Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

According to a report issued by the National Center of Health Statistics , the percentage of adults who used telemedicine in the past 12 months decreased by 6.9%. According to a 2021 study , 65% of U.S. As virtual care numbers come back to earth , the industry is adjusting. One recent study reported on telehealth trends in U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2021

The rapid growth in care, they said in an article published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association , has also inspired discussions on the best way to use telemedicine for disease management. Components of an optimal model, they said, include: Support for secure multidisciplinary consults across the care team.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 24, 2021

The Commonwealth Fund released an issue brief this week reviewing state actions to expand individual and group health insurance coverage of telemedicine between March 2020 and March 2021. It found that 22 states changed laws or policies during that time period to require more robust insurance coverage of telemedicine.

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Optimum Healthcare IT

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

When looking at 2021, a few factors will determine telemedicine's growth & pervasiveness from both the provider and patient standpoint. . The post What is Telemedicine Going to Look Like in 2021? appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 20, 2021

2020 and 2021 saw the mainstreaming of telehealth and the rise of remote patient monitoring. These changes to the healthcare landscape were helped partly by requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic and partly by the subsequent loosening of telemedicine reimbursement and licensure regulations by the government.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The article Six Digital Health Trends For 2021 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. When ‘grammars were posting pictures of themselves from a decade before, next to one from the present day? Now we’re seeing the “2020 Challenge” — […].

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Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2020

Whether healthcare spending in 2021 increases by double-digits or falls by one-third directly depends on how the coronavirus pandemic will play out over the rest of 2020, based on PwC’s annual report on medical cost trends for 2021. In 2021, spending would return to pre-COVID projections. Patients Forgo Care Until 2021.”

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AMD Telemedicine

JULY 7, 2022

This article was originally published in January 2021 but was updated in June 2022. How school-based telemedicine can help the healthcare system navigate the pandemic. How school-based telemedicine can assist. School-based telemedicine is considered one solution for facing these current health care challenges head-on.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

"A primary health IT focus for 2021 must be empowering clinicians with solutions that deliver relief today," said Laureau. " In 2021, "it will be critical for hospitals and health systems to put policies and resources in place that make the safety and well-being of frontline workers a top priority," said Lang.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A new report predicts that cybercriminals will use strategies honed in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis to wreak havoc in 2021. And, of course, COVID-19 vaccines are likely to play a major role in 2021's health and security landscape, with streamlined distribution at top of mind for many officials.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Rock Health’s 2021 Digital Health Consumer Adoption Survey also found an increase in live video telemedicine and a decrease in satisfaction with telehealth compared with in-person care.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 18, 2021

The article Hospitals Turn To Tech To Help With 2021 Nursing Shortage appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. One of the greatest health concerns of modern society is nursing shortages in different states across the world.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 29, 2021

Avera Health sells off telemedicine services unit to Aquiline Capital Partners. Thu, 07/29/2021 - 11:42.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 13, 2021

Yoga classes, concerts and weddings were streamed via Zoom,” Fjord Trends 2021 from Accenture Interactive observes. Most of the 2021 Fjord Trends, listed in the first graphic shown here from the report, support health citizens’ self-care at home or closer-to-home.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 20, 2021

Sunway Medical Center, a private healthcare provider under Malaysia’s Sunway conglomerate company, has launched a Command Center for Telemedicine Services in early 2021, the private tertiary hospital recently announced. Even countries closer to home such as Indonesia and Thailand have adopted telemedicine to reach patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion. " Payers may wrestle with how to reimburse and, in some cases, provide virtual care.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 12, 2021

The article Moving Forward In 2021 With 20/20 Vision appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. At the beginning of last year, we all had our own thoughts on how the year would unfold. However, a few months into 2020, we realized […].

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 10, 2021

More fraud, tax evasion charges for telemedicine operator tied to $784M scheme. Wed, 08/11/2021 - 02:04.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The article Top 5 Healthcare Trends and Predictions For 2021 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. The challenges and tragedies of the past year are well-known, but amidst the hardships of 2020 some hopeful signals have emerged in healthcare. Patients and the people and systems who care for […].

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 7, 2023

Telemedicine was transforming healthcare landscapes by utilizing technology to provide clinical care remotely. Telemedicine ranges from simple text messaging for medical advice to advanced procedures like remotely controlled surgery. Telemedicine can also lead to better resource allocation and utilization.

