Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Brave Health , the largest virtual mental health provider and engagement platform focused on serving Medicaid populations, today announced a $40M Series C funding round led by Town Hall Ventures, with existing investors Union Square Ventures, City Light Capital and others joining as well.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2020

"Much of this transformation is dependent on temporary flexibilities extended to health systems and providers that are limited to the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration," the letter read. Senate HELP Committee Chair Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Meanwhile, U.S. Butterfield, D-N.C.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2021

Now more hospitals and health systems are looking to expand their efforts beyond video visit-based virtual care, and push for expanded remote patient monitoring programs – up to and including the provision of acute care at home. They cleared the path for parity reimbursement during the public health emergency.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 5, 2022

Health Service Equities and Big Pharma: Healthcare Service equities underperformed the S&P 500, but the outperformance of the Big Pharma and Biotech sub-sectors allowed healthcare overall to keep pace with the market. Hospital stocks dropped 32.6% Behavioural Health and Telemedicine: The Behavioural Health subsector was down 18.4%

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Healthcare Law Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

million omnibus spending bill that became law December 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended, through December 31, 2024, the Acute Hospital Care at Home (H@H) initiative whereby individual hospitals may seek waivers to operate H@H programs. As part of the $1.7

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The American Telemedicine Association, the Connected Health Initiative and other industry groups issued a letter to Congress on Friday urging legislators to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities until the end of 2021. Giving HHS the authority to determine appropriate telehealth services and providers.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Mississippi Healthcare Compliance Resources Let’s start with the important state government agencies you’ll need to work with: The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is dedicated to protecting and improving the health of its residents through various public health services, health education programs, and regulatory initiatives.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

"It made sense that all eyes were on the hospitals, because they were overwhelmed with sick patients," said Dr. Donna R. Shelley, a professor in the Department of Policy and Public Health Management at the New York University School of Global Public Health. " If the U.S.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) advocates for an array of health systems in the state, including teaching, rural, suburban, and specialty hospitals, along with facilities providing acute, rehabilitative, behavioral, psychiatric, and veterans’ services.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The New Mexico Hospital Association (NMHA) is a non-profit organization that advocates for and supports hospitals and healthcare providers across New Mexico, focusing on improving healthcare delivery and patient care throughout the state.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Caravan Health President and CEO Tim Gronniger previously was chief of staff and director of delivery system reform at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Caravan Health is a privately held company formed to create sustainable methodologies for health systems to excel in value-based care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2020

” Because residents will have the opportunity to receive primary care services in a safer environment through telehealth, Parker will contribute to public health goals of reducing the spread of COVID-19 while reducing excess burden on the hospital systems throughout New York City that may be overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Telemedicine is considered to be under the umbrella of telehealth and refers specifically to clinical services. Telehealth and telemedicine cover similar services, including medical education, remote patient monitoring, patient consultation via videoconferencing, wireless health applications, and transmission of imaging and medical reports.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 2, 2023

News and Research The American Telemedicine Association’s ATA Action submitted two letters to the Drug Enforcement Administration about its proposed rules regarding the remote prescribing of controlled substances. With the end of the public health emergency, DEA is proposing a rollback on flexibility for remote prescribing.

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Jane Sarashon

MAY 17, 2022

The report examines three areas of digital health adoption: Live video telemedicine. Digital health tracking. We all know the mantra that our ZIP code impacts our health and well-being more than our genetic code. Women have reached digital health use parity with men overall, Rock Health noted in this year’s data.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced earlier this month , for example, that it would add 11 virtual services to its reimbursement list during the COVID-19 public health emergency – following in the footsteps of its earlier flexibilities for virtual care.

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Health Populi

JUNE 3, 2020

As we wrestle with just “what” health care will look like “after COVID,” there’s one certainty that we can embrace in our health planning and forecasting efforts: that’s the persistence of telehealth and virtual care into health care work- and life-flows, for clinicians and consumers alike and aligned.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One of the great use cases for telemedicine has proven to be mental health. Rarely does mental health require in-person tests. Patients with mental health issues frequently must wait many months before getting seen by a licensed clinician who can prescribe psychotropic medication. Taking vitals is not necessary.

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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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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. How do things look at the national and state levels for supporting expansion of telemedicine and remote patient monitoring during and following the pandemic?

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2021

Two studies published in May 2021 illustrate the value and importance of telehealth to patients in 2020, and a disconnect among many C-level executives working in hospitals, academic medical centers, and other care provider organizations. Together, the two reports from J.D.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

An end to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to be announced and end mid-January followed by a grace period of approximately 5 months. Ankit Gupta, CEO at Bicycle Health. The past two years have taught us that telemedicine is a highly scalable and successful way to deliver quality healthcare across the United States.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Idaho Healthcare Compliance Resources Let’s start with the important state government agencies you’ll need to work with: The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is a state agency dedicated to promoting and protecting the health and safety of all Idahoans through various programs and services aimed at enhancing the quality of life.

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Healthcare Law Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

On November 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule. Interested stakeholders should collect and submit better evidence to persuade CMS to add these codes on a Category 1 or 2 basis next year (submissions are due by February 10, 2023). Want to Learn More?

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MedTrainer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

These federal compliance governing agencies regulate the industry at the national level: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS plays a crucial role in overseeing federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. What Are Accreditation Compliance Requirements?

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Hall Render

JULY 28, 2023

million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.

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Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2021

The economic outlook through the pandemic lens and endemic aftermath has several moving parts to it: the specter of inflation which will be concerning for healthcare stakeholders (whether hospital purchasers of goods and services, pharma in terms of pricing, health plans in terms of pent-up demand for services and more acute cases presenting to providers, (..)

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Specifically, what if the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinds the emergency orders it has put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic? The American Telemedicine Association maintains a US bills related to telemedicine and their status. The change took place in almost a twinkling of an eye.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Google doesn’t take you to a hospital website. 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. – About 23 percent of caregivers say caregiving has made their own health worse , up from 17 percent in 2015.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

4 Health Systems Join Provider-Created Data Collective to Improve Care. Full 4th Circuit to tackle Medicaid fraud standard under False Claims Act. Rural hospitals in trouble if Congress doesn’t renew funding programs, AHA says. Why asking about social determinants of health is so important. CALIFORNIA.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. “Regulators, for their part, have tried to smooth the way for a pivot to virtual during the public health emergency. “Still, the shift to more decentralized, virtual studies has received a powerful push during the pandemic,” the report said.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

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. Rural Alabamians getting improvements in health care with federal grant. Alabama hospital officials weigh in on ‘tripledemic’ concerns.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

Below are the most recent health care related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register from October-December 2021: On October 4, 2021, at 53 N.J.R. 103, which declared a Public Health Emergency for the state in response to COVID-19. The chapter applies to State psychiatric hospitals and DMHAS services.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

340B hospitals amplify loss projections as more drugmakers unveil restrictions. Alabama hospitals were just ranked for safety: See how yours fared. IV contrast shortage impacting Alabama hospitals. Alabama hospital rationing medical supplies due to COVID disruptions in China. Oscar Health withdraws from 2 states.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Health equity and technological innovation are top priorities for the healthcare industry – with new standards, technology and policy driving the way. Despite innovations, a new study from the Yale School of Public Health finds the nation is losing ground on access to healthcare, with more barriers now than 20 years ago.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

Additionally, hospitals and health systems will explore new training and upskilling programs to ensure teams are ready for the influx of automation. Nick Lockett, Co-Founder & CTO at Pear Suite A growing Medicaid population and a diminishing healthcare workforce has set the stage for 2 industry shifts.

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