Connected Health, Health Policy and Nursing

Think Quintuple Aim This Week at #HIMSS25

Health Populi

MARCH 3, 2025

Now I’ll share some of my early takes on how each of these could play out at 2025 HIMSS’s featured innovations and announcements.

Digital Health

Digital Health Medical Billing Primary Care Interoperability

Our Pandemic Lessons: Listening to Michael Dowling – a #HIMSS21 Wrap-Up

Health Populi

AUGUST 13, 2021

health policy and regulatory leaders. An uncertain world is our workplace in the health/care ecosystem, globally, in this moment. What should doctor’s and nurse’s competencies be ten years from now?” The three spoke about navigating compliance (think: regulations and reimbursement) in an uncertain world.

Public Health

Public Health Telehealth Health Policy Nursing

8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Kyle Brewer, telehealth administrator at University of Mississippi Medical Center; Kuldeep CEO of Biofourmis; Laura Kreofsky, VP at Pivot Point Consulting, and Neil Patel, president of Healthbox, offered their perspectives on the new connected health tools and data management imperatives needed to make RPM work.

Telehealth

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Health Consumers Expect Healthcare to be Digital (and Secure), Philips Future Health Index Finds

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Thus, Philips asserts that health care professionals are becoming “true digital collaborators,” seeing positive impacts on the way they and their patients experience health care. The Dilemma is the risk of “too little” or “too much” health data being shared.

Interoperability

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Dispatches from the Frontlines: Connected Health and COVID-19

Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 24, 2020

The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) and our members worked tirelessly with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congress, and state officials to expand access to connected health solutions during COVID-19 pandemic.

Connected Health

Connected Health Telehealth Medicare Health Technology

Our Mobile Health Data: Shared, Identifiable, and Privacy-Deprived

Health Populi

MARCH 28, 2019

This compromised health data privacy scenario comes out of research published this month in the BMJ , Data sharing practices of medicines related apps and the mobile ecosystem: traffic, content, and network analysis.

Mobile Health

Mobile Health Health Data Digital Health Nursing

Real-Time Versus Store-and-Forward Telehealth Technology

AMD Telemedicine

JANUARY 31, 2023

These fields usually involve doctors and nurses relying on documented information and images rather than physical examinations. Another important distinction is that the reimbursement policies from private insurers vary between real-time and store-and-forward technologies.

Telehealth

Telehealth Telemedicine Health Policy Patient Experience

How to Get Better Care to More People? Address Burnout, Bridge Insights, Embed Sustainability – the Philips Future Health Index 2024

Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2024

That leads to over one-half of health care leaders sensing a growing likelihood of staff leaving their jobs due to healthcare professionals burning out. The chart illustrates health care leaders’ perspectives on automation for bolstering staff productivity and wellness at work.

Nursing

Nursing Primary Care Patient Experience Telehealth

Telehealth-As-Healthcare Is a Mainstream Expectation Among Consumers, J.D. Power Finds

Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Our clinicians — nurses, physicians and pharmacists — continue to be the most-trusted honest and ethical professions in the overall U.S. economy, not just in the health care economy.

Telehealth

Telehealth Mental health Nursing Primary Care

9 Best Telemedicine Newsletters You Should Be Reading to Keep Up With the Industry

Enzyme Health

MARCH 27, 2019

Close For Clinicians For Employers Telehealth Jobs Family Medicine General Practice Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioners Family Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Psychiatry / Mental Health Hospitalist Dont see your specialty? Only 20% are listed here. Sign Up to see them all. Only 20% are listed here.

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Prelude to Health 2.0 2019: Thinking Consumers At the Center of Digital Health Transformation

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

As EY’s framework illustrates here in the Venn diagram, these many health and wellbeing touch-points leverage various technologies and services: maturing EHRs and acute care, as well as emerging tech like AI, blockchain, and biometrics.

Digital Health

Digital Health HIPAA Nursing Telehealth

Well-Being Burnout – Lululemon’s 4th Annual Study Into Our Pressured Lives

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The bottom line: those who are more connected to their community report 16% greater well-being and are more likely to feel a sense of purpose. We can’t expect the health care system — hospitals, physicians and nurses, pharmacists and life science companies — to solve this problem for patients and caregivers.

Life Science

Life Science Nursing Pharmaceuticals Patient Experience

Consumers’ Dilemma: Health and Wealth, Smartwatches and Transparency

Health Populi

JULY 4, 2022

healthcare professional or visit a doctor/nurse when they’re feeling unwell,” GWI observed in the report. Health Populi’s Hot Points: U.S. consumers are currently facing inflation at a 40-year high, discussed here in Health Populi.

Mental health

Mental health Digital Health Nursing Public Health

Why Implementing Telehealth Is Worth the Cost

AMD Telemedicine

JANUARY 6, 2022

For example, AMD’s telemedicine technology enables remote providers to treat patients in place at skilled nursing facilities, reducing readmission costs, transportation costs, and medicare penalties. Another cost-saving avenue from telehealth is post-acute care.

Telehealth

Telehealth Telemedicine Medicare Health Policy

Telehealth Policy 2018: Keeping You In The Know

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MARCH 6, 2018

In 2018, updates and changes impacted telehealth policy across the nation. Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee participate in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). Regional Level. The eNLC was implemented on January 19, 2018. ” Watch for updates as they become available.

Telehealth

Telehealth Medicare Nursing Telemedicine

Licensing and Credentialing in Telehealth

American Well

MAY 16, 2017

In the world of telehealth, licensing and credentialing issues are amongst the initial concerns many health systems have when considering integrating telemedicine into their system. There is a nursing compact for RNs interested in streamlining the licensing process as well. What is Credentialing?

