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Iwu Telehealth gbagwojuru anya na 2020

Ọ bụrụ na ị gwara m na mbido afọ gara aga na ego a na-enweta kwa afọ nke telehealth US ga-abawanye site n'ihe ruru ijeri $ 3 ruo ijeri $ 250 na 2020, echere m na m gaara arịọ na a nyochara isi gị, anaghị m pụtara n'elu video! Ma site na ọrịa na-efe efe nke COVID-19, anyị ahụla telehealth ka ọ ghara ịbụ nhọrọ ọrụ nlekọta ahụ ike na mpaghara ka ọ bụrụ nhọrọ kachasị mma maka ọtụtụ nde ndị America ịnata nlekọta ha n'oge oge ịma aka a. Telehealth enyela ohere maka ịga n'ihu nke ahụike n'oge ọrịa a na-efe efe, na telehealth agbasawokwa n'ụzọ dịgasị iche iche iji mee ka ọ dịrị ndị mmadụ mfe ịnweta ọrụ nlekọta ọpụrụiche dịka ahụike omume, na-enweghị mkpa ịga ụlọ ọrụ dọkịta. Agbanyeghị na telehealth adịla kemgbe ọtụtụ iri afọ, ịsị na telehealth gbabara n'ime ọkụ mba na 2020 agaghị abụ ihe ekwesighi.

Dịka onye nọrọla na telehealth kemgbe afọ anọ gara aga, ọ tụrụ m n'anya etu ala ebe telehealth gbanwere n'afọ a, na etu o siri sie ike. Na mmalite nke COVID-19, usoro nlekọta ahụike na omume emezuru n'ime ụbọchị ole na ole ihe ọzọ ga - ewe izu, ọnwa, ma ọ bụ ọbụna afọ, ebe a zụrụ ọtụtụ puku ndị ọrụ ahụike na ndị nchịkwa maka itinye telehealth na ịmepụta na ịmụ ọrụ ọhụụ , ogbugba ndu, na usoro oru iji kwado nnabata telehealth ngwa ngwa o kwere mee. Arụ ọrụ a siri ike kwụrụ ụgwọ dịka CDC kwuru na nleta telehealth mụbara 154% n'oge izu gara aga nke Machị 2020, ma e jiri ya tụnyere otu oge ahụ na 2019. Site na Eprel, nleta ndị mmadụ na-aga n'ọfịs ndị dọkịta na usoro nlekọta ahụike ndị ọzọ dara 60%, mgbe nleta nke telehealth gụrụ ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ 69% nke ngụkọta nlekọta ahụike niile. Ndị na-ahụ maka ahụike na-ebugharị ihe dịka 50-175 oge karịa nleta telehealth karịa ka ha mere tupu-COVID-19. Ee, "ihe ọhụrụ" maka telehealth dị n'ezie, mana gịnị ka nke ahụ pụtara n'ezie?

