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Top 3 Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) in Solving the Opioid Crisis

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Since then, increased prescription of opioid medications by health care providers led to widespread misuse of prescription and non-prescription opioids until it became evident that these medications could indeed be highly addictive. from 2016 through 2017, which led to HHS declaring a public health emergency in 2017.

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Telehealth Licensure Compliance Changes in Response to COVID-19 in Each U.S. State – Master Reference

Continue Education Journal

Listed below are the current waiver statuses of each state (as of May 28, 2021): State Status Changes (if applicable) Alabama Active – end date TBD – A physician can provide an Alabama resident TeleHealth services as long as the physician holds either a full license or a license to practice across state lines Alaska Active – end date (..)

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The 2020 Amwell Client Awards

American Well

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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2023 Preview of Telemental Health Laws & Behavioral Telehealth Regulations

Telebehavioral Health Institute

First, the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to be extended for three months in January, bringing today’s best predictions for the end of the PHE to April 2023. Five new permanent telehealth codes have been approved for prolonged E/M services and chronic pain management. The 12/22/22 Senate passage of the 1.7

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

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.