Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. " Payers may wrestle with how to reimburse and, in some cases, provide virtual care.

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Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2020

Whether healthcare spending in 2021 increases by double-digits or falls by one-third directly depends on how the coronavirus pandemic will play out over the rest of 2020, based on PwC’s annual report on medical cost trends for 2021. In 2021, spending would return to pre-COVID projections.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 9, 2021

The rise of digital health investment and growing role of technology in health care services only accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, people took on their own versions of digital transformation at home, for work, for school, for cooking, shopping, and indeed, for health care.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

are self-rationing care in the era of COVID-19 by cutting spending on health care visits and prescription drugs. PwC explored how COVID-19 is influencing consumers’ health care behaviors in survey research conducted in early April by the Health Research Institute. Patients in the U.S.

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Health Populi

MARCH 4, 2021

In 2021, patients-as-health-consumers seek lower health care and prescription drug costs coupled with higher quality care, discovered by the patient advocacy coalition, Consumers for Quality Care. 90% conducted research into health care costs. 59% chose their health care provider based on cost. population).

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Health Populi

MARCH 25, 2022

Access to the Internet has been a key determinant of health — or more aptly, death — during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 were preventable. Housing problems were associated with greater COVID-19 incidence and mortality.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 2, 2021

Data was collected in April 2021 from Australians aged 18 and over, who had visited the doctor at least once a year, and had had a healthcare appointment within the last 12 months. According to Capterra’s survey findings, 92% of telemedicine users in Australia had experienced telemedicine for the first time during the pandemic.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

receive health insurance through employers. With that objective, it’s always instructive to explore the annual study from the Business Group on Health, the 2022 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey. One in two people in the U.S.

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Compliance Now

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The IRS recently formalized the automatic 30-day extension for employers to furnish Forms 1095-B/C to recipients that the department first introduced in 2021. The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) & COVID-19 Relief. After initially expiring at the end of 2021, this relief was reinstated effective April 1, 2022.

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Compliance Now

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The IRS recently formalized the automatic 30-day extension for employers to furnish Forms 1095-B/C to recipients that the department first introduced in 2021. The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) & COVID-19 Relief. After initially expiring at the end of 2021, this relief was reinstated effective April 1, 2022.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. "Patients are not dependent on their clinics or health systems if they offer virtual care.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

There’s more evidence that doctors and patients, both, want to use telehealth after the COVID-19 pandemic fades. Doximity’s second report on telemedicine explores both physicians’ and patients’ views on virtual care, finding most doctors and health consumers on the same page of virtual care adoption.

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Health Populi

MARCH 4, 2021

In 2021, patients-as-health-consumers seek lower health care and prescription drug costs coupled with higher quality care, discovered by the patient advocacy coalition, Consumers for Quality Care. A recent TransUnion study found that younger than older Americans’ health care behaviors shifted in the public health crisis.

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Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

In the COVID-19 pandemic, health care spending in the U.S. This year, medical cost trend will rise by 7.0%, expected to decline a bit in 2022 according to the annual study from PwC Health Research Institute , Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers 2022. increased by a relatively low 6.0%

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

Below are the most recent health care related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register from October-December 2021: On October 4, 2021, at 53 N.J.R. 103, which declared a Public Health Emergency for the state in response to COVID-19. On October 4, 2021, at 53 N.J.R.

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Health Populi

MAY 19, 2020

Welcome to the annual Milliman Medical Index (MMI) , which gauges the yearly price of an employer-sponsored preferred-provider organization (PPO) health insurance plan for a hypothetical American family and an N of 1 employee. Health Populi’s Hot Points: The COVID-19 pandemic will dramatically impact the U.S.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2021

Two studies published in May 2021 illustrate the value and importance of telehealth to patients in 2020, and a disconnect among many C-level executives working in hospitals, academic medical centers, and other care provider organizations. Power 2021 U.S. Commercial Member Health Plan Study. Together, the two reports from J.D.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation found that although telehealth use increased dramatically during the pandemic, not all patients appeared to have equal access to virtual services. " they added. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Health Populi

JULY 28, 2020

In a press release on the program, CTA President and CEO Gary Shapiro noted that, “The response to COVID-19 in the U.S. has highlighted the huge demand for health technology solutions. CTA’s new Public Health Technology Initiative promises to be an important, impactful effort as a public-private partnership.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 24, 2022

More recently, with COVID-19 infiltrating every aspect of the healthcare system, telehealth use is proving to be another example of the 80/20 rule – or, the law of small numbers – at work. on average in 2021 compared to the same time period in 2020. Is the telephone telemedicine, too?

