Telemedicine News & Updates 11-22-2017
The latest in telehealth and telemedicine news from Teladoc, Medici, Foley and Lardner LLP, AHIMA, American Telemedicine Association, HealthTech, CMS and more.
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Lessons on Universal Coverage from an Unexpected Advocate: Richard Nixon
By Shanoor Seervai & David Blumenthal MD – Debate continues about how best to reform the U.S. health care system, including over the roles that federal and state governments and private insurance markets should play in providing coverage. As policymakers explore options to expand on recent coverage gains under the ACA, they might benefit from familiarity with historical precedents.
AMA CEO Outlines Challenges, Opportunities in Health Data
In his address at the American Medical Association Interim Meeting, AMA CEO James L. Madara, M.D., outlined the challenges and opportunities present in health data today and the revolutionary opportunity to improve patient care.
Telehealth Outpaces ADRs and Readmissions: Analytics is Behind Its Success
By Sarianne Gruber – The Castleton Group is an organization made up of healthcare and information technology experts, with an overarching goal to deploy solutions that will benefit hospitals and long-term care facilities.
Four Cross-Industry Omnichannel Lessons from Telecom to Healthcare
By Nick Vennaro – A customer-first, omnichannel experience is reigning supreme across industries. We’ve seen it hold traction for years in telecom, media and entertainment (TME) and oft discussed, but omnichannel has been more slowly applied to other areas, such as healthcare.
Maine Voters Greenlight Medicaid Expansion, But Governor Says Whoa
By Patty Wight – Just hours after Maine voters became the first in the nation to use the ballot box to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, Republican Gov. Paul LePage said he wouldn’t implement it unless the Legislature funds the state’s share of an expansion.
Using What You’ve Got: 4 Valuable Insights Culled from Existing Healthcare Data
By Rose Higgins – No matter where your organization stands on its journey toward value-based payment and care delivery, most will struggle to make a variety of critical, strategic decisions in order to determine the right methods needed to improve outcomes and prove value.
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Taking a Closer Look – State-by-State – at Health Care Quality
By LCDR Karen Chaves MHS – AHRQ’s 2016 National Quality and Disparities Report showed overall quality of the Nation’s health care continued to improve from 2000 to 2015, but the quality of care was often uneven when measured between racial, ethnic, and income groups.