Healthcare It News

JUNE 7, 2023

In the final phase, NEC will enable telemedicine services to allow patients to receive diagnoses and get on consultations with doctors from their homes. It first tried out the Mimamori (meaning "to watch over and protect" in Japanese) system with a nursing home in Chiang Mai last year.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2020

Parker is using the Healow application by eClinicalWorks for its telemedicine program. "The FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program will enable Parker to reduce patient face-to-face encounters in the nursing home and the possible impact of COVID-19, reduce PPE, and minimize staff burden." ” PROPOSAL. ” MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, patients learned quickly that care at home, delivered via telemedicine (phone, video, email) could efficiently and effectively address many of their clinical needs. But with the development of digital therapeutics, we are now delivering care at home.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 26, 2022

billion in alleged fraudulent telemedicine, cardiovascular and cancer genetic testing, and durable medical equipment (DME) schemes. Telemedicine schemes account for more than $1 billion of the total alleged intended losses associated with the enforcement action.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In several medical disciplines, AI and Machine Learning (ML) can now diagnose better than most doctors. AI and ML are unlikely to replace doctors but rather become valuable second opinions. Rather than an AI doctor, we will likely see an augmented intelligence layered onto the healthcare already being provided.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Even with a shift to providing higher-intensity care in people’s homes, the demand for nursing facility-level care is slated to double. Meanwhile, there are significant workforce challenges that prohibit nursing home patients from getting the medical care they need. Telemedicine can help fix this problem.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 5, 2022

What is news to many is the different ways various telemedicine technologies are being used to help chip away at the mental health-staffing problem. As Iris Telehealth's chief medical officer, Dr. Tom Milam manages a team of clinicians and guides them in telemedicine and industry best practices.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 7, 2023

Age-tech solutions can take various forms, including wearable devices, mobile apps, remote monitoring systems, virtual reality, and telemedicine. With the introduction of telemedicine, patients can now receive medical consultations and treatment without leaving their homes.

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Hall Render

JUNE 30, 2023

after home health provider reneges on Option deal Will the doctor see you now? Here’s why. Report: Amazon Pauses 50-State Virtual Care Service Expansion UnitedHealth acquires Amedisys for $3.3B Maybe not amid the changing healthcare landscape in the US. MedStar Transport Celebrates 40 years of service C.

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Hall Render

JULY 28, 2023

million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.

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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. Nor do they comfortable asking questions or sharing their concerns—especially in time-limited, high-stress circumstances. In addition, President Biden’s $1.9

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

training initiative for nurses, caregivers who work in long-term care facilities. Arizona telemedicine company owners admit $64 mln kickback scheme. Doctor & Nurse Prevail at Trial Over Death of Patient Discharged From GA Emergency Department. Nursing Home Operator Leaving 8 Locations.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. How California can add Black doctors to health care system. Owner of Chicago nursing home fined after 3 seniors died due to heat wave. Indiana doctors prepare for possible “tripledemic”. CMS bumps ASC payments to 3.8

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Medical Impact of Roe Reversal Goes Well Beyond Abortion Clinics, Doctors Say. Iowa nurse fired for incorrectly administering monkeypox shots. Lawsuit seeks to unmask nursing home owners who ‘defrauded’ creditors. Nurses at Maine Medical Center reach tentative deal for first union contract. Locals are skeptical.

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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. For example, nursing homes were hit hard by the virus.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

With a focus on efficacy in the last mile of care, as well as care equity and access, doctors and radiologists are increasingly seeking out imaging solutions that are portable. Portable imaging also opens up new opportunities for expanded care and services in settings like skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes.

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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 Corewell Health reports 1.4%

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Verisys

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Pain management doctor gave patients steroid injections even after patients complained of negative side effects. Doctor used a patient recruiting company to create customers for a “psychotherapy” session. These sessions never actually happened and patients were confused on why they were visiting the doctor Fraud Scheme.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Louis nursing home lost major Medicaid cash infusion Crisis at north St. Louis nursing home: Residents displaced, staff left in the dark Employees without pay, residents displaced after largest St. health care spending hits $4.5 Accused Of Filing False Claims Settles For $14.7M

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Hall Render

JULY 22, 2022

Telemedicine exec among 36 charged in $1.2B Advocates concerned about Alabama’s telemedicine law. Director says multiple Arizona nursing homes had around 300 complaints. ESI Closes on 280-Bed SNF Sale; Blueprint Secures Deal for Connecticut Nursing Home. Illinois nursing home closes its doors after 70 years.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Labor board official sues Colorado hospital over allegedly withheld nurse pay CONNECTICUT $14.5M million in federal funding Dignity Health – Memorial Hospital awarded Primary Heart Attack Center Certification Kaiser trash inspections end in $49M settlement L.A. There’s a group that doubts it deserves it.

