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Medicare began covering telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic and has maintained the popular offering through temporary waivers approved by Congress since. -
Modernizing benefits delivery is no longer a question of “if,” it’s a question of “how well.” Making benefits more easily accessible improves staff workload, increases user satisfaction and improves outcomes.
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A partnership with software firm Social Solutions will allow city schools to connect with nonprofit agencies and give students more holistic support based on up-to-date data.
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Silicon Valley tech giant announced a new smartphone-based application that will allow service members to access health-care records from their iPhones.
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Moving into a shelter is often the first step in getting off the streets permanently, and access to Wi-Fi can be the lure that attracts homeless teens.
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The years-long move to Ohio Benefits has come with its share of glitches and troubles, some of which have caused advocates for the poor to cry foul as those they represent are left without much needed public assistance benefits.
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The company Teledoc says a proposal to require an initial in-person exam or video exam would have a chilling effect on patients and providers and would disproportionately impact rural care seekers.
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Access to recovery resources could be streamlined through a New Hampshire pilot program that gives Internet-connected technology to former inmates grappling with substance abuse disorders.
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The Regional Task Force on the Homeless plans to use unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopters and overhead infrared technology to get a better count of the city’s transient population.
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Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have created a smartphone application that senses breathing patterns and is triggered when the subject takes seven or fewer breaths per minute.
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Scammers have been spoofing calls from the Macomb County, Mich., Health Department in order to obtain sensitive information. Similar operations have used the county's name as well in recent months.
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As soon as an organ leaves a donor’s body, the clock starts ticking. But Dr. Joseph Scalea said there are opportunities to get vital deliveries to operating rooms faster through the use of unmanned aerial systems.
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States now have access to federal grant money to upgrade prescription drug monitoring systems, many of which need modern technology to improve how they track and share important information.
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Ronald Buchanan, the chief information risk officer at the Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services, will become the next chief information security officer for the state.
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A telemedicine bill in North Dakota received push back because it requires the first visit to be in-person or via video chat, which some argue could discriminate against those who don't have access to wifi or broadband.
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State lawmakers hope to work on legislation that will close broadband connectivity gaps and help to usher in access to better rural health care.
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