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Maimonides Medical Center completes massive digital health initiative in two years

Healthcare It News

It is Brooklyn's tertiary care hub serving diverse communities with large Medicaid, Medicare and uninsured populations. At the time, Maimonides was not engaged in any telemedicine or other digital health initiatives. THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM. " Rob Cimino, Maimonides Medical Center. And then March came." " PROPOSAL.

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The cornerstone of continuous, integrated, and value-based healthcare

Cloud Blogs

In 2020, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) issued additional rules requiring that payors and providers who receive CMS funds make health information more accessible. Overall, regulators have made clear their intention to eliminate barriers to interoperability and provide patients greater control of their healthcare.

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The cornerstone of continuous, integrated, and value-based healthcare

Cloud Blogs

In 2020, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) issued additional rules requiring that payors and providers who receive CMS funds make health information more accessible. Overall, regulators have made clear their intention to eliminate barriers to interoperability and provide patients greater control of their healthcare.

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The Importance of Telehealth Parity Laws

Icanotes

Mental health parity provides a sense of equality for those seeking medical treatment in the form of telemedicine. If a patient has an insurance plan with parity that would grant them unlimited medical visits in person, they have the right to equal treatment and care for their condition through telemedicine and telehealth.

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Private Equity and Digital Health in 2023: Policy Updates and Trends to Watch

Sheppard Health Law

Congress’s expansion of access to telehealth takes steps to ensure continuity of care for Medicare beneficiaries and provides regulators with additional time to determine which flexibilities will become permanent, indicating a success for the telehealth industry as well as a reminder that there is more legislation to come.

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Health Care In the COVID-19 Era – PwC Finds Self-Rationing of Care and Meds Especially for Chronic Care

Health Populi

Payors, both commercial and public sector (Medicare, Medicaid), have relaxed rules and regulations for telehealth across platforms (from purpose-built telemedicine programs to HIPAA-relaxed approvals for using FaceTime, Zoom, and other commercial channels), and have various plans to pay for virtual care visits between clinicians and patients.

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Behavioral Health System Modernization: Comprehensive Approaches and Cross-Cutting Tools

NASHP

As major purchasers, administrators, and regulators of behavioral health treatment and supports, states play a critical role in system transformation. In addition, through its new 1115 demonstration extension and “Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform,” the state is phasing in a new integrated primary care payment and reimbursement structure.