Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 1, 2021

What's less certain, however, is what that utilization will look like in the future, particularly as the end of the public health emergency looms. What is driving all this, of course, is the regulatory changes during this public health emergency. First of all, we should think about the public health emergency.

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Provider Trust

JULY 26, 2022

District Attorney alleges that Pickering was hired in 2019 as a licensed physician’s assistant at a family practice in Norcross, Georgia but had not been a licensed physician’s assistant in Georgia, or any state, since March 2014. The Importance of Conducting License Verification and Monitoring. According to the U.S.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Michigan Healthcare Compliance Resources Let’s start with the important state government agencies you’ll need to work with: The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) focuses on safeguarding public health, implementing health programs, and ensuring the overall health and safety of the population.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 16, 2023

The information removed from its systems included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license/State ID numbers, financial account information, payment card information, usernames/passwords, health insurance information, and medical information.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Colorado Healthcare Compliance Resources Let’s start with the important state government agencies you’ll need to work with: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) plays a crucial role in promoting and safeguarding the health and wellbeing of Coloradans.

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Bill of Health

AUGUST 1, 2022

A line was transgressed with the ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health. A line between bodily autonomy and state’s rights, a line between the doctor-patient relationship and the law. Those of us who work in women’s health know that pregnancy termination cannot be extricated from health care.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) is a key organization representing hospitals and health systems across Minnesota, advocating for effective healthcare policy and offering resources to improve patient care and hospital operations.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Florida Hospital Association (FHA) supports hospitals in their mission to deliver quality care by working with state lawmakers to find solutions that increase access and quality of care, while reducing costs to the state’s health care system. These laws define medical marijuana, regulate its use, and oversee licensed dispensaries.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) oversees the state’s integrated health and human services system, focusing on providing a range of services from healthcare to assistance for families and individuals in need. The law must be adhered to by certain facilities in order to maintain compliance.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Pennsylvania Healthcare Compliance Resources The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is responsible for safeguarding public health, preventing disease outbreaks, and ensuring access to quality healthcare services. The Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine is responsible for regulating medical provider licensing requirements.

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Bill of Health

JUNE 16, 2022

The content of First Aid provides insight into the material emphasized on Step 1 — the first licensing exam medical students take, and one that is famous for testing doctors on Googleable minutia. But it is not clear Step 2, an exam meant to “emphasize health promotion and disease prevention,” does much better.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2023

Hesitancy in these rural settings stems from a variety of reasons, including unreliable internet connectivity, lack of appropriate credentials and licenses for nurses, and reimbursement barriers. Many patients are overdue for care as the public health emergency winds down. This is where RPM fills a major need.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Bob McCullough, PhD, VP of Clinical Strategy for Kooth Digital Health By providing scaffolding to help build psychological flexibility among young people, we can not only support good mental health for life but reduce the mounting cost of mental healthcare. Mental health is the defining public health crisis of our time.

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Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2022

One factor defining convenience is travel time to a facility: 40% of patients with in-person doctor’s appointments traveled less than 15 minutes to receive care, and 43% spent between 15 and 30 minutes getting to the doctor’s office. This is essentially a five-month extension for telehealth in the U.S.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

For this study, APA polled 1,787 licensed psychologists (both members and non-members in the Association) in the U.S. This year, APA has published four reports on consumers’ mental health in the pandemic. between late August and early October 2020. APA gauged psychologists’ feelings of burnout, shown in the third graph.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

North Dakota Healthcare Compliance Resources Let’s start with the important state government agencies you’ll need to work with: The North Dakota Department of Health plays a crucial role in promoting the wellbeing and protecting the health of North Dakotans.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Recommended voluntary billing codes, modifiers and place-of-service designations for telehealth and other virtual health care services. The simplification or alignment of provider licensing, credentialing and enrollment protocols with respect to telehealth across states, state Medicaid plans and Medicaid managed care organizations.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 16, 2024

As one counselor tells a patient: “the law requires the patient to be within either Minnesota or Montana… so you can be anywhere, a lot of patients just drive over the state line and they just pull over, park, have the conversation with the doctor, and then go back home.”

