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3 Steps to Maintain Telehealth’s Momentum Post-Pandemic

by Karsten Russell-Wood, Portfolio Leader for Post-Acute and Home, Philips 01/19/2021 Leave a Comment

3 Steps to Maintain Telehealth’s Momentum Post-Pandemic

In the face of COVID-19, healthcare witnessed how crises can become the long-awaited push for creativity and innovation that the industry needs. When our healthcare infrastructure’s weaknesses were exposed, telehealth helped to stitch them up, with the number of telehealth claims increasing 8,336% nationally from April 2019 to April 2020. Out of need, patients quickly turned to telehealth as a new model of care delivery; clinicians adapted to a new avenue for engaging with patients, policymakers
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UnitedHealth Rolls Out Employer Virtual Primary Care Plan

by Fred Pennic 01/18/2021 Leave a Comment

DPHO, UnitedHealthcare Launch Accountable Care Program

What You Should Know: - UnitedHealthcare is rolling out a virtual primary care plan for employers that will be powered by telehealth platform Amwell, CNBC first reports. - The virtual primary care plan will allow patients access to physicians with low or no co-pays for routine care via phone or computer. - The virtual primary care program will be available for employers in 11 states including Colorado, Texas, and Maryland, as well as Washington, DC. 
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FCC Unveils 14 Initial Projects Selected for $100M Connected Care Pilot Program

by Fred Pennic 01/15/2021 Leave a Comment

FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program Providers

What You Should Know: - FCC announces initial 14 pilot project selected for $100M Connected Care Pilot Program that will support connected care service across the country and focus on low-income and veteran patients. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today announced an initial set of 14 pilot projects with over 150 treatment sites in 11 states that have been selected for the Connected Care Pilot Program.  A total of $26.6 million will be awarded to these applicants for
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Provider Strategies for Mitigating Telehealth Fraud & Abuse in 2021

by Dr. Gary Call, Chief Medical Officer at HMS 01/14/2021 Leave a Comment

Provider Strategies for Mitigating Telehealth Fraud & Abuse in 2021

Dr. Gary Call, Chief Medical Officer at HMS As healthcare spending continues to rise, so too does the inherent risk for bad actors to take advantage. Today, the United States is estimated to spend nearly 18 percent of its GDP, or $3.6 trillion, on healthcare, and is expected to increase to one-fifth of GDP within the next decade, according to the latest data. This alone provides ample motivation for fraud and abuse. While the full extent of healthcare fraud is difficult to measure, The
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Behavioral Health Services Fueled Telehealth Adoption During Pandemic, Study Finds

by Jasmine Pennic 01/11/2021 Leave a Comment

Behavioral Health Services Fueled Telehealth Adoption During Pandemic, Study Finds

What You Should Know: - Telehealth adoption for behavioral health services jumped sharply during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Telehealth adoption increased sharply during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, with the approach being used more often for behavioral health services than for medical care, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Prior to the
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12 Telehealth & Virtual Care Predictions and Trends for 2021 Roundup

by Fred Pennic 01/04/2021 Leave a Comment

12 Telehealth & Virtual Care Predictions and Trends for 2021

Dr. Paul Hain, Chief Medical Officer of GoHealth Telehealth is Here to Stay in 2021 Prior to the pandemic, telehealth was a limited ad-hoc service with geographic and provider restrictions. However, with both the pandemic restrictions on face to face interactions and a relaxation of governmental regulations, telehealth utilization has significantly increased from thousands of visits in a week to well over a million in the Medicare population. What we’ve learned is that telehealth allows
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Is Broadband Access The Missing Key to Improving Rural Healthcare?

by Irv Lichtenwald CEO, Medsphere Systems Corporation 12/17/2020 Leave a Comment

rural healthcare broadband access

The plain truth is that rural America has always had a market failure problem.  In the 1930s, the problem manifests as woefully inadequate telephone and electrical service. The spaces were just too wide open, the potential customers too few, for companies to invest in America’s in-between places.  In response to this market inefficiency, a federal government led by Franklin Roosevelt stepped in and created the Rural Electrification Administration (REA). Within 20 years, phone
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OHSU to Deploy Virtual ICU Across 8 Sites to Extend Care to Patients in Rural Communities

by Fred Pennic 12/16/2020 Leave a Comment

OHSU to Deploy Virtual ICU Across 8 Sites to Extend Care to Patients in Rural Communities

What You Should Know: - With ICU beds near capacity across the United States, GE Healthcare announced a strategic partnership with Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) that will allow OHSU to oversee and help provide care to ICU patients across eight hospital sites via a “Virtual ICU” (VICU), using the GE Healthcare Mural Virtual Care Solution. - The VICU provides critical care specialists at OHSU with digital tools to deploy hospital defined care protocols to remotely identify
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GoodRx Adds Telehealth, Mail Order to Subscription Program

by Jasmine Pennic 12/16/2020 Leave a Comment

GoodRx Adds Telehealth, Mail Order to Subscription Program

What You Should Know: - GoodRx, today announced the addition of telehealth and mail order benefits to its subscription program, GoodRx Gold. - GoodRx Gold Savings Program members can now receive exclusive discounts on online doctor visits and free mail delivery via the GoodRx app, in addition to the exclusive lower prices on prescription drugs that are already available. - Using the 5-star rated GoodRx app, GoodRx Gold members can now see a licensed healthcare provider to receive
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Mount Sinai to Deploy Current Health’s RPM Solution to Enhance Oncology Patient Care

by Jasmine Pennic 12/15/2020 Leave a Comment

Mount Sinai to Deploy Current Health’s RPM Solution to Enhance Oncology Patient Care

What You Should Know: - Mount Sinai Health System will implement Current Health’s remote patient monitoring (RPM) solution to allow oncology patients to recover at home while being continuously and passively monitored by their care team. - The implementation will reduce hospitalization events and prevent potential patient exposure to infection while bridging the digital health divide as more and more patients engage in telehealth. Current Health today announced that its remote patient
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