Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2020

A qualitative RAND Corporation study finds that psychiatrists offering telemedicine for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic have had largely positive perceptions of the transition. Many, however, say they plan to return to in-person care when possible, due to the challenges psychiatric telemedicine entail. WHY IT MATTERS.

Telemedicine 218

Telemedicine Private practice Mental health HIPAA 218

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 19, 2020

As the COVID-19 virus wreaks havoc with the healthcare system, telemedicine is stepping up into the spotlight and helping healthcare provider organizations and caregivers better respond to the needs of Americans who have contracted the virus and Americans who need to touch base with their providers on the status of their health.

Telemedicine 218

Telemedicine Telehealth Public Health Primary Care 218

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Starting this September, the South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare will officially begin the nationwide telemedicine pilot following a three-month guided pilot period. In June, the government downgraded its public health alert, which meant the end of the temporary conduct of telemedicine after three years.

Telemedicine 179

Telemedicine Public Health Telehealth 179

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The expiration of such flexibilities, said the groups, could abruptly prevent some patients from seeing their doctors virtually – a particularly troubling matter for immunocompromised people still at risk for COVID-19. Health systems such as Intermountain Healthcare, Mayo Clinic, Mass General Brigham and Nemours Children's Health.

Telehealth 207

Telehealth Public Health Healthcare IT Telemedicine 207

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2020

"Much of this transformation is dependent on temporary flexibilities extended to health systems and providers that are limited to the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration," the letter read. THE LARGER TREND. Senate HELP Committee Chair Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.,

Telehealth 205

Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine Public Health 205

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 29, 2019

Last week, Thailand began development of its telemedicine programme at 32 hospitals located in rural areas in eight provinces, according to an article by the Bangkok post. The telemedicine programme is a joint effort of the Public Health Ministry and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

Telemedicine 161

Telemedicine eHealth Public Health 161

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 17, 2020

Russell Libby is the lead physician at Fairfax, Virginia, pediatric group practice and board member of the Physicians Foundation. ” The group practice also needed payer support to make sure it could get compensated for telehealth visits. " Dr. Russell Libby, pediatrician.

Telehealth 218

Telehealth Telemedicine EHR Remote care 218

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 30, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency came to an end on May 11. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency. What can be expected in healthcare and health IT now that the PHE has ended, and what does this mean for the future of telehealth?

Telemedicine 216

Telemedicine Medicare Telehealth Public Health 216

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 6, 2021

The Thai government has built a telemedicine platform to monitor COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms at home and at community isolation centres. Such patients who have signed up for the government's Home Isolation scheme via LINE messaging app are continuously monitored through the telemedicine system. THE LARGER TREND.

Telemedicine 161

Telemedicine Public Health Nursing Telehealth 161

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 7, 2022

Bayer to launch 27 telemedicine centres over 2 years in India. German multinational pharmaceutical company Bayer is setting up 27 telemedicine centres in 12 districts across eight states in India over the next two years through Bayer Foundation India. It will offer about 20 medical specialties via telehealth.

Telemedicine 192

Telemedicine Public Health Telehealth Pharmaceuticals 192

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 8, 2025

Dr Tawan Chitchulanon, Chief Medical Officer, PRINCIPAL Healthcare Company, Thailand Following the global trend and support by the Thai Government, the trend of using AI in healthcare, telemedicine, and digital personal data will [increase] in Thailand. Responses have been corrected and edited for accuracy and brevity.

Health IT 184

Health IT General practice HIE Telemedicine 184

Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

But another patient side-effect of COVID-19 has been the digital transformation of many patients , documented by data gathered by Rock Health and Stanford Center for Digital Health and analyzed in their latest report explaining how the public health crisis accelerated digital health “beyond its years,” noted in the title of the report.

