Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

" MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. MEETING THE CHALLENGE After selecting telehealth vendors, AdventHealth began by establishing a cross-functional governance group. Click here to read the special report.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 6, 2021

The Thai government has built a telemedicine platform to monitor COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms at home and at community isolation centres. Such patients who have signed up for the government's Home Isolation scheme via LINE messaging app are continuously monitored through the telemedicine system.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) recently released two sets of principles that highlights its concerns in two prominent computing issues: privacy and AI. Progress on telemedicine proceeded at a snails pace for most of this time. The ATA has addressed telemedicine on many levels and in many forums during its existence.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The Indonesian government will be extending its free telemedicine service for COVID-19 patients outside its capital, Jakarta. Accessible through a government website, the service is intended for asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 patients under self-isolation. WHAT IT'S ABOUT. THE LARGER CONTEXT.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 14, 2020

Accountable Care Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Workflow More than ever, the system selected to provide telemedicine services must provide added controls to overcome factors that are outside the control of the provider. Telemedicine has added factors in care delivery. Collaboration is key in vendor selection.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 26, 2021

Telemedicine provider Medgate saw a 170% increase in teleconsultations in Philippines last year, with an 80% case resolution rate. Our high case resolution rate is proof of telemedicine’s efficiency as a platform for delivering quality care,” said Medgate Philippines President Stavros Athanasiou in a statement.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 3, 2022

A research team from the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health is looking to implement telemedicine for managing chronic diseases in Pakistan to study whether it can be used by specialists in the cities to support health providers in rural communities. Enterprise Taxonomy: Telehealth Patient Access.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 5, 2021

Starting tomorrow, the Indonesian government will deliver free telemedicine services for COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms across the country in a bid to ease hospital pressure as cases hit record highs.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 24, 2021

"Inpatient telemedicine seemed to be the perfect solution for solving this problem. By deploying telemedicine carts in the hospital, physicians could provide care remotely, irrespective of their location." "The telemedicine system currently is not integrated with other systems," Dawson said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 9, 2021

Telemedicine consultations could be “key” to addressing the growing costs of diabetes treatment and management in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a new report has found.

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Verisys

MARCH 1, 2024

Healthcare organizations’ increased reliance on telemedicine has led to new technological risks for the entire healthcare industry but especially for governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) programs, creating a need for improved vigilance over data security.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Among the allegations are that Wolfe and her conspirators submitted well over $400 million in illegal durable medical equipment claims to Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans, relying on the guise of "telemedicine" to explain the unusually high volume of claims.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 15, 2024

In recent years, telemedicine has surged in popularity, offering a convenient and efficient way for patients to access healthcare services remotely. According to Statista, the telemedicine market is forecasted to grow significantly, from 50 billion U.S. dollars in global market value in 2019 to nearly 460 billion U.S.

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Healthcare Law Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

With only a few weeks until ATA2023 – the American Telemedicine Association’s 27th Annual Conference & Expo – our team looks forward to seeing people from across the telemedicine industry for conversations and insights about the future of digital health. ATA 2023: Join Us for Live Music and Libations!

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

This article explores the challenges of telemedicine and examines solutions to resolve current issues. Main Obstacles the Telemedicine is Facing Today. Not only did the pandemic accelerate the implementation of telemedicine, but remote health services became a necessity. On the legal side, telemedicine faces two main drawbacks.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 29, 2019

Last week, Thailand began development of its telemedicine programme at 32 hospitals located in rural areas in eight provinces, according to an article by the Bangkok post. The telemedicine programme is a joint effort of the Public Health Ministry and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 19, 2023

Telemedicine technology and services company Teladoc Health is seeing utilization rates among Medicare Advantage members up 54% for virtual urgent care services and up 635% for virtual mental health services when compared to 2019.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Just over half of respondents said they felt the government should play a substantial role in infrastructure development. At the American Telemedicine Association conference earlier this year, president Dr. Joseph Kvedar noted the importance of thinking beyond synchronous, one-on-one video interactions.

