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Report shows 'vast improvement' in state telehealth reimbursement policies

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A report released Tuesday by Foley & Lardner LLP found that the COVID-19 pandemic compelled state and federal policymakers to remove restrictions on and expand reimbursement for telehealth and virtual care at unprecedented rates. "The public health emergency did not create the telemedicine industry. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Urgency-driven innovation in healthcare

Healthcare It News

The healthcare industry continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic with innovation and grit. Kate Huey, who leads IBM’s Global Healthcare Transformation team, explains how COVID-19 has amplified: • Existing gaps in healthcare delivery. Many organizations pivoted to allow nonessential workers to work remotely.

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Maximize Value and Efficiencies with Effective Content Management

Healthcare IT Today

Download our white paper, “ Leading enterprise content strategy with health information management: An executive guide for acquiring a document management and imaging platform.”. Beyond COVID-19: Thriving in the Evolving Healthcare Technology Landscape. . Beyond COVID-19: Data considerations when switching your EMR.

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States can make a difference in long-term telehealth policies

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The National Governors Association released a white paper this week examining state policies around telehealth and outlining key considerations for governors to assess the potential implications of said policies going forward. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Dozens of orgs call on DEA to enable remote prescriptions for controlled substances

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Drug Enforcement Agency to implement a telemedicine special registration that would allow providers to remotely prescribe controlled substances. "In the six months since COVID-19 brought the nation to a standstill, the opioid epidemic has taken a sharp turn for the worse," the groups wrote. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare Consumerism – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Most health IT companies are held to a low standard of evidence of value and proof of ROI through marketing white papers and quantification that is not robust or systematically evaluated, rather than being required to demonstrate value through scientific peer review and journal publication.