Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 1, 2021

By now, it's become a truism that telehealth use saw an enormous jump in 2020 , spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and enabled by the relaxation of federal regulations. What's less certain, however, is what that utilization will look like in the future, particularly as the end of the public health emergency looms.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

By Tahlia Harrison As a practicing therapist in Oregon working with complex trauma survivors, I was optimistic at first about the passage in 2020 of Measure 109 and its promise of legalizing psilocybin-assisted therapy. Here’s what one of the first patients experienced ,” “ Oregon Issues First Psilocybin Therapy Treatment Center License.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 21, 2021

In March 2020, the State Board of Dental Examiners issued guidance declaring that "dentists in Texas are not authorized to practice teledentistry," according to court documents. Although Mohr lives in South Carolina, she says most of her patients live in Texas (where she is also licensed). WHY IT MATTERS.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 12, 2023

Moderna also licensed their mRNA technology from Cellscript LLC – University of Pennsylvania’s successor-in-interest to the 966 patent. In October 2020, Moderna pledged not to enforce its patents amid the ongoing pandemic. The founders of Moderna were aware of Drs. Kariko and Weissman’s work and even lauded their discovery.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2021

From doctors to nurses, physician assistants and other licensed allied health human capital, our health care providers are in a world of hurt. But the public health crisis, Delta variant, and lack of universal precautions adopted by U.S. This was initiated with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

For this study, APA polled 1,787 licensed psychologists (both members and non-members in the Association) in the U.S. between late August and early October 2020. This year, APA has published four reports on consumers’ mental health in the pandemic. You can find links to them below, just before the Hot Points.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

With the COVID-19 pandemic – especially thanks to an expansion of Medicare telehealth benefits during the public health emergency – driving increased use of virtual psychiatric care, many behavioral health providers ventured into telemedicine and onboarded digital telehealth platforms. " THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 25, 2021

The bill, which was first introduced in July 2020, would help safeguard access to virtual care after COVID-19 via four main provisions. Authorize the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service to continue reimbursement for telehealth for 90 days beyond the end of the public health emergency. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

By December 2020, the world had astonishingly powerful tools against COVID-19. New mRNA vaccines, underpinned by decades of public investment , had been authorized by global regulators. The answer to one of the most important public health questions of our time — who gets access to vaccines? — By Zain Rizvi.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 26, 2023

For example, the Secretary can waive the requirements for out-of-state healthcare professionals to be licensed before being allowed to practice, or exercise discretion when investigating violations of the physician self-referral law (§1877 of the Social Security Act).

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Verisys

JULY 12, 2023

Effective January 1, 2020, all newly registered technicians are required to complete a Board approved training program within six (6) months of the registration as set out in 680-X-2-.14 related to the Temporary Licenses for Military Spouses/Domestic Partners. related to the Temporary Licenses for Military Spouses/Domestic Partners.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 12, 2021

"COVID-19 has changed not only the way we live, but the way healthcare providers support their patients, especially in regard to mental health," said Cuomo in a statement. Cuomo's proposal would make permanent many flexibilities that are currently in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Arizona Medical Board (AMB) is a state regulatory agency responsible for licensing and regulating medical providers in Arizona, ensuring professionals meet standards for professional conduct and competence. The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AHHA) works to improve access to quality healthcare.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 10, 2023

Between Q3 2019 and Q2 2021, investors continuously increased investments in digital health quarter-over-quarter for seven straight quarters, with one dip in Q2 2020. In 2022, 35 digital health startups raised rounds of $100M or more.

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Bill of Health

MAY 5, 2023

In its proposal, the EU Commission acknowledges that intellectual property rights, and, in particular, patent rights play an important role in access to medicine, especially during public health crises. To solve this tension, the Commission recognizes that patent law already offers a solution: compulsory licensing.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 6, 2022

In October 2020, Moderna publicly pledged not to assert its mRNA patents against suppliers of COVID-19 vaccines — a concession that I predicted (incorrectly, it turns out) would defuse the NIH dispute. The agency should instead seek concessions from Moderna to advance legitimate public health goals. Beyond Recognition.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 31, 2022

In addition to the need for virtual care across the country as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency, West Virginia's transportation constraints, as well as provider availability and dispersion, make long-term virtual services a need. McAllister, assistant vice president of population health and telemedicine.

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Verisys

JUNE 13, 2023

Rule added concerning reported information on nurse alternative programs approved by state licensing boards (§201, Rule 5) Rule added requiring all party states to participate in a coordinated licensure information system for RN and LPN nurses. (§203) Also the removal of obsolete and irrelevant information. (§302)

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Bill of Health

AUGUST 29, 2022

On October 8, 2020, Moderna, the maker of one of the first mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 and the recipient of billions of dollars of U.S. In short, these public statements, if made in a manner that is intended to be taken seriously (e.g., On October 8, 2020, amid press coverage of an emerging inventorship dispute with the U.S.

