Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

” [i] “We have moved forward a decade in the use of telemedicine in this country, and it’s going to become and will remain an increasingly important part of physician practices going forward.” It is also recommended to review individual payer websites for any changes in telehealth policies for 2021.

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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

JULY 28, 2020

This week, announcements from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Withings further bolster the case for the private sector bolstering public health in this pandemic…and future ones to come beyond the Age of the Coronavirus. On 27th July, CTA announced the Association’s launch of the Public Health Tech Initiative.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 19, 2022

A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons sought to take a closer look at the patients who sought surgical consultations in-person and via telemedicine in 2020. A RAND study from March 2021 found that overall, pandemic-era telehealth grew most in wealthy and metro areas. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Compliance Now

MARCH 15, 2022

This legislation permits sponsors of HDHPs to offer telemedicine services at no cost to participants, regardless of the plan’s annual deductible, without impacting participant HSA eligibility. This relief was initially established as a component of emergency COVID-19 legislation, and it expired on December 31, 2021.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2021

A new report from CB Insights found that global telehealth investment rose for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q2 of 2021 – with teletherapy deals representing a substantial share. But it's not all rosy: Amwell competitor Teladoc reported a $133 million net loss this past quarter. ON THE RECORD.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 9, 2021

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. As the report concludes, “people’s sentiments and behaviors” with respect to technology in health care “provide no clear answer.”

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Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2021

Expanding omni-channel, data-driven, cost-effective health care in the community, tailoring that care, and attending to mental health paint the picture of health through the lens of CVS Health. The company published the Health Trends Report 2021 today, calling out ten forces shaping health care this year.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action group issued a statement on Monday outlining their opposition to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's proposed permanent changes to rules around the prescribing of controlled medications via telemedicine. Health and Human Services. Mark Warner, D-Va.

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

The proposed rules are more restrictive than the DEA emergency waivers under which providers conducted telemedicine prescribing for the last three years, but are less restrictive in comparison to the pre-PHE regulations applicable to telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”).

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Bill of Health

MAY 30, 2023

By Katie Gu Mifepristone’s shifting legal terrain may soon raise new privacy considerations regarding telemedicine data collection, security, and disclosure. During the pandemic, changes to mifepristone’s REMS requirements allowed increased prescription access in some states via telemedicine and mail dispensing. Since its original U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 7, 2022

The American Psychiatric Association, American Telemedicine Association and 70 other organizations signed a letter this past Friday urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and permanently revise requirements regarding controlled substance prescription. Drug Enforcement Administration to collaborate with the U.S.

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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. THE LARGER TREND. Taking Stock of Progress and Looking Ahead.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 25, 2022

The survey, which was conducted online in late 2021, explored the variations in telehealth use among 2,232 physicians. As the potential end of the public health emergency looms, the future of telehealth policy has been under increasing scrutiny. The results suggested enduring interest in virtual care among physicians.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2022

The study, published in SSM - Qualitative Research in Health , took a closer look at the rollout of telemedicine at two federally qualified health centers serving primarily Chinese and Latino immigrants. "Digital divide barriers persist, however, and influence adoption and use," they continued. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

House of Representatives passed by a 416-12 vote the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021 , which would extend the telehealth flexibilities put in place during the public health emergency until the end of 2024.

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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. Patients Forgo Care Until 2021.”

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Health Populi

MAY 5, 2021

A closer look at this activity points to a key trend that will persist post-pandemic: that telehealth and the broader theme of virtual care is re-shaping how health care is delivered. In the COVID-19 era, clinicians and health systems stood up virtual care across the board as-required.

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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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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 5, 2022

– Healthcare & Life Science M&A activity plummeted to 338 deals in Q2 2022 versus 535 in Q2 2021 and a record 565 deals in Q4 2021. Behavioural Health and Telemedicine: The Behavioural Health subsector was down 18.4% Health IT Equities: Healthcare Information Technology equities were down 21.2%

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

CES 2021 featured some obvious quick-pivoting products that had the pandemic written all over them, with sessions invariably speaking to the way the public health crisis impacted companies and strategic plans. Joining Peloton in connected fitness at CES 2021 was NordicTrack, which recently announced its purchase of Precor.

