Top telehealth myths for hospital executives to know in 2018
During a February 26th webinar sponsored by American Well (@AmericanWell) and hosted by Becker’s Hospital Review (@BeckersHR), Roy Schoenberg, CEO and co-founder of American Well, will help separate fact from fiction and discuss top telehealth myths for health system executives to know in 2018.
Telemedicine’s Transformational Value Across the Care Continuum is Clear – but Adoption Still Lags
Sage Growth Partners (SGP), a Baltimore-based healthcare research, strategy, and marketing firm, released new survey findings that explore healthcare executives’ application and adoption of telemedicine technology. SGP’s report, Defining Telemedicine’s Role: The View From the C-Suite, details findings from its survey of nearly 100 healthcare executives1 alongside additional quantitative and qualitative research.
TeleHealth Services and Healthwise Partner to Deliver Evidence-Based Health Education Content
TeleHealth Services (@TeleHealth_Svcs), the a provider of interactive patient engagement solutions, has partnered with Healthwise (@Healthwise) to create an evidence-based patient education program for their healthcare clients. Healthwise’s award-winning patient education videos will be delivered through iCare Navigator, TeleHealth Services’ next generation interactive patient engagement solution. iCare Navigator was recently launched as the industry’s first enterprise-scale interactive patient engagement platform using an adaptive and empathetic virtual personal health coach.
American Telemedicine Association Applauds Landmark Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Coverage
President Trump recently signed into law a funding bill that includes the entirety of the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act. Originally introduced by Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), with significant input from ATA and its members, the new law will expand telehealth coverage for accountable care organizations (ACOs), improve flexibility for telehealth use under Medicare Advantage plans, and allow nationwide reimbursement for tele stroke care and home dialysis treatment. The new law provides the largest boost to Federal telehealth coverage and payment in 17 years.
American Heart Association thanks Congress for passing stroke telemedicine and cardiac rehab legislation
The American Heart Association (@HeartNews) commended Congress for passing legislation that will greatly benefit the nation’s heart and stroke patients. The two-year budget deal, just approved by the House and the Senate, included provisions that expand access for telestroke and cardiac rehabilitation services, remove restrictions on Medicare therapy caps and help improve the health of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD).
VICTORY! Thank you #Congress for passing legislation that will greatly benefit the nation’s heart and stroke patients. Read our full statement: https://t.co/2HhgkgCl6N pic.twitter.com/P9kAfMfqF2
— American Heart News (@HeartNews) February 9, 2018
Benefits by Design (BBD) Inc. Partners with Telemedicine Company GOeVisit to innovate access to medical care
Benefits By Design (BBD), a third party administrator that connects Canadian businesses with benefits and workplace solutions, has partnered with MyCare MedTech Inc., a Canadian telehealth company offering medical care through its platform, GOeVisit (@goevisit). GOeVisit provides virtual consultations with medical providers for minor illnesses 24/7 from coast to coast. The partnership offers BBD groups an innovative way to access medical care for minor illnesses without having to leave home or office and without experiencing long wait times.
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24/7 Kid Doc Announces Telemedicine Pilot Program with FL Day Care Centers
24/7 Kid Doc, Inc., a 24/7 Telemedicine company announced it is launching a pilot program with 2 of the nation’s oldest and highly rated day care centers, located in Jacksonville, FL. The program confirms the Company’s continuing evolution by introducing a second economic model generating revenues directly from families without the need to deal with insurance companies or Medicaid.
Feds Award More Than $270K to Improve Telehealth in Maine
The federal government is giving a Maine health organization more than $270,000 to improve access to telehealth in rural parts of the state. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving the money to MaineHealth, which includes Maine Medical Center, the largest hospital in the state. A spokeswoman for MaineHealth says the money will help improve communications between emergency departments and emergency medical services in rural areas.
NY grant to fund mental health telemedicine
New York state is getting a $500,000 federal grant to fund telemedicine projects. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand say the money granted to the state Office of Mental Health will help buy video conference equipment, tablets, and software. The two Democrats said the equipment will be used by clinics, schools, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, and prison facilities to provide and expand mental health care.
More health care workers want in on Kansas telemedicine
A proposed telemedicine bill has Kansas medical providers pushing for a new chance to make their services eligible for reimbursement. Under the House bill, introduced last month, licensed mental health care professionals and physicians can tend to faraway patients over phone or video calls. Insurers would have to cover their services as if they had seen patients in person. Groups representing chiropractors, occupational therapists, nurses and other health professionals made their case for inclusion before the House Health and Human Services Committee on Monday.
In rural Georgia, telemedicine provides new option for children’s mental health
In more than half of Georgia counties, parents can’t find nearby mental health services for their children. Given the education required to become a child psychiatrist or psychologist in Georgia and the economic facts of less-populated areas, the demand for child mental health care in rural Georgia won’t be met on the ground any time soon. So, instead, the state is proposing to bring children in need and health care professionals together another way: telemedicine.
Upcoming Events:
ATA 2018 Annual Conference & Tradeshow
What: ATA 2018 Annual Conference & Tradeshow
When: April 29 – May 1, 2018
Where: Chicago, IL
Event Hashtag: #ATA18
At #ATA18, thousands of professionals and leaders from the healthcare and technology sectors unite as one cohesive community. Early registration ends on January 26th! Learn more and register at https://t.co/vipPXy7UO8. pic.twitter.com/Ie038Z4P4P
— American Telemed (@AmericanTelemed) December 27, 2017
SPS 2018
What:Â Telemedicine & Telehealth Service Provider Summit (SPS)
When: October 8-9, 2018
Where: Glendale, AZ
CMS Covered Telehealth Services
You can download the list of services payable under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule when furnished via telehealth on the CMS website.
Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP)
The Center for Connected Health Policy (@CCHPCA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to maximize telehealth’s ability to improve health outcomes, care delivery, and cost effectiveness. Follow CCHP for the latest in telehealth policy and news.