Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 16, 2022

A recent study published in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare found that telehealth can be safe and effective when it comes to managing high-risk pregnancies. "One of these innovative approaches is telehealth, which is being increasingly employed in recent years. Maternal mortality rates were also higher.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In all the chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, one bright spot is the increased availability of HIPAA compliant telehealth options. What should you do now to ensure that your behavioral telehealth platform is HIPAA compliant? states began shutting down in response to COVID-19. On March 15, 2020, U.S.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Written by Sophie Johnson The healthcare industry has been transformed by the pandemic, and one part of healthcare that was thrust into the spotlight over the last 16 months is geriatrics. Geriatric care shifted to telehealth to meet the needs of older adults.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 7, 2022

In the midst of all the chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, one bright spot is the increased availability of HIPAA compliant telehealth options. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has scaled down HIPAA enforcement as it relates to telehealth, but that won’t always be the case. . On March 15, 2020, U.S.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 23, 2022

From the development of the EMR to the growth of telehealth, the digital environment for healthcare has evolved tremendously over the last few years. Though healthcare organizations have historically been slower to adopt cloud, we’re now seeing renewed interest. So, it’s no surprise that IT spending is set to increase by 12.3%

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YouCompli

JANUARY 4, 2022

Featured speakers: Craig Bennett , Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Boston Medical Center; Rachel Lerner , Esq., General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Director, Center for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and Neglect, Hebrew SeniorLife; Maria Palumbo , Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer, Lawrence General Hospital.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M Newsom announces distressed hospital loan program Kaiser Permanente frontline workers strike could begin Oct.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 4, 2023

The following key trends from Rock Health’s report are a review of the venture, banking, and policy waves breaking within digital health, coupled with insights regarding the volatility of the modern-day regulatory landscape, how the financial market seems different for everyone, and how small-scale startups have it the hardest.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Doing so will help lift Star Ratings, improve care compliance, close gaps, enhance member satisfaction, reduce costs and drive profitability gains. Pandemic-Era Compliance Levels. We opted to focus on compliance levels among Medicare Advantage populations for specific procedures, tests, and care interventions.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 1, 2022

The question is asked of HIPAA subject matter experts with an almost maddening frequency: “How often do I need to conduct a HIPAA Security Risk Analysis (SRA)?” The guidance did not spell out how often the analysis is to be performed. Left unanswered: How do you identify when security updates are necessary in the first place?

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

He advises entrepreneurial health care providers and technology companies on business arrangements, compliance, and corporate matters in telemedicine, digital health, remote patient monitoring, and click-and-mortar services. We encourage you to listen to the podcast in its entirety.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 3, 2021

It is affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine and its clinical faculty practice, Yale Medicine, which provides a depth and breadth of clinical expertise to support much of the health system's telemedicine programs and provides existing infrastructure that supports joint development of telehealth programs. The crisis sets in.

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Hall Render

JUNE 30, 2023

Maybe not amid the changing healthcare landscape in the US. Report: Amazon Pauses 50-State Virtual Care Service Expansion UnitedHealth acquires Amedisys for $3.3B after home health provider reneges on Option deal Will the doctor see you now?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 19, 2021

The practice was an early adopter of telehealth back in 2010, implementing it as a way to care for people unable to attend in-person sessions. "The HIPAA waivers for telehealth implemented during the pandemic were critical for the widespread adoption of telehealth," said Dr. Nimish Shah, cofounder of Progressive Therapeutics.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 2, 2021

Troy Yoder, global healthcare leader at Cisco, leads healthcare innovation at the company and has helped healthcare provider organization clients double down in the last year – especially in virtual care. How will this affect healthcare delivery and the future of telehealth?

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 5, 2022

HSCC is a private sector-led critical infrastructure advisory council of large, medium, and small health industry stakeholders, that works with government partners to identify and mitigate threats and vulnerabilities that have the potential to affect the ability of the sector to deliver healthcare services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 9, 2023

The HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation's Office of Health Policy found telehealth use during the initial COVID-19 peak increased from less than 1% of visits to 80%. Generally speaking, what are the multistate caregiver licensing challenges health systems and telemedicine companies face?

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 17, 2023

Many factors over the past year have affected how your organization meets its healthcare compliance obligations. Here are four healthcare compliance issues you must have on your radar. One of the most significant changes for healthcare providers will affect telehealth. Learn More! ×

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Provider Trust

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In a recent webinar, ProviderTrust took a look at impactful healthcare trends to monitor in 2023 and beyond. Ask yourself: How are providers filling these open positions? What does this mean for compliance and oversight or management of these risks?

