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May 18, 2021 •Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

The ATA Appreciates MedPAC Recognizing the Importance of Telehealth and the Need for Policy Changes to Ensure Continued Access to Telehealth for Seniors

MedPAC survey found that 90% of Medicare beneficiaries were satisfied with telehealth WASHINGTON, DC, MARCH 16, 2021 – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) appreciates that the Medicare Payment Advisory…

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May 18, 2021 •Telehealth

Connect for Health: What It Would and Wouldn’t Do for Telehealth Beyond the Pandemic

A bipartisan group of 50 Senators, led by Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), introduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of…

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May 12, 2021 •Telehealth

HHS Unveils Telehealth Grants to Address Rural Maternal, Obstetrics Care

HHS is kicking off Black Maternal Health Week by offering three four-year grants, totaling $12 million, to projects aimed at boosting maternal health outcomes among underserved populations…

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May 12, 2021 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

3 COVID-19-Driven Healthcare Changes to Make Permanent

3 COVID-19-Driven Healthcare Changes to Make Permanent Living through a pandemic has taught us a lot about necessity — from what we can and cannot live without…

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May 12, 2021 •Remote Patient Monitoring

COVID-19 Reaffirms: RPM is Wise Investment for Health Insurers

Significant attention has been paid to the recent surge in telehealth. This attention is valid. While usage of telehealth has declined from the initial months of the…

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May 12, 2021 •Telehealth

Permanent changes finally coming to telehealth

As a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency, telehealth has evolved and will continue to evolve. As part of this evolution, CMS finalized a rule that…

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May 11, 2021 •Telehealth

AMA calls for Telehealth to be extended until end of year

The AMA has again called on the Government to further extend the temporary COVID-19 Medicare Telehealth items until the end of the year. “The Queensland outbreak and…

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May 11, 2021 •Telehealth

Telehealth Becoming a Preferred Platform for Cardiovascular Care

A Cedars-Sinai study finds that patients – especially minorities and underserved populations – took advantage of telehealth to meet with their care providers for cardiovascular services during…

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May 11, 2021 •Telehealth

During the Pandemic, Remote Patient Monitoring Took on New Meaning for Doctors

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, no industry was hit more drastically than the healthcare industry. Experts and organizations across the industry had to manage both the enormous…

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May 10, 2021 •Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

FCC moves forward with $250M telehealth program with a focus on equitable distribution

The Federal Communications Commission this week unanimously approved a process for distributing nearly $250 million to help healthcare providers deliver telehealth services. The second round of funding (PDF) for…

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May 10, 2021 •Remote Patient Monitoring

Supporting patients aging at home with proactive care and remote monitoring

Recently, the home-based healthcare market has boomed in terms of interest and investments from payers, which makes sense given the ongoing need to keep high-risk populations healthy…

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Mar 18, 2021 •Telehealth

Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act Reintroduced to Congress

This week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroduced the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act to the U.S. House of Representatives. Telehealth has expanded both at the individual provider…

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Mar 18, 2021 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

The Other Shoe Drops: OIG To Audit COVID-19 Telehealth Home Health Services

Monday, February 1, 2021 In response to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency (the “PHE”) first declared on March 13, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…

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Mar 15, 2021 •Telehealth

Recognizing and Testing Telehealth Models in Oncology Care First

Introduction to the Quality Outlook: Cancer and COVID-19 – Looking Ahead to Telehealth Post-Pandemic Mini-Series Tom Valuck, MD, JD—Blog Editor The pandemic has dramatically impacted cancer care,…

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Mar 9, 2021 •Telehealth

Benefiting Permanently from Telehealth’s Transformation by COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic transformed telehealth by creating a sudden imperative for remote delivery of medical care to the benefit of patients and providers alike. That transformation has…

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