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First connected health service in Malaysia launched

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Three more services under Connected Care will be rolled out soon: GPConnect - a service that connects GPs and consultant cardiologists on matters of heart-related conditions; ICUConnect - remote monitoring service by ICU nurses for patients at home; and HospitalConnect - post-discharge monitoring service.

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Nuvance Health develops new memory care-at-home platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

THE LARGER TREND. Along with telehealth, remote patient monitoring programs grew during the COVID-19 pandemic because federal rules gave providers the flexibility to use RPM for the duration of the public health emergency.

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Telehealth Reimbursement: End-of-Pandemic Emergency Update

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Based on current COVID-19 recovery trends, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the US federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers will end on May 11, 2023. For a comprehensive overview, visit the Public Health Emergency Roadmap fact sheet.

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The rapid proliferation and advancement of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Healthcare institutions' motivations for innovation are to improve patient experience, stay relevant and support the changing care model (i.e., remote care and monitoring). A self-developed remote diagnosis and treatment service platform connects with IOT medical equipment used by clinicians at local public health centres.

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Researchers to facilitate telemedicine for managing chronic illnesses in rural Pakistan

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A research team from the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health is looking to implement telemedicine for managing chronic diseases in Pakistan to study whether it can be used by specialists in the cities to support health providers in rural communities. THE LARGER TREND.

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Premier lists rule relaxations that should be made permanent, post-pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services Premier made the case that some two-dozen federal regulatory waivers – enacted early in the coronavirus pandemic to enable rapid response to COVID-19 – should be made permanent once the public health emergency has ended. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS.

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ATA weighs in on proposed CMS Physician Fee Schedule rule

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The proposed CMS rules would make permanent additions to the telehealth services list nine codes that were temporarily covered during the COVID-19 public health emergency. "The ATA looks forward to working with the agency to solve these issues and ensure that this type of remote care is available to patients."