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Congress should include telehealth in year-end funding, say ATA, HIMSS

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

The American Telemedicine Association, the Connected Health Initiative and other industry groups issued a letter to Congress on Friday urging legislators to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities until the end of 2021. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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How the VA laid the groundwork for a pandemic-fueled telehealth spike

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2022

Many of those patients, however, face mobility hurdles and other challenges that can make it difficult to reach in-person care. As Evans explained, VA video-to-home telehealth encounters increased by 3,147% from 294,847 encounters in fiscal year 2019 to 9,575,958 encounters in fiscal year 2021. Also in 2021, VA provided more than 2.3

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Telehealth advocates ramp up pressure on elected officials

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 24, 2022

"This commonsense policy helped ensure that families could access vital telehealth services – including virtual primary care and behavioral health services – prior to having to meet their deductible," wrote the organizations. Signers also included the Connected Health Initiative, the Alliance for Connected Care, the U.S.

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CONNECT for Health Act reintroduced, would expand telehealth access

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2021

senators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. The CONNECT Act would aim to answer at least some of those questions, at least where Medicare is concerned. HIMSS is the parent company for Healthcare IT News.).

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MedStar Health uses $2M AHRQ research grant to enhance telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 27, 2022

COVID-19 transformed the delivery of care, making the use of telehealth tools highly beneficial – and a priority area for research. Raj Ratwani, PhD, vice president of scientific affairs for the MedStar Health Research Institute, and director of the MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare.

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Cybercriminals seek to take advantage of rapid telehealth scale-up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The consequences of cyber risks can be incredibly severe as healthcare data is particularly personal and sensitive," said Kelly Rozumalski, secure connected health director at Booz Allen, in a statement to Healthcare IT News. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS. "Large U.S.

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VA study shows benefits of telestroke program for patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 12, 2022

"The message is not to aim for an increase or decrease [in] transfers but to match the patient with the correct disposition and level of care based on their needs," said the researchers. By August 2021, the program was active in 50 facilities nationwide. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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The future of telehealth: informatics, scalability and interoperability

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2021

Even while the pandemic continues, healthcare provider organizations have begun to stabilize these infrastructures and revisit the technologies and workflows deployed earlier in the crisis and turn them into standard practices. How can telehealth and remote patient monitoring technologies help support chronic and acute care anywhere?

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How U.S. healthcare leaders are shifting course to navigate a changed world

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 9, 2022

" This seventh annual edition of the report from global technology vendor Philips analyzes feedback from nearly 3,000 healthcare leaders across 15 countries on the impact of digital health technology in the adoption of connected care. healthcare leaders in 2021, but a priority for 29% in 2022, according to the report.

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Henry Ford Health System gets ROI from employer-based telemedicine clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 10, 2022

Michigan's Henry Ford Health System and General Motors partnered to develop a narrow-network insurance product for GM employees called GM Connect Care. Through this product, HFHS aimed to offer innovative care delivery options that would be convenient and cost-effective for GM's members. THE PROBLEM. " MARKETPLACE.

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As 'telehealth cliff' looms, hundreds of healthcare orgs urge Congress to act

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2021

The concept of a "telehealth cliff" – an abrupt end to the progress made in expanding and enabling virtual care once the pandemic is finally over – has been of concern for some time. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. " Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN. Email the writer: mike.miliard@himssmedia.com.

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Apixio and ClaimLogiq Merge to Create a Leading Connected Care Platform

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JUNE 30, 2023

Eir Partners , ClaimLogiq’s first institutional investor, has backed ClaimLogiq since 2021 and will remain a significant minority investor in the combined company. We are excited to come together with Apixio as we build the nation’s leading connected care platform,” added Tom Magnotta. “By

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Leveraging the power of digital transformation to enhance patient care and healthcare providers’ performance

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2023

Clínica Alemana Osorno, located in southern Chile, has introduced digital communication workflows that leverage connected care. Digital workflows are helping the clinic create a better patient experience, enhance workforce efficiency and increase access to care across its 46 medical specialties and four facilities.

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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

" "2021 will show that digital health from the patient and clinician perspective is so much more than video visits and remote patient monitoring." "2021 will show that digital health from the patient and clinician perspective is so much more than video visits and remote patient monitoring.

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Sweetwater Medical reduces patients' blood pressure and weight with AI and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

There are many vendors of connected health and remote patient monitoring technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News published a special report highlighting many of these vendors with detailed descriptions of their products. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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How virtual nursing can help solve many workforce shortage woes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 14, 2023

Hospitals across the nation are facing workforce challenges with nurse staffing shortages posing one of the biggest threats to care delivery. workforce from 2020 to 2021 due to a perfect storm of issues ranging from burnout and job dissatisfaction to competing family obligations and COVID-related illness. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Tablet-based RPM keeps TRU Community Care patients and caregivers happy

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2021

We didn't want to take away from in-person care, but rather complement and add to the care through technology." Healthcare IT News compiled a comprehensive list of these vendors with detailed descriptions. TRU launched its telehealth program on December 15, 2019 with five test patients on its palliative care program.

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8 benefits of Telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Intuitive software tools can help to connect care teams and patients. 2021 Feb; 17(2): 218–221. For example, treating major chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular diseases or cancer requires continuously monitored data to optimize medication. Australas Psychiatry. 2020 Oct; 28(5): 514–516. Gajarawala et al.

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Mary Washington Healthcare Partners with Caregility to Pioneer Inpatient Virtual Engagement and Virtual Nursing Program

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The program brings two-way virtual care communications to the hospital bedside to increase nurse assistance, improve patient safety, and advance care model innovation within the regional health system. The virtual nursing program is the latest step in a series of digital health innovation programs at Mary Washington Healthcare.

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VA seeks to end telehealth copays and fund virtual care access in rural areas

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Telehealth has been an important point of access to care for veterans and the agency laid the groundwork for the pandemic-fueled telehealth spike, according to Dr. Neil Evans, chief officer for the Office of Connected Care in the Veterans Health Administration. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Congress should include telehealth in year-end funding, say ATA, HIMSS

How the VA laid the groundwork for a pandemic-fueled telehealth spike

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Telehealth advocates ramp up pressure on elected officials

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CONNECT for Health Act reintroduced, would expand telehealth access

MedStar Health uses $2M AHRQ research grant to enhance telehealth

Cybercriminals seek to take advantage of rapid telehealth scale-up

VA study shows benefits of telestroke program for patients

The future of telehealth: informatics, scalability and interoperability

How U.S. healthcare leaders are shifting course to navigate a changed world

Henry Ford Health System gets ROI from employer-based telemedicine clinic

As 'telehealth cliff' looms, hundreds of healthcare orgs urge Congress to act

Apixio and ClaimLogiq Merge to Create a Leading Connected Care Platform

Leveraging the power of digital transformation to enhance patient care and healthcare providers’ performance

Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Sweetwater Medical reduces patients' blood pressure and weight with AI and RPM

How virtual nursing can help solve many workforce shortage woes

Tablet-based RPM keeps TRU Community Care patients and caregivers happy

8 benefits of Telehealth

Mary Washington Healthcare Partners with Caregility to Pioneer Inpatient Virtual Engagement and Virtual Nursing Program

VA seeks to end telehealth copays and fund virtual care access in rural areas

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