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Two U.S. Senators, Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), have introduced a bill that would aim to improve healthcare in underserved, rural areas through the expanded use of telehealth. Called the Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2014, the bill would grant...
Telemedicine, much to the delight of some health industry observers, is a prominent part of legislation announced this week allocating $16.3 billion to overhaul the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The proposed bill, which sailed through the House on a 420-5 vote...
CareTouch Communications, Inc. released an enhanced version of their CareTouch360™ platform that supports One-way and Two-way billing system integration. The open system solution communicates with most billing systems, pulling data directly from the Home...
Consumer healthcare apps linked to smartphones or wearable devices are growing in popularity, and forthcoming offerings from Apple and Google are likely to draw more attention to the field. These systems allow users to monitor a range of information—heart rate,...
A huge surge of venture capital investment into health-care IT companies shows no sign of slowing as companies scramble to exploit potentially big money-making opportunities offered by Obamacare and inefficiencies in the nearly $3 trillion health system. "Where...
If you haven’t heard already, years of effort on the part of the HME industry has culminated in a groundswell of pressure for audit reform. From the long hours put in by AAHomecare volunteer leadership and the Senate Finance Committee Roundtable to the ALJ backlog and...
Durham, North Carolina-based health data platform company Validic announced this week that it had acquired its partner Mountain View, California-based Infometers for an undisclosed sum. Validic’s CEO Ryan Beckland told MobiHealthNews that his company bought Infometers...
The American Telemedicine Association, in a letter sent this week to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), outlines several recommendations to improve network adequacy of managed care plans via telemedicine. ATA calls recognition of telemedicine...
As patient interactions outside healthcare facilities grow, new technology-based surveillance tools are being used to target gaps in care. The Kaiser Permanente Southern California Outpatient Safety Net Program (OSNP), according to a new study published in open-access...
While technology has reached a level where high-quality virtual consultations with physicians can take place, policy issues have slowed the expansion of telehealth practices in the U.S. Consulting with a doctor through video conferencing isn’t new – the practice has...
Activists who rolled into Washington, D.C., June 22-24 found that advocacy efforts are paying off, as more congressional offices are well versed in the issues facing people with disabilities, including the need for a separate benefit for complex rehab. During the...
It’s no secret that audits are out of control, but without data it’s hard to build a case. That’s the problem AAHomecare hopes to help the industry fix with its HME Audit Key. “We’re trying to make a stand that it’s over the top, but we don’t have any numbers to back...
