By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | January 9, 2019 A new survey finds that two-thirds of healthcare providers don't know about new opportunities for telehealth and mHealth reimbursement from CMS - even though most would benefit. Many hospitals and health systems aren’t prepared to take advantage of new reimbursement opportunities [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | December 31, 2018 With 2019 on the doorstep, healthcare leaders are looking for clues as to what the coming year will hold for telehealth and mHealth. And while most of the experts have long since tossed out the time-worn “tipping point” terminology, they do [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | December 18, 2018 State legislatures passing new telehealth laws in 2018 focused primarily on expanding Medicaid coverage, approving interstate licensure pacts and establishing guidelines, according to a review by the Center for Connected Health Policy. On the other side of the connected care checklist, however, the California-based center found [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | December 07, 2018 The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its “Anywhere to Anywhere VA Health Care” program with new telehealth and telemedicine partnerships. At this week’s “Anywhere to Anywhere Together” summit in Washington DC, the VA announced connected care programs with Walmart, T-Mobile and Philips designed to give [...]
By Harrison Cook, Becker's Hospital Review | November 21, 2018 Hospitals seeking entry into the telehealth field often face skeptical patients who are unfamiliar with telehealth services and how they offer patients the same quality care they get at their physician's office. At the Becker's Hospital Review 7th Annual CEO [...]
By Erick Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | November 19, 2018 Connected care advocates are lobbying Congress to pass the Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2018, which aims to reduce rehospitalizations at qualified skilled nursing facilities by giving them more incentives to use telemedicine and telehealth to improve patient care. And they [...]
