles” is convincing enough to earn them a $1,000 MRI.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, set forth by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), brings pivotal updates in healthcare reimbursement. The implications of these changes extend to reimbursement strategies, service delivery methods, and overall patient care quality.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

The past two years have taught us that telemedicine is a highly scalable and successful way to deliver quality healthcare across the United States. Telehealth reduces cancellations, allows for staff to be more efficient and makes it easier for people to access care. Ankit Gupta, CEO at Bicycle Health.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

Of those using telehealth, the majority (68 percent) used it to provide mental health services; fewer used it for primary care (30 percent) or management of chronic conditions (21 percent), suggesting that most CHCs with telehealth capabilities prior to COVID-19 were not using it for the most frequent types of services provided at CHCs.

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Henry Kotula

AUGUST 5, 2020

This forced hospitals and health systems to dramatically reduce elective surgeries, lay off thousands and significantly change care delivery with the adoption of new practices and services like telemedicine. Telemedicine typifies this phenomenon. This discouraged adoption of an efficient, high-value care modality until COVID.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. “Happy clinicians are the best ambassadors for virtual care,” the report asserted. “Sixty-nine percent of consumers said it was important to have a recommendation from their primary care doctor before using an alternative care setting such as virtual visits.

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Henry Kotula

JANUARY 2, 2019

Venture capital firms provide funding to startups judged to have potential to disrupt existing industries in exchange for ownership and some control over strategy and operations. Strategies For Disruption. Despite the shortage of rigorous public evidence, the strategies of startups to influence use and spending are apparent.

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Primary Care In February, Apple launched a new subsidiary company tasked with providing healthcare clinics to Apple employees: AC Wellness. They are focused on creating strategic partnerships to develop a cross-company strategy for health care and life sciences innovation.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2023

The expansion allows for people to start the cycle of primary care treatment and follow up on other treatment options that their doctor or primary provider has recommended for them, without having to worry about high costs, deductibles or transportation issues.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2023

"We follow these patients longitudinally, meaning when someone enrolls with us, we will manage them alongside their primary care physician and specialists throughout their entire care journey. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

Provider organizations will face increasing competition in this environment and need to identify strategies to maintain their independence and/or sustain their business models. But in our work treating patients with opioid use disorder, we’ve seen first-hand that telemedicine can help people find long-term recovery.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2024

This shift will represent a transformative path forward for healthcare organizations facing staffing challenges, retention issues, and the need for improved patient care. Lyle Berkowitz, CEO at KeyCare One trend to look for in the new year is a wider use of virtual care beyond primary care. Brianna Zink, RN, MSN, Sr.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Many Medicare tools involving telehealth services were made possible by emergency blanket waivers responding to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) sparked by COVID-19. The primary changes authorized providers to offer telehealth video and audio-only services and to work from their homes while billing from their offices.

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American Well

JULY 13, 2020

To meet this surge in demand, Cleveland Clinic leveraged both its providers who were already active on the platform, and also trained more than 350 primary care providers — many of whom were temporarily redeployed due to the virus — on telehealth. ?During Indiana University Health.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

Policymakers can help counteract the negative impacts of the workforce shortage through a variety of strategies. Other notable consolidations include the finalization of tech-giant Amazon’s purchase of One Medical , a primary care network.

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Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Structurally, more care will continue to be done ambulatory, with hospitals having a greater proportion of beds having critical care capability and single rooms for infection control, putting pressure on the cost per square foot to operate. Sustainable funding strategies for safety net hospitals will be needed. Mike Gentry.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2023

The demand for at-home testing will surge next year as healthcare continues to shift to consumerized care. Diana Zuskov, Associate Vice President of Healthcare Strategy at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. 2) adoption of digital health and telemedicine, especially due to COVID-19.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Campbell County Health is a health system with 1,244 employees across its 90-bed acute care hospital, 160-bed skilled nursing facility, inpatient behavioral health unit, ASC, and 14 outpatient primary care and specialty clinics. For employees over 55 years old, the hospital offers free Medicare and health claims assistance.

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Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

A growing volume of outpatient care will be provided in ambulatory surgery centers, primary care clinics, retail clinics, urgent care centers, nurse managed health centers, imaging facilities, emergency departments, retail clinics, and patients’ homes. Consolidation will continue industry wide.

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