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How RPM can solve many patient and provider problems in rural areas

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telemedicine in these areas provides chronic patients, for example, with access to medical specialists without traveling an extended distance, and can allow providers to identify particular social determinants of health such as lack of access to food. What is the state of remote patient monitoring in rural settings?

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2024 HHS-OIG Top Areas of Focus

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Every year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) publish a summary of the Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing HHS. In addition, the COVID-19 public health emergency triggered shifts in Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, which could impact millions of people.

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How to Build Better Relationships with the Health Insurance & Payer Communities

HIT Consultant

Payers and insurance providers want better patient outcomes due to the high cost of poor health, while health providers want to ensure their patients aren’t overlooked and are appropriately cared for. Before “6 feet apart”, few insurance companies recognized the importance or necessity of virtual care.

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Health Provider News

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NATIONAL 382 rural hospitals cut chemotherapy, breakdown by state 1 year after Amazon-One Medical deal finalized: What’s happened since ACOs want increased participation of long-term and post-acute care providers ‘Behind the times’: DC tries to catch up with AI’s use in health care CMS finalizes DSH payment cuts for some safety-net hospitals: (..)

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Health Provider News

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ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M

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United Methodist Communities has early successes with telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With more than 110 years of continuous operation, the organization has grown to 13 locations offering independent, residential and assisted living; Tapestries Memory Care; respite; rehabilitation; long-term care; Bridges Hospice and Palliative Care; affordable senior housing; and live-in and in-home personal care through HomeWorks.

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Health Provider News

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million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.