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ATA, Hims & Hers, Others Form Telehealth Equity Coalition to Improve Access to Telehealth Among Underserved Populations

by Fred Pennic 02/02/2021 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know: - . Together with nonprofit, academic, and industry partners, the Telehealth Equity Coalition (TEC) has formed to improve access to quality and affordable healthcare by increasing adoption of telehealth, especially among those who have been left out or left behind. - Founding members of the TEC include: Adaptation Health, American Telemedicine Association, BlackDoctor.org, Foley & Lardner, Grapevine Health, Hims & Hers, Howard University Dept. of Community
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COVID-19: How Can Payers Prepare for Mandates and Support Pandemic Relief Efforts

by Elizabeth Bierbower, Former President of Humana's Group & Specialty Division 11/25/2020 Leave a Comment

Compliance and COVID: How Can Payers Prepare for Mandates and Support Pandemic Relief Efforts

Healthcare can achieve optimum efficiency when patients are at the center of care. When patients have the necessary information to navigate their care journey, they will choose the path to high-quality care at the lowest costs. Cost-sharing and insurance premiums are rising consistently since the last decade for employer plans, which covers nearly half of the country’s population. Plan members are shouldering a part of the healthcare cost burden, so they want to keep it as low as possible. At
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Fern Health Taps 10M Mass General De-Identified Patient Records for Pain Management

by Fred Pennic 10/30/2020 Leave a Comment

Massachusetts General Hospital to Deploy CarePassport’s Digital Health Platform for Clinical Trials

What You Should Know: - Fern Health will reveal a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Mass General Hospital where it will inform existing and future digitally-delivered pain management programs through the marriage of AI + predictive analytics with 10 million de-identified Mass General patient records. - MGH will validate emerging Fern Health products and pilot new products in clinical environments, setting the stage for Fern expansion into all aspects of non-invasive multimodal pain
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American Telemedicine Association, Others Join AVIA Partner Network to Confront COVID-19

by Fred Pennic 05/18/2020 Leave a Comment

AVIA Lands $22M to Expand Healthcare Innovation Network to New Markets

What You Should Know: - AVIA has added the American Telemedicine Association (ATA); Conifer Health Solutions, a healthcare industry leader in financial optimization and revenue enhancement; and Gensler, a global firm focused on human-centered design to the AVIA Partner Network, which also includes organizations such as HFMA, Cerner, and Deloitte.- As hospitals face extreme clinical, operational, technological, and financial challenges due to COVID-19, healthcare leaders across the country can
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CTA Launches First-Ever ANSI-accredited Standard for AI in Healthcare

by Fred Pennic 02/25/2020 Leave a Comment

CTA Launches First-Ever ANSI-accredited Standard for AI in Healthcare

- The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announces the first-ever ANSI-accredited standard for the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, developed by more than 50 organizations from tech giants to healthcare leaders. - CTA convened 52 organizations – including IBM, Philips, BlackBerry, Doctor on Demand, Humetrix, American Medical Association, and AdvaMed – to develop this standard that provides a foundation to better
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HLTH & ATA Partner Up to Highlight Telehealth Solutions, Virtual Care Adoption

by Fred Pennic 08/13/2019 Leave a Comment

HLTH Partners w/ ATA to Highlight Telehealth Solutions, Virtual Care Adoption

HLTH, the largest and most important conference for healthcare innovation announced a new partnership with ATA, the premier organization working to accelerate the adoption of telehealth, to showcase innovations in virtual care that will change the way care is ultimately delivered.Telehealth solutions include digital health, artificial intelligence (AI), virtual care, remote monitoring, and digital therapeutics (DTx), as well as 'store-and-forward' or asynchronous technologies that securely
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Kaiser Appoints First Chief Digital Officer, Teladoc’s New COO, Castlight Health CEO, Other Health IT Appointments

by Jasmine Pennic 08/05/2019 Leave a Comment

Kaiser Appoints First Chief Digital Officer, Teladoc’s New COO, Castlight Health CEO, Other Health IT Appointments

Kaiser Permanente has appointed Prat Vemana as its first chief digital officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals. In this newly created role, Vemana will lead the ongoing development and execution of Kaiser Permanente's digital vision and strategy, in collaboration with internal health plan, hospital, and medical group teams. Atlantic Health System has named Dr. Sylvia Romm as Chief Innovation Officer. In her new role, Romm will be responsible for building new partner
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Joe Kvedar, MD Elected Next President of American Telemedicine Association

by Fred Pennic 07/25/2019 Leave a Comment

JOE KVEDAR, MD, Joe Kvedar Elected Next President of American Telemedicine Association

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) today announced the election of Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, as President-Elect. Beginning in April 2020, Dr. Kvedar will become President for a year-long term, succeeding John Glaser, Ph.D., Executive Senior Advisor, Cerner, who will become Immediate Past President. Dr. Kvedar Background Dr. Kvedar is Vice President of Connected Health at Partners HealthCare, and Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kvedar previously served as President of
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Survey Reveals Consumer Drivers to Choose Virtual Visits Over In-Person

by Fred Pennic 09/30/2016 Leave a Comment

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Consumers are interested in using telehealth `as a replacement or complement to in-person care, according to a joint survey conducted by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and WEGO Health of active healthcare users. The survey revealed that ease of scheduling, reduced travel, and increased access to care for immobile patients would motivate them to choose virtual visits over in-person care.The results released this week at the ATA’s Fall Forum event in New Orleans in a panel discussion
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ATA Launches Online Telemedicine Learning Center for Professionals

by Jasmine Pennic 11/01/2013 Leave a Comment

ATA Launches Online Telemedicine Learning Center for Professionals

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has launched the new ATA Learning Center that boasts a comprehensive library of telemedicine, telehealth and mHealth sessions, courses and tutorials that users may access anytime, anywhere.
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