Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2020

Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora developed an active and growing telemedicine program over the past eight years. Before COVID-19, almost all specialties were using telemedicine in some aspect of their practice. THE PROBLEM.

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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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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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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. ON THE RECORD.

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Verisys

JANUARY 27, 2022

In light of these challenges, digital telemental health has become an increasingly valuable tool for improving access to behavioral health practitioners. The use of telemedicine in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), telehealth services had a 63-fold increase with Medicare patients in 2020.

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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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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2023

One way people in these rural areas still can receive access to high-quality healthcare in a convenient and cost-effective way is through telemedicine and remote patient monitoring options. Many patients are overdue for care as the public health emergency winds down. Rural communities across the U.S.

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YouCompli

JULY 12, 2022

In Florida, the governor ordered a pause on all nonemergency medical procedures effective March 20, 2020. Allegedly, the medical practice instructed providers to begin seeing patients by telemedicine twice a month and to subsequently bill for evaluation and management (E/M) services. OIG plans future scrutiny and enforcement.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Telemedicine is considered to be under the umbrella of telehealth and refers specifically to clinical services. Telehealth and telemedicine cover similar services, including medical education, remote patient monitoring, patient consultation via videoconferencing, wireless health applications, and transmission of imaging and medical reports.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 8, 2022

"To recruit clinicians outside of the geographic region, it was necessary to ensure the entirety of the clinician's visits could be completed remotely and that they were licensed in the state in which the patient is located at the time of the visit," he added. " David Fletcher, Geisinger. MARKETPLACE.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JULY 22, 2022

511(a), Governor Murphy issued an Executive Order lifting the COVID-19 public health emergency. 111, 112, and 207 (2020), Nos. to require that supervisors of licensed associate counselors be professional counselors licensed in New Jersey for at least three years and have an approved clinical supervisor certification.

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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. The good news is that support for family caregivers appears to be growing among public and private healthcare payers.

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Hall Render

APRIL 1, 2022

Coalition of hospitals, health plans and others urge for stronger guidance around third-party apps. Hospital, long-term care groups again petition Becerra to extend COVID-19 public health emergency. Rural Alabama wastewater infrastructure ‘public health issue’ gets much-needed attention. CALIFORNIA.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 3, 2021

It is affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine and its clinical faculty practice, Yale Medicine, which provides a depth and breadth of clinical expertise to support much of the health system's telemedicine programs and provides existing infrastructure that supports joint development of telehealth programs.

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Hall Render

MARCH 17, 2023

bio Adaptive Phage Therapeutics cutting 23% of staff to focus on clinical trials, extend cash runway Mercy Health bonds outlook revised to positive amid healthy operations Rally held in Annapolis to end crippling medical debt Study: Maryland has some of the longest emergency room wait times MASSACHUSETTS 3 takeaways on Mass.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2020

Telehealth always has been a key pillar of technology-enabled care delivery that helps hospitals, health systems and group practices deliver quality care at a distance – and often also gain efficiencies, improve patient and provider satisfaction and save costs. Check back for additions in the days and weeks ahead.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

of Iowa Health Care North Liberty campus Ex-nurse at Sioux City nursing home tied to deaths says she was ordered to falsify records Mercy, St. Margaret’s CEO blames $7.3 million bank maneuver for hospital closure: court records The University Of Chicago Medicine Plans $815M Cancer Care And Research Pavilion Who leads the 5 largest ASC chains?

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Hall Render

JULY 29, 2022

340B DSH Hospitals Provided $41B in Uncompensated Care in 2020. 6 Major Trends Boosting the Telemedicine Market in Health Care. ‘District’s Doctor’ reflects on the health of the city and service during COVID. Delaware Expands Access to Maternal, Infant Health Care. NJ and Del.

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Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

of Maryland medical school opens addiction research institute in Baltimore MedStar Health breaks even in Q1 as revenues near $2B MASSACHUSETTS Boston Hospital Pays $5.7

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Hall Render

MARCH 1, 2024

in 2023 income Ransomware group leader told hackers to attack hospitals, FBI, HHS say The 23 health systems pushing Congress to act on virtual care Three examples of how AI is going to change medicine U.S. hospitals Why can’t Rhode Island find a state health director? R1 RCM posts $3.3M

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

billion clawback in Northern District of Texas Fort Worth The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 11 best hospitals in Texas for orthopedic surgery Johns Hopkins physician leader to join UT Southwestern Medical City Fort Worth’s New CEO and Texas Health Stephenville’s $12.5

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Prior to 2020, less than one percent (1%) of outpatient health care was delivered virtually. A national public opinion poll of U.S. For example, third-party payors did not always provide coverage, there was a lack of general public acceptance, and state licensing and regulatory requirements limited delivery models.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Editor’s Note: This feature story initially was published on May 6, 2020. They provide health measures of patients and transmit them back to providers – or in some cases are reported back to providers – to facilitate healthcare decisions from afar. The platform also is designed for direct-to-patient telemedicine.

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