Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Remember Healthy@Home in 2008 ? Telemedicine was positively perceived in 2008, but… More than half of older adults said they would like to be able to monitor their health status at home, sending information to their doctor via telephone and email. You probably don’t, but you should read it. Oh yes, and does it save money?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2020

There's the massive electronic health record modernization , of course, but also everything from a new National Artificial Intelligence Institute to an Apple Health Records rollout to a project focused on tablet-based telehealth. Indeed, telehealth continues to be a major priority for the VA. In FY19, VA provided more than 2.6

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Over the past decade the share of workers in plans with annual deductibles has grown from 59% in 2008 to 85% in 2018. Two approaches quantified in this year’s KFF survey are the use of lower-cost settings, such as retail clinics and telehealth, as well as workers generating health data shared via mobile apps and wearable technology.

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Health Populi

JULY 28, 2020

The growth of virtual care and telehealth, adoption of wearable technologies ( discussed here in Health Populi in yesterday’s coverage of the Capgemini health consumer study), and growing use of the cloud were all shown off at CES 2020. .

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Health Populi

JULY 9, 2020

Providers masks and in protective gear, waiting in an automobile or physically-distanced queue to gain access to a doctor’s office, or convening with a doctor via a virtual telehealth visit or encrypted email are all new-new life-flows for a health consumer. The economic recession in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 28, 2019

"The requirements have changed dramatically and telemedicine now needs to influence clinical, operational and financial outcomes." The answer we turned to was telepsychiatry, and the center opened its doors in 2008.” From there, an emergency care model was born. MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Enzyme Health

JUNE 19, 2019

Applying for telemedicine jobs and want to stand out? Here’s the essential telehealth terminology that will put you ahead of the curve. This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. Just getting started in the field? Sometimes this is referred to as the consulting site.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

History of EPCS Kyle Zebley, head of public policy American Telemedicine Association (ATA) , says that Congress called on the DEA to implement a policy for a special controlled substance registration process in 2008. This requirement languished for the past 15 years, probably because the DEA had a multitude of competing priorities.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Interest in telehealth has reached an all-time high, with many of the most prestigious health systems in the U.S. Out of all the reasons health systems are implementing telehealth, however, reducing medical costs is one of the largest driving factors. Telehealth could save as much as $6 billion annually in U.S. healthcare costs.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) urging the agency to advance its proposed rules on the Special Registration for Telemedicine under the Ryan Haight Act. AHA Stresses the Importance of Updating Ryan Haight Act Telemedicine Regulations.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Warren Buffett wrote Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in 2008, asserting that, “Price is what you pay. ” I ask in an essay published today on Crossover Health’s website titled Value-Based Care: Driving a Social Contract of Trust and Health. The answer: embrace value-based care. Value is what you get.” ” The U.S.

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American Well

AUGUST 28, 2013

When the mandate went into effect in 2008, the percentage of lives covered rose to 94.2 Want to give Telehealth a test drive? Click below to take the Telehealth Challenge: The post Solution to the healthcare access shortage? Telemedicine appeared first on American Well. In American Well?s

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Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2021

Dr. Fendrick was part of a team that wrote one of the first research articles on the effects of increasing patient cost sharing on health disparities — published in 2008 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. .” Out of the mouths of Mom’s, right?!

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Health Populi

JUNE 25, 2021

Note that David — a fashion and style maven — talks about the adoption of telehealth and e-health in The New Healthy as part of this message. Some examples to expect going forward are: In hospitality, virus-scrubbed air in hotels and cruise shifts with state-of-the-art filtration systems. .”

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eVisit

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The Kaiser Family Foundation released data showing a 65% increase in the cost of employee provided healthcare for family coverage from 2008 to 2018. In 2008 the total cost for an employer to cover an employee’s family was $12,679. That cost jumped up to $19,616 in just 10 years, and as an employer, you pay 70% or more.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 1, 2023

On February 24, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced its long-awaited proposal for permanent rules regarding telehealth prescriptions for controlled medications. The proposed rule would allow telehealth prescribing for the following: Consultations that do not involve the prescribing of controlled medications.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Interest in telehealth has reached an all-time high, with many of the most prestigious health systems in the U.S. Out of all the reasons health systems are implementing telehealth, however, reducing medical costs is one of the largest driving factors. Telehealth could save as much as $6 billion annually in U.S. healthcare costs.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Editor’s Note: Telehealth services extends networks beyond urban hubs and expands payers’ member enrollments. Staying current with state telehealth laws allows payers flexibility with policy updates. Private Payer Reimbursement: 36 states and DC have laws that govern private payer reimbursement of telehealth.

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LinkousThink

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Many telemedicine applications are, finally, now on that road, some ahead, some far behind. Several people, including myself, have indicated that many applications of telemedicine are starting to enter such a hype cycle. The road from hype to real is bumpy. To shepherd the applications along some tough decisions needs to be made.

