care innovations

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Changes to policy regarding telehealth and remote patient management (RPM) — and, specifically, changes affecting the reimbursement for these services offered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — are having an effect on the usage of digital delivery on the larger healthcare industry.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

We know that rural and underserved communities can benefit from strong virtual care programs, but those same communities may have digital connectivity barriers and social determinants of health (SDOH) that stop patients from accessing telemedicine. Like many patients in her situation, she is covered by Medicaid and Medicare.

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The Healthcare Guys

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Telemedicine is a growing part of modern healthcare, and could play a pivotal role in the U.S.’s Virtual, video-based doctor’s appointments can help alleviate the general practitioner shortage, and encourage preventative care. adults about telemedicine and their willingness to use such services. Only 35.3%

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One of the great use cases for telemedicine has proven to be mental health. In addition to a shortage of clinicians to provide care, there often are other barriers to access, which include cost and transportation issues. Rarely does mental health require in-person tests. Taking vitals is not necessary.

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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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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. A recent UC Irvine School of Medicine study revealed telehealth PT was just as effective as in-clinic therapy. Effective Jan. Patient mobile view. Moving forward.

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care innovations

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

For the purposes of the study, the authors refer to three basic telehealth activities commonly practiced by people aged 15 and older: online health research. online health monitoring “via devices that exchange data remotely with medical personnel”.

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Henry Kotula

MAY 18, 2021

In April, as Hayley Smith noted in a Los Angeles Times story, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services “both published guidelines recommending the postponement of elective and nonurgent procedures , including ‘low-risk cancer’ screenings, amid the first wave of the pandemic.”.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

As Deeptha Khanna, Philips’ Chief Business Leader for Personal Health, said in the company’s virtual press conference, “We have [also] witnessed the reinvention of our homes as a core element of the healthcare pathway, with telehealth, virtual and remote care technologies as the key drivers for change during COVID-19.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 7, 2023

This is a bipartisan bill recently passed in Congress that allows citizens with high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts access to telehealth and other remote care services permanently, without having to meet their minimum deductible first. The Telehealth Expansion Act aims to address that disparity moving forward.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Telehealth and remote patient monitoring have the potential to revolutionize the delivery of healthcare by improving patient access to care and driving better outcomes, fewer hospital readmissions, greater patient and caregiver satisfaction, and reduced costs. Remote monitoring has also moved into the mainstream.

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