Ọfọn, ọ gbagwojuru anya. Ka m kọwaa. Isi ihe mere telehealth ji nwee ike ịkwaga n'ihu nke nnyefe ahụike na afọ a apụtaghị na ọrịa COVID-19 n'onwe ya, mana kama ọ bụ n'ihi mgbanwe mgbanwe iwu telehealth nke bịara n'ihi ọrịa a. Laa azụ na ọnwa Machị, mgbe ekwuputara ọnọdụ mberede mba izizi, enyere gọọmentị etiti na ụlọ ọrụ gọọmentị ohere ịzaghachi nsogbu ahụ, ha mere ya. Lọ Ọrụ Ahụike na Ọrụ Nlekọta Ahụike (CMS) gbasaa uru nke telehealth nke Medicare, nke mbụ na-eme ka ndị na-erite uru na-enweta ọtụtụ ọrụ site na vidiyo na ekwentị, na-ewepụ mkpa maka mmekọrịta dị adị, na ikwe ka enweta ọrụ telehealth ozugbo n'ụlọ onye ọrịa. Ahụike akọwapụtakwara na ndị na-enye ọrụ nwere ike ịgba ụgwọ maka nleta telehealth n'otu ọnụego dị ka nleta nke mmadụ, nke a maara dị ka "parity" telehealth. Nakwa na Machị, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) dị jụụ na iwu mmanye ya wee kwuo na ọ ga-agbaghara mmebi iwu HIPAA nwere ike ọ bụrụ na ejiri ngwa vidiyo vidiyo na-anaghị akwado, dị ka FaceTime na Skype, iji nyefee telehealth. N'ezie, enwere ọtụtụ mgbanwe usoro iwu nke telehealth nke etinyere na ọkwa gọọmentị etiti, ụzọ dị ọtụtụ iji depụta ebe a, mana ụfọdụ n'ime ndị a, yana ụfọdụ mgbanwe ndị anyị tụlere ugbu a, na-adịru nwa oge ma jikọọ ha na mberede ahụike ọha na eze (PHE ). CMS bipụtara n'oge na-adịbeghị anya nyocha ha nke 2021 na Usoro eegwọ Ndị Ọgwụ (PFS), na-eme ụfọdụ n'ime mgbanwe nwa oge na-adịgide adịgide, mana a ka nwere ọrụ ndị ga-agwụ na njedebe nke afọ PHE na-agwụ. Hụ ihe m na-ekwu? Ihe mgbagwoju anya.

Akpọrọ m ịme mgbagwoju anya ọbụna karị, mana ka anyị na-atụle mgbanwe amụma telehealth na steeti, ana m atụ ụjọ na enwere ike izere. Otu ihe na-atọ ụtọ, ma na-akụda mmụọ, ihe gbasara telehealth bụ na akọwapụtara ya na iwu ya dị iche iche na steeti ọ bụla. Nke a pụtara na, na ọkwa steeti, ọkachasị maka ndị Medicaid, amụma telehealth na nkwụghachi ụgwọ dị iche, na ụdị ọrụ telehealth na-ekpuchi nwere ike ịdị iche iche site n'otu steeti gaa na nke ọzọ. Colorado bu ụzọ na-eme ụfọdụ ndị a mgbanwe iwu telehealth nwa oge na-adịgide adịgide ka Gọvanọ Polis bịanyere aka na Senate 20-212 na iwu na July 6, 2020. billgwọ ahụ na-amachibido atụmatụ ahụike nke ngalaba mkpuchi nke:

  • Tụkwasị ụfọdụ chọrọ ma ọ bụ mmachi na teknụzụ kwekọrọ na HIPAA iji nyefee ọrụ telehealth.
  • Na-achọ mmadụ ka gị na onye na-eweta ọrụ nwee mmekọrịta siri ike iji nweta ọrụ telehealth dị mkpa na ahụike sitere n'aka onye ọrụ ahụ.
  • Ikwenye asambodo ndi ozo, ebe, ma obu ihe ndi choro dika onodu ugwo ego maka oru ndi telehealth.

 

Maka Colorado Medicaid Mmemme, Sineti Bill 20-212, na-eme ka di na nwunye nke dị mkpa atumatu-adịgide adịgide. Nke mbu, o choro ka ndi isi ochichi choro ugwo ulo ogwu nke ime obodo, Federal Indian Health Service, na Federally Health Centers maka oru nke ndi mmadu nyere ndi Medicaid n'otu oge dika enyere ha. Nke a bụ nnukwu mgbanwe maka Colorado Medicaid, dịka tupu ọrịa ahụ ebugharị, ndị steeti akwụghachighị ụlọ ọrụ ndị a maka ịnye ọrụ telehealth. Nke abụọ, ụgwọ ahụ na-akọwapụta na nlekọta ahụike na ọrụ nlekọta ahụike ọgụgụ isi na Colorado nwere ike ịgụnye ọgwụgwọ okwu, ọgwụgwọ anụ ahụ, ọgwụgwọ ọrụ, nlekọta ụlọ ọgwụ, nlekọta ahụike ụlọ, na nlekọta ahụike omume ụmụaka. Ọ bụrụ na -abataghị ụgwọ a, ndị ọpụrụiche ndị a agaraghị ama ma ha ga-enwe ike ịga n'ihu na-enyefe nlekọta ha na telehealth mgbe ọrịa ahụ na-akwụsị.

