American Medical Compliance

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an influx of doctor burnout. Helping Doctors Through Extensive Burnout. doctors was 62.8%. Vivek Murthy raised the alarm earlier this year about what he called a national crisis on doctor burnout, which is made worse by the pandemic. Strategy to Decrease Overall Doctor Burnout.

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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. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Meanwhile, U.S. Butterfield, D-N.C., and Glenn Thompson, R-Pa.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

House of Representatives on Thursday aims to ensure telehealth is able to continue to build on its potential in the years ahead, by making permanent some policies enacted during the pandemic and protecting Medicare beneficiaries' ability to engage in virtual care. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Shelley, a professor in the Department of Policy and Public Health Management at the New York University School of Global Public Health. "But primary care doctors are the front line of healthcare in this country, and their patients still needed care." " If the U.S.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 30, 2023

Eric Bacon, President at AMD Global Telemedicine, Inc The adoption of virtual health has increased dramatically since March 2020, with 150 million telehealth claims in less than two years. Medicare does not have distinct payment rates, and reimbursement depends on the facility. So, What Comes Next? As the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Department of Justice announced this week that a Florida laboratory owner had pleaded guilty for his role in a $73 million Medicare kickback scheme. According to the agency , the conspiracy involved paying a telemedicine company to arrange for doctors to authorize medically unnecessary genetic testing. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2021

In a statement on Thursday, Health Minister Greg Hunt said the new Medicare items will enable doctors to provide 20 minutes or more of telephone consultations. In November last year, the federal government announced that telehealth will be a permanent addition to Medicare. WHY IT MATTERS.

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YouCompli

JULY 12, 2022

In fact, Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth to receive 12 percent of their services during the first year of the pandemic. An initial report from the OIG also notes that, “over 28 million Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth during the first year of the pandemic. This was more than two in five Medicare beneficiaries.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Caravan Health President and CEO Tim Gronniger previously was chief of staff and director of delivery system reform at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Caravan Health is a privately held company formed to create sustainable methodologies for health systems to excel in value-based care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

advocated for two particular policy changes to be made permanent: the originating site rule, allowing physicians to be reimbursed for telehealth appointments wherever a patient is located, including a patient's home, and the expansion of Medicare- and Medicaid-reimbursable telehealth services. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Dr. Karen S.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

In the Fear of Going Out Era spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients were loath to go to the doctor’s office for medical care, and even less keen on entering a hospital clinic’s doors. ” The report’s revenue data is shown here in a table from Kaufman Hall’s analysis of the July 2020 data.

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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 week, the U.S. This is essentially a five-month extension for telehealth in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Specifically, what if the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinds the emergency orders it has put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic? The American Telemedicine Association maintains a US bills related to telemedicine and their status. Packing more billable work into doctors’ time. If the U.S.

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus spawned another kind of gift to China and the nation’s health citizens: telemedicine, the essay explains. The WeDoctor app, part of Tencent, deployed 20,000 online doctors donating time for free. The WeDoctor app, part of Tencent, deployed 20,000 online doctors donating time for free.

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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. Ankit Gupta, CEO at Bicycle Health. The past two years have taught us that telemedicine is a highly scalable and successful way to deliver quality healthcare across the United States.

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Health Populi

MAY 10, 2022

Among people 50 and over, the doctor’s visit for routine care is the top reason for using virtual care, among 2 in 3 older people. That’s an important behavior change to take into future planning for primary care services targeted to older peoples’ chronic care management and remote health monitoring.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2021

Telemedicine is, in fact, the top area where health care organizations are investing to improve the patient care experience: 75% of providers are investing in telemedicine to improve patient care in 2021 compared with 42% in 2019.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2020

” Because residents will have the opportunity to receive primary care services in a safer environment through telehealth, Parker will contribute to public health goals of reducing the spread of COVID-19 while reducing excess burden on the hospital systems throughout New York City that may be overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.

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Health Populi

JUNE 3, 2020

As we wrestle with just “what” health care will look like “after COVID,” there’s one certainty that we can embrace in our health planning and forecasting efforts: that’s the persistence of telehealth and virtual care into health care work- and life-flows, for clinicians and consumers alike and aligned.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 15, 2023

Ryan Health has seven primary care centers, seven school-based health centers, two community outreach centers at transitional housing sites, and one mobile health center, all located throughout Manhattan. As an FQHC, 75% of patients are enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare; another 7% are uninsured.

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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. 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.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 28, 2023

" MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. "This has helped our health system with better resource management and patient loyalty," Zimmerman explained. " The U.S.

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Healthcare Law Today

JANUARY 10, 2023

And how will the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers affect telemedicine services and patient care? Lacktman is Chair of Foley & Lardner’s national Telemedicine and Digital Health Industry Team, and a member of the ATA Board of Directors. What legal and policy changes can we expect to see?

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Many of the telehealth flexibilities that became popular with both patients and clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic will expire when the public health emergency (PHE) ends. The conversation then shifted to the growth of asynchronous telehealth and the wider use of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern health care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

” "Nearly overnight, as volumes dropped precipitously, the deadly pandemic thrust patients, doctors, pharmaceutical companies and payers headfirst onto virtual platforms and other digital technologies." Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Traditionally, the doctor has given a paper prescription to the patient, who delivers it to the pharmacy. Various analytics can also be performed during and afterward to see which doctors are doing a suspicious amount of prescribing. Hence the multitude of federal and state oversight mechanisms to prevent abuse.

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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? For Beginners - Basic Telehealth Concepts Telehealth is also referred to as Telemedicine.

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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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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

AMA scrutinizes lack of competition, consumer harms in Medicare Advantage plans. CMS makes big changes to Medicare Shared Savings Program. 2 orthopedic hospitals facing Medicare readmission penalties. UC Davis Health breaks ground on 267,000-square-foot ASC. How California can add Black doctors to health care system.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

Health experts say Arizona not prepared for surge of Alzheimer’s patients. Arizona telemedicine company owners admit $64 mln kickback scheme. Oscar Health withdraws from 2 states. Oscar Health leaves two states amid regulatory, commercial challenges. Now Durango’s public health agency is sounding the alarm.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 25, 2021

introduced legislation this week to ensure Medicare enrollees have expanded access to telehealth. HR 3447, or the "Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act ," would allow for Medicare coverage of audio-only telehealth services after the COVID-19 public health emergency. Jason Smith, R-Mo., WHY IT MATTERS.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

4 Health Systems Join Provider-Created Data Collective to Improve Care. House passes reform to Medicare Advantage prior authorizations. Why asking about social determinants of health is so important. Medical Impact of Roe Reversal Goes Well Beyond Abortion Clinics, Doctors Say. Amazon wants to add payer strategy muscle.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Health equity and technological innovation are top priorities for the healthcare industry – with new standards, technology and policy driving the way. Despite innovations, a new study from the Yale School of Public Health finds the nation is losing ground on access to healthcare, with more barriers now than 20 years ago.

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Hall Render

MAY 19, 2023

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 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

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 1, 2023

1 Mass General Brigham to build AI products with Australian health tech company Mass General Brigham hospital workers to receive average 21% raises Mass General Brigham to integrate triage AI across system Mass General Brigham sued over infection control lapse Nurse practitioner pleads guilty to $7.8M

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The Lumify transducer plugs into the midwife’s tablet and captures a clinically fine image to collaborate in real-time with a doctor at another location. For more on Philips’ approach to pregnancy and women’s health in the COVID-19 pandemic, check out this link]. This has utility for both patient and provider.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M with historic building purchase MICHIGAN Bronson raises capital campaign goal to $4.5M

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