Definition, Health Policy and Telehealth

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. . Prior to the emergence of COVID-19, the use of telehealth in U.S. healthcare was relatively low (with Northwell Health actually a more mature user of virtual care).

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Telehealth Reimbursement: End-of-Pandemic Emergency Update

Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

Private payers, Medicaid, and Medicare initiated widespread telehealth reimbursement approvals. Access to Telehealth Services Private Health Insurance Coverage for telehealth and other remote care services will vary by state and private insurance plans. Resources for other end-of-pandemic decisions are also provided.

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Necessity is the Mother(board) – How COVID-19 Inspires Local Communities to Build Broadband

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

map of median broadband speeds and affordability, where the red areas shown locales where speeds routinely fall below the FCC’s base definition of broadband. The result is shown in the U.S.

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What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

more health plans are attending to SDoH, and physicians at the front-end challenged with this coordination work-flow. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers several definitions , which I’ve mashed up here. In the U.S., So what is primary care, anyway?

Primary Care

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Improving Access to Behavioral Health Crisis Support Services

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 20, 2025

Tell us a little bit about yourself and Bamboo Health. My name is Vatsala Kapur, and I’m the Vice President of External Affairs at Bamboo Health. At Bamboo Health, were committed to transforming physical and behavioral health through innovative technology solutions. Definitely.

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Telehealth and the CHRONIC Act of 2017 (S. 870)

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

OCTOBER 24, 2017

House of Representatives, allows for an expansion of telehealth/telemedicine coverage under the Medicare Advantage Plan B. While the act does not require a Medicare Advantage Plan to offer additional telehealth services, it does allow the option. Traditionally, telehealth has been seen as a way to provide health care in rural areas.

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Does Medicaid reimburse for telehealth/telemedicine services?

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

JUNE 26, 2018

Q: Does Medicaid reimburse for telehealth/telemedicine services? A: Federal Medicaid statues do not recognize telemedicine as a distinct service; however, each state has the flexibility to decide if/how its Medicaid program will reimburse for telehealth/telemedicine services. Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP).

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Reimagining Health Care Without Walls – Deloitte’s Vision

Health Populi

MAY 16, 2022

Delivering health care during the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic proved to both patients and their clinicians that virtual care was not only a viable channel for care, but very often a preferable “place” to collaborate for treatment.

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The Care Crisis – Robots Won’t Save Us

Health Populi

JUNE 15, 2022

By definition, there are three types of caregivers in the caregiving sector: Unpaid caregivers , who is anyone with unpaid care responsibilities for children, adult family members, or both, whether they are employed. .” The Care Economy is worth nearly $6 trillion in the U.S., combining both the value of unpaid care labor (between $2.5

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State Telehealth Laws And Reimbursement Policies: 2017 Report

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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Primary Care in the U.S. – Still a Weak Backbone for the Health of Health Citizens

Health Populi

MARCH 17, 2022

.” The Commonwealth Fund offers several policy prescriptions for the U.S. to consider in bolstering a strong primary care backbone for the nation’s health citizens: To narrow the wage gap between primary care/generalist doctors and specialists, noting that the U.S> ” In the U.S.,

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The Digital Consumer, Increasingly Connected to Health Devices; Parks Associates Kicking Off #CES2021

Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2021

Privacy literacy, understanding HIPAA and the importance of personal health data security and control; and, of course, Foundational literacy – the reading, writing, and arithmetic basics that form traditional definitions of “literacy.”

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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). Adds trained and licensed education personnel to those persons who may staff telehealth services at a school site. LEGISLATION.

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

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MAY 24, 2018

Q: Per Medicare regulations, do the providers at a distant site have to be hospital-based or can they be in a private setting – for example, a group of pulmonologists who want to create a telehealth system on their own? Also, all telehealth services must meet the Medicare established set of criteria for reimbursement.

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Health Equity: Searching for a New Angle

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

Even in large metropolitan areas, many individuals still lack adequate access to basic healthcare services, especially for mental health. Along with other health policy, system infrastructure changes, and digital health solutions, RPM can and should be part of a multi-prong approach to advance strides in achieving health equity.