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American Well

MAY 4, 2015

Today at the 20 th Annual Telemedicine Meeting & Trade Show in Los Angeles, American Well revealed its next generation product line— American Well 8. This revolutionary release marks the most dramatic update to our product since the initial release in 2008. Telehealth Now.

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American Well

MAY 4, 2015

Today at the 20 th Annual Telemedicine Meeting & Trade Show in Los Angeles, American Well revealed its next generation product line— American Well 8. This revolutionary release marks the most dramatic update to our product since the initial release in 2008. Telehealth Now.

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Health System CIO

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Making “big leaps” in telehealth Pioneer ACO ‘Epic First’ strategy Focus on analytics — “You have to be able to measure to improve.” But Ken Gilles, who was CIO at Innovis when it was bought by Essentia in 2008, saw it as a new beginning, and six years later, his role with the organization is going strong.

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Digital Health Global

MAY 24, 2023

Noom Med is a unique program that combines a suite of telehealth services with Noom’s personalized psychological tools for lasting weight loss. Founded in 2008, Noom’s mission is to help people everywhere lead healthier lives. The Benefit of Telemedicine in Obesity Care.” JAMA Network Open , vol. e227705, [link].

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LinkousThink

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The 2008 Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act includes language to protect telemedicine programs from federal efforts to close down sites that illegally sell controlled substances. The Administration is now finalizing their final regulations regarding the Act and they should be made public soon.

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LinkousThink

AUGUST 18, 2009

A systematic analysis of telehomecare studies published last year (Telemedicine and e-Health November 1, 2008, 14(9): 896-904. However, achieving such savings means a small investment in home telehealth services, traditionally pigeonholed within “home care” or “home health visits” by departments. doi:10.1089/tmj.2008.0009),

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GlobalMed

MAY 5, 2019

GlobalMed’s telemedicine hardware and software. Both certifications were granted for the company’s design, development and manufacture of telemedicine stations, medical device cameras and software for medical examination and microscopic study. National Quality Assurance recertifies. SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.

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HIStalk Weekender

JULY 6, 2018

CNBC reports on “why telemedicine has been such a bust so far”. For those of us out in the field working with telehealth and its various service lines, we know it is a success. Telehealth and telemedicine isn’t a narrow service for treating common complaints and sniffly noses as the writer only references.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2023

Drug Enforcement Administration's proposed permanent changes to the e-prescribing of controlled medications, the American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action sent its final comments this week in two letters.

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American Well

JUNE 8, 2015

Back in 2008 when American Well was founded, there was some skepticism as to the impact telemedicine – and the newly minted “telehealth” – could realistically have on the industry, and the benefits for health systems and their physicians and patients. Telehealth technology needs to be as mobile as doctors themselves.

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American Well

JUNE 8, 2015

Back in 2008 when American Well was founded, there was some skepticism as to the impact telemedicine – and the newly minted “telehealth” – could realistically have on the industry, and the benefits for health systems and their physicians and patients. Telehealth technology needs to be as mobile as doctors themselves.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

With the COVID public health emergency (PHE) scheduled to end on May 11, 2023, the issue of prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine and telehealth has taken center stage. The initial ruling was put in place to protect consumers against unscrupulous Internet-based sales of prescriptions, which has continued in other forms.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

As we observed in the wake of the Great Recession of 2008, more DIY care came to people’s self-care at home. Through 2023, we’ll see more technology-enabled care delivery to the home, in community-based brick-and-mortar retailers and clinical spaces, and virtually via telehealth for body, mind, and spiritual health and well-being.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 14, 2020

Rural hospital leaders say COVID-19 has magnified the need for access to telehealth – and that it's a mistake to rely on one-size, fits-all solutions for virtual care. "Many areas we provide care to did not have much recovery since [the economic crash of] 2008," said Marshfield Clinic Health System CEO Dr. Susan Turney.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 16, 2024

With less than three months before the clock runs out on telemedicine electronic prescribing flexibilities, Reps. Drug Enforcement Administration to strengthen and deliver a better proposal for a controlled substance registry for telehealth providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 17, 2022

While the inevitable end of the PHE could result in the loss of Medicaid to millions when states review enrollee eligibility and other impacts to healthcare operations, the questions of what will happen to telehealth benefits and the continuum of care in the absence loom large. Telehealth in legislative limbo. What's at stake.

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Mend

JANUARY 18, 2021

Telehealth advocates aren’t impressed with the lack of support for connected health services in the latest pandemic relief package. We believe arbitrary restrictions on telehealth must be permanently removed to make way for a modernized and more accessible healthcare system.”. But those calls were largely ignored.

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