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Nov 4, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Smart hospitals deliver better quality care, report finds

Hospitals making use of smart technologies such as artificial intelligence, remote health monitoring and robotics, are delivering higher standards of care according to new research from business…

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Nov 4, 2020 •Telehealth

The Future of Telehealth: Patient-Generated Data

A doctor gets ready to meet with her patient on a telehealth visit, looking at the medical chart for real-time EKG and temperature results just before signing…

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Nov 4, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

4 Ways to Use Technology Against the Pandemic

SEATTLE, Washington — The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act is offering funds for tech upgrades across the United States. This is incentivizing companies to…

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Nov 4, 2020 •Telehealth

Defining Quality in Telehealth: An Urgent Pandemic Priority

Quality impacts health outcomes. But do in-person quality measures meaningfully translate to telemedicine? Do the same measures that predict a doctor’s ability to deliver excellent in-person care…

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Nov 4, 2020 •Telehealth

Here’s How Telehealth Can Save You (and Your Doctor) Money

When a mysterious rash broke out on Missy Eckstein’s face and stomach, her first instinct was to head to the local urgent care facility to have someone…

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Nov 4, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

[Updated] Lawmakers Introduce New Bill Paving the Way for Home Health Telehealth Reimbursement

Home health providers are one step closer to getting the No. 1 thing they’ve been asking for since the COVID-19 pandemic began: reimbursement for telehealth-driven visits. On…

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Nov 4, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Demand for virtual mental health care is soaring. Here are key trends on who is using it and why

The COVID-19 pandemic is driving enormous demand for virtual mental health care services. Teletherapy providers have seen record uptake since March, and the need for mental health…

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Remote Patient Monitoring Brings mHealth Care Management Into the Home

Nov 4, 2020 •Telehealth

Home Health Telehealth Benefit Goes Before Congress

WASHINGTON (October 23, 2020)—U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act late Friday, a bipartisan bill…

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Nov 3, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Digital evolution in healthcare is making a critical difference

Addressed holistically, India could not only leapfrog and become a model for digital health adoption, but healthcare could well be India’s primary driver of growth and employment.…

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Nov 3, 2020 •Telehealth

Hospitals Scramble To Offer Telehealth, Home Services Amid Covid-19

Reduced demand for lucrative elective procedures is forcing hospital systems to merge or partner up to augment other services that have boomed during the pandemic. By Sydney Halleman…

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Nov 3, 2020 •Telehealth

Health systems are split on whether to keep telehealth if reimbursements drop

Only 20% of US health systems said they’d continue offering telehealth if reimbursement rates reverted to pre-pandemic levels. This could make patients flock to direct-to-consumer virtual care…

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Nov 3, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Lawmakers Eye Medicare Coverage for COVID-19 Tests Via Telehealth

A new bill before Congress would mandate Medicare coverage for at-home COVID-19 tests integrated with a telehealth platform. By Eric Wicklund October 22, 2020 – Lawmakers are now trying to…

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Nov 3, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

COVID-19 Sparks Boom in Digital Hospitals with Smart Technologies, Improving Quality of Care

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Digital Hospitals: Creating Growth Opportunities in Patient Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond, finds that digital hospitals…

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Nov 3, 2020 •Medicaid

2-pronged approach could extend Medicaid telephonic or audio-only coverage after pandemic: expert

States could take a two-pronged approach to extend Medicaid telephonic or audio-only coverage beyond the pandemic, according to Jacqueline Marks, a manager with the Manatt Health division…

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Nov 3, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

NAHC Pushing for Palliative Care, SNF-at-Home Medicare Benefits

As home health and home care operators move toward the ninth month of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to take stock of what has been accomplished from…

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