Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2022

With funding support from a broad range of federal agencies – Department of Commerce, HRSA, USDA and FCC – the health system has worked with more than 150 community hospitals, clinics, medical practices, schools and other healthcare entities to bring specialty care to underserved communities and patients. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 19, 2024

Devices for medication adherence, blood pressure, blood sugar, and others help patients track metrics from their homes and enable providers access to the information in real-time to manage care remotely. In this way, patients can more efficiently reach their health goals or obtain the support needed to avoid an ED visit or hospitalization.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2021

TRU Community Care, based in Lafayette, Colorado, had a vision for incorporating a telehealth/remote patient monitoring program: to meet the needs of patients in the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services "Seriously Ill Population" (SIP) program. THE PROBLEM.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Increasing importance on patient satisfaction, providing efficient and quality care, and minimizing costs have also led to higher telehealth implementation. Medicare covers many telebehavioral and telemental health services including audio-only services. This is also called “store-and-forward telemedicine.”

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Verisys

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It emphasizes conducting activities transparently, ethically, and in a manner that secures the trust of patients, staff, and stakeholders alike. This holistic approach to governance ensures that decisions are informed by a comprehensive understanding of the hospital’s overall performance and its implications for patient care.

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Medisys Compliance

MARCH 27, 2023

These terminologies are briefly discussed below for better understanding: Provider enrollment: This refers to the process of enrolling a healthcare provider with an insurance plan or government program, such as Medicare or Medicaid. This trust can lead to increased patient satisfaction and retention.

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AIHC

OCTOBER 20, 2023

While some descriptions conflate value-based healthcare and cost reduction, quality improvement, or patient satisfaction, those important efforts are not the same as value, which focuses primarily on improving patient health outcomes. The result? The government is reforming healthcare into a new health ecosystem.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 27, 2022

million completed in-person and telehealth (video or phone) adult primary care encounters for nearly 940,000 unique patients at MedStar Health, Stanford Health Care and Intermountain Healthcare from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2021. We also looked at each patient's payer type, including commercial, Medicaid, Medicare and other.

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CMS.gov

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Approximately 60 million people live in rural areas – including millions of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Also, Medicare will now pay separately for Remote Evaluation of Recorded Video and/or Images Submitted by the Patient. Jeremy.Booth@c….

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

AMA scrutinizes lack of competition, consumer harms in Medicare Advantage plans. CMS makes big changes to Medicare Shared Savings Program. Rural hospitals plan to reject Congress’ program. Staff shortages make patient surges harder for children’s hospitals — and the situation won’t get better soon.

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Health Care Law Brief

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The “thumb on the scale” QPA presumption may have less of an impact on providers that are “must-haves” for a plan based on clinical importance, or high patient-satisfaction scores. But for other providers and facilities, the impact is likely to be greater. 2] See 86 Fed.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 30, 2021

Trinity Health has 94 hospitals across 24 states. In 2017, the health system – which has 100 continuing care locations, including home care, hospice, PACE programs and senior living facilities – was in a bind, facing double-digit hospital readmissions of 16% across its high-risk Medicare population. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 7, 2023

By increasing access to telehealth services, we're able to provide healthcare to the people who need it most, while also specifically addressing health equity implications in socially marginalized communities, improving patient satisfaction, increasing access to specialty care services, and decreasing reliance on emergency departments.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 5, 2024

Wade; expected to remain big issue in 2024 races Most nursing home residents in Arizona still haven’t gotten their COVID-19 booster COVID-19 hospitalizations are up in Arizona and around the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 23, 2023

The capital will fuel Pomelo’s continued partnership expansion with major health plans, including several Medicaid managed care organizations, employers and leading academic medical centers on the front lines of the national maternal health crisis. Despite spending $111 billion annually on maternal healthcare , the U.S.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 13, 2021

IKC Inova Health System has relied on evidence-based solutions and standardized approaches to treat patients, earning recognition for excellence in healthcare from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals, and Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 24, 2023

.” Waystar will begin serving HealthPay24’s 2,000 healthcare provider locations and their patients, adding to Waystar’s existing reach of more than one million providers across care settings, and enabling millions of patients to benefit from modern patient financial experience software. patients.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

With the No Surprises Act taking effect in less than four months, it is critical that hospitals and providers leverage technology to ensure patients are informed about their expected care costs prior to receiving services. Leverage existing patient cost estimation tools to enhance transparency.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Vincent Partners With Park Plaza Mall on Community Health Programs Former Arkansas Medical Board Chair Brian Hyatt Arrested for Medicaid Fraud New Provider in Arkansas Focuses on No-Rush Health Care Walker Foundation Pledges $1M to UAMS Radiation Oncology Center Five nonprofits to split $5.9

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 14, 2020

Rural hospital leaders say COVID-19 has magnified the need for access to telehealth – and that it's a mistake to rely on one-size, fits-all solutions for virtual care. Since January 2010, 126 rural hospitals have shut down, with nearly 600 more on the brink of closing.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Can Hospitals Change in Time to Keep Them? Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M NATIONAL Addressing Staff Burnout In Healthcare Design Amazon completes $3.9B

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 7, 2022

After court ruling for AHA in 340B case, HHS says it will start adjusting payment rates for certain 340B hospitals within approximately two weeks. Congress gives rural hospitals a reprieve, for now. Hospital leaders meet at White House to talk ‘twindemic’ strategies. Is the doctor’s office heading for extinction?

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Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

NATIONAL 79 percent have positive outlook for senior living and care: NIC 12 key legal issues impacting health systems AHA: 94% of hospitals financially impacted by Change Healthcare’s cyberattack A conversation about the HHS plan on AI in health care A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America.

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Hall Render

JULY 14, 2023

Nonprofit hospitals under growing scrutiny over how they justify billions in tax breaks States increase pressure on nonprofit hospitals as charity care scrutinized Senate proposal would give hospitals $385M for emergency preparedness. How did we get here?

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Focus on Language The effective delivery of healthcare is more than just a commitment to medical excellence; it’s also a commitment to cultural competency and equitable access for all patients. This enhances patient satisfaction and fosters trust in the healthcare provider-patient relationship.

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Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2019

Sanders, noting his call for big new government benefits like universal health care through Medicare for All and free college tuition. Senator Harris, too, mentioned government benefits like free college and Medicare for All as her health plan preference. Instead, he is for “Medicare for All Who Want It,” in his words.

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