Category Archives: Telehealth

Medicare Will Expand Coverage for Telehealth

Posted on July 11, 2011 by susiecookhc

By Ken Terry,  Information Week – Healthcare The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed changing how it defines telehealth services that may be eligible for Medicare coverage. But it’s unclear how far the agency will go in expanding such … Continue reading →

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An Insider’s Perspective of the Future of Tele-ICUs

Posted on July 8, 2011 by susiecookhc

By Mary Jo Gorman, MD, MBA  MedGadget.com Mary Jo Gorman, M.D., MBA, is the CEO of Advanced ICU Care, a medical service company headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., which provides high-quality care to patients in the intensive care unit. For more … Continue reading →

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eICU Technology to Expand Care to Rural Hospitals

Posted on July 8, 2011 by susiecookhc

By Healthcare IT News Staff   6/30/2011 NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner Health System has signed an agreement with Philips VISICU to implement its eICU Program to enhance critical care. As the only healthcare provider in Louisiana with such a program, … Continue reading →

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$95,000 Grant for Study of Telemedicine

Posted on June 11, 2011 by susiecookhc

Billings Gazette, By Cindy Uken  6/10/11 Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association, a private, nonprofit facility that houses a nursing home, clinic and hospital in Ekalaka, has received a $95,000 grant for a yearlong study into how telemedicine is used to provide … Continue reading →

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What is Telehealth?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by susiecookhc

HRSA.gov   Telehealth is the use of technology to deliver health care, health information or health education at a distance. Common applications include: teleradiology, in which test results are forwarded to another facility for diagnosis; continuing professional education, including presentations … Continue reading →

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ICU Telemedicine Intervention Decreased Mortality

Posted on May 19, 2011 by susiecookhc

HemOncToday, 5/17/2011 Implementing a telemedicine intervention resulted in lower hospital and intensive care unit mortality, lower rates of preventable complications and shorter hospital and intensive care unit lengths of stay, according to data from a clinical practice study. “Several studies … Continue reading →

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US Physicians Video Chat with Patients

Posted on May 16, 2011 by susiecookhc

Health IT News, 5/16/2011 NEW YORK – Certain specialties, such as psychiatrists and oncologists, are more likely to be using video conferencing with patients, according to a new study from Manhattan Research. Taking the Pulse U.S. v11.0, a study of … Continue reading →

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Telemedicine Program Monitors Patients with CHF

Posted on May 16, 2011 by susiecookhc

Health IT News, 5/10/2011 ROCKVILLE, MD – How to replicate a successful program underway at Essentia Health that uses telehealth technology to track patients with congestive health failure, is the topic of an AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange being held … Continue reading →

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CMS Rule Streamlines Telemedicine Credentialing

Posted on May 4, 2011 by susiecookhc

By Joseph Goedert,  Health Data Management, 5/2/2011 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a final rule to streamline credentialing processes for physicians and other practitioners providing telemedicine services. The rule is intended to reduce burdens for small … Continue reading →

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Health IT: Eight Quality Improvement Stories

Posted on April 26, 2011 by susiecookhc

Health IT Portfolio Transforming Healthcare Quality through Health IT Projects    AHRQ Using Health IT: Eight Quality Improvement Stories  In 2004 and 2005, AHRQ funded 118 grants and cooperative agreements under the Transforming Healthcare Quality through Technology (THQIT) program to … Continue reading →

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