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The American Hospital Association (AHA), on behalf of its nearly 5,000 member hospitals and health systems, sent a letter urging the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to take immediate action to allow telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances before the Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers expire. Want to Learn More?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Telemedicine took a huge leap forward during the pandemic as more providers and patients embraced remote delivery of healthcare services. We interviewed him to discuss the intersection of telemedicine and AI. Q. What is the problem in telemedicine that you think Al is especially suited to address?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 10, 2019

Hundreds of thousands patients were lured into worldwide criminal healthcare fraud schemes involving telemedicine and durable medical equipment (DME) executives, according to the FBI and Department of Justice. WHY IT MATTERS. billion in losses. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 20, 2019

UPMC already offers infectious disease services to some patients via telemedicine and has for several years. "Created by a health system that has led the way in both managing infectious diseases and implementing telemedicine, ID Connect is well-positioned to effectively serve hospitals and their patients." WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 19, 2022

A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons sought to take a closer look at the patients who sought surgical consultations in-person and via telemedicine in 2020. "Importantly, telemedicine use patterns continue to evolve during the pandemic. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS The Drug Diversion Division said it was conducting public listening sessions to get input on prescribing controlled substances on telemedicine platforms and to learn about the types of data and its accessibility for use in detecting unlawful drug diversion. " "Senators [Mark Warner (D-Va.), John Thune (R-S.D.)]

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Bill of Health

MAY 30, 2023

By Katie Gu Mifepristone’s shifting legal terrain may soon raise new privacy considerations regarding telemedicine data collection, security, and disclosure. During the pandemic, changes to mifepristone’s REMS requirements allowed increased prescription access in some states via telemedicine and mail dispensing. Since its original U.S.

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Hall Render

MAY 9, 2023

Notably, the Temporary Rule, which can be accessed here , extends the COVID-19 PHE telemedicine flexibilities (hereinafter, “telemedicine flexibilities”) for six months following the end of the PHE (through November 11, 2023). Still, telemedicine providers should closely monitor for the DEA’s final rules, once they are issued.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 9, 2024

Robotic telesurgery continues to take off in Indonesia with the support of the government of Iran. The Robotic Telesurgery Center, a project between the two governments, is being expanded to connect the western and eastern islands of Indonesia at a distance of 3,500 kilometres.

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

The proposed rules are more restrictive than the DEA emergency waivers under which providers conducted telemedicine prescribing for the last three years, but are less restrictive in comparison to the pre-PHE regulations applicable to telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2022

Telehealth sustainability and government advocacy. Tools and technologies that can be used to execute a comprehensive examination with telemedicine. Telehealth sustainability and government advocacy. Improving rural care and health equity with telemedicine. Conducting comprehensive exams during video visits.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

WHY IT MATTERS The study proposed that if telemedicine expansion indicates physicians spending more overall time in EHRs, health systems and policymakers may need to alter productivity expectations and their reimbursement policies. before the pandemic to 8.18 hours in September 2021, according to the study.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 20, 2021

The CareSide, a home care service provider based in Western Australia, has published a report on Australians' perception of telemedicine, gauging their comfort with its technology and preference between teleconsultations and in-person visits. The Australian government has been providing telehealth services since last year March.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 23, 2022

What You Should Know: – A staggering 100% of patients believe that telemedicine-supported Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) should remain available even after the pandemic comes to an end, according to new findings from a survey conducted by Bicycle Health. OUD is one of the most urgent health crises of our time, with an estimated 10.1

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

He has been providing telemedicine long before the COVID-19 pandemic. THE PROBLEM "My journey into telemedicine was sparked by a genuine concern for a subset of patients facing physical or psychological barriers to accessing healthcare," he said. Click here to read the special report.

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Florida Health Care Law Firm

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Telemedicine pharmacy arrangements continue to be of significant interest to fraud enforcement. Department of Health and Human Services OIG has said (as quoted in the press release issued December 3, 2021 in this case): “This conviction should serve as a warning to individuals who wish to deceive the government and steal from taxpayers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 26, 2020

specialists, 79% said that their use of telemedicine technology had increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey adds yet another data point to the massive increase in telemedicine use amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic. The same report also found that telemedicine mobile app downloads had dramatically increased.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2021

American Telemedicine Association. Brian Hasselfeld, medical director of digital health and telemedicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine, in a statement. On Tuesday, the campaign released survey results further supporting patient interest in telemedicine. Alliance for Connected Care. American Heart Association. Athenahealth.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 8, 2020

Under the assumption that the pandemic would limit outpatient clinic visits in many parts of the country, the Center called for an "immediate" ramping up of telehealth capabilities, noting the use of telemedicine would likely continue to increase.

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