•American Hospital Association (AHA)
Mississippi RHTP Funding and Dr. Miltie N9+
See the pillars of the RHTP funding in the state of Mississippi and the benefits of the Dr. Miltie N9+ for rural, pediatric care access.
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American Hospital Association (AHA)
Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.
•Blog
Senate Subcommittee Examines Making Medicare Telehealth Coverage Permanent
In a letter submitted to the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health for a hearing Nov. 14, the AHA expressed support for the CONNECT Act (S.2016/H.R. 4189) and urged Congress to allow…
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•Blog
AHA-Supported Bill Would Expand Access to Telehealth Services
AHA on Oct. 10 voiced support for the CONNECT for Health Act (S. 2016/H.R. 4189), legislation that would increase patient access to telehealth services while removing barriers…
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•Blog
4 Home Care Technologies for Health Systems to Prioritize, per AHA
America, and for that matter the world, is facing a growing challenge in caring for two expanding groups of patients — those 60 and older and patients…
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Congress urged to make certain Medicare telehealth access permanent
Telehealth Access for America, an AHA-supported campaign to protect patient access to critical telehealth services, urged Congress to make permanent certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities granted during the COVID-19 public…
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•Blog
American Hospital Association voices support for telehealth expansion bill
Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor The American Hospital Association has come out in support of bipartisan legislation, introduced in the House of Representatives, that would require the Department of Health and Human…
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AHA backs telehealth expansion bill
Noah Schwartz – Friday, February 24th, 2023 The American Hospital Association is backing legislation that would require the HHS, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to…
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AHA provides feedback to Congress on expanding telehealth legislation
As the Congressional Telehealth Caucus considers updates to legislation that would permanently remove all geographic restrictions on Medicare telehealth services and expand originating sites, AHA encouraged House and Senate caucus leaders…
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•COVID-19 - Coronavirus
Utilizing telehealth in the ER can reduce wait times and patient length of stay
Telehealth adoption under COVID-19 has provided a blueprint for wider implementation across ERs and other healthcare venues. Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor Telehealth has become more common given the…
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•COVID-19 - Coronavirus
Healthcare execs say telehealth is their No. 1 pandemic tech problem
Other major challenges include remote patient monitoring, interoperability, real-time data analytics, work-from-home resources and patient surveillance, according to a new KLAS report. A new report from research firm…
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•American Hospital Association (AHA)
AHA calls for telehealth flexibilities to be made permanent
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is calling on President Donald J. Trump to make permanent telehealth flexibilities introduced as part of the nation’s response to the COVID-19…
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•American Hospital Association (AHA)
AHA asks HHS to safeguard access to telehealth after COVID-19
Following President Trump’s executive order on virtual care, the American Hospital Association issued a series of recommendations supporting access to telehealth after the public health emergency ends.…
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•U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
AHA urges HHS to make telehealth rollbacks permanent
Dive Brief: The American Hospital Association wants HHS to ensure the telehealth flexibilities it has allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic will continue permanently, according to a Tuesday letter it…
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•American Hospital Association (AHA)
CMS offers solutions to reduce telehealth barriers in new report
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have released the best practices for telehealth in a final report that also gives solutions to help reduce barriers…
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•Telehealth
Contributor: Agility Required to Keep Pace With Code Changes During Pandemic
Rightfully so, the coronavirus pandemic has shone the spotlight on front-line medical professionals who continue to risk their lives treating patients. In the background and often working…
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