Healthcare It News

JUNE 13, 2023

This, among other policy shifts, has a direct impact on healthcare provider organizations and telemedicine companies delivering care virtually. Some parts of our practice do leverage telemedicine prescribing flexibilities, and we were part of that scramble to align with DEA’s original proposed rules.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

While many consumer-grade wearables may not fall under FDA regulations, the data they collect necessitates adherence to stringent data privacy laws. Thus, a holistic approach is imperative, considering the interplay between innovation, regulation, and accessibility to ensure equitable distribution and impact across all segments of society.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

With the skyrocketing investment in virtual care, new legal regulations that expand the possibilities of remote healthcare, the telehealth industry is predicted to expand from $3 billion to $250 billion. Yet, many barriers are hampering telemedicine’s success. Main Obstacles the Telemedicine is Facing Today. Misdiagnoses.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

American patients believe doctors and nurses are working hard to delivery care — it’s with health care institutions where trust falls apart. The erosion in trust among U.S. Trust is also part of patients-as-health consumers’ equations when it comes to the industry’s profit motive.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 4, 2025

Were also seeing AI voice cloning used in fraud campaigns targeting help desks and even doctors. More stringent cybersecurity regulations Both HHS and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) have ramped up regulatory efforts, and weve seen significant legislative activity. Theres also a lot of action at the state level.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking. The second chart focuses in on telemedicine adoption by channel, comparing six years of Rock Health’s consumer research. Live video calls were used by most people across all age groups assessed (18-34, 35-54, and 55+).

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Health Populi

AUGUST 13, 2021

The three spoke about navigating compliance (think: regulations and reimbursement) in an uncertain world. Relaxing regulations can inspire creativity and entrepreneurial behavior. What is the doctor of the future? What should doctor’s and nurse’s competencies be ten years from now?”

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Bill Of Health

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Fortunately, after the missed appointment, I was able to conduct a telemedicine consultation via Zoom with “M,” who joined from the comfort of his own home, with his daughter logging on from her home. While I initially followed him via telemedicine visits, this is also now illegal. Telemedicine across the U.S.

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Icanotes

MARCH 15, 2021

Beyond providing high-quality patient care, behavioral health clinicians need to navigate challenges in mental health services, such as changing regulations and an increasing shift to telemedicine. Ensuring Compliance With Regulations and Practicing Risk Mitigation. A doctor can also educate patients using telehealth.

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus spawned another kind of gift to China and the nation’s health citizens: telemedicine, the essay explains. The WeDoctor app, part of Tencent, deployed 20,000 online doctors donating time for free. The WeDoctor app, part of Tencent, deployed 20,000 online doctors donating time for free.

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Etactics

APRIL 5, 2024

Telemedicine, also known as telehealth, is remote medical care. Telemedicine uses telecommunications technology to provide services. This is much different than a traditional in-person doctor’s visit. Telemedicine opens the door to treating patients from the comfort of their own homes and beyond.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 9, 2023

The ability to monitor heart rate and blood oxygen levels enables users to identify changes and abnormalities in their vitals, which can serve as an early warning of possible panic attacks or can help determine when a visit to the doctor is needed. Kansas is another state with stringent requirements.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Doctors remotely manage patient data without being tied to a specific medical facility. This became possible thanks to electronic health records, telemedicine, and cloud solutions. Confidentiality Laws and regulations govern the confidentiality of medical data. Simply open a mobile app and download the report to your smartphone.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 5, 2018

When we consider “health reform,” broadly, it’s not just about hospitals and doctors and drug prices. In the U.S., the highest levels of unemployment are in places that often have the lowest access to broadband connectivity. The broadband gap is generally reflective of health disparities in rural America.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

34% “thought twice” before asking their doctor for a prescription when they felt sick. People with complex chronic conditions also adjusted these personal medical work-flows: 35% skipped annual physicals and well visits. 23% skipped recommended lab tests or screenings. 21% skipped elective procedures.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Too often, state and federal surveyors evaluating nursing facilities focus on antiquated regulations around site visit requirements rather than other attributes that better define quality care, such as comprehensive notes with actionable care plans or timely care upon admission or readmission. Telemedicine can help fix this problem.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 23, 2022

So, anything ranging from a patient’s personal health information (PHI) to a clinician or doctor’s digital identity is a lot more vulnerable to cyberattacks. With industry leaders focused on compliance, regulation, and security, this understandably makes healthcare leaders hesitant to adopt these technologies. How can cloud help?

