Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The American Telemedicine Association announced this week that it was launching a new initiative aimed at evaluating telehealth's potential as a tool to address and eliminate health disparities in the United States. THE LARGER TREND. " said Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of the ATA, in a statement. " WHY IT MATTERS.

Telemedicine 209

Telemedicine Telehealth Health Policy 209

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

For context, I re-visited a similar recent study on this topic, published in the November/December 2019 Annals of Family Medicine, looking at national trends in primary care visit use between 2008 and 2015. Note in the chart the emerging trend by 2015 of PCPs emailing with patients and offering after-hours appointments.

Primary Care 360

Primary Care HIPAA Telehealth Health Policy 360

Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

Based on current COVID-19 recovery trends, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the US federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers will end on May 11, 2023. Private payers, Medicaid, and Medicare initiated widespread telehealth reimbursement approvals.

Telehealth 119

Telehealth Medicare Remote care Public Health 119

Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The role of telehealth and remote patient monitoring in improving access to care. The challenges and opportunities of integrating social determinants of health into care delivery. Health Policy: The impact of healthcare policy on patient outcomes and access to care.

Leadership 57

Leadership healthcare technology Digital Health Mental health 57

Health Populi

JANUARY 2, 2024

While the North Hall of the LVCC will have a dedicated digital health area featuring at least 540 exhibits as listed in the CES 2024 app directory, I’ll find health beyond this area of the convention center all over town.

Mental health 218

Mental health Digital Health Telehealth Health Policy 218

Arizona Telemedicine Program

JUNE 25, 2018

Telehealth. According to the Center for Connected Health Policy, “Telehealth is a collection of means or methods for enhancing health care, public health, and health education delivery and support using telecommunications technologies.

Telehealth 60

Telehealth Health Policy Public Health Connected Health 60

Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2020

As we track fertility trends some months from now, note that 14% of Gen Z and 16% of Millennials are mindfully delaying having children. The analog here for the health consumer is that millions of U.S. health care system in terms of payment, regulatory regimes, and other key pillars that would mainstream virtual care.

Telehealth 177

Telehealth Telemedicine Connected Health Health Policy 177

Health Populi

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Some of the key behaviors Deloitte gauged to measure health care consumerism were, Increasing use of technology and willingness to share personal health information. Interest in and use of virtual care/telehealth. The first chart illustrates patients’ use of tech and tools for health and fitness by country studied.

Digital Health 250

Digital Health Medical Billing Health Information Health Data 250

Health Populi

DECEMBER 9, 2019

A current example comes from Kroger, partnering with Ascension’s health system in Tennessee, enhancing the organization’s community-based health services in communities where people live…and shop. This is a trend under the growing “farm-to-table” movement.

Primary Care 156

Primary Care Mental health Telehealth Health IT 156

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

“Digital transformation” is the corporate strategy flavor of the moment across industries, and the health are sector isn’t immune from the trend. As this 13th year of the annual Health 2.0 This week, Health 2.0 2019 will feature examples of all of these technologies and services.

Digital Health 192

Digital Health HIPAA Nursing Telehealth 192

Health Populi

JULY 27, 2020

In fact, post-COVID-19, older consumers’ appetitute for using apps, websites, and online forums, as well as for buying health gadgets, shows higher growth compared with younger peoples’, Capgemini calculated. could develop a national COVID-19 pandemic surveillance system.

Digital Health 194

Digital Health Pharmaceuticals Health Policy Mental health 194

Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 26, 2023

Medicaid Telehealth has emerged as a crucial component in extending and facilitating access for individuals with behavioral health needs. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of telehealth to deliver healthcare services safely and effectively.

Telehealth 52

Telehealth Mental health Medicare Health Policy 52

Health Populi

JUNE 16, 2022

CTA looked at ten categories of consumer tech for the research: mobile devices, video products, audio products, computing devices, video gaming, smart homes, wearable tech, automotive tech, health & wellness, and lifestyle tech.

Connected Health 316

Connected Health Digital Health Primary Care Medical Technology 316

Health Populi

APRIL 29, 2018

Governor Mark Leavitt, who held the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bush, offered this advice at the recent Liberation 2018 conference hosted by Medecision. In summoning the wisdom of Von Clausewitz, Gov. Leavitt was discussing the unsustainable economic model for U.S.

Medical Technology 159

Medical Technology Patient Experience Connected Health Health Policy 159

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? For Broad Digital Health and Telehealth News 3.

Telemedicine 60

Telemedicine mHealth Psychiatry General practice 60

Henry Kotula

JULY 1, 2020

On Monday, 340 organizations signed a letter urging Congress to make telehealth flexibilities created during the COVID-19 pandemic, permanent. . In a tweet late yesterday, Michael Caputo, the assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services for public affairs, said HHS is expected to renew the PHE before it expires.

Telehealth 41

Telehealth Telemedicine Medicare Public Health 41

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Current spending on health care in America is roughly $4 trillion (with a “t”) dollars, approaching 20% of the nation’s economy. trillion based on future health trends — not historic workflows and delivery mechanisms which would consume an additional $3.5 By 2040, spending is projected to be $8.3

Primary Care 177

Primary Care Public Health Interoperability Medicare 177

Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Here’s a look at five payer trends to watch for in 2018, and some tips for preparing to deal with them. Insurance companies have created policies, designed plans and narrowed provider networks to bring down healthcare costs. We see a trend toward rationalizing the levels of payments across various sites of service,” he said.

