Senate HELP Committee weighs the future of telehealth
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal policymakers have enacted 31 changes to enable greater access to telehealth. In […]
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How one physician practice was transformed by EHR-embedded telehealth
As a family medicine practitioner, Dr. Dillon Miller, medical director at Blue Ridge Medical Group in Blue Ridge, Georgia, was
Survey says majority of Americans won’t use COVID-19 contact-tracing apps
According to a study commissioned by the security software vendor Avira, 71% of Americans say they won’t use COVID-19 contact-tracing apps,
The forgotten patients: COVID-19 and the impact on people living with non-communicable diseases
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit us off guard. The need to fight the virus has been urgent and all-encompassing and,
Using graphs to develop a deeper understanding of COVID-19
For more than three years, at DZD (Deutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung), the German Centre for Diabetes Research, we have been using
HHS rollback of protections for transgender people could make it harder to provide care
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights moved to roll back protections for
3 patient experience trends that IT leaders should act on
As consumerism has become a powerful force in the healthcare industry, the patient experience has become more important than ever.
Interoperability groups are evolving, expanding during COVID-19
As it has in so many other areas of the U.S. healthcare system, the coronavirus crisis has highlighted some fundamental
Developing antimicrobial stewardship programs using AI models to ensure optimal selection of antibiotics
Overuse or misuse of antibiotics in hospital settings is a global problem, fueling one of the most serious public health
What sort of staying power does telehealth really have?
This past week, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said she “can’t imagine going back” to making
Beyond COVID-19: How hospitals can prepare for a new normal
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic plaguing countries worldwide has created unprecedented change for the global economy, especially healthcare institutions at the
New bill would codify Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services
U.S. Reps. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, and Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., introduced new legislation this week that would provide for permanent Medicare payments