Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 21, 2024

authoring agencies during incident response activities can be found in Appendix A of last month's cybersecurity advisory. "The authoring agencies urge leaders to recognize cyber risk as a core business risk. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. ON THE RECORD "The U.S.

Hospitals 155

Hospitals Governance 155

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

"With providers increasingly entering value-based contracts with payers, quality of care and patient experience have never been more important," observed report authors. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

COVID-19 343

COVID-19 Nurses Doctors 343

Healthcare It News

APRIL 21, 2023

Contributing to a high prevalence of text duplication, the documentation burden has also resulted in adaptive behaviors where clinical note authors continuously create copies of old notes and then add them to patient records, one study of note duplication found. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

Nurses 283

Nurses Doctors Hospitals 283

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 26, 2024

In a 2021 piece she authored on Optum.com , she noted that digital health tools enabled more connected experiences, complementing the standard approach to care, and that hybrid system "expands consumers’ choice and convenience while increasing engagement and access to care," she said. Enterprise Taxonomy:

Payment Systems 112

Payment Systems Ransomware Medicare Medicare 112

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

It can complete prior authorizations electronically and respond to claim rejections, according to the company's website. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. DrFirst's intelligent medication management platform can enhance e-prescribing workflows with optimized clinical data usability.

Patient Satisfaction 198

Patient Satisfaction Health Outcomes Doctors HIPAA 198

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

He said that new AI-driven features in athenaOne are already helping to improve healthcare efficiency and address clinician burnout by cutting administrative tasks, such as the proactive identification of missing prior authorization information achieving an 18% reduction in task completion across EHR users. Enterprise Taxonomy:

Nurses 290

Nurses Medicare Medicare 290

Healthcare It News

AUGUST 22, 2023

Companies like the Seattle-based Outbound AI are looking to AI to augment human talent, from reducing claims and billing burdens to moving prior authorizations forward. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. "The solution provides unprecedented configuration and promotion integrity."

Health Insurance 180

Health Insurance 180

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

"Screening using common smartphones significantly increased the detection rate of therapy-relevant atrial fibrillation," said lead study author Axel Bauer, professor at Innsbruck Medical University, Austria, in the study's announcement last year. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

Health Outcomes 233

Health Outcomes 233

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2020

Signers pointed out that the authorities granted to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are restricted to the public health emergency period triggered by COVID-19. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Tina Smith, D-Minn., ON THE RECORD. Twitter: @kjercich.

US Department of Health and Human Services 194

US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Telemedicine Medicare 194

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 4, 2023

A team of licensed healthcare professionals compared physicians' and the chatbot’s responses to patients’ questions asked publicly on the social media forum Reddit’s r/AskDocs in October 2022, but were summarily won over by the answers to the questions entered into ChatGPT in late December. Enterprise Taxonomy:

Doctors 152

Doctors Telemedicine Licensing Compliance 152

Healthcare It News

APRIL 16, 2024

" For example, according to the OCR guidance, "disclosures of PHI to tracking technology vendors for marketing purposes, without individuals’ HIPAA-compliant authorizations, would constitute impermissible disclosures." Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

HIPAA 222

HIPAA Hospitals 222

Healthcare It News

JANUARY 6, 2023

The EU does not agree – and with its decision, social media users across the affected Meta platforms must give consent for data tracking. Within three months, Meta must enable users to have a version of its social media apps that does not use personal data to surface ads. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.

HIPAA 294

HIPAA Compliance Hospitals 294

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 7, 2022

The letter noted that these policy changes would leave in place all appropriate restrictions on the prescribing clinician, with the provider and dispenser still needing to have controlled substances authority. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich.

Telemedicine 159

Telemedicine COVID-19 Nurses Public Health 159

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Physicians can use the free DocsGPT to prepare referrals, certificates of medical necessity and prior authorization requests or to write a letter about a medical condition and much more. Doximity's members can fax their AI-created authorizations and communications directly to health insurers by logging in from DocsGPT.

Doctors 252

Doctors HIPAA Health Insurance 252

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2022

A report released this week examines telehealth policies on a state-by-state basis in an attempt to highlight what authors see as best practices in terms of patient access and ease of providing care. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

Telemedicine 186

Telemedicine Licensing Health Outcomes Nurses 186

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 21, 2021

Greg Abbott signed a bill into law this week that formally authorized dentistry via telemedicine in the state. 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. WHY IT MATTERS. Twitter: @kjercich.

Telemedicine 208

Telemedicine Licensing COVID-19 Public Health 208

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

"But especially for smaller healthcare organizations, it can be challenging to understand the law’s jurisdiction and develop technology infrastructure that’s sophisticated enough to protect against data breaches," said Sharman, who co-authored the study. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

HIPAA 269

HIPAA COVID-19 Regulatory Compliance Compliance 269

Healthcare It News

AUGUST 27, 2021

"Currently, these scheduling systems are penalizing Black patients for not showing up based on socioeconomic issues that are out of their control," said Shannon Harris, an assistant professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business who co-authored the study, in a press release accompanying the findings.