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Note that WHO’s approach to digital health adoption includes equity, access, palliative care, privacy, and security. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Everyone of Manatt Health’s ten imperatives are spot-on in this moment as we segue from Our Covid Year of 2020 to the Covid Year of 2021.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

Act III of COVID: Navigating the Crosscurrents of Post-Inflation. The story began to change in late 2021 as steep inflation took center stage thanks to a near-perfect confluence of excess liquidity, demand acceleration, and supply constraints. Executive Summary.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 17, 2023

Ninety percent of US adults believe the country faces a mental health crisis, and the numbers back that up. The CDC reported 100,306 drug overdose deaths in the US in the 12 months ending in April 2021, the highest number ever recorded in 12 months and a staggering 28.5% increase from the previous year. And as of the latest data, 7.3%

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Health Populi

JUNE 1, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a whole lot of digital transformation for people staying home. This is the base of the demand side for digital health, where older (over 50 years of age) health consumers can utilize devices they already use in daily life for health, wellness, and security.

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Provider Trust

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The National Council for the State Boards of Nursing has indicated that in 2021, there were 4.4 Another 100,000 nurses left the industry between 2020 and 2021, according to an industry trade-journal estimate , either to retire early, leave the field, or switch jobs.

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Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2021

2021 is the 20th anniversary of the University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID). Note: I may be biased as a University of Michigan graduate of both the School of Public Health and Rackham School of Graduate Studies in Economics].

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The survey informing the report was conducted between August 2 and September 7, 2021, among 3,616 adults 18 and older (in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, and Vietnamese based on consumers’ language preferences). One-half of U.S.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 28, 2022

Biden administration withdraws Covid vaccine mandate for businesses after losing Supreme Court case. COVID-positive employees returning to work: 2 CEOs share their protocols. State health officer discusses Alabama’s COVID-19 peak. Alabama tops 45% COVID positivity rate, among highest in nation.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Alabama’s COVID positivity rate, hospitalizations drop considerably. Huntsville Hospital Health System Ranked Among America’s Best Employers by Forbes. Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: State reports significant decrease in cases, hospitalizations. As COVID rates continue decline in Alaska, how close are we to end of pandemic?

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Hall Render

JULY 8, 2022

Alabama Department of Corrections picks new medical, mental health care provider. Alabama COVID hospitalizations rise to 467. Officials scramble to hire for the 988 mental health crisis hotline. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations on the rise in Alabama. UAB names interim health system CEO.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk. Travel nurses raced to help during Covid. Alabama hospital rationing medical supplies due to COVID disruptions in China. Alabama sees bump in COVID-19 cases, state health department monitoring. Oscar Health withdraws from 2 states.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency. Telemedicine regulation more aggressive now than before the pandemic? Inside America’s groundbreaking solar-powered health facility. COVID in California: More than 40% of Americans lied about infection. Bright Health pulls out of Colorado insurance market.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Cash for Colonoscopies: Colorado Tries to Lower Health Costs Through Incentives. Colorado ends daily reporting of COVID-19 numbers. Nuvance Health launches cognitive care-at-home program. IU Health to begin $300M expansion.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This became possible thanks to electronic health records, telemedicine, and cloud solutions. In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). They also handle large volumes of data effortlessly within their hospitals.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This became possible thanks to electronic health records, telemedicine, and cloud solutions. In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). They also handle large volumes of data effortlessly within their hospitals.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

Ankit Gupta, CEO at Bicycle Health. The past two years have taught us that telemedicine is a highly scalable and successful way to deliver quality healthcare across the United States. Both are life-saving measures for delivering mental and behavioral health services and treating people with substance use disorders.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2020

who benefits from health insurance at the workplace, the annual family premium will average $21,342 this year, according to the 2020 Employer Health Benefits Survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Workers’ earnings increased 27% in the period and inflation, 19%. For a worker in the U.S.

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