Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 25, 2023

Parkview Health System, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has incorporated its telemedicine programs into a larger digital health strategy aimed at meeting patients wherever they have a need for care. "Technology will continue to help the healthcare industry evolve care models for patients in the home.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

” MARKETPLACE. “The workflows we implemented at first were four standard flows that we made available immediately and trained physicians on over the course of a few weeks: New Patient Scheduled Telephone, Return Patient Scheduled Telephone, New Patient Video, and Return Patient Video.”

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 18, 2022

Early last year, Baptist Health, a health system based in Louisville, Kentucky, was taking note of the lessons staff had learned and the data gathered through the first year of the pandemic to reassess the organization's overall virtual care strategy and current digital health tools. MARKETPLACE. THE PROBLEM. " Dr. Brett A.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

But my mind, being chock-full of value-based care presentations, quickly imagines the building as the shining pyramid of patient segmentation and risk stratification, envisioning the proper way to sort patients for effective intervention and total cost of care reduction. So, what’s not happening that should be?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

But of course, patients continue to have healthcare needs that do require doctor visits. “The vendor set up a dedicated support line,” Shemesh explained. ” MARKETPLACE. It chose PadInMotion devices because they are familiar to the health system, having been used successfully in the past. Lack of connectivity?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 28, 2020

With more than 110 years of continuous operation, the organization has grown to 13 locations offering independent, residential and assisted living; Tapestries Memory Care; respite; rehabilitation; long-term care; Bridges Hospice and Palliative Care; affordable senior housing; and live-in and in-home personal care through HomeWorks.

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 17, 2020

The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. The TJC team gives a seven-day notice for select surveys including ambulatory care program, behavioral health care program, healthcare staffing certification program, and so on.

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YouCompli

AUGUST 2, 2023

Of course, things like tone-at-the-top and engaged leaders are some of the most prevalent and impactful. Are we competitive in the market in terms of patient care and attracting the right talent? As compliance officers, we talk a lot about the factors that directly influence a culture of compliance in our organizations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The prep for remote speech services becoming a reality, Watts explained, included: Careful consideration of the caseload in terms of need and recommended frequency/duration of services. A consultation with the IT coordinator to ensure there was a good fit between the tech requirements and the school's tech set-up. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

"In the past, we haven't worried as much about coordinating care across the patient journey, from preoperative education to surgical aftercare," said Andrew Lovewell, administrator. Columbia Orthopaedic Group felt it was representative of its quality and reputation to create a system that improved the care it offered patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

A national patient identifier is a must for effective care coordination and population health management. "The marketplace has turned to digital health solutions very quickly. " A key must-have toward that pop health goal, of course, is interoperability. " said Wolf. It might be across town.

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 17, 2020

The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Tracing the care delivered to patients, residents or individuals served. An objective evaluation process o help organizations assess, measure, and improve performance. However, not all surveys are unannounced.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 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. Expansion of the use of robots in telemedicine and remote patient monitoring will enable health care providers to reach patients in underserved areas.

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Dot Compliance

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Bioinformatics, point-of-care diagnostics, and 3D printing are just a few of the exponential medicine breakthroughs enabled. These include such as diagnosing conditions, proposing courses of treatment, and informing clinical case management. What are some examples of SaMD? QMS as Critical for SaMD Compliance.

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CMS.gov

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Medicare also pays differently for the same service in different settings, reducing competition and increasing market consolidation, which leads to higher prices for the entire system. In essence, 170 million Americans in private insurance subsidize the care provided to 60 million Americans in Medicare. billion to $28.0 billion.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2022

Francis in San Francisco, is of course COVID and specifically the Omigod variant (sorry, couldn’t resist; we all know that it’s really that Marvel Universe spinoff, Omicron). Centene noted that for Centene Medicare members, the inpatient utilization trend was higher than 60%, but lower than 60% for Medicaid and Marketplace members.

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CMS.gov

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Affordable Care Act. After the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) regulations took effect, we have witnessed a serious deterioration of the individual market across the country because of skyrocketing costs and the withdrawal of insurance plans. Seema Verma. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

s largest community health center move to unionize DELAWARE Delaware gets top rating for hospital maternity care Delaware system hits funding goal, raises objective ACA enrollment begins, most plan options offered in Delaware marketplace history Nemours Children’s Health Names Delaware Valley Regional President FLORIDA Ascension St.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 15, 2023

NATIONAL AHA pushes back on HHS proposal to penalize hospitals for cyberattacks AHA urges Congress to oppose H.R. Newsom seeks changes to California’s new healthcare wage law Prime completes California hospital sale Rare disease tech company was rolled up two years ago.

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In this episode of Health Care Law Today, Nate Lacktman and Maureen Stewart are joined by Mark Josephs, Deputy General Counsel of LifeMD to discuss the current regulatory and legal environment for telemedicine companies regarding online subscription services, and the recent investigations by the federal government of these services.

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Kaiser Health News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third edition. Health care was a recurring theme throughout President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address on Capitol Hill this week.

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Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

Wants To Cancel $90 Million In Medical Debt. Here’s How It Would Work. No new mpox cases reported in Md.,

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

s Unity Health Care expanding services, adding staff in push for health equity A look back on the 2022 CRE themes in the health care industry in the D.C. s Unity Health Care expanding services, adding staff in push for health equity A look back on the 2022 CRE themes in the health care industry in the D.C.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

CMS sets court-ordered 340B drug payments, but leaves back payment issues unresolved. How CVS, Amazon and Walgreens are pushing into primary care, home health. Walgreens push into comprehensive care picks up momentum. OPINION: Alaska’s health care system depends on our ability to “grow our own”. grant will do. CALIFORNIA.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 22, 2011

Those that use cloud services say they did so after careful evaluation of the cloud model and vetting of the cloud vendor. Cloud Computing has Been Playing A Larger Role in Healthcare, but what is Its Security Profile? by John Degaspari. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. IN THE CLOUD, I CAN’T NECESSARILY TELL YOU WHERE EVERYTHING IS.

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