COVID-19 272

COVID-19 Health Outcomes 272

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

"There remains a pressing need to explicitly consider how changes in the prevalence and ubiquity of telehealth impact people with disabilities," wrote the authors. The paper authors noted that for some people with disabilities widespread access to telehealth services could improve healthcare. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

Health Outcomes 198

Health Outcomes HIPAA 198

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 27, 2023

"Notably, the HIPAA Privacy Rule prohibits conditioning care on an authorization to disclose patient information," they said, asking Amazon to provide information and itemized lists on what data is being collected, how it's used and if it's used to promote or sell any other Amazon products or services. Enterprise Taxonomy:

HIPAA 124

HIPAA Telemedicine Licensing 124

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 6, 2021

"Healthcare professionals see a continued future with telehealth solutions, but many of them also believe that this will only be sustainable if there is a global improvement of data security for the solution," wrote the report authors. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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169

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The groups, which also include Healthcare IT News ' parent company HIMSS, noted that the COVID-19 public health emergency has ushered in an unprecedented expansion to telehealth. Giving HHS the authority to determine appropriate telehealth services and providers. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

COVID-19 175

COVID-19 Telemedicine Public Health Medicaid 175

Healthcare It News

MAY 12, 2023

" Since launching its claims platform, a series of new capabilities, including prior authorizations and denials management, has been added. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Providers can include in-house clinical guidelines for their optimal and exclusive use. Enterprise Taxonomy:

HIPAA 291

HIPAA Medical Billing FDA Licensing 291

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Ranck, the firm's senior analyst, has explored state-of-the-art processes for AI bias and risk mitigation and how develop more trustworthy machine learning tools for healthcare. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy:

Telemedicine 229

Telemedicine Hospitals 229

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The guidance authors noted that although they used cellular data-based biometric devices and addressed those using broadband communications, a future build may also implement an electronic health record system that would receive automated data from the telehealth platform provider. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

COVID-19 176

COVID-19 Compliance 176

Healthcare It News

JANUARY 21, 2022

Or, as lead author Simon Goldberg explained to STAT' s Mario Aguilar , "For me, this suggests that mobile phone-based interventions might not be uniquely effective, but still are effective relative to nothing or non-therapeutic interventions. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @kjercich.

Health Outcomes 261

Health Outcomes 261

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Finally, the bill provides broad authority for CMS to authorize future telehealth flexibilities in a disaster. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. "This bill extends those, then goes further to lower barriers to healthcare for rural and underserved areas," Kelly said. Twitter: @kjercich.

COVID-19 132

COVID-19 Telemedicine Medicare Medicare 132

Healthcare It News

JULY 21, 2023

Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy:

Hospitals 188

Hospitals HIPAA Telemedicine 188

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. "Many healthcare organizations and their patients have welcomed the benefits that telehealth provided during the pandemic and they want them to continue," said Geisinger CIO John Kravitz , who is also chair of the CHIME Board of Trustees. ON THE RECORD.

COVID-19 159

COVID-19 Medicare Medicare Public Health 159

Healthcare It News

APRIL 21, 2023

Since a Congressional mandate in 2017, DHA has consolidated, integrated and directly managed all military hospitals and clinics, with all those in the United States fully under the agency's authority by December 2021, according to its website. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

Hospitals 339

Hospitals Governance 339

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Currently, AI tools are not authorized to diagnose patients. The HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum is taking place on December 14-15, 2023, in San Diego, California. Follow Bill's HIT coverage on LinkedIn: Bill Siwicki Email him: bsiwicki@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Learn more and register.

Telemedicine 183

Telemedicine Doctors Licensing Health Insurance 183

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2021

Provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the permanent authority to waive telehealth restrictions. A recent HIMSS Market Intelligence survey found that nearly one in two respondents between the ages of 18 and 56 preferred seeing their primary care provider via video after the COVID-19 pandemic. A years-long effort.

COVID-19 214

COVID-19 Medicare Medicare Public Health 214

Healthcare It News

APRIL 25, 2022

We will continue to work with Congress and HHS on any additional authorities that may be needed," said Kyle Zebley, vice president of public policy at the American Telemedicine Association and executive director of ATA Action, at the time. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. ON THE RECORD. Twitter: @kjercich.

Public Health 270

Public Health Telemedicine 270

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

THE LARGER TREND In the throes of the pandemic, the study's primary author, A. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy:

COVID-19 169

COVID-19 Telemedicine Doctors Governance 169

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The report authors also note that only 14 states require true "payment parity" for telehealth, meaning that providers who are not based in Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia or Washington may receive lower reimbursement rates for telehealth-based care.

COVID-19 215

COVID-19 Telemedicine Federal Policy Public Health 215

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 20, 2022

The report authors note that many of the culprits are new to the list. "Attacks can render devices or systems inoperative, degrade their performance, or expose or compromise the data they hold, all of which can severely hinder the delivery of patient care and put patients at risk," said report authors that year.

COVID-19 185

COVID-19 Public Health 185

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

When it comes to policy changes that could help bridge the gap, report authors pointed to ensuring health coverage, investing in social services, reducing administrative burdens and improving service delivery – including via telemedicine and licensure modernization. WHY IT MATTERS. healthcare system.

Telemedicine 154

Telemedicine Licensing Doctors Health Outcomes 154