Federal and state legislation on the use of telehealth has been a hot topic for lawmakers over the past year. BY BRIAN HEATON / MAY 20, 20140 The practice of telehealth has increased in recent years as physicians and patients have become more comfortable meeting through video conferencing and other digital means. But as electronic health practices have […]
Last Updated: April 25 2014 Article by Nathaniel M. Lacktman Foley & Lardner Tennessee has enacted legislation requiring commercial insurance payors to cover telehealth services. On April 14, 2014, Governor Bill Haslam signed into law HB 1895/SB 2050. Under the Tennessee law, a health insurance carrier: Must provide coverage under a health insurance policy or contract for covered […]
Published on FierceHealthIT (http://www.fiercehealthit.com) April 7, 2014 | By Susan D. Hall A framework for evaluating telehealth programs must consider socioeconomic aspects–not just the technological–argue researchers in an article published online in Telemedicine and e-Health. Costs, benefits, barriers and outcomes, including clinical outcomes, are among the integral socioeconomic factors at play in telehealth implementations, they say. The framework’s […]
Published on FierceHealthIT (http://www.fiercehealthit.com) The U.S. market for patient monitoring technology–increasingly moving outside the hospital–is expected to grow to more than $5.1 billion by 2020, according to a new report by iData Research. The report points to the growth of multi-parameter vital sign monitors, electroencephalograms (EEG), electromyograms (EMG), cerebral oximeters and pulse oximetry devices in particular for […]
Well, it is now “clear as day” that the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model with home health monitoring solutions, offerred by Dr. Miltie, will result in reduced costs of care, unnecessary emergency room (ER) and hospital visits, and improved population health. The following report from the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, which partnered with Milbank Memorial Fund to produce the report, illustrates the […]
Here are several telehealth facts: Mortality rate dropped from 13.6% to 11.8% after tele-ICU was implemented, and length of stay in the ICU fell from 13.3 days of 9.8. Journal of American Medical Association 2011 The national average for readmission to hospitals within 30 days following a heart failure episode is 20%. Sandra Tokey, 2009 […]
Remote patient monitoring will ramp up worldwide, largely driven by U.S hospitals working to reduce readmissions and avoid Medicare penalties, says InMedica study. Surf’s up for telehealth, according to a new report from InMedica, a subsidiary of IMS Research. Defining telehealth narrowly as remote patient monitoring (RPM), InMedica predicts that it will be applied to 1.8 million […]
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) strongly supports the Telehealth Enhancement Act, H.R. 3306, introduced by Reps. Gregg Harper (R-MS), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Peter Welch (D-VT). This bipartisan Congressional proposal calls for the adoption of payment innovations to include telehealth and make other incremental improvements to existing telehealth coverage. “We appreciate the […]
State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies – Updated September 16, 2013 Click HERE for the updated legislation and policies.
Vitaphone sponsors a pilot program which demonstrates how remote patient monitoring (RPM) positively impacts a group of Hypertension patients in just 30 days by: Engaging patients with their chronic condition management, reducing the response time interval in real-time by the healthcare provider on their condition status and lastly, improving blood pressure reading results. The overall […]
It’s a good sign when the Payors start TRULY examining home telehealth monitoring: Published on FierceMobileHealthcare (http://www.fiercemobilehealthcare.com) June 17, 2013 | By Greg Slabodkin Humana, one of the largest publicly traded health benefits providers in the country, is launching a nine-month telehealth pilot that will provide in-home monitoring to 450 Humana Medicare Advantage members in […]
Telehealth is a sophisticated type of technology that enables patients to monitor their own health. This particular technology may incorporate the internet, wireless communication, teleconferencing, streaming media and other unique methods to implement long distance healthcare and deliver health education. Using telehealth may even help to reduce hospital readmission rates. In short, telehealth services incorporate […]
Here are several extraordinary studies out of the UK, which clearly reflect the benefits of telehealth. By: Claire Medd, Clinical Director EMEA, Intel-GE Care Innovations (U.K.) Ltd Published: Thursday, May 2, 2013 – 09:14 GMT Given the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases among an aging population, a prolonged recession and worrying financial black hole (last year, more […]
Published on Government Health IT (http://www.govhealthit.com) By Erin McCann, Contributing Editor Already this year, some 13 states, plus the District of Columbia, have introduced legislation that would further expand the usage and reimbursement of telemedicine services. The Maryland state legislature last week gave the green light to legislation that would require the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide […]
It’s sooooo wonderful to see our government going backwards… AGAIN… American Telemedicine Association Because of a statistical quirk, even more people will lose coverage of telemedicine services. Washington, DC (PRWEB) March 27, 2013 Medicare beneficiaries in 97 counties—across 36 states and territories—are slated to lose telehealth benefits because of updated federal delineations of Standards Metropolitan […]
