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Australia working towards 'permanent' telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"[Telehealth] has played a critical role in ensuring the continuity of care for hundreds of thousands of Australian patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting the health of patients and health professionals," a government statement read. Around 89,000 providers are now using telehealth services. million ($22.8

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Overcoming the Healthcare Staffing Shortage Through Back-Office Automation

HIT Consultant

Among patients impacted by shortages, 45% said they had trouble scheduling appointments, more than 33% said their doctor was operating on reduced hours, 25% had treatments or surgeries delayed, 20% said their doctor had stopped practicing, and 13% said their health care facilities were closing completely. health system.

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New Audio-Only Telemedicine Bill to Expand Telehealth Beyond the Pandemic

Health Law Gurus

During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (the “CMS”) relaxed some rules to expand access to telehealth, including through audio-only communication platforms. With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the public health emergency is expected to be brought to an end.

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Health Disparities in America: JAMA Talks Structural Racism in U.S. Health Care

Health Populi

The coronavirus pandemic has changed so many aspects of American health care for so many people, including doctors. Finally, check out Association of Race and Ethnicity and Medicare Program Type With Ambulatory Care Access and Quality Measures. This is not your typical edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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For Ryan Health, telehealth seeds planted during the pandemic have flourished

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As an FQHC, 75% of patients are enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare; another 7% are uninsured. THE PROBLEM Prior to 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, there were federal and state policies in place that discouraged FQHCs like Ryan Health from adopting telehealth services due to payment restrictions.

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Bonus Features – June 26, 2022 – Walgreens gets into clinical trials, ONC offering SDOH grants, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Officials said use was largely driven by people accessing COVID-19 vaccination records and test results – in fact, less that 2% of patients who went to the emergency department had doctors or nurses look at their records. Care coordination network CarePort released its 2021 growth numbers.

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Carceral Health Care Is Designed to Fail

Bill of Health

And we know that our prisons, jails, and detention centers employ doctors with suspended and limited licenses as the exclusive source for health care for incarcerated people. But the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) do much more than simply administer financial payments for services. One of the largest failures of U.S.

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