Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. "Broadband is now revered as the super-social determinant of health because it has a direct impact on all of the other social determinants of health."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Delivering virtual care via community broadband offers big financial and quality of life benefits, says our contributing writer, opening avenues to both digital equity and health equity. Perhaps departments of health can oversee chronic healthcare.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

health care system, especially laying bare inequities and inertia in American health care, explained in The Progress We Need: Ten Health Care Imperatives for the Decade Ahead from Manatt Health. Achieve health equity. Stability the safety net and rebuild public health. Accelerate digital health.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

Interim final rules are effective for a period of three years from the date of publication if CMS does not take further action. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-886. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-887. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-888. COVID Testing Requirements.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Health system IT leaders need to be ready to enable care delivery anywhere, anytime, to any patient. It feels like every company has a health cloud offering these days. Healthcare cloud is everywhere.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 23, 2021

Paddy Padmanabhan When David Feinberg, head of Google Health, announced this past week that he was departing to take up the CEO role at the EHR company Cerner , media reports took it as an admission of defeat by Google in the campaign to win in the healthcare space. Google Health shuttered in 2011 , and Health Vault closed its doors in 2019.

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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

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

This remains true, said researchers from the Department of Population Health Sciences and Policy, even after adjusting for age, comorbidities and preferred language. "While telehealth has many benefits, especially during a global pandemic, it may create and/or exacerbate health disparities," wrote the research team.

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Health Populi

JULY 6, 2021

The ultimate health and wellbeing of an adult depends on the factors that shape us when we are children. A new, deep report from the OECD, Measuring What Matters for Child Well-being and Policies , spells out the many domains of experience that, together, bolster our whole health as we grow from child to adult.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 20, 2020

Sam Shah COVID-19 has been deadly, it’s infective and has posed the biggest public health risk to society in almost a hundred years. Amongst these tragic circumstances there has also been a lot of attention on technology in healthcare and public health.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by Moliehi “Mo” Weitnauer, Chief Product Officer at MRO Providers are witnessing an explosion in health plan requests for medical records. The healthcare industry’s steady progress toward interoperability and health information exchange promises to improve data exchange to address these challenges.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Government & Policy Interoperability Population Health Telehealth One of the more remarkable features of the NHS’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been its rapid uptake of technology in the UK says director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay. A second wave of digital transformation?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

"Receiving reproductive health care, including early pregnancy termination care, through telehealth is no different." " The vast majority of patients choose to have their follow-up virtually, said McNicholas, although they do have the option to visit a health center in person.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 11, 2020

This week, I’m sharing all the letters of the alphabet with you which reminded me keywords and themes emerging as we were learning about this dastardly public health threat beginning early in 2020. Welcome back to my ABCovid-19 Journal, which I created/curated in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. M is for mask.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. Remote monitoring tools and mobile health apps and services took center stage.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 10, 2022

One of the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic has been that healthcare facilities need to scale up operations quickly to respond to a public health emergency and that doing so is a significant challenge. heart rate, glucose levels, blood pressure, etc.) without the discomfort bulky wired or battery-powered devices can cause.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Those language barriers can discourage patients from making appointments and addressing their health concerns, as well as those of their children. “Parents who did not have paid time off or sick days could not afford to take a day off and address the health concerns of themselves and/or their children. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

Emergency Preparedness ASCs must have a CMS-approved emergency plan. ASCA members can view an ASC-specific surveyor tag tool. He holds several AAPC specialty certifications and has a bachelor’s degree in Health Administration. Future Medicare reimbursement will be denied to ASCs that fail to report.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 31, 2022

National Health Safety Network (“NHSN”) Data. F-888 is the citation tag that was created under 42 CFR Section 483.80(i), The post Skilled Nursing Compliance Update: CMS Hands Surveyors Revised Details on How to Review the Staff Vaccine Requirement appeared first on Law Firm | Health Care Law Firm in the USA | Hall Render.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 10, 2022

Cloud Computing Connected Health Network Infrastructure Population Health Telehealth Before disasters such as tornadoes or wildfires, they should consider designating municipal buildings as "generator and telehealth zones" where equipment and virtual care kiosks can be moved. Creating emergency telehealth centers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With much of the country shut down earlier this year, the typical number of weekly virtual care visits grew from dozens, to hundreds, to thousands at hospitals and health systems across the country. " Dr. Bradley Crotty, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network. " Dr. Lisa R. Bardack, CareMount Medical.