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Solutions such as remote patient monitoring (RPM) enable providers to remotely manage patient’s health conditions outside the hospital or doctor’s office, freeing up vital resources. Technology that upskills staff around the physician so everyone can operate at the top of their license. Victor Lee, CEO at Preveta.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

An end to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to be announced and end mid-January followed by a grace period of approximately 5 months. And with the Public Health Emergency (PHE) set to expire in January, stakeholders are urgently calling upon Congress to pass the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 13, 2023

They also plan to offer APIs to labs and public health organizations, delivering test results securely through an app along with advice about how to handle the risk. They intend to collect information from the patient to help determine risk, such as whether the patient has pulmonary problems.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Add to this the fact that patients with multiple chronic illnesses see multiple doctors – all creating care plans and prescribing medications to address their specialized areas. Claudia obtained her BA at Brandeis University and her Master of Social Work at the Hunter College and Master of Public Health from Columbia University.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2023

On another front, telepsychiatry keeps gaining ground in the post-public health emergency landscape. Today, a telemedicine physician does need to be licensed by the board in the state where the patient is sitting. And that is certainly true and a significant issue.

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YouCompli

JULY 12, 2022

This announcement included nationwide criminal charges against 138 defendants, including 42 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals. According to court documents, some of the allegations included telemedicine executives paying doctors and nurse practitioners to order unnecessary treatments.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

I discussed that important public health/economic challenge here in Health Populi from a RAND report.]. adults are most satisfied with healthcare information they receive through nurses and physician’s assistants, as well as eye doctors, pharmacists, dentists, nurse practitioners, doctors, and dietitians/nutritionists.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

We know that incarcerated patients often present at younger ages with more advanced stages of disease when seen by external health care providers. 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.

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Hall Render

JULY 28, 2023

2 Children’s Hospital in Seattle, Regional Hospital in Florida Win Healthcare Design Awards CHS to sell 3 hospitals to Tampa General Construction Begins on Orlando Health’s Seven-Story Lakeland Highlands Hospital Florida cardiology center settles in whistleblower lawsuit Florida Hospital Says Data Theft Attack Affects 1.2

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AIHC

APRIL 25, 2022

How is the organization training its workforce (management, doctors, nurses, and staff) on policies and procedures? ? How does the organization hold its workforce (management, doctors, nurses, and staff) accountable for non-compliance? Click Here for Cross-State Licensing information.

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Hall Render

APRIL 22, 2022

Bright Health’s financial, legal woes continue to mount. Colorado’s COVID public health order extended a month, but you probably won’t notice. Hospitals in Colorado Springs see an increase in health care workers. Chicago hospital to mentor next generation of doctors, change face of medicine. MASSACHUSETTS.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

CT’s Medicaid reimbursement rates lower than peer states: report Better safety training, reporting, escorts for CT home health care workers focus of new legislation D.C. Acquisition of BCBSLA Paused a Second Time It was the biggest health care deal in Louisiana history. What they say sets them apart.

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Pharmacy Law Blog

APRIL 20, 2018

In an example, he said the DEA’s most recent denial of a petition to reclassify marijuana listed a number of public health and safety justifications for keeping marijuana in Schedule I. We can properly draft and complete the applications for registration, permitting and/or licensing, while complying with Florida law.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M operating margin, $1B net gain halfway through its first year Illinois public health officials warn of “rising COVID-19 activity” St. The auditor says it needs improvements. hospital company for $1.2B

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Hall Render

MAY 20, 2022

AHA asks HHS to continue the public health emergency until conditions stabilize. Considerations for Social Determinants of Health Screening Design. COVID-19 public health emergency set to be extended. Covid-19 remains a public health emergency in US, administration says. Million COBRE Grant Extension.

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Hall Render

JUNE 10, 2022

Encompass Health opens rehabilitation hospital in Cape Coral. Alabama doctors launch nation’s first follow up clinic for snakebites. Multimillion dollar mental health center could soon be coming to Decatur. Police ID suspect in attack on doctor, nurses at Southern California hospital. Missouri health system names CEO.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Military physicians, Veterans Administration (VA) physicians, and former military and VA physicians often consult our firm concerning matters involving peer reviews of their care. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

UC Davis Health breaks ground on 267,000-square-foot ASC. How California can add Black doctors to health care system. California health system promotes interim HR officer to permanent post. Indiana doctors prepare for possible “tripledemic”. Indiana doctor says US flu and RSV surges caused by 2-year ‘exposure gap’.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Why asking about social determinants of health is so important. Medical Impact of Roe Reversal Goes Well Beyond Abortion Clinics, Doctors Say. Main Line Health shifts pediatric affiliation to CHOP after 25 years with Nemours. Delaware public health officials working to expand monkeypox vaccine access.

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