Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 25, 2019

Browse the education sessions scheduled for the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference and expo in New Orleans next month, and you'll notice that many of them are geared toward elderly patients, home-based care and aging in place. And that wasn't there five years ago, it wasn't there two years ago.

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Hall Render

JUNE 30, 2023

for physician referral scheme In Los Angeles, hospital CEO pay could be capped Kaiser Permanente ratings affirmed amid healthy financial profile Nurses vote ‘no confidence’ in California hospital administration, board Nursing facility, management company settle physician kickback allegations for $3.8M

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Iowa nurse fired for incorrectly administering monkeypox shots. Lawsuit seeks to unmask nursing home owners who ‘defrauded’ creditors. Nurses at Maine Medical Center reach tentative deal for first union contract. Maine Medical Center nurses reach first ‘tentative’ contract agreement. SOUTH DAKOTA.

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Verisys

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Each month we will give a roundup of recent healthcare fraudsters and compliance busters. Telemedicine Fraud: . Telemedicine fraud. . Nursing Home Fraud: . If you are looking for something to read prior to turkey or afterwards, here is a round up of bad actors: Pharma Fraud: . Fraud Scheme.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Portable imaging also opens up new opportunities for expanded care and services in settings like skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes. Telemedicine helps to fill this gap. Modularity: Single-purpose devices will fall out of favor, yielding to imaging devices that are flexible and modular.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. For example, nursing homes were hit hard by the virus. The insights also can help healthcare organizations navigate vaccine distribution, as well as the ebbs and flows of patient volumes due to COVID-19 in the year ahead, according to the new report.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Remote patient monitoring technologies are akin to telemedicine technologies, since they automatically observe and report on patients, often with chronic illnesses, so caregivers can remotely keep tabs on patients. A provider present with the patient at one location – a nursing home, community clinic, etc.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 6, 2022

Nursing homes face possible citations, civil monetary penalties, denial of payments and—as a final measure—termination of participation from the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) as they embark on complying with the new CMS COVID-19 vaccine requirements for their staff.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Healthcare Compliance Will Be a Challenge in Post-PHE World. House report attacks, nursing homes fight back over allegations of deficient staffing, care and safe practices as pandemic hit. Bank tells judge that Iowa nursing home residents are in a ‘precarious position’. Texas-based company to invest $3.5M

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Hall Render

MAY 19, 2023

operating loss in Q2 As RI legislators near session’s end, compromise on expensive proposals looks inevitable ‘It is wrong’: Charlesgate workers ask state to keep nursing home open. Here’s what is happening there.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2020

Telemedicine is taking center stage during the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, where healthcare at a distance is profoundly needed. On another front, Healthcare IT News has compiled a listing of telemedicine vendors in the age of COVID-19 , a resource for health IT leaders. THE LARGER TREND. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2020

Acute care telemedicine technology and services vendor SOC Telemed and clinical practice management company SCP Health have announced a partnership to deliver scalable, flexible emergency and hospital medicine services via telemedicine. WHY IT MATTERS. SCP Health operates in 33 states and more than 400 facilities. ON THE RECORD.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 17, 2022

First, nursing homes and assisted living facilities are seeing large numbers of suits , particularly for failures in infection control. Litigation against cohorts such as employers, health care providers, and nursing homes is already difficult, but COVID-19 lawsuits have proven even more difficult to win.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 7, 2020

Hopdoc, a telemedicine technology and services startup backed by software developer DevDigital, is giving away a telemedicine platform to doctors for free to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Hopdoc’s secure telemedicine system is accessible on any device with a browser: phone, tablet or computer. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2020

As healthcare professionals look to telehealth solutions to halt the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Braidio announced the release of the telemedicine platform MyHealth Concierge, which runs over the network and cloud infrastructure of AT&T. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD. Email the writer: nathaneddy@gmail.com. Twitter: @dropdeaded209.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2020

The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus has created a red-alert need for healthcare at a distance, including telemedicine services and applications like the one developed at Caregility. ON THE RECORD.

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Hall Render

JULY 8, 2022

CMS issues updated nursing home staffing compliance guidelines. Nurse pay jumps nearly 5%. Arizona will spend millions on fixing nursing shortage. Arizona looks to address nursing shortage through new bill. Report: Arizona hospitals not in full compliance with pricing transparency laws. CALIFORNIA.

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Hall Render

MARCH 8, 2024

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Hall Render

JANUARY 28, 2022

Hospital discharge pressures build as nursing homes clamor for help. The nursing home staffing crisis right now is like nothing we’ve seen before. Where Hospital Price Transparency Compliance Is Lagging. Where Hospital Price Transparency Compliance Is Lagging. Medicare scheme.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

To help fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the HHS Office for Civil Rights announced that during the coronavirus pandemic it would use discretion when enforcing HIPAA compliance for telehealth communications tools. Healthcare IT News has compiled a listing of telemedicine vendors in the age of COVID-19, a resource for health IT leaders.

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Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

To qualify, facilities must close their beds Amazon’s physician acquisition strategy As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update Change competitors step in but breaking up may be hard to do CMS to launch new primary care ACO program Congress unveils $1.2T

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Health Law RX

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Compliance Dates. Long Term Care facilities, including nursing homes. The vaccination requirements do not apply to staff at covered facilities who exclusively provide telehealth or telemedicine services outside of the facility setting and who do not have any direct contact with residents and other staff.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursing homes $6.8B in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursing homes $6.8B Luke’s named to PINC AI Top 100 Hospitals 2023 list Ribbon cutting for new Humpal Chiropractic building Oct.

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