Primary Care

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Hospitals’ off-site fees draw lawmakers’ scrutiny

Henry Kotula

APRIL 14, 2023

Why it matters: As health systems push more care outside hospital walls, they’re charging extra “facility fees” for common services like blood tests, X-rays and, in some cases, even telehealth visits. Connecticut is updating a 2015 law that required notifications when facility fees were being charged by hospitals.

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Digital Inclusion As Upstream Health Investment

Health Populi

JULY 5, 2021

Health care, through telehealth, health education, and wearable sensors that make up the Internet of Things for medical and healthcare. Enter the digital era, forcing a re-definition of what we mean by “infrastructure.” Health care costs consume nearly one in every five dollars of the American economy.

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Prescription Drugs in the Pandemic, Year 2: Pricing Rx and Going Direct-to-Consumer

Health Populi

AUGUST 16, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points: While U.S. In the prescription drug world, the definition of “direct-to-consumer” takes on another flavor this week as UnitedHealthcare launched a program to go DTC with medicines. Integrating with the telehealth service Care on the Optum Store.

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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). Subcommittee Adds trained and licensed education personnel to those persons who may staff telehealth services at school site.

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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). Please Note: CCHP has a pending legislation/regulation web page located at the following link: [link]. LEGISLATION.

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

JUNE 19, 2019

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. Get to know these, and you should be able to follow along with most telehealth industry conversations or lectures no problem.

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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). Adds trained and licensed education personnel to those persons who may staff telehealth services at a school site. LEGISLATION.

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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). Please Note: CCHP has a pending legislation/regulation web page located at the following link: [link]. LEGISLATION.

Telemedicine

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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). A new Provider-Led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity (PASSE) Program policy manual is available for all PASSE providers. LEGISLATION.

Telemedicine

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Consumers’ Trust In Pharmacists As Providers Grows Along with Omnichannel Health Care

Health Populi

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Increasingly, technology is playing a role in patients’ relationships with pharmacies, whether for e-prescribed refills, apps enabling telehealth visits (including mental health therapy sessions), or live chats with licensed pharmacists for real-time advice.

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Consumers Are Financially Stressed – What This Means for Health/Care in 2025

Health Populi

MARCH 6, 2025

The call-out by DOGE-head Elon Musk that “Social Security is a Ponzi scheme” made some seniors’ heads go on fire and was a definitely signal that AARP is raising. health citizens gain greater clarity and insights into these much-beloved public policies. Another Ipsos poll found that older U.S.

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Health/Care at Super Bowl LIX, GLP-1s, Kaiser and Tufts on Food-As-Medicine, and the RFK, Jr. Factor: A Health Consumer Check-In

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

. “Kennedy pledged while running for president that he would issue an executive order kicking pharmaceutical commercials off television, arguing that Americans take too many prescription medicines and suggesting that the industrys spending was influencing news coverage of the drug industry,” the Wall Street Journal explained.

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

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Necessity is the Mother(board) – How COVID-19 Inspires Local Communities to Build Broadband

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What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

Improving Access to Behavioral Health Crisis Support Services

Telehealth and the CHRONIC Act of 2017 (S. 870)

Does Medicaid reimburse for telehealth/telemedicine services?

Reimagining Health Care Without Walls – Deloitte’s Vision

The Care Crisis – Robots Won’t Save Us

State Telehealth Laws And Reimbursement Policies: 2017 Report

Primary Care in the U.S. – Still a Weak Backbone for the Health of Health Citizens

The Digital Consumer, Increasingly Connected to Health Devices; Parks Associates Kicking Off #CES2021

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – February 2018

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

Health Equity: Searching for a New Angle

Hospitals’ off-site fees draw lawmakers’ scrutiny

Digital Inclusion As Upstream Health Investment

Prescription Drugs in the Pandemic, Year 2: Pricing Rx and Going Direct-to-Consumer

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – March & April 2018

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – May 2018

Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – March 2018

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – June 2018

South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – November 2017

Consumers’ Trust In Pharmacists As Providers Grows Along with Omnichannel Health Care

Consumers Are Financially Stressed – What This Means for Health/Care in 2025

Health/Care at Super Bowl LIX, GLP-1s, Kaiser and Tufts on Food-As-Medicine, and the RFK, Jr. Factor: A Health Consumer Check-In

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