Telehealth

Telehealth Telemedicine Nursing Health Policy

Licensing and Credentialing in Telehealth

American Well

MAY 16, 2017

In the world of telehealth, licensing and credentialing issues are amongst the initial concerns many health systems have when considering integrating telemedicine into their system. There is a nursing compact for RNs interested in streamlining the licensing process as well. What is Credentialing?

Telehealth

Telehealth Telemedicine Nursing Health Policy

Do Medicare providers located at a Distant Site have to be hospital-based to provide services?

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MAY 24, 2018

The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) is a great resource to stay current on state and national policy. This booklet targets the Fee-For-Service Provider and may be helpful to you. Click here to download the Telehealth Services booklet. Click here to visit the Medicare Eligibility Analyzer site.

Medicare

Medicare Nursing Telehealth Health Policy

Telehealth Policy Barriers to Observe

BHM Healthcare Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Editor’s Note: Healthcare organizations are increasingly looking to adopt telehealth programs, but they face a number of telehealth policy barriers that hinder their plans, according to the Center for Connected Health Policy. Payers are rapidly becoming educated in telehealth and are keen on closing telehealth gap.

Telehealth

Telehealth HIPAA Health Policy Connected Health

Two Forms of Telemedicine: Synchronous vs. Asynchronous

Lloyd Price

JANUARY 17, 2020

Often, special telehealth-enabled instruments, such as a video otoscope or an electronic stethoscope, are operated by a nurse or technician at the consulting provider's direction to remotely perform a physical examination." " What is Asynchronous Telemedicine?

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Primary Care mHealth Telehealth

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – March & April 2018

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

APRIL 9, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). 12/19/17: Adopted Effective: 12/29/17 Title: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Agency: Board of Nursing. LEGISLATION.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – February 2018

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Title: Advanced Practice Registered NurseAgency: Board of Nursing. Amends rules regarding advanced practice registered nurse.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Telehealth Public Health Nursing

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – March 2018

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MARCH 5, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Title: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Agency: Board of Nursing. LEGISLATION. Pending Legislation. 12/19/17: Adopted.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – May 2018

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MAY 14, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Effective: 12/29/17 Title: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Agency: Board of Nursing. LEGISLATION. Arkansas 067.00.17

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – June 2018

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

JUNE 29, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Effective: 12/29/17 Title: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Agency: Board of Nursing. LEGISLATION. Arkansas 067.00.17

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy

Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

JUNE 19, 2019

CCHP: CCHP stands for the Center for Connected Health Policy and is a non-profit that has been designated the national telehealth policy resource center. The organization researches telehealth policy issues and keeps updated information on state telehealth laws and reimbursement.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine mHealth Telehealth HIPAA

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – November 2017

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Title: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Agency: Board of Nursing. LEGISLATION. Passed Legislation. 067.00.17.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Telehealth Nursing Health Policy

Telehealth’s Missing Link: Training and Support

GlobalMed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Training and support – or the lack thereof – can make or break a virtual health program. In a recent interview with Managed Care magazine , Mei Wa Kwong, executive director of the Center for Connected Health Policy, listed training as a major implementation obstacle.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Health Policy Connected Health Nursing

6 Ways to Drive Higher Medicaid Reimbursement with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

JULY 8, 2019

Check a resource like Center for Connected Health Policy to find out the specific rules in your state. Depending on your state laws, nurse practitioners and other mid-level clinicians may be able to work to the top of their license by seeing these patients for you. Identify suitable Medicaid patients in your practice.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Primary Care Health Policy Mental health

Introduction to Remote Patient Monitoring in Pregnancy

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

AUGUST 21, 2024

Jones , published in the Cardiovascular Digital Health Journal (June 2024), researchers demonstrated how cellular-enabled RPM devices, supported by a 24/7 nurse call center, can effectively monitor pregnant women with hypertension, leading to reduced stress levels, high patient satisfaction, and fewer hospitalizations.

Medicare

Medicare Telehealth Health Policy HIPAA

Techquity: How Technology Can Help to Scale Health and Digital Equity, Live from VIVE 2022

Health Populi

MARCH 8, 2022

Using geospatial modeling and lots of data analysis via Cerner’s trove of information, the health system was able to identify a cluster around an African-American church. This inspired a partnership between the health care organization, the church, and nurses who were also part of that community.

Digital Health

Digital Health Nursing Health Data Public Health

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Think Quintuple Aim This Week at #HIMSS25

Our Pandemic Lessons: Listening to Michael Dowling – a #HIMSS21 Wrap-Up

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8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

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Our Mobile Health Data: Shared, Identifiable, and Privacy-Deprived

Real-Time Versus Store-and-Forward Telehealth Technology

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Telehealth-As-Healthcare Is a Mainstream Expectation Among Consumers, J.D. Power Finds

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Prelude to Health 2.0 2019: Thinking Consumers At the Center of Digital Health Transformation

Well-Being Burnout – Lululemon’s 4th Annual Study Into Our Pressured Lives

Consumers’ Dilemma: Health and Wealth, Smartwatches and Transparency

Why Implementing Telehealth Is Worth the Cost

Telehealth Policy 2018: Keeping You In The Know

Licensing and Credentialing in Telehealth

Licensing and Credentialing in Telehealth

Do Medicare providers located at a Distant Site have to be hospital-based to provide services?

Telehealth Policy Barriers to Observe

Two Forms of Telemedicine: Synchronous vs. Asynchronous

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – March & April 2018

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – February 2018

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – March 2018

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – May 2018

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – June 2018

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South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – November 2017

Telehealth’s Missing Link: Training and Support

6 Ways to Drive Higher Medicaid Reimbursement with Telemedicine

Introduction to Remote Patient Monitoring in Pregnancy

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