Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 29, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic swelled throughout the country, many healthcare providers found themselves abruptly pivoting – sometimes in a matter of days – to virtual care. While larger health systems had the infrastructure in place to do so, many smaller practices struggled to keep up. The hurdles to implementing telemedicine programs among smaller practices are fourfold, said Nate Lacktman, chair of the national telemedicine and digital health industry team at Foley and Lardner.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 30, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. While summer is a time to relax and have fun, it can also be extremely busy, and as any adult knows extremely busy usually translates to very stressful. There’s even evidence that shows people are […]. The article 6 Tips To Avoid Stress During The Busy Summer Months appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2020

The following is a guest article by Michael Morgan and Andrew Barbash, MD from Updox. Prior to COVID-19, telemedicine was a novelty for the majority of providers. Concerns over privacy, technology costs and reimbursements limited the ability of hospitals to integrate virtual visits into routine care. Likewise, many independent practices struggled with how to fully […].

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Mobi Health News

JULY 1, 2020

The service will offer an accessible route for those affected by cancer to speak to a trained healthcare professional from the comfort of their own home.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 1, 2020

When the United States reported its first COVID-19 case in January 2020, the Medical University of South Carolina activated its telehealth response – months before swathes of other health systems rapidly pivoted to virtual care. By April, that response included virtual urgent care, remote patient-monitoring, continuous virtual monitoring for in-unit patients and a shift in ambulatory care services.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 1, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. We live in troubled times. When the coronavirus appeared in the United States after wreaking havoc around the world, it found a country with many socioeconomic structural weaknesses to expose—dysfunctional political parties, an economy based […].

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Mobi Health News

JULY 2, 2020

Despite the uncertainty of COVID-19, funding deals during the last three months were generally on par with those of Q1 2020 and Q2 2019.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 1, 2020

Henry J. Austin Health Center, a federally qualified health center in Trenton, New Jersey, was having problems with payment options. THE PROBLEM. Regulations had been passed in New Jersey requiring reimbursement for telemedicine services. But the major payer sources, while aware of the new regs, had not made any changes in their reimbursement process to pay for services provided through telemedicine.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 27, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The dieting world has been speaking a lot about the Ketogenic diet. The ketogenic diet has been a popular choice for many, and recently, people have turned to it for its health benefits. The keto […]. The article 6 Effective Ways To Make The Most Out Of Keto Diet appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Health Populi

JUNE 29, 2020

Health care providers stood up virtual health care services with lightning speed as the coronavirus pandemic emerged in the U.S. Telehealth and its various flavors enabled both patients and providers to manage the risk of contracting the virus, especially at a time when little was known about the nature of transmission, treatment and prevention — except for washing hands, covering one’s face, and isolating when showing symptoms.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 1, 2020

Scheduled to launch in Q3, the offering combines Lenovo devices, connected biometric biomonitoring tools and an AI-based virtual assistant.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2020

Three hundred and forty healthcare organizations published an open letter Monday asking Senate and House leaders to permanently enshrine changes to policies that would make telehealth accessible in the long term. The groups, which included Healthcare IT News parent company HIMSS and 17 regional HIMSS chapters, the American Telemedicine Association, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the American Heart Association, the Rural Hospital Coalition, the California Association of Public H

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 30, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are almost too numerous to count. However, it has also brought to the forefront the importance of maintaining your health. Let’s look at a few ways to do […]. The article The Importance of A Healthy Lifestyle appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2020

The following is a guest article by Brian Maguire, CEO at RavePoint. As countless medical practices continue to struggle in the wake of COVID and some remain concerned about how they’re going to survive, let alone thrive as they move forward with seeing patients and growing their practices, leading practices understand that growing their practices, […].

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 29, 2020

The European Open Science Cloud Secretariat initiative has approved €1,235,000 in emergency funding for 32 projects to specifically tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the new apps the initiative is supporting is called Tracing Ireland’s Population (TIP), which will focus on giving users with coronavirus symptoms ownership of their personal data and will be available to download on 10 July.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2020

Healthcare IT News Executive Editor Mike Miliard and Senior Editor Kat Jercich join host Jonah Comstock to recap what went down at the American Telemedicine Association's virtual conference last week. The team also discusses the state of telehealth more broadly, including the trends Kat observed at last week's congressional hearing. This episode is brought to you by AmWell.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 1, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Digital services have proved to be reliable and efficient in medical operations. Some doctors use digital services to advertise their products while others use various software to monitor their clients as well as prescribe drugs […]. The article How Doctors Rely On Digital Services to Save Money appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 3, 2020

The Mayo Clinic has announced plans to implement new AI-based technology which will help providers at one of its campuses better route patients to the right level of care. The health system has agreed to work with AI vendor Diagnostic Robotics, which has developed an AI-driven prediction and triage platform. Mayo will use the tools […].

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 30, 2020

While the capital for femtech companies continues to pour in, investors discuss the importance of looking beyond menopause and fertility to sexual health and contraception.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 29, 2020

A new report from the Commonwealth Fund found a "plateau" in the growth of telemedicine visits, accounting for a relatively small percentage of rebounding ambulatory care services. As states experiment with reopening – and re-closing – their economies in response to concerns around coronavirus, continuing attention has been paid to skyrocketing rates of telehealth visits.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 29, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Vinisha Joshi, research content developer, Global Market Insights. A major subject of concern amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic spread and related financial crisis is- could this situation be the trigger for a new era […]. The article The Changing Face of Digital Health In The Age of COVID-19 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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HealthStream

JULY 1, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic emphasizes the need for healthcare organizations to have an automated solution that can quickly identify which of their nurses can most easily be cross-trained for roles that are sorely needed and then determine how much training was necessary.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 29, 2020

The device applies electrical impulses to the cranial nerves around the ear, which can reduce neuron activity and opioid withdrawal symptoms.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2020

Primary topic: HIMSS20 Digital Coverage Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Patients get taste of remote monitoring, want it to become permanent Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 1, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Going to a hospital or other healthcare practice has always been a stressful process for patients. To ensure that their patients are comfortable, healthcare providers need to make sure they are improving the customer experience […]. The article Using Tech To Improve The Patient Experience appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 2, 2020

As health clinics, dentists, and specialists gradually reopen during what we hope is a reprieve from the first COVID-19 wave, lapses in effective data sharing come into glaring view. For instance, some friends told me that when they arrived at a clinic, the receptionist handed them paper forms and pens. The receptionist would say, “Just […].

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 30, 2020

OmniPEMF, a creator of wellness devices, has released its neurostimulation headband, called NeoRhythm, for worldwide availability today. The headband uses pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) technology to help wearers create the desired mental state for sleep, relaxation, focus, pain relief, meditation or energy. The PEMF technology in the headband triggers the brain to mimic the signals created by NeoRhythm, creating “brainwave entrainment,” which is the brain’s ability to match external freque

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2020

A bipartisan group of 38 senators released an open letter on Friday, asking U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma to provide a written plan for permanent changes to Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program rules around telehealth. "We are hearing from patients and providers who are concerned about when Medicare’s temporary changes to telehealth rules will be rolled back and

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 30, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Ever since the SARS-CoV-2 virus—better known as COVID-19 or the novel coronavirus—appeared on the world stage in December 2019, the scientific community has been searching for a way to fight it. With the onset of […]. The article Antibody Discovery, Viral Therapy and COVID-19: What to Know in 2020 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 30, 2020

10 indicted in $1.4B rural hospital fraudulent billing scheme: DOJ. pminemyer. Tue, 06/30/2020 - 10:14.

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