Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Nevertheless, new categories of digital health reimbursement have become increasingly clear. Other advancements in digital health reimbursement include those for virtual check-ins, where a provider reviews a photo or video submitted by a patient, and e-visits, in which a patient checks in to a provider via an online portal.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Most Improved Awards Most Improved Software Product: Lightbeam Health Solutions (population health management) Most Improved Services Solution: AGS Health (extended business office services) Most Improved Physician Practice Product: eClinicalWorks EHR/PM for small, independent practices Best in KLAS Winners by Category The 2024 Best in KLAS awards (..)

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 17, 2024

NurseTok” is a specific category of videos on the app; a preexisting niche providing a way for nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide tailored content to an already invested audience. The format of the app shows users the video view count, something unique from previous platforms. That is, if it is used properly.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 19, 2020

"Whether healthcare enterprises are ready or not, the new reality is that virtual care has arrived," researchers said. These responses have included ramping up support for telehealth services to minimize in-person contact in both inpatient and outpatient care. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 4, 2022

Last night, Steve discussed these trends for media attendees, of which I am one (gratefully) participating in #CES2022 virtually from the hygienic comfort and safety of my home health hub (more on that later in this post). Together these, and other innovations, can empower consumers for self-care at home and on-the-go.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Primary care providers in New York City, one of the U.S. With patients afraid to seek care in person and social distancing necessitating as little face-to-face contact as possible, many clinicians pivoted to telehealth – some with more success than others. They didn't get reimbursed for that time," said Shelley.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 17, 2023

What You Should Know: Neura Health , a virtual neurology clinic, announced it has raised $8 million in seed funding to support its newly expanded go-to-market approach. These treatments help avoid emergency department and urgent care visits, leading to a 2.6x This latest $8 million financing round builds upon Neura’s $2.3

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Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2022

Consumers continued to invest in and use several technologies that supported self-care at home in 2021, with plans to purchase connected health devices, sports and fitness equipment in the next year. TV penetration dropped to a new low of 89% with younger people employing other platforms for video viewing. mm the latter by May 2022.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 4, 2023

For the forecast, CTA looked at various spending categories, including gaming, automotive and transportation tech, video and audio streaming, consumer electronics (like big-screen TVs), and fitness and health devices. seizures), the latter two 2023 CES innovation honorees and Care@Home honored by CES in 2022.

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Jane Sarashon

JULY 15, 2022

drop from 2021, CTA expects software, gaming, video and audio streaming spending will grow by 3.5% This category will see double-digit growth of 17% in 2022 (estimated) and 14% next year, CTA forecasts, with an average unit price of about $50. Consumer Technology One-Year Industry Forecast, 2018-2023. and hardware to fall by 1.4%

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

One-fourth of people used video and conference call platforms in the pandemic for the first time, and one-quarter intends to continue using Zoom et. consumers (below smartphones, portable charters, home video games and other tech’s), with 63% of those people intending to buy a smartwatch repeat purchasers. in the next 12 months.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 24, 2020

A new KLAS report found that organizations have turned to a wide range of vendors – most frequently those providing telehealth technology – to help provide care amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. When it comes to virtual care technology, healthcare organizations most frequently mentioned Doxy.me WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Delivering virtual care via community broadband offers big financial and quality of life benefits, says our contributing writer, opening avenues to both digital equity and health equity. Strategically speaking. A framework for tactical action.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Andy Oram dove into the approach Health Note is taking to questionnaires, which includes combing EHR data to create specific questions relevant to each patient and customizing for different types of care providers , including schools and community clinics. Read more… Let’s Think of Patient-Centered Care, Not Value-Based Care.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2023

More News from HLTH Walmart employees using virtual care provided by Included Health saw an 11% reduction in the total cost of care , the companies announced. Studies Two-thirds of organizations hit by cyberattacks report disruptions to patient care , according to research from Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Most health care providers who were using telehealth by August 2021 felt optimistic about virtual care in a study from GoodRx on The State of Telehealth. GoodRx then assessed the patient view on telehealth engagement, asking consumers how telehealth compared with in-person care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 18, 2024

Telehealth is for everyone, and hospitals and health systems must construct a digital equity strategy to better serve patients in the digital and telehealth space to ensure all persons can use telehealth, contended Alexandra Hunter, virtual care consultant at Henry Ford Health in Detroit. Why should a health system care?

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Doximity’s second report on telemedicine explores both physicians’ and patients’ views on virtual care, finding most doctors and health consumers on the same page of virtual care adoption. If we can demonstrate that with our words and time, trust can be built even via video,”.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

. – Impact Advisors tied with Nordic to be a co-winner of the Overall IT Services category. Impact Advisors also excelled in several individual categories, winning Best in KLAS awards for ERP Implementation Leadership, Financial Improvement Consulting, and Security & Privacy Consulting Services.

