Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 9, 2021

Although the future of telehealth remains uncertain from a federal policy perspective, patients have largely expressed satisfaction with the modality – which suggests that providers may benefit from offering it as a service in the long term. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 2, 2021

Panelist Mark Hayes, senior vice president of federal policy and advocacy at Ascension, noted that the pandemic made clear that existing restrictions on telehealth are "outdated." Thus, she said, it's up to Congress to address those statutes, as they temporarily did at the start of the pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

New Hampshire joins several other states in enacting telehealth legislation in the absence of federal policy. This bill is clearly biased against our most elderly, most poor, most limited and most rural citizens," read the Valley News letter. THE LARGER TREND. This past month, Massachusetts Gov.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Back in June, Lacktman told Healthcare IT News that the reimbursement models then in place made it harder for smaller practices to implement telehealth practices , and that the future of telehealth longevity depended largely on state and federal policies. Governors and state agencies can also take steps to safeguard virtual care.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 26, 2022

“There’s no low-hanging fruit when it comes to federal psychedelic policy,” he added. Even though he said he views increased funding for psychedelic research by the National Institutes of Health as “exciting,” in the long term, Haskell-Hoehl favors federal policy modeled after state legalization statutes, such as Oregon’s.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Two-thirds of these folks were concerned about potential future changes to their health insurance coverage with changes in federal policies — that is, worries about national health care reform. One-half said they weren’t confident in their ability to afford health insurance in or near retirement.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

"As we know, [President] Biden has said in recent days that the pandemic is over, so it's possible that the technical public health emergency might expire sometime in the very near future," said Megan Herber, director at Faegre Drinker who advises ATA and ATA Action on all things Federal policy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

How to optimize RPM for physicians. As clinicians adjust to new workflows as they deliver care to patients at home, there are some important steps that can make remote patient monitoring more efficient and effective.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 19, 2020

" As noted by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension earlier this week , there have been 31 federal policy changes enacted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to expand access to telehealth.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Martel pointed to the temporary federal policy changes around telehealth as an instrumental part of CMH's ability to scale up the program. "Traditionally, telehealth visits are not reimbursed by private payers, or, when they are, it's at a fraction of the cost.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 3, 2023

Under that ruling, “[Congress] may use its spending power to create incentives for states to accord with federal policies,” unless the “pressure turns into compulsion.”. What Would the “Thomas Court” Say?

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Hall Render

MAY 26, 2022

Those circuits that have adopted the prejudice requirement for finding a waiver of the right to arbitration have done so because of the “federal policy favoring arbitration.” The Supreme Court also clarified this often cited federal policy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2022

But managing the shift toward value-based care goals has created a pinch that is difficult to manage for organizations that also are adapting to evolving state and federal policy environments and being asked to do more and more administratively. In the past year, we have rightfully moved away from that.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2022

"We have provided services to patients in every region of the Commonwealth of Virginia enabled by state and federal policy waivers, and have worked with the Virginia General Assembly to codify many of these changes for Medicaid, commercially insured and uninsured patients," she continued.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 15, 2023

The candidate ideally has experience with quality measurement and federal policy around use of measurement in value-based programs. We seek a candidate who is an analytical person, a strong communicator, and an experienced team and client manager.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

We expect there will be some ebbs and flows in the overall number of telehealth visits, driven by a combination of ongoing COVID-19 spikes, such as the recent Delta variant, changes in federal policies and waivers for reimbursement, and further integration of telehealth services into care models across service lines.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

When survey respondents were explained that federal privacy laws (namely, HIPAA) do not cover much of the data that flows into apps (such as that from wearable tech like smartwatches, connected fitness equipment, or nutrition tracking sites), two-thirds of Americans were concerned about their potential health privacy “leakages.”

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 10, 2022

Over time, those members of the Supreme Court who are now in the majority developed a doctrine highly critical of federal action that sought to unduly “ commandeer ” state action by requiring states to pass legislation implementing federal policies.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

When I worked as a consultant, I provided organizations with Privacy Policies and Security Manuals. I currently work with our Office of General Counsel elements, our State and Federal Policy Teams, our affiliates, and our IT/InfoSec Departments on HIPAA and other regulatory issues (like the 21st Century Cures Act, COPPA, the FTC Act, etc.).

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Survey details for this 21st annual encyclopedia on employer-sponsored health care are published in Health Affairs October 2019 issue in a paper titled, Health Benefits in 2019: Premiums Inch Higher, Employers Respond to Federal Policy.

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Hall Render

MARCH 1, 2023

With the expiration of the COVID-19 single IRB exception determination (the “COVID-19 Exception Determination”), research institutions and IRBs engaging in cooperative research studies should examine their current policies and procedures for situations where they must rely on a single IRB for such research.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2022

And despite revised regulations from the agency that enable abortion via telehealth nationwide, legal experts told local outlets that state laws overrule the new policy.

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Redox

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Expanded (positive) regulation – Whether it be through TEFCA, federal policy, or workgroup policy, we hope 2023 is the year that nationwide networks expand purposes of use beyond Treatment.

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Kaiser Permanente

MARCH 9, 2022

million Black and Latinx children living in food insecure households. Federal policies included in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the American Rescue Plan were critical to supporting food assistance programs by providing billions of dollars in aid to help address hunger and close the meal gap. .

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 18, 2023

The guidance demonstrates the Administration’s interest and commitment to bolster federal support for reimbursement of “in lieu of” services to address HRSNs. States can leverage existing federal policy flexibilities to offer expanded benefits to Medicaid beneficiaries and improve population health.

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Pharmacy Law Blog

APRIL 20, 2018

Washington, a former Jets football player, is hoping to force the hand of Congress and the White House by arguing that current federal policy is unconstitutional given marijuana’s health benefits.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 7, 2022

North Texas health care leaders share how pending federal policy changes will impact Medicaid services. CHI Health Systems ‘IT security incident’: Houston’s St. Luke’s impacted by nationwide outage. Utah doctors use new AI technology to fight cancer. The Mental Health Crisis in Utah.

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Hall Render

MARCH 3, 2023

million for youth mental health care KENTUCKY Pike County nursing home officials release statement following loss of Medicare agreement Three Humana executives drop $11.2M

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Indiana Senate committee advances bill that would ban gender transitioning procedures for anyone under 18 Expert: Indiana’s proposed budget needs more on public health Twins born at Riley Hospital marks first Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome procedure in Indiana Health practices join forces Indianapolis, Indiana doctor first in state to use (..)

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Drug & Device Law

JANUARY 30, 2023

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Drug & Device Law

JUNE 28, 2022

Plaintiffs’ suit seeking to change the labeling requirements of Defendant’s homeopathic medication conflicts with federal policy and should be impliedly preempted. . . . [T]he July 24, 2015). That injunctive claim was impliedly preempted.

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