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McBrayer Law Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Posted In COVID-19 , Drug Enforcement Agency ("DEA") , Prescription Drugs , Telehealth , Telemedicine At the end of January, the Biden Administration announced that May 11, 2023, would mark the end of the federal public health emergency (PHE) declarations that have been in place for the last three years.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It’s always been pretty obvious that factors such as wealth, race, education, and the quality of food and water have enormous impacts on health. Given that the field is increasingly digitized and data-driven, health IT is responsible for collecting and analyzing social determinants of health (SDoH).

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Hall Render

MARCH 28, 2023

On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the COVID public health emergency (“PHE”) will expire and end on May 11, 2023. This waiver provides temporary emergency coverage of SNF services without a qualifying hospital stay. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-886. COVID Testing Requirements.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2020

Connected Health Mobility Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth How contact tracing, contactless experiences and remote monitoring will redefine healthcare and public health. A study by non-profit group FAIR Health suggests a 4,000% increase in telehealth claims across the country.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2021

But since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency, our organization has expanded its telehealth capabilities. A brief background about myself and my practice: I am an occupational medicine physician working under a not-for-profit health care system. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Biden’s statement, which divided the public health community and the public, has wide-reaching implications for the fate of connected health and vital telehealth services. Department of Health and Human Services Alex Azar signed the first Public Health Emergency declaration , declaring COVID-19 a national emergency.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Biden’s statement, which divided the public health community and the public, has wide-reaching implications for the fate of connected health and vital telehealth services. Department of Health and Human Services Alex Azar signed the first Public Health Emergency declaration , declaring COVID-19 a national emergency.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 1, 2023

to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In an age when nearly everyone is digitally connected in some way – even many senior citizens, who are often characterized as technophobic – it only makes sense that the healthcare industry is seeing a lot of connected health devices and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies. Bardy Diagnostics.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 23, 2022

2022 was a year with high and low points for the health care real estate industry. To subscribe to our weekly health care real estate briefing, click here. In November and December, health experts reported an alarming number of Covid-19, flu and RSV cases, the combination of which they refer to as a “tripledemic”.

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Hall Render

APRIL 12, 2024

in billing fraud Arizona system names new CEO Banner Health CEO Peter Fine to retire after 24 years, handing the reins to health system president Four UArizona bioscience startups selected for Flinn Foundation program Gov. to Develop Wearable Blood Loss Detector An Academic Lifeline for Rural Hospitals CHI St.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

Morgan Healthcare Conference is how our healthcare industry today is addressing the mental health needs of Americans. Mental Health, Virtual Care and the Healthcare System. As I noted yesterday , mental health issues are one of the top two causes of disability in the U.S. And mental health issues hurt in so many ways.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 6, 2022

Survey Guidance for Skilled Nursing Facilities – New F Tag 888. Attachment A introduces a new citation tag for skilled nursing providers, F Tag 888, regarding infection control under CFR §483.80(i). Background. The QSO Memo includes multiple attachments, each focused on a specific provider type. Policies and Procedures.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

in federal funds for hospitals State of the State 2024: Arkansas health care faces challenges Study ranks Arkansas at the absolute bottom for dental health A mosaic of medical staffing solutions: Groups work to increase health care workforce in Northwest Arkansas CHI St.

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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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Health Populi

MAY 11, 2023

We continue to track to evolving, expanding landscape of retail health — which we see as the expanding ecosystem of health/care accessible to people-as-health consumers. Let’s start with weight-loss, as several aspects of health/care come together in the consumer’s retail health sandbox.

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