Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Telehealth has been around for a long time, but only recently has it gained the critical mass that most have long expected. Naturally, the first focus was on exploring the new normal of telehealth and virtual care. How to shore up telehealth cybersecurity. How to optimize RPM for physicians.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2021

Leading healthcare industry stakeholders on Monday implored top leaders in the House and Senate to help ensure, among other imperatives, that "Medicare beneficiaries [don't] abruptly lose access to nearly all recently expanded coverage of telehealth." This would have a chilling effect on access to care across the entire U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The Taskforce on Telehealth Policy released a final report on Tuesday outlining its findings and recommendations around safeguarding the future of telehealth after the COVID-19 pandemic. As the report notes, the COVID-19 crisis acted as a catalyst to transform telehealth from a niche passion to an in-demand modality.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

House of Representatives on Thursday aims to ensure telehealth is able to continue to build on its potential in the years ahead, by making permanent some policies enacted during the pandemic and protecting Medicare beneficiaries' ability to engage in virtual care. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

These challenges gave telehealth the chance to grab the spotlight. The benefits of telehealth are striking, offering hospitals the chance to brand themselves as innovative and using cutting-edge technologically. Here, we summarize 8 reasons why you should consider telehealth to be part of the holistic health practice of your hospital.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 9, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of telehealth out of necessity. The risk of infection from face-to-face clinical interactions forced health providers to give their patients alternative channels to receive care, making virtual visits commonplace. Patient and provider response to telehealth has been quite positive.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 9, 2021

"These new care from anywhere innovations ensure that we continue this digital transformation in healthcare and empower providers, payers, care coordinators and pharmaceutical companies to deliver care for patients wherever they are," he added. Vivify Health's remote care enhancements.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2023

State laws and policies should also define consumer health data with the uniform language defined as protected health information under HIPAA, the group said in its announcement this week. "Telehealth is healthcare and it should not be segmented, segregated, separated or considered out of contact from the rest of the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 25, 2022

MaineHealth wanted telemedicine technology that could easily integrate into its care models and that would be highly accessible for patients to use. "Choosing a solution that was easy to use for both patients and care teams was a high priority so as not to exacerbate digital access and digital literacy barriers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

"Neither of these options appeals to health systems, given the potential increased labor costs due to the shortage of nurses and the heightened risk of error presented with fewer clinicians responsible for larger patient groups." Department of Veterans Affairs' new eight-year, $1.03-billion

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 11, 2023

To confront the problem, Lehigh Valley began using telehealth and telecommunications technologies to mobilize resources to optimize a patient’s waiting time – while reducing the number of patients leaving the ED without being seen. Access the leadership of your regional federally funded Telehealth Resource Center.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The University of Virginia Health System announced it would be expanding its telehealth offerings to help treat diabetes, heart disease and other chronic illnesses. Through the UVA Center for Telehealth, the organization will also develop training courses for healthcare providers that help them identify and treat chronic diseases.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

Since 2011, I have been writing the Telehealth.org blog to inform behavioral health professionals of telehealth advocacy to support the permanent approval of telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement at state and federal levels. Permanently allow health centers and rural health clinics to provide telehealth services.

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American Well

AUGUST 1, 2018

During an American Well-sponsored webinar hosted by Becker’s Hospital Review , Intermountain Healthcare discussed telehealth ROI for urgent care. Intermountain Healthcare encompasses 23 hospitals, 185 clinics, a medical group and a health plan division called SelectHealth.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 25, 2018

WASHINGTON—Commissioner Brendan Carr joined a group of telehealth stakeholders Tuesday to discuss more details about the FCC's $100 million connected care pilot program. Although the program is still in the early days of development, Carr did reveal some details about where that money will go.

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GlobalMed

MARCH 17, 2020

That’s one reason clarity is so important when it comes to telehealth reimbursement – not just because it impacts provider paychecks, but because it can shape the future of virtual health adoption. And with the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, telehealth coverage policies are rapidly changing. Choosing Responsible Connected Care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 25, 2023

New healthcare technology innovations developed outside the box offer clinicians more tools, including cloud-based telehealth, remote lab testing for infections and enhanced imaging for surgical precision. Payer and healthcare systems that are Google Cloud Partners can now purchase and deploy Pager's connected care system.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Telehealth: an untapped but powerful tool. Telehealth has clear benefits for Australia with our vast geography, a dispersed population and the uneven distribution of our clinical workforce. Telehealth driven care models not only eliminate the challenges of distance but also result in better patient outcomes and experience.

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American Well

AUGUST 1, 2018

During an American Well-sponsored webinar hosted by Becker’s Hospital Review , Intermountain Healthcare discussed telehealth ROI for urgent care. Intermountain Healthcare encompasses 23 hospitals, 185 clinics, a medical group and a health plan division called SelectHealth.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

The quickly evolving COVID-19 public health emergency has warranted the growing use of telehealth and non-invasive remote monitoring devices to facilitate patient monitoring while reducing patient and healthcare provider contact and possible exposure to the virus.