Digital Health 436

Digital Health Mental health Health Data Telemedicine 436

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 18, 2022

As outlined in the settlement agreement , PPOA is accused of using telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic to allegedly try and compensate for revenue lost from elective services. "Shortly thereafter, PPOA instructed medical providers to begin seeing patients by telemedicine twice a month." WHY IT MATTERS.

Federal healthcare 180

Federal healthcare Telemedicine Public Health Medicare 180

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2022

"In response to this shifting environment, Geisinger was able to leverage its single platform with its integrations with its electronic medical record system – Teladoc and Epic, respectively – to rapidly deploy telehealth to providers and groups of specialties who had not previously engaged in it," Fletcher recalled.

Telemedicine 200

Telemedicine Telehealth EHR Patient Experience 200

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Telemedicine has been gaining a lot of steam in recent years. As a result, provider organization CIOs and other health IT leaders have had their hands full finding and implementing new telemedicine technologies to help their organizations best reach as many patients as possible in the most efficient manner as possible.

Telemedicine 162

Telemedicine Telehealth Health IT Leadership 162

Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2021

In the COVID-19 pandemic, as peoples’ daily lives shifted closer and closer to home, and for some weeks and months home-all-the-time, health care, too, moved beyond brick-and-mortar hospitals and doctors’ offices. TripleTree is an investment bank that has advised health care transactions since 1997. In 2019, J.D.

Telehealth 390

Telehealth Public Health Life Science Primary Care 390

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2023

Regulator bars e-prescription of non-OTC drugs in India Indian doctors using telemedicine can only prescribe OTC Drugs, according to the National Medical Commission. UMP to rollout Imsight's AI-assisted CXR analysis tool Hong Kong-listed medical group UMP will soon offer AI-powered medical imaging analysis.

Telemedicine 141

Telemedicine Public Health Interoperability Digital Health 141

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

” [i] “We have moved forward a decade in the use of telemedicine in this country, and it’s going to become and will remain an increasingly important part of physician practices going forward.” How can telehealth providers prepare for the changes expected to come at the end of the public health emergency?

Public Health 161

Public Health Medicare Telehealth Health Policy 161

Continue Education Journal

JUNE 12, 2019

Telehealth and Telemedicine Definition. We often hear telehealth and telemedicine used interchangeably, so let’s set the record straight – telehealth is the umbrella term that refers to medical services that healthcare practitioners provide to patients from a distance.

Telemedicine 160

Telemedicine Telehealth mHealth Psychiatry 160

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 8, 2022

As CEO of the American Telemedicine Association, her work covers every aspect of this technological delivery of healthcare that has gone mainstream because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal and state policy to ensure the flexibilities put in place during the pandemic will become permanent following the public health emergency.

Telehealth 202

Telehealth Telemedicine Public Health Healthcare IT 202

Health Populi

MARCH 30, 2021

Looking at the disruptive oval (grey), see telemedicine broken into physical and mental — with intent to use physical telemedicine post-COVID-19 among 50% of U.S. consumers, and for mental/behavioral health by some 54% of people. User growth rates for both telemedicine segments are forecasted over 60%.

Telemedicine 317

Telemedicine Mental health Telehealth Primary Care 317

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. That flexibility, in turn, shed light on how arbitrary some of those restrictions were.

Telehealth 211

Telehealth eHealth Public Health Connected Health 211

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Over one-third had more referrals for their services, and 29% of therapists served more patients: By age group, 29% of therapists saw more adult patients 18 to 64 years of age. Health Populi’s Hot Points : Since well before the COVID-19 public health crisis, there has been a shortage of mental health providers in the U.S.

Mental health 334

Mental health Public Health Primary Care Telehealth 334

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 7, 2022

The American Psychiatric Association, American Telemedicine Association and 70 other organizations signed a letter this past Friday urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and permanently revise requirements regarding controlled substance prescription. Drug Enforcement Administration to collaborate with the U.S.

