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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. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. ON THE RECORD.

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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.

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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. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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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. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

"The result is a landscape that gives us medical information via search from high-authority healthcare providers," wrote Chevalier. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. "What this means is that Google is in the market for medical content from websites that users can trust. Twitter: @kjercich.

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MAY 18, 2021

It also gained Food and Drug Administration authorization for its at-home COVID-19 tests in March. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Amazon had already invested hundreds of millions of dollars toward COVID-19 testing for employees , and aimed at building capacity for 50,000 tests a day. Twitter: @kjercich.

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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.

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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.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

"An extension of the telehealth authorities would provide assurance that the investments will be sustainable over the long term. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. It would also reassure patients that their care will not end abruptly," it continued. Twitter: @kjercich.

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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. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Tina Smith, D-Minn., ON THE RECORD. Twitter: @kjercich.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Report authors observed that this rate was consistent across different race and ethnicity groups. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. "It’s clear that telemedicine is now an expected part of their healthcare experience, even as they think about life beyond the pandemic," they said.

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JUNE 2, 2021

"We have regulatory authority over the services that can be done with telehealth and any other payment policy restrictions, like frequency limitations," Yoder explained. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. "It's having a big impact on health equity," he said. Twitter: @kjercich.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

The authors, led by organizational cybersecurity researcher Mohammad S. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

"We believe that healthcare institutions should focus on the value telehealth can deliver both to patients and the healthcare system overall," wrote the report authors. "Yet, as the findings in this report demonstrate, usage has fallen with the reopening of doctor offices and hospitals," authors added.

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JUNE 1, 2020

"Especially hard hit have been safety-net clinics serving medically underserved and rural areas, many facing alarming drops in Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements as a result of the drop in face-to-face consultations," wrote the report authors. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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JULY 26, 2021

The bill, HB 3308, requires insurance reimbursement parity for virtual mental health and substance use disorder services, as well as authorizing all other telehealth to be covered through 2027. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. "Thanks to this new law, we are one step closer to that reality today."

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JULY 13, 2020

"There is a big opportunity to improve care coordination and drive patient retention by building processes that better close the loop with patients and, in turn, not only promote follow-through, but also keep them coming back in the future," wrote authors of the report accompanying the survey results. WHY IT MATTERS.

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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.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 20, 2021

Several environmental variables can impact those value streams, the framework authors note, including type of practice, payment arrangement, patient population, clinical use case and virtual care modality. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Patient and family experience. Clinician experience. Health equity.

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JUNE 24, 2021

"If telemedicine proves to be a less costly way to deliver care, payers and consumers may benefit from expanding coverage of telemedicine after the pandemic," wrote report authors. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Authorize the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service to continue reimbursement for telehealth for 90 days beyond the end of the public health emergency. Make permanent the disaster waiver authority, enabling Health and Human Service to expand telehealth in Medicare during all future emergencies and disasters. Twitter: @kjercich.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

Calling digital health a "blessing and a curse," authors pointed to telemedicine and virtual care as particularly at risk, with organizations sometimes spinning up patchwork solutions without prioritizing security. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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MAY 27, 2021

"As consumers, we want competition which reduces the price and increases the quality," said lead author Bhavneet Walia, assistant professor of public health at Syracuse, about the study. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. It turns out they do. But make no mistake, there are challenges."

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

"Telehealth can serve an important role in pandemic planning and response," the authors wrote. "The findings in this report are subject to at least two limitations," the authors noted. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. " WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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JUNE 25, 2020

"And most of the respondents to the 2020 Black Hat USA Attendee Survey are worried about the state of the cybersecurity community as a whole – and about their own states of health and mind," report authors continued. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS. Security in the COVID-19 Era.

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JANUARY 3, 2022

The draft guidance touched on regulatory considerations, noting that DHTs used in clinical investigations of medical products would usually be exempt from applicable requirements to obtain marketing authorization and other device requirements. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Giving HHS the authority to determine appropriate telehealth services and providers. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. These changes include: Removing geographic restrictions. Allowing the location of the patient (including the patient’s home) to be an originating site. Twitter: @kjercich.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. THE LARGER TREND. Telehealth expansion appears to be at a major tipping point, with key players such as Amazon signaling their plans to establish app-based care nationwide. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Finally, the bill provides broad authority for CMS to authorize future telehealth flexibilities in a disaster. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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JULY 21, 2021

Massachusetts Health Data Consortium , which will design, test and complete a documented prototype for Electronic Prior Authorization integrated with the EHR. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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APRIL 12, 2022

"This analysis suggests that telestroke provides additional benefits for both patients and health systems," said senior author Dr. Linda S. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

According to the agency , the conspiracy involved paying a telemedicine company to arrange for doctors to authorize medically unnecessary genetic testing. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Monaco when Palatnik was arrested. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

to deliver evidence-based digital therapeutics to the broader population," said Dr. Urmimala Sarkar, lead author on the study, UCSF professor of medicine and cofounder of S.O.L.V.E. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. "There is a tremendous unmet need in the U.S. Health Tech, in a statement.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

"For those with cognitive impairments, they might not understand on a telehealth call why or how their doctor is talking to them through a computer screen," explained Kimberly Powell, an assistant professor in the MU Sinclair School of Nursing and lead author of the study, in a statement. Twitter: @kjercich. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Sun, who was affiliated with the Stanford University Department of Medicine at the time she was listed as first author on the piece, now works at Johnson and Johnson. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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MAY 12, 2022

"Although some patients and providers have benefited from telehealth, there are opportunities to improve its access and use to promote health equity and quality of care," said the white paper authors. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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MAY 10, 2021

In a follow-up program, lead study author Jennifer Mallow, an associate professor in the West Virginia University School of Nursing’s Adult Health Department, is delivering telehealth services to West Virginians and tracking the relevant metrics. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich.

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