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American Well

OCTOBER 8, 2018

1] With wait times rising and healthcare costs increasing, many health systems have turned to telehealth as a means of increasing access to healthcare. Cerner and American Well have partnered to deliver telehealth that is fully embedded within Cerner’s electronic health record portfolio. per visit with telehealth.

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American Well

OCTOBER 8, 2018

1] With wait times rising and healthcare costs increasing, many health systems have turned to telehealth as a means of increasing access to healthcare. Cerner and American Well have partnered to deliver telehealth that is fully embedded within Cerner’s electronic health record portfolio. per visit with telehealth.

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American Well

JULY 30, 2017

The CONNECT for Health Act would improve coverage of telehealth and remote patient monitoring as basic benefits in Medicare Advantage. Telehealth has the potential to help rural patients remotely access specialized healthcare — but convincing payers like Medicare to cover these services has proved challenging.

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American Well

JULY 30, 2017

The CONNECT for Health Act would improve coverage of telehealth and remote patient monitoring as basic benefits in Medicare Advantage. Telehealth has the potential to help rural patients remotely access specialized healthcare — but convincing payers like Medicare to cover these services has proved challenging.

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GlobalMed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Telehealth expands access to care. It’s practically a mantra at this point – the very real ability of remote communication technology to connect underserved populations to top-notch medical care. But what happens when certain populations can’t even get access to virtual care?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 20, 2023

Since 2011, I have been writing the Telehealth.org blog to inform behavioral health professionals of telehealth advocacy to support the permanent approval of telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement at state and federal levels. Permanently allow health centers and rural health clinics to provide telehealth services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 28, 2023

IoT Solutions Group. Sensor-based monitoring of activity patterns to help support elder care and specialty care. Stephanie Chia, Russ Hinz and Susan Tolin will offer more detail in the HIMSS23 session "Equity on Chicago's South Side: Connected Care Technology." Rose Health. PathologyWatch.

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American Well

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The discussion, which was moderated by Sylvia Romm, MD, medical director at American Well, included the following panelists: Bruce Rosenthal, MD , Medical Director, Consumer Telehealth Services, UPMC. Will Daines, MD, Medical Director, Intermountain Connect Care. Build a telehealth program on what already exists. “We

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In March 2020, many Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) serving low-income patients started delivering high volumes of telehealth visits to maintain access to care. The resulting telehealth safety net services led to rapid changes to technology, workflows, and staffing to accommodate telehealth visits.

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SteadyMD

MARCH 17, 2022

As hospitals and doctors’ offices continue to be overburdened by staff shortages and patient overload, telehealth offerings keep pace in providing a wide-range of patient care access, overcoming racial inequality, transportation barriers from rural communities, and treating chronic medical conditions.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

In a national study of over 2,000 consumers , 64% said they would be willing to have a telehealth visit with their doctor via video. The Alliance for Connected Care concludes that a telehealth visit for acute care represents $126 in savings over an in-person visit. Commercial Payers.

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American Well

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The discussion, which was moderated by Sylvia Romm, MD, medical director at American Well, included the following panelists: Bruce Rosenthal, MD , Medical Director, Consumer Telehealth Services, UPMC. Will Daines, MD, Medical Director, Intermountain Connect Care. Build a telehealth program on what already exists. “We

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Connected Health Initiative

APRIL 3, 2020

Both the COVID-19 Telehealth Program and Connected Care Pilot represent key efforts to combat the current public health emergency, and to drive a much-needed transformation of the American healthcare system. “We For more information, see www.connectedhi.com.

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American Well

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Intermountain’s system encompasses 22 hospitals, 185 clinics, and a medical group of 1,300 physicians. The new telehealth service, Connect Care, will launch in early 2016. A leader in healthcare, Intermountain began exploring telehealth in 2013, when it piloted an internally built system.

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American Well

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Intermountain’s system encompasses 22 hospitals, 185 clinics, and a medical group of 1,300 physicians. The new telehealth service, Connect Care, will launch in early 2016. A leader in healthcare, Intermountain began exploring telehealth in 2013, when it piloted an internally built system.

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American Well

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Intermountain’s system encompasses 22 hospitals, 185 clinics, and a medical group of 1,300 physicians. The new telehealth service, Connect Care, will launch in early 2016. A leader in healthcare, Intermountain began exploring telehealth in 2013, when it piloted an internally built system.

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Meaningful HIT News

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

He had a lot of interesting things to say and, unlike so many other physicians, was aware of multiple system atrophy, the disease that killed my dad in 2012, so I decided to have him on for a podcast to describe how he is using off-the-shelf telehealth technology to expand access to care, improve patient satisfaction and reduce costs.

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