Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic forced consumers to define what were basic or essential needs to them; for most people, those items have been hygiene products, food, and connectivity to the Internet. A new report from CoverMyMeds details the current state of medication access weaving together key health care industry and consumer data.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal policymakers have enacted 31 changes to enable greater access to telehealth. "Our job should be to ensure that change is done with the goals of better outcomes and better patient experiences at a lower cost," said Alexander. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Mike Braun, R-Ind.,

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 21, 2023

With inflation brings financial concerns that lead to cost-cutting efforts often resulting in poorer health outcomes from millions of Americans. Inflation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and healthcare staffing shortages have reshaped the industry landscape.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It doesn’t take you to a health plan website. It doesn’t even take you to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website. – About 23 percent of caregivers say caregiving has made their own health worse , up from 17 percent in 2015. Try Googling the word “caregiving.” In addition, President Biden’s $1.9

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 26, 2022

Telehealth and remote patient monitoring have proven themselves to be not only convenient but necessary tools for patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please describe some of the emerging technology models in telemedicine and remote patient monitoring, and how they can help improve access to care for underserved populations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2021

But the fact that these ideas are even being discussed points to how far the conversation has shifted since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, there's real-world progress being made at some of the more forward-thinking health systems. — John Halamka, M.D., jhalamka) March 17, 2021.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

Together with the innovation in reimbursement models for remote patient monitoring, a path to adoption of RPM as a core component of medical management of health conditions emerged. Perhaps the biggest driver in recent RPM adoption was the COVID-19 pandemic. RPM enabled providers to continue to support patient care from afar.

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

These companies strive to improve health outcomes and lower expenses by focusing on specific gaps, issues or illnesses, prioritizing technological innovation, and customizing individualized care plans. The global mental health apps market size was valued at $5.2 from 2023 to 2030.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Feds approve program for rural Arkansas health care but it will cost local taxpayers more. Governor Hutchinson Announces Expansion To Rural Health Services With ARHOME Medicaid Program. CMS bumps ASC payments to 3.8

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 7, 2023

This is a bipartisan bill recently passed in Congress that allows citizens with high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts access to telehealth and other remote care services permanently, without having to meet their minimum deductible first. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

They provide health measures of patients and transmit them back to providers – or in some cases are reported back to providers – to facilitate healthcare decisions from afar. The CAM Patch can serve as a remote patient monitoring system during the COVID-19 pandemic, the vendor said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The American Telehealth Association is working with Congress and several federal agencies to shape the fate of policies and payments for telehealth services that experienced a rapid uptake during the COVID-19 pandemic. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. " ON THE RECORD.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 22, 2023

health care spending hits $4.5 health care spending hits $4.5 fraud scheme UConn Health is in financial trouble.

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Hall Render

MAY 19, 2023

to Partners The federal COVID-19 emergency is ending. Supplemental Grant for Rural Health Programs UAMS to Study Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Breast Cancer Treatment Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary Donates $1.4 These groups are trying to change that.

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Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Septo“ refers to “seven:” along with the triple-demic of COVID-19, influenza and RSV, add in four more viruses: parainfluenza (a cause of croup), rhinovirus, metapneumovirus, as well as pneumococcus which is still alive and replicating. Reported in MIT Technology Review on December 19, 2022. “In

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Hall Render

MARCH 18, 2022

Amazon Pharmacy partners with health plans for discount drugs. CMS updates COVID-19 testing rules for long-term care facilities. Senate narrowly votes to get rid of COVID-19 national emergency. Socially Determined unveils metric measuring impact of social connectedness on health outcomes, business performance.

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Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This feels especially apt right “now” as we enter 2022, Year 3 of the COVID-19 pandemic, with people mentally stressed, anxious, and shrugging off the Omicron variant – while taking on more DIY life-flows, self-care and desire for (more) control. COVID-19 exacerbated food insecurity as another side-effect of the public health crisis.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

in federal aid for rural Arkansas hospitals, totaling nearly $40M UAMS Reports $18M Loss in Fiscal First Quarter Baxter Health cut 155 positions through attrition, CEO says Arkansas hospital adds Mazor X robot New opioid research center in Little Rock aims for national impact NIH awards UAMS $1.5M

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Hall Render

JULY 29, 2022

6 Major Trends Boosting the Telemedicine Market in Health Care. COVID-19 and monkeypox, case numbers, treatment options diverge widely in Alabama. Alabama nursing homes battling staffing shortages amid COVID uptick. No cases of monkeypox in Alaska yet, but health officials are readying for the disease’s arrival.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Since the COVID-19 public health emergency was declared in 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services has renewed the legislation every 90 days. There has been mounting pressure from the Republican Party, including a September 19 letter from Sen. Telehealth in legislative limbo.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Dunleavy proposes extending Medicaid coverage for new mothers ARIZONA Banner Health pays $1.25M penalty over HIPAA failures from 2016 breach Arizona nursing school at risk of losing accreditation St. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S. Blue Shield of California is counting on it.

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Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

Banner Health to expand clinical AI to 33 hospitals, 6 states Banner reports $282.8M family sues hospital over life-altering injuries Calif.

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Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

Hospital president will update community DC A CT hospital’s single missing digit threatened $42M in COVID-19 relief payments Amazon-owned One Medical is coming to Rosslyn Children’s National Hospital is advancing phase 2 of its Walter Reed campus overhaul D.C.

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