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Dec 9, 2020 •American Medical Association (AMA)

AMA Pushes for Widespread Telehealth Adoption

American Medical Association House of Delegates will advocate for equitable and accessible telehealth post-COVID-19 WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — At a Special Meeting of the…

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Dec 1, 2020 •Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set

CMS Finalizes Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services and Improved Payment for Time Doctors Spend with Patients

Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the annual Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, prioritizing CMS’ investment in primary care and chronic disease…

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Nov 19, 2020 •Telehealth

AMA Adopts Policy to Expand Access to Telehealth

Most physicians at the American Medical Association‘s virtual special meeting of its House of Delegates agreed that expanding access to telemedicine during the pandemic benefited patients and practices…

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Nov 19, 2020 •Telehealth

AMA plans to push for more telehealth ‘throughout the pandemic and beyond’

The American Medical Association has adopted new telehealth policy positions, the organization announced upon the Tuesday closing of a special five-day virtual meeting. In an email sent to…

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Nov 17, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

AMA Delegates Examine COVID-19 Telehealth Change

Physicians discussed the best way to advocate for new flexibilities in telemedicine granted to patients and clinicians due to the COVID-19 pandemic, during the American Medical Association virtual…

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Nov 16, 2020 •American Medical Association (AMA)

Dr. Madara: Pandemic demands nimble response and AMA is delivering

The COVID-19 pandemic has tested physicians and the health care system, and its full impact on society may not be known for some time. But is has…

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Nov 10, 2020 •Telehealth

Telehealth Services Will Transform Access and Quality of Healthcare

There may never be a better time for your medical practice to start developing its telemedicine portfolio. Recently, the federal government has made it easier for healthcare…

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Nov 6, 2020 •Telehealth

The Role of Whole Person Care in Population Health, Telehealth

Whole person care is considered critical to payer strategies, but how can payers ensure it remains central to evolving population health and telehealth strategies? By Kelsey Waddill November…

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Oct 27, 2020 •Telehealth

AMA Coalition to Help Doctors Use Telehealth for Mental Health Services

The AMA’s Behavioral Health Integration Collaborative, coming on the heels of last week’s Executive Order, aims to help providers use telehealth to integrate mental and behavioral health…

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Oct 22, 2020 •Telehealth

Telehealth Went from Nice to Have to Here to Stay

Telehealth was available prior to COVID-19 but its use certainly wasn’t as widespread as it is today. Telemedicine has been used for some time in the U.S.…

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Oct 15, 2020 •Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set

CMS Coverage Year 2021 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule

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Sep 24, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

How Independent Practices Can Come Out of COVID-19 Stronger

The economic fallout of COVID-19 may accelerate acquisitions of independent practices unless practice leaders consider new, but not necessarily novel, ways of doing business. By Jacqueline LaPointe September…

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Sep 23, 2020 •Telehealth

Senate bill would nix geographic, site restrictions on telehealth

What’s the news: The AMA is supporting S. 4375, the “Telehealth Modernization Act of 2020,” which would permanently remove many of the regulatory restrictions on telehealth that were…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Remote Patient Monitoring

CMS Proposes Significant Changes to Remote Patient Monitoring Coverage

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has clarified how providers can use telehealth and mHealth to establish and run remote patient monitoring programs, with changes that…

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Sep 11, 2020 •Telehealth

Telehealth’s post-pandemic future: Where do we go from here?

SEP 7, 2020 Len Strazewski Contributing News Writer Concerned about exposing patients and their families to COVID-19, doctors and other health professionals are expanding telehealth services, using…

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