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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced legislation this week that would expand access to telehealth throughout the state. The governor's proposal includes broad regulatory and statutory changes to allow for greater flexibility in where and how patient use telehealth, new requirements for insurers regarding telehealth coverage, technology expansions that would further enable virtual care, and professional development and education aimed at facilitating the use of telemedicine among patients and
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For the 53rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’ll be making predictions on what we can expect from health IT in 2021. As we put 2020 in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look ahead to 2021. No doubt, 2021 will be dealing with many of the things that happened in 2020, but […] As we put 2020 in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look ahead to 2021.
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This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Courtney Tesvich, vice president of regulatory, Nextech. Data interoperability is once again poised to take a giant leap forward and there are many factors propelling this evolution. For example, the Office of the National […]. The article The Next Wave of Interoperability Is Here: Are You Ready?
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This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By John Danaher, MD, president, global clinical solutions, Elsevier. At the beginning of last year, we all had our own thoughts on how the year would unfold. However, a few months into 2020, we realized […]. The article Moving Forward In 2021 With 20/20 Vision appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
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