Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 25, 2021

Authorize the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service to continue reimbursement for telehealth for 90 days beyond the end of the public health emergency. Make permanent the disaster waiver authority, enabling Health and Human Service to expand telehealth in Medicare during all future emergencies and disasters.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. " MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Mississippi Division of Medicaid administers health coverage programs to eligible residents, providing vital healthcare services to underserved and vulnerable populations in the state. For example, to improve healthcare accessibility, the state has developed a comprehensive telemedicine policy for providers to follow.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The Division of Health Benefits administers the state’s Medicaid program, which provides essential healthcare coverage to eligible individuals and families. Telemedicine encounters require evaluations that meet standard care levels, and static online questionnaires alone are insufficient for diagnosis or treatment.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency prompted a rapid shift to telemedicine as both a replacement and adjunct to usual in-person care. However, based on the National Institute on Aging's National Health and Aging Trends Study , researchers estimated roughly one-third of older adults in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

Requiring a study on the use of telehealth during COVID, including its costs, uptake rates, measurable health outcomes, and racial and geographic disparities. "It is clear that telemedicine is part of the future of our healthcare system, and should be continued as an attainable tool post-pandemic," said Rep.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Medical Assistance Division (MAD) within the New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) administers the state’s Medicaid program, providing essential healthcare services and financial assistance to eligible low-income residents and families in New Mexico.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 26, 2022

Please describe some of the emerging technology models in telemedicine and remote patient monitoring, and how they can help improve access to care for underserved populations. Advances in telehealth have allowed both populations to receive more convenient, high-quality care, thus leading to better health outcomes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

advocated for two particular policy changes to be made permanent: the originating site rule, allowing physicians to be reimbursed for telehealth appointments wherever a patient is located, including a patient's home, and the expansion of Medicare- and Medicaid-reimbursable telehealth services. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Mike Braun, R-Ind.,

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 21, 2023

The following is a guest article by Mike Pattwell, Principal Business Advisor, Value Based Care at Edifecs Consumers are at the heart of healthcare — their fears are forcing healthcare innovators to shift priorities to deliver consumer-centric digital health offerings. In the same time period we have seen a large surge in Medicaid enrollment.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The New Hampshire Hospital Association (NHHA) is an organization dedicated to supporting and advocating for hospitals and health systems in New Hampshire, focusing on improving healthcare quality and accessibility for the state’s communities.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Medicaid and Health program of Idaho provides health coverage to eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults, and people with disabilities in the state, offering a range of medical and health-related services.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 10, 2023

Uncle Roy’s story is not unique; the individual behaviors that people with chronic conditions perform on a daily basis are the most important determinant of future health outcomes. But, it’s estimated that 40% of health outcomes are actually attributed to our individual behavior. In the U.S.,

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and advocating for hospitals and health systems in South Carolina, aiming to improve healthcare quality and access across the state.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It doesn’t take you to a health plan website. It doesn’t even take you to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website. Thanks to the pandemic, for example, Medicare and most private insurance payers now cover telemedicine services, making it easier for patients and their caregivers to consult with their providers.

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

These companies strive to improve health outcomes and lower expenses by focusing on specific gaps, issues or illnesses, prioritizing technological innovation, and customizing individualized care plans. The global mental health apps market size was valued at $5.2 from 2023 to 2030.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2021

" The group plans to lobby policymakers to broaden coverage for care services in the home – including extension and expansion of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Hospital Without Walls provisions – advocate for bundled-payment models, home-based care and more. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2024

Generative AI is a powerful tool to help better predict trends in health outcomes of specific patient populations and simulate interventions before deployment for efficacy in the context of complex social drivers of health with multimorbid conditions.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

More practices are adopting RPM programs because of the increasing patient acceptance of virtual care models, widespread reimbursement from CMS as well as private payers and Medicaid plans , and decreased cost of connected devices.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Those patients trying to stay medication-adherent tried various strategies such as stretching out their prescriptions, skipping doses, or reducing those doses — not sticking to the prescribed regimen, which can result in an adverse event or compromise the intended health outcome.

