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Can Telemedicine Increase Health Equity? A Conversation with Antoinette Thomas, Dave Ryan, and Me with the ATA

Health Populi

“Yes,” we concurred on our session convened by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) EDGE session today. We covered, The theory that telemedicine should increase health equity — where are we and what are the barriers to getting there? Understanding the health inequities borne by “telemedicine.

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What the Telehealth Expansion Act means for tackling social determinants and boosting health equity

Healthcare It News

This is a bipartisan bill recently passed in Congress that allows citizens with high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts access to telehealth and other remote care services permanently, without having to meet their minimum deductible first.

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Telepsychiatry will continue to grow – and become the house call of yesteryear

Healthcare It News

One of the great use cases for telemedicine has proven to be mental health. In addition to a shortage of clinicians to provide care, there often are other barriers to access, which include cost and transportation issues. The measures used by in-person clinicians to prevent these issues also are available to telepsychiatry clinicians.

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How RPM can solve many patient and provider problems in rural areas

Healthcare It News

One way people in these rural areas still can receive access to high-quality healthcare in a convenient and cost-effective way is through telemedicine and remote patient monitoring options. RPM can enable patients to better manage their health and wellness between visits as well as enable timely care when needed.

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FCC Awards Additional $42.7M in Round 2 of COVID-19 Telehealth Program

HIT Consultant

– AllianceChicago in Chicago, Illinois, was awarded $975,124 for the purchase of devices, such as telemedicine carts, and conferencing software, to facilitate telemedicine delivery to high-risk patients. – Community Health Centers, Inc., – Compass Health in St. . – Community Health Centers, Inc.,

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States Focus on Behavioral Health as They Consider the Future of Telehealth

NASHP

Rapid state actions bolstered remote behavioral health access. Toward the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, state and federal officials worked quickly to enable the utilization of telemedicine across healthcare services. Assessing appropriate modalities of care delivery.

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Modern Healthcare Delivery – The Difference Between Digital Therapeutics and Telehealth

GoMoHealth

Additionally, over the past several years, digital therapeutics has emerged as a game-changing subset of healthcare delivery that benefits patients in a remote care setting. Because of the digital nature of the methodology, data can be collected and analyzed both as a preventative measure and a progress report.