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Medisys Compliance

MAY 19, 2022

During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), reimbursements for telehealth continue to evolve. The federal government, state Medicaid programs, and private insurers have expanded coverage for virtual health care services. Changed Telehealth Policies. Cost-sharing. Billing for Medicare Fee-for-Service Claims.

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Natalia Mazina

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Normally, a telehealth provider must be licensed in a state of the patient’s residence. A side note: in 2020, we’ve seen the largest crackdown on telehealth providers. I recently came across a very useful resource prepared by the Federation of State Medical Boards outlining each state’s telehealth laws and waivers due to the pandemic.

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Bill of Health

JUNE 16, 2022

disease burden in 2016 and how often conditions are mentioned in the 2020 edition of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 , an 832 page book sometimes referred to as the medical student’s bible. This means that several public health problems that cause significant disease burden — like motor vehicle accidents or gun violence — are barely tested.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The Telehealth Improvement for Kids’ Essential Services, or TIKES, Act of 2020 would require the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to states about how to increase access to telehealth under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. healthcare system."

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Bill of Health

APRIL 4, 2022

While the absolute number of women who chose to use home birth to deliver their children was quite small — about 9,000 more women chose to give birth at home in 2020 versus 2019 — the percentage increase was notable. Many women had turned to home births during the pandemic. Regulatory hurdles limit opportunities to practice for midwives.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 16, 2024

In July 2020, a federal judge confirmed that “pills by mail,” were, in fact, legal, at least during the pandemic. We hear providers struggle with new legal risks: “I can’t keep providing services if I get [my license] taken away.” At this time, “pills by mail” existed in a legal grey area.

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Verisys

JANUARY 27, 2022

was minimal prior to COVID, but since 2020 expansion of telemedicine has skyrocketed as policymakers, insurers, and health systems sought ways to deliver care to patients in their homes. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), telehealth services had a 63-fold increase with Medicare patients in 2020.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

"Many patients, particularly those with chronic conditions, were at a loss to balance public health recommendations to isolate at home with routine medical appointments." licenses to medical and behavioral health providers. As a standalone, HIPAA-compliant telemedicine platform, Doxy.me

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2023

Staffing shortages, budget cuts and low patient volumes coming out of the pandemic have forced some rural hospitals to shut their doors, with 19 closures in 2020 alone. However, with the public health emergency recently coming to an end, many patients, health systems and healthcare providers have been left wondering what’s next for RPM.

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SQA

MARCH 25, 2021

Clinical Investigation of Medical Devices for Human Subjects, ISO 14155:2020, November 2020. ISO 14155:2020 addresses good clinical practice for the design, conduct, recording, and reporting of clinical investigations carried out in human subjects to assess the clinical performance or effectiveness and safety of medical devices.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2020

"In the first six business days of April 2020, Children’s Colorado providers completed more than 5,000 telehealth visits. Early on, Children’s Hospital realized that how it dealt with this crisis would be critical from public health, organizational, team-member and community-provider perspectives.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 22, 2023

The World Health Organization declared 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife to spotlight nurses’ impact on healthcare and recognize the 200 th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Enabling nurses to practice at the top of their licenses. But it also shined a light on nurses’ courage and heroism.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The provider organization made the switch-over from in-person care to telemedicine at the onset of COVID nearly instantaneously, literally between a Friday and Monday in March 2020.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 9, 2022

The legislation mandated healthcare providers to modernize their internal recordkeeping, allowing for the swifter dissemination of medical information to support public health efforts and better medical care. Many providers struggle to deliver patients a well-coordinated, engaging experience.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

We know that incarcerated patients often present at younger ages with more advanced stages of disease when seen by external health care providers. And we know that our prisons, jails, and detention centers employ doctors with suspended and limited licenses as the exclusive source for health care for incarcerated people.

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YouCompli

JULY 12, 2022

In Florida, the governor ordered a pause on all nonemergency medical procedures effective March 20, 2020. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a national health care fraud enforcement action involving over $1.4 Recall that at the beginning of the pandemic most non-urgent and/or elective medical procedures were cancelled.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Today, nearly 48 million people provided unpaid care for adults in 2020, up 16.6% – About 23 percent of caregivers say caregiving has made their own health worse , up from 17 percent in 2015. since 2015, according to a recent report. About one in four provides care or support for more than one person. More Can—and Must—Be Done.

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NY Health Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

On January 9, 2024, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally approved New York State’s 1115 waiver amendment to establish the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) Program.

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