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

CMS may now enforce its COVID-19 vaccination policy for healthcare workers in all 50 states. Federal vaccination mandate begins for healthcare workers in 24 states. HHS seeks $30B to combat COVID-19. How CMS is affecting the future of healthcare. They’ve got a what ‘Stuck’ where?

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Hall Render

AUGUST 19, 2022

CDC ends social distancing, COVID-19 quarantines. CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow. CISA warns of ransomware threat targeting healthcare, medical organizations. States are unhappy with how the feds are handling monkeypox. WHO to rename monkeypox.

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Hall Render

MARCH 3, 2023

NATIONAL 14 rural senators push CMS to extend low-wage hospitals’ payment bump in FY2024 American Hospital Association voices support for telehealth expansion bill Behavioral health market to hit $262B by 2029 Biden administration moves to establish ‘guardrails’ for telehealth prescriptions CMS Officials Confirm End of PHE Nursing (..)

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Hall Render

MAY 19, 2023

to Partners The federal COVID-19 emergency is ending. Supplemental Grant for Rural Health Programs UAMS to Study Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Breast Cancer Treatment Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary Donates $1.4 These groups are trying to change that.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 18, 2021

These were the words spoken to us recently by the medical director of a Fortune 500 corporation reflecting on the dramatically increased attention he was receiving from the C-suite of his organization following the COVID-19 outbreak. How would they transition seamlessly to remote working conditions and still manage health surveillance?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2022

Morgan Annual Healthcare Conference (the 40 th annual!), Morgan Conference – COVID-19, the jittery stock market, the future of Medicare Advantage and recent industry changes. During today’s sessions, a number of health plans, health systems and physician organizations spoke to the current situation with COVID-19.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 25, 2023

NATIONAL AHA shares proposals for drug shortage legislation with House committee America’s biggest hospital landlord sees deals souring Babylon Health files for bankruptcy Bankruptcies mounting in troubled nursing home industry Calls grow for national patient safety board: 3 leaders weigh in CMS details plan to allow Part D beneficiaries to pay (..)

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Healthcare Compliance Will Be a Challenge in Post-PHE World. Healthcare Compliance Will Be a Challenge in Post-PHE World. Alabama’s COVID positivity rate, hospitalizations drop considerably. Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: State reports significant decrease in cases, hospitalizations. CALIFORNIA.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

NATIONAL Addressing Staff Burnout In Healthcare Design Amazon completes $3.9B NATIONAL Addressing Staff Burnout In Healthcare Design Amazon completes $3.9B Can Hospitals Change in Time to Keep Them?

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Hall Render

JANUARY 27, 2023

NATIONAL Amazon launches $5-a-month unlimited prescription plan CMS begins publicizing disputed nursing home deficiencies CMS Readies Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Proposal, Reviews Study Recommendations Healthcare workers are unhappy with their pay Kroger Health launches clinical trial site network Local anesthetic drug supply: 132 in shortage, 13 (..)

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Over the past few years, new HIPAA regulations under consideration include changes to how substance abuse and mental health information records are protected. It has been several years since new HIPAA regulations have been signed into law, but HIPAA changes in 2022 are expected.

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Total HIPAA

MAY 6, 2020

On March 13, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19. Read on to learn more about how it may affect your organization’s coronavirus response. Two days following this statement, the U.S. What does the HIPAA waiver cover? Why is this HIPAA waiver necessary?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Over the last almost two years, healthcare has seen organizations rely on technology and the cloud to get accurate, trusted information to patients and direct them to the appropriate resources and care at scale. Healthcare IT News interviewed Dr. Illing to talk about telehealth, the cloud, machine learning, advanced analytics and much more.

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Hall Render

MAY 5, 2023

Health systems ‘taking a breath’ on major construction projects HHS to drop COVID-19 vaccine rule for hospitals HHS to Start Unwinding COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement How Are Health Care Organizations Working on DEI Efforts?

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Hall Render

MARCH 8, 2024

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Hall Render

MARCH 24, 2023

NATIONAL AHA, others oppose PhRMA-led campaign to restrict 340B eligibility AHA case studies feature hospitals that integrate physical and behavioral health services As birth rates increase, OB-GYN shortage worsens Biden, divided Congress seek common ground on health care reforms CMS resumes all No Surprises Act payment determinations FTC highlights (..)

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Hall Render

JANUARY 28, 2022

Biden administration withdraws Covid vaccine mandate for businesses after losing Supreme Court case. COVID-positive employees returning to work: 2 CEOs share their protocols. Healthcare groups urge Congress to extend Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver. HHS distributing $2B to healthcare providers: Breakdown by state.

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