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Waystar's Hawkins weighs in on future of telehealth reimbursement

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Has telehealth hit the high watermark?

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Telehealth In recent conversations with healthcare executives across the country, I hear the same story: The dramatic spikes in telehealth visits in March and April have dropped off, even as in-person visits have started climbing slowly. Teladoc reported that total visits rose 92%, from 1,063,000 to 2,045,000 in the past quarter.

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Telemedicine is a major driver in shifting the healthcare delivery model

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Accountable Care Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Workflow More than ever, the system selected to provide telemedicine services must provide added controls to overcome factors that are outside the control of the provider. Mike Restuccia is chief information officer of Penn Medicine.

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Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

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It's clear the future of reimbursement will at minimum include a heaping portion of providers being paid for value as opposed to volume. Health providers quickly pivoted to make the most of temporary telehealth flexibilities when the COVID-19 public health emergency started in 2020.

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Study: NYC Black, Latino patients less likely than white patients to use telehealth during pandemic

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As the novel coronavirus spread across the United States this spring, the demand for telehealth skyrocketed in turn – as did concerns about patient access to virtual care. "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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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

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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. Hospitals will also lobby hard to receive revenues from telehealth services.

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Top takeaways from HIMSS22: What CIOs need to know

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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. New advances in cloud and telehealth/remote monitoring are forcing the issue. Region Tag: Global Edition.