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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

OCTOBER 27, 2023

nurse charged with stealing pain medications Mayo Clinic workers say they have terrible health insurance Mayo Clinic will mentor these 9 AI startups MISSISSIPPI Baptist Health to merge with Meridian-based Anderson Mississippi is one of the worst states for health care, new study says.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 12, 2022

Major nursing home association urges COVID emergency extension, revised guidance. Tenet’s Doctors Medical Center names new CEO. As hospital sale nears, nurses share concerns, Health Trust partnership falls through. Denver nursing home to close after 105 years. America has a maternal mortality crisis.

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Hall Render

APRIL 1, 2022

Nursing Home Operating Expenses Could Balloon by $500K With Staffing Minimums in Place. Parkinson warns of new ‘enormous’ business problem for nursing homes; highlights staffing-minimum alternative. Apprentice program addressing the nursing shortage crisis in Alabama. UnityPoint Health names nursing chief.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

House report attacks, nursing homes fight back over allegations of deficient staffing, care and safe practices as pandemic hit. The Top Doctors Making a Difference in Delaware in 2022. How Georgia is tackling its nursing shortage. Mercer program puts primary care doctors in rural Georgia faster. partnership.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Remote patient monitoring technologies are akin to telemedicine technologies, since they automatically observe and report on patients, often with chronic illnesses, so caregivers can remotely keep tabs on patients. A provider present with the patient at one location – a nursing home, community clinic, etc.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It changes decades of practice Three female doctors sue L.A. health care startup Ounce raises $5.2M to broaden services for low-income households Team From George Washington University Wins Grand Prize in 2023 D.C. Dominic Louisiana physician charged in $5.6M A 43-year-old biotech.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2020

Community-healthcare-systems vendor CPSI has launched TalkWithYourDoc.com, designed to be an effective alternative to face-to-face medical visits for patients and doctors amidst the COVID-19 crisis. The information, he added, is stored securely in one place, and is also available to their families and doctors. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 7, 2020

Hopdoc, a telemedicine technology and services startup backed by software developer DevDigital, is giving away a telemedicine platform to doctors for free to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Hopdoc’s secure telemedicine system is accessible on any device with a browser: phone, tablet or computer. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Hall Render

APRIL 29, 2022

About 20K nursing home staff now have vaccine medical exemptions. More than 400 nursing home closures projected for 2022: report. Strikes averted at four Connecticut nursing homes but not in Windsor. Home health agency owner pleads guilty to pocketing withheld employment taxes. CMS Proposes $1.6B

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Amazon launches virtual doctor marketplace in newest healthcare play. American Hospital Association Throws Weight Behind Nursing Home TNA Legislation. Decades of neglect in nursing homes spur Biden plan for staff mandates. Arkansas doctors and hospital seeing high levels of flu and RSV cases.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Amazon’s leaked ‘Clinic’ would connect patients to telemedicine. How CVS, Amazon and Walgreens are pushing into primary care, home health. Medical groups to Biden: ED boarding at a ‘crisis point’ Nursing home groups request public health emergency extension. One of CT’s largest home-care companies sold.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Bill would use CMS’s Five-Star system to punish consistently 1-star nursing homes. Telemedicine regulation more aggressive now than before the pandemic? UAB doctors working to prevent high infant and maternal mortality numbers. Arizona law gives doctors an option for confidential peer support.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

to tackle brittle bone disease NEA nursing homes highlighted as best in the country NWA healthcare continues evolution despite challenges NWA, Fort Smith metro hospitals take on maternal mortality with statewide collaboration CALIFORNIA California Skilled Nursing Facilities, Owner and Management Company Agree to $45.6

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Hall Render

JUNE 3, 2022

Doctors, nurses risked their lives to battle COVID. Doctors in Arizona are trying to rewrite the surprise billing law to boost their own pay. AZDHS not protecting nursing home residents by reviewing complaints. Valley doctor, pharmacy, volunteer among 2022 ‘Health Heroes’ ILLINOIS.

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Hall Render

MARCH 18, 2022

Former CMS Chief Seema Verma Blasts Nursing Home Reform Proposals. How the PE Nursing Home Crackdown Could Affect the Home Health Industry. New Bill Aims to Extend Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver. Nursing home lobbyists request sit-down with Biden about reforms. CONNECTICUT.

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