Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

More than 85% of the patients served by Temple are covered by government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Patients dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid make up roughly half of the Medicare inpatient base. More than 40% of total inpatient cases include a behavioral health diagnosis. MARKETPLACE.

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

But what isn’t as well known is how telemedicine is helping patients manage their condition – and even saving their lives in the COVID-19 pandemic. Marrero , director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Border Health Disparities in Tucson, says, “Diabetes may be the most serious public health crisis of our time.”

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

But what isn’t as well known is how telemedicine is helping patients manage their condition and live healthier lives. Marrero , director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Border Health Disparities in Tucson, says, “Diabetes may be the most serious public health crisis of our time.” Contact Us.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2021

Advocates at the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference warned this past week that legislators need to step up. Cheryl Pegus, the executive vice president of Health and Wellness at Walmart, in a statement regarding the MeMD acquisition this past month. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Sun River Health was among the first organizations to receive funding under the Federal Communications Commission COVID-19 Telehealth Program. 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. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 23, 2020

" American Telemedicine Association CEO Ann Mond Johnson called the originating and geographic site requirements, which have historically restricted eligible telehealth areas for reimbursement, "arbitrary barriers. Any new policies must do more than simply extend temporary waivers, said Krista Drobac, partner at Sirona Strategies.

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GlobalMed

JUNE 9, 2020

Prior to COVID-19 the regulatory environment made it difficult for providers to adopt a robust telehealth strategy. Chan School of Public Health noted that the pandemic highlighted longstanding health inequities in the United States. We need positive change, and part of that change is the technology that is telemedicine.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Mimi Winsberg, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Brightside Health We have been in an uncertain time for regulation around telemedicine, and there are a few key trends to watch. We need to refine the Ryan Haight Act to develop a telemedicine registry that can safely prescribe controlled medication virtually.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 29, 2024

A Congressional bill would promote behavioral therapy for obesity and extend Medicare coverage for drugs treating obesity. It comes from a convergence of several trends, according to leading public health and medical investigators. Payers have invested enormous amounts of money in decreasing individuals’ body weights.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Given the official ambiguity about the official termination of the COVID-related Public Health Emergency (PHE ), it may be time to discuss using the “FQ” telephone CPT code and available resources for provider groups and individuals delivering telephone-based services. Conclusion.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

An end to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to be announced and end mid-January followed by a grace period of approximately 5 months. Ankit Gupta, CEO at Bicycle Health. The past two years have taught us that telemedicine is a highly scalable and successful way to deliver quality healthcare across the United States.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Specifically, what if the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinds the emergency orders it has put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic? The American Telemedicine Association maintains a US bills related to telemedicine and their status. The change took place in almost a twinkling of an eye.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

With “Economy” embodied in the law’s name, a rationale for including HITECH in ARRA was, in part, to help stimulate the nation’s economy beyond the revenues of health IT companies many of whom, in the short-term, directly benefited from the law. Some historical perspective is useful for context.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. ” "In 2021, whoever captures the consumer first is expected to have more influence in guiding and navigating users through other parts of the health ecosystem." Healthcare providers that can offer the best access may win the patient, it said.

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Henry Kotula

AUGUST 5, 2020

Arguably, the nation’s public health defenses should anticipate global pandemics and apply resources. Instead, COVID-19 hit the public healthcare infrastructure suddenly and hard. Telemedicine typifies this phenomenon. something few health systems have accomplished. Climate change is a powerful example.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Dr. Sean Kelly, chief medical officer and SVP of customer strategy for healthcare at Imprivata, lays out the procedures required for prescribing a controlled substance: A medical setting is authorized by the DEA to issue prescriptions, and designates trusted administrators to authorize clinicians in turn. Another bill, the EPCS 2.0

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

We recommend three targeted strategies to help CHCs adapt and perhaps even thrive beyond COVID-19: legislate permanent parity in telehealth reimbursement for all insurers; allocate sufficient funding and guidance for telehealth equipment, personnel, training, and protocols; and implement telehealth systems tailored to vulnerable populations.

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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. When will Medicare coverage for telehealth expire? Medicare is only one of several large telehealth funding sources dependent on the PHE.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2024

Jonathan Shannon, Associate Vice President of Healthcare Strategy at LexisNexis Risk Solutions 2024 will see a continued expansion of novel care settings such as telehealth and retail health clinics, which will give patients more choices but will also further fragment the already fragmented healthcare ecosystem.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity. The most notable impact of the non-renewal of the PHE was the end of continuous Medicaid public health insurance coverage.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Health equity and technological innovation are top priorities for the healthcare industry – with new standards, technology and policy driving the way. Despite innovations, a new study from the Yale School of Public Health finds the nation is losing ground on access to healthcare, with more barriers now than 20 years ago.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 5, 2020

county using 2017 Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data. They also used aggregated data from the CDC and local public health agencies to plot the rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases in each county as of May 12. Researchers determined the density of infectious disease physicians in every U.S. Four study findings: 1.

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American Well

JULY 13, 2020

After a successful launch, MHF identified the opportunity to integrate telestroke into the Epic EHR via Context-Aware Linking (CAL), which streamlined the workflow and enabled providers to practice telemedicine from within their standard EHR workflow. The health system performed both scheduled and on-demand visits, and added Amwell?telemedicine

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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. Ankit Gupta, Founder and CEO at Bicycle Health The opioid epidemic is the most acute and urgent public health crisis in America.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 17, 2020

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that it would send point-of-care COVID tests to “every single” nursing home in the U.S. ” Telemedicine has played an increasing role in home care, to protect both patients and home health aides, he added. starting next week.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

Eskenazi Health (Indianapolis). The Indiana Public Health Association recognized Eskenazi Health for its workplace culture in the Public Health is Good Business category, which complements the American Heart Association’s platinum-level fit-friendly worksite honor also bestowed on the health system.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

The use of robots in health care will exponentially mature with the development of robots capable of performing basic medical tasks, such as taking vital signs, administering medications, and providing wound care. In this context, strategies and solutions that empower all stakeholders will be paramount. in medicine in all aspects.

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