Ọfọn, anyị atụlela ụfọdụ mgbanwe amụma telehealth mba na steeti, mana kedu maka iwu telehealth maka ndị na-akwụ ụgwọ onwe ha, dị ka Aetna na Cigna? Ọfọn, ugbu a, enwere steeti 43 na Washington DC nwere ndị na-akwụ ụgwọ na-akwụ ụgwọ ego na-akwụ ụgwọ ụgwọ telehealth, nke kwesịrị ịpụta na na steeti ndị a, nke gụnyere Colorado, achọrọ ndị inshọransị ka ha kwụọ ụgwọ telehealth n'otu oge ahụ maka nlekọta mmadụ , na iwu ndị a chọkwara parity maka telehealth na mkpuchi na ọrụ. Ọ bụ ezie na nke a adịghị ka ihe siri ike, agụwo m ole na ole n'ime iwu ndị a dị na steeti na ụfọdụ asụsụ dị oke nhịahụ ọ na-enye ndị na-akwụ ụgwọ onwe ha ezi uche iji mepụta nke ha, ikekwe iwu na-egbochi igbochi telehealth. Atụmatụ ịkwụ ụgwọ nkeonwe na-adaberekwa na amụma, nke pụtara na ha nwere ike ewepu telehealth maka nkwụghachi ụgwọ n'okpuru iwu ụfọdụ. N’ezie, amụma telehealth maka ndị na-akwụ ụgwọ onwe ha dabere na ndị na-akwụ ụgwọ, steeti, yana amụma atụmatụ ahụike ọzọ. Yup, gbagwojuru anya.

Kedu ihe nke a pụtara maka ọdịnihu nke telehealth? Ọfọn, ihu ọma, anyị ga-ahụ. O doro anya na telehealth ga-anọgide na-abawanye na ojiji na ewu ewu, ọbụlagodi mgbe ọrịa ahụ gbusịrị. Nnyocha e mere na McKinsey n'oge na-adịbeghị anya chọpụtara na 74% nke ndị ọrụ telehealth n'oge ọrịa a kọrọ nnukwu afọ ojuju na nlekọta ha nwetara, na-egosi na ịchọrọ maka ọrụ telehealth yikarịrị ka ọ ga-anọ ebe a. Ndị ụlọ ọrụ omebe iwu na-ahụ maka ahụike na mba ọ bụla ga-enyocha iwu telehealth ha ka njedebe nke PHE na-abịaru nso, ha ga-ekpebikwa iwu ndị ga-adịgide na ndị kwesịrị ịgbanwe ma ọ bụ kwụsị.

Ebe ọ bụ na telehealth chọrọ ka ndị ọrịa nweta teknụzụ na ịntanetị, yana ụfọdụ ọkwa nke mmuta na teknụzụ, otu n'ime ihe ndị ekwesiri ịkọwa bụ "nkewa dijitalụ," nke na-adabaghị adaba ndị Black na Latinx, ndị agadi, ndị bi n’ime obodo, na ndị amachaghị Bekee. Ọtụtụ ndị nọ na America enweghị ohere ịnweta ekwentị, kọmpụta, mbadamba, ma ọ bụ ịntanetị brọd, na ọbụna ọtụtụ narị nde dollar ndị ekenyeworo iji belata ọdịiche ndị a nwere ike ọ gaghị ezu iji merie ọtụtụ ihe mgbochi usoro. nke ahụ nwere ike igbochi ọganihu dị otú ahụ. Maka ndị America niile iji nwee ike ị nweta telehealth ma rite uru na ọrụ ya niile n'oge na mgbe oria ojoo a ga-achọ itinye uche na steeti na gọọmentị etiti iji chọpụta njikọ nke usoro nhazi na mmebe iwu chọrọ ime. Ugbu a nke ahụ adabaghị na mgbagwoju anya, ọ bụ ya?

Na-achọ gị ezigbo telehealth!

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