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Sep 25, 2020 •American Telemedicine Association (ATA)

American Telemedicine Association Responds to Medicare Telehealth 2021 Proposed Rule

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) issued a policy comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), advocating for telehealth-friendly changes to Medicare’s telehealth coverage and reimbursement rules. The…

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Sep 25, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS Announces $165M to Support Home Care, Reduce ‘America’s Over-Reliance’ on Nursing Homes

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took a new step on Wednesday to support care transitions from long-term care facilities into home- and community-based…

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Sep 25, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS to Expand Successful Ambulance Program Integrity Payment Model Nationwide Model shown to save Medicare money while ensuring appropriate access

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will expand the Medicare Prior Authorization Model for Repetitive, Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transport (RSNAT) nationwide.…

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Sep 23, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Senior Living Tech Spending Skyrockets Amid Covid-19, With Questions About Future

Senior living providers are spending much more on technology during Covid-19, even if many of them are also not sure what they’ll do with it in the…

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Sep 23, 2020 •Telehealth

New CMS Payment Model for Kidney Care Could Boost Telehealth Use

The ESRD Treatment Choices (ETS) Model incentivizes providers who support home-based dialysis and care – and could open the door to more telehealth and remote patient monitoring…

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Sep 23, 2020 •Telehealth

Telehealth Adoption Is a Challenge Worth Meeting

AACE leaders on embracing technology in medicine by Howard M. Lando, MD, and Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD September 18, 2020 Telehealth has been available as a tool…

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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 22, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS Announces Innovative Models for the Care of Chronic Kidney Disease and Cancer Patients

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices (ETC) Model, to improve or maintain the quality of care and reduce…

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Sep 21, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Federal Nursing Home Commission Calls on CMS to Adopt 27 Recommendations, ‘Reduce Suffering’

A special federal commission on nursing homes and COVID-19 on Wednesday released its formal report, focusing foremost on testing, personal protective equipment, and visitation as the nation’s…

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Sep 18, 2020 •Telehealth

The telehealth strategy playbook for 2021 and beyond: 4 key articles for health system execs

When the pandemic hit, health systems across the U.S. rapidly scaled their telehealth platforms to meet the urgent demand for virtual care. The federal government and commercial…

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Sep 17, 2020 •Telehealth

Taskforce on Telehealth Policy releases final report on safeguarding virtual care

Its recommendations include lifting limitations on originating sites, allowing telehealth for various types of conditions and reinstating the HIPAA provisions temporarily lifted during the public health emergency.…

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Sep 17, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

Updated COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions Released by the CMS

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 On August 26, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released an updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guide for questions related to COVID-19 and…

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Sep 15, 2020 •Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Telehealth Providers May Get a Financial Boost Under the FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program

The FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program is poised to defray eligible health care providers’ costs of providing certain telehealth services. On September 3, 2020, the FCC issued…

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Sep 15, 2020 •Telehealth

A timeline of telehealth support from the federal government during the pandemic

Katie Adams The White House, CMS and other federal agencies have been issuing new policies and grants to expand telehealth access and use during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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Sep 15, 2020 •Telehealth

Letter: Telehealth would be even handier under Medicare for All

The Saturday letter “Telehealth will be valuable even after pandemic ends” from David Stukus made a good case for online visits with medical providers as the pandemic…

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