by Jessica Kim Cohen | Oct 1, 2020 | Health News
At Texas Children’s Hospital, some patients are trying new web-based tools to stay connected with physicians between psychology appointments—a program that’s taken on newfound importance while providers care for patients amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental Typically,...
by Christopher Starr, MD, FACS, AAO | Sep 30, 2020 | Digital Health, Health News
Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule that will cut Medicare payments for nearly all surgical procedures starting January 1, 2021. In some cases, surgeons will see up to 9% reductions in reimbursement for care. Cutting...
by Kate Judge | Sep 29, 2020 | Covid-19 / Corona Virus
In an August focus group conducted by the American Nurses Foundation, a nurse remarked, “I say I’m fine, but I feel scared to death every time I go to work.” stages She isn’t alone. In study after study, nurses report feeling exhausted and...
by Jessica Kim Cohen | Sep 28, 2020 | Digital Health, Health News
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday launched a new center tasked with coordinating and supporting the agency’s efforts to “modernize” its approach to regulating digital health technologies, such as apps and wearables categorized as medical...
by bsiwicki | Sep 25, 2020 | Telehealth
In early March, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of skilled nursing facilities restricted access to residents. Technologies These restrictions included, but were not limited to, essential care providers, such as neuropsychologists and psychologists. THE...
by mmiliard | Sep 24, 2020 | Telehealth
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says it’s collaborating with Apple to boost the availability of telehealth services for veterans across the U.S. WHY IT MATTERS The program connects qualifying veterans with iPads, helping 50,000 of them more easily take...
by KatJercich | Sep 23, 2020 | Health News, Hospitals, Telehealth
Primary care providers in New York City, one of the U.S. epicenters of the COVID-19 crisis, were some of the first to feel the brunt of the disease’s effects. With patients afraid to seek care in person and social distancing necessitating as little face-to-face...
by KatJercich | Sep 22, 2020 | Digital Health, Health News, Telehealth
It’s no surprise at this point that the COVID-19 pandemic turned the digital healthcare world (and the rest of the world) inside-out, accelerating the use of telemedicine while throwing a wrench into the plans of anyone depending on a somewhat predictable 2020....
by KatJercich | Sep 21, 2020 | Telehealth
The Connected Health Initiative on Monday published an open letter to Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., expressing support for the Telehealth Modernization Act and stressing the urgency of safeguarding access to virtual care before the public health emergency is set to...
by Jeff Lagasse | Sep 18, 2020 | Digital Health, Health News, Telehealth
Patients are largely on board with this paradigm shift, significantly increasing their engagement with the remote care platform. Telehealth Due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has evolved from an alternative means of care to one of the primary ways...
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