•Telehealth
What we learned from COVID: Telehealth is here to stay
When the dust settles and COVID-19 is finally behind us, there are many aspects of this “new normal” that I will not miss, but there’s a lot…
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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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•Remote Patient Monitoring
Rise of Hospice Telehealth Can Stoke Patient Satisfaction
Like providers, patients and families are adapting to rising use of telehealth in hospice care during the COVID-19 pandemic, as apparent plans to make temporary regulatory flexibilities…
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•COVID-19 - Coronavirus
3 WAYS COVID-19 TRANSFORMED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY THROUGH TELEHEALTH
With the coronavirus crisis, health systems catapulted the industry into the future by accelerating virtual care initiatives that will forever change the way healthcare is delivered in…
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•COVID-19 - Coronavirus
The pandemic has created an opportunity to innovate delivery of telehealth services
The novel coronavirus (nCV) pandemic represents an unprecedented challenge to our health care system. Yet as a physician (Bruggeman) and U.S. senator/physician (Cassidy), we know that it…
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•Telehealth
Telehealth and the new choreography of ‘anywhere care’
Covid-19 has transformed the traditional doctor’s office visit as we know it, moving it away from physical offices by adding online connections. That doesn’t mean virtual care is the…
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•Telehealth
The New Normal, Interrupted
U.S. healthcare was gearing up for a rebound that includes telehealth. But then the pandemic surged back. Don’t bother asking Keith Blechman, M.D., when his practice will…
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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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•U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
CMS May Eliminate Most Emergency Codes for COVID-19 Telehealth Services
CMS is planning to eliminate 74 of the 83 codes created to cover telehealth services during the coronavirus pandemic, though it’s adding 13 new codes and could…
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•U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
CMS Releases 2021 MPFS and QPP Proposed Rule
Highlights The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Proposed Rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which contains updates…
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•Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare
CMS Proposes Expanding Medicare Coverage of Telehealth Services
On August 3, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that announces and solicits public comments on proposed policy changes for Medicare payments under…
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•COVID-19 - Coronavirus
CMS Takes a Preliminary Step to Make Certain COVID-19 Waivers Permanent
On August 4, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to update its payment policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for…
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•COVID-19 - Coronavirus
COVID-19 pandemic brings telehealth into U.S. homes
The public health emergency (PHE) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in systemic changes throughout the nation’s health care system. Almost overnight, health systems, providers and…
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•Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare
Medicare Telehealth Coverage and Reimbursement After the Public Health Emergency
Over the past five months, Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have dramatically, but temporarily, expanded coverage and reimbursement for telehealth services in…
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•Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare
It’s Official: Telehealth Benefits Have Been Expanded For Medicare Beneficiaries
On August 3, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13941 (the “Executive Order”) which expands access to certain telehealth services post-pandemic. The Executive Order focuses on telehealth access for…
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