Augusta University Health launched its Virtual Care at Home program in February 2021 as a direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like hospitals across the nation, it was limited on bed capacity and had…
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Christopher Johnson, President and co-CEO of TeleTracking, has suggested that healthcare organizations need to focus on operational interoperability, adopt the idea of “Boundaryless Healthcare,” and reflect on the progress made during the pandemic. He…
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The DEA and SAMHSA have extended telehealth prescribing flexibilities for controlled substances through November 11, 2024, following a temporary rule. The move comes after several healthcare organizations, including the AHA, requested continued telehealth prescribing…
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During Covid-19, American healthcare rallied under extraordinary pressure, adapting quickly and finding new ways to collaborate. With the worst of the pandemic apparently behind us, it is time for the industry to turn to…
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What You Should Know:Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued the “Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications” – a…
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The COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends on Thursday, May 11, and with it comes an array of policy and procedural changes nationwide. How should health IT leaders be thinking about the end of…
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By Mark Melchionna
May 09, 2023 – Earlier this month, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced errors in Medicare reimbursement for some psychotherapy services, including those provided…
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An ad published by the American Hospital Association and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership in the Wall Street Journal expresses gratitude to healthcare professionals working in American hospitals and health systems. The ad…
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Medicare improperly paid $580 million for psychotherapy care in the first year of the pandemic, including $348 million for telehealth services, according to an audit by the Department of Health and Human Services Office…
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Kenyon Crowley, Ph.D., Health Analytics Lead, Accenture Federal ServicesThe COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on the urgent need to modernize the nation’s public health system. Despite success in rapidly developing vaccines, the unprecedented public…
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