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Pandemic Pivot to Telemedicine Creates New Compliance Issues for Healthcare Providers

McBrayer Law Blog

Posted In COVID-19 , Health Care Fraud , Healthcare Regulation , Telehealth The shift to telemedicine in the United States predates the pandemic, but COVID-19 has accelerated its widespread use.

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UW Medicine CIO's advice: prepping IT systems for COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Population Health Telehealth Workflow Workforce On the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, UW has ramped up telemedicine capabilities and made immediate changes to its EHR to support COVID-19 care.

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth could be particularly helpful for the many people in the United States without paid sick time or good transportation options. Currently 17 states enact some probation on public-owned broadband. Region Tag: Global Edition. More than 14 million urban homes and nearly 4 million rural homes have no broadband.

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Telehealth and mail-order abortion possible in some states during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Although Missouri is one of the 18 states with laws that require an abortion provider to be physically present – thereby eliminating telemedicine abortion as an option, even with the latest ruling – neighboring Illinois is not. Of course, the ruling doesn't remove all barriers to abortion via telemedicine.

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Has telehealth hit the high watermark?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Its competitor American Well has raised nearly $ 200 million to keep up with the "skyrocketing" demand for telemedicine, and Doctor on Demand collected $75 million for meeting the increased demand for its platform and services. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Has telehealth hit the high watermark?

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Patient experience: new perspectives on person-focused care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

News New York State Office for the Aging deploys AI robots as companions for older adults The U.S. News Henry Ford Health System gets ROI from employer-based telemedicine clinic The health system partnered with General Motors on an insurance product that enabled an onsite. By Bill Siwicki | June 02, 2022. The office.

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Top takeaways from HIMSS22: What CIOs need to know

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This approach has never quite taken off in the United States – until now , where there is a renewed emphasis on population health management and value-based care as telehealth has also gained wider acceptance. Region Tag: Global Edition. The following tools in your current portfolio are the ones to optimize. Virtual care.