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Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Three mega-trends bubbled up on the platform for health — telemedicine and virtual care, broadband access, and mental health, discussed in a Birdseye Report Industry Deep Dive into Health from Brandwatch, partnering with Twitter. For this report, Brandwatch utilized only English-language public Twitter data.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 30, 2023

Eric Bacon, President at AMD Global Telemedicine, Inc The adoption of virtual health has increased dramatically since March 2020, with 150 million telehealth claims in less than two years. About Eric Bacon Eric Bacon is the President at AMD Global Telemedicine, Inc. So, What Comes Next?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The American Telemedicine Association on Wednesday issued a response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services final rule regarding a permanent expansion to some Medicare telehealth services. Nearly 60 other services will be temporarily extended until the end of the calendar year in which the public health emergency expires.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 25, 2021

The Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021 legislation was introduced this past week by Rep. Authorize the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service to continue reimbursement for telehealth for 90 days beyond the end of the public health emergency. A bipartisan group of U.S. Mike Thompson, D-Calif.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 26, 2021

As of March 2021, 22 states had changed telemedicine laws during the pandemic, although not all of those will still be in effect after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 18, 2022

As outlined in the settlement agreement , PPOA is accused of using telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic to allegedly try and compensate for revenue lost from elective services. "Shortly thereafter, PPOA instructed medical providers to begin seeing patients by telemedicine twice a month." WHY IT MATTERS.

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Health Populi

APRIL 6, 2021

Trust in the technology industry has crashed to an all-time low based on the 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. Most industries lost citizens’ trust between 2020 and 2021, most notably, Technology, dropping the greatest margin at 9 points. Trust underpins health engagement, especially critical in a public health crisis.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Since the COVID-19 public health emergency was declared in 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services has renewed the legislation every 90 days. What's at stake. There has been mounting pressure from the Republican Party, including a September 19 letter from Sen. Telehealth in legislative limbo.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS Last introduced in 2021, CONNECT 2023 would expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare, make permanent COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities and make it easier for patients to connect with their doctors, according to a recent announcement from the American Telemedicine Association.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

"These enforcement actions demonstrate that the telehealth industry should not only consider the law from a policy and operations perspective, but should also invest in a robust compliance infrastructure," wrote report authors in the 2021 Telemental Health Laws Survey analysis. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Health Populi

MARCH 30, 2021

Still, the Homebody Economy will persist even post-COVID, with a growing realization that “home” has become a safe haven for many life-flows — with continued investments planned in 2021 for home renovations as well as luxury goods. consumers, and for mental/behavioral health by some 54% of people.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. BMC Public Health. A telephone survey of patient satisfaction with realtime telemedicine in a rural community in Colombia. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. Telehealth mental health services during COVID-19: summary of evidence and clinical practice. Monagesh et al.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

History of EPCS Kyle Zebley, head of public policy American Telemedicine Association (ATA) , says that Congress called on the DEA to implement a policy for a special controlled substance registration process in 2008. Kelly says that a federal bill in 2021 required EPCS for Medicare prescriptions. Another bill, the EPCS 2.0

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The American Medical Association, a proponent of shields, noted , “Among those most in need of protection are the physicians who are on the front lines providing care to COVID-19 patients, those who have shifted their practices to telemedicine, and those whose treatment decisions may have been based on government directives.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 24, 2022

The American Telemedicine Association announced Friday that it had launched ATA Action, a new affiliated trade organization aimed at supporting the enactment of state and federal telehealth coverage throughout the United States. Teladoc Health. Reinstating benefits for millions of Americans.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Their ten must-do’s for bending the cost curve while driving constructive change for a better health care system are to: Ensure access. Achieve health equity. Stability the safety net and rebuild public health. Address social determinants of health. Accelerate digital health. Innovate long-term care.

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