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AMD Telemedicine

MAY 25, 2022

The program, which includes AMD Global Telemedicine’s virtual care platform and connected medical devices, launched in November 2021. The Approach: Leverage telemedicine technology for remote clinical exams that are as close to in-person care as possible for pediatric patients. Theresa Gillette. Ryan Baker, MHA. Ryan Baker, MHA.

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eVisit

DECEMBER 28, 2021

To help you evaluate the now and the next, we compiled a list of the top four healthcare trends we saw accelerating the industry in 2021. The end of the year is a great time to take a step back and asses the state of play in healthcare.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 17, 2022

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued a special fraud alert regarding telemedicine fraud and abuse. As asserted by the OIG in the alert, these telemedicine companies have “exploited” the acceptance and use of telehealth. .”

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American Well

APRIL 29, 2021

From February 2020 to February 2021, Northwell Health saw a 5,031% year-over-year growth in Amwell-powered telehealth visits, with 85 departments successfully conducting visits on the integrated direct-to-patient platform, and more than 130 telemedicine carts deployed across Northwell Health emergency rooms, facilities, and affiliated locations.

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Health Populi

JULY 26, 2021

some aspects of “digital transformation” seem not to have fully transformed American healthcare, we learn in HIMSS’s annual 2021 State of Healthcare Report. The study assessed payors’ perspectives in 2021, finding their top three concerned were increasing costs, quality of care, and the prospects for another pandemic.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Doximity’s second report on telemedicine explores both physicians’ and patients’ views on virtual care, finding most doctors and health consumers on the same page of virtual care adoption. For the physicians’ profile, Doximity examined 180,000 doctors’ who billed Medicare for telemedicine claims between January 2020 and June 2021.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 11, 2021

This week at the 2021 annual HIMSS conference, Philips is “making the case for moving to the cloud,” discussing the Philips HealthSuite, a cloud-based platform for connecting providers and patients, devices (and the data they generate), and care across the health care continuum.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 10, 2022

There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. New patient growth was solid, with 64% of the encounters new to HFHS (June 2021 to January 2022). Stevens offers five bits of telemedicine advice for her peers: "Integration is key. " MARKETPLACE. ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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Health Populi

MARCH 30, 2021

Still, the Homebody Economy will persist even post-COVID, with a growing realization that “home” has become a safe haven for many life-flows — with continued investments planned in 2021 for home renovations as well as luxury goods. User growth rates for both telemedicine segments are forecasted over 60%.

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Mend

MARCH 3, 2022

2021 had a lot to teach us about where telehealth is going. Most importantly, we learned that telemedicine wasn’t just a pandemic trend, as more and more people continued to see their healthcare providers virtually even as in-person offices opened up. When considering the future of telehealth, it helps to look backward.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 19, 2023

Telemedicine technology and services company Teladoc Health is seeing utilization rates among Medicare Advantage members up 54% for virtual urgent care services and up 635% for virtual mental health services when compared to 2019. Are you seeing many Medicare Advantage plans offer virtual services?

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GlobalMed

DECEMBER 14, 2021

December 15, 2021 — Virtual health industry leader GlobalMed announced CEO and founder Joel E. Barthelemy was recently inducted into the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) College of Fellows recognizing significant contributions and achievements in telehealth, service to the general telehealth community, and service to the ATA. “We

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Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2020

believe the pandemic won’t be under control until sometime after June 1, 2021. The two impacts impact most physicians as a result of COVID-19 have been experiencing a reduction in income (55%) and increasing the use of telemedicine in the practice (52%). One-half of physicians in the U.S. On the payor front, large U.S.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

and post-pandemic job growth in 2021, the cost of health insurance premiums rose faster than either the price of goods or wages. That family health plan premium reached $22,221, an increase of 22% since 2016, we learn in the annual report from Kaiser Family Foundation, 2021 Employer Health Benefits Survey.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Providing a quick high-level overview of the recent updates, all payors have extended their telehealth flexibilities to at least the end of the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE), which is currently set to end on April 21 st , 2021. Extended coverage for the virtual check-in code, G2012, through April 20 th , 2021. No Changes.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 23, 2021

Also, a Taiwanese mobile health company sponsors the COVID-19 testing of the Tour de France 2021 winning team.

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Connected Health Initiative

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Making these waivers permanent is one portion of increasing access to telemedicine services. These numbers reiterate what we have been saying all along – access to telemedicine helps people get the care they need when and where they need it. Congressional Action Still Needed to Ensure Continued Access.

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