Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2020

"Much of this transformation is dependent on temporary flexibilities extended to health systems and providers that are limited to the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration," the letter read.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic and health IT, if there's just one thing that everyone can agree on, it's that telehealth has gone mainstream. Thanks to new regulations from the government and subsequent new rules from commercial payers, telemedicine services are being reimbursed.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 23, 2020

As is the case nationally, psychiatry is in limited supply in the area of River Valley Health and Dental Center in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. That said, as a large primary care office offering integrated behavioral health, it was important to expand mental health services to include specialty care for patients.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 23, 2023

Before COVID-19, healthcare worker burnout had reached crisis levels , research from the National Academies of Medicine shows. Patty Hayward is general manager of healthcare and life sciences at Talkdesk, a healthcare customer service technology and services company. More than 330,000 U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to hammer the U.S., According to a study published last week in the Journal of the American Informatics Association, virtual urgent care visits at NYU Langone Health grew by 683%, and non-urgent virtual-care visits grew by a staggering 4,345% percent between March 2 and April 14.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Department of Justice announced earlier this month that an Indian Rocks Beach, Florida-based woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and filing a false tax return. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, in a statement. have also agreed to pay up to $20.3

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Virtua Health's successful "get human fast" online engagement platform propelled patients to interact with staff and clinicians expanded to virtual consultations, chatbots and RPM. The enterprise health system created six distinct service lines supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 15, 2022

West Virginia will use the U.S. Postal Service and an online account this summer to connect with Medicaid enrollees about the expected end of the covid public health emergency, which will put many recipients at risk of losing their coverage. West Virginia has more than 600,000 Medicaid enrollees.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 11, 2024

Touted as the product of 10 years of work, the most recent proposed rule issued July 10 by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT will usher in an age of automation for healthcare interoperability through application programming interface-based exchange capabilities, officials said on Wednesday.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The Telehealth Improvement for Kids’ Essential Services, or TIKES, Act of 2020 would require the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to states about how to increase access to telehealth under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Clinical Decision Support Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & Policy Patient Engagement AHRQ is helping the transition towards evidence-based recommendations to guide clinical decision-making that incorporates patients' needs and preferences. healthcare system needs to aspire to and is working towards.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 29, 2024

Dan O’Connor, Vice President, Service Desk Delivery at HCTec , says that resolving a customer service call involves a lot more than fixing the problem that the customer bought. Furthermore, every call is about patient care, even if it’s helping a staff person use their computer.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Virtua Health is a nonprofit community health system with five hospitals, seven urgent care centers and 280-plus locations across South New Jersey and Philadelphia. achieved within days of the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic," said Dr. Tarun Kapoor, the health system's chief digital transformation officer.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 31, 2022

The state is 24,320 square miles and is the only state located entirely in the area known as Appalachia, which faces gaps in educational achievement, employment and income as well as a variety of negative health consequences compared with the rest of the country. These services also are limited in scope. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The healthcare industry has a golden opportunity to consolidate the advances achieved in digital health and virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest research reveals that COVID-19 has reversed those predictions, with 61% now favouring telehealth over AI (53%). Staying power.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2021

Clinical Decision Support Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Telehealth Workflow CIOs need to look beyond just EHRs and explore standalone platforms to enhance care delivery – keeping focused on reliable patient data and streamlined clinical workflows. FDA classifies medical devices into three classes based on risk to human life.

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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. Smith called attention to the nationwide calls for action sparked by the police killing of her constituent, George Floyd, and urged her colleagues to consider how telehealth can be a vehicle for health equity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

To see all of the feature stories in the Burnout in the Age of COVID-19 series, click here. The COVID-19 pandemic essentially forced healthcare provider organizations, the government and payers to embrace telehealth as an essential way to enable physicians to see patients. " Dr. Lisa R. Bardack, CareMount Medical.

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Med-Net Compliance

JUNE 22, 2022

A registered nurse from a veteran’s hospital in Detroit pleaded guilty to charges related to COVID-19 vaccination record cards fraud. Issue: Legitimate vaccination cards are being stolen from healthcare facilities and then used in a fraudulent manner. Participating in the fraud can result in the person(s) being prosecuted.

