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Improving Care Experiences: Human Centric Design at HXR

Improving Care Experiences: Human Centric Design at HXR

As a company dedicated to healthcare innovation, we understand the challenges involved in taking an idea and bringing it to life successfully. We are a huge proponent of human-centric design as an approach to healthcare innovation. By using the patient’s needs as a...

AthenaHealth Integration Case Study: Mainstreet Pediatrics

  There is a new pediatric practice in the Denver-area thanks to the vision and passion of Dr. Lorri Phipps. Mainstreet Pediatrics launched last Fall in the Parker, Colorado community with a mission of “delivering family-centered medicine with a generous heart”....

Women Making Telemedicine History: Ann Mond Johnson

Women Making Telemedicine History: Ann Mond Johnson

      As Women’s History Month closes, we wanted to highlight another important woman in the telehealth industry. This week, we are shining the spotlight on Ann Mond Johnson, the newly appointed CEO of the American Telehealth Association. Learn a little...

CMS Issues Updates to Medicare Telehealth Reimbursement

CMS Issues Updates to Medicare Telehealth Reimbursement

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an updated version of their telehealth fact sheet for 2018, expanded into an easy-to-read booklet format. If you are a Medicare fee-for-service provider, this is a must-read. This booklet...

Women Making Telemedicine History: Kerry Palakanis

Women Making Telemedicine History: Kerry Palakanis

    Women’s History Month is upon us, and one of the ways we are celebrating is by highlighting women who are making telemedicine history. This week, we are shining the spotlight on Dr. Kerry Palakanis, a remarkable nurse practitioner that we are thrilled to...

Reimbursement Policy Update

Reimbursement Policy Update

      There is a helpful update for practices seeking payment for telemedicine services. The Center for Connected Health Policy recently released a fact sheet explaining the latest updates in telemedicine reimbursement policies. The document covers...

Telehealth and Telemedicine: What’s the Difference?

Telehealth and Telemedicine: What’s the Difference?

The following article is originally featured on mhealthintelligence.com: Today’s healthcare ecosystem is filled with references to and examples of telemedicine and telehealth – in some cases, the two terms are used interchangeably. Whether they mean the same thing is...

Simple Summary: Telemedicine News

Simple Summary: Telemedicine News

    January 30, 2018 New Integration with Athenahealth SimpleVisit has partnered with Athenahealth to improve access to care as part of their More Disruption Please program. This means that Athena users can now add our telemedicine service through the...

Simple Summary: Recent Telemedicine Related News

Simple Summary: Recent Telemedicine Related News

    Recent Telemedicine news that caught our eyes.  The information you may have missed but need to know. The FDA Has Approved The First Digital Pill: The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first digital pill for the U.S. called Abilify MyCite....

Cancer Care & Telemedicine

Cancer Care & Telemedicine

    Cancer, like most diseases, has the power to alter someone’s entire life. Once a patient is diagnosed, they have to deal with frequent doctor visits, hours spent in the waiting room, money spent on gas transportation costs, missed days of work and...