University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

DECEMBER 15, 2023

According to a survey conducted by Doximity, more than 83% of surveyed physicians expressed that telemedicine had proven valuable in improving the ongoing care for patients with complex or chronic conditions, while 65% noted it enhanced communication with their patients. What Is Virtual Care?

Telemedicine

American Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

The project included use of the organization’s telemedicine AnyWhere Care (AWC) web application, which patients can download to their smartphones. doi:10.1136/bmj.m865 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The application then feeds data to the patient’s electronic health record (EHR). Backhouse A, Ogunlayi F. 2020;368:m865.doi:10.1136/bmj.m865

Telemedicine

Scrubs

MAY 18, 2024

Most healthcare facilities have protocols in place to assist uninsured patients in applying for emergency Medicaid or charity care programs, which can significantly reduce or even cover the cost of treatment. Nurses can be crucial navigators by providing information on hospital financial assistance programs and flexible payment plans.

Telemedicine

Minority Nurse

MARCH 19, 2024

Regardless of the technology, nurses play essential roles throughout telemedicine, usually conveying or using insights or information. The United States Government Accountability Office reported a 15-fold increase over the prepandemic level in telehealth use among Medicaid beneficiaries. Numbers skyrocketed from 2.1

Chief Nursing Officer

Minority Nurse

MARCH 29, 2023

Meet Esther Conteh, BSN, MSN, Associate Vice President, Care Management at VNS Health, overseeing clinical care of VNS Health CHOICE Medicaid Advantage Plus (MAP) , and Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) plans. Throughout the pandemic, it’s been amazing to see how telemedicine has transformed how we communicate and deliver care.

Long Term Care

Capitol Beat

MARCH 15, 2022

As part of this appropriation, Congress would establish and/or fund the following agencies, among others: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services : $4 billion in total spending, an increase of $50 million. Agencies Health and Human Services : $108.3 billion in total spending, an increase of $11.3

Medicare

Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

They're using platforms that enable rural residents to meet with specialists online, either from their homes or from telemedicine stations set up at local hospitals, health clinics, or doctor's offices. of full-time NPs seeing Medicare patients and 82% seeing Medicaid patients. Medicare is about 46% and Medicaid is about 14%.

Medicare

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Despite the evils of the pandemic, one important change was the expansion of private insurance reimbursement for telehealth services as well as Medicare and Medicaid expansion to reduce previously prohibitive barriers of telehealth services. References Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. March 17, 2020.

Medicare

Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The American Telemedicine Association convened a special summit late last year on Virtual Nursing, and ViVE has its own special track this week. The acute care at home concept, which combines aspects of RPM and telemedicine with in-person care, will likely evolve far beyond the model being used now, regardless of reimbursement.

Telemedicine

Relias

JULY 14, 2022

For example, mobile medicine or online services like telemedicine and teletherapy can provide care when in-person care is not an option. “If In places where resources may be scarce, providers may need to use innovative approaches.

Mental Health

Relias

JANUARY 16, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic was the push that our industry needed to become ‘open’ to the idea of telemedicine,” said Baiera. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will expand its enforcement actions against poorly-performing facilities. Penalties rise to $1M.

Medicare

Minority Nurse

MAY 14, 2024

I wanted to continue the work and so I came back home to Illinois because Illinois is a state that expanded Medicaid. I got a job working for a Medicaid managed care company in Chicago as the Senior Director for Strategy and Regulatory Affairs for a company called Next Level Health. Are you still there?

Medicaid