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American Medical Compliance

JUNE 26, 2023

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) granted enforcement discretion for certain aspects of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) during the public health emergency.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 1, 2023

San Bernadino Public Health knows that monitoring the mosquito population benefits community health directly. This is why the public health team is tracking mosquitos breeding areas and leveraging GIS technology to better coordinate mosquito control efforts in order to prevent the spread of disease.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 27, 2024

Loren Larsen, CEO, Videra Health The causes and effects of America’s mental health crisis are well-documented. A study by the National Council for Mental Well-Being reveals that mental health services in the U.S. Meanwhile, a nationwide shortage of mental health professionals has exacerbated a nationwide emergency.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 26, 2024

Becky Kahn, Chief Client Officer at Works & Trusted Health It’s no secret that health systems across the U.S. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services projected that the demand for registered nurses would hit more than 3.6

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MRO Compliance

MAY 18, 2022

A small breach can be a simple release of information (ROI) process error involving a patient’s protected health information (PHI). Most of those disclosure points occur outside the health information management (HIM) department in areas where individuals are not trained in PHI disclosure management. Social media.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Stephanie Jamison, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Greenway Health. That all changed practically overnight when COVID-19 struck. Now, nearly two-thirds of physicians view telehealth more favorably than they did pre-COVID and hope to continue offering virtual care. And consumers want more. So, what’s the problem, exactly?

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The Health Law Firm

APRIL 4, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created the "Provider Relief Fund" (PRF) to help support healthcare providers in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 Uninsured Relief Fund. By George F.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Hospitals, which keep us healthy and safe, share the responsibility for keeping the earth healthy and safe. The combined health sectors of the US, Australia, England, and Canada produce a staggering 748 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. And there’s plenty to minimize. Hospitals also produce a lot of waste.

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Health Law Checkup

MARCH 17, 2022

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued almost 200 “blanket” waivers which automatically apply to health care providers including hospitals, other healthcare facilities, and healthcare professionals.

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Health Law Checkup

MARCH 14, 2022

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued almost 200 “blanket” waivers which automatically apply to health care providers including hospitals, other healthcare facilities, and healthcare professionals.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 1, 2022

In Spring 2022’s Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR), the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) reported that nearly $3 billion had been misspent on Medicare and Medicaid services. HHS Examines Medicare Spending and COVID-19 Tests.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 1, 2022

In Spring 2022’s Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR), the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) reported that nearly $3 billion had been misspent on Medicare and Medicaid services. HHS Examines Medicare Spending and COVID-19 Tests.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 13, 2022

Two California brothers were both sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to pay $500 dollars in restitution after pleading guilty to misdemeanor conspiracy to steal or convert government property charges stemming from the theft of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 18, 2024

Prior authorization is a hot topic for health systems, providers, and legislators. It’s here where AI can have an immediate impact, be trained on a health system’s own data, and be course-corrected to ensure highly accurate outcomes. It’s costly, inefficient, and responsible for patient care delays.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Director of Data Science at Tredence Clinician stress rose significantly during the pandemic but has remained high even as COVID-19-related patient volumes and illness severity have subsided. hours entering electronic health records (EHR data), and managing patient loads of 2,000 or more. Ravindra Patil, Sr. In 2021, 62.8%

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 6, 2024

Many compliance violations in healthcare arise from financial conflicts of interest, particularly when providers get kickbacks or achieve financial gain from their referral services. Department of Health and Human Services, enforces the Stark Law. CMS Updates in 2023 : Voluntary self-referral disclosure laws.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Zócalo Health set to deliver the only Latino healthcare experience focused on the culture of patients’ primary and social health needs. Zócalo Health , a Latino-founded healthcare service designed for Latino patients, announced today $5M in seed funding co-led by Animo, Virtue, and Vamos Ventures. million people.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Loren Larsen, CEO and co-founder of Videra Health The causes and effects of America’s mental health crisis are well-documented. A study by the National Council for Mental Well-Being reveals that mental health services in the U.S. Easing access to necessary clinical help has not grown in tandem.

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