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Health Populi

JUNE 22, 2020

Today kicks off the first all-virtual conference of the ATA, the American Telemedicine Association. ATA’s CEO Ann Mond Johnson and team turned on a dime over the past few months, migrating the already-planned live conference scheduled in early May to this week, all online. This is shown in the last slide with the blue bars.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This integration also helps maintain the continuity of care and compliance with health data regulations. Their Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) system is designed to capture and contextualize doctor-patient conversations during visits.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

As health care grows more omnichannel and distributed, cybersecurity will become more challenging at the point-of-care and a big risk for health care providers under current HIPAA regulations.

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Icanotes

MARCH 9, 2022

Mental health parity provides a sense of equality for those seeking medical treatment in the form of telemedicine. If a patient has an insurance plan with parity that would grant them unlimited medical visits in person, they have the right to equal treatment and care for their condition through telemedicine and telehealth.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Seeking health information online along with researching other patients’ perspectives on doctors are now as common as booking dinner reservations and reading restaurant reviews, based on Rock Health’s latest health consumer survey, Beyond Wellness for the Healthy: Digital Health Consumer Adoption 2018. Tech companies?

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Medical GPS

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

There has also been a significant increase in the use of social media, patient portals, and performance scorecards (performance data for doctors, hospitals, and health plans). Although the shift was seemingly inevitable, a combined result of government regulation and consumer demand.

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Etactics

JANUARY 24, 2023

He practiced as a doctor of osteopathic medicine. As the director, the doctor gave “standing orders,” which authorized staff in sober homes to perform testing. In total, this Florida doctor charged healthcare benefit programs and insurance companies approximately $764 million from 2011 to 2020. He took $127 million for himself.

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Etactics

JANUARY 5, 2024

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In the Pew survey, 3 in 4 consumers re comfortable sharing their personal health information with apps pre-approved by doctors and hospitals, consistent with the general trust of health care providers as trusted data stewards. More younger people would be interested in downloading personal health records compared with older people.

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Sheppard Health Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Congress’s expansion of access to telehealth takes steps to ensure continuity of care for Medicare beneficiaries and provides regulators with additional time to determine which flexibilities will become permanent, indicating a success for the telehealth industry as well as a reminder that there is more legislation to come.

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Health Advances

AUGUST 6, 2021

In 2019, Germany introduced the Digital Healthcare Act (DVG), opening a regulated route to widespread reimbursement of digital therapies, a first in Europe. Under the act any doctor in Germany will be able to prescribe digital health tools to the 72 million insured citizens of the statutory healthcare system.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

One thing to add on these Medicaid 1115 Waivers: We need to ensure new policies and regulations are implemented in a way that won't medicalize community-based organizations or unintentionally create disparities in access to social services within communities. Q: The role of telemedicine is shifting.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 22, 2024

Time saved by opting for telemedicine over an in-person visit. Will I lose the connection with my doctor? Laws and regulations are only a starting point for successful digital transformations. More precise diagnoses with the help of AI. Reduced burden on frontline staff due to tech-enabled capacity optimisations. Is it safe?

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

The heart has been a digital health focus at CES for several years as sensors got added to wristworn activity trackers and mobile apps married to medical technologies that were once only available for use in a doctor’s office or outpatient clinic. Home as hospital. The deal has not yet been approved by the U.S. Justice Department.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Deciphex , a trailblazer in digitizing and networking global pathologists, has joined forces with Xybion , a global leader in unified cloud software solutions for regulated industries. provides complete member 360 across records, files, service locations, and states.

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Healthcare Success

MARCH 21, 2023

For a long time, there were two main roadblocks to using telehealth Insurance didn’t cover it Videoconferencing was not considered HIPAA-compliant In early March 2020, the federal government quickly loosened these regulations , resulting in a virtual upheaval in how healthcare is administered worldwide. But they're not stopping there.

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Bill Of Health

JANUARY 3, 2023

Although three in four doctors support scrapping state medical boards in favor of a single federal license, such sweeping reform is likely far off. Some scholars have interpreted this to mean that the federal government has the right under the Commerce Clause to regulate all medical licensure. By Timothy Bonis. Marino et al.,

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

EHR vendors need to focus on developing more scalable, future-proof integration solutions to handle the growing volume of data from telemedicine, patient portals, and mobile health apps. This can result in dangerous drug interactions or duplications simply because one doctor isn’t aware of prescriptions from another provider.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 7, 2023

Implementing telemedicine and remote patient monitoring have grown in popularity for years now, and were especially accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to increase access to care and reduce the need for in-person visits. in the case of ‘data leaks’ and malicious use of data by a 3rd party) and financial risks (e.g.,

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Sheppard Health Law

DECEMBER 13, 2021

COVID-19, Telemedicine, And Privacy . Part of COVID-19’s impact is a dramatic acceleration of the already rapid growth in telemedicine , and this was reflected in several presentations. Most presenters expressed concern that, once the pandemic is under control, states will revert back to stricter standards for telemedicine use.

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