Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The American Telemedicine Association, the Connected Health Initiative and other industry groups issued a letter to Congress on Friday urging legislators to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities until the end of 2021. These have included the Telehealth Modernization Act and the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A group of legislators from the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee have introduced a bill aimed at temporarily extending telehealth flexibilities established during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted how rural Americans receive health care in fundamental ways," said Rep.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 5, 2021

The children live nationwide but the focus is on areas heavily impacted by COVID-19, such as the Northeast and the central and southeastern U.S. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE. To read this special report, click here. " RESULTS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 19, 2022

It is Brooklyn's tertiary care hub serving diverse communities with large Medicaid, Medicare and uninsured populations. At the time, Maimonides was not engaged in any telemedicine or other digital health initiatives. "It is impossible to describe what came next without the context of COVID-19," Cimino said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2021

senators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. The act would expand coverage of Medicare telehealth services and make some COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities permanent, among other provisions. A bipartisan group comprising half of U.S.

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Health Law RX

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The first rule, issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (the “OSHA Rule”), will require private employers with 100 or more employees to ensure that each of their workers is either fully vaccinated, or tests negative for COVID-19 at least once per week. The OSHA Rule. and wear a face covering.” Verification.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 6, 2022

Nursing homes face possible citations, civil monetary penalties, denial of payments and—as a final measure—termination of participation from the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) as they embark on complying with the new CMS COVID-19 vaccine requirements for their staff.

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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. See adopted N.J.A.C.

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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. The virtual-first primary care was launched in January of 2021 to a ten-county geography in central Pennsylvania.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 17, 2023

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% Cessation of PHE telehealth, prescribing, and mental health access exceptions could impact the Medicaid population the most. increase from the previous year.

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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. Together, the two reports from J.D. Commercial Member Health Plan Study.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

“The expansion of telehealth and the offering of new telehealth services that were not previously covered really enabled physicians to care for their patients in the midst of this crisis,” said Todd Askew, the AMA’s senior vice president of advocacy, during a recent “AMA COVID-19 Update.” ii] [link].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The American Telemedicine Association was among several groups this week that submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. "The ATA appreciates CMS’ efforts to expand access to telemedicine." Twitter: @kjercich.

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Health Law Attorney

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services ( CMS ) recently released the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule ( PFS ) Final Rule. CMS has also issued a fact sheet, which overviews the changes made by the 2021 PFS Final Rule. million Medicare beneficiaries receiving telemedicine services during the pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 23, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services, said Bordenick, have allowed individuals suffering from COVID symptoms to get virtual treatment. But the waivers have fulfilled another important function: "It's allowed individuals to manage their non-COVID treatment," such as cancer treatment, mental health care and diabetes management.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The report , which analyzed data from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey from April to October 2021, found that about one in four respondents said they'd used telehealth over the past month. For instance, lawmakers in New Hampshire this past year sought to exclude audio-only care from the definition of telemedicine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency prompted a rapid shift to telemedicine as both a replacement and adjunct to usual in-person care. In early 2021, DHA and health system Denver Health established a partnership to help bridge the digital divide in healthcare. are not ready to participate in video visits.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 17, 2023

CCA specializes in managing complex care for individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, as well as those who narrowly miss the threshold for Medicaid. Telemedicine has grown to become an important part of delivering on CCA's mission. Why has telemedicine become a priority for the organization?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 19, 2022

Like many healthcare provider organizations, Groups, a value-based care provider of opioid addiction treatment, had to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic overnight. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. But consider this – 70% of our members are on Medicaid today.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 3, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated these challenges. million—between February 2020 and November 2021, with decreasing employment nearly every month. Nursing home occupancy declined by 16% from 2020 to 2021, which could lead to more than 1,600 nursing home closures in the next year 3. million to 1.35

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 18, 2022

Norden is particularly passionate about funding companies focused on the Medicaid population – a traditionally tricky and often ignored area. What has been one digital health investment trend during the COVID-19 pandemic, and why is it important? billion in 2021, according to Rock Health. billion that year to $5.1

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Children in America were increasingly struggling with mental health before COVID-19 , but the pandemic compounded an already growing crisis. In October 2021, leading pediatric healthcare associations declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health. Today in the U.S.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2021

TRU Community Care, based in Lafayette, Colorado, had a vision for incorporating a telehealth/remote patient monitoring program: to meet the needs of patients in the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services "Seriously Ill Population" (SIP) program. THE PROBLEM. " MARKETPLACE. To read this special report, click here.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

COVID-19 forced healthcare organizations to make a huge leap forward in their digital transformation roadmaps. Although many companies had plans on the books to advance telemedicine, the crisis revealed that virtual care is not only possible but in many cases is also preferred by patients. – Finally, estimates say U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One of the great use cases for telemedicine has proven to be mental health. As the public health emergency of COVID is ending, state regulations are changing and fortunately telepsychiatry will still exist as part of a hybrid model. Rarely does mental health require in-person tests. Taking vitals is not necessary.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 21, 2023

Inflation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and healthcare staffing shortages have reshaped the industry landscape. The enrollment numbers stayed consistent from 2017 to 2021 staying between 11.5 In the same time period we have seen a large surge in Medicaid enrollment. million in 2022 and 16.3 million this year.

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YouCompli

JUNE 29, 2022

the end of COVID-19. Interstate telemedicine. Currently, 13 states waive in-state licensure requirements for telehealth , and 19 states have long-term or permanent interstate telemedicine. Telehealth Extension Act of 2021 (H.R. Legislation to watch includes the? Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act (S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 27, 2022

COVID-19 transformed the delivery of care, making the use of telehealth tools highly beneficial – and a priority area for research. Also recently, you published a study that found the unprecedented availability of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic did not lead to an increase in unnecessary primary care sessions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 20, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, healthcare provider organizations across the country began implementing telehealth technologies and services en masse. Telemedicine finally made it to the mainstream. But only a subset of that group of providers implemented remote patient monitoring. Please elaborate.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 4, 2023

The truth remains that the founder-friendly market of 2021 and early 2022 has tilted sharply toward investors. Digital health stocks started 2023 trading almost 50% lower than they did at the start of 2021, pushing some recently-exited players like Pear Therapeutics to explore going private. Notably, within its $3.4B

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Healthcare Law Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

” This new reimbursement is intended to further the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) objectives in its 2022 Behavioral Health Strategy , with a particular focus on improving access to substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, treatment, and recovery services. Want to Learn More?

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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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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Alabama’s COVID positivity rate, hospitalizations drop considerably. 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? UAMS Health Opens Long COVID-19 Clinic in Fayetteville. CALIFORNIA.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2021

But the fact that these ideas are even being discussed points to how far the conversation has shifted since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. jhalamka) March 17, 2021. The COVID-19 crisis has forced providers to think more creatively about care models and revenue. — John Halamka, M.D.,

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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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