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Health Populi

JULY 13, 2020

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) collaborated with The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on the research report, Reinvigorating Value-Based Health Care: Exploring the Role of Technology Innovation. National Health Expenditures are expected to consume 19.7% of the U.S. That would be $1 in every $5 of the American economy.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

In healthcare, that means understanding the unique challenges for each patient based on their social determinants of health and using technology to fill gaps that traditional healthcare models might have overlooked. We believe the critical avenue to mental health equity is ensuring access to timely and high quality care through Medicaid.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 7, 2023

How important is it for the federal government to continue to increase access to high-quality healthcare via telemedicine, and why the federal government? Expanding and establishing permanent access to telehealth services is a great first step in providing these solutions. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 27, 2023

of the total market share due to increased adoption to manage chronic conditions and monitor health outcomes. OpenLoop White-Label Telehealth Solutions OpenLoop was founded with the mission to expand access to care and improve community health outcomes. Additionally, telehealth services hold 45.7%

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Feds approve program for rural Arkansas health care but it will cost local taxpayers more. Governor Hutchinson Announces Expansion To Rural Health Services With ARHOME Medicaid Program. Feds OK Arkansas’ Life360 model incentivizing health outcomes. Cody Regional Health and St. MISSISSIPPI.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

The reality is our surroundings and environments, including income levels, educational background, access to healthcare, and social and community contexts are strong indicators for health outcomes. In order to improve care outcomes, here is where we need new devices, new algorithms, better technology overall.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 22, 2023

health care spending hits $4.5 Yale New Haven sale key to Prospect hospitals’ survival, CEO says YNHH sale ‘paramount’ to CT Prospect hospitals’ survival, CEO says Connecticut hospital cut ED visits by nearly 50% Hartford HealthCare unveils new ‘health desk’ model Connecticut physician sentenced for $2.6M

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Under the CARES Act, Congress granted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services authority to waive certain restrictions for Medicare coverage of telehealth. "For rural communities in particular, telemedicine has helped remove barriers to care, expand access to specialists and improve health outcomes."

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Maven is the largest virtual clinic for women’s and family health, offering continuous, holistic care for fertility and family building through maternity, parenting, pediatrics and menopause.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

They provide health measures of patients and transmit them back to providers – or in some cases are reported back to providers – to facilitate healthcare decisions from afar. The platform also is designed for direct-to-patient telemedicine.

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Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Brian Klepper of Worksite Health Advisors , longtime consigliere to self-insured employers, unions, and value-oriented providers of medical services, explained the growth in value-based care he expects to see in the coming months: “Today’s descendants of the disruptor Managed Care companies of the 1980’s are value-focused and high performing….that

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Hall Render

MAY 19, 2023

Chicago system names COO CommonSpirit’s operating losses swell, sparking job cuts Illinois hospital agrees to pay $12.5 operating loss in Q2 As RI legislators near session’s end, compromise on expensive proposals looks inevitable ‘It is wrong’: Charlesgate workers ask state to keep nursing home open.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

in federal aid for rural Arkansas hospitals, totaling nearly $40M UAMS Reports $18M Loss in Fiscal First Quarter Baxter Health cut 155 positions through attrition, CEO says Arkansas hospital adds Mazor X robot New opioid research center in Little Rock aims for national impact NIH awards UAMS $1.5M

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Hall Render

MARCH 18, 2022

Socially Determined unveils metric measuring impact of social connectedness on health outcomes, business performance. The status of Public Health Emergency declarations. Arizona lawmakers consider Medicaid expansion for postpartum care. Arizona to resume disenrolling people from Medicaid program. ARKANSAS. .

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Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In early December, FarmBoxRx was the first online grocer to be approved to channel food to SNAP/EBT recipients as payment from Medicare and Medicaid. enabling enrollees in Medicare and Medicaid to order fresh produce online. Many tech companies are working to improve public health and individuals’ health equity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 17, 2022

There is also the matter that open enrollment begins on November 1, and without the relaxed enrollment provisions for Medicaid that the PHE provides, the national uninsured rate along with health premium costs would certainly rise. "And so patients are continuing to get their mental healthcare largely through telemedicine."

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Hall Render

JULY 29, 2022

6 Major Trends Boosting the Telemedicine Market in Health Care. Kansas expands Medicaid coverage to mothers postpartum. Retiring Owensboro Health CMIO shares thoughts on revenue cycle, IT challenges. BUILDING HEALTH: Demographics play key role in Triad’s booming medical construction sector. NORTH CAROLINA.

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