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Nov 3, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Digital evolution in healthcare is making a critical difference

Addressed holistically, India could not only leapfrog and become a model for digital health adoption, but healthcare could well be India’s primary driver of growth and employment.…

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Nov 3, 2020 •Telehealth

Hospitals Scramble To Offer Telehealth, Home Services Amid Covid-19

Reduced demand for lucrative elective procedures is forcing hospital systems to merge or partner up to augment other services that have boomed during the pandemic. By Sydney Halleman…

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Nov 3, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS Expands Medicare Telehealth Services List and Support for State Medicaid Telehealth

On October 14, 2020, CMS added eleven (11) new services to its Medicare telehealth list that are payable during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). This latest…

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Nov 3, 2020 •Telehealth

Health systems are split on whether to keep telehealth if reimbursements drop

Only 20% of US health systems said they’d continue offering telehealth if reimbursement rates reverted to pre-pandemic levels. This could make patients flock to direct-to-consumer virtual care…

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Nov 3, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Lawmakers Eye Medicare Coverage for COVID-19 Tests Via Telehealth

A new bill before Congress would mandate Medicare coverage for at-home COVID-19 tests integrated with a telehealth platform. By Eric Wicklund October 22, 2020 – Lawmakers are now trying to…

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Nov 3, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

COVID-19 Sparks Boom in Digital Hospitals with Smart Technologies, Improving Quality of Care

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Digital Hospitals: Creating Growth Opportunities in Patient Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond, finds that digital hospitals…

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Nov 3, 2020 •Medicaid

2-pronged approach could extend Medicaid telephonic or audio-only coverage after pandemic: expert

States could take a two-pronged approach to extend Medicaid telephonic or audio-only coverage beyond the pandemic, according to Jacqueline Marks, a manager with the Manatt Health division…

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Nov 3, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

What’s new in the Medicare landscape for 2021?

Medicare Advantage plans are available for people with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) as of 2021. Medical Advantage plans have the flexibility to include telehealth provider in practice…

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Nov 3, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

NAHC Pushing for Palliative Care, SNF-at-Home Medicare Benefits

As home health and home care operators move toward the ninth month of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to take stock of what has been accomplished from…

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Nov 2, 2020 •Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act

Collins, Cardin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Access to Home Health Care Furnished By Telehealth Amid Public Health Emergencies

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act, a bipartisan bill to provide Medicare reimbursement for…

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Nov 1, 2020 •Home Health Agencies (HHAs)

CMS (finally) Makes Telehealth Permanent for Home Health Agencies

CMS on Thursday made permanent changes to telehealth flexibilities for home health providers. In its home health payment rule for 2021, the agency signed off on changes to allow providers to…

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Oct 30, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

COVID-19 pandemic is shifting health systems’ innovation priorities

Providers have looked to telehealth to continue seeing patients and revenue cycle technologies to improve efficiencies. Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor When the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year,…

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Oct 30, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Only 20% of health systems would continue telehealth if reimbursements return to pre-COVID-19 levels

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, most health systems (91 percent) have been able to fully meet telehealth demand thanks to decreased regulations and increased reimbursement rates. For…

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Oct 30, 2020 •Telehealth

CMS Announces Further Telehealth Expansions

On October 14, CMS announced several changes designed to expand access to telehealth. CMS made further additions to the list of services that Medicare will pay for…

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Oct 30, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS Announces New Telehealth Services Covered by Medicare and Provides States with Medicaid and CHIP Telehealth Expansion Assistance

On October 14, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the list of telehealth services covered by Medicare during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. CMS also…

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