Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A report released Tuesday by Foley & Lardner LLP found that the COVID-19 pandemic compelled state and federal policymakers to remove restrictions on and expand reimbursement for telehealth and virtual care at unprecedented rates. The firm, which monitors legal policy in the telemedicine and digital health industry, reported that 43 states and the District of Columbia implemented a version of a state telehealth commercial payer law – and the experts believe this year will trigger even g

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Will O’Connor, CMIO, TigerConnect. COVID-19 has amplified troubling pain points in the healthcare sector. Forced to scale delivery of care beyond hospital walls at an accelerating pace, providers are experiencing the limitations of outdated […].

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed major weaknesses in the U.S. health care system, especially laying bare inequities and inertia in American health care, explained in The Progress We Need: Ten Health Care Imperatives for the Decade Ahead from Manatt Health. The report details the ten objectives that are central to Manatt’s health care practice, a sort of team manifesto call-to-action and North Star for the next decade.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Thirty mobile health apps from larger healthcare information technology companies were susceptible to a broken object level authorization (BOLA) attack.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In 2013, Cincinnati Children's Hospital wanted to establish a Center for Telehealth. At the time, the interest in video visits and other forms of telehealth was growing, and the provider organization had a few clinical programs already up and running. THE PROBLEM. The organization decided it wanted to be able to approach the challenge of meeting patients and families where they are and improving access to care, and telehealth was a tool to do that.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ashley Joseph, senior director of client services, Infusion at LeanTaaS. Each new year brings about the opportunity to reflect, learn and welcome positive change in our personal lives. This ideology is also embraced by […]. The article Addressing and Streamlining Operational Efficiency For Infusion Centers in 2021 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

MobiHealthNews spoke with Pear Therapeutics, Click Therapeutics and DTx newcomer Mahana Therapeutics to discuss whether in-licensing is the way to go for those just entering the space.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Even before St. John's Well Child and Family Center in Los Angeles had the resources to provide large-scale COVID-19 testing, it was clear that its service area of South L.A. and Compton would be at significantly higher risk for COVID-19 infection and complications than other areas of L.A. County. THE PROBLEM. This region is densely populated. It has high levels of poverty, has a large immigrant population, is primarily Latino and Black, and is over-represented in essential jobs that cannot

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Even though doctors and nurses change and save lives daily, they assume a great deal of liability in the process, causing many medical professionals to worry about potential malpractice suits. One way to avoid a […]. The article Avoiding A Malpractice Suit With Medical Technology appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

I think most of us agree that telehealth is here to stay. To what degree is something that will be discussed for a while to come. No doubt telehealth won’t remain at the inflated levels that COVID-19 and shutdowns required, but it will plateau at some reasonable level and then likely grow over time as […].

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Montana state senators this past week unanimously voted to pass a telehealth expansion bill out of committee. The bill, introduced by Sen. Rhonda Knudsen, R-Culbertson, by request of the state auditor, would safeguard telehealth coverage after the COVID-19 pandemic. "My constituents care about this, and this is important to everyone in Montana," said Knudsen during a House Human Services Committee hearing.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Assistive technologies are tools and devices that support the needs of people with disabilities. These technologies aim to improve the lives of more than 100 million people who experience significant disabilities. Sadly, the World Health […]. The article The Assistive Technologies That Matter Right Now appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The following us a guest article by David Hunt, Founder and CMO of Cosán Group. Two themes we often hear lately in healthcare, and particularly senior care, are virtual care and telehealth. Although we understand what these broad approaches to care delivery mean in theory, it’s not always clear how to effectively incorporate them in […].

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Founded in 2012, Oscar has grown to an approximate membership of 529,000, an annual revenue of $1.67 billion and a lifetime accumulated deficit of $1.43 billion.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The Massachusetts FQHC Telehealth Consortium has been awarded a grant from the Federal Communications Commission to increase telemedicine capacity in community health centers statewide. The consortium is made up of 35 federally qualified health centers. WHY IT MATTERS. The $3.1 million grant stems from the FCC's Connect Care Pilot Program , which is designed to help eligible provider organizations defray the costs of offering virtual care and study how the FCC's Universal Service Fund ca

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Andy Aroditis, CEO, NextGate. For years, health IT stakeholders and industry associations have stressed the importance of high-quality patient matching and data standardization in achieving the goals of the Triple Aim. While efforts for […]. The article 3 Things To know About ONC’s Project US@ appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

A new survey by SwipeSense has found that patients are worried about hospital safety and are happy to see facilities using contact tracking technology. It also points to a larger problem – hospitals’ failure to communicate to patients about safety – which still deserves attention. With the pandemic underscoring patients’ vulnerabilities, 73% of those responding […].

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

As part of the deal, NASA employees, including 150 astronauts, will get a Fitbit Charge 4 and access to the Work Daily Check-In platform.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: CEOs share COVID-19 best practices; states loosening telehealth restrictions Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Varsha Rao, CEO, Nurx. The challenges and tragedies of the past year are well-known, but amidst the hardships of 2020 some hopeful signals have emerged in healthcare. Patients and the people and systems who care for […]. The article Top 5 Healthcare Trends and Predictions For 2021 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The FDA has agreed to a special authorization allowing a vendor to deploy its AI tool designed to predict adverse events in hospital ICUs. The agency issued an Emergency Use Authorization for an ICU solution developed by CLEW Medical, whose CLEW-ICU uses predictive screening to identify patients with a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with […].

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Cancer survivor and patient advocate Matthew Zachary breaks down problems in today's healthcare system, their causes, and potential solutions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: More remote monitoring, adoption of predictive analytics coming in 2021 Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Adrian Johansen, freelance writer; @AdrianJohanse18. Medical debt is one of the many painful and confusing problems of the modern U.S. healthcare system. While care solutions develop and improve, costs only seem to go up along with […]. The article Can Preventive Health Technology Curb Medical Debt?

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The response to my article asking the question “Are we at the end of the healthcare interoperability tunnel?” was quite interesting. I think some people thought that I was hammering on all the work that’s being done on healthcare interoperability. Others understood that I was saying we can recognize the progress we’ve made on healthcare […].

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

New research suggests that the wearable could help identify COVID-19 cases up to seven days before a positive diagnostic test.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Primary topic: Population Health Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Using ML to prepare for future pandemics Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. You did your best to stay healthy and safe yet somehow, COVID-19 managed to find you. Fortunately, after feeling the full effects of the virus for well over a week and finishing up your quarantine […]. The article How to Get Back To Living Your Life Again Post-COVID Recovery appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Yes, that probably feels like a clickbait headline, but it was what one reader asserted in the comments of my article that Paper Is Contagious. You can check out the full comment here. This is definitely something I’ve heard before this comment. In fact, I’ve heard it a lot. However, if we’ve learned anything in […].

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