Medicare 32

Medicare Telemedicine Accountable Care Patient Experience 32

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 124

Primary Care Mental health Telehealth Patient Experience 124

Lloyd Price

MAY 23, 2020

From Google Trends data, searches for ‘anxiety symptoms’ doubled between the weeks beginning 8 March and 22 March 2020. In a similar timeframe, Mental Health America (MHA) witnessed a 22% increase in numbers of GAD7 anxiety screens (N=11,033) taken in March 2020 compared to February 2020.

Mental health 57

Mental health Digital Health Telehealth Health Policy 57

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 30, 2023

This shortage has been further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has placed significant additional strain on health systems worldwide. One solution to address the shortage of health professionals is the use of telehealth , which enables remote care and consultation.

Patient Experience 40

Patient Experience Digital Health Primary Care Health Policy 40

Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

Anderson was co-author with Uwe Reinhardt of “It’s the Prices Stupid,” the landmark Health Affairs essay from 2003 that pointed out the key difference between U.S. health care spending wasn’t utilization — it was the underlying pricing of medical services and prescription drugs.

Telemedicine 344

Telemedicine Health Policy Public Health Digital Health 344

Health Populi

APRIL 1, 2025

These converge to an over-arching trend of self-reliance across the health care continuum, among younger and older people, working folks and retirees. The post What is a Consumer Health Company? Riffing Off of Deloittes Report on CHCs/A 2Q2025 Look at Self-Care Futures appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

Public Health 156

Public Health Life Science Primary Care Medical Technology 156

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 8, 2021

In this episode, host Jonah Comstock, Healthcare IT News Executive Editor Mike Miliard, Healthcare Finance News Managing Editor Susan Morse, and MobiHealthNews Managing Editor Laura Lovett engage in a roundtable discussion of trends and predictions for each of their respective coverage areas. The importance of mental health in 2021.

Health Policy 178

Health Policy Mental health Telehealth Telemedicine 178

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it was making almost $48 million available in American Rescue Plan funding for public health capacity in rural and tribal communities, through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.

Public Health 187

Public Health Health IT Nursing Health Policy 187

Health Populi

OCTOBER 18, 2021

And as the RWJF/NPR/Harvard Chan study shows, these social determinants risks travel in groups and double-down on those health risks for people who rent, people of color, those without access to healthy food, and folks who earn lower incomes.

Digital Health 156

Digital Health Primary Care Mental health Public Health 156

Health Populi

JANUARY 2, 2023

For important insights into this devastating risk-trend, read this Washington Post coverage published just a few days before the CDC reports came out. Specifically, there is a two-year extension of Medicare telehealth services that began in the early coronavirus era in 2020. One last comparative point to keep in mind: the U.S.

Digital Health 194

Digital Health Health Policy Mental health Telehealth 194

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Consider: chatbots, AI, triage-via-telehealth, and other digital investments that can address higher-cost sites and redundant services. This trend couples with one in another research question in the study finding that the pandemic increased interest in work automation this year compared with last year.

Public Health 254

Public Health Leadership Interoperability Life Science 254

American Well

OCTOBER 3, 2016

From success stories, to legislative updates, research findings and product updates, we’ll share the latest hypes, trends and news you can’t miss. Arkansas Children’s Hospital expects to expand the telehealth program to more than 40 schools by next school year. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Telehealth Program Slashes ER Wait Times.

Telemedicine 48

Telemedicine Mental health Telehealth EMR 48

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. Hospitals will also lobby hard to receive revenues from telehealth services.

Telehealth 218

Telehealth Interoperability Medicare Pharmaceuticals 218

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

THE LARGER TREND. The Rural Policy Research Institute's Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis recently issued a report that found infection and death rates in rural America due to COVID-19 are 13.4% On another governmental telehealth front, President Joe Biden's pick to lead the U.S.

Telehealth 213

Telehealth Telemedicine Health Policy Healthcare IT 213

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Tiffany Mura, SVP, Health Practice Lead at design firm Mad*Pow, shared 2023 Health Trends through her health experience design lens. She points to consumers’ growing demand for brands to support their health – including brands outside of the healthcare space. Two-thirds of people in the U.S.

Health Technology 156

Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156

Health Populi

AUGUST 6, 2021

The infection rate is once again trending up, presumably due to a combination of factors including a dramatic reduction in demand for new vaccinations, the rapid spread of the more infectious Delta variant in the U.S., as well as the reduction in mitigation measures.” ” .

Digital Health 406

Digital Health Primary Care Mental health Public Health 406

Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

[link] In January 2023, the Rockefeller Institute published a three-part blog series on trends to watch in healthcare in 2023. The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity.

Public Health 41

Public Health Digital Health Primary Care Telehealth 41

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The latter initiative includes broader support for telehealth and funding for the development of technological solutions to chronic conditions. It also acknowledges broadband access as a continuing concern for making use of health IT. The HHS plan repeatedly invokes telehealth as a key stepping-stone for expanding rural care.

Telehealth 155

Telehealth Medicare Health Policy Healthcare IT 155

Health Populi

MAY 4, 2023

It’s a volume speaking volumes on the current picture of prescribed meds, spending and revenues, health care utilization trends, and a forecast looking out to 2027. health care: “Wake up, public health!” is always a detailed, deep, and insightful dive into the state of prescription drugs.

Public Health 156

Public Health Mental health Life Science Telehealth 156

Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

This change is occurring as the result of clinical innovations, patient preferences, financial incentives, electronic health records, telemedicine, and an increased focus on improving quality of care and clinical outcomes. A lack of insurance coverage is a major impediment to telehealth adoption for most health systems.

Primary Care 41

Primary Care Telehealth HIPAA Patient Experience 41