Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Meanwhile, more than 60% of medical students believe AI will become an integral part of clinical care and aid in diagnoses, treatments and patient outcomes, according to the recent Clinician of the Future 2023: Education Edition report from Elsevier.

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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

the global leader in AI-powered perinatal care solutions and doubled the company’s sales to nearly $15M in four years. Prior to that, he led multi-million-dollar advertising strategies for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, including their go-to-market strategy of Medicare Part D plans. “I

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 27, 2020

The spike has been attributed to a) the declaration of a state of emergency in March; b) introduction of Medicare/Medicaid coverage matching in-person visits; and c) encouragement from hospitals and medical practitioners. . Consider the components of next generation remote technology to deliver care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 30, 2023

With the new CPT codes, providers can get reimbursed for: Educating patients on how to use a remote care-management platform. Monitoring a platform's alerts and patients' use of remote education. Providers now can get reimbursed for educating patients on how to use remote care management platforms.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We spoke with HIMSS Senior Director, Health Information Systems Rob Havasy about the data management challenges posed by remote care delivery. Virtual care poses distinct privacy and security risk factors that must be managed, with new tools and data streams to safeguard and new responsibilities on both the patient and provider side.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

Laura Ferrara, Chief Strategy Officer at Intus Care The focus on healthcare delivered in the comfort of one’s home has surged in recent times, particularly in light of the pandemic. When thinking about home care, it’s also worth mentioning how technology really empowers at-home care providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2022

Virtual care solutions, currently underutilized as simply a replacement for in-person clinic visits, can be deployed more strategically and comprehensively to benefit both patients and clinicians. RPM addresses the needs of health workers, care teams and patients across the continuum of care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In addition to the obvious need to reduce person-to-person contact during the pandemic and widespread access to broadband internet, he also points to the shifts at a local, state and federal level that have made it easier for patients to access virtual care.

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Insulin Nation

MAY 8, 2018

. – April 24, 2018 – Smart Meter , an innovative diabetes management data, technology and solutions company, today announced that its iGlucose® Diabetes Care Solution meets the requirements for the newly created Remote Monitoring CPT Code, as defined by Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

ONC released a framework to improve integration of health IT tools used to treat drug overdose patients. The aptly named Integration Framework covers how to integrate state Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) with clinical systems such as EHRs, HIEs, and pharmacy systems in hospital, primary care, and outpatient settings.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The lack of a sufficient number of clinicians to support these underserved communities can be reduced by the use of telepsychiatry services that permit clinicians who do not live in those areas to provide remote care from wherever they live, provided they are licensed in the state of the patient’s residence.

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Medicare, Medicaid and commercial plans all have different reimbursement policies for telemedicine services. You’ll want to juxtapose those returns against the costs of your remote practice. You’ll be able to provide remote care to your patients – wherever they are, when they need it most. Take The Initiative.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 25, 2019

As the "Silver Tsunami" swells , with more than 75 million Baby Boomers set to avail themselves of their Medicare benefits and put strain on an already overstretched health system, telehealth and remote care technologies will be key to helping deliver appropriate care to these aging patients while keeping costs under control.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Additionally, medical devices can also be used to provide patients with self-management tools and resources to help them better manage their chronic condition. Remote care can include remote consultations, remote monitoring of vital signs, and remote management of chronic conditions.

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Continue Education Journal

JUNE 12, 2019

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. Why are many hospitals now using telemedicine?

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care innovations

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

After years of study and documentation, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that remote patient monitoring (RPM) is among the most efficient and effective tools available for chronic disease management for older adults — particularly those with diabetes, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

What’s most important and impactful about telehealth is the technology’s ability to enable care and improve accessibility. I believe that incorporating digital health tools earlier in the prescription process and combining digital with traditional medication therapy will increase in 2023. Omri Shor, CEO and Founder at Medisafe.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Like many patients in her situation, she is covered by Medicaid and Medicare. Amy receives care at a rural Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), built to provide whole person care for patients like herself. This center provides her primary care, dental services, pharmacy, and labs.

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care innovations

AUGUST 8, 2018

Today, it’s widely regarded as a model of how to leverage telehealth and RPM technology to extend care into remote areas. Few other states have utilized telehealth as a patient care access tool the way Mississippi has,” as Xtelligent Media’s Sara Heath notes in an overview of UMMC’s telehealth success.

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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. But they want to make sure that an e-visit or other remote care is just as good as they’d get in person, and that their health information stays private.”.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2023

"Ultimately, my team would have had to spend more time using both of those tools while getting subpar patient engagement and patient-reported outcomes," he said. " Siddiqi's goal was to effectively move more elements of in-person care into the home, including virtual check-ins, education and physical therapy.

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

An American Diabetes Association study found that digital health tools can help patients lose weight, lower blood pressure, and follow other healthy behaviors that can curb diabetes. Telehealth can enable round-the-clock monitoring, giving providers a 24-hour profile and a better understanding of the patient’s condition. Recently 19 U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 9, 2021

IT vendor Salesforce is rolling out new healthcare tools designed to help healthcare and life sciences organizations meet their patients, members and customers where they are to deliver the right care, at the right time, from anywhere. Vivify Health's remote care enhancements. Salesforce is in HIMSS21 booth 2216.

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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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eVisit

JANUARY 17, 2019

I t’s more than 40 years old and was developed as a way to use improvements in communication technology to bring quality medical diagnoses and care to individuals in remote parts of the world. What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? For starters, it’s not new!

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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. How can the healthcare community strengthen equitable access to health services?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2020

TalkWithYourDoc.com, the company said, delivers more than remote-care appointments. Get Real Health President Robin Wiener said TalkWithYourDoc.com is a secure monitoring tool that can aid a provider when diagnosing a patient. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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care innovations

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In the recent past, such initiatives have included: The expansion of reimbursement for remote care services by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Proposals by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to boost funding for the expansion of telehealth into rural areas.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

For example, telehealth can allow physicians to provide remote care to patients in the moments after a stroke or a heart attack until paramedics arrive. When it's not clear whether an emergency visit is required, physicians can conduct remote consultations with patients to determine the best course of action. In the U.S.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

Clinicians can conduct 1-on-1 or group conversations via text, voice or video with patients, so enhancing remote care while avoiding potential exposure to COVID-19 or other infectious diseases. Communication throughout the patient journey.

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