Telehealth 195

Telehealth Mental health Telemedicine Primary Care 195

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 17, 2023

While the official end of the public health emergency (PHE) was extended to April 2023 for many federal government programs, two federal actions will further extend the deadline for federal Medicare reimbursement until at least December 31, 2024. Comments are due on this proposed rule by Feb.

Public Health 98

Public Health HIPAA Mental health Medicare 98

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 25, 2021

A bipartisan group of U.S. Authorize the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service to continue reimbursement for telehealth for 90 days beyond the end of the public health emergency. representatives has reintroduced a bill aimed at expanding access to telehealth beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike Thompson, D-Calif.,

Telehealth 216

Telehealth Medicare Public Health Telemedicine 216

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 19, 2022

A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons sought to take a closer look at the patients who sought surgical consultations in-person and via telemedicine in 2020. "Importantly, telemedicine use patterns continue to evolve during the pandemic. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

Telehealth 190

Telehealth Telemedicine Mobile Health Public Health 190

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action group issued a statement on Monday outlining their opposition to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's proposed permanent changes to rules around the prescribing of controlled medications via telemedicine. Mark Warner, D-Va.

Telemedicine 169

Telemedicine Public Health Telehealth Mental health 169

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 12, 2021

"COVID-19 has changed not only the way we live, but the way healthcare providers support their patients, especially in regard to mental health," said Cuomo in a statement. Cuomo's proposal would make permanent many flexibilities that are currently in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Telehealth 218

Telehealth Mental health Interoperability Public Health 218

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2021

If they don't act before the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the groups said, Medicare beneficiaries "will lose access to virtual care options which have become a lifeline to many." "Unfortunately, this progress is in jeopardy," they wrote.

Telehealth 215

Telehealth Medicare Public Health Telemedicine 215

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

In its technology search, it discovered that IRIS Telemedicine could do all those things for the center. There are many vendors on the market today offering telemedicine technology, including American Well, Avizia, GlobalMed, MDLive, Novotalk, SnapMD, Teladoc, TeleHealth Services, Tellus and Tyto Care. MARKETPLACE. ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

Telemedicine 117

Telemedicine Primary Care EHR Public Health 117

Health Populi

MAY 17, 2022

Thanks to the team at Rock Health, we know more about these gaps explained in their report, Startup innovation for underserved groups: 2021 digital health consumer adoption insights, published this week. The report examines three areas of digital health adoption: Live video telemedicine. Digital health tracking.

Digital Health 207

Digital Health Telemedicine Public Health Telehealth 207

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Apollo Spectra launches tele-ICU Apollo Spectra Hospitals, multispecialty surgery provider under the Apollo Group in India, is now delivering critical care services via telemedicine.

EMR 180

EMR Life Science Pharmaceuticals Telemedicine 180

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act would amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to treat benefits for telehealth services like excepted benefits. "We asked Congress and they listened.

Telehealth 180

Telehealth Public Health Medicare Healthcare IT 180

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

The legislation seeks to push forward with wider access to and use of telehealth – even beyond this public health emergency with its numerous waivers, allowances and temporary rule changes. The bill was immediately greeted with enthusiastic approval from a chorus of healthcare industry groups. ON THE RECORD.

Telehealth 192

Telehealth Medicare Public Health Telemedicine 192

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 16, 2021

A bipartisan group of senators this week introduced the Telemental Healthcare Access Act of 2021, geared toward reducing hurdles to providing virtual behavioral health services. would remove the statutory requirement that Medicare beneficiaries be seen in person within six months of receiving mental health services through telehealth.

Mental health 218

Mental health Medicare Telehealth Public Health 218

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 23, 2021

Walmart Health's primary care provider has filed to do business in 37 states, suggesting the company is building the foundation to continue its virtual care expansion. According to reporting by Insider , Walmart Health's medical group, MC Medical LLC, registered to do business in 17 more states in June and July.

Telehealth 199

Telehealth Primary Care Healthcare IT Public Health 199