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Health Populi

MAY 25, 2023

Our pets can be personal and family drivers of health and health care cost savings, according to a new study from according to a new report from researchers at George Mason University published in their paper, Health Care Cost Savings of Pet Ownership. through the pandemic during which one-sixth of pet owners obtained a new pet.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 2, 2022

It uses telehealth technology to connect specialists and clinicians to areas of need, help monitor patients' health status and behavior remotely, promote timely and efficient care, and help providers reach previously isolated populations of patients. The opportunities telemedicine provides. Dr. Gerald J. Focus on ambulatory.

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Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2021

both patients-consumers and the health system pivoted to virtual health care encounters in the early phase of the pandemic. One in five people liked ease in scheduling virtual appointments. 13% both adopted smartphones for fitness and managing health care, growing from a base of 28% (fitness) and 25% (health care) pre-pandemic.

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Healthcare Law Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In 2020, CMS established a new Part B benefit category for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment provided by OTPs. Audio-only telephone calls can be used to initiate buprenorphine treatment at OTPs when two-way audio-video communications technology is not available to the beneficiary, and all other requirements are met.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2023

Along with the challenge of inaccuracy, researchers noted that this poses problems related to surprise billing, delays in care, and misrepresentation of the breadth and depth of in-network providers. Utah-based palliative care practice Bristol Advanced Illness Management deployed eClinicalWorks. Tennessee-based Highland Physicians Inc.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Insurance coverage seems to be creating disparities in where children receive mental health care, as children covered by Medicaid are twice as likely to go to the ED while those covered by commercial insurance are more likely to be admitted for inpatient services. He recently held a similar role at WebMD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In a virtual public meeting this past Friday, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed how – and whether – to permanently expand telehealth in Medicare. Many also emphasized the importance of virtual care as a community care augmentation.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 14, 2021

“At HLTH 2021, trends I expect to see are what aspects of the healthcare ecosystem are molding and adapting as we are moving into a post-pandemic world, while still working to increase access to care and improve health equity. . For example, telehealth and virtual care have suddenly taken center stage.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 15, 2022

OptimizeRx , a provider of point-of-care technology solutions helping patients start and stay on therapy announced a definitive agreement to acquire the EvinceMed platform and related assets. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of hospitalization in the VA health care system. Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Activity.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Covid-19 radically stretched healthcare providers in countless ways, including accelerating digitization and changing patient expectations about care delivery. Covid-19 stretched hospital capacity to the max while also driving the need for enhanced virtual intake processes.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

These outcomes were the results considered across the studies, falling into the two categories of prevention and promotion, and management and treatment, shown in the second chart from the report. learning a new arts skill such as painting, drawing or journaling), social interaction (e.g., participating in theatre), physical activity (e.g.,

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HIT Consultant

MAY 1, 2023

The world of medtech is no different, and for me and my team, connected care is the ground we travel, excavate, and explore on a daily basis. Or, a digital nudge might involve time- or activity-triggered reminders, such as the need to take medication or to sync the patient’s medical device to the connected-care platform.

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Healthcare Law Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Physicians and eligible qualified health care professionals, are permitted to order and bill RTM as general medicine services. However, for other qualified health care practitioners (e.g., However, for other qualified health care practitioners (e.g., Who Can Order and Deliver RTM?

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Health Populi

MARCH 19, 2019

Self-care in health goes back thousands of years. Then Gary looked forward at the evolution of self-care – the theme of this year’s annual conference. To meet the future, Scott Melville, CEO of CHPA, described the organization’s 2020 project which is determining the categories the Association should represent. billion savings.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 30, 2022

However, temporary PHE flexibilities have expanded the definition of direct supervision to allow the supervising professional to be immediately available through virtual presence using real-time audio/video technology rather than physical presence.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2020

Though CSC had digitized its own patient records at its four FQHCs in the last decade, faxing remained the only way to share data with other local practices and hospitals to get the most current patient-encounter data to inform care. ” The categories make it simpler for users to look at one view of a person’s health holistically.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In particular, I believe that four categories have tremendous potential to enhance both provider workflows and patient care: augmented reality, enterprise imaging, artificial intelligence, and mobile apps. In some specialties, such as wound care, images are often printed and scanned into the electronic health record (EHR).

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Health Populi

JUNE 20, 2019

Kroger also employees 23,000 health care professionals employed in about 3,000 pharmacies in the chain. The landing page features a video with the following phrase overlaid: “Kroger Health. The landing page features a video with the following phrase overlaid: “Kroger Health. celebrating 135 years in business.

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